Dear Holy Hill Area School District Families,

When I joined HHASD in July 2024, the Summer Olympics were taking place and many of our early conversations with staff centered around resilience, growth, and what it takes to stay committed to a goal. We talked about how Olympians train for years for moments that last seconds and how the real story is in the daily discipline behind the scenes.

Now, after watching Wisconsin’s own speedskater Jordan Stolz bring home multiple medals at the Winter Olympics, that message feels even more powerful. His success wasn’t built in a single race. It was built in the quiet, repetitive, often unseen work of showing up, refining skills, learning from setbacks, and pushing forward anyway.

And while our students aren’t training on Olympic ice, they are doing their own kind of daily training right here at school. March can feel like a long stretch of the year. The excitement of the holidays has passed, spring hasn’t quite arrived, and routines can feel heavy. This is exactly when perseverance matters most. It’s when students lean into “yet,” revisit goals, and choose to keep going - even when something feels hard. That steady effort is where real growth happens!

That same commitment to growth guided another important step for our district. In February, our Board of Education approved our new K–8 English Language Arts resources for implementation in 2026–27. This was the result of months of piloting, reflection, and collaboration by our teachers and instructional specialists. Their behind-the-scenes dedication mirrors the very perseverance we hope to instill in our students.

As we head toward parent-teacher conferences and spring break at the end of March, I encourage you to ask your child:  What is something you’re working hard on right now? Celebrate the effort! Celebrate the progress! Those daily choices to stick with it - in classrooms, at home, on the ice, or anywhere in between - shape confidence and character in lasting ways. Thank you for your continued partnership as we help every student Inspire. Persevere. Grow.

Together We Can,

Dr. Katy Williams

Superintendent 

Holy Hill Area School District

The Public school open enrollment program in Wisconsin allows parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. The regular open enrollment application period for the 2026-2027 school year begins on February 2, 2026, and ends at 4:00 pm on April 30, 2026. The best way to apply is online, the online application is available at https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment during the application period.

The Holy Hill Area School District will review all Open Enrollment applications received during the application period and approve applications within grade levels that have approved open seat availability. These decisions are based on the Holy Hill Area School Board approved number of seats available as determined at the January 19, 2026 school board meeting for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.

The Holy Hill Area School District is proud to have a new clinical mental health counselor begin working within our district. 

We are so excited to introduce Stacey Ellison (MS, LPC). Stacey received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and is a licensed professional counselor. Prior to her career in mental health, Stacey was an educator for over ten years, which equipped her with a strong knowledge of childhood development and the ability to connect with youths. Stacey has experience  working with children and adolescents with various concerns related to mental health and behavior including ADHD, anger, anxiety, attachment issues, depression, and trauma. Stacey’s approach to counseling is warm and centered on the child/adolescent. She incorporates both play therapy and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques in order to assist young people in learning and practicing emotional regulation skills.

If you would like to have your child work with Stacey please feel free to email her at staceyellisoncounselingservicesllc@clinical-psychology-associates.com or call her at  (262) 251-1112 x744.  She will begin to see students within the district beginning the week of March 2, 2026.