The Hillcrest Comets Boys Soccer Team's season opener showcased talent and determination. The match was a nail-biting tie that left fans on the edge of their seats. The contest, held at Danielsen Field at Hillcrest, was a thrilling display of both teams' prowess as they battled for dominance on the pitch.

Building faith, specifically through spiritual disciplines like prayer is useful in fortifying identities and bonding a network to support teens and eventually young adults in the challenges they’ll face later in life. The use of prayer and spiritual formation at Hillcrest gives young people an invaluable aid in handling both victory and failure with an invigorated sense of purpose and identity.

Christian Classical preschools give students an original and efficient teaching model that supports young minds’ spiritual, mental, and ethical growth. At Hillcrest, the presence of committed adult mentors who portray Christian living renders an irreplaceable base for children to begin creating their faith expression.

Parents voiced a need for a school that would cultivate in their children a passionate faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1900s. They sought a place to equip and disciple students to foster a love for Jesus and the world. After opening the Lutheran Brethren Bible School to a high school program, Hillcrest has grown into an educational seedbed serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade, providing a classical Christian education rooted in biblical values.

Equipping students for lives of eternal significance goes beyond mere academic success in Hillcrest’s classical Christian program. Developing students holistically build faith, develop intellect, and strengthen character is closely linked to integrating discipleship and mentorship in the educational experience. This isn’t a small task, creating an atmosphere that guides students to stand clear-minded, courageous, and confident, capable of facing life’s challenges.

Erik Bjorndahl arrived at the threshold of his last round of golf with Hillcrest yesterday. With years of formation behind him, he stepped to the tee box at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, Minnesota, as one of the best athletes in Class A golf.

Students are surrounded by a chaotic and difficult world where feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression are prevalent. Students spend most of their developing years at school, which has the opportunity to guide students in understanding the world's chaos, both internally and externally.

At Hillcrest, we’ve seen how Classical Christian education and purposed mentorship presents an incomparable way of approaching the quest for joy that overcomes the fleeting nature of circumstantial happiness. Students study sacred writings and eternal wisdom with adult mentors who ask challenging questions and drive important conversations about life. This education strengthens the entire individual and provides a stable and undying pleasure in the Lord.

High school is a pivotal time in kids' lives, marked by significant personal and academic growth. For many, athletics is integral to their high school growth, shaping character, discipline, and teamwork. At Hillcrest, athletics is an extension of the classical approach to education, a co-curricular opportunity where lessons in the classroom mirror those taught on the field, court, or track. These things rarely happen if adults aren’t actively involved and have a strong ethical framework to guide students. The importance of athletic programs having committed Christian mentors cannot be understated, as they instill values and set goals beyond sports.

The power of memorization has long been acknowledged as an essential tool for gaining knowledge. Classical Christian education highlights the many benefits of memorization. Classical education accelerates learning in grade and high school, and the memorization dynamic contributes to intellectual, spiritual, and character development.

Hillcrest is part of a disciple-making movement. This movement isn’t a cultural call, but something baked-in to the human experience. Humans are designed to walk through life in a way that draws them to a closer relationship and understanding of God.

Students follow the leadership of teachers in a similar way to Berge Revne. Replacing the voice of E.M. Broen is the voice of Gregg Preston and Gaylen Peterson, Karina Larson, and Augusta Ewan. The Lord is using the lessons and hearts they’ve passed to students throughout the year to inspire a group of seniors to join Jesus on His mission in Albania and encourage the Albanian church.

Allowing Scripture to shape actions guides students not simply to understand lessons to pass a test but to build habits and rhythms that concepts learned in the classroom should have a rhetoric or communication element to bear their truth to the world.

The annual cross-country tour is a staple of the Hillcrest experience. Not even the Great Depression or gas rationing of World War II kept Hillcrest from conducting the annual music tour. These tours impact students, causing some to have a renewed sense of mission, while others simply see faith lived out in a real way.

A recent Hillcrest student from Bergen, Norway, sat down to share how Hillcrest has guided him to a life of faithful obedience to Christ. He spoke of the essential habits of Scripture reading and serving, habits he is continuing in Norway. He also shared how Hillcrest was used to equip him to lead others in the corporate worship of Jesus through music.

One of the major issues confronting young people today is resting in their identity in Christ. Though efforts are made to aid teenagers in developing a clearer image of who they are, new research indicates that one of the most effective methods to aid mental, spiritual, and emotional lives is to strengthen memory.

The Comets opened Tuesday night’s game in a dynamic fashion with the Titans. The two teams mustered four threes each, trading blow for blow in the first two minutes of the game that led many to think the contest would be a shootout. But after Hillcrest’s defense tighten on the perimeter, the under matched Titans struggle to keep pace in a half-court offense, and the Comets pulled to a double-digit lead and never looked back.

One night after the Comets gave 2A Pelican Rapids a scare they pulled out a double-digit win at home against NCE-UH. In the game against Pelican, Elsa Retzlaff pulled the Comets within one score, sinking two of her four threes in the final minute. But after Pelican drained a few free throws, and a desperation shot from Hillcrest, the Comets returned home to a game against NCE-UH to close out conference play in 2022.