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In Tight Budget Year, Hillhouse Educators Launch Arts Department Fundraiser

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | February 25th, 2026

Stefania Munzi Watercolor.

A Hillhouse Art Teacher Opens Up New Worlds

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | December 15th, 2025

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Band-Forged Friendships Win The Elm City Bowl

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Marching Band Lucy Gellman | December 1st, 2025

Daedream Feels The Love

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School  |  Musical Theater Lucy Gellman | May 29th, 2025

Sights Set On Washington, Hillhouse Band Asks Community For Help

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Marching Band  |  Music Lucy Gellman | February 27th, 2025

Marching Band Helps Hype Up Hillhouse

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Marching Band  |  Music Lucy Gellman | December 2nd, 2024

New Haven Remembers Aleta Staton, Arts Titan & Community Connector

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Long Wharf Theatre  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  The Arts Council of Greater New Haven Lucy Gellman | July 12th, 2024

Semi Semi-Dikoko, David Sepulveda, and Aleta Staton at the Arts Awards. Judy Sirota Rosenthal File Photo with permission from the Arts Council of Greater New Haven. The second photo in this story is from the photographer Leigh Busby, used with permission.

Symphony, Hillhouse Get A&I Into A Groove

Arts & Culture  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Music  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra Jayla Anderson | June 25th, 2024

At Hillhouse, "Africa Fête" Brings Dakar To Sherman Parkway

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | May 30th, 2024

Destiny Cooper, Gianni Knox, Dr. Hanan Hameen, and Madison Ennis. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Hillhouse Finds Its Back-To-School Rhythm

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Music  |  Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hills Lucy Gellman | August 2nd, 2023

Armory Conversation Centers Community Input

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Beaver Hills  |  Goffe Street Armory  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Public art  |  Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hills Lucy Gellman | May 15th, 2023

From Hillhouse, Actors Brings The Horror And The Humor To Orange Street

Arts & Culture  |  Drama  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Musical Theater  |  New Haven Academy Lucy Gellman | March 22nd, 2023

Finn Crumlish as Seymour. Behind him are Jose Saez, Mikaila Matta, Warren Letridge, Laila Wooten, and Amelia Tamborra-Walton. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Hillhouse Marching Band Rebuilds For Game Day

Arts & Culture  |  Beaver Hills  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Music Lucy Gellman | November 24th, 2022

Hillhouse Cheer Alumni Rally The Troops For Game Day

Arts & Culture  |  Cheer  |  Culture & Community  |  James Hillhouse High School Lucy Gellman | November 23rd, 2022

Hillhouse Drama Finds Its Way To "BKLYN"

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Musical Theater  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | May 10th, 2022

Black Lives Matter Awards Its First Two Scholarships

Arts & Culture  |  Black Lives Matter  |  COVID-19  |  Culture & Community  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Mutual aid  |  Newhallville Lucy Gellman | July 5th, 2021

Hillhouse Track Team Looks To Nationals—And Asks New Haven For Help

Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Schools  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Julia Rosado | June 25th, 2021

Photos courtesy of Michele Moore. At left: Coaches Gary Moore Sr., Darrell Brown, and Michele Moore.

Hillhouse Teacher: Ready To Get Back In The Classroom

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Julia Rosado | March 16th, 2021

10 Months In, High Schoolers Weigh In On Remote Learning

COVID-19  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Julia Rosado | January 21st, 2021