Please let me take a minute to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Holly Traynham Hill. I graduated in 1998 with a BA in Music Education from North Greenville College (presently North Greenville University). While at North Greenville, I was selected as a member of Joyful Sound, an auditioned small ensemble group. I also currently serve as Secretary of the Music Alumni Association at North Greenville. I proudly served as Bryson Middle School Teacher of the Year in 2004-2005 and was a recipient of the “Who’s Who among American Teachers’ Award for 2003, 2004, and 2005. I was the choral director at Bryson Middle for eighteen years plus served seventeen years on the leadership team at Bryson. This is where I also held 14 musical productions with Bryson students. The choral department brought home several superior ratings from competitions. In 2014, twelve young ladies from the choir flew to new York City to perform at Carnegie Hall. After my years at Bryson Middle, I moved to restart the choral program at Ralph Chandler Middle School from 2017-2020. This is where I was also proud to represent RCMS as Teacher of the Year for 2020-2021. At RCMS, we accomplished many and great things. We secured two superior ratings at competitions. I was also honored to take a group of 19 to New York City to sing under the direction of Russell Robinson at Carnegie Hall. We also held the production of Annie and started Alice in Wonderland (which unfortunately was never performed due to Covid). Bryson and Ralph Chandler both hold special places in my heart.
I have also been a music minister in several surrounding churches throughout my teaching career. I grew up in Simpsonville (have many family members in this community) and now am blessed to live in Fountain Inn with my husband of 25 years and two boys-Jackson, age 20, and Garrett, age 14. I love to sing, go to music concerts, cook and eat, watch sports, go to the movies, to shop, to talk, and spend as much time with my entire family that I can.
I am so looking forward to starting year 27 with the Hillcrest High family! I laugh and say that it took me 22 years to graduate middle school. We will be working together to create a unified voice. My goal was to create a place where the kids will feel dignified and challenged. Together as the Ram Voices of Hillcrest, we will proudly serve our school and our community with pride and shower it with music. The Ram Voices of Hillcrest have accomplished so much in just the two years that I have been in this position. The choir has performed for holiday concerts, military signings, Veterans programs, poetry slams, assemblies, state assessments and even on the stage of Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York City. We have received superior and excellent ratings at Carowinds and the state concert performance assessment. I cannot wait until the time comes for us to sing together again! It is an honor to be a Ram! As a member of the Ram Voices of Hillcrest, I personally welcome you to the family!