Weekly Update for March 11, 2024

 Something Personal 

March, March, March...sometimes in the month of March, you just have to keep Marching forward. I've shared this video before, but recently I had to rewatch it to remind myself to stay above the line, and to be intentional about this during the wild month of March. 

Enjoy the video, and keep plugging. We got this! 

Something Professional 

CIA next Tuesday

When: 8:00 am

Where: QUEST Cafe 

What: IB Focus w/Greg and Nancy Leport (Hilton Alumni Association) 

Assembly on March 21st with Drumline! 

The Hilton Winter Drumline will be performing 2 shows at QUEST starting at 2:00 on Thursday, March 21. Winter Drumline is an athletic art that combines music and motion to create a theatrical production. It not only requires performers to be proficient in their instrument, but also to convey a story through movement and drama.

Our performers are students in grades 7-12. Their musicianship is evident when you see them perform with various instruments in Drumline, Marching Band, select bands and choruses as well as dramatic productions.  You will also see many of these names on lists for honor rolls and leadership groups throughout the district and community.

The countless hours required to put on these productions have created a hard-working, close-knit group. Their dedication and integrity have earned them the privilege of representing Hilton at the Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC. It is an honor to invite the Hilton Winter Drumline to QUEST!

About this year's show:

The 2024 show is titled The Tin Man. We begin in a happy town in the woods with our lead lumberjack. Suddenly, all is not well when the Wicked Witch appears! Falling under her evil spell, the people of the town fight against the witch. However, our lead lumberjack is not so lucky and is cursed to become Tin Man for the rest of his life. What happens next is only discovered when we follow the yellow brick road…

To prepare students:

This show is LOUD. If you have students who are sensitive to noise, you may wish to bring noise canceling headphones. The witch might be frightening to some, and may need to be described ahead if time. There will be an explanation of the show and instruments, so our students can get an understanding of the production and put the story in perspective.  The actual run time of the show is just over 5 minutes.

Thank you for supporting these students. They are excited to share their show with younger Cadets and future members of the Hilton Winter Drumline!

Which show does my class go to? 

K-2:  2:00-2:30

3-6: 2:35-3:05

Classroom teachers: you also were sent a calendar invite! 

Safety Reminder

When you leave your classroom, say to drop kids off or to go take your lunch, please be sure you shut your door. That way, if there ever were an emergency and a room was vacant, all doors would be closed. 

At the end of the day, please shut and lock your door.

COVID Update  

On March 1, 2024, the CDC adopted new guidelines for COVID-19, which can be found here: CDC Guidance for Respiratory Virus. This new guidance compares precautions and procedures for COVID-19 to those for other respiratory illnesses, and removes the requirement of mandatory isolation. The CDC reiterated that when individuals become sick with a respiratory virus, it is recommended that they stay home and away from others. For individuals who test positive specifically for COVID-19 and influenza, treatment is available and can lessen symptoms and lower the risk of severe illness. The new CDC recommendations suggest that an individual who tests positive for COVID-19 can return to normal activities when overall symptoms have been improving for at least 24 hours and, if a fever was present, the fever has been gone without use of a fever-reducing medication. You can find more information on the CDC's website: CDC: What to do when you are sick.

 

What this means for students who test positive for COVID:

• Mandatory isolation is no longer required.
• It is recommended that students with any respiratory illness stay home and way from others until their symptoms are improving and they are fever free.
• Students can return to school and extracurricular activities when their symptoms are improving and they are fever-free without using fever-reducing medications.