CISL Newsletter

I want to thank everyone who helped make our 26th Annual CISL Conference a success in March! This conference would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our incredible parent booster committee and our student leadership team! I hope that everyone who joined us for that day had an incredible time.

I also am delighted to report that we have worked to reassure one of our oldest and most important exchanges with our sister school Verona, Italy! This year Mrs. Maddox, Mr. Troyer, and I escorted 12 incredible Hylton students to Verona where they stayed with Italian host families. Didn't get to go on our trip? That's okay we'll have the opportunity to travel again there soon! And in the meantime consider the possibility of hosting a visiting Italian student! Italian students will be coming to Hylton from April 16-April 25th, 2024. More information to come but we are looking for CISL students and families who want to host an incredible student to learn and share cultures!

We are also thrilled to be starting up Hylton's I-Night or International Night again! I-Night will be on Thursday April 18th from 6:00-9:00 and we are looking for performers, individuals to bring cultural dishes, and individuals who want to wear and display cultural dress in our fashion show! See below for more information and a way to register to participate. This is also a great way to earn last minute CISL points! I'm looking at you seniors ;)!

This month we're moving our CISL General meeting to Thursday, April 25th .

If you have questions please let me know!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Terenchin

terencce@pwcs.edu

Consider answering one or more of these questions in your two page response. You do NOT need to answer all of these questions.

• How did CISL impact your high school experiences?
• How have you grown in your time at Hylton?
• What have you learned about the world in your time at Hylton?
• What have you learned about yourself in your time here at Hylton or because of the CISL program?
• What event(s) meant the most to you in your time here in the CISL program?
• Where do you see yourself going in the future and what role do you think your time at Hylton or in CISL play in your life going forward?

Send your typed response to Mrs. Terenchin at terencce@pwcs.edu by no later than Friday, May 3rd at 11:59 pm.

We have Italian students visiting us this fall from April 16th-25th. They'll be here for the I-Night and more!

To qualify to host you just have to have a bed in a separate bedroom or in the same-gender bedroom of a student, the ability to feed them 3 meals a day, provide some transportation to and from Hylton for a few days and have a willingness to show another student around Hylton and PWC as they shadow you and learn more about our school system and more!!!

You don't need to speak Italian in order to host, all of the students on this exchange have studied English for years! They are eager to practice their English and to experience all that the U.S. has to offer.

You can earn up to 20 CISL points by hosting an Exchange Student from Italy for 9 days!

We are looking for supplies for a Welcome Breakfast on Wednesday April 17th and a Farewell Friendsgiving Dinner on on Wednesday, April 24th! Please sign-up to donate if you can!

We are also incredibly excited to announce that we are working to plan Hylton's first post-pandemic I-Night or International Night! Hylton's International Night or I-Night will be at Hylton High School on Thursday, April 18th from 6:00-9:00 pm.

This event brings the entire community together to celebrate the diversity of our Hylton community and the human experience allowing us to showcase culture, food, and performances! We are looking for students, parents, and community members to put on cultural performances, for individuals to bring cultural dishes to share, for individuals to set up table displays with posters & tri-fold boards, and individuals who want to participate in our international night fashion show! We are also looking for volunteers to help us staff this event.

CISL students can earn

10 CISL points for performing at this event

5 CISL points for bringing a cultural dish to share

5 CISL points for providing a table display/tri-fold board

3 CISL points for participating in the international fashion show!

5 CISL points for volunteering per shift

10 CISL points for volunteering throughout the whole event!

CISL Points can be added together so if you volunteer for a shift (5 points), bring a cultural dish (5 points), and participate in the fashion show (3 points) you can earn 13 CISL points for this event! Please use the link in the button below below to let us know how you, your family, or any community members would like to participate. If you have any questions about this event, please email Mrs. Terenchin at terencce@pwcs.edu.

CISL Seniors, participating in I-Night can be a great way to earn your last minute points! ;)

Parents we need help with ticket sales, spirit wear sales, and managing food at I-Night. Please click the button below to help volunteer.

Serving on our CISL Student Leadership Committee is an incredible opportunity to build your leadership and team work skills all while having fun and helping us guide and rebuild the CISL program!

If you are interested in serving on the CISL Student Leadership Committee next year please fill out the short Microsoft form below about what position(s) you would like to run for. You may run for more than one position.

If you would like to run for office we will ask all candidates to give a brief speech about why they think they would be a good fit for that office at the May CISL General Meeting on Thursday May 16th beginning at 2:30 pm in the Enclosed Cafeteria. (If you cannot make it to the May CISL General meeting but would still like to run for a CISL Committee position we will have you record a flip grid that we can play at the meeting on May 16th.)

Please let Mrs. Terenchin know using the form by May 16th at the latest if you are running for a CISL office!

If you have any questions please reach out to either Mrs. Terenchin at terencce@pwcs.edu or our CISL Student President at Adrianna Cortez at any time.

We hope you'll consider running for a CISL Committee Position, this is a great way to have a voice here at Hylton High School!

Email: terencce@pwcs.edu
Location: C.D. Hylton High School, Spriggs Road, Woodbridge, VA, USA
Phone: 703-580-4000
Twitter: @hyltonCISL