Hilton Central School District

High School Student council wrapped up its season of giving last week with a stop to drop of gifts at Golisano Children's Hospital. Over the past two months Student Council has organized several school-wide events to give back to the community including:
-Purchasing and packaging 120 activity bags with coloring books, colored pencils, crayon, stickers, and toys for kids at Golisano's Children's Hospital.
-A food drive competition, collecting the more than 1,500 nonperishable food items for the Hilton-Parma food shelf.
-The Teddy Bear Project, where students and staff adopted 40 members of the Rochester community across 13 families, purchasing their entire holiday wish list.
-The Giving Tree Toy Drive, collecting over 300 toys for children at Golisano's Children's Hospital over the holiday season

The High School headed off to break on a high note, ending 2025 with a Winter Pep Rally.
Check out the pictures Here: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2025-2026/High-School/Winter-Pep-Rally
Have a Great Break!

Mouse Trap, Connect Four, Bop It, Care Bears, Hess Trucks, Operation, pool, and the sled. All classic playthings, but if you had to choose which one belongs in the Toy Hall of Fame-which one would it be. Students at Northwood made their case for each one this morning, to judges, guests and peers. They set up displays and demonstrations to show why their pick deserved to be enshrined. In the end, the judge's selection ended in a tie between the Hess Truck and Operation. For the students-another tie! This time Bop It and Connect Four shared the honors. To see pictures from the event use this link: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2025-2026/Northwood/Toy-Museum

On Tuesday, December 16, ten students from Hilton High School’s newly established DECA chapter competed in the DECA NYS Region #10 High School Competition, hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology. In this fast-paced event, students participated in role-play scenarios where they presented business strategies to local business leaders serving as judges. Hilton’s Ryleigh Lent stood out among the competitors, earning a spot at the New York State Career Conference this March for her performance in the Quick Service Restaurant Management series.

National Athletic Director's Day was earlier this week, and we wanted to thank our own Jeff Wheaton for his hard work and dedication to the Cadet athletic program and all he does for Hilton's student athletes.

Looking for a new opportunity in the new year? The district will be holding a hiring event for people interested in positions as cleaners, and custodians, both full-time and substitutes. The event will take place on Thursday, January 8th from 4:00-6:00 pm in the QUEST Cafeteria.

There are also openings for teacher aides, an auto mechanic, and a teaching assistant.

For a complete listing of the current job opportunities with the Hilton central School District, please refer to the Human Resources page on our website: https://hilton.recruitfront.com/

Last week we told you about some of our elementary students heading to Biz Town run by Junior Achievement. Here's a video with a more in-depth look at the experience.
https://youtu.be/sCvyRV3ZYng

Congratulations to the newest members of Hilton High School's Chapter of the National Honor Society who became the 68th group of inductees in the history of the school. These students truly represent the NHS Pillars of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character.

Students from Merton Williams' Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club visited Village Elementary last week for a lesson in team building. Working with first graders they had to try and build as high a self-supporting snowman as they could using only spaghetti, tape and marshmallows. While it was fun, it also emphasized communication, collaboration and problem solving.

Calling all future teachers! Save the date-area school districts will be holding a recruitment day on March 20 at Gates-Chili High School. More than 20 districts will be holding in-person interviews at the event.

More than 50 students from Northwood, QUEST and Village got a small taste of the real world when they visited Junior Achievement's Biz Town at the Kodak Center. They did everything from job interviews to learning about running a company and personal finance.

The kindergarten students at QUEST spread a whole lot of holiday cheer with their concert this morning. To see more pictures-head here: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2025-2026/QUEST/K-Holiday-Concert

Last night's Board of Education meeting started with a couple of great presentations. QUEST students talked about their upcoming visit to JA Biz Town where they will learn about finances and what it takes to get a job and run a business. Thanks to Leo, Aryanna, Michael, Lauren, and Rayne. There was also a performance of Holiday music by a select ensemble from the High School.

Here's a look back at some of the best moments from this past football season-enjoy and Have a Nice Day!
https://youtu.be/6N3ua_bbVvk

Save the date for Hilton's 22nd Evening of Jazz! This year's featured performer is Grammy Nominated trumpeter Wayne Bergeron. The evening will also showcase the talents of our High School and Middle School Jazz Ensembles.
Join us on Friday, February 13 for what promises to be an unforgettable night of music.
Tickets will go on sale after the new year.

Congratulations to High School junior Ben Humprhies who is participating this weekend in a three-day long NYSSMA All-State Festival in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The NYSSMA All-State program is New York's premier music recognition for top high school musicians who excel in rigorous auditions, earning them spots in elite All-State ensembles.
It's a highly competitive, year-long process involving district recommendations and perfect or near-perfect scores (99/100) on NYSSMA Level 6 (the highest level) auditions at spring festivals, culminating in a celebrated state-level performance.

Whether it's helping a student tie their shoes, opening a tricky food container, or supporting her colleagues when they need help, Tamara is always People First.

We're currently accepting applications through December 20th for a mechanic to join our Transportation Department. If interested, please use this link for more information and to apply: hilton.recruitfront.com

In case you missed the Softball Team's Fun Day a couple of weeks ago, here is your chance to make up for it! They are holding another one on December 13. Sign up now before all the spots are gone!