News Posts
Sister Diana, Guest on Evan Dawson’s Connections
Hope Hall School’s Sister Diana Dolce on different learning models On Thursday, March 23, Sister Diana was a guest at 1 pm on Evan Dawson’s radio show, CONNECTIONS, that is broadcast on WXXI NEWS. Sister Diana met with Evan in the studio to discuss different learning models, with a focus on the Dolce Method for […]
Collaboration and Cooperation, the Mantra for the March Newsletter
Sister Diana’s Director’s Corner for March focuses on “Collaboration” and “Cooperation,” two words that many see as the same, but she sees as two complimentary, but different concepts. She defines collaboration as “working together with others to achieve a common goal,” and cooperation as “working together for a common goal, but also getting along with […]
February 2023: Expanding Our Hearts
In February’s Director’s Corner, Sister Diana points out that Expanding Our Hearts means making room for people other than our family and close friends. It means including people, in loving ways, whether we know them or not. One way we can expand our hearts is by making sacrifices. She points out that sacrifice is something […]
Experience Italy Evening
Thank you for your interest in attending Experience Italy, one of Hope Hall’s most popular events of the year! This event, that will take place on Saturday, April 29 from 6 to 10 PM at the Italian American Sport Club, located at 1250 Buffalo Road in Gates is as popular as ever. Attendees can look forward […]
January 2023: Beacons of Light and Hope; Post-Holiday Recipe for Happiness
For January’s Director’s Corner, Sister Diana revisits December’s topic on the importance of being points of Light and Hope, because toward the end of 2022, we lost two individuals within the Hope Hall Community who embodied those qualities. In this issue, we pay tribute to both of them. She also focuses on the topic of […]
In Loving Memory of Tilahun (‘T’) Gushish
On December 7, 2022, Tilahun Belete Gushish, our friend, former student, and an inspirational figure at Hope Hall passed away, due to the cancer he had fought since he was a child, living on the streets of Ethiopia. In the video below, we pay tribute to him, in loving memory, using his own words, excerpted […]
Mischievous Elves Make Merry at Hope Hall
Just as everyone, including staff, students, and volunteers, is preparing for our Annual Holiday Woodworking and Craft Show on December 10 from 9 am to 3 pm, a group of mischievous elves have invaded our woodworking center! You can’t imagine the havoc they’ve created! Watch the video to find out how peace was made between the elves, […]
December Newsletter: We Are the Light, We Are the Hope
For this month, Sister Diana reflects on the dark days of December, when “the light in our northern hemisphere is very much diminished,” noting that it reflects a certain darkness surrounding us in our city, nation, and our world. She points out that this makes it so important for each of us to become […]
The Animal in Me 6th Grade Poetry Project
Students act out the animal about which they wrote Almost all children love animals, so to help her students discover poetry and study figurative language, Middle School ELA Teacher Mrs. Mariya Gunda presented a project, asking her 6th grade students to get in touch with their “inner animal.” They began by talking about the differences […]
Hope Hall 2022 Holiday Woodworking & Craft Sale
December 10, 2022 from 9 am – 3 pm Join us in Hope Hall’s gymnasium on Saturday, December 10 from 9 am to 3 pm for our Annual Holiday Woodworking and Craft Sale! We’ll have an extraordinary selection of high quality woodworking items, hand-crafted by Hope Hall staff and volunteers. You’ll find something for everyone, […]