Walton Central School District

In June, a dinner was held for the most recent Walton CSD retirees. Eight of the retirees were in attendance.

The following are those who retired during or at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

- Jennifer Bartlett (7 years at Walton)
- Raymond Bartlett (41 years)
- Shirley Brown (30 years)
- Jeanne Cherniak (7 years)
- Carol George (31 years)
- Nancy Gleason (22 years)
- Danny Hodges (10 years)
- Nancy Howard (28 years)
- Jennifer Lamoreaux (13 years)
- Dr. Michael MacDonald (21 years)
- Judy Ogden (21 years)
- Melissa Somers (31 years)
- Penny Tweedie (19 years)
- Robin Wagner (28 years)
- Toni Wood (22 years)

Congratulations and best wishes on your well-earned retirement!

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During the final week of school, the second-grade classes at Townsend Elementary held the annual Cupcake Wars.

Students had the opportunity to create their own cupcakes and then a panel of judges awarded points for best presentation, most creative flavor, and best tasting. Winners in each category were announced for each classroom.

The winners were:
Mrs. Ammon’s class:
Best presentation: Zoe Wood (Fun in the Sun)
Most creative flavor: Sawyer Besemer (Mountain Berry Crush)
Best tasting: Sawyer Besemer (Mountain Berry Crush)

Mrs. Worzel’s class
Best presentation: Cooper Finch (Melting America)
Most creative flavor: Eli Church (7 Layer Monsters)
Best tasting: Ryker Wood (Big Foot Monster)

Mrs. Wood’s class
Best presentation: Dominic Williams (Fishing vanilla)
Most creative flavor: Harper Hadden (Taco time)
Best tasting: Rhemie Roloson (S'mores doors)

Please see more photos on our Facebook page.

Great job by all!

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Sixth graders in Makerspace fourth quarter recently raced their wind-powered cards.

The cars were designed in Tinkercad, and made using the Makerspace’s Glowforge, Cricuts, and 3D printers. The winning car was by Kylee Roach, traveling 32 feet, 9 inches. That distance was the tops for the 2024-25 school year, and just. foot shy of the all-time middle school record!

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Join us in celebrating the Class of 2025! We can't wait to watch you all get your diplomas Saturday morning! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Graduation is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 25! Information: - High school gymnasium - Doors open at 9 a.m. - Ceremony starts 1t 10 a.m. If you are not attending but would like to watch, the ceremony will be streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@WaltonCSDCommunications/streams We are looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2025! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

The annual tradition of Jodie Day’s third-grade class holding a wax museum continued this year as the final part of a research project. During the project, students work on an autobiography, and share important items with the class. Items can be anything, such as photos, jewelry, sports cards, or other things. The project is done at the end of the year, as it allows students to learn things about classmates. After that project, students then research another person, write a biography, and create a fact poster to display information about that person. The final step is to dress the part, have props, and pretend to be wax forms of the person. Family, friends, and other classes are invited to then walk through the museum as students do their best to stay still throughout. Amazing job as always! You can see more photos on our Facebook page! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

We are hiring! We have an opening for a school nurse! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Walton CSD high school music students recently took part in the High Note Music Festival in Hershey, Pa. The ensembles – band, orchestra, and chorus – have been preparing all semester to perform for the adjudicators at the festival. There were two judges, both seasoned college music professors, who gave written and recorded comments as they listened to the groups perform. All three groups received a rating of “excellent.” Following the performances, the students had the chance to enjoy Hershey Park. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Walton CSD Music Awards Concert set The annual Walton CSD Music Awards Concert is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 in the music courtyard at O’Neill High School. A barbecue-style picnic is sponsored by the Friends of Music. Throughout the evening, a variety of string, brass, woodwind, and choral ensembles and soloists will be performing. The evening concludes with short performances by the large high school ensembles – orchestra, chorus, and band. Letter and pin awards, as well as NYSSMA medals will be presented during the concert. The special senior recognition awards and underclassman awards, given by the Friends of Music, will also be included. Members of the community are invited to attend. Those attending are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating. In case of inclement weather, the festivities will be moved indoors to the cafeteria and auditorium. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

The Walton CSD music department will present the Spring String Fling concert, which showcases orchestra students from grades 3-12 at 6 p.m. June 16. Please note that this is a date change. Each orchestra will perform individually and the concert will also feature a few NYSSMA solos in between the orchestra performances. Finally, the concert will culminate with a mass orchestra, combining the advanced elementary orchestra, middle school orchestra, and the high school orchestra. The concert is held in the high school auditorium and is free and open to the public. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Wishing the best of luck to our speech and debate team as they head to Chicago this weekend to compete at NCFL Nationals! Competing are: Aurora Siniscalchi: dramatic performance Ema Venckute: dramatic performance Addison Yetto: humorous performance Marcus Marano and Anika Fassler: duo performance Pictured from left: Ema, Marcus, Aurora, Addison, and Anika. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: The annual school budget vote and BOE election is set for 12-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 at the Walton CSD bus garage on Delaware Street. For more information, please visit: https://www.waltoncsd.org/page/budget. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Walton CSD and Downsville CSD have coaching openings for the following varsity sports in the merged athletic program: - Boys soccer - Girls soccer - Boys basketball - Girls basketball Please visit https://www.waltoncsd.org/page/employment or https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z02XhqGuAUaBREZChW6hGvJYnvYBs3uSKLGyWxk4Qmk/edit?usp=sharing for more information. The application deadline is May 28, 2025.

REMINDER: The Walton CSD National Honor Society is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, May 16. It will be held in the high school gymnasium.

Four Walton CSD students recently had their artwork displayed in Cooperstown at the “Young Art” show at the Fenimore Museum. Congratulations to Lena Storrer for placing second! Finley Kane, Arianna Rosario, and JiaLin He each received honorable mention! Excellent work! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the Townsend Elementary Students of the Month for April! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Seventh graders recently competed in this year’s Chemist Celebrare Earth Week (CCEW) illustrated poem contest, which was open to K-12 students. It was a chance to create and showcase original illustrated poems, incorporating a scientific concept related to the theme. Students learned about glaciers in science with Miss Fowler, wrote a limerick poem in English with Ms. Lattimer, and illustrated their poem with Mrs. Fassler. Please see a few of the pieces students created! Nice work! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of our teachers for everything they do! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to three Walton/Downsville basketball players who were named to the New York State Sportswriters All-State team! In girls, Grace Walley earned 10th-team honors in Class B. In boys, London Gardner and Tyler Reed each earned Class B honorable mention status. Awesome job! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride #DownsvilleCSD

And they're off! Walton CSD students and FFA members are off to the state FFA convention in Syracuse! The convention runs through Friday! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride