What a day celebrating Hilburn's own Amanda Hummel! From the schoolwide clap-through to WakeEd Partnership's beautiful Gala, it was a special day. So proud of you, Ms. Hummel!

Global Maker Day is underway. Our challenge was to design a marble run that could enable the marble to roll for the longest time. Each run was started in one class and continued by all of the following classes. #GlobalMakerDay #HilburnMakers Hilburn Academy PreK-8

STEM Goes Red brings interesting careers in science, technology, engineering and math to life for young women. Students walk away feeling like a whole new world of STEM has been revealed — a world in which they can truly love what they do & make an impact. Hilburn Academy PreK-8

Got to go by #3rd grade and hear all about bones today! They even knew about the body have 206! #hilburn

We are 𝓀𝒾𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃ℊ off the second half of our year in the WCPSS Northwestern by celebrating all the heart work that went into the first half! We are thankful to be an area full of leadership, dedication, and joy. You’ll never lead alone in the Northwest! Happy December~From Us!💙

All Durham public schools closed to students Friday due to ‘overwhelming’ staff absences. School employees are again protesting the botched budget that led the district to withdraw raises from 1,300 classified staff. #nced #ncpol (Via Mary Helen Moore) newsobserver.com/news/local/edu…

#EDTalks24 is right around the corner! Stay tuned as we bring you a glimpse into our 5 phenomenal speakers as they share their impact on education in Wake County Public School System. 🎟️ Get your tickets: bit.ly/EdTalks2024 🎤 Learn more: wakeed.org/edtalks

We are so excited to share the 5 Wake County Public School System teachers who will be sharing their experiences impacting students and how they "reimagine" education. First up we have Jason King from Heritage High! 🎤 Learn more: wakeed.org/edtalks

We're thrilled to kick off our Career Day with an incredible lineup of presenters! From TSA bomb-sniffing dogs to innovative inventors, the WCPSS Future Teacher program, biologists, pilots, dancers, rock quarry industry, and many more inspiring individuals to enlighten us.

Over the last few weeks, these kids embraced the entrepreneurial spirit! The ncsu Design & Pitch Challenges empowered students to tackle real-world issues & pitch compelling solutions. Proud of their dedication to making a difference! #HilburnMakers Hilburn Academy PreK-8 @STEM_WCPSS

🏆 Hilburn Academy PreK-8 students showcased their engineering prowess at the Wake County Public School System STEM Challenge hosted at Wake Tech! Competing against 20 teams, they built a bridge & explained their design process in just 90 minutes. Proud to announce they clinched 1st place! 🥇#HilburnMakers

Here at the Nest, our volunteers are by far some of the best! Thank you for reading 📚 to us, painting 🖼 with us, but most of all, thank you for loving us. ❤️ #ThankYouWCPSSvolunteers Milton Battle

Overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness throughout the day! From the creation and singing of my own song to beautiful art to videos, along with flowers, cards, and thoughtful words, it was an embarrassment of riches! The most important part was the sentiment behind it all. #grateful

Amazing presenters with great ideas! #futureleaders #collaboration #everykideveryday

Just had an incredible morning w/ 4 amazing artists & designers at our #FutureFriday career panel. Students were inspired by their creativity & stories, showing that dreams can become reality w/ passion & hard work. #CareerTalk #BuildingCommunity Hilburn Academy PreK-8 WCPSS Northwestern

Amazing event by ~Michelle Bass~!

Tinker Tuesday = rainy day fun ☔️💡 Today, my students explored hands-on building, turning rainy day blues into inventive ideas! #HilburnMakers Hilburn Academy PreK-8

Our middle school students have been collaborating to design and sketch their own cities, and they’re excited to learn from a Raleigh City Planner next week! One requirement: they had to zone a locally owned bakery for me! #CityDesign #HilburnMakers Hilburn Academy PreK-8

Proud of our middle school team competing at the Future City Competition today! Excellent showing ~Michelle Bass~ Hilburn Academy PreK-8!