Hillside Hawks PTO - Cottage Grove, MN

08/18/2026

🌟 Leadership Opportunity: Join the PTO Board! 🌟

The 2026/2027 school year will be Tiffany’s last year of serving in her role as PTO President, and we're looking for the next group of leaders ready to join our current board members and continue making our school an amazing place for students and staff!

The PTO plays a vital role in supporting educational programs, school events, teacher appreciation efforts, and so much more. We need dedicated parents and guardians who are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our children.

If you've been looking for a way to give back, build connections, and help shape the future of our school, we'd love to hear from you!

Join us at one of our monthly meetings this school year and see how you can help!

07/09/2026

The Hillside community continues to carry the Tarlue family in our thoughts as they navigate this unimaginable loss.

Please see below visitation and funeral details. If you feel inclined, their gofund me link is in the comments.

You will be deeply missed, Gabrina. 💕

View Gabrina Grace Tarlue's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

07/07/2026

Look at all the new books that will be waiting for students in the fall! Our Media staff is busy keeping the shelves filled over the summer. The PTO was able to purchase all these thanks to the wonderful support of our community!

06/04/2026

THANK YOU, HILLSIDE COMMUNITY!

As we wrap up another incredible school year, the Hillside PTO wants to send the biggest THANK YOU to our families, staff, volunteers, and supporters who showed up for our students in every possible way.

This year was filled with:
✨ Events that brought our community together
✨ Fundraisers that broke records and strengthened our school
✨ Classroom support that helped teachers do what they do best
✨ Moments of joy, pride, and connection that made Hillside feel like home

None of it happens without you. Your time, your energy, your generosity, your spirit — it all makes a real difference for our kids.

To our teachers and staff: thank you for pouring your hearts into our students every single day.
To our families: thank you for cheering, donating, volunteering, and showing up.
To our community partners and supporters: thank you for believing in Hillside.

We are so proud of this community.
We are grateful for every one of you.
And we can’t wait for another amazing year ahead!

Have a safe, fun, sunshine‑filled summer Hillside!

05/29/2026

Who's ready to get their donut on?! Thank you Hy-Vee for hooking up this morning's donut fest for our post fun run prize winners! Classrooms that collected the most states are getting their donut and juice reward today. We love our community thanks again everyone for an epic fun run! 🍩 🧃

05/27/2026

Off they go!

05/27/2026

Every year the Cottage Grove Minnesota Public Safety crew shows up to support our students and their fundraising efforts!

Congratulations to this year's winners of the special es**rt to school!

Thank you Cottage Grove Police and Fire! 🚒🚔

05/23/2026

Wishing all of our families a relaxing and safe Memorial Day weekend!

05/21/2026

THANK YOU, HILLSIDE COMMUNITY!

What an absolutely record‑breaking year for our Fun Run.
Our families, friends, neighbors, and supporters showed up in a HUGE way — and we could not be more grateful.

Because of your generosity, Hillside was able to keep 95% of every dollar raised. That’s far above anything we’ve seen with other fundraising platforms, and it means more resources directly supporting our students, staff, and school.

Your contributions help us:
✨ Strengthen classrooms
✨ Support teachers
✨ Create opportunities for every student
✨ Build a school community we’re proud of

This success belongs to all of you.
Every share, every donation, every cheer — it all added up to something truly special.

Thank you for believing in Hillside. Thank you for investing in our kids. Thank you for making this our biggest year yet.