CISL Newsletter
November 2022
"Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller"- Ibn Battuta
Dear CISL Students,
What an incredible start to the year CISL students. I was excited to see so many CISL students taking advantage of incredible opportunities through the CISL program throughout the month of October. From our incredible Taste of CISL Tailgate, the Spirit Link competition, the U.S. FreedomWalk, an amazing October General meeting, and the first meeting of our Fall CISL Book Club, it was a busy month!
November will allow for more incredible opportunities including the conclusion of our Fall CISL Book Club, a great volunteer opportunity at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, an opportunity to mingle with amazing exchange students, and our November General Meeting with a CISL alumni guest speaker. Please check out the rest of the newsletter, the CISL canvas page, and the Hylton website for additional information on the CISL program.
This month there will also be a meeting about the French exchange in April! This meeting will be November 15th via zoom at 7:00 pm. This meetings will be recorded just in case but I hope you can make it!
Applications for to join Specialty Programs in PWC are available now! 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 both the CISL Student Committee and the CISL Boosters for all of the help and support throughout the month of October!
Happy November Everyone!
Mrs. Terenchin
Schedule of CISL Events in November
November 13th- “Sugar Skull: A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure" Volunteer Opportunity at the Hylton Center of Performing Arts
November 14th- CISL Booster Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
November 15th- Meeting about the French exchange at 7:00 p.m. via zoom
November 15th- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:00 p.m. via zoom
November 16th- 2nd meeting of the Fall CISL Book Club- come before or after school to discuss part 3 of the book
November 16th- TIPSS opportunity for AP COGO students from 8:00-9:00 p.m. via zoom
November 17th- 3rd CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the Enclosed with a CISL alumni guest speaker
November 19th- ETC International Education Week Event from 6-8 p.m. at Hylton in the Enclosed & Commons
November 13th- Volunteer Opportunity at the Hylton Center of Performing Arts!
November 15th- Meeting about Hylton's French Exchange!
Passcode: 199031
November 15th & 16th- TIPSS for CISL Seniors in AP COGO
Today in International Politics Speaker Series
This month's topic is elections. So on Tuesday November 15th and Wednesday November 16th 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!
November 15th- CISL Book Club Part 2
Join us for the 2nd Meeting of the CISL Book Club!
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. We meet either before school at 7:00 a.m. in the library or after school around 2:15ish. This time we'll be discussing Part 3 of the book The Queen of Water!
November 17th- November CISL General Meeting
November 19th- ETC International Education Week Event from 6-8 p.m. at Hylton in the Enclosed & Commons
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.
Questions must be submitted by 11/16 at the latest!
Additional 1st Semester CISL Events
December 1st- Start of Dressember & our fight against human trafficking
December 1st- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
December 2nd- Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa- Performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center (Manassas) up to two free tickets for CISL Students & Families at 8:00 p.m.
December 12th- CISL Booster Meeting at a Restaurant TBD
December 15th- 4th CISL General Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the enclosed
December TBD- Oxfam Hunger Banquet
January 5th- CISL Student Leadership Committee meeting in room E-128 at 2:30 p.m.
January 9th- CISL Booster Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library
January 11th- Second CISL Program Information Night at 6:30 p.m.
January 22nd- Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra- Performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center (Manassas) up to two free tickets for CISL Students & Families at 2:00 p.m.
January TBD- Quarter 2 CISL Celebration during the school day
CISL Booster Corner
CISL Booster Update
Thank you to all of the Boosters who were able to donate their time to helping us make the Taste of CISL Tailgate & FreedomWalk events a success in the month of October. Thank you also to the boosters for helping us make the CISL book club possible! We are so grateful for all of your contributions. CISL Boosters we could not do these things without you!
There are always opportunities to get involved with the CISL boosters through donations, membership, fundraising, and volunteering.
This month we have big events and we could always use more help to volunteer at the Hylton Performing Arts Center (October 13th). We also have our monthly booster meeting on November 14th in Hylton's Library at 7:00 p.m. We need help beginning to plan for some of our large events including our Oxfam Hunger Banquet for December.
Also time is running out to purchase holiday wreaths, centerpieces, and trees! See the link below. These make great holiday gifts!
CISL Fundraiser- Holiday Wreaths, Garland, Centerpieces, & More!
JUST MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CODE HYLTONVA003
Please order on or before NOVEMBER 14th 2022
Know Someone Who Should Apply to Hylton's CISL Program? Use the link below!
CISL Students Don't Forget to Log your CISL Points
Pictures from our October Events
CISL Students & Families at the Taste of CISL Tailgate
Serving & learning about the world through exploring different cuisine!
CISL Students at the U.S. FreedomWalk
CISL Students & Families with New Friends we made from around the Globe!
CISL Fall Book Club Part 1- The Morning Group!
CISL Fall Book Club Part 2- The Afternoon Group!
CISL & AFJROTC Students Recruiting at Saunders Middle
CISL Students Malaika & Cesar Recruiting at Hampton Middle
CISL Alumni Kate Arnold Speaking at CISL Info Night
Center for International Studies & Languages (CISL)
Email: terencce@pwcs.edu
Location: 14051 Spriggs Road, Dale City, VA, USA
Phone: 7035804000
Twitter: @Hyltoncisl