Hancock Central School District

🎳 Congratulations to Our Senior Bowlers! 🎳 This past Friday, we celebrated our incredible senior bowlers—Natalie Woodmansee, Aidan Norton, and Tyler Persbacker—during Senior Recognition at the Fox Bowling Center. The Wildcat Bowling Team faced Afton-Harpursville to the cheers of a packed house, showcasing their talent and teamwork. Both the girls and boys teams were victorious, with Natalie Woodmansee (518), Holden Dufton (565) and Tyler Persbacker (529) having the high series for the evening. Livian Robinson (164) and Emrehe Ellis (145) contributed high games along with Woodmansee (190) for the girls. Wyatt Persbacker (197), Aidan Norton (178), Holden Dufton (221), Carter Wormuth (176), Tyler Persbacker (193), Cooper Wormuth (184), Landon Fuller (194) and Landyn Robinson (167) also collected high games with the boys. Excellent work, boys and girls! Bowling is back at Fox Bowling Center tomorrow, January 28, as they take on Deposit at 3:45 p.m. We are so proud of our seniors and all they’ve contributed to HCS athletics. Best wishes for the future! #WildcatPride

Welcome to Hancock Central School, Mrs. Feeney! 🌟 We’re delighted to introduce Amanda Feeney, our new School Counselor, who joined HCS in early December. Mrs. Feeney is stationed in the elementary school (Room 112) but is here to support all students, PK-12. A recent graduate of St. Bonaventure’s School Counseling master’s program, Mrs. Feeney brings a wealth of experience, including over 800 internship hours at Sullivan West Elementary and MS/HS, and many years working at the Center for Discovery. She currently resides in Roscoe with her husband, 5-month-old, and two cockapoos. Mrs. Feeney is excited to collaborate with staff and students, working with PBIS tiers to provide meaningful support both in her office and within classrooms. We’re thrilled to have her on board and look forward to the positive impact she will make in our school community. Welcome to the Wildcat family, Mrs. Feeney! 🎉

Welcome to Hancock Central School, Mr. Cutting! 🌟 We’re excited to officially welcome Nathan Cutting as our new High School Biology and Middle School Life Science teacher! Mr. Cutting joined HCS in early December and has quickly become a valued member of our team. With a strong background in Conservation Biology (SUNY-ESF) and Adolescence Education (Binghamton University), Mr. Cutting brings a wealth of experience, having previously taught at Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton and Walton CSD. His dedication to fostering a love for science is matched by his passion for the outdoors and involvement in various educational and community organizations. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Cutting enjoys soccer, board games with his daughters, reading, fishing, and hunting. He’s already made a positive impact, and we’re thrilled to have him inspire our students for years to come. Welcome to the Wildcat family, Mr. Cutting! 🎉

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY Just a reminder that there will be no school on Wednesday, January 29, as we celebrate the Lunar New Year. 🎉 Enjoy the day off, and may this Lunar New Year bring prosperity, happiness, and good fortune to all! 🐉 Classes will resume on Thursday, January 30

🎉 Fun Friday at Hancock Central School! 🎉 Today, our UPK and Kindergarten students had an exciting Fun Friday experience with a special guest! Marley from WSKG stopped by to visit our little learners, and what a fantastic time it was! She introduced the students to the world of PBS Kids and shared wonderful resources for parents to access at home. 💻 Marley, with her warm and friendly energy, even watched an episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood with the students. They had a blast as they learned valuable lessons from Daniel and his friends! After the show, the students got creative by coloring their favorite Daniel Tiger characters and making colorful hats to wear. 🎨 A big thank you to Marley and WSKG for making this day so special for our students! We can't wait for more fun learning adventures in the future! 💖

BOWLING SR. RECOGNITION TOMORROW NIGHT Join us at Fox Bowling Center Friday, January 24th, as the Hancock Bowling team takes on Afton during senior recognition night! The first game is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m., with senior recognition taking place before the 2nd game at approximately 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there, good luck to our HCS bowlers!

BIRTHDAYS, GOLD SLIP AT MORNING PROGRAM Earlier today, we celebrated several birthdays and chose this week’s gold slip winner at Morning Program. Happiest of birthdays go out to Liberty Gerchman-Van Loan, Grayson Speer and Oliver Haskell! We hope each of you have a wonderful time on your birthday!! Last week’s student of the week, Luka Brkaric, selected the gold slip winner this week. Congratulations to Carsyn DaBrescia-McGraw on being selected, she is pictured with her prize! Mr. Bedient’s student of the week was absent this week, so they will be highlighted and honored at next week’s program. We look forward to seeing you all then!

BOE MEETING TONIGHT Attention: Tonight's Board of Education meeting (1/21/25) will take place in the MS-HS Library at 7:00 p.m.

COLD WEATHER/DOOR TO DOOR PICKUP HCS Families: Due to the low temperatures over the next few days, please keep your students inside until the bus arrives. The bus will wait for the student to come out. This may alter our traditional pick-up time by a couple of minutes, so please be patient. Walkers will be allowed in the building right at 7:45.

NY THURSDAYS We snapped a few pics of our HCS students enjoying another tasty ‘NY THURSDAYS’ lunch! As always, thank you to our hard-working food service staff, as well as the local food suppliers for all that you do for us!

NO INDOOR WALKING FRIDAY & MONDAY There will be no Indoor walking on Friday January 17th or Monday January 20th. Indoor walking will resume Tuesday January 21st.

READING TO SANDER Thank you to Mrs. Hull for sending in a pic of Lillie Walker reading to our service dog, Sander! Sander looks to be enjoying the book that you’re reading to him, great job!! 😎🤣❤

SPRING SPORTS SIGN UPS Attention students: Spring sports sign-ups have been sent to your student emails, please sign up by Friday, February 14th if you’re planning to play a spring sport. This is just for sign-ups, registration information through Arbiter sports will be forthcoming. Thank you!

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, MONDAY Just a reminder that there will be no school for students this Friday, January 17 (Superintendent’s Day) and Monday, January 20 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). School will resume Tuesday, January 21, which is also the start of January Regents week (January 21-24). There are several other important dates coming up, with the end of quarter 2 occurring on Friday, January 24. CBT (Computer Based Testing) simulations will be January 27-28, with no school on Wednesday, January 29 (Lunar New Year). #WeAreHCS

WRESTLING WIN’S ON SENIOR NIGHT Congratulations to our D-H Wrestlers on picking up a victory over Marathon on Senior Recognition night yesterday! Deposit seniors Brielle Wright, Indira Ramos, Lucas Barnes, Landen Bailey and Ryan Stoss were recognized before the match for their hard work, dedication and leadership throughout their years with the team. We wish you all the best as you complete your final year at the high school level! Last night we also celebrated 100 wins for Landyn Shaffer and Asaac Mead. Shaffer is a sophomore and Mead a junior, so they will continue to tally more victories in the next few years. Congratulations on this wonderful and difficult achievement!! D-H had victories from Evan Johnson, Landyn Shaffer, Jason Canedo, Asaac Mead, Tyler Reis, Jackson Velez, Lucas Barnes, Kam Hallock, Landen Bailey and Ty Rynearson last night en route to a 55-6 win over Marathon. Great work by all! Wrestling is back in action tonight as they head to Unatego. Start time is 6:00 p.m., good luck! Thank you to Matt Mastropietro for the pictures! #DHNation

NY THURSDAYS TOMORROW We have another tasty NY Thursdays lunch tomorrow at HCS! Check out the image below to see what's on the menu!

BIRTHDAYS, GOLD SLIP WINNER AT MORNING PROGRAM At yesterday’s Morning Program, we selected our gold slip winner and celebrated some birthdays! Happiest of birthdays go out to Ramsey Johnson, Addison Bolster and Lincoln Rice. We hope you each have a wonderful and happy birthday! Finally, our student of the week, Luka, ended up choosing himself for the gold slip winner! He is pictured with his prize! We look forward to seeing you all next week again at morning program!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK Congratulations to this week’s student of the week at Hancock Elementary, Luka Brkaric! Luka was chosen by Mrs. Robinson, who had the following to say: “Luka has grown so much, with his reading, writing, math. Not just in his schoolwork though, his heart has grown so much. He is so kind to his friends and is such a good helper to other people, he absolutely lights up my day each morning! “ Some very kind words to a very kind young man. Excellent work, Luka!

BASKETBALL VICTORIOUS ON SENIOR NIGHT Congratulations to the D-H Eagles Boys Varsity Basketball team on their 96-74 win over Harpursville during senior night! Micah Simmons had a triple-double, pouring in 42 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. Blake Fortunato scored 37 points, with 11 rebounds and 5 steals. Noah Bass and Jacoby Mapes each added a pair of baskets, while AJ Gonzales had 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The win pushes the D-H to 7-3 on the year, with a 2-1 record in the MAC. Before the contest, we celebrated our Deposit and Hancock seniors for all their hard work & leadership through their years. Congratulations to Leo Lo, AJ Gonzales and Blake Fortunato for their dedication and leadership on and off the court for Deposit-Hancock. We wish you all the best as you complete your final year at the high school level! The boys are in action tomorrow, 1/15, as they have a big MAC league contest against Walton-Downsville. Tip off for the JV game is at 5:30, with Varsity to follow at 7:15, in Deposit. Good luck! #DHNation

WRESTLING SR. RECOGNITION TONIGHT 📅 When: Tonight, January 14, 2025 ⏰ Senior Recognition: 5:45 p.m. 🤼‍♂️ Match Time: 6:00 p.m. 📍 Where: Deposit Jr./Sr. HS Gym Come out and support our wrestling team as they take on Marathon and honor our amazing seniors! Let's pack the gym and show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.