ccs october, 2010 newsletter

Copenhagen Central School

Dear District Residents:

The school year has started off on a good note. Leaves are starting to turn, students and staff are working hard, and fall has officially arrived.

The construction project has been ap-proved by the State Edu-cation Department. At this time, the district is finalizing the necessary paperwork with the con-tractor. The site work for the geothermal portion of the project will start by the beginning of October.

Some changes involving transportation will be necessary.

Buses will line up on Loud Street for load-ing and unloading of students.

Students will not be allowed to park on campus.

Parents will load and unload their children at the back of the

building near the dis-trict office. For safety reasons, they will then pull around the garage to exit the campus.

The visitor entrance will be in back of the building. All visitors will sign in and out with Robin Spaulding in the district office.

Staff will park in back of the building.

All entrances on the north and west side of the building will be locked during the day. The entrances off from Loud Street will be open at the beginning and end of the day. The entrance off the back parking lot will be open all day.

Construction on the interior of the build-ing will probably begin around the beginning of December. At that time some classrooms will be moved to accommodate the construction schedule.

In other news, the

district will conduct an Evacuation Drill on Wednesday, October 13. Students will be evacu-ated from the school to the bus garage. Students who ride a bus will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m. The rain date for this drill is Friday, October 15. After school activities will operate as usual.

Students will not be in session on October 11 due to the Columbus Day holiday.

Please note that regular Board of Educa-tion meetings will be held on October 12 at 6:30 p.m. and October 25 at 7:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Judy L. Waligory, Interim Superintendent

From the Desk of the Superintendent:

October 1, 2010

Volume 47, Issue 2

Principally Speaking 2

A Message from Mr. Munn/ More New Staff

3

Halloween/ Reminders from the Nurse

4

The Classroom Connec-tion

5

Athletics 9

STARS News, Thank You Lofink Motors, Inc.

14

PTO News, Red Ribbon Week

15

Inside this issue:

Board of Education

Tracey Thomas, President

Prudence L. Kunert, Vice President

Koreen G. Freeman

Raymond D. O’Brien

Robert F. Stackel

Alfred E. Tomaselli

Tracey Thomas

Administration

Judy L. Waligory, Interim Superintendent

Nadine O’Shaughnessy, K-12 Principal

Dale R. Munn, Jr., Di-rector of Student Ser-vices and Special Pro-grams

October, 2010 School Newsletter

October Events to Mark on Your Calendar

Oct. 1 - STARS Elementary Activity Night Oct. 4-8 - Pink Week T’s & T’s - ZUMBA Gold T’s & T’s - Grades 3-6 Cheer Camp Oct. 8 - Homecoming Dance Oct. 11 - Columbus Day—No school for staff or students October 12 - Board of Education Meeting Oct. 16 - STARS Trunk or Treat Oct. 21 - STARS Lights on After School Oct. 22 - Picture Re-Take Day Oct. 23 - Cheerleading Spooktacular Oct. 25 - Board of Education Meeting Oct. 29 - Halloween Dance

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Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets After much consideration and in-depth discussion, the decision has been made that wearing the popular "I Love Boobies" bracelets in our school setting should not be considered appropriate. The fact that we are a K-12 school and that the younger students are reading by first grade, we feel that even though the concept of supporting breast cancer awareness is won-derful, the mixed message to the overall student body is confusing.

We welcome and encourage our stu-dents to support breast cancer awareness in other ways such as sporting pink attire or rib-bons, which are also well known outward dem-onstrations. However, we are respectfully re-questing that students no longer wear the brace-lets in school.

October is “NYS Parental Involvement Month”

This is a great time for parents and other family members to participate in school activi-ties with students. Please know that you are welcomed to attend school events, sign up to volunteer at an activity or in a classroom and contact teachers to establish open lines of com-munication to benefit your children.

Principal Décor Once again this year, each issue of “Principally Speaking” will feature student artwork. If you would like to see the original pieces, feel free to stop by Mrs. O’Shaughnessy’s office. We are asking parents of students in grades K-5

to please send a note with your child in the mornings with any bus changes for that day. This note should be given to the teacher and then it will be taken down to the Nurse’s Office first thing in the morning. PLEASE try to avoid daily phone calls and end of the day phone calls with any bus changes. We try to limit the number of disruptions into classrooms, and it can often be diffi-cult to locate students at the end-of-the-day, especially when the weather is nice and classes go outside. We do, however, realize that emergencies occur and you may need to call school with a change. How-ever, on a day-to-day basis, please plan accordingly to avoid confusion at the end of the school day.

Thank you!

ATTENTION PARENTS

Congratulations FFA Members!

Copenhagen’s FFA chapter sent three students to com-pete at the state fair. In Poultry Judging, they earned a 3rd Place Team award as well as a 3rd Place Individual award for Tim Sullivan. Ash-ley Willits also competed in the Dairy Handling event. Congratulations go to Tim Sullivan, Ashley Willits and Ryan Willits.

J. Waugh S. Hovendon

A. Simons

J. McConnell

J. McConnell

S. Rice

Principally Speaking

The STARS program

Students in First through Sixth Grade have access to a well staffed, after-school enrichment pro-gram. This is such a rarity. I was thrilled when I heard about it and as-tounded to hear that it has been going on for so long. Research suggests that quality afterschool programs positively impact student achievement and Co-penhagen sure seems to be benefiting from this program.

Excellence in Student Achieve-ment

Did you know that, based on New York State testing results, our students are leaving Elementary school and Middle school with some of the best literacy rates around? Not only that, but the atmosphere here is such that the staff seems to be striving so hard to become better prepared to make their students better prepared. As I mentioned last month, more stu-dents than ever will be qualifying to receive Academic Intervention Ser-vices. This is because NYS raised proficiency standards. The CCS staff appear to have embraced this new challenge. If you are a parent of a child that qualifies for AIS services, I encourage you to contact your child’s

teacher regarding how you can help e at home.

Technological Integration

I am convinced that the best way for graduating students to “make them-selves useful” in the competitive world of employment is to know as much as they can about technology. Seasoned veterans in any occupation have a leg up on the young as a result of their various experiences. Copen-hagen appears to recognize this and the students here are going to be so much better off. There are Smart-Boards in Kindergarten classes and high school students are running an embroidery business. It’s these type of things that are going to ensure that these rural students are going to have a chance in the competitive global economy.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 688-4411 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Director of Student Services

Dear Parents/Guardians and Copen-hagen Community,

As I begin to settle in to my role at Copenhagen, I am amazed daily at all the wonderful things that are going on here. Your children benefit so much from the things that are going on here and I wanted to highlight a few.

Daily Recess and Physical Educa-tion

Students in grades Kindergar-ten through 5th grade have daily recess and weather permitting they go out-side. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade have Physical Edu-cation class daily. I hope that the community appreciates that this is not done everywhere and recognizes the benefits that this focus on play can have on children’s development. I recently completed a wonderful book entitled The Trouble with Boys, by Peg Tyre. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone that has a son. One of the author’s biggest complaints with the US educational system is that it doesn’t let our boys move around enough. Kudos to Co-penhagen for recognizing that recess and physical education are important for our kids.

A Message from Mr. Dale Munn, Director of Student Services

Copenhagen Centra l School Volume 47, Issue 2

In addition to the new staff announced in last month’s newsletter, the District is pleased to welcome Mrs. Renee Powlin who will serve as the new Library Media Specialist. Mrs. Powlin comes to Copenhagen from the Pulaski Academy and Cen-tral School where she was Library Me-dia Specialist for 11 years. She previ-ously worked for the Camden Central School as well as Orchard Park Mid-

dle School. Mrs. Powlin, a graduate of Lowville Academy & Central School, earned her Bachelor of Music from SUNY Potsdam, her Master’s in Mu-sic from Michigan State University, East Lansing, and a Master’s in Li-brary Science from SUNY Buffalo. Copenhagen Central welcomes Mrs. Powlin. She brings much teaching experience to the District.

New Staff

Mrs. Renee Powlin

mailto:[email protected]


This year, all grade 3-12 students have received a planner and grade K-12 received student handbooks that out-line the rights, rules, and responsibilities of each student at Copenhagen. Included in the handbook is part of our Code of Conduct. We are using booklet format because we felt it was a more organized way to share pertinent information with the students and parents about our school. The planners are being used to log hall passes for each student in grades 6-12.

We would ask that all parents take a minute or two to review the handbook and please offer any comments or suggestions about ways we could enhance this mode of communication. Thank you.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 29th, the

elementary classes will parade in costume around town. The route of the parade will be Loud Street, Mechanic Street, Main Street, Maple Avenue and Loud Street to get back to school. The com-munity is invited to view the children’s Halloween costumes. In the event of rain, the parade will be held in the gym.

TYLENOL will no longer be administered unless there is a doctor’s order and a parental permission slip. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

STUDENT ATHLETES are now required to re-qualify for each sport they participate in throughout the same school year. This is a form that states there have been no changes in the health status of the athlete and is signed by the par-ent/guardian and athlete. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Nurse at 688-4472.

EXCUSES-We must have a written excuse for all absences or lateness, regardless of the reason. Please write an excuse upon your child’s return to school.

BUS CHANGES-Please send a note in for any bus change. If we do not have a note, your child will be placed on his/her regular bus and get off at his/her normal stop.

LEAVING EARLY FOR DOCTORS, DENTIST, ETC.-Please send in a note the day of the appointment and the time you wish to pick up your child. This makes staff and teachers aware they are leaving, and students will be ready to go. For last minute emergency changes, go to the nurse’s office to sign your child out.

MEDICATIONS-In order for them to be administered in school, they must come in the labeled pharmacy bottle with a note from the doctor stating it must be given during the school day, directions for administration, and also a parent note requesting the school nurse to administer it. This also includes all over-the-counter medicines. Do not send full prescriptions (just enough for the duration). Do not send in cough drops, aspirin, etc.

party and making pizza for Pp week.

Please take a few minutes each day to practice the vocabulary words, poem and complete the homework book-let at home. This will be very helpful to your child.

We will continue to read books by Eric Carle this month. The children are recognizing Eric Carle’s books by the illustrations.

Thank you for your assistance with the Homework Booklets and daily practice of sight words at home. A few minutes each night really helps to rein-force the sight words.

Mrs. Graves’ Class:

We are continuing to work our way through the Amazing Alphabet. It is very important to read to your child every night. We will be having a pizza party some time in October. The library is open on Wednesdays for the community to take out books. This is a great way to read different books for free.

Grade 1

Mrs. Hefferon and Mrs. Strianese

The first graders have been very busy in September learning new routines and getting to know new classmates. We hope you enjoyed seeing the classrooms during open house.

We have some children who are still unable to tie their shoes. Please work on this at home!

Our first grade RIF bake sale has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 6. We will be needing volunteers to help run the sale.

Please read to your child at home. It is very helpful to discuss the story while reading it. This helps strengthen comprehension skills. Also, keep practicing the sight words.

Grade 2

Miss Pridell and Mrs. Reed

We are off to a good start, but there are a few reminders we thought

should be mentioned.

Friday behavior sheets should be signed and returned on Mondays. This ensures us that your child brought home all their papers and you read any notes home.

Continue practicing the 1st grade addition math facts with your child. These have answers of 10 or less. Soon they will be expected to know the 2nd grade facts, which have answers up to 18.

By now your child may have mentioned our 2nd grade math fact tests. We give the kids only 70 seconds to com-plete 30 problems. There are 20 tests to complete.

We have started our Reading Club. Is your child reading 2 books a week at home?

Coming Up The Halloween Party will be coming at the end of the month. Please watch for notices. The party will happen on Friday, October 29.

Grade 3 Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Ratliff

We're off to a good start for the new school year! Routines have been established and we’re set to go! At this time, and throughout the year, we’d like to ask that you review addition and subtrac-tion facts with your student. Quick recall of the facts makes learning new and more difficult concepts easier. Daily reading at home is also beneficial to your child’s success in reading. The more exposure students have to text, the more proficient they are in their reading.

In science, we are beginning to study animals and their environment. We are also just finishing up our pollination kit that the children have enjoyed. In social studies, we are learning about com-munities in the U.S. and all over the world.

A big thank you goes out to all of you that were able to make our Open House. The children are always anxious to show off their room and work. Notes

Universal Pre-K Mrs. Combs

Mrs. Sullivan and Ms. Farney What a wonderful month of September we had in the Universal Pre K Classroom. We got down and dirty with the bugs all around us. The children have adjusted to the new classroom really well and are off to a wonderful year here with us. The preschoolers also learned all about themselves, introduced their fami-lies and learned where they are located on a map. To finish the month we had a fun time with all the attributes of apples.

October looks to be another great month with themes about Fire Safety, Pizza, Fall and Pumpkins. We will conclude the month with a Fall Festival. Be looking for a sign up sheet in the class-room to help with the yummy treats that we enjoy.

Kindergarten

Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Scholler

We are off to a great start in Kindergarten! The month of September flew by. We were very happy to see so many of you at Open House. If you missed Open House, please contact your child’s teacher to select a Parent-Teacher Conference time and date.

There will be a Halloween Pa-rade and a Halloween Party in the class-room after the parade. We ask that your child bring his/ her costume to school in a bag. We will help them get ready prior to the parade. Additional information will be sent home as the date approaches.

Please visit our website (www.ccsknights.org) for upcoming events and pictures of events that have already taken place.

The vocabulary words for the month will be blue, I , pink, in, orange, is, black and white.

Mrs. Scholler’s Class:

In October, we will be learning about the letters Cc, Pp, and Gg. The colors will be pink, orange, black, white, and green. We will be having a pajama

The Classroom Connection


demic learning throughout the school day. Some of the components to this philoso-phy include; morning meeting, interactive modeling, logical consequences, academic choice, working with families, creating rules together, guided discovery, class-room organization, and collaborative problem-solving. We look forward to an exciting year together.

Our Reading Program will begin with a study of the numerous types of disabilities that children may encounter. Students will read books that pertain to individual types of disabilities, both physi-cal and otherwise. Each group will make a poster and jigsaw with each other on their findings.

Both classes will continue to use their Daily Math Reinforcer along with our regular Math Program. Remember, the first ten weeks will be mostly review from last year.

In Social Studies, we will be studying countries from all around the world. Students will be responsible for learning about all of the continents and labeling them on a map.

In Science, kids will start off by learning about the Solar System, and physical properties of the Earth.

We look forward to working with you and your children, and know it will be another great year!

“May all your traffic lights be green.”

Congratulations to Our Summer Readers; They Met Our Challenge!

Grade 1—Mrs. Hefferon Raegan Dalrymple Emily Rose Chase Aubin Madison Buker Ms. Strianese Duncan Zubrzycki Grade 2—Miss Pridell Ethen Bodruk Mrs. Reed Lucas Graves Anna Spaulding Hannah Doolittle

Grade 3—Mrs. Morgan Sam Tomaselli Olivia Buckley Morgan Smith Riley Dalrymple Allie Clemons Johnathon Fitzpatrick Shyla Rumble Mrs. Ratliff Sebastian Alvarado Adam Hermanson Grade 4—Mrs. Carlson Courtney Micek Sam Robinson Mrs. McCabe Emily Scholler Grade 5—Mrs. Mastascusa Lukas Sullivan Sarah Wilder

Library News Mrs. Fazio and Mrs. Powlin

Community Library Night

Our community library nights have started once again. The library will be open every Wednesday that school is in session from 6-8 p.m. Students in grades K-5 must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and check out the latest arrivals.

Scholastic Book Fair

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair for elementary students will be held in November. The book fair will be open to students and parents during regular school hours. More information will be in next month’s newsletter. If you are interested in volunteering for a morning or after-noon to work at the book fair, please call Mrs. Fazio at the school.

Campbell’s UPC Labels

Back-to-school also means back-to-collecting Campbell’s Labels for Edu-cation. This program allows us to earn FREE merchandise for our school, but we need your help. Simply cut the UPC labels from participating Campbell’s prod-ucts and drop them off at the library. If you would like a complete list of Camp-bell’s products go to

will be going home later this month about our Halloween party.

Grade 4 Mrs. Carlson and Mrs. McCabe

Greetings from Grade Four! September was a busy month for all of us; new routines, new schedules, new friends and new responsibilities. Everyone is set-tling in and revving up! We have been pleased to see most of our students using planners and homework folders with suc-cess. We have been finishing up our Rocks of Northern New York unit in science.; we found out that limestone is Copenhagen's bedrock and it is filled with amazing fossils. We took a short tour of the main hall to examine the marble walls, also filled with fossils. Wow! Marble is metamorphosed limestone!! Students made fossils, collected rocks, quizzed each other on rock vocabulary words and made a pamphlet in computer lab explaining the many facts they learned. Ask your 4th graders what they know about rocks; you will be sure to learn something new. Our social studies map work culminated in a salt dough landform map of New York. After a very messy but fun morning, students finished some excellent models of our state complete with moun-tains, plateaus and valleys. They are all becoming quite skilled at reading maps, knowing how to use a compass and un-derstanding what maps do for us. We hope that you are taking some time to ask your children what they are learning; when they "teach" you, it helps them remember information and increase their comprehension, no matter what the subject area

Grade 5 Mrs. Spooner and Mrs. Mastascusa

It was great to see everyone at Open House. As you may have noticed at Open House, both fifth grade classes are using The Responsive Classroom ap-proach, where teaching and learning foster a safe, challenging, and joyful classroom. This approach consists of teaching prac-tices for bringing together social and aca-

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another year for our school to get re-warded with My Coke Rewards for Schools. Through this program the school collects points towards art supplies, P.E. equip-ment and other educational resources. You can help our school earn points when you purchase your Coca-Cola drinks and follow the steps below.

Step 1: Create a user name and password.

Visit www.mycokerewards.com

Click "Register Now" in the upper right hand corner.

Step 2: Drink you favorite "Coca-Cola" products.

Step 3: Log in and Add points

Visit www.mycokerewards.com

Sign in with your user name and pass-word.

Enter your code for participating pack-ages.

Step 4: Donate your points

Click "Spend your points"

Then Click "Donate to Your School"

Then "Find a school"

Enter our zip code "13626" and our school will be listed.

Enter the number of points you would like to donate and click "Donate"

Confirm your donation.

9th Grade Global History Mr. John Cain

It has been a good start to the new school year for the Freshman class in Global History. The classes have been examining what life was like before and after the Neolithic Revolution. That is the time period in which humans switched from small bands of hunters and gatherers to settled farming communities. The stu-dents were able to pull in a lot of informa-tion about our small farming community and apply it to the changes that occurred

when our ancestors first started to farm. We have also begun our discussion of the first river valley civilizations. These groups include Egypt, Sumer, India and China. In addition, we have started to look at the two essays that Global stu-dents have to be able to write, starting with our first Document Based Question (DBQ).

10th Grade Global History Mr. John Cain

The sophomore class has started the year discussing one of the most im-portant historical periods. We are spend-ing the first part of this year discussing the Industrial Revolution, a topic that we will revisit multiple times throughout the course of this year. The nice part about the 10th grade portion of the Global cur-riculum is that we get into topics that are less abstract for students, and as we move forward, we will actually start to discuss events that have occurred in their own lives. When we start talking about the cities and factories of the Industrial Revo-lution, all of the students can relate to what those are, all of the students have experienced them first hand or through the news and mass media.

Very quickly we will moving through the 1800s and 1900s discussing important topics such as nationalism, the effects of industrialization and the Age of Imperialism.

English 9 and 10 Mrs. Lori Griffin

This year Emily Kurtz, a student teacher from SUNY Potsdam, will be joining the English 9 and English 10 classes until October. Mrs. Kurtz is from Lowville and has two children, Felix and Stella. She loves reading and wants to instill a passion for books in all her stu-dents.

English 9

We began the year by reading Caroline Cooney’s Driver’s Ed. This novel was about students who make a bad decision that causes life-long conse-quences. There have already been some excellent discussions!

www.labelsforeducation.com. and first click “How to Earn” then “Participating Products.” Thank you for your support.

Box Tops for Education

Our school is once again collect-ing General Mills Box Tops for Educa-tion. This year you will find Box Tops coupons on more of your favorite brands. Our school receives 10¢ for each one we redeem, bonus labels are sometimes of-fered. Box Tops can be found on many food products as well as storage bags, disposable tableware & cookware and Avery office supplies. Please clip logos and send them into the library. Thank you for supporting this great program.

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

Throughout the school year you will hear and read many things about RIF which stands for Reading is Fundamental. RIF is a nonprofit organization that’s pur-pose is to help young people discover the joy of reading and acquire the habit of reading. By participating in the RIF pro-gram our school is allowed to purchase paperback books at reduced prices to give to our students in grades K-5. Each ele-mentary grade level will sponsor a bake sale or popcorn sale to help defray the cost of the books. We have three book distributions a year where each child is able to select a book of his or her choice to keep. Our first distribution this year will be in October.

Welcome back to a new school year and

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English 10

We started with Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie, a tribute to Morrie Schwartz. The book is Mitch’s last pro-ject with his old professor about dealing with ALS disease. It has been a best seller for the past ten years and is also on the recommended reading list for college bound students.

Yearbook

Someone once said, “Some peo-ple come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.” This statement is the main reason why it is important to capture these peo-ple in a yearbook. Yearbooks are the best memory keepers of the good old school days that a student will possess for a life-time.

In order to make obtaining this important part of a student’s life much easier, the yearbook will be offered for $35.00 on a safe and secure website that takes credit cards and/or checking routing information. Simply log on to http://www.jostens.com, click on yearbook, then click on buy a yearbook, and follow the steps. You will be able to personalize your yearbook for an additional fee if you so desire. You will need to know the stu-dent’s grade and homeroom in order to make distribution more efficient.

However, if you still prefer to send in cash or a check with your student, that method is still acceptable. Simply use the form at right. If you have any ques-tions, please email Lori Griffin at [email protected] or call at 688-4411. Thank you!

The Classroom Connection. . .continued


YEARBOOKS ON SALE Yearbooks are now on sale. If you wish to purchase a book using cash or check ONLY, please fill out the form below and send it back to school. The cost of the yearbook will be $35 for ordering before December. Please make out your checks to Copenhagen Central School. If you wish to use a credit card, please go to www.jostens.com.

Riparian 2011—Notice to all students and parents

The cost of a prepaid yearbook will be $35.00

ORDER FORM

Name: _____________________________

Address: ___________________________

Phone #: ___________________________

Number of Books: ____________________

Amount Enclosed: ____________________

Parent/Guardian Name ________________

Please make checks payable to Copenhagen Central School

Send to: Yearbook, Copenhagen Central School, P.O. Box 30, Mechanic Street

Copenhagen, NY 13626; Or return to your child's homeroom teacher.

Homeroom Teacher: __________________

2010 Modified Boys Soccer Roster

Seventh Graders

(#12) Alex Combs Offense/Midfield (#13) Robert Groff Goalie/Defense (#8) Connor Eddy Forward (#10) Cory Moser Offense (#11) Brandon Buckley Goalie/Offense (#3) Derrick Lehman Midfield

Eighth Graders (#5) ` Breven Jacobs Forward/Midfield (#9 Brenden Jacobs Stopper/Sweeper (#20) Ian Sawyer Fullback (#6) Sam Williams Midfield (#4) Josh Snyder Goalie/Offense (#2) Kevin Carroll Midfield (#17) Antonio Figueroa G/Def/Off (#15) Garrett Munden Defense (#14) Greg Peland Stopper/Sweeper

Coach Gerald Snyder Scott Jacobs and Mike Eddy, Assistant Coaches

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district that has experienced this issue. It also, in no way, is a permanent solu-tion. Next year we will once again make a full effort to field three girls and three boys soccer teams. The evaluation process will begin once again when we have spring signups and will continue, as it did this year, through the summer and the start of fall practices. The goal of the athletic department always has been, and al-ways will be, to maximize the number of opportunities that our students have to participate in interscholastic athlet-ics.

As we move through the Fall Sports Season, please remember that sched-ules are up to date on www.viewmyschedule.com. In addition all schedules are posted on the Athletic Department’s Website. Additions and changes are made as quickly as possi-ble, but please feel free to call the school if you have any questions.

On one last note, despite be-ing in the middle of soccer season, and hopefully not a snowflake anticipated for some time, it is time to start think-ing about our winter sports. Signups for all winter athletics will be in the nurse’s office the first full week of Oc-tober. Announcements will be made in school to remind our student-athletes.

C.C.S. Booster Club News Mrs. Herbert

This year, the CCS Booster Club will be sponsoring Pink Week during the first week in Oc-tober. The girls’ varsity soc-cer team will be playing soc-cer in pink under the lights on Tuesday, October 5th at

7, and the boys’ junior varsity and var-sity soccer teams will be playing on Wednesday, October 6th beginning at 5:00. The Booster Club will be selling concessions at the games. Each team has donated a themed basket to be

raffled during that week. All proceeds from the food concessions and the raffles will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

The Booster Club would also like to thank MTL Design, Hyde-Stone Mechanical, Powis Excavating, McQuade and Bannigan, Taylor Con-crete, OD Greene Lumber, Champion Concrete, ProBuild, and especially Garrett Wheeler and Bruce Evans for their hard work and donations of ma-terials for our new baseball and softball dugouts. Without their effort, the pro-ject would not have been possible. Thank you!

Mini Spirit Week

The CCS Booster Club will be spon-soring a mini spirit week during Pink Week. Wednesday will be support your favorite sports team by wearing team apparel. Thursday will be Knightly Thursday so please wear green and gold in support of our Golden Knights. (Knight Kingdom t-shirts are on sale for $10. Please email [email protected] or call school at 688-4411). Friday will be Breast Cancer Awareness day, so please support the cause by wearing

I want to thank our parents, fans, coaches, and athletes for a great start to the fall season. As of this writ-ing all of our Varsity and JV teams have been in action, and our modified teams will have played their first game by the time this newsletter reaches you. So far our teams have enjoyed a great amount of success, and I anticipate that they will be able to carry that through the entire season. Both of our Varsity Soccer teams should challenge for league championships, and our tennis team has shown some great toughness in the matches I have been able to watch.

I would like to take a moment to address our JV Girls Soccer team. As many of you already know, the de-cision was made to eliminate our girls JV Soccer program for this season. Unfortunately the number of players we believed we were going to have after sign-ups last spring, and the ac-tual number of players who came out in the fall were different. For various reasons, several players decided they would not be participating in soccer this year. An attempt was made to field a team by age maturing 7th and 8th grade players who were considered ready to play at the JV level to get enough players, but without moving up players who really needed to gain more experience at the modified level, we still could not reach the minimum number of players needed. The very last thing we would ever want to do is to put young student-athletes in situa-tions for which they were unprepared or unready for. When we got to the point that we did not have enough players to play the first week of games, games which we would have ultimately had to forfeit if we had kept the JV program, the decision was made to place all 8th and 9th graders on the JV team on the modified squad, and all 10th graders on the varsity squad.

We are not the only school

C.C.S. Athletics, Mr. John Cain, Athletic Coordinator

Copenhagen Centra l School

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Copenhagen Centra l School Volume 47, Issue 2 Counseling Center News

The following list of books are examples of materials that can be used to research information on colleges. The types of in-formation found in many college guides include a listing of academic majors, requirements for Freshman and transfer ad-missions, location, special programs, campus organizations, athletics available, services for the disabled, statistics on enroll-ment and graduation, financial information, and selectivity. Students may also research this information in the Counseling Center along with college guides or in libraries or bookstores.

Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges; Peterson’s Guide to Two-Year Colleges; The College Board—The College Handbook; A Comparative Guide to American Colleges; Rugg’s Recommendations On The Colleges; Peterson’s Competitive Colleges; Peterson’s Vocational and Technical Schools; A Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabili-

ties; A Guide to Christian Colleges; The Official Catholic College & University Guidebook; Barron’s Best Buys in College Education; The College Board’s College Costs & Financial Aid Hand-

book; Selecting the Right College; The College Board’s Internet Guide for College-Bound

Students; Top Colleges for Science; Great Jobs for Business Majors; Great Jobs for Psychology Majors; Great Jobs for English; Careers in Science; Careers in Healthcare; Careers in Communications; Careers in Computers; Also check out our website at www.ccsknights.org. Click

on Student Support > Counseling Center. There you will find information on the graduation requirements, college and career information, checklists by grade level, parent sites, and much more!

On Monday, October 4, 2010 Higher Education Night will be held at the Jules Center at Jefferson Community College from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Anyone thinking of attending college classes or furthering their education should plan to attend. Take advantage of this opportunity to talk with ad-missions counselors from over 100 colleges and universities, and representatives from the Armed Services and several financial institutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding admission requirements, degree pro-grams, financial aid, campus life/extracurricular activities, and housing. Two financial aid presentations will also be held. For more information, contact JCC Admissions at 786-2277. Admission is free. Make plans to attend.

Career/College Guides

Victoria Kunert, daughter of Chris and Prudence Kunert, and Sara Hovendon, daughter of Tom and Virginia Hoven-don, have been nominated for the Augsbury/North Coun-try Scholarship Program at St. Lawrence University. As nominees, Victoria and Sara will receive a minimum of $10,000 annually, renewable for four years, if they attend St. Lawrence University. Congratulations, Victoria and Sara!

“Learning From The Pros” In lieu of an annual Career Day, Copenhagen Central School has been hosting informative speaking engagements by local Career Pros. Students in grades 8—12 participate in this program. We are looking for presenters. If you or someone you know would be interested in informing stu-dents about your career, we would be interested in hearing from you. Please don’t hesitate to contact Pat Jolliff at 688-

4411 or [email protected] for more information.

It is strongly recommended that every student take college entrance exams. These exams begin in the fall of the sophomore year with the ACT PLAN, PSAT in October of junior year, and conclude with the SAT and/or ACT in April, May or June of the junior year. The admission testing program is a critical ingredient in determining student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. It gives colleges an opportunity to assess capability. Along with your overall grade point average, class rank and extra-curricular record, it provides college admissions offices with a composite picture of your college potential.

PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test)—All juniors will take the PSAT on Wednesday, October 13th at CCS. This exam includes critical reading, writing, and math problem-solving skills sections similar to the SAT Reasoning Test. This exam is also the first step in competing in the National Merit Scholarship Competition and studies have shown that students tend to score better on the SAT after taking the PSAT. The PSAT measures developed critical reading and mathematical reasoning abilities important for successful administration. Mrs. Gillette visited classrooms at the end of September to distribute information regarding the exam. The school pays the fee for our students to take this exam.

PLAN—All 10th graders will take the ACT PLAN Test on Wednesday, October 27th at CCS. This test includes writing skills, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning and is successfully used in roughly one-third of the nations’ high schools. It is also of-fered by ACT and helps nearly one million students each year get a head start on career and educational planning. As a “pre-ACT” test, PLAN is a good predictor of how successful students will be on the ACT assessment in their junior and senior year. PLAN will help the tenth graders explore options in careers, education, and training. Mrs. Gillette visited classrooms at the end of September to distribute information regarding the exam. The cost of the test is paid for by the school.

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) & ACT (American College Testing Program)—College-bound seniors: If you haven’t yet take the SAT or ACT or want to retake the SAT or ACT for higher scores, it’s not too late. Seniors planning to take the American Col-lege Test (ACT) on Saturday, December 11th, must mail their registration application before Friday, November 5th. Seniors plan-ning to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) on Saturday, December 4th must mail their registration applications before Fri-

day, November 5th.

Test Date Registration

December 4, 2010 November 5th (CCS deadline)

Site SAT # ACT # SAT Administered ACT Administered

Carthage High School 33-300 196410 November 6, May 7 October 23, April 9

Lowville Academy 33-570 181500 Nov. 6, January 22, May 7 October 23, June 11

Watertown High School 33-962 n/a Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Jan. 22, March 12, May 7, June 4

n/a

Jefferson Community College n/a 027750 n/a Oct. 23, Dec. 11, April 9, June 11

Test Date Registration

December 11, 2010 November 5th (CCS deadline)

Copenhagen Central School High School Code is: 331-475

Ten College and Career Websites You May Not Know About

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” This quote is from remarks made by Gertrude Stein, a contributing writer to THE NEXT STEP MAGA-ZINE. How true!

Mrs. Gillette has a listing of websites in the Counseling Center to help students with a roadmap for the information highway. Here are ten that students may not have used yet.

Careers:

www.aboutjobs.com—If you’ve always wanted to give scuba lessons on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, we can help. Seriously. A must-see site for internships, summer jobs, overseas work or resort jobs.

www.careerbabe.com—Though the name might not be politi-cally correct, this site’s information is right on the money. Send a letter to the Babe, or read what she has to say to your peers.

www.careerfairs.com—Look here for a directory of job fairs across the country.

www.coolworks.com—If you’ve got to work, why not do some-thing you’ll enjoy? This site has some of the more bizarre oppor-tunities available.

College:

www.powerstudents.com—Power students give you the inside scoop on everything about college from those who would know: students.

www.collegedegree.com– This college-finding index puts users in touch with universities that offer distance learning.

www.mycollegeoptions.org—A helpful resource for students & parents, facts & myths about college and educational opportuni-ties.

www.allaboutcollege.com—Good name, great site, if you want to know about anything from research papers and financial aid to fraternities.

www.collegedepot.com– You might think getting into college was hard? Try eating there or decorating your room. This site will help you with the college essentials.

Website for Parents

As your child begins planning for life after high school, you need information to help him/her make the best deci-sions. www.collegeboard.com/parents/ gives you as parents tools to help your children through the process. You’ll find topics such as “Finding a College That Fits” and “What Your Child Should Be Doing Now”. Get on line and check it out today!

March2Success.com

March2Success.com is a free online web-based test prep program for students to use to practice the SAT and ACT as well as reading and math help. This web-site is designed by Kaplan and Educational Options and sponsored by the US Army. Students must register to receive a username and password to access the program. Once they’ve registered they may indicate whether or not they want to be contacted by a recruiter. Check it out!

The Counseling Center uses email as a way to inform sen-iors of scholarships and deadlines, upcoming events, col-lege representative visits, interesting website for teens, and much more. We'd like to share this information with par-ents as well, including information specifically for parents such as college costs and financial aid. If you'd like to be on the list to receive such information, email [email protected] so we may add you to the database.

Youth Advisory Council The Youth Advisory Council has started meeting for the 2010-2011 school year. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. This council consists of a group of students who work together to grant money to people in the school and the surrounding community.

Please contact Mrs. Gillette in the Guidance Office if you have any questions about this organization or you would like to fill out an application for a grant. It’s going to be an exciting year!

Make sure your teen isn’t giving out personal information online

The technology gap between teens and parents is widen-ing. But now, what you don’t know can hurt.

Today, many teens have created their own web pages. Many sites (www.myspace.com, www.facebook.com) allow teens to cre-ate personal profiles for free.

That’s where the trouble starts. Because teens think it’s only their friends looking at their pages, they often list personal information. Want to know a teen’s cell phone number? Look on her web page. After school schedule? It’s there—along with pic-tures and sometimes even a street address.

The problem is that teens aren’t the only ones using these web pages. Predators often use the information they find online.

Ask your teen if she has a personal profile page and if she will show it to you. If she hesitates, take a look yourself. You may be surprised—or even horrified—to see what she’s sharing with the world.

What can you do if your teen has been sharing personal information? Don’t simply ban her from using her web page—she could just create another profile using a nickname.

Talk with your child about why it’s important not to give her—and your family’s—personal information. Make sure she understands the consequences of letting that information fall into the wrong hands.

Source: “Why Be Concerned About MySpace and Other Such Sites?” Wired Safety, www.wiredsafety.org/internet101/myspaceguide.html

Open houses are a great opportunity for families to visit cam-puses and meet with admissions and financial aid representa-tives.

October 3rd SUNY Potsdam October 9th Oneonta Community College

October 11th Environmental Science & Forestry-Syracuse Campus SUNY Cortland SUNY Fredonia SUNY Oswego SUNY IT

October 12th Downstate Medical Center October 13th Ulster Community College

October 14th Maritime College October 16th University at Buffalo SUNY Canton Monroe Community College SUNY Potsdam

October 17th Alfred State

October 19th Jamestown Community College

October 23rd NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University Environmental Science & Forestry-Ranger Campus New Paltz SUNY Oswego Fashion Institute of Technology Fulton-Montgomery SUNY Morrisville

October 27th Orange Community College

October 30th Albany Environmental Science & Forestry-Syracuse Campus SUNY Fredonia SUNY Canton SUNY IT

November 5th Onondaga Community College November 6th Upstate Medical University New Paltz November 7th Suffolk Community College November 10th Schenectady Community College November 11th University at Buffalo Environmental Science & Forestry-Syracuse Campus SUNY Oswego Purchase Finger Lakes Community College Genesee Community College November 12th SUNY Cortland November 13th NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Buffalo State, SUNY Fredonia, Oneonta Community College, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Potsdam, Alfred State, SUNY Canton, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Morrisville, Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley (at Main Campus in Utica) November 14th Old Westbury, Farmingdale November 19th Maritime Parents: Please keep in mind that most colleges require an

RSVP prior to attending. Please call the Counseling Cen-

ter at 688-2573 for phone numbers and/or websites if

needed.

Upcoming Open House Dates

Upcoming College Representative Visits

October 4th Cazenovia College 11:45 a.m. Roberts Wesleyan 1:30 p.m.

October 20th LeMoyne College 12:30 p.m.

October 26th North Country C.C. 11:00 a.m.

All meetings are in the Counseling Center and parents are in-

vited to attend. Please call the Counseling Center at 688-2573

for details.

Congratulations to Ryan Willits, son of Melvin and Jennifer Phelps, for being accepted into the Dairy Prospects Program. Dairy Prospects is organized by both Lewis & Jefferson County Cornell Coop-erative Extensions. It is a one-year program for high school students in the two counties for the purpose of exposing students to the many educa-tional and career opportunities available in the Dairy Industry. Ryan will be involved in many ac-tivities through May, 2011.


Saturday, October 16th the 6th An-nual Trunk or Treat will be in the back parking lot from 10:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 21st

STARS will celebrate the 11th An-nual Lights On Afterschool cele-bration along with many other af-terschool programs across the na-tion from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Advisory Board will con-tinue meeting on the third Thurs-day every other month from 7:00a.m.-8:00 a.m. in the school library. All are welcome to join us,

share ideas, and help us improve the afterschool experience for your children. The meetings are sched-uled on the following dates: Sep-tember 23, November 18, January 20, March 17, and May 19.

Have a great October!

The STARS Program will be hosting a variety of events com-ing up. Our next event is Family Movie Night featuring Fantastic Mr. Fox (Rated PG) on Friday September 24 at 8:30 p.m. on the tennis courts. If the weather does-n’t permit us to be outside we will still be showing the movie in the school cafeteria.

Looking at October…

On Friday, October 1st we will be hosting an Elementary Ac-tivity Night for elementary stu-dents K-5 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00p.m.

Stars News, Mrs. Anna Steele

Once again Copenha-gen Central School driver edu-cation students are reaping the benefits of the generosity of the Lofink Motor Company, Inc., Route 26, Carthage. Co-penhagen students are “driving in style” in the 2006 Ford Free-style pictured at right and do-nated to the school for use by the school’s driver education classes.

On behalf of the Co-penhagen Central School stu-dents and school community. The District extends a grateful “thank you” to Lofink Motor Company, Inc. Route 26, Car-thage for the use of this fine automobile.

Thank You Lofink Motor Company, Inc.


spirit week. Students are encour-aged to take part in the activities. Elementary students will also be doing individuals activities in their classrooms.

We ask that you take time this week especially, to talk to your children about drug prevention. A website with helpful information for parents is [email protected].

Spirit week Schedule:

Monday: Wear Red Day

Tuesday: “Sock it to Drugs” wear crazy socks.

Wednesday: “Give Drugs the Boot” wear boots.

Thursday: “Make an Education Choice” wear favorite college/school clothing

Friday: “Use Your Head, Don’t Do Drugs” wear crazy hats.

Red Ribbon Week activities are sponsored by Mountain View Prevention. Visit us at www.mountainviewprevtion.org.

Red Ribbon week is dedi-cated to share information on drug and substance abuse prevention education. It is a week singled out to allow communities and families the opportunity to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our chil-dren by making a commitment to educate and guide our children to make healthy choices and live drug free. Red Ribbon Week is observed nationally and 2010 marks its 25th anniversary. Copenhagen Central School will be participating in this prevention week by observing

Red Ribbon Week October 25—29, 2010

Sponsored by Mountain View Prevention

from their home, it is often a trau-matic experience for them. This is compounded when they also have to change schools. The child or children not only have to get used to a new “family”, they have to get used to a new school, new teach-ers, and make new friends.

Our goal is to provide a safe home for these children while we work with the family to safely

return children home. If we are able to keep the child or children in the same community and the same school, it is less disruptive for the child.

Please feel free to contact Lewis County Department of So-cial Services regarding our Foster Care Program. Contact person is Linda Leonard at 376-5403 or [email protected] .

Currently Lewis County Department of Social Services has no certified foster homes in the Copenhagen School District. Should a child residing in Lewis County from the Copenhagen School District be placed in foster care, we would have no option but to place them in a foster home in another school district.

When a child is removed

Foster Parenting

setting up our Fall/Winter Yankee Candle Fundraiser! Be on the lookout for seller packets that should be arriving home with your child(ren) soon. Also on the agenda for this year is a lot of fun for CCS students! As usual, the

CCS plans many different activities for our students throughout the year, so keep an eye open for up-coming events. The PTO portion of the website is updated on a regular basis, but you can also find us on Facebook!

A warm welcome back to our wonderful students and staff!! Your PTO is in full swing already, having had our first meeting on Monday , September 13th.

We have a lot going on again this year, and are currently

PTO News, Mrs. Tracey Slate, President

http://www.timetotalk

http://www.mountainviewprevtion.org


Varsity Boys and girls Soccer Teams

Approved authorizing the issu-ance of and to sell such amounts of Revenue Anticipation Notes, the amount thereof not to exceed $500,000.00.

Approved revised School Lunch Fund Budget for 2010—2011.

Approved the third and final read-ing of Policy #5152 ADMIS-SION OF NON-DISTRICT RESIDENT STUDENTS.

Approved the first reading of policies 0000, 1000, 2000, 3000

Approved the appointment of Interim Superintendent Judy Waligory to the following designa-tions: a) Deputy Treasurer b) Des-ignated Education Official c) Title IX/Section 504 Hearing Officer e) Purchasing Agent and Authori-zations: a) to certify payroll b) of attendance at conferences con-ventions, workshops, etc. with designated expense; c) Superinten-dent to approved budget trans-fers, and the monetary limits of such transfers d) Bonding of In-terim Superintendent, Judy Wali-gory, as Deputy Treasurer

Approved the appointment of Irene S. Wilder to membership on the Board of Education to fill vacancy created by resignation of Lawrence Woodruff, Jr., effective August 1, 2010.

Approved recommendations of the Committee on Special Educa-tion as well as the Committee on Pre-School Special Education

Approved request from the Co-penhagen Volunteer Fire Depart-ment to use the school and bus garage parking lots on Saturday, June 11, 2011 to line up parade participants as Copenhagen Vol-unteer Fire Department will host the 2011 Northern New York Firemen Association’s Annual Convention.

Approved request from Cathy Snyder for one day unpaid leave on Friday, November 5.

Approved request of Krisha Greene, FFA Advisor, for three Copenhagen students to attend the National FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana October 17—23, at no cost to the District.

July 26, 2010 Regular Meeting:

Approved minutes of the June 21, 2010 Regular meeting, the July 1, 2010 Special Official Meeting and the July 6, 2010 Organizational Meeting

Approved Treasurer’s Report, Warrants and School Lunch Re-port

Approved budget transfers (#4) as presented

Accepted revised agenda

Approved payment of 2010—2011 Jefferson Lewis School Boards Association dues

Approved the appointment of Margaret Nevills Model Schools Coordinator for 2010—2011 school year

Approved the appointment of Brenda Shelmidine as caller of substitute teachers and aides

Approved appointment of Donna Wheeler Collector of school taxes for 2010—2011 school year.

Approved the appointment of the following assistant (volunteer, unpaid) coaches: Jennifer Spaulding, Victor Montalvo – Varsity Girls Soccer; Jill Micek—Goalie coach w/ Junior Varsity,

Board Actions:


The Wellness Committee will be sponsoring a hike up Mount Ampersand in the Adiron-dacks on Saturday October 9, 2010 with a rain date of Sunday, October 10. We will be leaving school at 7 a.m. Transportation will not be provided although we

will carpool as much as possible. Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested items to bring, if avail-able, include: hiking shoes or sneakers, wind pants, band aids, extra socks, lots of water and pack a lunch/snacks. It is also best to

dress in light lay-ers. If you'd like more information, please contact Eileen Carroll at 688-4472 or email at [email protected].

Wellness Committee News, Mrs. Eileen Carroll


Team Date Opponent Location Time

Boys Varsity Soccer

Boys Junior Varsity Soccer

Boys Modified Soccer

Girls Modified Soccer

Saturday, October 2

Saturday, October 2

Saturday, October 2

Saturday, October 2

Alexandria Central

South Jefferson

Belleville-Henderson

Belleville-Henderson

@Alexandria Central

@ South Jefferson

@ Copenhagen

@ Copenhagen

11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Girls Varsity Tennis

Boys Varsity Soccer


Monday, October 4

Monday, October 4

Monday October 4

Lowville Academy

Belleville-Henderson Central

Immaculate Heart Central High

@ Lowville

@ Copenhagen

@ IHC

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer



Tuesday, October 5

Tuesday, October 5

Tuesday, October 5


Sackets Harbor Central


@ Copenhagen

@ Sackets Harbor Central


4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Soccer


Girls Varsity Tennis

Wednesday, Oct. 6

Wednesday, Oct. 6

Wednesday, Oct. 6



Alexandria Central

@ Copenhagen

@ Copenhagen

@ Copenhagen

7:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer



Thursday, October 7

Thursday, October 7

Thursday, October 7


LaFargeville Central

LaFargeville Central


@ Copenhagen

@ Copenhagen

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Friday, October 8 Sackets Harbor Central @ Copenhagen 4:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Soccer


Tuesday, October 12

Tuesday, October 12

Lyme Central School

Lyme Central School

@ Lyme Central

@ Lyme Central

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.



Wednesday, October 13

Wednesday, October 13 Lyme Central School

Lyme Central School

@ Lyme Central

@ Lyme Central

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Soccer


Thursday, October 14

Thursday, October 14

LaFargeville Central School

Thousand Islands Central School

@ LaFargeville Central

@ Thousand Islands HS

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Girls Varsity Soccer Friday, October 15 LaFargeville Central School @ Copenhagen Central 4:30 p.m.




Saturday, October 16



General Brown Central School General Brown Central School

General Brown Central School

@ Copenhagen Central



10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.



Varsity Girls Soccer

Monday, October 18

Monday, October 18

Monday, October 18

Alexandria Central

Alexandria Central

Alexandria Central

@ Alexandria Bay Central

@ Alexandria Bay Central


4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.



Wednesday, October 20

Wednesday, October 20 Belleville-Henderson Central


@ Belle-Henderson Central

@ Belle-Henderson Central

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.



Friday, October 22

Friday, October 22





4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

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are community leaders who provide an invaluable resource as local deci-sion makers; they not only respond to the respective educational needs of their communities, but also serve the best interests of school children and help prepare them for the future. School Board members devote many hours of service to elementary and secondary public education and con-tinually strive for improvement, ex-cellence and progress in education.

The Copenhagen Central School community would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to the following Board of Education members for their dedi-cated service to elementary and sec-ondary public education of our stu-dents:

Tracey Thomas, President

Governor David Patterson has declared the week of October 25th through October 29, 2010 to be School Board Recognition Week.

Governor Patterson desig-nated this special week to commend school board members for their dedi-cated service to the children of New York State, and he is inviting you to join him in demonstrating your ap-preciation of these outstanding indi-viduals. Members of school boards

Prudence L. Kunert, Vice-President

Koreen G. Freeman

Raymond D. O'Brien

Robert F. Stackel

Alfred E. Tomaselli

Irene S. Wilder

We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank Mr. Lawrence G. Woodruff for his six years of service as a mem-ber of the Copenhagen Central School Board of Education. Mr. Woodruff, who has moved from the District, dedicated countless hours to our district as a Board member and has provided valuable insight and guidance having served the District as both Vice President and President of the Board of Education.

School Board Recognition Week

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