and on time. Attendance

is a key component for

academic success.

A reminder that our

Spring Break dates have

changed. Spring Break

will begin on Friday, April

6 in observance of Good

Friday and continue

through Friday, April

13.

The New York

State ELA will be ad-

ministered on Tuesday

-Thursday, April 17—

19, 2012 and the New

York State Math As-

sessment will be ad-

ministered on April 25

-27, 2012. Your coop-

eration is scheduling

appointments around

these dates is greatly ap-

preciated.

Please contact us if

you have any questions

or concerns.

Sincerely,

Jean J. Regan, Ed.D.

Principal

Dear Parents,

The year continues to

move swiftly by us as I

watch your children ma-

ture both physically and

emotionally. Middle

School is such a unique

time for our emerging

adolescents. They

are struggling with

who they are and

how they fit in. I

often tell parents

that the standards

your family sets

really will make the

difference as they

face very difficult

choices. Keep up

your efforts! It’s

worth it.

We will have a

staff development day on

Friday, March 16. There

will be no school for stu-

dents.

Interim reports were

available on-line as of

Friday, March 9. If you

have questions about a

particular comment or

grade, please contact the

appropriate teacher.

We are in the initial

stages of developing class

lists for 2012-2013. If

you have concerns re-

garding your child's

placement for next year,

please submit them in

writing to Mrs. Turner in

the Middle School Office

by April 30, 2012. We

do not honor teacher

requests. We also do

not honor team non-

requests. Students enter-

ing seventh grade are

placed in home rooms

alphabetically.

Please make note of

the events listed on the

district and Middle

School Messenger calen-

dars.

We appreciate your

continued support for

having students in school

Principal’s Message

Middle School Messenger

MARCH/APRIL 2012 A TRADITION OF EQUITY & EXCELLENCE & EQUITY

P A G E 2

All County Musical

Festival will be

March 23-24, 2012

Citizens of the Quarter Named

All County Music Festival The MCMEA

(Madison County Music

Educator’s

Association)

All County

Music Festi-

val will be

held in Cam-

den this year

on March 23

and 24, 2012.

Students

chosen for Junior High

Chorus are: Molly Car-

ges, Caeli Carroll, Faith

Gara, Mackenzie Gregg

Katelyn Hale, Janie

Kempf and Emily Ma-

honey.

Students chosen for

the 5-6 Band are: Lydia

LaGorga, Andrew Wight,

Emma Wardell, Lucy

Langan, Anna Sasser,

Mackenzie Odell, Will

Huftalen and Tim Burr.

Choral students were

chosen by audtiions and

teachers who use specific

examples to explain why

they feel their nominee

has earned this honor. It

emphasizes attributes

that are not easily meas-

ured by grade reports.

Each student will re-

ceive a certificate as a

reminder of this honor.

Congratulations to:

Zane Anthony, Dominic

Paglia, Hailey Kubiniec,

Drew Brownback, Mor-

gan Gregg, Amanda

Holmes, Meg Seeley,

Hannah Southwick,

Glenn Hartley, Shao De-

myttenaere, Morgan

Hodinger, Brenna

Hughes, Delaney Yorks,

Chloe Adler, Anders

Hansen, Ari Becker, and

Tessa Carr.

The second quarter Citi-

zens of the Quarter have

been named. This is an

honor awarded to a stu-

dent who displays good

manners, a positive atti-

tude, a consideration for

others, co-operative be-

havior and a responsibil-

ity toward self and

school in an exemplary

manner. The students

are nominated by their

M I D D L E S C H O O L M E S S E N G E R

the band students were

chosen by teacher rec-

ommendation. Rehears-

als will take place Friday

evening and Saturday

morning and the con-

certs will be in the after-

noon. All are welcome

to attend the afternoon

concerts. We are very

proud of our music stu-

dents and their accom-

plishments and wish

them well at the festival!

ART• i •FACTS Here’s what’s happening in the art room…

New sixth and seventh grade students are at work in the art room now as the second semester is

under way. Sixth grade students are beginning work on coil construction clay bowls, while seventh

grade artists have begun designing winter landscape compositions. The fifth grade students have

completed their research of famous artists by writing acrostic poems highlighting information about

the artists’ lives.

Several fifth grade students now have their exceptional pencil self portraits on display at Com-

mon Grounds, along with some of last semester’s sixth grade students’ cut paper relief designs. Be

sure to stop by for a hot cup of java, and some equally hot art work!

Meanwhile, back in the art room, members of the After School Art Club have completed color-

ful still life pictures of citrus fruits with bottles, in which they demonstrated their skill at showing

shadows and reflections. What talented students we have here at the Cazenovia Middle School!

A Message from the School Store As the first half of the school year has

ended, please consider replenishing supplies at

our school store.

The store is open during lunch periods on

most Thursdays. We have pens, pencils, in-

dex cards, locker organizers, book covers,

staplers, dictionaries, lead pencil refills, plus a

lot more.

The profits go to the PTA which in turn

helps our teachers and students. Thanks for

your support!

P A G E 3

Caz Girls’ Modified Basketball Teams Do More than Just Learn Basketball

P A G E 4 A T R A D I T I O N O F E Q U I T Y & E X C E L L E N C E & E Q U I T Y

difficult part of the project was rais-

ing money through sponsorship.

The girls really stepped up and ra-

sied an incredible amount of money

to help a teammate’s family. We

are so proud of you as both basket-

ball players and community minded

members.

Members of the 7th Grade

Team

McKinley Dennison,

Caitlin Clonan, Mairin

Rogers, Julia Gavilondo,

Katelyn Hale, Olivia Ca-

tania, Tori Slocum, Carli

Cunningham, Saige Ach-

ermann, Danielle

Tedesco, Lauren How-

ard, Emily Blanchard,

Lucy Connor and Megan

Henderson

Members of the 8th Grade

Team

Jillian Britton, Maddy Langey, Syd-

ney Levinson, Leah Enders, Kaylee

Cunnignham, Cally Griffin, Katie

Marshall, Jenna Britton, Maria

Stalder, Bella Wheeler, Lillie

Hunt, Ava Gurney, Maria Groetz

and Morgan Mapstone.

In early

October, Diane

Tedesco moved

to Buffalo, NY

to start a series

of treatments

at Roswell Park

Cancer

Institute.

Coach Rob Axelson and Coach

Mark Evans would like to thank all

the players on both the 7th and

8th grade Girls Modified Basketball

teams that this past season for

their efforts in fundraising with

Free Throws vs. Cancer.

The 7th and 8th grade players

and coaches wanted to support

their fellow teammate/player as

her Mom battles cancer. In early

October, Diane Tedesco moved

to Buffalo, NY to start a series of

treatments at Roswell Park Can-

cer Institute. When the season

started on January 2, the players

and coaches wanted to support

the Tedesco family and teammate

Danielle Tedesco. They decided

on a Fundraiser that inolved all 28

girls shooting 100 free throws

over two weeks at practice. The

free throw shooting was the easy

part of the fundraising. The more

Cazenovia Middle School is competing in

FundingFactory’s 2012 Recycling Rumble.

Recycling Rumble gives our school the

chance to earn more fundraising dollars by

competing against—and out‐recycling—

another school.

Now thru May 31, you can help by dropping

off used ink and laser cartridges, cell phones,

GPS devices, iPods, MP3 players, and digital

cameras at Cazenovia Middle School. With

each qualifying item our school sends to

FundingFactory, we’ll be one step closer to

winning a 25% bonus and an Apple iPad! Not

to mention, recycling bragging rights.

This is a great time to find out what you do

with used ink and laser cartridges. If they’re

not already recycling, now is the time to sign

up as our supporter at FundingFactory.com.

A supporter is anyone committed to recy-

cling used ink and toner cartridges and per-

sonal electronics to help Cazenovia Middle

School meet our fundraising goals. Becoming

a supporter is free—even shipping is pre-

paid. As a supporter, simply collect and pack

your recyclables and drop them off at Caze-

novia Middle School and we’ll ship them for

you. We earn the value of your recyclables

as well as our own. And when we’re com-

peting for the recycling title, each and every

cartridge and small electronic counts!

The 2012 Recycling Rumble ends May 31, so

act fast! With you in our corner, our oppo-

nent doesn’t stand a chance!

Learn more about the positive impact of fund-

raising‐thru‐recycling at FundingFactory.com and

YouTube.com/FundingFactory.

2012 Recycling Rumble

2012 FundingFactory Recycling Rumble is Here:

Our School Could Win an Apple iPad and 25% in Fundraising Bonus

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