January 2011 A community where learners excel!

Board of Education: Don Edwards-President; Jack Sines-Vice President; Melissa Stephens; Donald Vredenburgh; Judy Warner. Superintendent of Schools-Robert Bundy; Assistant Superintendent of Schools-Kathleen Dixon.

NewsletterNewsletterVol. XI, No. 5

Students help honor veterans

Instead of going to the movies or spending time with friends, Alyssa Hawras, Mary Kamp and Dallas Moffi tt, HS Honor Society students, spent a Saturday evening in

November participating in the fi rst annual Civil War Veterans Memorial Illumination at the Chenango Valley Cemetery in Hillcrest.

Buried there are 160 soldiers representing 82 regiments and nine states. Students lit a candle at each grave site, and

when the sun went down, the 160 candles created a united glow while each individual candle remained seen. Alyssa and Mary directed traffi c through the cemetery, which had only parking lights on. Dallas arrived later as part of the cleanup crew. Everyone was impressed with the event and its solemn commemoration of the soldiers’ eff orts and place in American history. Th e ceremony was sponsored by Binghamton Civil War Historical Society and Roundtable.

-Roy Dando HS Honor Society co-advisor & math teacher

Alyssa Hawras, Mary Kamp and Dallas Moffi tt helped during the veterans illumination.

Th e individual candles made for a beautiful illumination.

Are you Lovin Music?

That’s what a group of High School students in the drama club wanted to know when they decided to do a show choir performance

entitled “Lovin Music.”

Produced by the Drama Club and directed by Harshaw teachers and Drama Club advisors

Continued on page 17.

January 2011January 201122 District

PTA at the Forks

Happy New Year. Th e PTA hopes your holidays were warmed by the presence of family and friends. It’s unbelievable that we are embarking on the second

half of the year, but we feel we must take the time to let you know how grateful we are for your contributions. With your generosity, our fundraisers helped many programs that benefi ted the children and families in the district.

A special thanks goes out to all of you who donated gifts to the Holiday Giving Tree program. Th e generous food, gifts, clothing and household supplies that were donated helped make the holidays more cheerful for many local families in need.

Congratulations to Harshaw Principal Lori Pourby and her teachers, who won the PTA Teacher Membership Challenge. Th e Harshaw building had the highest percentage of teachers for PTA membership among the four buildings. Harshaw narrowly beat out Kenyon, which was followed closely by the Middle School and the High School. Th ank you to all of the teachers who signed up to support the PTA.

Th e CF PTA needs you. PTA-sponsored and funded activities are of enormous value to the district. You can help make a diff erence in the quality of our children’s education and school community by being involved in the PTA. Come to our next meeting, January 5, 6:30 p.m., in the Harshaw library. Child care will be available. All that’s needed is a positive attitude. Call membership chair Laurie Forker at 648-9715.We have many opportunities for volunteers and project leaders who want to become more involved with the PTA. Volunteering allows you to have a personal and positive impact on your children’s education. Call or e-mail any of your PTA offi cers and we’d be happy to speak with you.

President: Jim Wachter 656-8831 jlwj@att.net

Vice President: Heather Lake 206-4559 HLake28@yahoo.com

Secretary: Th eresa Collier 648-7580 colliert@cforks.org

Treasurer: Christine Webb 222-7520 Duff y-Webb_C@sunybroome.edu

-Theresa Collier, PTA secretary

APP at the Forks

The Chenango Forks After-Prom Party is a wonderful experience for junior and senior students and their guests. To make this event happen, it takes

the combined eff orts of students, parents and community members. Please mark your calendar for our upcoming fundraisers and join us in making this year’s After-Prom Party the best ever. Friday, January 14: Doug’s Fish Fry Th e Town of Chenango Hall, Route 12, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Call ahead orders by 4 p.m. at 423-5996.January 21, March 11 & March 18: Doug’s Fish Fry Look for fl yers and check the APP website for details.February 2011: Java Joe’s Coff ee Sale Order forms will be sent home with students. Saturday, February 19: Snow Bash Dance A fun, informal dance for High School students and their guests. Tickets go on sale at the end of January.April 2011: Pancake Breakfast Brass Lantern Tavern, Route 12A. Tickets will be sold in advance and a basket raffl e will also accompany the breakfast.Forks stadium umbrellas ($28) and embroidered lanyards ($7) are still available. Contact Melissa Stephens at 648-5689.

Th e After-Prom Party is a safe, substance-free party open to all Chenango Forks juniors and seniors and their guests following the prom. Th e party is held at the school and features refreshments, games and entertainment, such as a hypnotist, bounce houses and a photo booth. Th ere is a also a wide assortment of prizes for the students, which may include laptops, GPS systems, digital cameras, Wii systems, X-Box systems, IPods, dorm refrigerators, balloon rides, cash awards, and more.

Important Note: Due to lack of parent participation, the 2011 After-Prom Party is in jeopardy of being cancelled. If you would like to see this event continue, please get involved and plan to attend the January 12, 2011 meeting in Room 122 at the High School.

If you have any questions, would like to make a donation, or would like to get involved, please contact Sheila Sullivan at 648-5430 or check the Chenango Forks Web page at www.cforks.org and click on “Parent Portal” and “After Prom Party Committee”.

-APP committee

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Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe

Imagine this: You are the parent of a kindergarten student. As the year begins you are doing everything you know to help your little one get off to a good start. Life is good.

Th e school year progresses and, before you know it, it’s May. One day you receive an “offi cial” letter from your fi ve-year-old’s school. It’s long. It seems ridiculous. One section really “pops” right out at you. Th at’s the part that says something about your kindergarten-age child may be in danger of not being prepared to graduate and he/she may not be successful in the workforce or in college.

Some parents read this and laugh at the school, thinking “that place is really ridiculous.” Other parents get angry, contact the school and voice disbelief that letters like this could even be sent. Others do nothing and go on supporting their child in the best ways possible through life’s day-to-day lessons.

But what happens when the clock races forward and now your fi ve-year old is eight, and then 12 and soon 16? Are you still getting those letters from the school? Maybe. But somewhere in the passing years, here is what has been going on at school to make sure your child IS prepared for graduation and ready for the workforce, armed forces or college.

At Chenango Forks we believe all students can be successful in life, and it is our responsibility to work with you to make this happen. We believe what takes place as early as pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is just as essential as what a student learns and knows right up through twelfth grade and beyond. We believe that early intervention and year-to-year support is critical for all students. National statistics indicate schools can identify students that may be at risk of not graduating as early as kindergarten.

Here is what you can expect from us to make this happen. We are in the process of expanding our district-wide, K-12, Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative to include

all Academic Intervention Services (AIS) and services for students with disabilities. We will use data to help us identify all of the students who need help and support, as well as the level of support they will need to be successful every year in school and in every subject area. Th is is a shift for our district. We’ve been working on putting this in place for the last three to four years. First, in the primary and intermediate grades, and more recently in our Middle and High School buildings.

Here’s what this will mean across the district:You won’t be hearing as much about AIS. You’ll be hearing about RtI.Your children will get extra help in “tiers,” based on their level of need. Tier I support is usually short-term and takes place with the classroom teacher. Tier II support is in

addition to Tier I, and usually by an additional teacher or by additional time. Tier III support is in addition to Tier I and Tier II and is usually more intensive and highly intentional. AIS was only for students needing help in English language arts (ELA), math, science and social studies. Th ese students were given supports based on state assessment results.RtI is for all students. We will use state assessment results, local benchmark data results, teacher data, parent input, and work with grade-level, building, and district teams to plan and provide the best level of support for all of our students, in all of the subject areas. Teachers will receive support in learning how to diff erentiate instruction and know and understand how to implement the national CORE standards for all students.RtI also provides support for the social, emotional and behavioral needs of students. Support in these areas is also very important. After all, it can be very hard to do well in school when other things in life are weighing you down.

If you would like more information about our “District Response to Intervention Plan” please visit www.cforks.org. It will be posted on the “Community Portal” page under “District.” Or better yet, contact me, or Bob Bundy, superintendent, or any of the building principals with questions or suggestions.

-Kathleen Dixon, assistant superintendent

Can you predict which ones may or may not be successful in school ten to 12 years from now? Well, at Chenango Forks, we’ve decided they ALL can be successful.

Look at these faces

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Principal’s messageDear Harshaw families,

I have written about Response to Intervention (RtI) in the past because we at Harshaw believe our families are an integral part of our team. What exactly does this mean?

We rely on families to help support our children’s learning, both in and out of school. Many things, both academically and behaviorally, can be reinforced at home. Reading at home with your child is one way to support your child academically. Children love to listen to stories read by their parents. Th ey love to read stories to their parents or to their siblings, and the more they read and listen to stories, the better readers and listeners they will become. Routines are another excellent

way to support children at home. Having children follow certain routines on a daily basis is a great way to help them become independent. One of our goals at Harshaw is to help children become responsible for their learning and become independent learners when they leave us. Setting up routines is an excellent way to promote this. We continue to monitor every child’s progress in our school frequently and teachers will continue to communicate with you.

I just want to let you know that we appreciate the relationships we have been building with our families and look forward to seeing our children grow every day.

-Lori Pourby, HP principal

HarshawHarshaw

Golden tickets awarded

Harshaw had its second “Golden Ticket” event for our November ticket winners. Golden ticket winners had the chance to create a beautiful winter mural

that is on display in the main hallway of our building. Snow people, houses and snowfl akes were made by each of our participants. We look forward to continuing the golden ticket activities each month.

-Lori Pourby, HP principal

55January 2011January 2011 Harshaw/KenyonHarshaw/Kenyon

Harshaw Janaury dates1/4 PTA mtg., @ 6 p.m., CFE library

1/13 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library Math/Literacy Night

1/17 No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/18 HP Site Council mtg., @ 2:45 p.m.1/28 MS/HS only is ½ day. K-5 is in session full day.

Signs help students fi nd books

The CFE library has a new look. Library

Media Specialists Nicole Waskie-Laura and Patti Sweeney have been working hard to create new signs and shelf markers for the elementary library.

Brightly colored pictures help our youngest pre-reading students to locate books of personal interest, while color-coding helps the older students make connections between subjects and the Dewey Decimal system. Th e new organization should help all CFE students become independent users of the library.

-Nicole Waskie-Laura, HP library media specialist

Georgia Novitsky and Brian Tye in the library.

Harshaw morning program

Our morning program character theme for January is hard work and initiative. If at fi rst you don’t succeed, try, try again. We’ve been working hard to be polite,

intelligent, giving students and staff this year.

During morning program, we’ve been celebrating our students’ initiative with monthly awards. Students can earn a “Golden Ticket” by consistently demonstrating the Harshaw Golden Rules. “Proper Piggy” certifi cates are given to students who exemplify our character theme. Entire classes can win “Proud Piggy Awards” by following the Golden Rules during specials and at lunch. Each month we are proud of our winners.

As we start a new year, we’ll keep working hard to meet new challenges and learn new things. How can you take the initiative to be your best? On what goals are you working hard to meet this month?

At morning program, we’ll be singing chilly weather songs like “Winter Wonderland.” We will also have some very special class share time from P.E. teacher Cheryl Kozol and other classroom teachers. We welcome you to join us on days 2, 4 and 6 at 9:05 a.m. in the CFE auditorium. Hope to see you there.

-Nicole Waskie-Laura, HP library media specialist

Punt, Pass & Kick

This year, Julia Hauer, Kenyon fourth-grader, represented the area at the state level of the Punt, Pass & Kick contest

at the Buff alo Bills home game in November.

Julia excelled in all three categories, placing third in her age group. She said, “It was really fun going out on the football fi eld and punting, kicking and throwing the football.”

Congratulations Julia! -Linda Myers, communications coordinator

Julia Hauer with her jersey and football she received at the competition.Julia on the big screen as she prepares to pass the ball.

January 2011January 201166 KenyonKenyonStudents learn about the Iroquois

Fourth-grade students held their annual Council Fire, a culmination of their history unit on the Iroquois, who occupied most of New York before it was settled by the Europeans.

Th e children wrote a detailed essay after learning about the Iroquois and then created a three-dimensional project to go with their essay.

The classes were divided into six tribes: Cayuga, Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga and Tuscarora. Within each class, the students were divided into fi ve of the eight clans: Wolf, Hawk, Snipe, Beaver and Bear. Students made headdresses based on their tribe.

Th e tribes came together to discuss Iroquois nation aff airs and each clan read a legend on how their clan came into being. After the

Council Fire, the students returned to their clan rooms to present their projects.

-KI 4th-grade teachers

Students read about their clan.

Clan Mother Michelle Muraca-Miller leads the clans during the Council Fire.

Students make the formal march to the Council Fire.

Growing a geom-a-tree

They didn’t need seeds or water or soil. What they needed was a knowledge of shapes, math and some creativity to ‘grow’ their own geom-a tree.

Th ird-grade students in Christina Germano’s class constructed a Christmas tree and decorated it with geometrically-shaped ornaments. Using third-grade geometry math standards, students created ornaments of various shapes, then colored and decorated them.

Th is was an interactive way for students to learn and understand geometric shapes and a fun way to discuss their prior knowledge of shapes while giving them an opportunity to practice skills in math and art.

Th e tree was displayed in the hall outside the Kenyon gym. Germano said, “Th e whole school will benefi t from this display as a form of recall and recursive teaching for students when they walk by it each day.”

-Christina Germano, KI third-grade teacher

Alexis Patrillo, Noah White and Ashley Clarner in front of the tree.

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“Caught with Character”KenyonKenyon

It’s who you are. It’s what you do. It’s the way you live your life. Character counts!

1/4 PTA mtg., @ 6 p.m., CFE library1/13 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library1/17 No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day1/18 KI Site Council mtg., @ 2:30 p.m., room 2211/19 KI 5th-grade winter concert @ 7 p.m., CFE auditorium (snow date 1/20)1/28 MS/HS only is ½ day. K-5 is in session full day.2/3 Kenyon Report Cards Issued2/4 Recognition Assembly @ 10 a.m.

Kenyon January dates

Principal’s message

A recent development in education throughout the country is a move towards

Common Core Learning Standards. New York state adopted these in July 2010 and by now about three-fourths of the states have joined in.

The mission statement from the website, www.corestandards.org states, “Th e Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. Th e standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, refl ecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.”

For elementary grades, the standards focus on English language arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening, language) and math. Th is initiative fi ts well into the educational approaches we have implemented over the past ten years at Kenyon. Th is year we have had discussions about how the revised writing standards are met by the work we already do with students, and how we can better address them.

One key component to these new standards is including the use of technology. In the past, technology standards were dealt with separately. At Kenyon we have had many discussions on training teachers and then students. For several years technology skills were taught in the library classes but without a universal carry-over to the classroom. To help with this, school librarians Patricia Sweeney and Nicole Laura collaborated with teachers on universal instruction of technology skills to all students. To kick this off , the librarians trained teachers on the use of Google Earth, www.google.com/earth/index. Shortly after this training, I saw some students who had earned some “free” time on computers. Instead of playing computer games, they were on Google Earth. An example of applying the new standards is a fourth-grade class that was writing reports and then went on to type them into a single page report. To help students with their skills, we are using “type-to-learn” in the computer lab so that all students receive a basic level of instruction in typing skills.

-Bernie McDermott, KI principal

Heather Hudak’s 3rd-grade class

Jodie Will’s 4th-grade class

Roe Lapham’s 5th-grade class

January 2011January 201188 Middle SchoolMiddle School

Self help experts are all over television, dominate the bestseller lists and overload the Internet. Th ey tell the elderly, middle aged, and, in-fact, make

it a point to tell everyone what to do and when. Most of their ideas are solid and contain practical advice. Some, however, are hard to take seriously. Th ere are a few practical fundamentals that the advisors commonly endorse. Th ese elements promote the encouragement of reading, physical activity, enjoyment of the arts and an appreciation for learning. We concur, and this is what we tell our middle schoolers:

Start the day right, start by reading. Immediately after we fi nish our morning announcements we do the pledge to the fl ag and then every child in the middle school opens a book and starts reading. It is a beautiful thing to wander our halls at 7:47 a.m. and see every child with a book open and silently involved in the adventure of reading. Oppose this to homerooms prior to the institution of the reading period; announcements would fi nish and students immediately dove into the latest gossip or silly act that popped into their heads.

Be physically active. Our students are enrolled in physical education classes. Our classes, which the students take every other day, are generally a combination of aerobic and muscular activity, mixed with fun, team contests and sportsmanship. We also have a very healthy intramural program. Intramural teams are formed by the students, and the contests are scheduled, supervised and offi ciated by our P.E. teachers. Tee-shirts are awarded to and worn proudly by the winning teams. Additionally, we have a very strong modifi ed interscholastic athletic program. Practices or games are held daily, including Saturday. Our athletic program is highly impressive for many reasons, but especially because of the high number of participants in our program. Approximately 80 percent of our students

are involved in at least one season of modifi ed athletics (many do two or three sports).

Enjoy the arts. Chenango Forks Middle and High School music concerts are known for their quality. Middle School band and chorus members are sometimes specialists who concentrate only on the art; however, it is more common that these singers, or musicians are also athletes and/or academic standouts. All of our Middle School students take some type of music class in at least two of their middle school years.

Of course the other arts are not ignored. It could be the art of cooking, woodworking, or puppet making, but your child, artistically gifted or not, participates on a regular basis in these activities at our school. Formal art classes are scheduled each year and art club is available for those who seek increased participation.

Learn something new. Th is goes without saying. Our children are expected to learn some new things (notice plural form) every day. As you know, your child is scheduled into high-quality core academic classes every day. Our classes are high quality and the state test scores prove it. Our children learn not only because we let them learn but because we make them learn. We don’t fl og them, stand them in the corner with gum on their nose, or break their knuckleswith rulers. But we do expect respect and responsibility.We often require attendance during our period 15 remedial period. We believe in discipline with dignity.

Th e above elements are keys to our success. As we said, we agree with those experts on these points, but don’t look for us to tell it on “Oprah.” We have something more important to do; we have to tell it to our middle schoolers.

-Bill Burke, MS principal

What the experts would tell a Middle Schooler

1/3 MS Site Council mtg., @ 2:15 p.m.

1/4 PTA mtg., @ 6 p.m., CFE library

1/13 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library

1/17 No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/28 MS/HS Rating Day. 11 a.m. dismissal for MS/HS students only.

MS/HS end 20-week marking period.

Middle School January dates

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Students volunteer their artistic talents

The Middle School Art Club members put their artistic talents and passion for art to good use at the Fall Festival, a PTA-sponsored event held at Harshaw in November.

Middle School students volunteered their time to paint faces on the eager elementary children. Th e Art Club enjoyed interacting with the younger students while the paintings put a smile on everyone’s face.

-Jessica Russell, MS art teacher

Middle SchoolMiddle School

Traditional play comes to life

Lights, camera, action! Students in Nicole Dimatos’ and Mallory Schwartz’s seventh-grade English classes made “A Christmas Carol” come alive through dramatic performances of the adapted play version of the beloved Dickens classic. Each class was divided into

three groups and given a portion of the play to perform. Two days of diligent preparation were spent running lines, analyzing character traits, defi ning diffi cult vocabulary, and staging the production.

On Friday, December 3, the students entered the classroom to fi nd it set up like a theater. Th en, the actors and actresses took the stage. Beautiful backgrounds drawn by the students were displayed on the Starboard. Th e actors playing Ebenezer Scrooge donned suit jackets and ties, and the Jacob Marleys wore Halloween masks and plastic chains. Th e male actors who played the role of Scrooge’s little sister, Fan, stole the show with their skirts, high-pitched voices and lovely curtsies.

Using the character traits they identifi ed, these amateurs acted their parts like professionals, speaking in British accents to fi t the setting of the play, dancing joyfully as the cheerful, good-natured Fezziwig, and feigning tears and falling to their knees as the repentant Scrooge.

After the performances, the students demonstrated knowledge of the content of their scene by teaching selected character traits and vocabulary

words to their classmates. Most of all, the polite, professional, and cooperative collaboration among the members of the groups demonstrated the moral of this timeless tale...to treat others with kindness.

-Mallory Schwartz, student teacher for Nicole Dimatos

Elena Shelepak and David Norton play their characters.

Zach McFadden as the ghost of Jacob Marley.

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Middle School students Morgan Vavra, left and Kaitlyn Bambino, right, talk about Internet safety with Laura Hailey, High School junior.

Shoot, spell, Scrabble

With a basketball in one hand and the other ready to grab

some magnetic letters, students in Pat Dykeman’s Middle School P.E. classes played a unique version of Scrabble. Instead of sitting at a table, students put their physical fi tness to the test along with their word-building skills in “Scrabble Basketball,” a game combining basketball and literacy.

Divided into teams, the students went to a basket. Magnetic letters were scattered in the center circle of the gym. On the whistle, the four teams took turns shooting baskets. When they made a shot, they dribbled to

the center circle and collected two letters. If they missed their shot they picked only one letter.

Th ey took the letters back to their magnetic boards and then the next team member took her shot. After a pre-determined length of time the game stopped. Next, the teams went to their boards and tried to make as many words related to physical education as they could. Th e team with the most words won. Th is was a fun way to combine literacy and physical

fi tness. Th e students worked hard and enjoyed this game a lot. -Pat Dykeman, MS P.E. teacher

Mykaela Haywood, Tara Grospin and Makayla Rinker get ready to grab some letters during “Scrabble Basketball.”

Internet safety mentors

Chenango Forks Middle School students are learning how to navigate safely through cyberspace with the help of teachers and student mentors.

Students in Karen Shapiro’s Middle School health classes received instruction on Internet safety. Middle School librarian Pat Sweeney presented information to sixth- and eighth-grade health students about safe ways to use the Internet. Her two-day presentation was followed by a one-day presentation by the High School Internet Safety mentors, CIA Team (Cyber Information Agents). Th e mentors presented a video about the dangers of communicating with strangers online. Th ey talked to students about ways to stay

safe, including not sharing personal information and reporting suspicious activity to an adult.

Middle School students were encouraged to share the safety tips they learned with their families.

-Karen Shapiro, MS health teacher

Andrew Collier, left, talks with Middle School students Nick Ciza, Nick Lee and Justin Goosley.

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1111January 2011January 2011 Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolStudent of the month

Front: Mia Hayes (Home & Career Skills 8-L. Breck), Sydney Slottje (Regents Earth Science-L. Brooks & Social Studies 8-C. Spencer), Chelsea Henige (P.E. 8-P. Dykeman), Alexandra Yoest (Math 6-T. Urda & Technology 6-L. Baxter), Katie Matson (Spanish IB-J. Pepples). Back: Katherine DeNinis (Home & Career Skills 6-L. Breck), Sara Clark (Science 8-A. Rullo), Natalie O’Brien (Health 8-K. Shapiro), Natalie Valla (Math 8A-M. Tio), Alyssa Bubniak (Health 6-K. Shapiro).

Front: Kenoa Tio (Band 7-J. Dybas), Kevin Vogel (Reading 6-K. Church), Brandin Paulhamus (Music 6-N. Wildoner), Nick Lee (Academic Achievement 6-J. Crandell), Brandon Woolston (Spanish 1B-J. Pepples). Back: Jeff rey Ames (Written Expression-M. O’Hearn), Nicholas Walling (Social Studies 6-. Kamp), Jacob Kumpon (Academic Achievement-H. Vasina), Bryan Heller (Band 6-J. Dybas), Kevin Solomon (Art 6-J. Russell & P.E. 6-P. Derr), Gabe Whitney (Science 6-T. Vermaat).

Front: Elena Shelepak (Science 7A-A. Rullo), Becky Shoemaker (Math 7-J. Stocum), Elise Freije (Math 7-D. Lynch), Linnae Corgan (French 7-J. Myers), Jacquelyn Th rall (Spanish 7-M. Gregrow). Back: Ava Hudak (English 7-N. Dimatos), Kassidy Bloom (Academic Achievement-J. Stark), Haley Benscoter (P.E. 7-P. Dykeman), Audrey Orzelek (English 8-B. Wilson), Alexis Burge (P.E. 6-P. Dykeman). Not available for photo: Brad Norton (English 8-M. Zappia).

Front: Estavia Cron (Art 7-J. Russell), Claire Stocum (English 7-D. Honsinger), Kayla Williams (Academic Achievement 8-R. Fortier), Melissa Boeker (Band 8-J. Dybas), Carly Church (Regents Earth Science-T. Giovenco). Back: Tony Silvanic (P.E. 7-P. Derr), Collin Topa (Social Studies 7-C. Spencer), Ethan Timms (Art 8-J. Russell), Chris Roberts (Home & Career Skills 8-D. Daniels), Alex Stout-Moran (Science 8-A. Rullo). Not available for photo: Allison Dibble (French I-N. Dimatos).

Front: Daniel Mardirosian (Home & Career Skills 7-L. Breck), Trevor Borchardt (Spanish 7-M. Gregrow), Nick Gibson (P.E. 8-P. Derr), Justin Stanek (Music 7-N. Wildoner). Back: Justin Rouse (Academic Achievement-P. Swartout), Jacob Hunink (Technology 8-L. Baxter), Nate DeOrdio (Social Studies 7-D. Honsinger), Nick Markham (Science 7-C. Church & Technology 7-L. Baxter).

January 2011January 20111212 Middle/High School Honor RollMiddle/High School Honor RollCongratulations fi rst quarter honor roll studentsGrade 6-Highest Honor

Jason BosaAlyssa Bubniak

Katilyn DonahueRyan Ehrets

Derek EverettTara GrospinBryan Heller

Aidan HoulihanHannah Kohinke

Timothy McDonaldCameron O’NeilMichael Panko

Alexander PinneyJulia Rhodes

Danielle SilvanicKellyn Slottje

Kevin SolomonWilliam SterlingLyndsey StoneSamantha Suer

Rebecca VermilyeaKevin Vogel

Nicholas Walling Gabe WhitneyCoulter Wiley

Alexandra YoestGrade 6-High Honor

Jeff rey AmesJacob BouckAlexis Burge

Jenna CroswellJesse Dayton

Katherine DeNinisNicholas Dimatos

Kaycee GeorgeTaylor GibboreJustin Goosley

Mykaela HaywoodJared HopkinsEthan Knox

Jacob KumponBryant LaMere

Daniil LavrinovichZachary LockeJacob Pierson

Tiff any PietrosantiMaya ReynoldsMakayla RinkerEmily Robinson Lauren Rooney Dakota SagerJason Sefcovic

Samantha SmallMatthew Starr

Karleigh Voorhis

James WachterKaitlyn Walsh

Brooke WarpusJoshua Wheelock

Peter WoodKristian WoolstonGrade 6-HonorJoseph Aldrich

Kaitlyn BambinoCody BogueSeth Bush

Nicholas CizaLyndsey Confer

Ethan DayeKori Duff ordMollie Elder

Victoria GarciaDarrin Gerringer

Dustin GouldSara HeathCody Hill

Casey HollisterAlyssa House

Christian JonesHanna Layton

Paul LiddleMorgan Madison Kirstin McCabe

Kyle McDonoughJustin McGeever

Luke MeadeAngel Morgan

Alexandria MosesKyle Norton

Brandin PaulhamusAaron Pixley

Brian RobertsonKayelee Simpson

Dean SnyderMatthew StocksKatelyn Trammel

Parker UrsoMorgan VavraAnthony Webb

Grade 7-Highest HonorAlaijah Cheeseman

Kristina CollyerLinnae CorganOlivia Haskell

Ava HudakHannah Huyck

Jacob KruppMegan LeVasseur

Nicholas MarkhamMegan Maus

Elliot McRoberts

Kelly ParmeterKyra SalinkasKelly Saroka

Elena ShelepakLauryn StocksClaire StocumElisabeth Syron

Kenoa TioAlexa Walling Liam Walsh

Grade 7-High HonorMatthew AllenEmily Andrus

Haley BenscoterTrevor Borchardt

Mackenzie BronsonMelissa ChurchHannah CiacelliCasey Clements Dana Croswell

Nathan DeOrdioJacob FlynnElise Freije

Victoria GoddenJason Guth

Emma HaleyMikayla Hassinger

Th omas HuntAlexa Juran

Hunter KermidasCody Lamond

Caleb LinkJared Maslin

Jacob OsterhoutTaylor Robinson

Abigail RoskoAnthony Silvanic

Dylan SilvanicRyan Simmons

Kalie SmithDylan Studer

Jacquelyn Th rallVincent Tiesi

Maryann VillellaKylee Warner

David YevtukhGrade 7-Honor

Jack AbbeyLindsay BendickHarley BennettKassidy BloomLillie BrenchleyMatthew Conti

Estavia CronCordell DePersiis

Shianne Engel

Kyle EvansOksana Fett

Anthony FrissoraMadison Grady-O’Brennan

Eric GuernseyKeenan Hall

Corrinne HeathNicholas Hutchinson

Tyler LavergneTerry Lindow

Antonia LobaczDaniel Mardirosian

Matthew MartinichioZachary McFadden

Ryan NicholasMakenzie O’Brien

Jordan O’HernZachary Ostrander

Justin RouseMercedes RussellCassidy Shephard

Rebecca ShoemakerHunter SlavickAnthony SmithJustin Stanek

Makaela StaskoJames Stethers

Angelina StrivelliCallie WatsonTyler Wilson

Grade 8-Highest HonorMelissa BoekerHailey Brace

Michael BubniakCarley Church

Seamus Houlihan Jacob Hunink

GermanLavrinovichHunter LuybliJack SherwoodSydney SlottjeNatalie Valla

Grade 8-High HonorDanielle Darling Michael GeorgeMcKenna Gill

Mia HayesNicholas Hurd

Samantha JohnsonJacob Klein

Garrett KriskoKatelyn MatsonJames PattwellChad RaychelJarred Riegel

Abigail SmithAlexander Stout-Moran

Melissa SweetTaylor Th omas

Lucas TiberiGrade 8-HonorCatherine Adams

Daniel AmesAudrey Arnold Ryan Bronson

Sara ClarkBenjamin Conklin

Tyler DennyRiki DonahueBrianna FeltonMadison Fiore

Alexander FreijeBronx GibsonCaleb GouldKara Heath

Chelsea HenigeDevin Hopkins

Dayzsha JachimowiczZachariah Jeavons

Caleb KellicuttDamen Kingsley Virginia Korec

Jordan LambiaseVictoria MarkhamLu’Shanna McCray

Jake MeadeVanessa MirchBradley Norton Zachary NortonNatalie O’Brien

Isaac PixleyChristopher Roberts

Taylor RobinsonMason RoweBlaine Russ

Kristin SilvanicJonah Sterling

Jonathan Th rallEthan Timms

Victoria TransueKelcey Watson

DelilahaLynn WellsBreana White

Kayla Williams James Wilson

Mackenzie WilsonBrandon Woolston

Jack WorobeyColleen Yatsonsky

Grade 9-Highest HonorAnthony BowersoxMichael Diekow

Karis DuBois

1313January 2011January 2011 Middle/High School Honor RollMiddle/High School Honor RollDaniel GridleyTaylor KimbleSierra Kucko

Eduard LavrinovichMorgan Leslie

Christopher LoweHallie Mayo

Alexander NimanJesse Redfern

Krysta ShannonJoshua ShelepakJewelie Spencer

Madeline StaigerJacob Stone

Alicia SullivanGrade 9-High Honor

Kelsi BlakesleeDiana BoutonBryan BrowneRobert ClapperSara ComfortScott CraverAustin Daye

Kayla DeNinisEmily DeYoungDaniel EhretsBrandy Engel

Joseph FrissoraJacob GaworeckiNicholas GuditisSamantha Guth

Logan HallKristalyn HouseBrianna JeavonsMatthew Jones

Afton LinkJoshua MausSean Miller

Emily NimanBailey Park

Evan PiccianoBrian Rhodes

Mariana RogersJohn Roys

Joseph RudyCorey Sager

Jordan ShelepakSamantha ShepardCarlene Solomon

John SweeneyJoshua Weintraub

Jason WilsonKellsey Wiser

Andrew ZiegenfusIsaiah Zimmer

Michael ZurendaGrade 9-HonorNathan Barfi eld

Joshua BarnettAshley Bennett

Brandon DutcherPaul Groover

Karley HarmonAlexandria Krise

Justin LakeTaylor Latsha

Joseph LoPiccoloSarah Maceda

Samantha MalchakJessica MikulskiLucas Moffi ttJulian PaughRachel Serva

Kathryn StocksZachary Violando

Tyler WahlLuke Warpus

Grade 10-Highest HonorLaurie DupnockTrevor Henige

Alexandra KellyRachel KenyonKenneth StarrHaley SterlingDavid Stermer

Kayla SweetRiley WalshEric Yonda

Grade 10-High HonorJack Barnett

Kelsey BrownRachael Burns

Nicolas CannonAllyson Church

Bruce CookCourtney CookBrandon CruzCody DeOrdioZachary Ford

Kristyanna FullerKerry HellerKyle Kelly

Aidan KleinDouglas KleinKaylee Krager

Cody LinkDimitri LobaczEmily MarkhamBrandon O’BrienMegan PlahanskiDanielle ReganKevin Spencer

Joseph SweeneySamantha Th atcherMichaela Transue

Callie Truex

David Turri JrNoelle Valla

Ashley WilliamsAllison YatsonskyGrade 10-HonorCheyenne BarkerMorgan BarrettRachel Burdick

Sarah CampKelsie Carter

Tyler ClementsMorgan ConferKeenan ConradLauren Daniels

Morgan FurmanBenjamin Haskell

Ashley HeathAndrew Houck

Timothy HulbertSethiah LakeEvan Lally

Bradlee MillerRebecca Miner

David Moore-HovancikAshley RomanAlicia Schulz

Taylor Scott-LindseyDaniel WhiteJamie White

Grade 11-Highest HonorJames Allen

Emily FeldpauschConnor Luybli

Nicholas ShannonStephanie Zdimal

Grade 11-High HonorRachel BoutonKenneth BowenAndrew Collyer

Lindsey CrawfordValerie Dybas

Jenna FlanneryCallie Gill

Laura HaleyJessica HujackZachary JeskeErik JohnsonZachary KolbKatelyn LukeKelly Martin

Gabriella MartinichioSarah MaximowiczSteven MaximowiczChristopher Miner

Bradley OliverMariya PechenyTaylor Powers

Ariel RoysChristopher Rudy

Amelia SmithMarisa Valdes

Annette VernonAmber Villecco

Grade 11-HonorLukas Aston

Alexandra BarvinchakCourtney CasterlinJoshua Cortright

Ashley FerrisGeorge Getson

Kelley GuthCourtney HaddenLindsay Humphrey

Dane JohnsonChelsea Kane

Alexis KellicuttOlivia Park

John RhodesAshley SlavickJillian Truex

Marissa WalshTaylor Zarrelli

Grade 12-Highest HonorKristen Brooks

Lyndsey ChurchJessica CollyerJacob DuBois

Mackenzie FaughnanAmanda George

Kate GitchellLauren GridleyJackson HaskellFelicia HertzogKira HovancikKaitlin Hulbert

Mary KampSarah KrizanTyler Lawton

Chelsea MikulskiDallas Moffi ttJoseph Villecco

Grade 12-High HonorSarah Andrus

Taylor BoughnerJack Bowen

Ashley BroderickJason CummingsBenjamin Daniels

Th omas DybasVictoria Eastman

Hunter FullerKelsey GiordaniAlyssa HawrasKelsey Heller

Michelle HoleMallory Illsley

Amber JacobsonJamie Kimble

Andrew KrolczykRyan Lally

John LangevinTaylor Luce

Mehtasim MahfuzShelby Maines

Natasha MalchakAshli MikeskaJason O’Brien

Jordan O’BrienJohn Pattwell

Yelena PechenyPatrick ReardonRachel Reynolds

Brooke RobertsonHilary Rutkowski

Ashley ShaylorKatelyn Skinner

Colin StaigerTaylor StephensHeather Terpak

Grade 12-HonorJoyce Adams

Melissa BelangerTanya Birmingham

Jessica BradleyRusty BronsonEmily BurkeLuke Carey

Amie CurytoDana Ferranti

Cassandra ForsythMegan Guernsey

Carolyn HoltzmasterAlexandra Koulikas

Ryan LamondNicholas LoPiccolo

Daniel MolterStephanie PettisJames PietrosantiVictoria ReiglesStacie Reynolds

Shaun SagerCatherine SnyderDalton Stinson

Peter TiesiAubrey VanDeusen-Ingraham

Carolyn YondaBryan ZeiglerSeth Zeigler

January 2011January 20111414 Congratulations CF AthletesCongratulations CF Athletes

Cross Country - Coach Larry Brooks

Football - Section IV Champions Coaches Dave Hogan, Kelsey Green, Dave Chickanosky, John Petley

Team Roster: Lukas Aston, Travis Barnett, Jack Barnett, Andrew Boyd, Adam Bronson, Rusty Bronson, Andrew Collyer, Ethan Cook, Scott Craver, Cody DeOrdio, Mike Doll, Jacob DuBois, Richard Faith, Joe Fassett, Tyler Finn, Alec Fleicher, Zach Ford, Derek Foster, Jacob Green, Keith Hall, Phil Hardy, Dave Hendrickson, Trevor Henige, Zach Jeske, Dane Johnson, Tom Knapp, Zach Kolb, Ryan Lamond, Casey LaNave, Tyler Lusht, Ryan Lusht, Connor Luybli, Travis McGowan, Tanner McMillen, Jim Miller, John Pattwell, Kevin Pattwell, Devin Reid, Erik Rhinehart, David Samson, Joe Santi, Eric Singh, Alex Singh, John Colm Sweeney, David VanHorn, Andrew Ziegenfus

All-Division: Casey LaNave, Jake DuBois, Jim Miller, Tyler Lusht, Ryan Lusht, Erik Rhinehart, Eric Singh, Devin Reid, John Pattwell, Derek Foster, Rusty BronsonErnie Davis All-Star Selections: Casey LaNave, Jim Miller, Jacob DuBoisSportsmanship Award: Ryan LamondAcademic All-Star: Jacob DuBois

Row 1: Mike White, Brian Rhodes, Luke Warpus, Bryan Browne. Row 2: Ben Daniels, Ryan Brown, Alex Niman, David Stermer, James Allen. Row 3: Nick Shannon, Matt Jones, James Pietrosanti, Eric Johnson, Colin Staiger, Tom Dybas

All-Conference: Colin Staiger, James AllenAll-Division: Erik Johnson, Tom Dybas, Nick ShannonSportsmanship Award: Colin StaigerAcademic All-Star: Ben Daniels

All-Division: Kristen Brooks, Madeline StaigerAll-Conference: Sarah KrizanSection IV Sportsmanship Award: Sarah KrizanAcademic All-Star: Felicia HertzogSportsmanship Award: Sarah Maximowicz

Kristen Brooks, Sarah Krizan, Sarah Maximowicz, Felicia Hertzog, Madeline Staiger

Boys Team - East Division Champions

1515January 2011January 2011 Congratulations CF AthletesCongratulations CF AthletesGirls Soccer - Section IV Champions

Coaches Sunnie Williams & John Mazursky

Row 1: Amber Villecco, Marissa Walsh, Taylor Boughner, Sarah Camp, Marisa Valdes, Yelena Pecheny, Emma O’Neill, Megan Plahanski. Row 2: Mallory Illsley, Kristyanna Fuller, Emily Feldpausch, Mariya Pecheny, Brittany Mazursky, Courtney Casterlin, Kelly Martin, Carolyn Yonda, Ashley Slavick, Ariel Roys

All-Conference: Taylor Boughner, Courtney Casterlin, Mallory Illsley, Yelena PechenyAll-Division: Mariya Pecheny, Marissa Walsh, Carolyn Yonda, Amber VilleccoMost Improved: Ariel RoysSportsmanship Award: Taylor BoughnerAcademic All-Star: Yelena Pecheny

All-Conference: Troy BowersoxAll-Division: Stephen VanKuren, Cody Seiber, Joe VilleccoMost Improved: Mark SlocumAcademic All-Star: Joe VilleccoSportsmanship Award: Ryan Hogan

Boys Soccer - Coach Jarod McMullen

Ryan Hogan & Stephen VanKuren

Joe Villecco, Troy Bowersox, Mark Slocum, Cody Seiber

Volleyball - Coach Joe RoosaAll-Division: Cassie Forsyth Most Improved: Jamie Card Sportsmanship Award: Cassie ForsythAcademic All-Star: Valerie Dybas

Cassie Forsyth, Jamie Card, Valerie Dybas

Girls Tennis - Coach Drew RulloAll-Division, doubles: Ashley Pasternak, Lindsey CrawfordAll-Division, singles: Mary KampSportsmanship Award: Ashli MikeskaAcademic All-Star: Lauren Gridley

Ashley Pasternak, Mary Kamp, Ashli Mikeska, Lauren Gridley, Lindsey Crawford

Cheerleading Coach Nicole Waskie-LauraSportsmanship Award: Natasha MalchakAcademic All-Star: Amanda George

Amanda George & Natasha Malchak

January 2011January 20111616 Congratulations CF AthletesCongratulations CF Athletes

Th e dangers of distracted driving

Students in Karen Shapiro’s health classes learned that even the slightest distraction while driving can be deadly. Distracted driving is becoming a

real problem on today’s roadways. Many people use their cells phones and are seen texting while driving.

Students in Shapiro’s and Nick Fersch’s health classes were able to participate in a program called “Keeping it Real Behind the Wheel.” Th e program is coordinated through the Broome County Health Department. Students heard presentations by Christine Muss, traffi c safety coordinator, Trooper Peter Grunder, New York State Police, and Joel Dunham, a father who lost his teenage daughter to a traffi c accident that happened because of distracted driving. We hope students learn from these presentations that driving is a privledge and driving while distracted can be deadly.

State Trooper Peter Grunder talked with students about seat belts, distracted driving and the laws of the road.

Golf - Coach Dan NittoAll-Division: Keenan Conrad All-Conference: Dan Molter Most Improved & Academic All-Star: Jordan O’Brien Sportsmanship Award: Dalton Stinson

Dalton Stinson, Keenan Conrad, Dan Molter, Jordan O’Brien.

All-Conference 200 Free Relay: Courtney Cook, Courtney Hadden, Megan Guernsey, Rachel Reynolds 100 IM, 100 Fly: Courtney CookAll-Division 200 Medley Relay: Courtney Cook, Megan Guernsey, Rachel Reynolds, Courtney Hadden 100 Breaststroke: Megan Guernsey 50 Free, 100 Free: Courtney Hadden Academic All-Star: Kira HovancikMost Improved: Morgan ConferSportsmanship Award: Taylor Stephens

Girls Swimming - Section IV ChampionsCoaches Dan Kozlowski & Jon Edwards

Alexis Kellicutt, Noel Valla, Amanda Stevens, Courtney Hadden, Jamie Kimble, Lauren Daniels, Annette Vernon, Tory Doll, Kayla Sweet, Megan Guernsey, Taylor Stevens, Kira Hovancik, Riley Walsh, Courtney Cook, Morgan Confer.

-Karen Shapiro, HS health teacher

1717January 2011January 2011 High SchoolHigh School

Stephanie Zajac and Jessica Olsen, the show was similar to the popular T.V. show “Glee.” In two shows open to the community on December 10 and 11, the group sang and danced to songs such as “It’s Raining Men,” “ABC,” and “Chain of Fools.” Olsen

said, “Th e girls did a great job on stage and the back stage crew made it come to life. It was a success.”

-Linda Myers, communications coordinator

Music, from page 1.

Front: Jamie Kimble, Lauren Gridley, Sarah Andrus. Middle: Livia Rose Giblin-Gumble, Brandy Engel, Susie Condon, Rebecca Minor, Lindsay Humphrey, Ali Barvinchak. Back: Mariana Rogers, Chelsea Kane, Kira Hovancik, Drama Club advisor Jessica Olsen, Drama Club advisor Stephanie Zajac, Taylor Kimble, Lyndsey Church, Brianna Jeavons.

January 2011January 20111818

Student of the monthHigh SchoolHigh School

1/3 HS Site Council mtg., @ 2:15 p.m.

1/4 PTA mtg., @ 6 p.m., CFE library

1/7 HS yearbook parent ads due

1/13 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library

1/17 No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/22 SAT & Subject tests

1/25-28 Regents Exams

1/28 MS/HS Rating Day. 11 a.m. dismissal for MS/HS students only.

MS/HS end 20-week marking period.

High School January dates

Front: Joseph Rudy (Earth Science-L. Brooks), Hallie Mayo (French II-J. Myers), Madeline Staiger (English-B. Wilson). Back: Anthony Bowersox (Spanish II-S. Byrnes), Joseph Frissora (Living Env-M. Phillips). Not available for photo: Brandy Engel (LSC-V. Hamlin), Carlene Soloman (Regents Earth Science-T. Giovenco).

Dennis Kovacevic (Env. Science-M. Phillips), Zachary Jeske (AP Physics-S. Laine & Psychology-C. Spencer), Taylor Powers (Spanish IV-M. Black). Not available for photo: Courtney Hadden (US Gov’t-K. Darling), Taylor Zarrelli (Child Development-D. Daniels).

FreshmenSophomores

Juniors Seniors

Front: Rachel Kenyon (Spanish III-M. Black & Health-K. Shapiro), Laurie Dupnock (Chemistry-L. Tecza), Allison Yatsonsky English-K. Taylor). Back: Haley Sterling (AP World History-R. Condon), Riley Walsh (Algebra 2/Trig-M. Fendick), Kevin Spencer (Band-N. Wildoner).

Jamie Kimble (Gothic Literature-K. Taylor), Lauren Gridley (BCC Geology-L Brooks), Chelsea Mikulski (PreCalculus-A. Biddle), Amber Jacobson (P.E.-V. Kwartler), Katelyn Skinner (Foundations Algebra /Trig-A. Biddle). Not available for photo: Jessica Bradley (BCC Geology-L. Brooks), Jake DuBois Economics-K. Darling), Erik Rhinehart (Public Speaking-A. Gumble), Hilary Rutkowski (PIG-K. Darling), Shaun Sager (P.E.-S. Busch), Ashley Shaylor (Foods I-D. Daniels).

1919January 2011January 2011 High SchoolHigh SchoolGive “the gift that keeps on giving”

Apparently, the original “gift that keeps on giving” was the phonograph or the “talking machine.” In 1927, the term was registered by the Victor Talking Machine

Company in Canada and the phrase is still under trademark protection today. But the phonograph is old news compared to today’s new gift.

Even the United Way, which has used the term lately in advertisement and funding campaigns, can’t match the importance of the new usage. For all of us in education, and for all of us in parenting, the new “gift” is one we call good attendance. Yep…good attendance is the new gift that keeps on giving.

Th ink of all we teach our children when they wake up in the morning and ask not to be sent to school because they don’t want to go today, or because there is a test in Spanish class, or because they’re tired because they stayed up too late playing XBox 360. We say, ”Your responsibility is to go to school and do well, so, get dressed and get on that bus.” And we hold them to it.

Good attendance is the cornerstone of all the things we want our students to walk away with at the end of four years. It’s one of the important aspects of life that will carry them into a successful adulthood. We understand it’s more than science and math, technology and social studies. It’s more than a number on

a piece of paper. It’s more about doing the right thing for the right reasons because it’s the right thing to do.

We could talk about research and how it shows that the more school days students attend, the better their grades. Or, we could refer to the studies that prove students with poor attendance increase their likelihood of becoming high school dropouts. But it’s about more than that. It’s about how our students learn about responsibility and commitment.

In teaching our students to excel in a rapidly changing global environment, we need everyone’s help. In the beginning of the year, I wrote that if you will help us get the students here, and on time, then we’ll do our absolute best to teach them. Th at hasn’t changed; and our commitment to our students hasn’t wavered.

What has changed is our district attendance policy. Now, it’s more important than ever to get students to school and on time. If we succeed in this one small feat, then we’ll be able to give them a gift that will have a lasting impact on their lives. We’ll have taught them about responsibility and respect and discipline and commitment. We’ll have given them a gift that keeps on giving.

Please see our high school home page at www.cforks.org to review the new attendance policy. If you have questions about attendance, please feel free to contact me at 648-7544. Th ank you for your continued cooperation in getting your students here each and every school day.

-John Hillis, HS principal & the HS staff

Making moving mouse traps

There was no cheese in these mouse traps, but there were some springs and wheels. Th at’s because students in the Design & Drawing for Production classes made mouse

traps into mouse-trap powered vehicles. Th e project was designed to enhance learning and comprehension of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning. Topics such as potential and kinetic energies, energy transfers, ratios and other related topics were discussed.

Students enjoyed guest speaker Frank Roma, an engineer and staff consultant for Sheppard T. Powell Associates, LLC, in Baltimore, who graciously volunteered his time to give students encouragement and ideas as they worked on their designs.

Students concluded the unit by participating in a race for distance with their individual mouse trap vehicles.

First, second and third place fi nishers were Joe Frissora, Matt Hole and Gerald Reppard respectively.

Special thanks to Frank Roma for his interest, enthusiasm and continued help in technology education.

-Gray Reid, HS technology teacher

JJ Reppard gets ready to let his mouse trap-propelled car go.

Joe Frissora and JJ Reppard were top fi nishers in the mouse trap distance race.

January 2011January 20112020 Home of the Blue DevilsHome of the Blue Devils1 Gordon DriveBinghamton, NY 13901

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Meetings & Reminders1/4 PTA mtg., @ 6 p.m., CFE library

1/10 CFCA Board mtg., @ 7 p.m., HS lecture

1/13 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library

1/17 No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/28 11 a.m. dismissal for MS/HS students only.

Superintendent of SchoolsBob Bundy

Assistant SuperintendentKathleen Dixon

Business ExecutiveKathy Blackman

Communications CoordinatorLinda Myers

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Learn about the school budget

The district is looking for individuals to serve on the budget advisory committee. Th is committee will review the 2011-12 school budget. As part of the process,

committee members will learn about all the components of school fi nances and will be provided detailed budget information. If you are interested in serving on the committee, please contact Kathy Blackman, business executive, at 648-7564 ext., 3529, or Bob Bundy, superintendent, at 648-7543.

-Kathy Blackman, business executive

CF grad runs in memory of Kelly O’Day

Even two years after graduating from CF, Lisa Radley is still fi nding ways to honor CF student Kelly O’Day, who passed away in

2006 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Radley, 2008 graduate, attends Ithaca College and has been training for marathons. On January 9, she will run in the 2011 Disney World Marathon. In a tribute to Kelly, she is running as a St. Jude Hero to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which makes strides to cure children with cancer and other tragic childhood diseases at no cost to the family.

Donations to support Lisa are given directly to St. Jude Research Hospital. To help support Lisa and honor Kelly, donations can be made at www.mystjudeheroes.org/lisaradley. You can also contact Lisa at lradley1@ithaca.edu. Good luck to Lisa in the marathon and a special thank you for choosing to run in memory of Kelly.

-John Hillis, HS principal & Linda Myers, communications coordinator

CF 2008 graduate Lisa Radley will run in a marathon in memory of Kelly O’Day.

Lourdes Dental van

The Lourdes Dental van will be at Harshaw and Kenyon February 7-11. Flyers were sent home with

all students in November. Parents who need additional paperwork or have questions can contact school nurses Michele Adam at 648-7522, or Cindy Bucker at 648-7531.

-Bernie McDermott, KI principal & Lori Pourby, HP principal