Hamilton High School is among the top 100 high schools in the country that teach personal finance based on results from the Financial Literacy Certification test. The national ranking was created by Working In Support of Education (w!se), which sponsors the test to empower students to take control of their financial futures. Eighty students enrolled […]
Hamilton Band Boosters hosts Jazz Café Feb. 11
An evening of great food and entertainment is in store for the community Feb. 11 as the Hamilton School District Band Boosters hosts Jazz Café from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the Hamilton High School Cafeteria. Advance tickets are $10 ages 6 years and up and $6 for children ages 2-5 years. Add $2 […]
Hamilton selects Gumm as football coach
Justin Gumm was named head coach of the Hamilton High School Chargers football team. Gumm, a 2009 graduate of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., is the physical education and strength-conditioning teacher and assistant head football coach at Grafton High School. Beginning in August, he will be a part-time physical education and health teacher at Hamilton […]
Hamilton students earn Microsoft certification
More than 70 Hamilton High School students in Toni Hillmann and Brenda Savic’s first semester Computer Application courses completed rigorous technical training and earned Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification. Students completed the “Productivity” strand of the Microsoft Imagine Academy program which includes the opportunity to take exams in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The following students […]
Early admission to school deadline approaches
Parents who want their children considered for early admission into a Hamilton School District 5-year-old kindergarten or first grade class next fall should apply in writing by March 1 to their elementary school principal. Application forms are available at elementary school offices. Children who turn five on or before Sept. 1, 2020 meet normal entrance […]
Sribhasyam wins Templeton Geographic Bee
After nail-biting competition, Templeton Middle School produced its school champion from the top 14 finalists in its Geographic Bee. Seventh-grader Suhruth Sribhasyam emerged as the 2020 school champion after rounds of intense questions, up against 13 other school finalists. The other finalists were Liliana Atkinson, Lauren Bickler, Tyler Canham, Thomas Fischer, Samuel Maurer, Jack Nagai, […]
Hamilton announces December students of the month
Hamilton High School students representing 11 curriculum areas were selected as students of the month for December. They are: Alexander Ellenberger, applied engineering and technology; Kaitlyn Tyriver, art; Lucas Ruiz, business education; Kailyn Benoit, communication arts; Manya Mehra, family and consumer sciences; Marcela Hahn, fitness education; Britney Nwanosike, mathematics; Jadyn Grana, music; Isabella Brundage and […]
Hamilton drama to present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Hamilton High School Drama Society invites the community to an ambitious version of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Feb. 7-9 in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center (HFAC). Shows begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. for the Sunday performance. Shakespeare’s most famous comedy, adapted by Carmen-maria Mandley, is re-imagined in […]
Current grade 8 students, parents invited to Hamilton Orientation & Open House Feb. 12
Hamilton High School will welcome incoming ninth-graders and their parents to its Eighth Grade Orientation and Open House Feb. 12 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center (HFAC), W220 N6151 Town Line Road, Sussex. The schedule for families will be different based on last names as follows: Students with last names A-K […]
Hamilton’s kindergarten registration begins in January
Kindergarten registration for children who will attend the Hamilton School District in the 2020-21 school year will begin Jan. 28. The district offers kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds (4K) and 5-year-olds (5K) with bus transportation offered for both. 4K is an optional half-day program at Willow Springs Learning Center for children who turn four on or […]