Sixteen Hamilton School District students have been selected for the Academic Excellence Awards by the Hamilton Education Foundation for the 2004-05 school year. The recipients are: Danielle Barbian, Templeton Middle School; Alison Crane, Hamilton High School; Elizabeth Cychosz, Templeton Middle School; Michael Guzman, Templeton Middle School; Seth Leinbach, Templeton Middle School; Cody Neverman, Lannon Elementary […]
Maple Avenue Home & School hosts craft fair
The Maple Avenue Elementary School Home & School will host its 18th Annual Holiday Craft Affair Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available along with a bake sale featuring delicious, homemade items. A Secret Santa Shop will allow children to purchase […]
Hamilton announces October students of the month
Hamilton High School students representing 11 curriculum areas were selected students of the month for October. They are: Krista Zuba, music; Kayla Butterfield, family & consumer education; Zachary Seppa and Christopher Schamerhorn, communication arts; Travis Schirpke, social studies; Leanna Vannarom, mathematics; Jonathon Tran, fitness education; Brandon Bolgrin, applied engineering and technology; Kelly Gest, art; Chinou […]
Hamilton’s Cultural Exchange Club sponsors “Mix It Up Day”
The Cultural Exchange Club will sponsor “Mix It Up Day” Nov. 15 at Hamilton High School. Hamilton students will join with millions across the nation to combat peer social labels and prejudice by making the simple choice of where to sit at lunch. They will abandon their regular seats in the cafeteria to sit with […]
Local Petro Pantry helps Willow Springs secure grant
The Sussex Petro Pantry Mobil Station helped secure a grant for Willow Springs Learning Center from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. The national foundation provided a $500 grant that will allow Willow Springs to continue funding transportation for their local community field trips to the Briski Pumpkin Farm, Doperalski Tree Farm and Pauline Haass Public […]
Templeton plans Veterans’ Day ceremony
With a theme of “Preserving Liberty: Then and Now,” Templeton Middle School will recognize the contributions of American veterans at a formal ceremony Nov. 11. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. Veteran Daniel Buttery will provide the Veterans’ Address. A ceremonial color guard will post and retire the colors, and a member of the Horne-Mudlitz […]
“The Pink Panther Strikes Again” at Hamilton
For their first drama performance of the season, Hamilton High School students will present “The Pink Panther Strikes Again” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3-5 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 6. Ticket prices are $5 for students and senior citizens and $8 for adults. They may be purchased 30 minutes before the performances. The […]
Hamilton tax levy drops
Hamilton School Board members adopted a budget and certified a tax levy Oct. 19 that will drop the mill rate for school purposes by nearly 12 percent. The tax levy for 2005-06 is $22,425,229 — $467,961 less than the 2004-05 levy. The mill rate is $9.50, which equates to $950 in school taxes for each […]
Hamilton community invited to dance performance
The Hamilton Education Foundation will sponsor a performance of the Ko-Thi Dance Company Nov. 11 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center. There is no admission to attend, but donations will be accepted at the door. Ko-Thi Dance Company is committed to preserving and performing the dance and music rooted in African, […]
Maple Avenue dads treated to donuts
Dads and other significant male figures in the lives of Maple Avenue Elementary School students will meet for a morning treat Nov. 11 as the school hosts “Donuts With Dad.” This popular program brings children together with their fathers and other adult males – offering the adults an informal opportunity to visit the school, have […]