Students in Maria Vowles’ Forensics class at Hilton High School are working on their blood spatter lab this week. Students modeled different types of spatter patterns that result from injuries with various weapons, such as arterial spurting resulting from an injury to an artery. Students used syringes and fake blood to model blood leaving the body under pressure. They also modeled cast-off from a weapon – a popsicle stick in place of a knife – and saw the pattern that would result from blood leaving the weapon and casting onto the wall. Forensics is a half year elective for students grades 11 and 12.
QUEST students enjoyed a visit from Perry Ground, a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation, before Thanksgiving. Ground has been telling stories for more than 25 years as a way of educating people about the culture, beliefs, and history of the Haudenosaunee (sometimes known as Iroquois) Confederacy. The students loved hearing and being part of The Great Bear and other stories Ground shared in his very energetic, fun, and engaging style.
According to her department leader, Sandra demonstrates the characteristics of welcoming and affirming and/or curious, not judgmental by taking the lead with events and luncheons. He goes on to say “she takes the time to be sure that all are welcome, feel comfortable, and enjoy their time in our department. Examples include our Fall Luncheon in October, a complete Turkey meal in November, a Holiday luncheon in December, and our Chocolate and Chili event in February.”
Wishing you, your families, loved ones, and friends a happy and healthy holiday!
Mark your calendars for the winter concerts next month!
Welcome to our newest staff! #Welcoming #Affirming #CadetProud
Thank you, Emily, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
A reminder that K-6 students will be dismissed approximately four hours earlier tomorrow.
The third grade Challenge Group at Northwood had a special visitor via Zoom this week – Sara McAllister, a research mechanical engineer at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory in Montana. McAllister's research interests include understanding fundamental combustion and heat transfer processes related to the spread of wildfires. Students prepared questions and were excited to learn more about her career and how her work has helped communities deal with wildfires.
“During our Challenge Group sessions, students have enjoyed researching and journaling about their amazing experiences chasing storms around the country,” said Melanie Klock, REACH teacher. “They have traveled virtually to Louisiana to witness a hurricane, Minnesota to see a blizzard, California to see a wildfire, and then Kansas for our last storm, a tornado.”
Thank you to all our substitute teachers who are always ready to help!
How has Anita demonstrated the characteristics of welcoming and affirming and/or curious, not judgmental? Her department leader writes, “Anita takes the lead on welcoming new staff to our department. She sets up training schedules and supports them through the different requirements that are needed. In addition, she regularly organizes transportation events, such as having a bus in the Hilton Firemen's Parade, and recruitment efforts to bring in new staff.”
A reminder that K-6 students will be dismissed approximately four hours earlier Tuesday.
Thank you, Art, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
We couldn’t be successful without them! Shout out to our Education Support Professionals! #WeLoveOurESPs
Thank you, Ken, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
Just 24 hours until the games begin!
Senior Emma Bouwens and eighth grader Olivia Kuzmanovski will compete at the NYSPHSAA swimming and diving championship meet on Friday and Saturday at the Webster Aquatic Center! Emma Bouwens will swim the 100 yard backstroke and Olivia will be diving. Good luck Emma and Olivia!
Thank you, Jim, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
Reminder for motorists:
Seventh grade classes headed to the Aquatic Center today, but it wasn’t to swim. Science Teachers Reggie Gerig, Kirsten Meyers and Jennifer Maloney had their students do a human density activity as part of their Structure and Properties of Matter Unit. Sylvia Wittman and Tyler Newton volunteered to lower themselves into a barrel of water outfitted with a spout. Then their classmates used jugs to collect the water displaced by their bodies. Students poured the water into cylinders to measure how much water was being displaced.
“We just finished the density section of this unit and use this as an enrichment activity,” said Maloney. “Once we returned to the classroom, we used the data that we collected to find each student's volume, convert their weight into grams, and then calculated the density of each student.”
Classes also discussed how a human can float or sink in water.
