CISL Newsletter
January 2023
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin
Dear CISL Students, Parents, & Guardians!
December was another incredible month in the CISL program. I was so excited to see students taking advantage of incredible opportunities through the CISL program and raising funds for events and causes that will make the world a better place! In December the CISL Bulldog team raised $1,450.18 for Dressember to benefit anti-human trafficking efforts across the globe. We also held an Oxfam Hunger Banquet that brought us together to understand hunger and food insecurity around the world in a different way while raising more than $500 to fight against food insecurity.
As we head into the Spring there are incredible opportunities available to our CISL students. Check out this newsletter for information on our TIPSS seminars for this month, our upcoming CISL CISL Spring Book Club read about Nigeria, our CISL 3rd quarter celebration, our January CISL meeting and more!
Also this month marks the last month for students to apply to the Specialty Programs of their choice! CISL student committee members I are working hard to visit all PWC 8th graders to talk about our amazing CISL program. Families please remember that all rising 8th graders, as well as students underclassmen in grades 9 & 10 are welcome to apply to join the CISL program. Please encourage any student between 8th-10th grade in your lives whom you think might be a fit for the Hylton CISL program to apply! Let me know if you have questions! (The link to the application is at the bottom of this newsletter).
Huge shout out to the CISL students, CISL Student Committee, and the CISL Boosters for all of the help and support throughout the month of December!
Happy New Year Everyone!
Mrs. Terenchin
Upcoming CISL Events & Dates
January 18- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:30 p.m. via zoom
January 19- CISL General Meeting from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Enclosed Cafeteria
January 20- CISL Leadership Retreat for CISL Student Leadership Committee- 3:30-10:45 pm in E-123
February 1 & 2nd- CISL 2nd Semester Celebration during the school day
February 2- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in E-123 at 2:30 pm
February 7- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:30 p.m. via zoom
February 8- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:30 p.m. via zoom
February 13- CISL Booster Meeting- Location TBD at 7:00 pm
February 16- CISL General Meeting from 2:30-3:30 in the Enclosed Cafeteria
February 22- CISL Spring Book Club Meeting #1- before or after school in the library
March 10- Multicultural Night at Penn Elementary- volunteers needed 5:30-8:30 pm
March 13- CISL Booster Meeting- 7:00 pm in the Hylton Library
March 14- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:30 p.m. via zoom
March 15- CISL Spring Book Club Meeting #2- before or after school in the library
March 15- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:30 p.m. via zoom
March 16- CISL General Meeting from 2:30-3:30 in the Enclosed Cafeteria
March 18- CISL Conference at Hylton High School
Today in International Politics Speaker Series (TIPSS) for AP COGO Students
This month's topic is social and political cleavages! So on Tuesday January 17th and Wednesday January 18th our CISL seniors have access to this speaker series. AP COGO students please check canvas for the link to register for this month's sessions.
Each night is worth 3 CISL points just for attending and an additional two points for reflecting. So seniors if you attend both nights you can earn between 6-10 CISL points!
January 19th- CISL General Meeting
Spring CISL Book Club
Join us for the Spring CISL Book Club! This semester's text will take us to a Nigerian village with the book Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree!
CISL students join us at either 7:00 a.m. or at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday February 22nd in the library for the first meeting of the Spring CISL Book Club. Earn up to 5 points for participating in a discussion on the 22nd of part 1 of the book!
Please register using the link below to let us and our amazing Hylton Librarians know that you want to join us for this event so that they can get you a copy of the book.
Thank you to the CISL Boosters for helping provide a copy of the book for every CISL student that wants to participate in the Book Club!
Volunteers Needed at Penn Elementary
Penn Elementary School, located off Hoadley Rd, is hosting it’s annual Multicultural Night on
Friday, March 10, 2023.
Penn Elementary needs volunteers to help during the event. Volunteer times are 5:30-8:30 pm. Duties include helping set up, serving food during the food tasting, clean up.
This is a great way to share your CISL expertise, help in the community while earning up to 5 CISL points too! If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Joanne Morgan at Penn Elementary School at morganjm@pwcs.edu as soon as possible.
Don't forget to log your CISL points!
CISL Booster Corner
CISL parents and guardians remember there are always opportunities to get involved with the CISL boosters through donations, membership, fundraising, and volunteering.
We are beginning to prepare for our annual CISL conference on Saturday March 18th and we are looking for both a keynote speaker and speakers to lead breakout room sessions. Breakout room speakers can present digitally or in-person. We are looking for individuals who want to talk to passionate CISL students and families about the world around them about their jobs, world travel, language, culture, and more. Know someone who would make a good speaker, we would love to reach out to them, ask them to fill out the link below!
We will also be looking for items to put together gift baskets for our silent auction for the CISL conference. More information and a sign-up sheet coming soon!
Center for International Studies & Languages (CISL) at C. D. Hylton Senior High School
Email: terencce@pwcs.edu
Website: https://hyltonhs.pwcs.edu/
Location: 14051 Spriggs Road, Dale City, VA, USA
Phone: (703)580-4000
Twitter: @HyltonCISL