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IIn 1938 a brick addition provided two more classrooms to the east of the first two. At this time, the school had its own board members made up of men who lived in the vicinity. They were Robert Fisher, James Erwin, Rod Forsha, Harry Montgomery, and Frank Vogt. In 1945 when the school became a part of the Mingo Junction School District, it was then renamed in honor of the Hill family, who donated the land. Hills School had four classrooms and a general utility room used for meetings, music classes, and a gymnasium. For many years, all eight grades were accomodated, but as the community grew and the enrollment increased, the upper grades were removed one at a time and taken into Central School. Four teachers taught the first four grades the last years it was used. The building served as a community meeting place for many years. It saw many classes of First Aid and Civilian Defense during the war years. A community Sunday School met in the building for many years, and when Raynes Church was just being organized, the school was used for both Sunday School Classes and Church. When Hillendale Firemen organized, the school was used as a meeting place, and when the firehouse was built, the men moved into it, but the women organized an Auxiliary and met in the school until the meeting room of the firehouse was added. In 1964 the Mingo Junction Board of Education obtained an option from George Wilson Jr. and Sr. to purchase 157 acres for the new school complex, including the Hills Elementary School. Approved by voters in the 1964 election, the transaction was then completed. Grading began immediately and construction started in 1965. In September 1968 the new Hill School was opened. It accommodates the first six grades and kindergarten.

Hills School 1938