Although the school has a bad rep, it is a great school. The new principal is amazing. He cares about the students. The drama department is awsome. Plus the football team has a 99% college rate. The 2007 class, all of the seniors got scholarships to college. Wow! This year they have students going to Harvard, Duke, NC A&TSU, Hampton U and many more big named schools. If I had a kid going to high school, Hillside is where I'd send them!