CISL Newsletter
November 2023
"It's a big world out there. It would be a shame not to experience it." -Jo Andrews
I know it has been awhile since I was able to put together a smore but we had an incredibly busy but exceptionally wonderful October! From the CISL Tailgate, to the start of our Fall Book Club, a CISL General Meeting, and the French Exchange, October was an incredible month in which our CISL students did so many incredible things!
As we look forward through the month of November it is shaping up to be another busy month with so many CISL events and activities on the horizon. Below you will find information on so many of these events but there are three in particular I want to highlight.
1. Tuesday, November 14th at 7:00 pm- Mrs. Maddox our Italian teacher and I will be hosting a zoom where we talk about the Italian Exchange which will be taking place this Spring! Students will have the chance to both travel to Italy over Spring Break and to host students from Italy this year! Interested in learning more? Zoom info is below. Can't make it the zoom will be recorded and posted. Again more info below!
2. Friday, December 1st at 6:00 pm at Hylton- CISL will be hosting it's biggest charity event of the year in conjunction with the international humanitarian organization Rise Against Hunger. Students, parents, and families, purchase tickets to the event. The cost of each ticket helps pay for the raw ingredients that are needed (CISL makes $0.00 profit on this event all of the money raised goes to fund the raw ingredients). Then on Friday, December 1st we come together at Hylton High School and as a team we work together to pack more than 10,000+ meals in one night together. Our hands (in gloves of course) will be the last hands that will touch this food. Join us for an incredible experience where we work to make the world a better place by giving back to those in need. We're working towards a world in which hunger doesn't exist but it all starts with a meal! More information below.
3. Wednesday, November 15th at 6:30 pm at Hylton- CISL will be hosting a Specialty Program Information night for all students interested in applying for and joining the CISL program. Please let anyone you know from other PWCS schools especially rising 8th graders know about this event! Please see more information below.
This and so many more events are going on in November from CISL fundraisers, CISL Book Club, a phenomenal General Meeting (this time during Flex) applications for study abroad and foreign exchange summer programs, Check out all of the details for upcoming events below! Let me know if you have questions!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Terenchin
Featured Event
Tickets are Now on Sale for CISL's Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event on Friday Dec. 1st at Hylton
Rise Against Hunger- Meal Packing Event
What is Rise Against Hunger?
Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization, is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives, and responding to emergencies. The goal of Rise Against Hunger is to help provide immediate nourishment for those facing hunger today. Rise Against Hunger with the help of volunteers and community organizations has packaged donated and shipped more than 600 million meals to be distributed to countries around the globe.
How will the CISL Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing event on December 1st work?
Step 1: Buy a ticket to Rise Against Hunger as soon as possible! The cost of your ticket is you helping us pay for the cost of the meals that we will pack. CISL makes $0.00 on this event, all of the ticket prices go to helping us secure the raw ingredients that we will pack at our meal packing event. Please note that students are encouraged to raise funds from family and community members in order to purchase a ticket.
Step 2: Arrive at Hylton High School on Friday December 1st around 6 pm and join us in the Enclosed Cafeteria ready to help pack meals.
Step 3: We will put on gloves and hair nets and we will spend approximately 2-2.5 hours packing meals for people in need. Our goal is to pack more than 10,800 meals in one night!
Step 4: Celebrate knowing that you made a difference in the world! Our meals will be shipped to people in need around the globe. Two years ago our meals from Hylton were shipped to
Who can buy a ticket and participate?
We welcome all Hylton students and families to participate in this event! All participants need a ticket to participate in this event.
Due to the nature of this special interactive event, all participants must fundraise the minimum amounts below register.
1 participant- $35.00 (your ticket pays for 100 meals)
2 participants- $60.00 (your 2 tickets pay for 171 meals)
3 participants- $85.00 (your 3 tickets pay for 242 meals)
4 participants- $110.00 (your 4 tickets pay for 314 meals)
If you cannot make it to this event but you would still like to donate please let Mrs. Terenchin know!
We have to donate our funds to Rise Against Hunger before this event, please buy your tickets as soon as possible! Use the link below to the CISL Square to purchase tickets.
Hylton High School students if you cannot raise the funds in time but you want to attend this important event please let Mrs. Terenchin know, some tickets have been donated in advance to help students.
Important Upcoming Dates
November 13th- CISL Parent Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
November 14th- Italian Exchange- Travel to Italy Spring Break 2024- on zoom at 7:00 pm
November 14th- TIPSS meetings for seniors in AP COGO from 8:00-9:30 via zoom
November 15th & 17th- CISL Book Club Meeting #2 during Flex
November 15th- First CISL Program Information Night at 6:30 p.m.
November 15th- TIPSS meetings for seniors in AP COGO from 8:00-9:30 via zoom
November 17th- 3rd CISL General Meeting during Advisory in the Enclosed
November 18th- ETC International Night- Meet Exchange Students from all over the globe!
November 30th- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting at 2:30 p.m.
December 1st- Rise Against Hunger Event at 6:00-8:00 pm
December 1st- Start of Dressember & our fight against human trafficking
December 11th- CISL Parent Meeting at a Restaurant TBD
December 14th- 4th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed
January 4th- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting at 2:30 p.m.
January 8th- CISL Parent Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
January 11th- Second CISL Program Information Night at 6:30 p.m.
January 18th- 5th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed
Information about Upcoming Events
Our third meeting for CISL parents and guardians is on Monday November 13th at 7:00 pm in the C. D. Hylton Senior High School library. We can't do what we do at CISL without the support of our amazing CISL parents and guardians. All are welcome at this meeting as we work to execute our winter and spring programs! Also keep reading below to help us raise funds for student scholarships and CISL programs.
Travel to Italy Spring Break 2023! Zoom on 11/14
This year Hylton students have the opportunity to travel to Verona, Italy to partner and visit with our sister school! Students will have the opportunity to stay with an Italian host family and student, Hylton students will get to see and experience several Italian cities including Verona, Rome, and Venice. The trip will depart Thursday March 21, 2024, and return by Sunday March 31, 2024. Students do NOT have to be in the CISL program to go on this trip. All Hylton students are eligible to travel with us. We will be having a zoom for all students and families interested in this exchange on Tuesday November 14th at 7:00 pm EST. The zoom information is below.
Mrs. Terenchin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Italian Exchange Spring Break
Time: Nov 14, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://pwcs-zm-edu.zoom.us/j/82272009805?pwd=WG1FeWwrdng3Qk9LRkdJRHFMdWc3dz09
Meeting ID: 822 7200 9805
Passcode: 242002
If you can’t attend this zoom but you’re still interested in traveling with us to Italy over this upcoming Spring Break as a part of our Italian Exchange, please let Mrs. Terenchin know at terencce@pwcs.edu. We will also record the zoom and we will make it available on the Hylton CISL webpage after the zoom on Tuesday, November 14th.
CISL Specialty Program Night at Hylton - 11/15
Know Someone Who Should Apply to Hylton's CISL Program?
Encourage them to come out to our Specialty Program Information Night at 6:30 pm in the Hylton Enclosed Cafeteria.
We have the best most well-rounded academic specialty program in PWCS, we do more, we offer more opportunities for our students to grow in and outside of the classroom than anyone else. Please help us spread the word about our incredible program.
Specialty program applications are open now and will remain open until February 1, 2024.
Today in International Politics Speaker Series (TIPSS)
This month's topic is Social Movements! So on Tuesday November 14th and Wednesday November 15th 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!
In October we had our first meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club! I was so impressed with the insightful comments and discussions that we had together this month! So I hope you can join us for the second meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club! Remember each meeting of the book club is worth 5 CISL points! You are welcome to join us even if you didn't make it to the first meeting. There are also still a few copies left in the library, see a librarian if you need one! We will be discussing How Dare the Sun Rise during flex! Make sure the librarians know which Flex you want to come to! We will be discussing Chapter 13 to the end of the book. Hope to see you there!
Thursday November 16- Dine to Donate at Potomac Mills Texas Roadhouse
Hylton's Center for International Studies & Languages program or CISL program hosts and supports schoolwide events including I-Night (International Night), charities like Rise Against Hunger and Dressember, gives thousands of dollars in scholarships to seniors at Hylton High School each year, and so much more! Please help support the Hylton CISL program by dining at the Potomac Mills Texas Roadhouse (14389 Potomac Mills Road Woodbridge, VA), next Thursday November 16th anytime between 3-10 pm.
Please present or take a picture of this flyer and present it when you dine at the Woodbridge Texas Roadhouse on 11/16.
CISL General Meeting- Nov. 17th during ADVISORY!!!!!!!!!!!
This event is completely free! It will be hosted at Hylton High School in the Enclosed and the Commons! We hope you can join us for this evening!
Participating in this event is worth 3 points but make sure to capture proof of your attendance, a picture of the event works great! And you can gain an additional 2 points for reflecting upon this experience.
ETC is also open to your questions, please use the link below to submit a question or as many questions as you like for the panels. Or feel free to stop by the CISL office with your questions. Questions must be submitted in advance by no later than 11/16/2022. I will award an additional 2 CISL points for students who submit questions for this event.
CISL Fundraiser- Holiday Wreaths, Garland, Centerpieces, & More!
JUST MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CODE HYLTONVA003
These items make exceptional holiday gifts!
Please order on or before November 19th. The sooner you order the sooner your items will begin arriving.
Check Out Images from the Amazing French Exchange October 2023
Interested in Studying Abroad for Free?
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Offers an Academic Year Abroad in Germany
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Offers an Academic Year Abroad in Germany
U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag scholarship program for high school students to study abroad in Germany.
Washington, D.C. – Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) has launched its nationwide application for high school students and recent graduates to study abroad in Germany for the 2024-2025 academic year. 250 high school scholarships are available from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the German Bundestag (Parliament) to fund students for an academic year of study and cultural immersion. Scholarship recipients will gain a new perspective on global and current affairs and German social, economic, and political life, all while learning the German language through language lessons, daily life in the culture, attending a local high school, and living with a host family. Participants serve as “youth ambassadors” of the U.S. while participating in educational, cultural, and political events, including receptions and meetings with government officials.
Created in 1983 by the Reagan administration, CBYX strengthens U.S. – German relations by forging lasting ties and deeper understanding. Over the past 40 years, the program has reinforced transatlantic bonds between Americans and Germans who engage in the program both as participants and hosts. Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut finds exchange programs like CBYX “are of particular importance in today’s global economy. These programs provide an unequaled understanding of world cultures – one that can translate into the success of American business, growth of the U.S. economy, and increased global and national security.”
To be considered, applications must be completed and submitted by the extended deadline of 11:59 PM Pacific on November 8, 2023.
U.S. citizen high school students and recent graduates (age 15-18.5) live and study for an academic year in select countries with significant Muslim populations through full scholarships from the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, YES Abroad students may live in the following countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Senegal, Thailand, and more!
The first group of Americans participated in YES Abroad in the 2009-2010 academic year, living and studying in 10 select YES countries. The program now offers 65 full scholarships to American students nationwide.
Living with a host family and attending a local school, YES Abroad students promote mutual understanding between the United States and their host country by forming lasting relationships with the local community.
Participants live with a host family, attend a local high school, acquire leadership skills, and engage in activities to learn about the host country’s society and values; they also help educate others about American society and values. For specific details, click on any of the participating countries in the list above.
The YES Abroad scholarship covers costs related to round-trip airfare and room and board for the pre-departure orientation; round-trip airfare between the participant’s home region and community abroad; in-country support; cultural activities; school tuition (where applicable); room and board with a host family; secondary medical benefits; visa fees; and a modest stipend.
The YES Abroad program is administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs by a consortium of organizations led by American Councils for International Education in partnership with AFS-USA, Inc., the American-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (Amideast), and the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN).
High School Diplomats- A FREE Japanese & U.S. Exchange in Virginia
What is it High School Diplomats?
In 1987 AIU Insurance Company of Tokyo (now AIG Japan) began sponsoring HSD U.S. with the intent of bringing American and Japanese students closer together. The program started small and steadily grew year by year. In 1994, AIG and the Freeman Foundation decided to create the HSD Japan Program to give American students a chance to experience Japanese culture firsthand.
High School Diplomats or HSD U.S. is an eight-day program providing 20 American students the opportunity to engage in academic and social pursuits, and forge lifelong friendships with 20 Japanese students of the same age. It is a foreign exchange for American sophomores and juniors hosted at UVA. During the eight-day program hosted at the University of Virginia, each American student is paired with a Japanese roommate. The program is sponsored each summer by AIG General Insurance Co., Ltd., along with the Freeman Foundation. Students from Japan and America spend eight days living and socializing with each other on the historic campus of the University of Virginia. The program exposes students to both cultures through daily themes and academic and social activities, guided by a dedicated staff made up of recent program alumni.
Students who successfully complete the HSD U.S. program as a high school sophomore or junior where they complete the program at UVA may then apply for the following summer for High School Diplomats or HSD Japan. The program gives former HSD U.S. participants the opportunity to travel to Japan for a unique cultural adventure over several weeks. The trip is divided into two parts: tour and cultural exchange program. This is an all expenses paid approximately 14-16 day trip in July. HSD Japan covers room, board, all tour and activity costs, and round-trip transportation from the DC area to Japan paid by program scholarships. Again you must complete the HSD U.S. program to be eligible to apply for the HSD Japan program.
What to Expect:
Students from Japan and America spend eight days living and socializing with each other on the historic campus of the University of Virginia. The program exposes students to both cultures through daily themes and academic and social activities, guided by a dedicated staff made up of recent program alumni.
The themes provide the roommate pairs with opportunities to communicate, learn, and simply enjoy each other's company. The themes vary widely so that each student pair can find common ground and build their friendship. Some examples of these activities include discussions and presentations, a Japanese summer festival, a sports tournament, and a karaoke night.
Academic Curriculum:
The High School Diplomats program is devoted to bringing students from both American and Japanese cultures the most informative and engaging cultural exchange possible. In addition to the daily activities, both groups of students attend daily language classes ranging from beginner to advanced and taught by native speakers.
2024 Program Details:
Dates: July 19 - July 28, 2024
Location: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Number of Students: 20 American, 20 Japanese
Eligibility: All high school sophomores and juniors may apply. Children of AIG employees and their agents may not apply. We afford equal opportunity to students of all racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.
Cost: Room, board, and all activity costs are paid in full by the program scholarship. Transportation costs to and from the program are not covered but financial assistance is available if needed.
Application Period: October 1, 2023 - January 15, 2024
Application Requirements: Students must complete an online application and also arrange for a teacher or counselor to submit a recommendation from an official school email address.
The button below links to the HSD website for more information and access to the digital application.
The first video below was from when the High School Diplomats or HSD program was held on Princeton's Campus now it's held at UVA and the dates are from 2021 but it can give you a glimpse into this incredible program.
The second video is great as well but make sure you put the English subtitles on before you press play!