Hancock Middle/High School

🎄 HCS NHS Members Spreading Holiday Cheer 🎄 Our National Honor Society members are once again making a difference this holiday season by picking up and delivering baskets for the Loaves and Fishes Food Christmas Giveaway! 💙 A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful family in our town who dedicates their time and energy throughout the year to create these thoughtful and practical gifts for those in need. Your kindness shines brightly! ✨

🥎 MAKOWSKI SIGNS WITH FDU🥎 We are thrilled to announce that Addison Makowski has officially signed her letter of intent to join Fairleigh Dickinson University this Fall as a member of their Division 1 softball program! Addison’s hard work, dedication, and talent have earned her this incredible opportunity, and we couldn’t be prouder. Best of luck, Addison, as you take this exciting step in your academic and athletic journey. Go Knights! 💜⚾ #HCSproud #Division1Bound

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

BOYS BASKETBALL WINS MORRIS TOURNAMENT Congratulations to our D-H Eagles Boys Basketball team on winning the Morris tournament this past weekend! The Eagles started off the tourney with a 59-40 win over South Kortright, which was their first win over SK since 2002! Micah Simmons paced D-H with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks. Blake Fortunato added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Jeremiah Diaz tallied 8 points, while Greyson Thomas added 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. On Saturday, D-H defeated Morris 84-67, with Fortunato EXPLODING for 41 points and 19 rebounds. Simmons added 18 points & 17 rebounds, as Jeremiah Diaz had 12 points with 5 rebounds. Thomas added 7 points and 5 rebounds, while AJ Gonzales tallied 6 points and 5 assists! The 4-1 Eagles will be back in action this Wednesday, December 18th, traveling to Oxford for a 7:15 p.m. match-up. Good luck and great work! #DHNation

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!!

🎉 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!

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

D-H SPORTS LIVE STREAMS Deposit-Hancock is moving to a new live stream platform for our home athletic contests! We will be using HUDL FAN TV from this point forward (this is a free service, no account is required to view contests). Our home athletic contests will NO LONGER be live streamed on the YouTube platform. To watch games, please click on this link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/deposit/organization/61233/deposithancock-high-school The link is also available on our school website, under the ‘Athletics’ tab. We have boys’ basketball games upcoming, with our D-H Boys tip-off tournament scheduled for tomorrow, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th. GO EAGLES!!! #DHNation

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS, MS-HS CONCERT TODAY Just a reminder that we will be holding quarter 1 awards for students in grades 5-8 at approximately 1:50/1:55 p.m. this afternoon. We will also be having our MS-HS Winter concert later this evening at 6:30 p.m. Please join us if you're able to attend, we look forward to seeing you!