Hancock Middle/High School

EARLY DISMISSAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 We would like to remind families of the 15-minute early dismissal drill on Thursday, October 10. This drill, mandated by New York State, must be tested at least once per year, and must occur no more than 15 minutes prior to the normal student dismissal time. There are several components to the drill, including helping schools practice their evacuation and communications procedures, and assisting the bus garage with emergency transportation procedures.

FIELD HOCKEY PICKS UP BIG WIN Congratulations to our D-H Eagles field hockey team on defeating Afton-Harpursville yesterday afternoon by a score of a 2-1! After trailing 1-0 early on, the D-H Eagles scored two goals in the second half of the game to pick up the win in a tight contest! Goals were scored by Amanda Ray and Leah Braun for D-H. Nora Bartholomew picked up an assist and Kadyn Appley had 4 saves. The victory puts D-H in great shape with a 9-2 overall record on the season. They have another tough match-up on Monday, as they take on Vestal. Game time is at 4:30 p.m. in Deposit. Excellent work! #DHNation

CONSTRUCTION & CAREER DAY Several of our HCS students had the opportunity to visit the Broome County Highway Department as they hosted Construction and Career Day yesterday. The event allowed high school students from HCS and neighboring schools across the southern tier to talk with various employers and explore different job/trade opportunities. The students had the opportunity to experience trades such as carpentry, masonry and heavy machinery operation, among others. We want to thank the Broome County Highway Department for this wonderful opportunity for our students! #WeAreHCS

CUSTODIAL APPRECIATION DAY Today is Custodial Appreciation Day (also known as National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day) – we would like to thank our excellent custodial & grounds staff for their hard work and dedication to keep our school clean, safe and inviting. We appreciate all that you do! HCS Custodial staff includes Ed Mitchell, Joe O’Brien, Shaun Gotthardt, Shaun Shannon, Anthony Miller, Greg Gill, Jason Mead and Jodi Newman. #WeAreHCS

EAGLES WIN ON HOMECOMING Congratulations to our D-H Eagles Football team on their 49-0 win over the Dryden Lions on Friday! The offense was firing on all cylinders early, scoring on each of their drives in the first half to lead 36-0. Defensively, they made all the necessary stops, prohibiting Dryden from putting points on the board. This win moves Deposit-Hancock to 4-0 on the season, earning them a #12 ranking for Class D in New York State! We also had an excellent turn out for the homecoming parade before the game, thank you to everyone that made an appearance!! #DHNation

HOMECOMING QUEEN CROWNED Congratulations to Natalie Woodmansee on being selected as the Homecoming Queen at Friday night’s football game! We would like to congratulate the following girls on being nominated for queen as well! The homecoming queen nominations included Emmalee Watson, Sarah Gross and Makenzie Allen. Congratulations also to the D-H Eagles Football team on their homecoming night victory over Dryden, 49-0! #DHNation

OCTOBER BREAKFAST-LUNCH MENUS Our breakfast and lunch menus for October are pictured below for you to view, thank you to our Food Service staff for providing healthy and tasty meals for our students!

Homecoming Prince, Princess & King Crowned We want to congratulate the following students on being selected for Homecoming Prince, Princess and King! Prince - Carter Wormuth Princess - Maddy Gustin King - Conner Mack Congratulations to all of our nominees! Prince: Carter Wormuth, Landyn Robinson, Trenten Gill, Gavyn Westbrook, John D'Elia Princess: Ariana Blakeslee, Maddy Gustin, Arianna Hunt, Emma Tice, Lacey White King: Arik Biedermann, Leo Lo, Conner Mack, Tyler Persbacker Queen: Natalie Woodmansee, Emmalee Watson, Sarah Gross, Makenzie Allen The homecoming queen will be selected during halftime at tonight's Football game. There will be a parade beforehand, at 5:30 p..m., with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Let's go, Eagles!! #DHNation #WeAreHCS

IN THE SPIRIT! It has been a busy homecoming week here at HCS, our students have done a wonderful job showing their school spirit!! We look forward to seeing you all at tonight’s Homecoming Parade (5:30 p.m.) and the Homecoming game (7:00 p.m.). Let’s go, Eagles!! #DHNation

NY THURSDAYS We had another successful NY Thursday’s lunch yesterday afternoon! The roast beef & cheese melts, as well as the salt potatoes, were a big hit with our students. “This was the best meal I’ve had at school” was stated by SEVERAL students when asked! Thank you to all our food service staff for another healthy and tasty meal!

NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY Thank you to Mrs. D’Elia for sending in some Elementary breakfast pictures on National Pancake Day! Those pancakes are looking good!!

NY THURSDAYS THIS WEEK We are holding another ‘NY Thursdays’ lunch tomorrow, September 26th, here at HCS! On the menu is: roast beef and cheddar melt sandwich (Slate Foods- New York, NY & Great Lakes Cheese – Adams, NY), salt potatoes (Morning Star Poultry - Fort Plain, NY), buffalo roasted cauliflower (Catskill Cattle Company – Deposit, NY), an apple (Behlog Son & Produce – Conklin, NY) and milk. Last week’s NY Thursday meal was excellent, tomorrow’s menu looks just as tasty! Thank you to our food service staff and the local vendors that make NY Thursday’s a possibility!! #WeAreHCS

HOMECOMING NOMINEES We would like to highlight our Prince & Princess and King & Queen homecoming nominees here at HCS! The nominees will be voted on by the student body this week, with the Prince, Princess and King chosen at Friday’s pep-rally. The Queen will be selected at half time during Friday night’s homecoming game against Dryden. Good luck to all of you!! King Nominees: Conner Mack, Leo Lo, Tyler Persbacker, Arik Biedermann Queen Nominees: Natalie Woodmansee, Emmalee Watson, Sarah Gross, Makenzie Allen Prince Nominees: Carter Wormuth, John D’Elia, Gavyn Westbrook, Landyn Robinson, Trenten Gill Princess Nominees: Ariana Blakeslee, Arianna Hunt, Lacey White, Maddy Gustin, Emma Tice (absent from picture)

FIELD HOCKEY WINS ON SENIOR NIGHT We want to congratulate our D-H Eagles Field Hockey team on their 7-1 victory over Maine Endwell last week for senior recognition! A pair of goals were each scored by Nora Bartholomew, Sarah Gross and Amanda Ray on the evening. Leah Braun had 3 assists, Averie Lester had an assist and Aubrey Smith added 1 goal and an assist. The win puts the Eagles at a 4-1 record so far on the year, great work! Thank you to Danielle Gross for capturing pictures of our seniors: Addison Makowski, Sarah Gross, Leah Wist, Amanda Ray and Darby deGraw! Field Hockey is back in action tonight as they play in Honesdale. Good luck to you all!!

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US We would like to thank everyone that stopped by our curriculum night/college and career night yesterday evening! It was wonderful to see our students with their families, as we all had an opportunity to speak & touch base with each other. We also would like to thank The Hancock Community Education Foundation, as well as all the Colleges and Businesses in attendance that made a very successful College & Career night! Congratulations to Jordan Decker, grade 11, and Jakob Payne, grade 12, on each winning a $500 scholarship! #WeAreHCS

NY THURSDAYS Today we held our first ‘NY Thursdays’ lunch for our students! We caught a few pics of our boys and girls enjoying their lunch, with the consensus being that the Mexican street corn was REAL good!! Thank you to our food service staff for providing a tasty and healthy lunch for all our students! #WeAreHCS

NY THURSDAYS BACK AT HCS! We are excited to have our first ‘NY Thursdays’ meal at HCS tomorrow, September 19th! NY Thursday meals are cooked from scratch in each school’s kitchen using seasonal foods that are grown, harvested or produced in New York State. The New York Thursday’s program is a statewide initiative to increase the availability of locally-sourced foods (such as milk, cheese and yogurt) for school meals. These meals will be offered 1-2 Thursdays each month, with our first one taking place this week. This program helps students learn about how much of what they eat comes from our local farms and dairies. The program also enables a way to connect schools with local farms and food producers to strengthen agriculture, promote regional food system awareness and improve student health! Check out the image below for this week's NY Thursdays menu!

HOMECOMING DANCE See the flyer below for more information regarding our 9th-12th grade Homecoming Dance. The dance will take place Friday, September 27th in the Elementary School Cafetorium from 10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.!

IT PROFESSIONALS’ DAY Today is National IT Professionals Day, we would like to appreciate and honor our IT staff at Hancock! We are thankful to have Jason, Thomas and Tonia on hand to assist with any issues that may arise. They are always prompt, efficient and helpful in whatever the task may be. Your hard work keeps our technology running smoothly in our district, thank you for everything that you do! #WeAreHCS #ITProfessionalsDay

PHYSICAL THERAPY DAY We missed our recognition of World Physical Therapy Day last week and would like to recognize the crucial contributions Mr. VanKuren makes to our students here at HCS! Thank you, “Mr. Bill”, for everything that you do for our students! #WeAreHCS