Applications sought for Walker FD scholarship
High school seniors are invited to apply for a $700 scholarship awarded by the Walker Fire Department Exempts Inc. more

Churchville-Chili district art show scheduled
The Churchville-Chili District Art Show opens with a reception on Wednesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. The show, featuring work from students in grades one to 12, will be held in the Junior High School Forum April 4-11. more

Churchville-Chili High School students
celebrate success at Scholastic Art Show
Several Churchville-Chili Senior High School art students were honored at the 2001 Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition, this year held at Rochester Institute of Technology. This exhibition, launched in 1923 by Scholastic Inc. to encourage and reward creativity in our nation's classrooms, offers regional and national recognition for talented visual art students. This year's exhibition featured more than 1,200 works from the Rochester/Finger Lakes ten-county region. more

Dialogue on diversity at C-C Jr. High
The Churchville-Chili School District's K-12 Committee on Multicultural Understanding is hosting an open dialogue on diversity. The committee is inviting students and parents to discuss what the district does well in regard to dealing with diversity. In addition, the dialogue will be a forum in which to address concerns related to cultural, racial and religious biases. The committee is also asking for suggestions to improve ways in which diversity issues are addressed. more

Hilton Board of Education petitions available
The Hilton Board of Education will have three positions on its seven-member board open this May for election at the Annual Budget Vote May 15. To become a candidate for the Board, interested Hilton School District residents must submit a petition to the Hilton Board Clerk in the West Avenue Building, 225 West Avenue, Hilton by April 16. more

Hilton Parent University accepts walk-in registration
Parent University, a conference for parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers and community members, will be held Saturday, March 24, at Hilton High School, 400 East Avenue, Hilton. Over 50 different seminars, workshops and vendors will be on hand as well as a keynote address, lunch and entertainment. more

Hilton Teacher of the Year nominations due April 13
The Hilton Central Schools' Teachers Association is seeking nominations for the 2001-02 teacher of the year. Eligible are all Hilton School District teachers who have taught for at least five years, according to Tom Dowd, Hilton High School chemistry teacher and chair of the selection committee. more

Holley students participate in spelling bee
Eight Holley fourth and fifth-graders were among the competitors in the Niagara District Parent-Teacher Association Spelling Bee in Starpoint, New York on March 17. Students from 15 schools in Niagara, Orleans and Genesee Counties participated in the event. more

Kendall choral students perform at national level
Two Kendall students took their singing voices on the road this month. Freshman Kate Lape was selected to perform in the American Choral Directors' Association (ACDA) National Middle School Honor Choir on March 16 in San Antonio, Texas. more

New member appointed to C-C Board of Education
Kathleen Dillon has been appointed to the Churchville-Chili Board of Education, taking the seat vacated by Lynn Baker, who resigned November 23. Dillon is a social worker at Fingerlakes Developmental Disability Service Office. She and her husband, Jeff, have been residents of the district since 1984. They have two daughters, Mary Beth, who attends the junior high, and Molly, in the middle school. more

Spencerport school report card shows improvement
Initiatives begun in the past few years are showing results as Spencerport students improve in key areas measured by the State Education Department. The 1999-2000 New York State School Report Card was just released March 14. more

Upcoming Hilton Board of Education meetings
focus on budget proposal, scope of capital project
At their regular Tuesday meeting, March 27, the Hilton Board of Education will get its first glimpse of the scope of a possible capital project to be presented to voters in December. And, at a special meeting on Monday, March 26, the board will hear the first detailed presentation concerning the 2001-02 Budget Proposal. more