Walton Central School District

Students in 9th-grade ELA recently finished up reading “To Kill a Mockingbird.” As part of the finish to the book, the class used “readers theatre” to reenact the trial scene from the book. Students performed with enthusiasm and were all engaged and invested in the activity.

What a great learning experience!

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Friday Fun Night for grades K-2 has been canceled for Friday, December 12.

This marking period, students in freshman orientation class explored habit No. 6 (synergize) of "The 7 Habits for Highly Successful Teens." This was done through a team-building exercise.

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High school music students went on the annual Broadway trip this week and had the chance to see the musical "Maybe Happy Ending." They also had a chance to explore some of New York City, including Times Square.

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Several staff and students from the Walton Central School District will take part in the Hometown Family Christmas Show at the Walton Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 13.

Superintendent Teresa Glavin will take part with the Walton Community Band.

The show includes an evening of music presented by the community band, the Walton CSD HS chorus, and the Townsend Elementary select chorus.

All after-school activities are canceled/postponed for the Walton Central School District for Wednesday, December 10.

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Congratulations to the November 2025 Students of the Month for the middle school!

The trait for the month was compassionate.

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Last week, SRO Beers was a rider on Walton CSD's school buses during the morning and afternoon, interacting with students and offering any safety support to the transportation staff. He's been on almost every bus run in the district at least twice this year.

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High school health classes recently ended their alcohol prevention unit with stations that emphasized different skills and information from the unit.

A set of “drunk buster” goggles, donated last year by Nate Furman, were used. The goggles simulate different levels of impairment, ranging from a 04 BAC to .35. One stimulates night, another is fatigue, and there are ones for drug impairment as well.

Walton CSD SRO Bill Beers tested the students as a police officer would during a traffic stop. Students enjoyed the reality of this station, and how much the goggles actually interfered with their abilities.

Stations included:

- Finding a person’s BAC and determining what is happening to the body.
- Refusal skills to peer pressure.
- A “Dear Abby” letter to a student who needs help making a decision that is alcohol related, and the students need to use the DECIDE model to answer.
- Reflecting on how their current goals would be affected if alcohol was a presence in their life. This also correlated to what happened to them from a previous assignment.
- How alcohol affects the body.

This was a great lesson and situation to give students some real perspective on life situations and choices.

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Congratulations to our Townsend Elementary Students of the Month for November!

This month's theme was citizenship!

Great work!

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Sixth graders in the first-quarter Makerspace recently raced their cars for the quarter championship. The cars were designed in Tinkercad, and built through the Makerspace’s 3D printer, Glowforge, and Cricut.

Autumn Beardslee’s car came in first place, traveling a distance of 24 feet, 1 inch. Awesome job!

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Mark your calendars!

The Walton CSD Class of 2026 is hosting a chicken dinner to help fund the senior trip to Boston in June! The Brooks’ BBQ chicken dinner includes 1/2 chicken, baked potato, macaroni salad, and a roll. Price is $18, and pickup is from 4-6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, January 21.

The deadline to place an order is January 9.

If interested, please see Tracie Dieter at the school, or email tdieter@waltoncsd.org.

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Congratulations to Walton CSD senior Kylie Wood, who signed her letter to play field hockey at Division I Mercyhurst University next fall!

What an amazing accomplishment!

Please visit our Facebook page to see more photos.

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Congratulations to our November Students of the Month for the high school!

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A lot of fun recently at the middle school Wellness Day! A great afternoon for the students! Following the afternoon events, the ice cream celebration for first quarter honor roll, Principal's List, and Superintendent's List was held!

Great job!

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Winter concerts set for Walton CSD

A series of winter concerts are on tap in the Walton Central School District. The high, middle, and elementary schools all have concerts slated during the month. Each concert will be held in the high school auditorium and is free to attend.

The middle school winter concert leads things off at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 11. Groups performing include the orchestra, and the chorus (accompanied by Karen Ball), directed by Rebekah Doig; the 6th-grade band, and the 7th- and 8th-grade band, directed by Meaghan Lawrence. The concert will also feature Christmas duets and small groups.

Next up is the high school concert, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 16. Featured groups include the chorus (accompanied by Ball), and the orchestra, directed by Doig; and the band, conducted by Lawrence.

Finally, the Townsend Elementary concert is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, December 18, with a snow date at 6 p.m. Friday, December 19. Those featured will be the advanced band, 2nd-grade chorus and 3rd-grade chorus, directed by Theresa Bolton, and the advanced orchestra and 1st-grade chorus, directed by Giancarlo Sidoli.

Teresa Bolton’s instrumentalists recently went on a walking field trip to the Walton Theatre, where they had the chance to watch Dan Gable and his 16-piece band, as well as Kimberly Hawkey. The event was sponsored by Music on the Delaware. Students were treated to several songs from the big band era, and were able to ask questions.

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Students in Jessica Backus-Foster's foods and baking and pastry class recently went on a field trip to SUNY Delhi, where they had the opportunity to participate in the Fall Flavors Showcase.

While there, the students had the chance to taste and eat a variety of savory and sweet foods, all prepared by SUNY Delhi culinary students. The class also took a tour of campus and had lunch in the dining hall!

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During the middle school’s recent wellness day, the annual Connect 4 championship was held!

Leading into the day, each grade level held a tournament. Champions crowned were Amelia Darling (8th grade), Kate Bowker (7th grade), and Travis Terry Jr. (6th grade). Runners ups were Danielle Miller (8th), Donovan Stanton (7th), and Taylor Gransbury (6th).

All of the champions and runner ups then competed in a round-robin tournament with Danielle and Donovan emerging as the two finalists. In the best two-out-of-three championship, Danielle won in the third game.

Congratulations to all participants!

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NOTICE: The Walton Central School District is seeking input from families in grades 7-12 about the possibility of a ski club this winter. We are asking families to fill out an interest survey, which can be accessed by visiting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7ybateBpnAG5rTd4gGNO72mMfTq2onDlrXTVjYoTdcIom3A/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110448742313876815601.

If interested, please complete the interest survey no later than 3 p.m. Monday, December 1.

Thank you!

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