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A group of Walton high school students spent Saturday morning volunteering to help a Marine veteran who recently moved to the area. The disabled veteran needed help getting furnishings into his new home, as well as clearing the garage in preparation for winter. Great job to all who helped on Veterans Day! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER: There is no school and district offices are closed at the Walton Central School District on Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

The Walton Central School District high school recently hosted a college application month, as part of college and career programming. During October, seniors were encouraged to submit at least one college application. A total of 19 seniors participated. Each student was also entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Townsend Street Market, which was donated by the MS/HS PTA. The winner was Caroline Gorence! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

REMINDER! Remember to turn your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 5!

Congratulations to our high school students of the month for October! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Good luck to the Walton football team against Tioga in the semifinals of the Section Four Class D tournament! The game is set for 12 p.m. Saturday, November 4, at Susquehanna Valley. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

*INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING SECTIONAL GAMES* VOLLEYBALL (pool play at Trumansburg) 4:30 p.m. Thursday, November 2 Digital tickets can be purchased ($6.25) at: https://gofan.co/event/1198913?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV. Please note, if traveling to Trumansburg, Route 96 is closed in a small section. There are two ways you can get to Trumansburg from Ithaca: 1. Take Route 79 from Ithaca, turn right onto 170/Halseyville Road (at the Dandy Mart gas station), and then left on 96. 2. Take 96 from Ithaca, left on Iradell Road; right onto Jacksonville Road, and then left onto 96. Both of these options will take you back onto 96, which takes you into Trumansburg. FOOTBALL (semifinal) 12 p.m. Saturday, November 4 at Susquehanna Valley Digital tickets can be purchased ($6.25) at: https://gofan.co/event/1199366?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV Please note: This ticket is good for both semifinal games (Walton vs. Tioga; Delhi vs Newark Valley at 3 p.m.)

Students in Jessica Backus-Foster's Foods I classes worked together to develop unique and tasty macaroni and cheese recipes to enter into NY Ag in the Classroom's 2023 Mac & Cheese Challenge. Students also had to create an original piece of marketing material to accompany their recipe. Classroom entries will be submitted soon. The submissions will be judged on the use of dairy products, recipe accuracy, and creativity. Prizes will be awarded and winners will be announced early December. Join us in wishing the class good luck in this competition! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Good luck to the Walton volleyball team! The Warriors host Harpursville at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 31 in the first round of the Section Four Class C tournament! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Interested seniors recently visited SUNY Cobleskill for college information day. The seniors attended a college fair with more than 50 colleges in attendance. Following that, they toured the campus. Walton senior Mackenzie Backus was accepted through SUNY Cobleskill's instant decision program. She plans to study agricultural business. Congratulations! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Good luck to the Walton volleyball team in the Midstate Athletic Conference championship! The game is set for 6:15 p.m. Friday at home against Delhi! The game is free to attend! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Thank you bus drivers! As part of bus safety week, the Walton Central School District recognized its drivers for Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Wednesday. Drivers were honored with safety certificates, as well as elementary students coming to sing two songs. This annual event is a way to recognize our drivers for all the hard work they do to make sure our students are always safe! Thank you for all that you do! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Good luck to the Walton/Downsville boys and girls soccer teams as they compete in the Section Four Class C tournaments starting this week! The boys team hosts Tioga at 3:30 p.m. today (at Downsville), and the girls team visits Southern Cayuga at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18.

Students in Maria Catalano’s ELA class investigated a crime scene as they prepared for a unit on where they will be reading The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. The class collected evidence from the crime scene, dusted for fingerprints, and tested for blood to create a hypothesis about what might have happened. They will then compare what they found at this crime scene to what happened in the Tell Tale Heart. The idea behind this activity was for the students to look at details and concrete evidence that is presented in a text. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Students in Maria Catalano’s ELA class investigated a crime scene as they prepared for a unit on where they will be reading The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. The class collected evidence from the crime scene, dusted for fingerprints, and tested for blood to create a hypothesis about what might have happened. They will then compare what they found at this crime scene to what happened in the Tell Tale Heart. The idea behind this activity was for the students to look at details and concrete evidence that is presented in a text. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Good luck to the Walton/Downsville boys soccer team! The team will face South Kortright in the Delaware League championship game at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Wright National Soccer Campus in Oneonta. Tickets for the game are $5 with children 10 and under free. #WeAreWalton #WaltonDownsvilleSoccer

Congratulations to Walton CSD junior Amelia Somers who, earlier this month, competed at the 2023 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Somers and her heifer, Halo, placed second out of 130 participants in the Brown Swiss Summer Yearling category. She was one of more than 4,000 to compete at the event. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

All ninth-grade students recently attended a freshman advisory panel presentation in the auditorium. This is an annual event held to help support students transitioning from middle to high school and be able to learn from upperclassmen about their experiences. They also get tips about student success and opportunities for involvement. Upperclassmen panelists were seniors Eve Foster, David Gatchalian, and Colby Phraner; and juniors Addyson Trimbell and Reese Underwood. #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

Congratulations to the High School Students of the Month for September! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride

What a great Homecoming Weekend at Walton CSD! Besides the traditional football game, there was float prep and a pep rally on Friday, and then the parade and dance on Saturday! #WeAreWalton #WaltonCSD #WaltonPride