Join us on April 25th!
There is something deeply meaningful about coming home.
For many of you, Hill-Murray is not just a place that you once attended or your child or grandchild calls home. Whatever your connection, Hill-Murray is a place where you are known. Where someone believes in you, even before you fully believe in yourself. It’s where friendships, faith, and a sense of purpose hopefully began to take shape in your life.
That is what makes Hill-Murray so special and so enduring.
Every day, I see that same spirit alive in our students. I see it in the way they look out for one another, in the dedication of our teachers and staff, many of whom once sat in these very classrooms, and in the quiet confidence that grows when a young person knows they belong. The picture below was taken at our Faculty/Staff Retreat last month; it’s all of our current staff who are Hill-Murray alums!
I was visiting with a current Hill-Murray parent last week. She got a little teary as we were talking about her senior daughter, graduating in just a few short months. Offhandedly, she mentioned that the tuition assistance her family received was the difference between being part of the Hill-Murray community… or not. We didn’t discuss it beyond her quick comment, but at that moment I felt a rush of emotion; it was a deep sense of gratitude. Tuition assistance and scholarships are only possible because of the great generosity and support of people like you. Thank you. Thank you for saying yes.
Yes, to generosity.
Yes, to opportunity.
Yes to making Hill-Murray a place they, too, could call home. That decision changes lives.
Through scholarships, we are not just providing access; we are forming future leaders, strengthening our community, and ensuring that the Hill-Murray experience remains within reach for students who will carry this mission forward long after they graduate.
That is why this moment matters.
I invite you to come home for this year’s Pioneer Premier Auction on Saturday, April 25.
Come back into the community that helped shape you.
Reconnect with the people and place that still carry and believe in your story.
And most importantly, be part of making that same experience possible for the next generation of Pioneers.
You can reserve your place by visiting the Welcome Home Pioneer Premier Auction 2026 website.
Together, we ensure that Hill-Murray remains a place where students are known, loved, and allowed to become who they are meant to be. Our doors are always open.
Once a Pioneer, always a Pioneer.
Welcome home.
Melissa Dan, Ed.S.
Hill-Murray School President