Thanks to our friends from Foodlink and the Hilton-Parma Emergency Food Shelf for visiting Merton Williams to talk to students about the importance of donating to the school's current food drive.
The sets, the costumes, the dancing, and the singing! All great reasons to see this weekend's production of Little Mermaid Jr. at Merton Williams-the curtain goes up tonight with a 7 p.m. performance. There are two shows tomorrow, at 2 and 7.
Want a sneak peek? Here are some photos: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2024-2025/Merton-Williams/Little-Mermaid-Jr
Congratulations to all of this year's inductees into the National Junior Honor Society. To see pictures from the ceremony, head to the district SmugMug account: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2024-2025/Merton-Williams/National-Junior-Honor-Society
Marco Antonini,
Mia Bailey,
Alivia Baker,
Kendall Barton,
Freya Berner,
Viviana Berretta,
Brooke Blizzard,
Alicea Bunt,
Anabella Burgio,
Ava Caputo,
Isabella Denaro,
Kylie Dool,
London Duque,
Gemma Ehman,
Madison Eichas,
Mattingly Fromm,
Silas Garcia,
Patrick Gefell,
Madison Giangregorio,
Olivia Giardino,
Selena Giudice,
Liliana Gloff,
Evelyn Gostling,
Brynn Graves,
Mika Graves,
Caleb Green,
Elise Greiner,
Elyssa Hardesty,
Ryan Hardesty,
Mickaylah Harrison,
Jayden Hibbard,
Tenley Hilbert,
Lillie Jines,
Owen John,
Samantha Keller,
Ellisyn Kittlinger,
Zachary Kistner,
John Kosiorek,
Sam Lander,
Jacob Lennox,
Raegan Lent,
Teaghan MacDonald-Muckle,
Nadia Maciuska,
Landon Manciocchi,
Gracie Martini,
George Martone,
Grace Mattle,
Gabriella Merica,
Ricky Mooney,
Austin Nettnin,
Jacey Neylon,
Brayden Norton,
Esteban Otero,
Madilyn Page,
Keira Palmer,
Matthew Paz,
Emersyn Penna,
Elise Pestilli,
Makayla Pignagrande,
Kayla Presutti,
Jimmy Ramirez,
Leena Ricciuto,
Joseph Schneider,
Caden Setzer,
Adam Smith,
Emerson Smith,
Owen Smith,
Selah Spry,
Allison Starwald,
Adriana Sullivan,
Mason Tette,
Caleb Vanphila,
Ella Veltz,
Arianna Venezia,
Benjamin Wade,
Kaydence Wade,
Ashlynn Williams,
Mina Zheng.
The curtain goes up this Friday on the Merton Williams production of Little Mermaid Jr. Don't miss what promises to be a great performance! You have three chances to see it, Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 2 and 7 pm.
Don't miss Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. presented by Merton Williams! There are three performances next week, Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 2 and 7 pm.
What a great opportunity for our student musicians to learn from a trio of professionals yesterday. Grammy winning bassist Victor Wooten, Bob Franceschini , saxophone and Grammy nominated drummer Tommy Igoe held master classes as a warmup for tonight's Night of Jazz at the High School. You won't want to miss this performance. You can get tickets by clicking here: http://www.cur8.com/
Want to see more pictures from yesterday's sessions with the Merton Williams and High School Jazz Ensembles? Click here: https://hiltonschools.smugmug.com/2024-2025/High-School/Night-of-Jazz-Master-Classes
Students in Health Science Classes at Merton Williams are completing the American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED Certification. The course follows all American Red Cross materials and instructions, allowing students to receive their 2-year certification. Topics that are covered are CPR for adults, child and infant, use of an AED machine, Life threatening injuries and bleeding, choking, and assisting with an Asthma and Epinephrine injector.
We are one week away from 5 Buy Five! The annual art show and sale at Merton Williams featuring 5x5 pieces-all for $5 is on February 13. Proceeds from the show will go to the Hilton Food Shelf and the Hilton Cadet Cupboard. #WeAreHilton
What a great weekend at the Empire State Games for 3 Hilton students. Competing in Lake Placid, Lydia Antonini, a 6th grader at Northwood took 1st Place in Excel Preliminary Plus Girls, Lindsey Bleier, a High School senior took 4th Place in Aspire 3 Girls, and Ella Veltz, an 8th grader at Merton Williams finished 4th in Excel Juvenile Girls. Great job Ladies!
5 Buy Five 2025 is coming up! The annual art show and sale at Merton Williams featuring 5x5 pieces-all for $5 is on February 13. Proceeds from the show will go to the Hilton Food Shelf and the Hilton Cadet Cupboard. #WeAreHilton
Jennifer exemplifies being People First by going above and beyond to help kids...even if that means going out in the rain to pull 4 garbage bags out of the dumpster and then digging through them to help find a student's retainer...which she did (and she FOUND the retainer!)
Merton Williams 7th graders have worked very hard researching about young teen stress during their MYP Mental Health planner in Ms. Drex classes.
Students engaged in peer-to-peer conversations, analyzing teen trends, and exploring difficult stress topics a 7th grader may experience. Students then developed a personal coping skill that can support them during stressful times and taught their peers the importance of having some type of coping skill.
Great job by the students at Merton Williams; thier annual food drive collected around 500 items for the Hilton-Parma Foodshelf.
Merton Williams took part in Learning Walks this week with Oliver Middle School in Brockport. On Tuesday 6 MW staff members went to see what a typical day there is like and today they returned the favor. Here our guests are joined by student leaders who acted as hosts.
The Students Against Destructive Decisions Club (SADD) at Merton Williams celebrated Gratitude Week by decorating yellow cupcakes for the school's staff. Each one came with a note which read, "The color yellow can symbolize joy, happiness, and gratitude. Thank you for all you do. We appreciate you. From the SADD/FUN CLUB."
Students and staff from Merton Williams did a great job at last night's Board of Education meeting talking about the collaboration between art and music for the Five for Five Art Show and One Night Only. #WeAreHilton
It was a great weekend for these seven Merton Williams students who took part in the New York State School Music Association Area-All State concerts at York Central School: Lucas Childs, French horn, Orchestra, Sam Landers, Tenor Saxophone, Band,
Jackson Streiff, Mixed Chorus, Rylynn Schrader, Treble Chorus, Anelise Mott, Oboe, Band
Anthony DeBiase, Alto Saxophone, Band, Julia Coon, Bassoon, Band.
Congratulations to these talented young men and women.
The Modified B girls volleyball team at Merton Williams held a "Breast Cancer Awareness / Memory" event last night. Each player wrote a quote or read a personal story. The game was in honor of all friends and families affected by Breast Cancer. #WeAreHilton
On October 16, Merton Williams Middle School hosted best-selling middle grade author Janae Marks as part of the Hilton Community Reads initiative started this year. In total, over 100 students attended the event, many getting the chance to talk with Janae Marks while getting their copies of From the Desk of Zoe Washington signed by the author. Janae Marks also held an event at the Parma Public Library in the evening for community members.
Over 100 free copies of the book were distributed to students and community members, made possible through a We Need Diverse Books "Educators Making a Difference" grant received by ELA teacher Michael Billotti. Janae's visit was funded by a classroom grant through the Hilton Alumni Association. Michael Billotti said, "I'm so grateful to the Hilton Alumni Association for their generosity in helping us to bring a popular, contemporary author to our community! The kids were buzzing about it all day!"
The Hilton Central School District is mourning the loss of Larry Minch, a man who had an impact on countless lives in our community.
Mr. Minch, who recently retired, was the alternative to suspension educator at Merton Williams Middle School and a longtime coach in the district, including 30 as a coach in the football program. A fixture on the sidelines at football games, for many players, he was the person who introduced them to Cadet Football.
Larry’s thoughts about what it means to be a Cadet can best be summed up by a message he wrote on a board before a recent sectional football game.
"Whether you win or lose this Sunday, after the field is empty and all the people have gone home you will be lying in your bed and you have to ask yourself this. Did I give everything? Did I do everything I could to be the best player, the best teammate I could be? Then a smile will come across your face because you know that you did, because you are a Hilton Football Player. AND THAT’S JUST HOW IT IS."
He also coached girls modified and JV lacrosse and was a program assistant for that sport. While coaching was something he was very passionate about, it was his ability to connect with students who needed extra guidance that made him so special. He was loved and respected by everyone who came in contact with him.
According to Merton Williams Principal Dr. Marc D’Amico, “To know Larrry was to love Larry.”
We send our deepest condolences to Larry’s family and all those who knew him and love him. You will be missed, but never forgotten.
Calling hours will be on Thursday from 3-8 at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home. The funeral will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Leo’s.
