Hillel Academy of Tampa may not have a baseball team. But
students there hit it out of the ballpark at the Hillsborough County Regional
Science Fair, capturing a whopping 19 awards–more than any other middle school
in the area.
“Hillel Academy has always maintained that we have one of
the top [...]
Ethan Hinds spends much of his free time on the computer, playing games with friends. But these aren’t video games or any other average pastime for an 11-year-old. Ethan is playing chess — and lots of it. His focus and commitment to the game have paid off. Ethan won his first national chess tournament this [...]
Meteorologists. Tribal chiefs. Travel agents. Historians during World War II.
What do these individuals have in common? They were all part of Project Night at the Hillel Academy.
The private school in north Tampa highlighted weeks of research in a museum-like tour of the work done by the TK-8th grade students.
Each grade participated in [...]
Ethan Hinds, a sixth grader at Hillel Academy, a Tampa private school, defeated eight of his nine opponents to emerge the K-6 Chess Champion at the United States Chess Federation National Youth Action East Championship in Miami.
(High resolution photo: http://ow.ly/80KQi)
More than [...]
Kevin Temmer’s Science Fair animation currently is featured on several websites. Image Credit: Bryan Temmer
Published by NASA.gov August 17, 2011
When Kevin Temmer found he would have to complete a Creativity Action Service requirement to graduate from the International Baccalaureate program at Land O’ Lakes High School, [...]
By BOB FRYER Jewish Press
Hillel School of Tampa will be well represented in the state Science & Engineering Fair on March 23-25 in Orlando, sending three of the 16 middle school students from all of Hillsborough County to compete in the event.
The Hillel middle school students selected for the state event did so [...]
By COURTNEY CAIRNS PASTOR | The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 25, 2010
North Tampa school design focuses on students
Staff photo by CLIFF McBRIDE
LAKE MAGDALENE – Walking down the elementary wing at Hillel School, you might see children perched on stools with Macbooks, curled up on cushions with books, balancing on [...]
By COURTNEY CAIRNS PASTOR, The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 27, 2008
LAKE MAGDALENE – Hillel School sits on sprawling grounds, shaded with oak trees and featuring fields and peaceful pockets of green.
Visitors and students barely noticed.
Most of the outdoors was limited to physical education. A breezeway by the entrance opened up to a [...]
The importance of reading skills developed in the early grades goes beyond language arts. The skills that are acquired while learning to read are necessary for most other subjects such as social studies, science, and even math. At Hillel, the focus is on building a solid foundation by introducing tools for reading as early as [...]

