Dear District Residents:

I’d like to share with you a few pieces of news about our district.

Copenhagen Wind Project

As I have shared with you before, OwnEnergy, Brooklyn, NY, is planning to build an 80-megawatt wind farm within the boundaries of the Town of Denmark. During this past year, they have been working with the local municipalities to come to an agreement on a PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-tax). I was encouraged to see that on January 12, 2015, the Town of Den-mark voted to accept the financial term sheet associ-ated with the proposed Copenhagen Wind Farm PILOT. This puts the dis-trict in position to do the same with hopes that the project will be up and run-ning by 2017.

School Closure

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked

may times, “How many snow days do we have left?” After last year when we entered February with only one remaining day, we felt it was important to add to the days we put into the 2014-2015 calendar. We began this year with nine days available for inclement weather. At the time of this writing, we have used four; so the cor-rect answer to “How many snow days do we have left?” is five. When we delay the start of school or dismiss early, those days still count as a day of in-struction. We are man-dated to have 176 instruc-tional days each school year, so the next question is, “What if we have to close school more than five times before June 25?” The correct answer to that is we will have to add in-structional days during the week of March 30 - April 3. Having said that, let’s hope for mild weather the remainder of the school year.

Thank You

On January 18, I completed my fourth year as your superintendent. It has been a pleasure serving the Board of Education, faculty, staff, students and community. During these difficult economic times and the implementation of reform agenda, it has been quite a challenge; but I have enjoyed every minute of it. I’d like to thank everyone who has assisted me in this journey. It is greatly appreciated. I am happy to say that Copen-hagen Central School con-tinues to offer each and even child we serve a high quality education.

As always, your support of our school is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Scott Connell Superintendent of Schools

C.C.S. School Newsletter

February 1, 2015

From the desk of the Superintendent:

Principally Speaking 2

Mrs. Ratliff’s Message 3

The Classroom Connection 4

Wellness Committee news 8

Counseling Center News 9

Sports News 16

School Tax Code 17

Inside this issue:

Board of Education

Robert F. Stackel, President

Lynn A. Murray, Vice President

Troy W. Buckley

Koreen G. Freeman

Prudence L. Kunert

Keith Lee

Alfred E. Tomaselli

Administration

Scott N. Connell, Superintendent

Nadine M. O’Shaughnessy, Principal

Pamela L. Ratliff, Assistant principal

Dale R. Munn, Jr., Director of Student Services & District Treasurer

Copenhagen Central School

Newsletter - February, 2015

Feb 6 - Report Cards Go Home Feb 6 - Grades 6-12 Valentine’s Dance Feb 17-21 - Winter Vacation

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Congratulations, Art Students!

Several CCS students’ work was submitted to Scholas-tics Art Show at Onondaga Community College. The show is open from January 15 - February 28. See the article inside this newsletter for more details about award winning pieces.

S e a s o n a l A f f e c t D i s o r d e r — W i n t e r D e p r e s s i o n

It’s true. Some people suffer from seasonal depres-sion and our children are not immune. According to W e b M D (http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/seasonal-affective-disorder), “Researchers agree that peo-ple who suffer from winter depression -- also known as ‘seasonal affective disorder,’ a term that produces the cute acronym SAD -- have one thing in common. They're particularly sensitive to light, or the lack of it. . . . people with seasonal affective disorder feel better after exposure to bright light. . . . ‘The most impor-tant time to get light is in the morning,’” According to psychcentral.com, some ideas to reduce SAD in-clude wearing bright colors, making yourself go out-side, limiting the amount of sugar you eat, and in-creasing your intake of Omega-3’s. For the complete l i s t , g o t o : http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/12/30/10-winter-depression-busters-for-seasonal-affective-disorder/

Tips for a Healthy Brain According to an article in Reader’s Digest, there are sev-eral things you can do to keep your brain healthy. Some suggestions include: learn and do new things, exercise regularly, socialize and have fun, reduce or eliminate smoking, drinking and other drugs, have a nutrient rich diet. For the full article with all the tips, go to http://www.rd.com/slideshows/top-10-tips-for-a-healthy-brain-antiaging/#slideshow=slide1

Be Kind to Yourself and Others As it turns out, when you are kind to others, you are actu-ally improving your own well-being. Did you know, “. . . the very ability to be kind is in itself a powerful and consis-tent reward, a self-esteem booster.”? Additionally, “giving kindness returns a sense of well-being and connectedness to us that improves our own mental state and health.”

For more, go to http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Kind

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Bullying is a recurring topic in the news, and even though as adults, we know it is not possible to be in-volved in every single interaction our children have with others, we do want our children to feel safe and cared about when they come to school. So, how can we make that happen? Knowing what bullying REALLY is, and how it differs from normal childhood conflict is often misunderstood, and determining the difference between the two is the first step in knowing how to help your child and to appropriately respond to incidents between students.

Bullying http://counselor-corner.blogspot.com/2012/08/september-lessons.html

Bullying is when a person deliberately and repeatedly hurts someone else. The hurt can be physical or emotional. Bullying includes hitting, pushing, name calling, leaving people out and teasing. If anyone feels scared or hurt when they are with someone, they may be being bullied. Bullying is a form of aggression that can escalate into vio-lence. Children who are being bullied frequently need adults to intervene and provide support. Bullying is not a natural occurrence. Example: A group of students regularly calls another student names and holds her/him up for ridicule in front of others.

Conflict

Conflict is a struggle between two or more people who perceive they have incompatible goals or desires. Conflict occurs naturally as we interact with one another. It is a normal part of life that we will not always agree with other people about the things we want, what we think, or what we want to do. Most conflicts arise in the moment because people of the same relative amount of power see the same situation from two different points of view. All of us know of conflicts where people have said or done things that they later regretted. Children may need help from adults with understanding how to develop skills to deal with conflict, as they will typically experience such interactions throughout their entire lives. Example: Two friends want to wear the same outfit to a party, and one tells the other she is too fat to wear the outfit.

Why it matters…

Understanding the difference between conflict and bullying does matter. Although bullying is a word that is thrown around a lot, it is not the most common type of interaction between children (or adults). The way we, as adults help children deal with both types of interaction is, and should be different. Stay tuned next month for more information on how to appropriately intervene….

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drawing/writing implements. They can also use scissors (albeit not par-ticularly well). At this age, children are usually self-sufficient in attending to bathroom needs, and can wash and dry their face and hands without adult supervision. They can also dress themselves for the most part (although ties and other complicated articles of clothing may present a bit of a problem).

Four-Year-Old's Development: Intellectual

Most four year olds have mastered a vocabulary of well over 1,500 words, and are capable of speaking in complete sentences. They can also draw simple, recognizable objects. Children at this age are highly imaginative and just learning to generalize, which leads to them asking endless questions. At this age, many children develop a dramatic streak.

Four-Year-Old's Development: Emotional

Four-year-olds often engage in "bad" behavior in an effort to test boundaries and authority. As they become more confident and sure of themselves, their attitude often mani-fests as defiant. At age 4, most chil-dren are capable of understanding and making decisions, and will be more amenable to reason than younger children. Allowing four-year-old children to make their own choices within a controlled environ-ment is a good way to maintain con-trol while still giving them a sense of freedom.

Four-Year-Old's Development: Social

At age 4, children are gener-ally more sociable and enjoy the company of other children. They'll often engage in cooperative play on their own, and may engage in loosely-organized group games, such as tag. Four year old children are talkative and versatile, capable of adapting to a number of social situations. While these achievements are an im-portant part of any four-year-old's

Pre-K Mrs. Mastascusa, Mrs. Rarick and Ms.

Amy

The second half of the year has formally begun. Between the weather and all of the holidays, the first half has certainly flown by. We continue to make modifications to our program to meet the diverse needs of our class. Our two main centers will be Math and Literacy. Miss Amy will be heading the math center, for the time being, and I will be working with groups at the literacy center. Other centers will be more self-directed, and students will be devel-oping other skills, such as fine motor through activities such as arts and crafts, puzzles, file folder games, etc. Our themes will revolve around win-ter and Valentine’s Day. The next ELA module that we will be delving into is Animals. The modules are presented according to New York State guidelines. I think students will find this module to be most interest-ing and informative. February, al-ready a short month, will be even shorter with our Mid-winter break the third week of the month. Our themes will probably extend into March as a result.

I am including another arti-cle for parents which I hope you will find enlightening.

A Four-Year-Old's Development: Milestones and Achievements

This article should give you a good idea of what to expect physi-cally, intellectually, emotionally, and socially during this stage of your four-year old's development.

Four-Year-Old's Development: Physical

At age 4, most children can run well and are capable of more complex physical tasks, such as hop-ping on one foot, performing a stand-ing broad jump, or throwing a ball overhand. Four-year-olds are profi-cient with crayons, pencils, and other

development, it's important to re-member that the specifics may vary from child to child. Some may achieve these milestones earlier, while others may come into them later. If you have any questions or concerns about your four-year-old's development, you should bring them up with your child's doctor or teacher.

Kindergarten Mrs. Scholler & Mrs. Mulvaney

The month of January was very busy with reading and math modules, daily review of Kindergar-ten words and counting aloud to 50. We will begin our goal of counting aloud to 75. The school year is now half way done and our kindergartners are preparing for first grade.

We will celebrate Valentines Day, as well as the 100th day of school in the month of February. More information will be sent home about our Valentines Day party as it approaches. We will be sending home a class list in the beginning of the month. The completed valen-tines should be sent to school by Tuesday, February 10 to allow ade-quate time to sort them in the class-room. Thank you for your continued support.

The Book-It! Program contin-ues this month and next month. It will end in March. Thank you to all who have been participating in this program.

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The Classroom Connection

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Feb. 13th. Please send in a cardboard 2qt. milk or juice carton so that your child can make a mailbox.

Flat Stanley will be taking off again to all parts of the country. Stanley has had wonderful adven-tures in the past and we can’t wait for his return home this year so that we can read about his adventures. Please look for the display in the ele-mentary hall this spring.

B00K IT – The program continues for two more months. Re-member, in order to be an “All Star Reader” you must read for six months. After you reach the monthly goal return the paper to the teacher for a Pizza Hut coupon.

2nd grade Share- Logan and his dad, over Christmas vacation, built a small barn. Logan’s dad brought it to school and shared it with Mrs. Reed’s class. It is so won-derful to see fathers teaching their sons important skills like carpentry.

Checkers Tournament-We have been practicing checkers throughout the month of January. Sometime in February we will begin our checkers tournament. We will announce the winner in March’s newsletter.

3rd Grade Mrs. Virkler and Mrs. Muncy

This month, students will continue working on building knowl-edge and teaching others about adap-tations through “The Wide World of Frogs”, and they will be likely to bring home fascinating frog facts to share with you. Students are also practicing their ELA and Science skills while learning about the human body. As always, third graders will also continue to build fluency and stamina in their reading and writing.

In Math, students will ex-pand their understanding of multipli-cation and division while applying this knowledge to finding area. Re-

The Kindergarten words for this month are we, are, up, at, with and me. We have been working on correct letter formation with our ELA skills strand. We are reinforcing name writing with an uppercase letter at the beginning only. Any assistance at home would be helpful.

1st Grade Ms. Strianese & Mrs. Hefferon

Ms. Strianese and Mrs. Hef-feron are very proud of the first grad-ers for earning over $130.00 for St. Mary’s food pantry. Instead of giv-ing each other gifts, they earned money by doing chores at home. The spirit of giving was alive and well at Christmas time!

We will be sending home-work home on Monday through Thursday. Math will be Monday and Wednesday. Reading will be Tues-day and Thursday.

Please continue to encour-age daily practice of the basic addi-tion facts to ten. Memorization of these facts is very important.

Also, please continue to en-courage daily reading. Practice with word recognition and comprehension skills will increase fluency and confi-dence.

Look for information about our Valentine’s Day party to be com-ing home soon.

One final note: first graders often mispronounce words. Please correct their pronunciation when you notice mistakes. Mispronunciations can become bad habits. They may interfere with their ability to spell correctly.

2nd Grade Mrs. Zehr and Mrs. Reed

Valentine’s Day -It is hard to believe we are writing to you about a Valentine’s Day Party. Your child should be coming home with a list of students to help address all those val-entines. The party will be held on

member to go to Reflex Math or Moby Max on your computer or tab-let to develop fantastic fluency with math facts. Both classes have a multi-plication math fact incentive program that is well under way. Your child should have mastered all levels of facts by the end of February. Watch your child’s folder for information about our Valentine’s Day Party on February 12.

4th Grade Ms. Burns and Mrs. McCabe

Both 4th grades are working through the buoyancy kit in sci-ence. Ask your child about making a clay boat or aluminum foil one, and how they might test its capacity. This kit has allowed for some creative building processes as well as some "playtime in the water"! The students are learning to be careful observers, accurate counters and fine predictors - all good traits of a scientist in the making!

We have been working hard on complex multiplication and divi-sion problems in math class. There has been a lot of math fact practice and we are pleased with the progress your children have been making. Strengthening basic skills sets our students up for success when we tackle more abstract number prob-lems – algebra, fractions, and prob-ability – and builds confidence for state testing.

The band students need to remember instruments on lesson day. We post the schedule and remind them frequently, but some are forget-ting. It is also important for them to be practicing at home.

Please remember to continue to send your student with outdoor recess clothes. We go outside after lunch most days and it is important for students to have warm coats, snow pants, boots, hats and gloves.

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Congratulations to our Copenhagen Art Student who participated and whose pieces were se-lected to show at the Scholastic Art Competition at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. The winning pieces will be on display from January 16th until February 27th at the Whitney ATC at OCC. This is one of the best student art shows in our area and this is certainly our best year for win-ning pieces in the last 8 years. This exhibition is a juried one which basically rejects 70% of the work that comes in. It is a tough competition, but a great opportunity for the students. As one will see from looking at the art, the quality of work is outstanding and even some of the pieces that didn't get in are exceptional. I know that I am personally extremely pleased with the work of all of the art students this year.

The winning pieces are as follows:

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Art Department news, Mrs . V i rg in ia Hovendon

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Honorable Mention Awards:

Laura Graves - Mixed Media - "Five Feathers" Alexis LaBarge - Sculpture - "Wild Things" Erica Sawyer- Painting - "Unexpected Rendezvous" and

"The Mannequin" Brooke Spaulding - Photography -"The Dive" Klaire Sullivan - Ceramics -"Just a Little Lace" Jayden Waugh - Photography - " Chain" Silver Key Awards:

Sydney Greene and Emma Roberts - Sculpture "Dirty Laundry"

Sydney Greene - Drawing - "Radishes"

Breven Jacobs - Digital Art - "TJ Squared"

Cassandra Kunert - Mixed Media - " Oriental Money"

Alexis LaBarge - Photography - "Emma"

Mackenzie St. Louis - Digital Art " Eve's Temptation"

Brooke Spaulding Photography "Loose Screw" and "Rusted"

Brooke Spaulding - Photography Portfolio ( All 8 of Brooke's pieces will be on Display)

Gold Key Awards:

Brooke Spaulding - Photography - "1971"

Congratulations especially to Brooke Spaulding whose entire portfolio will be on display. She had our only Gold Key which will go on to compete in New York City at National Competition.

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Lexie LaBarge Jayden Waugh

Brooke Spaulding

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SUBMITTED BY: CCS WELLNESS COMMITTEE 

COPENHAGEN CARES…ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Healthy Vegetable Quinoa Soup:

This is sure to warm up your family on these cold

winter days!

2 tbsp. olive oil 1 yellow onion, diced I carrot, chopped 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 large sweet potato, peeled

and chopped 2 cups butternut squash 3 bay leaves 4 cans (14 ½ oz.) reduced-

sodium vegetable broth 2 cans (15 oz.) diced toma-

toes 1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas,

rinsed and drained 1 c. quinoa 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary 1 tbsp. fresh thyme 2 cups chopped kale salt and pepper Heat olive oil in a large stockpot

over medium heat. Add onion, car-rot, and celery and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, sweet potato, butternut squash, and bay leaves, Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 min-utes.

Add the vegetable broth, toma-toes, chickpeas, quinoa, rosemary, and thyme. Cook for about 15 min-utes or until quinoa is soft. Stir in the kale and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Season with salt and pep-per, to taste and serve.

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5 REASONS EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A HOBBY Taken from: Tim Howell: December 2, 2014 In this article, it talks about how public service can be extremely rewarding and that maintaining a healthy level of stress has many positive benefits. However, with this in mind, it is important that we do not cross that thin line between healthy and negative stress. In order to do this, we should have a hobby!

5 Reasons Everyone Should Have a Hobby: 

Creativity: By having a hobby that requires creativity, it can transfer into creativ‐ity at work which is very important in this very competitive job market.  

Confidence: Being good at something and learning something new is always re‐warding! The confidence gained from your hobby can prepare you for learning new things at work.  

Reduce negative stress: “Getting a break from stress at work and doing some‐thing you enjoy can rejuvenate the mind and help better prepare you to handle the challenges in the future.” 

Socialize: Having a hobby is a great way to meet people because they enjoy the same thing that you do!  

Personal Development: Your hobbies can end up translating into real skills to be used on the job and in life.  

Tips on Selecting a Hobby:

Find something challenging but not something beyond all reason.  

Focus on your strengths.  

Think about the level of stress that comes with your hobby.  

Learning something new might take a while, but stick with it! Your new learned hobby might not take as long as you think!

quality of life and support student achievement.”

“The mission of the Copenhagen Central School Wellness Committee is to create a healthy school environment that en-hances the development of lifelong wellness practices to pro-mote healthy eating and physical activities that improve our

“IT’S NO COINCIDENCE THAT FOUR OF THE SIX LETTERS IN HEALTH ARE HEAL. -ED NORTHSTRUM

Counseling Center News College Acceptances

Kevin Carroll—son of Bob and Eileen Carroll, has been accepted at SUNY Canton in the Air Conditioning Engineering Technology Program and at SUNY Delhi in the Electrical Construction and Refrigeration program. Con-gratulations Kevin!

Nicole Gardner—daughter of Dennis and Tracy Gardner, has been accepted at Jeffer-son Community College in the Engineering Sci-ence program and at Rocky Mountain College in the Equestrian Studies—Therapeutic Riding Concentration program. Congratulations Nicole!

Emily Griffin—daughter of Lori Atkin-son-Griffin, Lowville, and Ronald Griffin, Wa-tertown, has been accepted at SUNY Platts-burgh in the Communication Studies Program. Congratulations Emily!

Brenden Jacobs —son of Scott and Amy Jacobs, has been accepted at Jefferson Commu-nity College in the Business Administration pro-gram. Congratulations Brenden!

Justine Malbouf —daughter of Steve Malbouf and Jennifer Flynn, has been accepted at Jefferson Community College in the Business Administration program. Congratulations Justine!

Cory Moser —son of Kenton and Nancy Moser, has been accepted at St. Lawrence Uni-versity in the Biology program. Congratulations Cory!

Ian Sawyer —son of Mark and Julie Sawyer, has been accepted at SUNY Potsdam in the English program. Congratulations Ian!

Brooke Spaulding —daughter of Rox-anne Spaulding and Thomas Spaulding, has been accepted at SUNY Cortland in the Speech and Hearing Science program and at SUNY Plattsburgh in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program. Congratulations Brooke!

Courtney Steen —daughter of Ivan and Jaime Steen, has been accepted at Jefferson Community Col-lege in the Math & Science program. Congratulations Courtney!

Tessa Tanner —daughter of Brian and Linda Tanner, has been accepted in the Early Childhood Education program at the following colleges: Cazeno-via College, Elmira College, LeMoyne College, and SUNY Potsdam. Congratulations Tessa!

Samuel Williams —son of John and Molly Williams, has been accepted at SUNY Cobleskill, in the Agricultural Engineering/Power Machinery pro-gram. Congratulations Samuel!

Scholarships and Awards Nicole Gardner—daughter of Dennis and Tracy Gardner, has been awarded the Rocky Mountain College Trustee Scholarship in the amount of $56,000 ($14,000 per academic year) based on her continued academic achieve-ment. Congratulations Nicole!

Cory Moser —son of Kenton and Nancy Moser, has been selected as a St. Law-rence University Augsbury/North Coun-try Scholar in recognition of his academic record and personal accomplishments. This $108,000 scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $27,000 for each of Cory’s four undergraduate years. Con-gratulations Cory!

Tessa Tanner—daughter of Brian and Linda Tanner, has been awarded the Cazenovia College Dean’s Leadership Award in the amount of $80,000 ($20,000 per academic year) based on her contribu-tions to school and community. Tessa has also been selected to receive Elmira Col-lege Founder Honor Scholarship in the amount of $84,000 ($21,000 per academic year). She was also awarded the LeMoyne College Magis Scholarship in the amount of $55,000 ($13,750 per aca-demic year) based on her academic promise. Congratula-tions Tessa!

Counseling Center News Coca-Cola Scholars

Program!

We are happy to share that one of our seniors, Tessa Tanner, daughter of Brian and Linda Tanner, has advanced as a Semi-finalist in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program! Tessa was chosen as one of nearly 2,200 semifinalists from a pool of over 102,000 ap-plicants from across the country because of the outstanding leadership, academic achievements and dedication to community service illustrated in Tessa’s initial applica-tion. Tessa will now complete the Semifi-nalists candidacy materials and continue through the selection process with an oppor-tunity to receive a $20,000 scholarship. C o n -

RISE to the Challenge!

Attention Seniors! The Fort Drum RISE grant has the goal of increasing student FAFSA completion. All members of the sen-ior class of the winning district will received a choice of a $10 iTunes or Google Play gift card. The completion begins on January 1 and ends March 1. Please provide the Coun-seling Center with a copy of the confirmation page once you’ve completed the FAFSA. See the below flyer, which was emailed to all sen-iors and senior parents. Go seniors!

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June Regents Exams will be administered on Tues-day, June 2nd, and on Tuesday, June 16th through Wednesday, June 24th. Please mark your calendars!

Powis Contracting Inc., Copenhagen Fire Depart-ment Auxiliary, and Judith

Eisel Donate to

CCS BackPack Program

The Copenhagen Central School Youth Advisory Council (YAC) would like to extend its deepest gratitude to Powis Contracting Inc., Co-penhagen Fire Department Auxiliary, and Judith Eisel in support of our BackPack Program. They made well-received donations to our BackPack Program just prior to the Holiday break. Their donations were used to aid CCS school children with financial need and provided food for the weekly backpacks. Thank you very much!

Nicole Gardner — daughter of Dennis and Tracy Gardner, was nominated by the Copenhagen Cen-tral School faculty to participate in the “Academic All-Star” program at 7 News at Noon with Diane Rutherford. This program showcases seniors who have demonstrated a commitment to academic ex-cellence. Nicole’s live interview was televised on December 30th. If you missed the program, you c a n s t i l l v i e w i t o n l i n e a t : www.wwnytv.com/features/academic-all-stars. Congratulations Nicole!

Scheduling Classes for 2015-2016

Mrs. Petersen has begun meeting individually with all students in grades 9-11, to plan their courses for next year. Parents should encourage their students to look through the Course Catalog online for choices available to them. The course catalog can also be found online in the “Counseling Center” section of our school website. Copies are also available in Study Halls, the Library, and the Coun-seling Center.

After the meeting, each student will bring home his or her course selection sheet to review with parents. Please review the courses selected, sign and return the sheet to the Counseling Office. If you have any questions or concerns, or if you would like to meet with your child and Mrs. Petersen to review the course selection and educational plan, please call 688-2573 or 688-4411.

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Junior Year is the Time to

Begin YOUR College Search

Careful preparation before your senior year can take a lot of the worry out of choosing the college that’s right for you. Here are some guidelines to help you along in that search.

February: Talk to Mrs. Petersen about college entrance requirements. Make sure the classes you’re planning to take your senior year are academically challenging. Colleges like to see as many solid classes as possible on your tran-script. What do you hope to get out of a col-lege education? While “undecided” is the most common major among college freshman, it is a good idea to start researching colleges to see what’s available. Meanwhile, check with the counseling office about spring dates for the ACT and SAT I.

March: Register for April, May, or June stan-dardized test dates. Check with colleges to see which tests they require. You may need to take both the SAT I and the ACT as well as SAT II subject tests. Watch for information which can help you prepare for these tests. Registration Deadline for the April 18th ACT is March 13, 2015.

April: If you took the PSAT last fall, you will be getting plenty of mail from colleges. Start to really consider what different schools have to offer and how closely they match your in-terests. If you haven’t heard from some schools you’re interested in, call them and ask for information. Deadline for the May 2nd SAT is April 6, 2015.

May: Start to organize your search. You may want to keep a separate folder of material from each college you’re considering. On a single piece of paper, make a comparative chart of the most important offerings at each school. Start another chart listing critical deadlines for applications and financial aid. Deadline for the June 13th ACT is May 8, 2015. Dead-line for the June 6th SAT is May 8, 2015.

Scholarships for Seniors and College Students

The Norbert L. Gazin Scholarship is open to students who: (1) were born in Lewis County or living in Lewis County at the time of birth, (2) resident of Lewis County for the past five years; (3) will be/are a graduate of a Lewis County High School, (4) have no felony convic-tions. Any student interested should stop by or call the Counseling Center (688-2573) for an application after February 1, 2015. Applica-tions are due back to the Counseling Center by March 20st (no exceptions). Current college students must have a cumulative transcript en-closed with application.

Seniors, continue to research scholarships!

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Attention Juniors The United States Military Academy will be holding its Annual Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS). The first session is scheduled for May 30—June 5 and the second session is June 6-12. The Summer Leaders Seminar provides outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the academic, physical, and leadership development pro-gram at a service academy that features small classes, a caring faculty, professional career explora-tion and a foundation for future graduate study. If you are in the top fifth of your high school class, are pursuing a college preparatory curriculum, have strong PSAT scores, and have demonstrated leader-ship potential by participation, election/selection to office and honors earned in extracurricular and or-ganized athletic activities then we are looking for you. For more information or to apply online go to http://www.usma.edu/Admissions/SitePages/Sum

CLEP for High School

Students Are you interested in taking a CLEP exam? CLEP is a College Level Examination Program where you take a subject proficiency exam and earn college credits. The cost is $80 per test with a $20 admission fee and is taken at JCC. You can take tests in Spanish, US History, Biology, Literature, Chemistry, and more (there are 33 CLEP Exams). It is recommended that you earn an 85-90 or higher on the Regents exam or prac-tice exams to score high enough on CLEP for credit. All exams are on the computer, so you must bring headphones. You may order a CLEP s t u d y g u i d e f o r $ 2 4 . 9 9 a t www.collegeboard.com/testing. For more infor-mation or to sign up see Mrs. Petersen.

Test Date: May 2 June 6

Registration Deadline:

April 6 May 8

Fee: $52.50 $52.50

Where can I take the exam?

Watertown (33-962)

Lowville (33-570)

Carthage (33-300)

Watertown (33-962)

Test Date: April 18 June 13

Registration Deadline:

March 13 May 8

Fee: $38.00 ($54.50 if taking Plus Writing)

$38.00 ($54.50 if taking Plus Writing)

Where can I take the exam?

JCC (027-750)

Carthage (196-410)

JCC (027-750)

Lowville (181-500)

Please note: If you think you may qualify for a fee waiver, please see the Counseling Office. You will need picture ID to be admitted to any test. If you don’t have one, you may pick up an identification letter in the Counseling Office. Also, SAT I and SAT II’s may not be taken the same day.

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Right: Students had fun doing the “Dome Stomp” at Syracuse University!

Fort Drum RISE/CACG College Visit to

Syracuse University and SUNY ESF On Thursday, December 18th, students had the opportunity to visit Syracuse University and SUNY ESF (SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry) as part of a Fort Drum RISE/CACS (College Ac-cess Challenge Grant) program. Students participated in a tour of the Syracuse University campus and then a tour of the SUNY ESF campus. In addition to the college tours, the students took part in discus-sion groups at each campus. Here are a few pictures of our students during this informative college visit field trip.

Left: Emily Griffin, Tessa Tanner, Eric Allen (rear), Jonna Kloster, Robyn Scraper, and An-drea Travis-Millet pose for a group shot with all the materials they gathered during their campus tour of Syracuse University.

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Left: Copenhagen Central School sophomores listen to a presentation at JCC.

Below: Students attend various HGSTC/BOCES programs to get a description in detail of the class criteria from the instruc-tors.

Sophomores visit HGSTC and JCC On Thursday morning, January 15th, all Sophomores visited the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center where they were able to observe two programs of their choice. Sophomores may choose to attend the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center during their junior and senior year. The visit to HGSTC was followed by a visit to the Jefferson Community College campus, where the students not only learned about programs of study at JCC, but also received suggestions on how to prepare for college while in high school. Students took a brief personality inventory and learned about careers that match their per-sonality. Both sessions were essential in helping students make educational choices for next year and be-

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Team Date Opponent Location Time

JV & Varsity Boys Basketball Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Beaver River Central School @ Beaver River 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Girls Basketball Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Beaver River Central School @ Copenhagen 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Cheerleading Saturday, February 7, 2015 Chittenango Competition @ Chittenango 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Cheerleading Saturday, February 21, 2015 Guilderland Competition @ Guilderland 12:00 noon

These dates are subject to change...go to www.schedulegalzxy.com for the most up-to-date schedule.

2014—2015 Modified Wrestling

Coach Gerald Snyder

The Copenhagen Modified Wrestlers finished their season under stormy conditions. We lost out

on our last two matches due to the weather. Overall, it was a very good season. We had 10 boys and 1

girl this year. After moving Cody Zubrzycki up to Varsity, we had 10.

Our overall record this year was 57 wins, 40 losses and 6 ties. This year we had two wrestlers that

went the whole season undefeated: Drew Witham with a record of 15 wins—0 losses and Adam Her-

manson with a record of 14 wins, 0 losses. Outstanding job Boys!

This season we had a girl wrestling, Riley Dalrymple. She not only was a ray of sunshine to the

team but a fit for the rest of the teams. It was difficult to get matches for her because no one wanted to

wrestle her. She more than held her own, winning most of her matches. She only lost to boys 10 to 15

pounds heavier than her. Great job Riley!

The team worked hard, wrestled and practiced hard always giving 150%. I was very proud to be

their Coach, together with the sportsmanship they displayed and the way the conducted themselves as a

team.

A special thank you goes to Hope Doolittle and Gabrielle Thompson for helping to keep the

scorebook straight. Thanks to all the fans and parents that followed us this year. I know you saw some

very good wrestling and were also proud of this team. Lastly, thank you to all the other coaches, Neil

Freeman, Victor Montalvo, Kenny Clarke, Jasin Carroll, Dale Munn, and any other volunteers that

helped for all your work with these wrestlers throughout the season and the whole year.

Thank you for keeping the Copenhagen Wrestling program alive and well.

from the Committee on Pre-School Special Education and the Committee on Special Edu-cation

Approved Contract for Health and Welfare Services rendered Copenhagen Central School Dis-trict students (four students) at-tending non-public school in the Beaver River School District for 2014—2015.

Approved transportation request from Mrs. Liza Clemons for transportation for her daughter to Faith Fellowship Christian School, Watertown, as there is

December 17, 2014 Regular Meeting

Approved previous minutes (November 24, 2014)

Approved Treasurer’s Report, Warrants, and School Lunch Report

Accepted Revised Agenda

Approved the following staff: Zachary Meier—Substitute Teacher; Cierra Dicob—District Volunteer; Ruth A. Huntley—Substitute Teacher, pending fin-gerprint clearance

Approved recommendations

an existing route and room on the bus.

Approved the Third and Final Reading of Policy #4750, Pro-motion and Retention of Stu-dents.

Voted to authorize closure of Capital Fund checking account and Capital Fund Savings ac-count with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and open a Capital Fund Savings account with Commu-nity Bank.

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Board Actions

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SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX CODE Th e New York State p ersonal inco me tax form cal ls for a school dis t r ic t tax code. The code for those l iving in the Copenhagen Central School Distr ic t i s #129 .

Lewis County Head Start will begin accepting enrollment applications on February 9, 2015, and continue throughout the year, for children who turn three or four by December 1, 2015. Lewis County Head Start is a federally funded full day preschool program provided at no cost to families. Children in the Copenhagen school district may participate by attending full day classes at the Lowville center (transportation can be arranged) or by having services in their home on a weekly basis with opportunities for socialization in the class setting twice a month. A variety of learning experiences are provided to chil-dren and families to support growth in language, literacy, math, science, social and emotional function-ing, creative arts, and physical development. Ten percent of enrollment opportunities are made available to children with disabilities.

Parents/guardians may register their children at the Lowville center, located at 7673 N. State Street in Lowville, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Parents’ income verification and the child’s birth certificate are needed when they register. Anyone interested in further information may call Jane Woodward or Amy Marti at 376-7531.

son, just fill out this heart and send it to school, at-tention Mrs. Hoven-don. All orders must be paid in advanced. Carna-tions will only be delivered within school. Depending on the weather carnations maybe delivered the previ-ous day.

The Junior class will be taking orders for carna-tions to be delivered on February 13th. Orders will be taken during lunch periods February 2nd - 12th. Carnations are $2.00 each, or 6 for $8.00. If you would like to order a carnation and have it delivered to a spe-cial student or staff per-

Valentine’s day carnation sales

U.S. Postage Paid

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Permit No. 2

Copenhagen, NY 13626

Copenhagen Central School

P.O. Box 30

Copenhagen, NY 13626

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excitement. Wondering what’s go-

ing on in the PTO? Check out Olaf on the PTO bulletin board created by the talented Brittany Denesha-Jackson. Join the Co-penhagen PTO Facebook page. Our next meeting is scheduled for February 5 in the faculty

Let’s hope the worst of this winter is behind us!

How do you spell fun? BINGO! Come join us on Fri-day, February 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria for family bingo. There will be awesome prizes, a concession stand, and edge of your seat

lounge. We’re always looking for volunteers!

Have a warm and toasty winter break!

PTO News, Mrs . Natalie Bogert