Hancock Central School District

SENIORS VISIT GCU Thank you, Principal Durkot, for sharing pictures of our 12 graders visit to Grand Canyon University last week! The students spent several days at GCU, getting a hands-on experience of campus and everything the college has to offer. We would like to thank GCU for this opportunity!!

D-H WRESTLING WINS HOME DUAL Congratulations to our D-H Eagles Wrestling team on their home dual win last week over BGAH, 52-24! Our team had a very strong showing on the mat, excellent work! Their next contest will be the Cuneen-Doane tournament this Saturday, December 21st, in Walton. Start time is at 9:30 a.m. Good luck! #DHNation

IMPORTANT DATES See the image below for important, upcoming dates in December and January!

🎉 A Warm Treat on a Cold Day! ☕❄️ Huge thanks to our amazing food service staff at Hancock Central School for treating our students to a delightful hot cocoa spread today! The spread included: 🍫 Hot cocoa with chocolate-dipped spoons 🍬 Marshmallow and peppermint toppings 🍪 Graham crackers and cocoa dip Your hard work and creativity never go unnoticed—thank you for making the day extra special!

GINGERBREAD MEN Our UPK and Kindergarten boys and girls have been working hard all week on gingerbread activities! The students created their own gingerbread men and baked them in the oven. When Ms. Milk opened the oven to check on them, she noticed one that went missing! The students went on a gingerbread hunt and the missing gingerbread was found! The boys and girls then had the opportunity to decorate and enjoy their own gingerbread man. Excellent job, students! Your gingerbread men look fantastic!

STUDENTS ENJOY NY THURSDAYS We had another successful and tasty ‘NY Thursdays’ lunch today at HCS! Today’s menu included chicken & vegetable Lo Mein, green beans, milk and an apple. A big THANK YOU to our food service staff, as well as the following suppliers: -Morning Star Poultry (Fort Plain, NY) -Catskill Cattle Company (Deposit, NY) -East Brook Community Farm via Catskills Agrarian Alliance (Walton, NY) -Headwater via Ginsberg’s Foods (Ontario, NY) -Behlog Son & Produce (Conklin, NY) Our next NY Thursday meal will be after the new year, January 16th! #WeAreHCS

SPIRIT WEEK Next week is Christmas spirit week here at HCS. Below is the schedule! Monday - Pajama Day Tuesday - Holiday Accessories Wednesday - Santa's Workshop vs Whoville Thursday - Christmas Character Day Friday - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day Show us your school spirit!!

NY THURSDAYS Our next 'NY Thursdays' meal will be tomorrow, December 12th. View the image below for menu and vendor information!

BIRTHDAYS, AWARDS, GOLD SLIP WINNER We celebrated several birthdays at yesterday's Morning Program, as well as selecting this week’s gold slip winner! Happiest of birthdays go out to Xander Dufton, Natalia Tarbox, Onyx Morgan, Riley Young, Mr. Bedient and Mrs. Sherburne! We hope you each have a wonderful birthday! Quarter 1 awards were given out to several students that were absent last week. Congratulations to the following students for their achievements: Bentley Wignall – Honor Roll Carsyn DaBrescia-McGraw – Most Creative in Art Adrian Bolster – Greatest Problem Solver Lula Disipio – Most Positive Attitude & Greatest Effort Overall Congratulations to this week’s gold slip winner, Jaxson Titus! Jaxson is pictured with Mrs. Robinson and his prize. Keep on turning in those gold slips, boys and girls!!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK We would like to congratulate our student of the week at Hancock Elementary, Adrian Bolster! Adrian was selected by Mrs. Prescott because he puts in his best effort to be a hard worker in class. He is always very kind and helpful to his peers, as well. Excellent job, Adrian! #WeAreHCS

🎶 Thank You, 5th Grade Chorus! 🎶 This morning, our 5th-grade chorus students filled the room with joy and music as they performed at our elementary Morning Program. They sang selections from their winter concert, including "We Will Not" and "Hot Chocolate," much to the delight of our younger students. Thank you, 5th-grade chorus, for sharing your talent and spreading the holiday spirit! 🌟👏

GIRLS BASKETBALL VICTORIOUS Congratulations to our D-H Eagles Varsity Girls Basketball team on their 51-45 win over Susquehanna last night! The Lady Eagles erased a 12 point deficit in the 3rd quarter to come away with the victory. Sarah Gross was dominant, scoring 33 points and recording 8 steals for D-H. Autumn Dohanic added 8 points, while Gwyn Nebzydoski tallied 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Excellent work, ladies! Their next game is Thursday night, as they head to Morris for their tip-off tournament. Girls Varsity plays at 5:30 p.m., with the Varsity Boys following at 7:00 p.m.

🎉 Congratulations to our High School Students! 🎉 Hancock Central School proudly recognized the hard work and achievements of our high school students during Friday’s Quarter 1 Awards Ceremony! 🏅✨ Congratulations to the following students: MERIT ROLL: Grade 9: Cole Mazepa, Aubrey Rutherford, Olivia Tarbox Grade 10: Ethan Dennis, Evan Johnson, Heather Travis Grade 11: Katelin Croissette, Ramey Farr, Landon Fuller, James Mullican, Aiden Noble, Paula Orlowski, Alexi Rosel, Alyssa Ryder Grade 12: Kevin Conklin, Julianna Ruiz HONOR ROLL: Grade 9: Kadyn Appley, Madison Norton Grade 10: Justin Lewis, Lily Payne, Ivy Tice Grade 11: Noah Bass, Cambry Cobb, Olivia DuBois, Patrick Esolen, Liam Kelly, Joshua Lawson, Hunter Oddo, Quinn Rowe, Greyson Thomas, Ethan Wrighter Grade 12: Makenzie Allen, Arik Biedermann, Jacob Davis, Vanessa Horton, Aidan Norton, Tyler Persbacker, Emmalee Watson HIGH HONOR ROLL: Grade 9: Willa Arrigan, Nora Bartholomew, Charles Dohanic, Steven Saul Jr., Kayden Swartwout, Wyatt Woodmansee, Cherish Wright Grade 10: Marco Avila, Holden Dufton, Lucas Gately, Olivia Johnston, Kaycee Karcher, Leigha Mead, Clark Porosky, Landyn Shaffer, Amelia Waldron, Kourtney Woodmansee Grade 11: Emily Bolster, Autumn Dohanic, Olivia Esolen, Gwyneth Nebzydoski, Stevie Woodmansee, Leah Wormuth Grade 12: Ashton Aceves-Amaya, Ava Francisco, Sarah Gross, Kai Yip Lo, Addison Makowski, Hannah Mitchell, Natalie Woodmansee

🎄❤️ Spreading Holiday Cheer! ❤️🎄 Our Hancock Central School students are bringing the holiday spirit to life by helping deliver Christmas gifts to our local Catholic church! Their efforts are making a difference and brightening the season for families in our community. Way to go, Wildcats!

BOYS BASKETBALL WINS D-H TIPOFF TOURNAMENT Congratulations to our D-H Varsity Boys Basketball team on their thrilling 69-63 win over Morris to take home the D-H tip-off tournament championship! Trailing by 10 points at the start of the 4th quarter, Deposit-Hancock had an excellent final period, outscoring Morris 24-8 to win the game. Blake Fortunato exploded for 37 points, including 7 three pointers. Micah Simmons added 16 points, while Jeremiah Diaz scored 9 points for the Eagles. Excellent work, guys!! D-H is back in action tonight, as they take on Susquehanna in Deposit. JV start time is at 5:30, with Varsity slated for a 7:15 p.m. tip-off. Good luck! To view highlights of the game, visit maxpreps at the following link: https://www.maxpreps.com/games/12-7-2024/basketball-24-25/deposit-hancock-vs-morris-central.htm?c=jM4-HVKcTUmk-zHgn7EN9g#tab=box-score&schoolid= #DHNation

FUN FRIDAY Our UPK and Kindergarten students got together for Fun Friday this past week! Their theme was reindeer, so the students made reindeer food for their snack. They also made reindeer food to put out on Christmas Eve for Santa’s reindeer! Excellent work, boys and girls!

MS-HS CONCERT RECORDING Last night's Middle-High School winter concert is now available to view on our HCSD Youtube page at the address below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_0Uwr71NtM Nice work, everyone!

🎶 Bravo to Our Band and Chorus! 🎶 HCS would like to congratulate our talented musicians and vocalists on their outstanding performances at last night’s Winter Concert! ❄️✨ The concert featured beautiful renditions by: 🎵 5th Grade Chorus 🎵 Middle School Band 🎵 Middle School Chorus 🎵 High School Band 🎵 High School Chorus A special thank you to all the students for their hard work, as well as our directors, Choral Director Loa Noyd and Band Director Michael Massaro, for their dedication and guidance in making this event a true celebration of music and the holiday spirit. 🎄💙 #WeAreHCS

🎉 Congratulations to our Middle School Students! 🎉 Hancock Central School would like to proudly recognize the hard work and achievements of our middle school students during yesterday’s Quarter 1 Awards Ceremony! 🏅✨ Congratulations to the following students: MERIT ROLL: Grade 6: Liam Chapman, Christopher Davanzo, Addie Furlong, Sauyer Lobdell, Kemper Possemato, Aurora Ruiz, Elisha Simmons, Chanel Wignall Grade 7: Arissa Crawson, Jada Furlong, Jena Furlong, Sophia Jefferson, Hannah Morgan, Kylan Possemato, Gage Zazeckie Grade 8: Jake D’Elia, Trenten Gill, Nissi Louis, Livian Robinson HONOR ROLL: Grade 5: Earl Miller, Jace Murphy, Kylie Tompkins, Jacob Wormuth Grade 6: Joshua Dunlap, Baylie Ellis, Leon Miller Grade 7: John Blanchard, Bryleigh Drumm, Leah Haase-Thomas, Richard Miller Grade 8: Ariana Blakeslee, John D’Elia, Xavier Esolen, Arianna Hunt, Chase Mack, Landyn Robinson, Emma Tice, Cameron Thomas, Gavyn Westbrook HIGH HONOR ROLL: Grade 5: Maci Berlingeri, Samuel Brigham, Ivan Haskell, Addison Picozzi, Emerson Rinn Grade 6: Harper Dufton, Ava Reynolds Grade 7: Karynn Appley, Liliana Avila, Jayden D’Elia, Owen Drake, Justin He, Preston Johnston, Braidynn Marino, Braylee Marino, Sophia Prescott, Emma Saul, Cooper Wormuth Grade 8: Elaine He, Madilynn Gustin, Adelaide Roenfeldt, Lacey White PERFECT ATTENDANCE: 5th Grade: Ivan Haskell, Addison Picozzi 6th Grade: Harper Dufton, Addie Furlong, Jonghyeok Kim, Ava Reynolds 7th Grade: Madison Bolster, Owen Drake, Justin He, Braidynn Marino, Braylee Marino, Hannah Morgan, Sophia Prescott, Cooper Wormuth, Gage Zazeckie 8th Grade: Trenten Gill, Elaine He, Arianna Hunt, Nicholas Irimescu, Jongryul Kim, Landyn Robinson From academic excellence to outstanding character and effort, our students continue to embody the values of determination and perseverance. We are so proud of all your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what you achieve next! Let’s celebrate their success together. Way to go, students!! #WeAreHCS

GIRLS BASKETBALL WINS OPENER Congratulations to our D-H Eagles Varsity Girls Basketball team on their victory over Franklin last night in the Walton tip-off tournament. It was a tight game throughout, but the Lady Eagles picked up the win with a 42-37 score! Sarah Gross scored 21 points to lead D-H, with Ivy Tice adding 9 points and Autumn Dohanic tallying 6 points. The girls will travel back to Walton tomorrow night, taking on Walton for the tip-off championship. Good luck, ladies! #DHNation