O'Neill High School

Students in Sal Salvia’s construction class recently finished building the annual shed. This year, the shed was made for Arlene Utter, a former student of Salvia’s. Utter purchased all the materials for the shed, which is 8 feet by 12 feet. The shed has architectural style shingles with a Gable roof style. It has a 5-foot double door and a sliding window on the back wall. The class used 1/2-inch plywood for the siding. They also painted the shed. The shed was built inside the shop because of the cold winter months. This year, 30 students took part to build the shed, as well as the model of the shed. Some students mentioned that the model shed that they take home was more difficult to build than the real shed. Students who finished the model sheds built other projects, such as baseball bats, a fishing net, cool boxes, a small tool shed for Mr. Salvia, and a bedroom shelf. All students also used a touter to put their name into a wood sign that was mounted inside the shed. Group 1 photo: Front (from left): Kamren Craig, Parker MacGibbon, Nate Jamieson, Sabastion Thompson, Esther Salvia, Mr. Salvia, Back (from left): Lucas Beardslee, Brody Hutchinson, Noah Howland, Riley Boulanger, Preston Petrocine, Shayden Covell, Logan Viscio, Jayden Campbell, Adam Rice, and Corey Hannold. Missing: Christian Hanrahan and Kohl Muller. Group 2 photo: Front (from left): Mr. Salvia, Kennedy Williams, Corbin Walley, Logan Viscio, Eli Kingsbury, Jacob Constable, Adam Rice, and Aidan Bush. Back (from left): Ryan Alessi, Xager Wickham, Samuel Smith, Justin Somers, Linkin Backus, Zayden Haskins, and Daniel Sullivan. Missing: J.R. Allen, Aiden Branigan, and Timothy Tweedie. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to senior Landon Taylor and junior Darrin Walley, who each earned all-state honors for football. Wallery earned second-team honors on defense as a linebacker, and Taylor earned honorable mention honors as a lineman. Well done! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Students in Sal Salvia’s manufacturing class recently completed the annual project of creating guitars. During the annual project, the class worked in a manufacturing-style setup to make the pieces for the guitar. When that aspect was complete, they were divided up by choosing a number to find out which pieces each student would get to do for the final assembly and finish their own personal guitar. Always a wonderful project! Well done! Pictured are: Front: Mr. Salvia. Back (from left): Trystan Haywood, Preston Petrocine, Adam Rice, Logan Viscio, Bentley Wickham, Jaden Serra, Matthew Eisele, Marco Possemato, Ryder Stone, Corbin Walley, Dylan Stanton, Joshua Smith, Jasmine Scutt, and Avelyn White.

REMINDER: Monday, January 27 is a conference day. There is no school for students! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

A reminder from our district health offices about when to keep a child home from school! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

A message from the Walton Central School District about the anticipated weather in the coming days: 1) Please be sure that students are dressed properly in multiple layers. 2) If your student is a walker, or is dropped off at one of the schools, please time your student’s arrival time: 7:30 a.m. for breakfast at the middle school/high school only, and 7:45 a.m. for all other arrivals. 3) For those of you with children who ride the bus, we ask that you keep your child inside either a warm vehicle or home until the bus has stopped so that we can ensure students are not waiting outside for a long period of time. As always, we thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students healthy and safe. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

In December, a group of Walton CSD high school students took part in the annual trip to New York City to see a Broadway show. This year, they saw Aladdin! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Earlier this year, a group of students from the Walton Central School District participated in the Hamilton Education Program through the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Students had to research primary sources on the founding era of American history. Next, they created an original piece of work (poem, song, monologue, play) based on their research. Once the students completed and submitted their work to the Gilder Lehrman Institute, they were then able to travel to New York City to watch the Tony Award winning musical Hamilton. Teacher Marcia Albrecht, who is a member of the institute, applied for and received the opportunity for Walton CSD. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the December Students of the Month for the high school! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: Classes resume on Thursday, January 2! We are looking forward to seeing everybody! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

For the seventh consecutive year, the Walton Central School District partnered with SUNY Oneonta’s Giving Tree program to provide holiday gifts to five of our families in the district. Additionally, the high school held a food drive in which clubs, classes, and staff contributed 244 food items. Drama Club/GSA/Speech and Debate collected the most items and will receive a pizza party sponsored by student council. The middle school held a household/hygiene drive and the seventh-grade team collected the most items and received a donut party sponsored by the middle school SEL committee. We are very grateful to everybody for their generous donations to make the holidays a little more special for our WCS families! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

For the 22nd consecutive year, the Walton Central School District teamed with Delaware Opportunities for a gift drive to help area children. This year, the drive covered 40 children throughout Delaware County. The National Honor Society organized and sponsored the drive this year, and gifts were donated by students and numerous faculty and staff members from the elementary, middle, and high schools. A list of families is given to the school ahead of time, though identities are not known. Gifts remain in the county, however. The only information given to the school is age, gender, and sizes for each child, as well as a list of wanted items or interests. The ages of children this year ranged from nine months to 17 years. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to Carter McNamara who finished third in the fall season for the Walton/Delhi trap team! McNamara, a junior, placed third in the conference for male season average in the New York State High School Clay Target League! Here, he accepts his medal from Walton CSD High School Principal Art Loomis! Great job Carter! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

In November, the AVP held its basic workshop for students in grades 8-12. Students formed positive connections by participating in experiential activities that focused on building conflict resolution, teambuilding, leadership, and communication skills. The group worked well together over the two-day workshop! Nice job! See more photos on our Facebook page. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: Winter concerts start this week! All concerts are held in the high school auditorium! Elementary: 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 11 Middle school: 7 p.m. Thursday, December 12 High school: 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 17 Concerts are free and open to the public! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the November Students of the Month for the high school! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to seven Walton CSD students who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at a ceremony at the DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus! From left are: William Neske (automotive technology), Jacob Morse (culinary arts), Coralee Schwartz (culinary arts), Abigail Bojo (certified nurse assisting), Abigail Wright (conservation), Christopher Schamber (security and law enforcement), and Maddy Armstrong (visual communications). Well done and great job on this accomplishment! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

As we start getting into winter sports, let's take one more moment to congratulate and celebrate our senior fall athletes! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Because of inclement weather, the Walton Central School District is closed for Friday, November 22. There is no school.

REMINDER: Monday and Tuesday (November 25-26) are half-days for students as parent-teacher conferences are scheduled in the afternoon. Dismissal times are as follows: 11 a.m. Townsend Elementary 11:15 a.m.: MS/HS Please note: Bag lunches are available for all students on those two days. Any other questions can be directed to your child(ren)’s building principal. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride