Hillside High School Coverage

Durham student receives $3,200 scholarship from National Honor Society

On Wednesday, Durham Public Schools announced a Hillside High School student became a National Honor Society scholarship semi-finalist.

WRAL staff

Hillside class more than makes up for COVID lost time, looks ahead to field trip

At Durham's Hillside High, English teacher Jahara Davis is trying to make up for lost time with upperclassmen who began their high school careers trapped at home by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hillside High class creates connection to make up for time lost during COVID

At Durham's Hillside High, English teacher Jahara Davis is trying to make up for lost time with upperclassmen who began their high school careers trapped at home by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

Fire set in bathroom at Durham high school, DPS says

A fire was set in the bathroom at Hillside High School, Durham Public Schools confirmed Monday morning.

WRAL staff

Hillside High assistant principal, football coach cleared of attempted rape charge

Charges against Louis Ray Harrison, who was an assistant principal and head football coach at Hillside High School in Durham have been dismissed.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Driver charged, questions remain after driver plows through parade route

A driver was charged after he plowed through the parade route of the Hillside High School homecoming parade. One state lawmaker said he plans to meet with colleagues on how to make parades safer.

Driver arrested after speeding, wrong-way car disrupts Durham parade

Police claim a Durham man drove a black Mustang at a high rate of speed through the crowded street where spectators had gathered for a homecoming parade on Sunday.

Speeding, wrong-way car, four arrests at Hillside High homecoming parade

Police claim a Durham man drove a black Mustang at a high rate of speed through the crowded street where spectators had gathered for a homecoming parade on Sunday.

Monica Casey, Julian Grace and Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporters

Caught on cam: Wrong-way driver nearly hits parade-goers at Hillside Homecoming Parade

Police have not said if the driver of a car that drove the wrong way on the parade route is in custody.

4 juveniles to face charges in deadly shooting of Hillside High School student

Juvenile petitions were filed for four juveniles in connection to the Feb. 8 homicide that happened on Riddle Road near Fayetteville Street. WRAL News spoke with the mother of one of the victims of the shooting Wednesday night.

4 juveniles to face charges in case of Hillside High School student shot and killed

Juvenile petitions were filed for four juveniles in connection to the Feb. 8 homicide that happened on Riddle Road near Fayetteville Street.

WRAL Staff

Charges dismissed against Hillside High assistant principal, football coach

Charges against Louis Ray Harrison, who was an assistant principal and head football coach at Hillside High School in Durham were dismissed in November 2023.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Durham students push state leaders for safer schools

Students from Hillside High School met with North Carolina State Superintendent Cathy Truitt to discuss school safety and gun violence in schools

Hillside High students meet with state leaders to address school safety, gun violence

The meeting was proposed after State Superintendent Cathy Truitt saw a play Hllside High School students performed in February. The play addressed gun violence in schools.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Hillside high school gives students hands-on financial education with in-school bank

Hillside High School in Durham prepares students for their financial futures by teaching them about money management through the Hillside Hornet Bank.

Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer

Caught on tape: Hillside High School altercation between student and employee

A video circulating online appears to show an altercation between a student and an employee at Hillside High School in Durham.

Guns found at two Durham schools, students facing charges

Two students are facing charges after bringing guns to two different schools on Thursday.

Students arrested after gun incidents at 2 Durham schools

The incidents happened at Lowe's Grove Middle School and Hillside High School. There were no reported injuries.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Durham police release 911 calls in deadly shooting near Hillside High School

The shooting happened on Feb. 8 on the American Tobacco Trail. It left one teen boy dead and another injured.

911 calls released for February shooting near Hillside High School in Durham

The shooting happened on Feb. 8 on the American Tobacco Trail. It left one teen boy dead and another injured.

'He's bleeding bad': 911 callers describe chaos of February shooting near Hillside High School

The shooting happened on Feb. 8 on the American Tobacco Trail. It left one teen boy dead and another injured.

WRAL Staff

'Please, let them not be hurt' Parents concerned after 14-year-old Jordan High student found with gun at school

A 14-year-old boy brought a gun to Jordan High School in Durham on Friday, the Durham County Sheriff's Office said. Parents are now looking at what can be done to prevent guns coming on to school property.

Hillside High School focuses on healing after shooting

Students at Hillside High School in Durham on Friday will stay home for a remote learning day nine days after a Hillside student was shot and killed near the school.

After funeral for a fallen teen, Hillside High takes day to decompress

The Hillside High School community in Durham spent Friday in reflection, a little more than a week after a student from the school was shot nearby.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Hillside High School to have remote learning day Friday

Hillside High School will have a remote learning day Friday. This comes after a Feb. 8 shooting on the American Tobacco Trail that killed one student and injured another.