Jan 27, 2026 | Inside Hillside, Success Story
Read More: This article was originally published in the 2025 Hillside Impact Report. Watch: Taylor was featured as part of the ongoing Stories of Hillside video series. From early on, Taylor Rapke (pictured, above left), one of three fraternal triplets, showed signs...
Dec 12, 2025 | Families First, Innovation, Inside Hillside, Success Story
In the gymnasium, young children gather around a cellist as she plays samples of music from Bach to “Jingle Bells” – while the kids, bells in hand, join in. Down the hall, other youth are experimenting with chords on assorted electric keyboards. In a classroom...
Nov 6, 2025 | Good Work, Inside Hillside, Success Story
Each year, Hillside’s Impact Report includes a profile of the recipient of that year’s Chair’s Award, earned by an employee whose above-and-beyond service exemplifies our mission. When he was recognized at the Hillside Annual Meeting in May, 2025 Chair’s Award honoree...
Feb 10, 2025 | Front Page, Inside Hillside, News, Success Story
Eric Sterling, a teacher at the Andrews-Trahey School on Hillside’s Monroe Campus, was honored in February with the coveted Golden Apple Award by Rochester’s WROC-TV news team. The award, presented weekly, salutes excellence in the region’s teaching community. An...
Sep 9, 2024 | HWSC, Inside Hillside, Success Story
When he walked across the stage to receive his diploma with Edison Career & Technology High School’s Class of 2016, Jose Laracuente was the first member of his family to graduate high school. And today, he’s also the first Laracuente to walk down fashion-show...
Sep 9, 2024 | Good Work, Inside Hillside, Success Story
Each year, we profile the winner of the Hillside Chair’s Award, an honor earned by an employee whose above-and-beyond dedication and impact exemplify the principles of Hillside’s mission of service. Like a lot of young people, Keyonne Teagle had dreams of a successful...
