Parent Newsletter - CD Hylton High School

Parent NewsletterClasses begin at 7:30 a.m.March 2011- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MissionStatement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -C. D. Hylton Senior High School will provide creative and stimulating programs that elevate the achievement of everystudent to his or her highest potential. High standards and expectations for participation and achievement in a variety ofrigorous curricular and co-curricular opportunities within a safe and nurturing environment will be provided for allstudents. Student learningand staff effectiveness will be enhanced bypromotingstrongfamilyand communityinvolvement,providingeffective instruction froma global perspective and emphasizingdiversityand acceptance.AdministrationMrs. Carolyn M. Custard.............PrincipalMrs. Brenda Byrd.........................Assistant Principal (A-D)Mr. Michael H. DeWitt ...............Assistant Principal (Q-Z)Mr. Eric A. Switzer.......................Assistant Principal (E-L)Ms. AmyT. Weiler.......................Assistant Principal (M-P)Mrs. Margaret Holt.......................CISL CoordinatorMr. Melvin Smith..........................SecurityDirectorSchool CounselingMs. Katrina Cook................................. DirectorMrs. Diana Brent.................................. Counselor (Si-Z)Ms. Barbara Dragos ............................. Counselor (Ni-Sh)Mrs. Angela Jenkins............................. Counselor (Gar-Kam)Mr. Joseph Lederman.......................... Counselor (A-Car)Mr. HurleyOdom................................ Counselor (Cas-Gal)Mrs. Lynne Wooten-Mitchell............. Counselor (Kan-Ng)Mrs. Jolyn Carroll................................. RegistrarMrs. Sarah Smits................................... TestingCoordinatorMrs. Liliana Bickham........................... SecretaryAthletics & ActivitiesMr. Sal Colangelo .........................Athletic/ Activities DirectorMrs. Kathi Davis ..........................SecretaryApr 4Apr 9Apr 12Apr 12Apr 12Apr 18-22May2-13May10May11-24May20May25May27May30May31May31May31May31June 2June 3,6,7,8June 4June 4June 5June 7June 9June 10June 11June 14-17June 172010-11Calendar of EventsTeacher WorkdayPlease noteACT @ HyltonwhenASVAB Test @ Hylton makingSOL FamilyNightvacationPTSO Meetingplans ~Spring Breakexams willAP Examsbe held thePTSO Meetinglast weekSOL TestingDining Out - AFJROTC of schoolCISL Senior Banquetand cannotSenior Tripbe takenMemorial DayHoliday early.Senior Obligations DueSenior Awards NightUnderclass AwardsHonor Roll & Attendance Bar-b-queAFJROTC Leadership ReceptionSenior ExamsFreshman Parent BreakfastJr./Sr. PromBaccalaureatePTSO MeetingSenior FamilyActivityGraduation Practice (mandatory)Graduation @ Patriot CenterUnderclass Final ExamsLast Dayof SchoolMain Office Phone....................703.580.4000Fax………………..703.580.4299Guidance Office Phone ………703.580.4067Fax………………..703.580.4298Attendance Office…………….703.580.4238/4244School Nurse……..703.580.4265/4205Web site …………………http://cdhylton.comWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 1

------------------------------ Message fromthe Principal ------------------------------Dear Parents,Each day continues to be an exciting and productive day of learning and adventure at C. D. Hylton Senior High School! I would liketo thank my committed staff, outstanding students, supportive parents, business partners, and community for their collaborative effortsin ensuring that our school is committed to excellence in all areas. It is evident that we all work hard daily to support our school’stheme, “We are Family – Working Together for Total Success.” This also holds true for our school’s focus, “Challenged toExcellence—Raising the Standards.” I am elated to congratulate our entire Hylton High School community for achieving the 2011Virginia Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award. Our school earned this award for having met all state and federalbenchmarks for at least two consecutive years and because we are continuing to make progress toward the goals of GovernorMcDonnell and the Virginia Board of Education. We are waiting to receive our award banner so that it can be proudlydisplayed in themain hallway. This is huge accomplishment and another example of the hard work and commitment of our staff, students, andparents. I commend all our students who strive to adhere to our school’s high expectations for academic achievement, attendance, andappropriate behavior.Our Hylton family and the Woodbridge community were delighted to support the News and Messenger’s HoopsFest 16. This year’sHoopsFest 16 benefited Corporal Josh Himan, a 2002 Hylton High School graduate, who was seriously injured in Afghanistan.Currently, over $12,000.00 was collected toward the housing remodeling project for Josh and his family. Individuals wishing to makecontributions should contact our Activities Director, Mr. Sal Colangelo, or the News and Messenger. We’d also like to invite ourHylton family to the 4 th Annual Kyle Wilson Walk for Fitness which will be held here at Hylton on Saturday, April 16, 2011. This is inmemory of Tech I Kyle Wilson, Prince William Fire and Rescue, a 2000 Hylton High School graduate, who died in the line of duty onApril 16, 2007.It’s hard to believe that this school year is almost over. This time of the year means several things to all of us. When we return fromSpring Break, underclassmen will have 39 school days left. Their last day of school is June 17. For seniors, Class of 2011, there will be33 school days left. We are all excited about celebrating graduation exercises on June 11. Additionally, we are diligently preparing forSAT/ACT Testing, SOL Testing, Advanced Placement Exams, Prom, and second semester examinations.I congratulate the coaches and players of our Spring Sports Teams.representing our school in an exemplarymanner.They are displaying teamwork, good sportsmanship, and areI am also honored to recognize the following groups of students on their academic excellence:• Air Force JROTC Commander s Call 150 Cadets• Principal s Honor Roll (all A s) 164 students These students joined me for lunch at CiCi sPizza on February 24.• A/B Honor Roll 511 students -These students were recognized at an Honor Roll Breakfaston February 25.• Freshman Academy 1 st Semester Celebration 16 students• World Languages National Honor Society Inductees 50 studentsWe are extremely appreciative of the assistance and support that our school receives from our School Advisory Council, PTSO, GradNight Committee, and the various parent booster groups. I strongly encourage all of our parents to actively participate in their child’seducation, and to volunteer and to participate in our various booster clubs/programs/activities. We need YOU! Remember, ourparents, business partners, and community are a very crucial part of our team and school family. Please continue to check our websiteat www.cdhylton.com for information, announcements, cancellations, and upcoming events; School Fusion Web pages; and alsoEDULINK.I am always available for you and you are always welcome at C. D. Hylton Senior High School.Carolyn M. CustardPrincipalWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 2

Center for International Studies and Languages (CISL)An integrated curriculum of learningForeign Exchange and TravelOur French sister school Lycée Carnot, came to Woodbridge with 39 students in the first weeks of March. Because of thenumber of French students, Hylton invited Forest Park High School to partner in this successful exchange program. Six Hyltonstudents and two Forest Park students will be traveling to Dijon to stay with the students they hosted. It is a true reciprocalexchange! Bonvoyage! Special thanks to the chaperones and organizers of this travel opportunity: Mrs. Meg Holt and Mr. AndrewStanleyIn December we said Aufwiedersehen to eight German exchange students from our sister school in Dorfen. They all had anamazing experience and were sad to leave after six weeks enrolled in classes at Hylton. German teacher, Frau Amy Anderton,will be accompanying the Prince William County group of students going to Dorfen this summer. And in February, for the firsttime at Hylton, we hosted a group of 13 students from different areas of China. This hosting experience was organized, in part,through Forte International, based in Manassas, Virginia.The CISL program thanks all the host families for all of our exchange programs. Without your generosity and welcoming spiritwe would be unable to offer these life-changing experiences to students both at home and overseas. We hope that the familieswill continue to build their new international friendships. Certainly the tears on the departure days showed the strongimpressions these experiences made on everyone, parents and students alike.CISL Conference: Connecting with the World - Special Focus: Celebrating 50 years of the Peace CorpsThe major March event for CISL students, families, and the community was CISL’s own annual conference on Saturday, March5. We welcomed over 250 participants, parents, students, and members of the community, for a day filled with internationalawareness for everyone. Our keynote speaker was Stephen Redmon who is Special Assistant to the General Counsel,Department of Veteran Affairs and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, Homeland Security and EmergencyManagement. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone. We also welcomed other former Peace Corps volunteerswho presented their individual experiences: Marlena Hawkins (Moldova), Sara Holtz (Togo), Benjamin Houle (Russia Far East),Deja Love (Swaziland), Laara Manler (Burkina Faso and Paraguay), and Raymond Myers (India). The Peace Corps speakerswere organized by Hylton’s social studies teacher, Jason Fox, himself a former Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia. Thank you,Mr. Fox!Additionally, sessions and presenters included Hylton facultymembers, students, and other members of the community:Art and Symbolism of Decorated Eggs (Pysanky), Donna Gibson, HyltonMath Teacher & JodySilverberg, Parent of CISL GraduateDijon: Life, Language and School in the Heart of Burgundy, France, Lydie Prieur, Alain Bouleyand Students fromLycée Carnot, Dijon,France, includingAdrienFoutelet, Noe Lee Avena, Marie Barozet and Jasmine BazenetEvita Duarte Perón: The Mystique Continues…..KarenGaron, Department chair, World LanguagesHábitat para la Humanidad Guatemala 2010, Elaine Bevington, Former CISL StudentI'M MELTING!!!, CathyLane, Department Chair, SciencePalestine: The Struggle for Libertyand Independence, Robert Kirkpatrick, Former CISL Student"Stumbling Upon MyScottish Heritage", James Clark, Lieutenant Colonel inthe United States Air ForceTravel to Peru, Janice Graham, Department Chair, Gifted Education& Beatrice Loayza, CISL StudentWe thank everyone who helped with this event, including the following restaurants: Starbucks (Hoadly Road and Prince William Parkway),Armetta’s, Ristorante Italiano, El Charro, Masala Magic and Siam Bistro Thai Cuisine. Special thanks to CISL student president, KenyaPennington, and CISL Boosters president, MindyHiggins, for their assistance with the organization of the day.CISL Student MeetingsWe thank Osita Nwanevu, CISL senior, for presenting to students in March about his recent summer visit to Nigeria. This wasa powerful session for us all to hear and extremelyinformative. The CISL Student Committee will begin the election process forleadership positions at the April meeting.CISL Celebration BanquetOn Wednesday, May 25, at 6:45 p.m. in the enclosed cafeteria we honor, in particular, our CISL graduates and foreign exchangestudents. We hope that you will all be able to attend. Registration will begin at the beginning of May.We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 3

Hylton Welcomes New StaffLanguage Arts:ESOL:Social Studies:Ms. Lisa BoyleMs. Shemeika ErvinMr. MatthewWilliardMs. Michelle BennettMs. Sofhia Qamar2011 Jr.-Sr. PromA Night of FameSaturday, June 4, 2011The KellyLeadership Center14800 JoplinRoadManassas, Virginia 201128 p.m. to 12 midnightHylton Extra Curricular Activity BusInformation~ 2010-11 ~Hytlon provides activity buses for studentsparticipating in after school and extra curricularactivities. There will be NO activity buses onWednesdays and Fridays. Activity buses will runMondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays ONLY. Thefirst set of buses leave Hylton at 4 p.m. and thesecond set of buses leave Hylton at 5 p.m.Students are required to have an activity bus pass toboard the bus each time they ride. Bus passes aregiven by the teacher, club sponsor, or coach that issupervising your child after school that day.VISITORS sssVisitors to the building are reminded that they MUSTcheck in, with a photo id, at the front desk when enteringthe building. This is very important to the safety andsecurityof our students and staff.Key Club CollectionsPrince William County Schools will again hold an April FoodDrive to benefit ACTS and SERVE. These two organizationsprovide food to hundreds of needy families in the countythroughout the year. Pantry supplies run low this time of theyear but the need continues. The Key Club asks for your help bydonating non-perishable food items for the pantry. Most neededitems are cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned meats, pasta,spaghetti sauce, and macaroni and cheese. It is our goal tocollect 1,000 pounds of food from Hylton. We are a generousand giving familycalled to the challenge! If everyperson broughtin one item it would be an easy goal to meet. So, from April 1through 25 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring or send in yourdonations. Collection boxes will be placed throughout thebuilding!Also, the Key Club will be collecting used DVDs for the DaVita Dialysis Center. As part of our community outreach theClub has adopted the dialysis center. We are making springdecorations to brighten the walls and are also acceptingdonations of DVDs to be used for their viewing library. Theywill also be used as bingo game gifts for the patients. As you canimagine, dialysis dependency can be a life altering experience andanything we can do to help is sincerely appreciated by the Centeras well as the patients.STUDENT DROP OFF INFORMATIONNote 3 Drop Off Areas#1 Front of Building at Flags – it is NOT necessary to wait untilyou get to the flag area to drop off your student. You may dropoff anywhere in the circle. If the circle is full, please proceed todrop off # 2 to keep the traffic flowmoving. We do not want toblock Spriggs Road.#2 At the canopy outside of doors # 3 and # 4 (the band hallwayand gym hallway).#3 The middle road between the teacher’s parking lot and thestudent’s parking lot (same area for afternoon pick-up). To dropoff in this area you must enter through the back entrance by thefootball stadium.For the safety of our students and staff please adhere to thesedrop off areas and have your student exit your vehicle in a timely,efficient manner.Also, please do not drive around or between the barriers. Trafficshould NOT be coming from the back of the parking lot to thefront of the school. This is verydangerous.The maximum speed limit in the school parking lot is 10mph. SLOW DOWN, BE COURTEOUS, AND GIVEPEDESTRIANS THE RIGHT OF WAY.The Security Staff thanks you for your help and cooperation inthese matters of safetyfor our students and staff.** DNT TXT N DRV**We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 4

Gifted Education ServicesC. D. Hylton’s gifted services include a seminar program,advanced course offerings and individual conferences thatfocus on the individual needs of the student.The seminar program is a county-wide program inwhich small groups of 8-12 students meet, in a studentcenteredenvironment, to think about and discuss avariety of concepts centered around an interdisciplinarycurriculum. Each grade level focuses on a specifictheme and includes work in the various disciplinesincluding art, architecture, music, mathematics,science, history and language. The program providesenrichment and extension to the classroom instruction.Interested in being identified for Gifted Education services?Students may be referred for Gifted Education servicesby administrators, school counselors, teachers, parents,peers, and community members. Students may alsorefer themselves. Referral may be made at anytimeduring the school year and even during the summer.We identify students at all grade levels. Once a referralis made, written permission must be obtained fromparents or guardians in order for theidentification/placement process to begin.The identification/placement file includes thestudent s school records, standardized test scores,grades and information from teachers, parents and thestudent. Other information (samples of student workor self-initiated projects) is also considered.Student case profiles are developed by Hylton’s SchoolLevel Committee and forwarded to the Division LevelCommittee for a decision. Both committees are composedof representatives from administration and counseling, aswell as members of the gifted education staff and classroomteachers. This identification process takes six to eight weeksto complete. Parents are notified in writing of the results.Individuals interested in referring students for GiftedEducation services should contact Ms. Graham atgrahamja@ pwcs.edu.Library NewsOn April 8, Bulldog Book Club members will attend a fieldtrip to Bookworm Central Books in Manassas to hear anauthor speak about the writing and publishing process.National Library Week is April 11-15.Libraryto join in special activities.Please visit theGRADUATIONSaturday, JUNE 11, 2011 @ 9:30 A.M.Patriot Center ~ George Mason UniversityFairfax, VirginiaHylton Students Medal in RussianWriting ContestStudents from Hylton High School competed recently in theAmerican Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) 29 thNational Russian Essay Contest (NREC). The contest is formiddle and high school students of the Russian language.More than 1,200 pre-college students participated in this year’scontest, writing essays on the topic “Whytravel?”Student participants write an essay on an assigned topic undercontrolled circumstances. Essays are evaluated by a panel ofjudges who assign gold, silver, or bronze medals or HonorableMention status.“Please accept our congratulations on your school’s Russianprogram and appreciation of your support for the study of thisimportant language. Russian is recognized as being one of thelanguages critical for our national security, and we need strongprograms at all levels of study,” wrote Jane W. Shuffelton, pastpresident of ACTR, in the award letter.Gold medal essays submitted by advanced students and nativespeakers are sent to Russia for a second-level judging, with themedal status assigned again.The following Hylton High School students received medalsfor their submissions:Dmytro Chaikovskyi, senior, Silver Medal;Loren Stout, junior, Honorable Mention;Charlotte Hatcher, junior, Honorable Mention;Cassidy Haight, senior, Honorable Mention;Kimmie Rindal, junior, Bronze Medal;Kelsey Highlands, sophomore, Honorable Mention;Erica Rodriguez, junior, Bronze Medal;Tim Brueser, senior, Bronze Medal;Kamisha Curtis, senior, Gold Medal; andKate Francis, junior, Gold Medal.Thank you to Mr. Paul Rischard!Art NewsIntensive Summer Art Studios for Advanced Art Students inPrince William County Schools will be held June 22-28, 2011at Forest Park High School (eastern end) and StonewallJackson High School (western end) from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Priority registration for rising seniors will be held March 21-April 15, and for rising juniors taking portfolio preparation,April 15- 29. See an Art teacher for an application. The cost,which includes materials, is $200.Hylton’s Annual School Art Show was held in March andNicole Kim, a senior, had a piece chosen for Best In Show!At the March 26 Annual Prince William County Fine ArtsFestival, held at the Kelly Leadership Center, YuHan Lee swork was chosen for the Student Art Collection. Her workwill hang in the Kelly Leadership Center for a year.Stephanie Bunch, an AP Art Student, won a ribbon for hercharcoal still life.We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 5

Technology InformationQuitting WebpagesAre you or your student(s) receiving emails containinginformation for classes that they are no longer enrolled in? Orfor teams and/or clubs that theyare no longer part of?When a student’s schedule changes, the new class webpages areautomatically associated with the student’s account and will showup under their “My Classrooms” link at http://cdhylton.com.The old class webpages, though, are not automatically deleted.To update their online schedule students must “quit” theold/incorrect class webpages.1. Go to http://cdhylton.com and log in.2. After logging in, click My Personal Settings.3. Click the My FusionPages tab.4. Under My FusionPages, click the red “x” next to theclass webpages you wish to quit.The process is the same for “quitting” team or club webpages.Students can just click the red “x” next to those pages and theemails will stop.Hylton s Delicious Site“Delicious” is a free online bookmarking utility. We have usedthis service to create a great site for our Hylton community withtons of links to resources for parents, students, and staff! Just goto http://delicious.com/hyltonhs or go tohttp://cdhylton.com and click the link at For Students &Parents/Hylton s Bookmarks/Delicious Main. Be sure tocheck out the “tag” called “sol_resources”! There are tons oflinks to wonderful resources that will help students prepare forthe SOL Tests.Questions about Edulink or SchoolFusion?If you have questions about Edulink or Hylton’s webpage(SchoolFusion), Hylton’s Technology Resource Teacher, Ms.Terry Lowry, is available to provide assistance in the 4 th StreetOffice. She can also be reached email at lowrytp@ pwcs.edu or byphone at 703-580-4079.MESSAGE FROM THE BOOKKEEPERWe welcome your checks at C. D. Hylton High School. If yourcheck is returned for insufficient funds or any other reason, wewill electronically present it to your bank for the face value plus a$35.00 processing fee and any protest or bad check return feecharged by your financial institution. This action will be takenwithout further notice.ESOL NewsIt’s springtime in ESOL and everything is coming uproses! College acceptance letters are rolling in. So farJhosseline Guevara Silva has been accepted to GeorgeMason University and Virginia Wesleyan, and AndreaCampos has been accepted to George Mason University.We are so proud, and we anticipate many moreacceptances in the coming months.Many ESOL students are representing Hylton HighSchool in sports this season. Yuhan and Jessica Lee andYen Luc played on the basketball team this past winter.Najeeb Temory is a force to be reckoned with on theboys tennis team, and ESOL is represented strongly onthe boys varsity soccer team by Oscar Martinez, OscarDiaz, Francisco Espinal, Alex Vargas, and MiguelHernandez.We have finished administering the WIDA ACCESS forELLs test to our students and are looking forward toreceiving the results in June.Business NewsCongratulations to the following FBLA members whocompeted and placed at the FBLA Germanna RegionSpring Leadership Conference on 3/9/11:Elba Ramirez - 1st place Future Business LeaderZaqwondra McKnight - 2nd place Future BusinessLeaderLeah Taylor - 1st place Intro to BusinessCommunicationJefferey Shackleford - 2nd place Business MathYves Saint Franc - 2nd place Spreadsheet ApplicationsJamahl Poynter - 3rd place Help DeskRobert Hughes, Samuel Poole, and Austin Dorman -3rd place Entrepreneurship TeamElba, Zaqwondra, Leah, Jefferey, and Yves willcompete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference inApril.We are very proud of all FBLA members who competedthis year.Safe, undistracted driving is theresponsibility of EVERYONE !Watch the Road! DNT TXT N DRVSaturday, June 11, 2011, 9:30 a.m. @ The Patriot CenterWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 6

World Language DepartmentMarch has been a whirlwind month for the WorldLanguages Department. Foreign Language week hasexpanded into Foreign Language Month because we havehad so manyactivities!The theme for this year has been Languages Make theWorld Go Round. Each year the department sponsors aposter contest to promote foreign language study. Thewinners of the poster contest this year are:1st Prize: Rachel Cabosky2 nd Prize: Alyssa Roman3 rd Prize: Samantha DamandaThe winners received movie passes to AMC Potomac Millsin the amounts of $30, $20, and $10 respectively.On March 8 the Mardi Gras Ball was held in theCommons under the sponsorship of Ms. DeFerre and Ms.Banaszak. The students had a wonderful time dancing andwearing their Venetian-style masks.The National Latin Exam was held on March 16. Forty-fiveLatin students from levels I-IV participated in thisnationwide competition. The same evening the jointinductions of the French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian,and Spanish Honor Societies were held. Collectively, 50students were welcomed into these prestigiousorganizations.On March 19 Les Folies Francaises were held at Gar-FieldHigh School. This celebration was organized as a countywideevent and a number of Hylton students spent the dayat Gar-Field participating in competitions and culturalclasses. Madame Choi was part of the team that put thiswonderful event together.On March 22, the World Languages Department sponsoredthe second Hylton World Languages Idol Contest.Students had to sing in a language other than English.Winners for the event were1 st Prize: Lydia Mockabee2 nd Prize: Jordan Gilliard3 rd Prize: Marissa BremThey received movie passes to AMC Potomac Mills in theamounts of $30, $20, and $10 respectively.On April 1, Mr. Rischard will take his Russian students tothe annual Olympiada which will take place at GeorgeMason University. Students will compete in the areas of oralpresentations, cultural awareness, poetry recitation andreading comprehension. The Russkii Mir Foundation willalso sponsor a festival at George Mason at the same time atwhich students from the entire Mid-Atlantic region willcomplete in signing, poetry reading, instrumentalperformance and dramatic interpretation.NHS TutoringThe National Honor Society offers tutoring in the Libraryevery Monday and Thursday after school. We have lots oftutors ready to assist students in all subject areas. Parents,please encourage your student to seek out the assistance ofNHS tutoring services as often as needed.Tutors can help with anysubject--math, languagearts, science, social studies and even the world languages.National Honor SocietyThe Mr. Hylton Contest, sponsored by the National HonorSociety was held in February here at Hylton. There was stiffcompetition for the title but in the end the following clinchedthe winning titles:Victor Price - Second Runner-UpAlex Rider - First Runner-UpConnor Smith - 2011 Mr. HyltonConnor s Alexander Hamilton Rap exhibited his geeky andcool persona while giving the audience a quick historylesson.We thank the show’s MCs, Dominique Miller and MechelleNorris for an outstanding job announcing and keeping theaudience entertained. We also thank the Daughters ofHarmony for their musical contributions to the show. And,we want to express sincere gratitude to the faculty memberswho supported the show as judges, chaperones, security andsponsors.This year the proceeds from the show will go to supportWounded Warriors.AFJROTC NewsC. D. Hylton AFJROTC competed in the Monticello HighSchool Drill Competition on March 5 in Charlottesville, VA.Our team won 1st Place in the Unarmed Regulation Drill and2nd Place in the Armed Drill competition. There were 10schools competing.Four of our senior cadets participated in the EnterpriseElementary School reading program on March 2. The cadetsread books to 2nd graders and talked with them about theimportance of reading.Upcoming events:Regional Drill Competition: March 25States Drill Competition: April 30Dining Out: May20Leadership Reception: June 2 at the KellyLeadership Center.Congratulations to cadets Castro and Rouse-Powell! Theyhave been selected by Northrop Grumman to participate inthe Summer Aviation Camp in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with allexpenses paid!We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 7

Hello Hylton Bulldawgs,Clinic Corner2010-11 School YearSpring is here and along with the nice weather comes thedreaded allergies.Allergic Rhinitis affects 40 million people in the U.S. and up to40% of children have it and there are many days missed atschool due to allergies. Allergies are not contagious.Symptoms include:FatigueNasal congestionSneezingItchyeyesA crease in the tip of the nose due to frequentrubbingTreatment includes: antihistamines, extra fluids, decongestants(reduce nasal congestion) nasal sprays. Limit exposure topollen and allergens, bathe prior to bed, sleep with thewindows closed, and wash bedding weekly.Please be sure your student is getting 9 hours of rest, 5servings of fruits and vegetables each day, no more than 2hours of screen time each day, 1 hour of exercise each day,and 0 sugary or energy drinks. Please remind your students tonot text and drive and to stay alert while driving and while inclass.If you should have any questions and/or concerns, pleasecontact me at 703-580-4205 or at Midkikifdl@ pwcs.edu.Debbie Midkiff RN, BSNmidkifdl@ pwcs.edu703-580-4205 or4265Harris Teeter Shoppers:If you shop Harris Teeter and have a VIC Card, pleasedesignate Hylton. To register your card, simplygo towww.harristeeter.com• Choose Community Education• Choose Together in Education• Choose Link to Your School, and provide theappropriate information. You will need your VICCard Number.• Hylton’s School Code is # 6613.Remember, your card must be registered for each school year.~Thank You~The Administrative Team would like to thank our schoolcommunity for their continued support in ensuring apositive and productive learning environment here atHylton. A special thank you to…StaplesPanera Bread☼bloomIf you shop Bloom for groceries and have a BreezeCard, you may designate that Hylton receives a pointcredit for your purchases each time you use your card.To register your card, simplygo to www.shopbloom.com• Click on Your Bloom• Click on For your school• Go to the bottom of the page, click on ClickHere to Get Started• Then under Guest Registration choose ClickHere• Fill out the needed information. You will needyour Bloom Card Number and Hylton’s SchoolCode # 01071• You maydesignate up to 2 schools.Remember when making vacation plans ~ exams will beheld the last week of school and cannot be taken early.~~A+ Bonus Bucks GIANT FoodIf you shop Giant for groceries and have a Giant BonusBucks card, Hylton can receive funds from the GiantBonus Bucks Program!!!To register your card, simplygo towww.giantfood.com/aplus• Choose Register Your Card and provide thenecessaryinformation. You will need yourBonus Bucks Card Number.• Hylton’s school code is # 02651.OR, you maycall 1-877-366-2668 and register your cardthere.Remember, your card must be registered for each schoolyear!No Time To Volunteer?If you would like to help support Hylton High School butjust don’t have the time in your busy schedule tovolunteer, please consider donating tissues and handsanitizer. These items always need replenishing to helpkeep our kids healthy and germ free. Especially duringallergyseason!We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 8

School Counseling CenterThe school counseling team is excited to have an opportunity to work with you and your student.Hylton High School s counseling center provides guidance and counseling to all students, offers support andassistance to parents, and works diligently to create a positive, friendly, student centered learning environment toensure that your student has a smooth journey through his or her high school career. Our center provides servicesto promote your child s success in the areas of academic, career, and personal and social development. Please visitthe counseling center s Web page via Hylton High School s Web Site (http://www.chhylton.com) to obtainadditional information on our services, activities, and events that we will be hosting throughout the school year.EVENT PLACE DATE TIMESSophomore InterviewDay Hylton April 6 7:30 a.m. -2 p.m.ACT Hylton April 9 7:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.Senior Awards Night Hylton May31 7 p.m.Department Awards Hylton May31 8 a.m.Retake SOL’s Online Hylton May3 -6 TBD*End of Course SOL’s Online Hylton May11 -24 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.;9:36-11:53 a.m.; &11:59 a.m.-2:03p.m.*TestingThe Virginia Department of Education has required that all students pass the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests toearn verified credits as part of the state’s graduation requirements. The SOL tests are designed to measure students’ masteryof the state curriculum. The tests are un-timed and are all multiple-choice with the exception of the direct writing test whichis administered in English 11 courses. SOL End-of-Course tests (EOC) are administered in the following subjects:Math:English:History:Science:Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra IIReading, WritingWorld History, World Geography, USVA HistoryEarth Science, Biology, ChemistryYour student will need to verify his/her mastery of six SOL subjects (English 11 Reading & Writing, a math, science, socialstudies and one of student’s choosing) to earn the standard diploma and nine (English 11 Reading & Writing, and two math,science, social studies and one of student’s choosing) to earn the advanced diploma. Students who transfer from an out-ofstateschool may have fewer SOLs they will need to verify and should consult their counselor. The mastery of a particularSOL course is verified when your student passes a SOL course and passes the state’s end-of-course SOL test associated withthat subject.Should you have questions regarding the May End-of-Course SOLs, please visit Hylton’s main Web site athttp://www.cdhylton.comReport Card InformationThird marking period report cards will go home on April 11, 2011. Fourth marking period report cards will be mailed by June27, 2011.Congratulations- Celebrating Academic ExcellenceCongratulations to all of Hylton's students who have earned the Principal's Honor Roll or A/B Honor Roll during the secondmarking period and/or 1st semester. Students who earned Principal's Honor Roll joined Mrs. Custard for a pizza luncheonon February 24, 2011. Those who earned A/B Honor Roll attended an Honor Roll breakfast on February 25, 2011. Pleasesee belowto viewthe list of students who earned the Principal's Honor Roll or A/B Honor Roll .We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 9

Congratulations Bulldawgs !Principal s Honor Roll 2nd Quarter & 1 st Semester1 st Semester A/B Honor RollAdam, EmilyAhmad, AseerAhmad, SalwaAlvarez-Castro, BlancaAngoe, CeciliaAngoe, Laura-AshleyArmstrong, KeelyBaber, KianaBamgbade, OlaitanBarita, AnthonyBeato, JennaBeato, RachelBermudez Lozano, HectorBernardi, JenniferBirch, ShannonBrown, AustinBrown, TylerBrueser Jr, TimBurdick, CaitlynBurford, TahirahBushmire, JacobButcher, KelsieButler, DanielleCabosky, RachelCampos, BrendaCasey, ColleenCastro-Mendoza, AngelicaCepeda, BiancaChaudhry, NidaCheney, MargaretCheripka, AliciaCorbett, LaurenCorona, JulianaCruz, DarinkaCurtis, KamishaDaly, ShannenDarby, HarrisDiGuardia, DanielleDohare, PrernaDomingo, EmmanuelDorman, JoelDriggers, WilliamDubsky, NikolaiDuckworth, CourtneyDuff, KianaDuke-Pratt, DimingaDunnaway, AshleyEdmonds, JanelEdmundson, HayleyEgan, KelseyEng, KimberleighEng, KyleEsquivel, EricFerguson, MariannaFerman, CristianFernandez, SaraFicarro, RebeccaFletcher, TarranForrest, SequoiaFortin, OliviaFox, RobertFrancis, KatherineGardner, MelainaGiles, NatalieGilliard, JordanGlenn, AaronGlusic, AshleyGonzales, MoriahGraham, DenisaGutierrez, StephanieHaney, AmandaHansen, TrevorHargest, CharlotteHarper, ShawnaHeinz, MatthewHernandez Hernandez,AliciaHiggins, MichelleHightower, AdrienneHillenbrand, StevenHoffmann, ThomasIanni, SarahIdris, AmiraJudson, SharleetaKidd, HannahKidd, JamesKitzmiller, LianneKrupp, GretchenLee, JoyceLee, MichaelLee, Yu-ChiehLee, Yu-HanLindsay, ShaylynLittle, BriannaLoayza, BeatriceLoose, AgathaLuc, YenMach, MarieMahmood, NafeesMarra, NatalyaMartin, JamesMata, NicoleMcGuire, ErinMills, HelenMockabee, LydiaMoore, AlexanderMorris, SydneyNesbitt, SidneyNguyen, AnnNguyen, KimNorthrop, RyanNovak, PatrickO'Connor, MaureenOliveras, MiguelOmar, BaharO'Neil, AndreaO'Neill, MeganOrellana, DianaOsorio, JamiePatel, NidhiPatterson, MargaretPernot, AllanPernot, NathanPoynter, JamahlRacine, SavannahRamos, DayanaraRodriguez, EricaRodriguez, MariaRoman, AlyssaRoot, AustinRowberry, AlexandraSaclolo, ChristopherSalazar, NurySampson, AmberSanchez Corea, CesiaSandhu, ManpreetScrubb, AndreShane, KelseyShindler, ChelseyShinton, SarahSibbett, ShelbySimpson, AlexisSimpson, DevinSosa, DanielleSpencer, WilliamStiles, AshleySweeney, KelseyTahir, MuhammadThomas, CaitlinTin, ChristineTo, NganTran, TiffanieTutka, ChandlerVan de Vaarst, Cambria-AnneVasta, CaitlinVillarroel, AlexandroWard, MichaelWasel, ShamahWilliams, BeatriceWilliams, NinaWolf, KathrynWordham, ChristinaYost, EmilyZelaya Cordova, KatherineZeto, JudithAbdul-Fattaah-Johnson, AneesaAcheampong, DeborahAckelson, BritneyAdam, HannahAddison, TerranceAhmad, ShadafAjao, EdwinaAlanes, KeylaAlequin, MonicaAli, SalmitAllen, GloryahAlvarez, AmeliaAlvarez, EvelynAnders, DallasAndrews, JamalAndrews, TraceelAnsari, MariamApplewhite, RayvenArchambeault, RyanArevalo, ClariArias, VanessaArmah, ChelseaArmaza, MauricioArmstrong, SydneyAtencio, AshleyAtienza Sison, BrittanyAuffant, LorenzoAzam, MunibaAzevedo Jr, FernandoBah, MariamaBahr, AndrewBahsoon, SukienahBailey, KaylinBall, AlannaBannister, JonathanBarajan, JoeyNinoBaral, AnuragBarbery, BrandonBarbour, CimoneBarbour, HopeBarita, MichelleBarnett, ShannonBarnwell, JareeBasu, OliviaBaublitz, McKennaBayoh, AbubakarBearden, ChristinaBecker, VictoriaBegeman, SamantheBegum, AmenaBempah, WinifredBenton, RachelBerete, MohamedBernard, MarcusBesore, RandallBevington, ElizabethBilly, DanielleBio, CharlesBishop, CrystalBittner, BenjaminBlack, KennethBlack, AustinBlake, AntwanBonilla, KeniaBonsu, AnnaBorden, AshleyBouldin, BrianaBrackney, ChristianBraxton, SamanthaBraxton, KristinaBraxton, DestiniBraxton, AarronBraxton, DejiaBrem, MarissaBrevard, JessicaBrewster, CarlBridis, TreyBrito, IsabellaBrizuela, XavierBrooks, TamaraBrown, AaronBrown, LashayeBrown, KayahBrown, SaraBrown, AlyssaBrown, RobertBrown, KieraBrown, JimmyBrusie, KarlyBryant, SavoyBryant, IleahBuffington, KendraBunch, StephanieBurford, TakiyahBustillos Tarifa, JesusByrd, DanielCaliga, AlexandruCampbell, KhadijahCampos Caceres, AndreaCamus, ScottCanas, AnaCapuno, LindseyCardozo, MonicaCarlson II, NicholasCarr, CharlesCarroll, IsaacCarroll, BriannaCarroll, SarahCarroll II, DanielCasey, JaredCaskey, JustinCastillo Lopez, JuanChanez-Jayo, TatianaCheaney, LaShonteCheema, ZanibChildress, VictoriaChirino Rodriguez, LuisChoudhary, KomalChristian, TaylorChu, NicholasCintron, AmeliaClark, AmandaClarke, JosephClavijo, AshleyClavijo, WhitneyCoates, JasmineCoffie, DamoneCofield, AlexisCohen, MichaelCollins, T'onnaWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 10

1 st Semester A/B Honor RollcontinuedCondray, ChristpherConerly, NatashaConteh, DinahCorn, IsabelaCornish, DrewCortez, AshleyCounter, SaraCrawford Jr, AlfredCrotty, CarynCuesta, CatherineCyrier, JacquelynDaanouni, HindDaffern, LucasDanby, LindseyDavenport, DevinDavila, AllanDavis, ShannonDe Ferrari, MikaelaDelcid, KristyDeleon, MoniqueDelgadillo Martinez, AndreaDelgado, AimeeDetwiler, PatriciaDiaz, KevinDiaz, StephanieDiaz Coca, RicardoDiaz Solis, OscarDillon, LesleyDojcak, StephenDonnelly, LaurenDorego, AaronDorland, ErinDorman, DarrellDowty, RodneyDunow, MichaelaDzansi, JazmynEdwards, MarkEskew, TomohiroEsquivel Jr, JaimeEstes, TamaraEtienne, VanessaEtienne, AaronEvans-Brown, StevenFairbairn, ThomasFarrier Anderson, Dane-ziaFelipa, EstherFerentinos, JenniferFernandez, RicardoFernandez, SantinoFernandez, MarioFife, AnthonyFinley, Mae Stefanie LeeFlemming, WesleyFlores, KarenFord, KaylaFortner, JamesFrancis, BenjaminFranklin, JordynFranqui Ortega, KevinFrantz, KeithFrazier Jr, CarlFrimpong-Pokuwaah, TryphenaFuentes, RosaFuentes, RoxanaFunkhouser, CaitlinFurlow, WilliamGarcia, ChristianGarcia-Calderon, SilviaGardner III, RichardGarrett, BrittanyGarrison, AshleyGauthier, OmarGeathers, TierraGeathers, SharolynGibson, JameshaGonyea, Syr CharlesGonyea, AndreGonzales, GabriellaGonzalez, JadarGoodwin, AlyssaGore, KeEssenceGreene, AlexisGriggs, JohnGuerra Donayre, HildaGuevara Silva, JhosselineGutschmidt, ErikGuzman Guevara, DarlinGyamfi, RichmondGyamfi, Angel MaryHalbeisen, TylerHamid, NuruzzamanHamilton, JonathanHaque, TaysirulHargrove, KendallHarper, VictorHarrell, HeatherHarris, BriaHeinz, SpencerHelaire, BryanHelmandollar, AnthonyHelstrom, LiliaHendricks, TaylorHenry, StephanieHenry, MeghanHernandez, ErikaHeyn, PhilippHilf, HannahHilton, JeffreyHoover, RobertHoward, TanyaHowell, AliyahHughes, RobertIshanzai, AliasIslam, TahmeedIsleno, FreddyIsler, AsizaJackson, KiaraJackson, Ja-TaiJackson, LondynJohnson, VictoriaJohnson, KoriJohnson, CaelanJohnson, Da'mr-ShayeJohnson, ChristianJohnston, JordanJones, QuadelJones, KelseyJones Jr, DonaldJorgensen, LelandJuarez, ChristianJuarez, JaysonJuarez, JaysonKadaba, NehaKaur, AmritKazimi, SorabKim, NoraKim, YurimKim, JaneKirchner, MorganKitzmiller, SeanKline, MichelleKnight, AyanaKrieger, JonahKrytusa, EmmaleeLagos Zapata, BrianLandivar, MichaelLarroque, MirandaLaSalle, HeatherLaster, KelseyLauer, JenniferLavine, ShareseLazo, JenniferLee, ChariceLeon Saldana, JibetLevine, DavidLewis, EmmaLewis, WilliamLewis, TazhjiLewis, DylanLin, YeliLindeman, AshleyLisk, MariatuLiu, XiaotingLocke, OneishaLocke, AlexaLong, LaurenLopez, KaseyLoza Cruz, VickieMacDonald, SeanMahal, PuneetMarcelo, ArvinMarra, VeraMartin, RebekahMassignotti Martinez, CatalinaMateescu Ene, AdrianMatott, MichaelMay, GraceMcCaffrey, MorganMcClish, KatherineMcFadgen, MiaishaMcFadgen, HaliMcKay-Overby, LaKrishnayMcLaren, RussellMcMillian, TravonMendez, DevenyMenges, ConnorMenjivar, NancyMichniak, MarleneMiles, MaddisonMiles, Sha'NaviaMillar, SydneyMiller, TheresaMiller, ArianaMiller, DominiqueMiller, DeniMiranda Barja, BryanMitchler, MelissaMleziva, JacobModriskey, JessicaMohammed, MenekseMomenni, SaraMomoh, AdrienneMonge, YamilaMongoue, HaroldMonico, PamelaMonterrosa Rodriguez, NuriaMontgomery, LauraMoore, SaraMoores, JoannaMorales, FranciscoMorris, BrianaMorton, ParisMuhidin, AhlamMukhtarzada, SohailMunford, BrandynMunoz, EmanuelMurai, ArisaMyrick, AshleyNabizada, SuriaNasserjah, MarriamNavas, CrystalNavia Nogales, SteffanyNeedham, JennaN'Guetta, CherrylNguyen, ThiNichols, BrookeNichols, BryanaNizamuddin, RebeccaNorthrop, JoshuaNovak, CaitlinNunez-Franklin, BriannaNwanevu, OsitadinmaOakley, AuroraOfford, KierraOlifer, IrynaOlson, LaurenOmile, ChidozieOney, MeghanOrgeron, NicoleOsorio, BrianOwusu, DeborahOwusu, StephanieOwusu-Sampah, ChristopherOwusu-Sampah, EbonyOwusu-Sampah, NicholasPadilla, SabrinaPage, MalloryPallansch, KylePanta, ChristinaParada, MayraParker, MicahPassawe, FamattaPatel, EktaPatidar, ParthPatterson, MeghannPayne, KelseyPayne III, KennethPedro, AndrewPennington, KenyaPereira Aragon, HilciaPlascencia Castro, AlmaPolo, MarciaPortell, CoreyPrieto-Coronell, DanielaPryor, MarissaQadir-Khan, AyishaQuitugua, AnthonyRacine, HayleyRamirez, ElisabethRamirez, ElbaRathburn, KatherineRattana, SophiaReinoso, VanessaReyes, ElizaReyes, ClaudiaRibera Nunez, LauraRice, JasmineRichardson, JustinRichardson, DanielleRimando, EvanWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 11

Rimando, Edel JoyRivera, ChantzRivers, KennethRoan, CaitlinRobertson III, NathanielRobinson, SoniaRobinson, AmayaRobinson, ShaniceRobles, AmadaRodriguez, MarthaRodriguez, DianaRojas Rodriguez, DayanaRolong-Coronell, JuanRomero, CarlosRoper, TyraRosa, JoyceRuiz, GisselleSaint Franc, JamesSalir, IbrahimSalvadori, BriannaSantamaria, ReggieSapu, JoshuaSaunders, JaylanScantlin, CassandraSchilpp, DavidScrubb, AlyssaSeisay, KassanSemunegus, RobelSerrano, JennyferSevillano, NelsonShackleford II, JeffreyShartzer, KassaundraSheely, SequoiaSibbett, MarissaSilva, ChristopherSison, KarenSison, Owen MatthewSmith, KaworaSmith, JasmineSmith, WilliamSneed, JeovanSoberanis-Chacon, JoseSolomon, Darah1 st Semester A/B Honor RollSolomon, BethlehemSolomon, JoshuaSowinski, NoelleStansbury, ClaireStapor, MichaelStephan, KaraStokes, KevinStuckeyII, ShawnSweeney, EmilyTabourn, NathanTacaraya, LindsayTafesse, MihretTaylor, LeahTeixeira, AmandaTemory, NajeebullahThomas, CedricThompson, PrestonThompson Franco, AndresToor, AadilTownsend, PatrickTran, LilyTrinh, BrandonTrumbull, JacobTruong, EmilyTsegaye, MiskerValinotti, AllisonValle-Villagra, JenniferVelez, MatthewVerberg, CaitlynVillahermosa, JoelVozniak, ShaynaWade, LoganWaid, AlexandraWalker, Dennis OwensWallace, JasmineWallace, JaronWang, JosephWashington, JelissaWashington, ChloeWeeks, MatthewWhite, Nelia-SolWhite, LindsayWhite, BrandiWiggins, AshleyWilliams, JoycelynWills, KendraWolff, DaltonWoodson, AshleeYeumeni Towo, AlexandraYi, BrandonYuengert, AndrewZelada, JenniferZelaya, NataliaZiegler, ChelseaZilevu, KoblaZinda, DawnZoby, EmilyZuzolo, AlbertcontinuedGreat job bulldawgs! We are veryproud of your success!CongratulationsMr. Thomas TutwilerAgnes Meyer Teacher of the Year NomineeDale CityTeacher of theYear NomineeWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 12

Are you moving over the summer?If your familyis moving over the summer, please fill out the form belowand return it to theschool counseling office as soon as possible.Please print all information. Parents/Guardians can pick up copies of the unofficialrecords after June 24, 2011.Student Name ____________________________________________________Student ID ______________________Date of Birth ____________________Mystudent will not be returning to Hylton High School for the 2011-2012 school year. I have indicatedbelowwhere mystudent will attend school for the next school year and mynewcontact information.NewSchool Name: _________________________________________Address: __________________________________________________________________________________NewHome Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Parent Telephone Numbers:Home __________________________Work ___________________________Cell ___________________________Parent/Guardian__________________________ __________________________ ____________Print Name Signature DateWe Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 13

C. D. Hylton High School Absence PolicyWhat to do if a student…is absent from school (Absence)Within two days of returning to school, the student must present a written note, stating the reason for the absence,signed and dated by the parent/guardian with a daytime phone number. All notes must be submitted to theAttendance Office. All notes submitted after the 3 rd day will need to be approved by Ms. Weiler, the AssistantPrincipal responsible for attendance.…arrives to school after 7:30 a.m. (Tardy)If a student arrives to school after 7:30 a.m., they must report to the main/front office and obtain a tardy pass. If thestudent arrives to school with an EXCUSED tardy (signed note from parent/guardian) they will report to theAttendance Office instead of the main/front office. If a student continues to accumulate excessive excused tardiesduring a marking period (10 excused per semester), a doctor’s note maybe required.…becomes ill while in schoolStudents who become ill during school need to obtain a pass from their teacher to report to the clinic and sign out.The clinic will contact the parent and an earlydismissal will be granted.…needs to leave school early(EarlyDismissal)If a student needs to leave school early, the request must be made through the Attendance Office. It must include thereason for leaving, the time for the dismissal, and the parent/guardian signature including a daytime phone number forverification. The early dismissal will only be granted after verbal confirmation is received from the parent/guardian.Parents should not call during the school day to have students released early. If it does become necessary,however, parents must physically come into the building to have their student released. We do this to ensurethe safety and security to whom students are being released.…needs classwork due to absence from schoolHomework and class assignments will be accessible on each teacher’s SchoolFusion class Web page.…needs to be absent for more than 3 daysIf a student is going to be absent for an extended period of time, the student must inform Ms. Weiler at least one weekin advance. The student must bring in a signed note from the parent/guardian including the reason for the absence,the dates of the absence and a daytime phone number where the parent/guardian will be contacted for verificationpurposes. If a student requests work prior to the absence, the student is expected to turn in the work onreturn to school. The student should access their classroom Web pages to staycurrent in their classes.Per the Code of Virginia Law §22.1-254.1 and §22.1-279.3 and Prince WilliamCounty Regulation 722-1, any student in grades nine through twelve who missten or more class periods in any one class for the year, excused or unexcused,and who have completed little or no make-up work or instructional time(Saturday school), may fail that class for the year. A doctor’s note may berequired by the school administration after a student accrues ten or moreabsences (excused or unexcused) for the school year.Please note that these rules and regulations are in place for the safety and privacy of our students.appreciative of the support we receive from our parents with respect to school attendance.We are veryThank you.We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 14

C. D. Hylton High School Tardy PolicyTARDY POLICY: Promptness to school/class is very important. Students are to be in their seats and ready towork when the bell sounds. Repeated or habitual tardiness encourages the formation of undesirable personalhabits and disrupts the orderly instructional process of the school. Students accumulating unexcused tardies willbe subject to disciplinary action as described in the C. D. Hylton Senior High School tardy policy.Unexcused Tardies to school and class will be cumulative starting and ending each semester.1 st Tardy - Warning, student will report directly to their Alpha Administrator.2 nd Tardy - Warning, student will report directly to their Alpha Administrator.3 rd Tardy - 2 hr. After School Detention, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.4 th Tardy - 2 hr. After School Detention, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.5 th Tardy - 1 Saturday School, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.6 th Tardy - 1 Saturday School, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.7 th Tardy - 1 Day of ISS, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.8 th Tardy - 1 Day of ISS, and the student reports directly to their Alpha Administrator.9 th Tardy - Student/Parent meeting with Alpha Administrator; student placed on an Attendance Contract.10 th Tardy or more - Additional disciplinary action, which may include OSS.Students and their families can review policies in the student agenda, the Code of Behavior, on thePWCS Web site (www.pwcs.edu) or the Hylton Web site (http://cdhylton.com).STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT IN THEIR SEATS & READY TO WORK WHEN THE BELL RINGS ARECONSIDERED TARDY.Get to school ontime!Get Your Yearbook!Buyyou Yearbook at www.jostens.com ( http://www.jostens.com/ ). Ask about our convenient paymentplan!Are you a Hylton graduate or a present student and missed a past yearbook? Past yearbooks are available.Please email paynesa@ pwcs.edu for more information. The Spring Yearbook Yard Sale is coming in May!We have yearbooks from 1996 - 2010. 1996 - 2005 is $10; 2006 - 2009 is $20, and 2010 books are $40.Buyone or more books and get a discount. Everybook must go.The 2011 yearbook is $85. If you have not yet ordered your copyit is not too late. This book celebrates 20years of Hylton. Be a part of the celebrations! Buys yours at www.jostens.com or emailpaynesa@ pwcs.edu for more information.We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 15

From Your PTSODear Parents:THANK YOU so very much from your C. D. Hylton Senior High School PTSO for a great start to the 2010-11 School year!Homecoming was a huge success greatly due to the many volunteers who gave their time and talents as well as those who becamemembers and provided the financial support we verymuch needed to make the entire weekend wonderful!We are far from done for the year and as we gear up for our sponsorship of the "Senior Graduation Celebration," please knowthat we still need your support, both as volunteers and as members. If you have not joined, please consider joining thePTSO; if you are a member, we challenge you to find a friend who is not and let them know how important the PTSO isat C. D. Hylton Senior High School and get them to join the PTSO! We have much to do still this year and many things toplan for in 2011-12! Come join the fun and allow us to help you remember how important it is to be involved in your highschool PTSO! Fill out the form belowand drop it off in the front office along with your check. We look forward to meeting youall!If you can, please join us on April 12, 2011, May 10, 2011 and June 7, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the enclosed cafeteria for our remaining2010-2011 PTSO meetings. WE NEED YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!Sincerely,Joseph E. Seiger-Cottoms, PTSO Presidentjoey.kevin@ verizon.net*********************************************************************************************************************C. D. HYLTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLParent-Teacher-Student Organization (PTSO)MEMBERSHIP/VOLUNTEER FORMName(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________City& State: ___________________________________________ Zip:________________________________________Email:_____________________________________________________________________________________________Phone(s):__________________________________________________________________________________________Student:_______________________________________________________________________________ Grade:______Student:_______________________________________________________________________________ Grade:______Student:_______________________________________________________________________________ Grade:______PTSO DUES: _____ Family Membership-$15.00_____Hylton Staff Membership-$5.00(CASH____ or CHECK #_____)LET US KNOW HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE PTSO HELP HYLTON!The PTSO supplies volunteers in many areas. These programs benefit everyone at the school. Please check all areaswhere you might like to assist.______ Graduation Celebration 2011______ The Cinderella Society______ PTSO Membership Committee______ PTSO Fundraising Committee______ PTSO Vendor Fair______ BAKE (for teachers, breakfasts, Homecoming, All Night Grad)______ Recognition Events/Hospitality (set-up, serve food, clean up)*************************************************Please return completed form with payment to school with your student ORmail to: Hylton PTSO MembershipC. D. Hylton Senior High School/14051 Spriggs Road/Woodbridge, VA 22193THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 16

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Athletic Family Pass – Student Athletic Seasonal Sport Pass – Punch PassATHLETIC EVENT FAMILY PASS: Support your team and school and avoid standing in longlines by Purchasing an “Athletic Event Family Pass”. Each member of your immediate family willhave their own pass. The cost of the pass for a family of up to five is $140 and will allow admittance toregular Hylton events only. No district, regional or state events are included.HOW TO GET A FAMILY PASS: Fill out the form below and return to C. D. Hylton High SchoolActivities Office with your check for $140 (for a family of 5) each additional family member is $10each) made payable to C. D. Hylton High School. The passes must be presented at the gate entrance foradmission. Some form of ID must be presented at gate along with your pass for high school studentsand all adults. If the pass is not presented, a ticket must be purchased. If you have any questions,please call the Activities Office at 703-580-4263.10-GAME PUNCH PASS: For the price of $35, you may purchase a 10 game punch pass that can beused any season for any regular season home game, saving you $15 on every 10 games. You mayrepurchase whenever needed. Purchase these passes in the Activities Office, no picture needed.Name_____________________________________Phone Number____________________________Address___________________________________________________________________________If purchasing Family Pass list names of Immediate Family below:Parents, children, Grandparents, qualify as immediate family.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hylton StudentYes or No_________________________We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 18

BELL SCHEDULEALTERNATING BLOCK SCHEDULEBlue: periods 1,3,5,7 meetGold: periods 1,2,4,6 meetWarning Bell .......................................................................................... 7:23First Period............................................................................................. 7:30-8:30(Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, and TV news) ............................................... 7:30-7:40Second Period/Third Period ................................................................. 8:35-10:10(Recognition Announcements) .......................................................................................... 8:35-8:40Fourth Period/Fifth Period ................................................................... 10:15-12:22Sixth Period/Seventh Period ................................................................. 12:27-2:03After-School Activity Bell ..................................................................... 2:15A LUNCH B LUNCH C LUNCH D LUNCH10:15-10:42 Lunch Class Class Class10:47 A Lunch Tardy Bell10:47-11:15 Class Lunch Class Class11:20 B Lunch Tardy Bell11:20-11:48 Class Class Lunch Class11:53 C Lunch Tardy Bell11:53-12:22 Class Class Class LunchSchool BoardMr. Milton C. JohnsChairman At-LargeMr. Don RichardsonVice ChairmanGainesville DistrictMrs. Lisa E. BellNeabsco DistrictMrs. Betty D. CovingtonDumfries DistrictMr. Grant LattinOccoquan DistrictDr. Michael I. OtaigbeColes DistrictMrs. Denita S. RamirezWoodbridge DistrictMr. Gil TrenumBrentsville DistrictSuperintendent of SchoolsDr. Steven L. WaltsThe Prince William County Public School Division does not discriminate in employment or in its educational programs and activitiesagainst qualified individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, veteran status, or disability.We Are Family .Working Together For Total Success: Challenged to Excellence Raising the Standards 19