EGG-CELLENT FUN THANKS TO OUR STUDENT COUNCIL!
A big thank you to our Student Council for organizing today’s Easter egg hunts for our elementary and middle school students! Your hard work and planning made the day extra special for everyone involved.
We’d also like to extend our appreciation to our faculty and staff for their generous egg-filler donations! Your contributions helped make the hunts even more exciting!
Students even had a special visit from the Easter Bunny, adding even more excitement and smiles to the day!
Our students had a fantastic time searching for eggs and enjoying some sweet treats as we head into Easter break. Great job, everyone!
A big thank you to our Student Council for organizing today’s Easter egg hunts for our elementary and middle school students! Your hard work and planning made the day extra special for everyone involved.
We’d also like to extend our appreciation to our faculty and staff for their generous egg-filler donations! Your contributions helped make the hunts even more exciting!
Students even had a special visit from the Easter Bunny, adding even more excitement and smiles to the day!
Our students had a fantastic time searching for eggs and enjoying some sweet treats as we head into Easter break. Great job, everyone!
A SWEET REWARD FOR READING SUCCESS!
A huge thank you to Mr. Bedient, Ms. Milk, and Mrs. Vasconi-Smith for being such great sports and supporting our reading challenge in a fun (and messy!) way!
Thanks to our students reaching their reading goals, these teachers were selected to take a pie in the face, and they didn’t disappoint! Congratulations to Nathan, Cristian, and Alexia, who earned the honor of delivering the pies. They had an absolute blast!
What a fun way to celebrate the hard work and dedication our students have shown toward reading. Great job, everyone!!
A huge thank you to Mr. Bedient, Ms. Milk, and Mrs. Vasconi-Smith for being such great sports and supporting our reading challenge in a fun (and messy!) way!
Thanks to our students reaching their reading goals, these teachers were selected to take a pie in the face, and they didn’t disappoint! Congratulations to Nathan, Cristian, and Alexia, who earned the honor of delivering the pies. They had an absolute blast!
What a fun way to celebrate the hard work and dedication our students have shown toward reading. Great job, everyone!!
MARCH READING CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS!
We are excited to celebrate our incredible elementary readers who went above and beyond during our March Reading Challenge! Your dedication to reading is inspiring, keep turning those pages!
Top Reader in the Building:
Alexia Guerra Callejas
Grade Level Top Readers:
• 4th Grade: Alexia Guerra Callejas – 4,628 minutes
• 3rd Grade: Jimi Kilian – 1,885 minutes
• 2nd Grade: Cristian Sparacio – 945 minutes
• 1st Grade: Kallen Robinson – 530 minutes
• Kindergarten: Nathan Steele – 116 books
• Pre-K: Laken Ata – 80 books
Top Class:
• 3rd Grade – 16,218 total minutes read!
Amazing work by all of our students who participated, your commitment to reading is something to be proud of! Keep up the great work and let’s see what April brings!
We are excited to celebrate our incredible elementary readers who went above and beyond during our March Reading Challenge! Your dedication to reading is inspiring, keep turning those pages!
Top Reader in the Building:
Alexia Guerra Callejas
Grade Level Top Readers:
• 4th Grade: Alexia Guerra Callejas – 4,628 minutes
• 3rd Grade: Jimi Kilian – 1,885 minutes
• 2nd Grade: Cristian Sparacio – 945 minutes
• 1st Grade: Kallen Robinson – 530 minutes
• Kindergarten: Nathan Steele – 116 books
• Pre-K: Laken Ata – 80 books
Top Class:
• 3rd Grade – 16,218 total minutes read!
Amazing work by all of our students who participated, your commitment to reading is something to be proud of! Keep up the great work and let’s see what April brings!
SPRING SPIRIT WEEK ROLLS ON!
Wednesday’s theme brought the energy with “Construction vs Camo”, or as we like to call it, High Vis vs Hide and Seek!
From bright neon gear to head-to-toe camouflage, our students and staff showed up and showed out. It was great to see so many people getting into the spirit and having fun with the theme!
Way to go, everyone!!
Wednesday’s theme brought the energy with “Construction vs Camo”, or as we like to call it, High Vis vs Hide and Seek!
From bright neon gear to head-to-toe camouflage, our students and staff showed up and showed out. It was great to see so many people getting into the spirit and having fun with the theme!
Way to go, everyone!!
A HOPPING GOOD PERFORMANCE!
Thank you to Ms. Milk’s 2nd grade class for their performance of “Peter Rabbit” for other classes today, you all did a fantastic job!!
From creatively bringing their characters to life to designing and drawing the settings for each scene, these students truly impressed from start to finish. Their hard work, teamwork, and creativity were on full display, making for an enjoyable show for all who watched.
Great work, everyone!!
Thank you to Ms. Milk’s 2nd grade class for their performance of “Peter Rabbit” for other classes today, you all did a fantastic job!!
From creatively bringing their characters to life to designing and drawing the settings for each scene, these students truly impressed from start to finish. Their hard work, teamwork, and creativity were on full display, making for an enjoyable show for all who watched.
Great work, everyone!!
SPRING SPIRIT WEEK CONTINUES!
We’re loving the energy this week! Yesterday’s “Soccer Mom vs. BBQ Dad” day brought out some awesome outfits and plenty of laughs! Great job to everyone who participated and showed off their spirit!
Today, we’re gearing up for “Construction vs. Camo” day, and we can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with. Don’t forget, tomorrow wraps things up with “Spring Break Vibes”, so break out those bright colors and vacation styles!
Keep the creativity coming! Nice work, everyone!!
We’re loving the energy this week! Yesterday’s “Soccer Mom vs. BBQ Dad” day brought out some awesome outfits and plenty of laughs! Great job to everyone who participated and showed off their spirit!
Today, we’re gearing up for “Construction vs. Camo” day, and we can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with. Don’t forget, tomorrow wraps things up with “Spring Break Vibes”, so break out those bright colors and vacation styles!
Keep the creativity coming! Nice work, everyone!!
MORNING PROGRAM TOMORROW
Just a friendly reminder that there will be Morning Program tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. in the Elementary cafeteria. We hope to see you there for our final program before break!!
Just a friendly reminder that there will be Morning Program tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. in the Elementary cafeteria. We hope to see you there for our final program before break!!
A ROARING SUCCESS!!
Congratulations to all of our talented students who participated in this past Friday’s all school play, The Lion King, Jr., in the HCS auditorium!
Everyone did an amazing job! From the beautiful set design, to the incredible costumes, to the phenomenal acting and singing, your hard work and dedication TRULY shined on stage!
It was also wonderful to see such a packed house. Thank you to our amazing community for coming out to support our students and providing such an energetic and appreciative audience.
We are so proud of each and every one of you, fantastic job!!
Congratulations to all of our talented students who participated in this past Friday’s all school play, The Lion King, Jr., in the HCS auditorium!
Everyone did an amazing job! From the beautiful set design, to the incredible costumes, to the phenomenal acting and singing, your hard work and dedication TRULY shined on stage!
It was also wonderful to see such a packed house. Thank you to our amazing community for coming out to support our students and providing such an energetic and appreciative audience.
We are so proud of each and every one of you, fantastic job!!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS
Please see the graphic below for important, upcoming events for the month of April at HCS!
As a reminder, students are in session Monday through Thursday this week, with no school this Friday, 4/3 (Good Friday) and no school next week, 4/6-4/10 (Spring Recess). Students will return to school on Monday, April 13th.
Please see the graphic below for important, upcoming events for the month of April at HCS!
As a reminder, students are in session Monday through Thursday this week, with no school this Friday, 4/3 (Good Friday) and no school next week, 4/6-4/10 (Spring Recess). Students will return to school on Monday, April 13th.
APRIL MENUS
Have a look at the breakfast and lunch offerings for the month of April here at HCS!
Have a look at the breakfast and lunch offerings for the month of April here at HCS!
THE LION KING, JR. - DAYTIME PERFORMANCE
Congratulations to our incredible cast and crew on their wonderful performance of The Lion King Jr. earlier today! Our elementary and MS/HS students were treated to an amazing show filled with energy, talent, and hard work!
Here are some photos from today’s performance, but we hope to see you tonight at 7:00 p.m. for the evening show open to the public!
Admission is free, with a free will offering accepted. Guest may enter from the 2nd floor Main Entrance.
Nice job, everyone, we look forward to seeing tonight’s performance!!
Congratulations to our incredible cast and crew on their wonderful performance of The Lion King Jr. earlier today! Our elementary and MS/HS students were treated to an amazing show filled with energy, talent, and hard work!
Here are some photos from today’s performance, but we hope to see you tonight at 7:00 p.m. for the evening show open to the public!
Admission is free, with a free will offering accepted. Guest may enter from the 2nd floor Main Entrance.
Nice job, everyone, we look forward to seeing tonight’s performance!!
NY THURSDAYS
See the poster below for our NY Thursdays menu tomorrow at HCS!
See the poster below for our NY Thursdays menu tomorrow at HCS!
SPRING SPIRIT WEEK
Get ready for the fun of Spring spirit week at HCS next week!
Monday, March 30th – Zoom Day (fancy on top, comfy on the bottom)
Tuesday, March 31 – Soccer Mom vs BBQ Dad
Wednesday, April 1 – Construction vs Camo day (High Vis or Hide-and-seek!)
Thursday, April 2 – Spring Break Vibes (beach attire, tropical shirts, sunglasses)
Show us your school spirit and hopefully bring some warmer weather our way!!
Get ready for the fun of Spring spirit week at HCS next week!
Monday, March 30th – Zoom Day (fancy on top, comfy on the bottom)
Tuesday, March 31 – Soccer Mom vs BBQ Dad
Wednesday, April 1 – Construction vs Camo day (High Vis or Hide-and-seek!)
Thursday, April 2 – Spring Break Vibes (beach attire, tropical shirts, sunglasses)
Show us your school spirit and hopefully bring some warmer weather our way!!
HCS ALL SCHOOL PLAY – “THE LION KING, JR.”
Join us for a magical evening this Friday, March 27th, as our talented students take the stage for this year’s All School Play, The Lion King, Jr.!
• Friday, March 27th
• 7:00 p.m.
• MS-HS Auditorium
Our cast and crew have been working incredibly hard to bring this beloved story to life, filled with unforgettable characters, music, and performances you won’t want to miss!
The Cast:
Rafiki – Olivia Esolen
Mufasa – Patrick Esolen
Scar – Liam Kelly
Young Simba – Cooper Wormuth
Simba – Steven Saul
Young Nala – Harper Dufton
Nala – Amelia Waldron
Zazu – Emrehe Ellis
Timon – Maddy Gustin
Pumbaa – Emily Bolster
Shenzi – Liliana Avila
Banzai – Cherish Wright
Ed – Sophia Jefferson
Sarabi – Grace Evanitsky
Sarafina – Ariana Blakeslee
Ensemble:
Braidynn Marino
Braylee Marino
Hannah Morgan
Gwyneth Nebzydowski
Emma Saul
Emma Tice
A special thank you to Livian Robinson and Leigha Mead for their contributions to lighting and set assistance!
We are so proud of our students and can’t wait for our school community to experience their hard work and talent. Bring your family and friends for a night of entertainment and support for our young performers!
Join us for a magical evening this Friday, March 27th, as our talented students take the stage for this year’s All School Play, The Lion King, Jr.!
• Friday, March 27th
• 7:00 p.m.
• MS-HS Auditorium
Our cast and crew have been working incredibly hard to bring this beloved story to life, filled with unforgettable characters, music, and performances you won’t want to miss!
The Cast:
Rafiki – Olivia Esolen
Mufasa – Patrick Esolen
Scar – Liam Kelly
Young Simba – Cooper Wormuth
Simba – Steven Saul
Young Nala – Harper Dufton
Nala – Amelia Waldron
Zazu – Emrehe Ellis
Timon – Maddy Gustin
Pumbaa – Emily Bolster
Shenzi – Liliana Avila
Banzai – Cherish Wright
Ed – Sophia Jefferson
Sarabi – Grace Evanitsky
Sarafina – Ariana Blakeslee
Ensemble:
Braidynn Marino
Braylee Marino
Hannah Morgan
Gwyneth Nebzydowski
Emma Saul
Emma Tice
A special thank you to Livian Robinson and Leigha Mead for their contributions to lighting and set assistance!
We are so proud of our students and can’t wait for our school community to experience their hard work and talent. Bring your family and friends for a night of entertainment and support for our young performers!
SHARING THE LOVE OF READING ACROSS AGES
Our 4th graders were recently able to make a special visit to the community preschool, and it was well worth the wait! During their time together, our students shared their love of reading with preschoolers and toddlers, creating meaningful connections through stories.
It was a joyful experience for everyone involved, and smiles were seen all around. We are so proud of our 4th graders for being such wonderful reading role models!!
Our 4th graders were recently able to make a special visit to the community preschool, and it was well worth the wait! During their time together, our students shared their love of reading with preschoolers and toddlers, creating meaningful connections through stories.
It was a joyful experience for everyone involved, and smiles were seen all around. We are so proud of our 4th graders for being such wonderful reading role models!!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
We are excited to recognize our Students of the Week at Hancock Elementary!
Mrs. Robinson has chosen Zayne Walker as her Student of the Week. Zayne comes in every day with a big smile and is always willing to help his classmates whenever they need it. He is a great role model in the classroom and consistently strives to do his best work.
Mrs. Cooper has chosen Madeline Mootz as her Student of the Week. Madelaine has shown tremendous growth each and every day. She asks thoughtful questions, comes to class ready to learn, and isn’t afraid to ask for support when needed.
Congratulations to both students on this well-deserved recognition!
We are excited to recognize our Students of the Week at Hancock Elementary!
Mrs. Robinson has chosen Zayne Walker as her Student of the Week. Zayne comes in every day with a big smile and is always willing to help his classmates whenever they need it. He is a great role model in the classroom and consistently strives to do his best work.
Mrs. Cooper has chosen Madeline Mootz as her Student of the Week. Madelaine has shown tremendous growth each and every day. She asks thoughtful questions, comes to class ready to learn, and isn’t afraid to ask for support when needed.
Congratulations to both students on this well-deserved recognition!
RUMBLE READERS VISIT BRINGS STORIES TO LIFE!
We would like to extend a big thank you to Amy Fancher, David “Peterman” Peterson, and special guests Ruby and Rumble from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies for visiting our elementary school today!
They spent time with our students sharing the exciting Rumble Readers Book Club program, an awesome reading incentive where students can earn a free ticket to a Rumble Ponies game each month by reading 10 books, with the opportunity to earn up to four tickets by the end of the school year.
To kick things off, all of our students were able to check their first book off the list today as Mr. Peterson read “Casey Back at Bat” aloud. Ruby, Rumble, and Ms. Fancher brought the story to life by acting out scenes (our students especially loved the idea of Ms. Fancher dressing up as a hot dog)!
For more information on the Rumble Readers Book Club program, please visit:
https://rumblereaders.com/
Thank you again to the Rumble Ponies and their team for such a fun and engaging visit. Our students had a wonderful time and are excited to keep reading!
CELEBRATING OUR TRIPLE B AWARD WINNERS!
We are proud to recognize our Triple B Award winners from yesterday’s Morning Program. Congratulations to Sara Saul, Jacob Bogart, Alejandro Ruiz, Cash Rowe, Liberty Gerchman-Van Loan, and Lylian Mootz!
The Triple B Award represents what it means to be respectful, responsible, and safe each and every day at HCS. These students have demonstrated those qualities and set a great example for their peers.
Keep up the great work, we are proud of you!
We are proud to recognize our Triple B Award winners from yesterday’s Morning Program. Congratulations to Sara Saul, Jacob Bogart, Alejandro Ruiz, Cash Rowe, Liberty Gerchman-Van Loan, and Lylian Mootz!
The Triple B Award represents what it means to be respectful, responsible, and safe each and every day at HCS. These students have demonstrated those qualities and set a great example for their peers.
Keep up the great work, we are proud of you!
THE POWER OF HOPE AT MORNING PROGRAM
Thank you to Mrs. Feeney for speaking with our elementary students at yesterday’s Morning Program about the importance of hope.
Mrs. Feeney engaged students in a thoughtful discussion, asking questions like “What is hope?” and “How does hope help us?” Together, they explored how hope helps us stay positive, encourages us to keep going, and inspires us to work toward change.
Students shared their own examples of being hopeful and discussed why it’s important to maintain a positive mindset. Mrs. Feeney also offered simple but meaningful ways to help others feel hopeful, by using kind words like “You’ve got this!” and by showing respect, such as not laughing at others’ mistakes.
As Mrs. Feeney shared, “Hope isn’t magic, but it helps us take the steps to keep trying, learning, and moving forward. That’s how things actually get better.”
Thank you to Mrs. Feeney for speaking with our elementary students at yesterday’s Morning Program about the importance of hope.
Mrs. Feeney engaged students in a thoughtful discussion, asking questions like “What is hope?” and “How does hope help us?” Together, they explored how hope helps us stay positive, encourages us to keep going, and inspires us to work toward change.
Students shared their own examples of being hopeful and discussed why it’s important to maintain a positive mindset. Mrs. Feeney also offered simple but meaningful ways to help others feel hopeful, by using kind words like “You’ve got this!” and by showing respect, such as not laughing at others’ mistakes.
As Mrs. Feeney shared, “Hope isn’t magic, but it helps us take the steps to keep trying, learning, and moving forward. That’s how things actually get better.”
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
Thank you to our Story Hour readers and families for joining us for last night’s Story Hour!
Students had a great time sitting together to enjoy stories, and even had the opportunity to read a few stories to our Story Hour readers as well.
To wrap up the night, each student was able to select a brand new book to take home. What a great way to keep the love of reading going. We truly appreciate your support!
Thank you to our Story Hour readers and families for joining us for last night’s Story Hour!
Students had a great time sitting together to enjoy stories, and even had the opportunity to read a few stories to our Story Hour readers as well.
To wrap up the night, each student was able to select a brand new book to take home. What a great way to keep the love of reading going. We truly appreciate your support!
