 The official dedication took place on April 27, 1958.In November 1957, Red and Gold were selected as Hillcrest's school colors and three years later the Tiger was adopted as Hillcrest's school mascot.In the Fall of 1960 with the opening of Eastview Junior High (Revere Middle School), Hillcrest became a K–5 grade school with 395 students (Bath and Richfield schools also housed K-5th grades).