2024-2025 School Year Calendar
August 15 | ELEMENTARY IMMERSIVE PROGRAM MANDATORY MEETING
10:00am – Parent and student meet the teacher at Brainerd Hills Baptist Church
August 15 | ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL MANDATORY PARENT MEETING FOR NEW FAMILIES
4:15pm – Elementary & Middle School Parent Meeting at Hilger Higher Learning
7:30pm – High School Parent Meeting at Hilger Higher Learning
August 19 | Classes begin this week
August 23 | Back-to-School Family Picnic at Coolidge Park
September 2 | Labor Day – No classes on Monday, but classes will still meet Tuesday – Thursday
Teachers will provide at home instruction for this week
September 7 | Elementary Astronomy Class Field Trip - Cloudland Canyon
September 14 | Elementary Astronomy Class Field Trip - Observe the Moon Night
September 20 | Middle School Hangout at Cambridge Square
1:00 - 3:00pm | Free donuts will be provided from Tasty Donuts
September 17 - October 22 | ACT Workshops
October 26th is the national ACT test date.
October 7-11 | Lighter week of homework will be assigned – Classes will still meet - Students will have approximately half their normal workload to enable families to have a long weekend for rest and/or travel.
October 21-24 | Spirit Week at Hilger
October 24 | Fall Festival at Hilger Higher Learning from 5:00 - 7:00pm
With Dinner: $10 per person up to $50 per family
Without Dinner: $5 per person up to $20 per family
Children under 2 are free
Booth registration opens on September 16th. We only have 25 spots available so register soon! Click here to read more about being a booth host.
October 25 | Columbus Ships Field Trip
9:30am at Ross’s Landing in downtown Chattanooga
Please sign up in the front office prior to the event if you’d like to attend
November 11 | Application Opens for Spring Semester
Note: If you are currently enrolled in a class, you do not need to re-enroll for the spring. This only applies to new families starting in the spring. If you are adding a class to your child’s schedule, please email Maddy Haar at Maddy.haarHHL@gmail.com
November 14 | High School Winter Formal at Greenway Farm
7:00 - 9:30pm | $25 per person | Registration begins October 1st
This event is only for 9-12th grade students. Hilger students can each bring one guest who does not attend Hilger, but they have to be in 9-12th grade. The one exception is that seniors can bring a guest who recently graduated in May of 2024.
November 15 | Medieval Times History Field Trip
Lawrenceville, GA - Show starts at 11:00am
You must sign up with your child’s teacher prior to the event
November 20 | 2nd Grade “Pioneer Days” Field Trip to the Chattanooga Audubon Society
10:30am
This trip is reserved for 2nd grade students and their families. If there are spots left after they have all signed up, we will open it to the Hilger community.
November 21 | Theater Arts Class Showcase - Date changed from November 7th
6:30pm at Hilger Higher Learning
Free Admission
November 25 - 29 | Thanksgiving Break – No classes this week
December 3-5 | Student + Senior Photos Taken at HHL
All photos will be available for purchase. Our photographer also offers formal drape photos for seniors. You must sign up for school & senior photos ahead of time. We will send out a link to register as we get closer to the date. Please note that only high school student photos will be featured in this year’s yearbook, but all students are welcome to be photographed if parents want to purchase printed or digital photos of their child to keep.
December 10 | HHL Choir Christmas Concert
7:00pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church (doors open at 6:30pm)
Free Admission
December 9-12 | Last week of classes – Final Exams
December 31 | Fall Semester Grades and Evaluations become available to all families
December 31 | Deadline for Spring Semester Applications for New Families
January 6 | All 2nd Semester classes begin this week
January 16 | School Pictures Make-Up Day | 9:45am - 12:15pm
A link will be sent out where you can sign up for senior and underclassman photos before the make-up day.
January 31 | All School Skating Party at Hamilton Skate Place | 2:00-4:00pm
All HHL families are invited to join us for the afternoon! Admission is $8/person at the door (includes skates and drink).
Spring 2026 | Talent Show
The Talent Show will be held every other year.
February 10-14 | Lighter week of homework will be assigned (classes will still meet)
Students will have approximately half their normal workload to enable families to have a long weekend for rest and/or travel.
February 24 | Open House for rising 3rd graders | 3:00-3:30pm
Is your 2nd grade student currently enrolled in our Elementary Immersive Program and looking to join our academic program at the main campus next year? This event is for you! Join us at 1906 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 (just a mile up the road from Brainerd Hills Baptist) for a preview of our 3rd-12th grade program.
March 3-9 | Early Enrollment for Current 2024-2025 Families
After Early Enrollment, the application will reopen for new and current families on the 12th.
March 10 | Christian College Fair
At Chattanooga Christian School from 3:00-5:00pm
March 12 | Application for 2025-2026 School Year Begins
March 17-21 | Spring Break
April 10 | Theater Arts Class Spring Production | 7:00pm
Join us for a comedic dessert theater event! Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is $10 per person.
April 17 | Art Show
Come and admire the incredible artistic abilities of our 3rd-12th grade art students!
April 18 | Coolidge Medal of Honor Museum Field Trip | 9:00am - 1:00pm
Located in downtown Chattanooga. You do not have to sign up ahead of time, but it is preferred that you do so that you can be included in the HHL group attending.
May 2 | Senior Luncheon
May 12 | Elementary Science Project Day
May TBA | HHL Spring Choir Concert
May 12 – 15 | Last week of classes – Elementary, Middle, and High School Exams
May 31 | Spring Semester Grades and Evaluations become available to all families