Christine McCabe joined the school’s administration staff as the new vice principal. McCabe said she was inspired to become a VP once she stepped out of the classroom as an instructor and did a lot of one-on-one professional development with the teachers. McCabe transferred to Hillsborough from Bernards High School, where she taught for two years after moving to New Jersey from Arizona. There she taught science for 10 years at the high school level, including a variety of sciences like earth science, biology, and physical science. She taught on the Apache reservation in Arizona for one year. 

McCabe had prior experience being an administrator in the Arizona school district where she was a principal. When she moved to New Jersey, she started to apply to different administrative positions around the area and ended up getting a job here at the high school. 

McCabe grew up in Roxbury, New Jersey and graduated from Roxbury High School. She then went on to college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. McCabe earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology and then moved on to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At the University of Nevada, she got her master’s in education degree for curriculum and instruction. After working in Arizona as an instructional coach, she went back to school and got another master’s degree in education for educational leadership. 

McCabe describes Hillsborough staff and students as amazing and super friendly, she said it was a challenge for her to adapt to her new environment because the schools in Arizona were run differently than they are at HHS. She also said, “Arizona schools were smaller compared to HHS. It was tough having almost 2400 students the first couple of days.”  She said her main goal as a vice principal this year is to get to know the students and staff and build long lasting relationships. 

Principal DiLollo and Vice principal, Christine Cilio both state that Ms. McCabe has been a great addition to the team so far. “I’m super excited to have a female administrator come into the girls bathroom with me whenever there’s an issue,” Cilio said.  

Since she said she missed the Jersey Shore during her time in Arizona, McCabe said she enjoys going to the beach with her 12-year-old son. Her other hobbies include riding horses, hiking, and anything outdoors. McCabe enjoys being out and about with her son and spending quality time with him.