CCS April, 2010 Newsletter

April 1, 2010

April, 2010 Newsletter

Volume 46, Issue 8

Copenhagen Central School

C.c.s. FFA members learn about Cattle Judging

Grade 4 celebrates Mardi gras

Grade 2 celebrates St. Patrick’s day


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the inhabitants of COPENHAGEN CEN-TRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, qualified to vote at school meetings in said district, will be in the school cafeteria in the VILLAGE OF COPENHAGEN, NEW YORK, on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law. Voting on all issues will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. o’clock in the gymnasium lobby. NOTICE is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of monies that will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the dis-trict on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday during seven (7) days immediately preceding the annual budget hearing at the Copenhagen Central School Business Office. NOTICE is also given that the following vacancy is to be filled on the Board of Education:

Ø Five Year Term Prudence L. Kunert Last Incumbent

NOTICE is given that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District no later than Monday, April 19, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters for the District, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Candidates for election are required to submit expenditure statements to the Commissioner of Educa-tion and the School District Clerk the tenth day before the election. A second form must be submitted within twenty days after election. Also, an Affidavit of Qualification must be signed and notarized. These forms are available in the District Office.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the District be authorized to provide transportation of Head Start children from Copenhagen Central School to Lowville Head Start Center and return on an existing BOCES bus route? Shall the District be authorized to provide transportation of Head Start children from the Copenhagen Central School to their homes in the afternoon on an existing p.m. bus route? This will demand no additional costs to the District.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 Shall the District be authorized to purchase one (1) 66-seat school bus at a maximum estimated cost of $110,553.00 or so much less as may be necessary, said sums to be raised by a tax upon taxable property of said School District to be collected in annual installments, and to issue obligations of the District therefore in accor-dance with the Education Law and Local Finance Law?

ABSENTEE BALLOTS Education Law 2018-a&b has been amended by Chapter 109 effective July 1, 1999 that absentee bal-lots must be made available. QUALIFIED VOTER is eligible for an absentee ballot if he/she: 1. is absent from district while polls are open due to business, occupation or studies 2. is confined to a hospital or jail 3. Has a physical disability or illness preventing appearance at polls 4. is absent due to vacation (includes retirees) Applications will be available in the District Offices for qualified voters on April 20, 2010.

Dear District Residents, I would like to share with you several pieces of news about our district. School Budget

The Board of Education is currently working on the 2010-2011 school budget. They have devoted a tremendous amount of time to the development of the budget. The Board of Education will be formally approving the budget at the April 19, 2010 Board of Education meeting. The public hearing on the budget will be on May 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria and the budget vote will be on May 18th from noon until 8 PM.

As the Board of Education has been working to create the 2010-2011 budget, they have been faced with many hard decisions. The Gov-ernor’s proposed budget has frozen our Foundation Aid at the 2008-2009 school year levels. Additionally, the Governor’s proposed budget calls for an additional cut of $293,231.00. The current windmill PILOT which provides the school district with ap-proximately $200,000 has been re-duced due to pending appeals to gain

re-certification in Empire Zone. Given these issues with State Aid and the windmill PILOT, the school dis-trict will have a substantial shortfall in revenues. We are also faced with cost increases that are required such as contractual obligations, retirement costs, and energy costs.

The district has put in place cost savings measures for the current fiscal year and the Board of Educa-tion is looking at several options for reductions due to the shortfall in revenue in the 2010-2011 school year. We have reviewed all expendi-tures on supplies, equipment and con-ferences and will be reducing in these areas. We also have reviewed district enrollment trends and enrollments in all classes. This review will assist the Board of Education in determin-ing what types of personnel reduc-tions are necessary and appropriate. We have reviewed all positions as we receive resignations and retirements. This will provide the district with opportunities for reductions. The Board of Education has also reviewed our use of current fund balance to-wards the 2010-2011 school budget.

Lastly, the Board of Education has been working to keep the tax levy as low as possible given the tremendous shortfall in New York State Aid. We are very aware of the current situa-tion within the state and with our dis-trict residents. It is important to note that when the district raises the tax levy 1%, the district gains approxi-mately an additional $14,000.00 of new taxes spread over the entire dis-trict. It is our intention to create a budget that continues to support our strong academic program as well as keep the taxes at a minimum.

As we proceed with the de-velopment of the budget, please do not hesitate to call and ask if you have any questions. This budget de-velopment will not be an easy proc-ess nor one that is taken lightly.

Thank you for your support of our schools and students!

Sincerely yours,

Mary-Margaret Zehr Superintendent

From the Desk of the Superintendent:


KINDERGARTEN SIGN-UP: Kindergarten registration will be held on Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Children may register if they will be five years old on or before December 1, 2010. Because of the academic nature of our kindergarten program, we recommend that parents put careful thought into enrolling youngsters who will not be five years old by September 1, 2010. Registration information will be sent to all parents listed on our census. If you do not receive a registration packet in the mail by April 19, 2010 please contact the Main Office office at 688-4411. Proof of birth and the following vaccines are required before your child can attend school:

3 doses of diptheria-containing toxoid (usually administered as DTP or TD) 3 doses of oral polio virus vaccine (OPV) or enhanced inactivated polio virus vaccine (EIPV) 2 doses of measles administered after 12 months of age 1 dose of mumps and rubella vaccine administered after 12 months of age 2 doses of measles vaccine, the first administered after 12 months of age and second after 15 months of age 3 doses of Hepatitis B-children born on or after January 1, 1993 must show proof of immunity to Hepatitis B

disease prior to entering kindergarten 1 dose of varivax (chicken pox) as of 2003. Any questions concerning these vaccines, can be directed to our school nurse.

April Events to Mark on Your Calendar

April 6 - Parent Advocacy Training Apr 12-16- Spring Recess April 20 - Family Literacy Night April 21 - Author Visit (Natalie Kinsey-Warnock) April 23 - Grades 6-9 Activity Night Apr 26-28 - Grades 3-8 ELA Testing April 28 - UPK Informational Meeting April 30 - Plant and Animal Expo

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Congratulations, FFA!

On March 4, Copenhagen FFA stu-dents traveled to Carthage for their district competition. Ashley Willits placed first in the Junior Creed cate-gory. Ryan Willits placed first in the Extemporaneous Speaking cate-gory while Wendy Colton placed

third in this same competition. Great job to all!

ELA Tests are This Month

April is ELA test month for grades 3-8. Our stu-dents have been working hard in preparation for the assessments. If parents would like to help their chil-dren prepare, there are several things that can be done. Here are some useful resources: 1. P r a c t i c e t e s t s :

http://www.nysedregents.org/elementary.html http://www.nysedregents.org/intermediate.html2. Elementary school study strategies: http://www.familycorner.com/education/study_ habits.shtml 3. Study skills for elementary children with ADHD: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2523 .html

Pennies for Peace Campaign

The elementary students collected pennies and collected pennies! When the final count came back, $334.07 was contributed to a local Pennies for Peace campaign that

raised a total over $5,000.00! The money is used to bring education to children in Pakistan and Afghani-stan.

Have a GREAT vacation!

R. Griffin

E. Eddy

R. Harris R. Muncy

N. Henry

C. Colton

S. Freeman

L. Evans

H. Moser

Dear Parents/Guardians,

One of the best predictors of a child’s academic success is the degree of parental involvement in

their child’s education. All parents want their children to become successful, caring adults. Simi-

larly, many parents want to be involved with their child’s education. Sometimes, however, they don’t

know where to start, when to find the time, or how to go about making positive connections with the

school. The following are ways that you can participate in your child’s Pre-Kindergarten and school-

age program:

Volunteer in the classroom – Moms and dads (and other family members) who assist at school

have the pleasure of seeing firsthand all the fun, growing, and learning that takes place.

Talk positively to your child about teachers, counselors

and the benefits of an education.

Encourage reading and writing through trips to the li-

brary, writing notes to family members, and reading with

and to your child from infancy on.

Home environment – Ensure your child is rested, eats a

good breakfast, and arrives to school on time. Assist your

child with homework completion by providing a space and

structured setting. Limit television, ask what they did at

school, encourage your child and celebrate your child’s

success.

Stay in touch – Communicate often with your child’s

teacher; Attend open house and parent-teacher confer-

ences.

If you have any questions or want to discuss other ways in which you can get involved with your

child’s education, please contact me at 688-4411 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Lisa K. Smith

Director of Student Services and Special Programs

“In this complex world, it takes more than a good school to educate children. And it takes more

than a good home. It takes these two major educational institutions working together.”


From the Director of Student Services and Special Programs

Save the Date! On Tuesday, April 6, CCS is offering our next Parent Advocacy Training Program. The presentation will take place in the library from 6:00-7:00 and will be provided by Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL). This session’s topic will be on CPSE/CSE meeting procedures.

Why Get Involved?

When parents are involved in their child’s education, we see:

Higher grades & test scores Better attitude & behavior Better school attendance Greater likelihood of high

school graduation and post-secondary education enroll-ment

Increased self-esteem, moti-vation and adult success

Wellness Committee

The Wellness Commit-tee will once again sponsor the The Run For Alex on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. This includes 5K and 10K runs. The 5K run is an out and back route on the River road with rolling hills. The 10K run is a loop route

with some very challenging hills. 1.1 miles of the course is a dirt road.

There will also be a 1/2 Mile Fun Run which is a half mile course desig-nated to challenge children and promote fitness. Par-ents are encouraged to par-ticipate in the event as a warm up to the 5K or 10K run.

Registration:

BY MAIL:

Please send your registration form and fees by May 1st if you want to receive a T-shirt to:

Copenhagen Central School Wellness Commit-tee, P.O. Box 30, Copenha-gen, NY 13626

Run for Alex Registration Form

Name:____________________ Address: _________________ _________________________ Phone: ___________________ Age on Race Day:_________ Gender: M F Event: Circle One Fun Run 5K 10K Fee: $10/individual (no t-shirt); $20/Individual (includes t-shirt); $30/Family (no t-shirts) _____ Check _____Cash *Make checks payable to Copen-hagen Central School Adult T-Shirt Size: S M L XL Emergency Contact & Phone: ___________________________


STUDENT SUBJECT TEACHER CRITERIA

Connor Berrus Global History 10 Mr. Cain Scholarship

Taylor Berrus Studio Art Mrs. Hovendon Scholarship

Luke Evans English 9 Mrs. Griffin Scholarship

Sara Goutremout History Mr. Thomson Scholarship, Leadership, & Citizenship

Samantha Kallen Science 8 Mrs. Scott Scholarship

Harley Montalvo Advanced Studio Art Mrs. Hovendon Citizenship

Autumn Moser English 10 Mrs. Griffin Scholarship

Autumn Moser Spanish III Mrs. Zehr Scholarship

Cory Moser Science 7 Mrs. Scott Scholarship

Emma Roberts Science 6 Mrs. Scott Scholarship

Chris Romero Global History 9 Mr. Cain Scholarship

Klaire Sullivan Grade 6 Mr. Zaluski Scholarship

Christie Thomas History Mr. Zaluski Scholarship

Run for Alex is a dedicated event in memory of the late

Alex Hermanson. Alex was a little boy stricken with Cockayne Syn-drome who par-ticipated in the

2007 race and passed away shortly after. All proceeds from the event will go to a scholar-ship fund being set up in honor of Alex.


Copenhagen Counseling Center

C O P E N H A G E N C E N T R A L S C H O O L

Zachary DeCecchis, son of Joanne and Len-nie DeCecchis, has been accepted at Pratt MWP in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree pro-gram in Photography, at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the Photojournalism program, and at SUNY Oswego as a Bachelor of Arts Art major. Congratulations, Zachary!

John Hanchek, son of Bill and Kathy Hanchek, has been accepted at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the Mechani-cal Engineering program and at Syracuse University in the L. C. Smith College of Engi-neering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering program. Congratulations, John!

College Acceptances

Blake LaBarge, son of David M. LaBarge and Sherri L. LaBarge, has been accepted at SUNY Oswego in the Business Administration pro-gram and at LeMoyne College, majoring in Business Administration. Congratulations, Blake!

Paul Sawyer, son of Mary L. Sullivan and Raymond S. Sawyer, has been accepted at the Jefferson Community College, majoring in Computer Science. Congratulations, Paul!

Meghann Woodruff, daughter of Larry and the late Janell Woodruff, has been accepted at SUNY Fredonia in the Music Education degree program with Oboe as her principal instru-ment. Congratulations, Meghann!

John Hanchek, son of Bill and Kathy Hanchek, is the recipient of the RIT Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $10,000 per year (renewable each year to provide up to $40,000 in scholarship support). The Scholarship Selection Committee based their selec-tion on review of school grades, college entrance examination scores, involvement in school and community activities, and personal recommendations. Congratulations, John!

College Scholarships

Blake LaBarge, son of David M. LaBarge and Sherri L. LaBarge, has been awarded the LeMoyne College Community Award, based on his academic promise. Blake will receive $28,000 ($7,000 per academic year). Congratulations, Blake!

Zachary DeCecchis, son of Joanne and Lennie DeCecchis, has been selected to receive a Merit Scholarship in the amount of $7,000 from Pratt MWP (Upstate New York Campus at Munson-Williams-Proctor. This award is based on his academic and artistic achieve-ments! Congratulations, Zachary!


College Acceptances and Scholarships

Kayla McNamara, daughter of Patrick and Cathy McNamara, has been selected to receive a Marywood University Talent Award in Music! This award, in the amount of $1,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year is in recognition of her musical ability and is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (at $500.00 per semester). Congratu-lations, Kayla!

I n lieu of an annual Career Day, Copenhagen Central School has been hosting informative speaking en-gagements by local Career Pros. Students in grades 8-12 participate in this program. We are looking for presenters. If you or someone you know would be interested in informing students about your career, we would be interested in hearing from you! Please don’t hesitate to contact Pat Jolliff at 688-4411 or [email protected] for more information.

“Learning From The Pros”

Most recently, these professionals discussed their job qualification, duties and benefits associated with their careers: (left) Michael C. Williams—Pilot speaks with Derek Nicol and other students; (middle) Kari Taylor—Massage Therapist & Personal Trainer has a captive audience; and (right) Warren Shelmidine-Probation Officer describes several of his job duties to students.

Sarah Woodruff, daughter of Debbie and Wayne Woodruff, has been named a Henry Wells Scholar at Wells College, bringing her total scholarship awards up to $18,000 per year! Congratulations, Sarah!


Attention Seniors—Financial Aid Reminder!

College acceptance and financial aid letters are in the mail in April, if you have not already received the information, what happens next is up to you:

CONTACT the colleges you applied to if you have not received your financial aid award letters by mid-April.

READ your financial aid award letters carefully; decide which college best fits your needs. Note: If you did not yet file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and wish to be considered for finan-cial aid, it may be too late for some programs. After you file, you’ll receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). Review it and submit corrections as needed.

CONTACT the colleges’ financial aid office listed on your FAFSA form IMMEDIATELY if your in-come information has changed from what you originally submitted on the FAFSA form! (You may have estimated your 2009 income when initially filling out the FAFSA.) This may greatly effect the award granted and your EFC. If, for example, a parent has now been laid off, or hours cut back, or family busi-ness has taken a big hit, you may be able to get more financial aid by explaining your current situation to the financial aid office. I encourage you to call the office as soon as possible while they are still making decisions re: financial assistance. If you have any questions, contact the Guidance Office or call 1-800-FED-AID.

*All 8th grade students taking Spanish must take this exam. Please be advised the Regents Exams are given at these times across the state and may not be made up if absent. Attendance is mandatory.

Tuesday

June 15th

Wednes-day

Thursday

June 17th

Friday

June 18th

Monday

June 21st

Tuesday

June 22nd

Wednesday

June 23rd

8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m.

Algebra 2/Trigonometry

Mathematics B

Comprehensive English: Session

One

Comprehensive English: Session

Two

U.S. History &

Government

RCT in Science

Second Language Proficiency Exami-nations: Spanish*

Physical Set-ting/Earth Science

Physical Set-ting/Physics

RCT in Mathemat-ics

RCT in U.S. History and Government

12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. NO PM REGENTS

Global History & Geography

Living Environ-ment

Physical Set-ting/Chemistry

Geometry

Integrated Alge-bra

RCT in

Global Studies

RCT in Writing

Comprehensive Regents Examina-

tions: Spanish

RCT in Reading


Most of our juniors will be taking the SAT, ACT or both this spring. Here are a few tips for tak-ing college entrance exams:

BE PREPARED: Pick up a copy of the registration booklet from your counselor’s office. The booklet will include complete details and instructions about what will happen before, during, and after you are tested. Register for the test, read the instruc-tions, and do the samples in an environment similar to that in which you will be tested. Additional sources with test tips, ex-planations, and practice questions are available at your library. Practice! Practice! Practice!

PLAY IT SMART: When taking the test, read all possible answers to be sure you are choosing the best one. Mark off those that are obviously incorrect; and if you’re taking the ACT, always choose and answer, even if you’re not certain. (Incorrect responses will not count against your score.) When taking the SAT, be cautious about which questions you choose to answer, but don’t be afraid to answer a question of which you are reasonably certain.

WATCH THE TIME: Bring a watch to the exam to monitor how much time you spend on a section. Take your time when answering questions, but do not let yourself get hung up on a particular problem. More than likely you will have time to come back to it after you complete those questions you know.

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF: Your mom always said breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and on test-taking day this is especially important. Eat a real breakfast (no soda or doughnuts!) on the morning of the test, and bring along a snack to eat during the break to keep your energy level up. Wear comfortable clothing, and take advantage of breaks during testing to move around and use the restroom.

RELAX: Though important, how you do on the ACT or SAT will not determine the course of your entire life. Keep it in perspective, have confidence in your abilities, and simply do your best. After preparing, that’s all anyone can do!

Test Taking Strategies for the SAT and ACT

Please note: You will need picture ID to be admitted to any test. If you don’t have one, you may pick up an identi-fication letter in the Counseling Office.

Test Date: May 1 June 5

Registration Deadline:

March 25 April 29

Fee: $45.00 $45.00

Where can I take the exam?

Watertown (33-962)

Lowville (33-570)

Carthage (33-300)

Watertown (33-962)

Test Date: April 10 June 12

Registration Deadline:

March 5 May 7

Fee: $32.00 ($47.00 if taking Plus Writing)

$32.00 ($47.00 if taking Plus Writing)

Where can I take the exam?

JCC (027-750)

Carthage (196-410)

JCC (027-750)

Lowville (181-500)


It is strongly recommended that high school students and parents plan a visit to colleges that interest them. Visiting potential colleges will expose a student to all aspects of a school’s atmosphere including its campus lay out, build-ings, programs, and career placement services.

Many colleges welcome student/parent visits throughout the year and are busiest in the late summer and early fall. Usually, colleges are willing to accommodate your schedule and will set up an appointment that is conven-ient for you. Some schools host college informational days in the fall and spring where several question/answer sessions are available and may group events are planned. Either way, visiting on your own or attending a planned day, is a great way to gain valuable information.

Remember that summer can be a good time to visit when families have more flexibility to take these trips and students don’t have to miss school. However, be aware that many campuses are quiet during the summer, when many college students are home on break and can be very different when classes are in session. It’s a good idea to visit during our school breaks, like in April.

Parents and students should call individual college admission offices to find out when they would suggest visit-ing. If you need a phone number, call Mrs. Gillette and she’ll be happy to provide it.

When making an appointment to visit, be sure to ask if an admissions interview is an option. If you are having an interview, it is usually a good idea to bring a copy of your past report cards. If you don’t have these, stop into the Counseling Center a few days prior to leaving and request an unofficial copy of your transcripts (a cumulative record of your course, grades, and SAT/ACT scores). This way, the admissions person will be able to comment on what their admissions criteria is and possibly, what they think your chances are for acceptance into that college.

Another good idea is to go prepared with some questions that you might have. Mrs. Gillette has a list of typical questions, so feel free to call and ask if you need help. Be sure to write down the names of the admissions peo-ple that you meet with so that you can communicate with them directly in case you have questions later. Also, consider sending a thank you note.

April Vacation is a good time to visit colleges!

Third Annual MASH Camp The Third Annual MASH Camp will be held this summer. The Northern New York Rural Health Care Alliance, Inc., is again partnering with the Jeff/Lewis BOCES, Carthage Area Hospital, Lewis County General Hospital, the Northern Area Health Education Center, Samaritan Medical Center, and Jeff/Lewis Public Health and EMS to offer this program (which is at no cost to students to attend) to our local 8-11 grade students. Students participate in a 5-day on-site training and information program. If you are interested in health ca-reers, this is a great opportunity! Information packets and ap-plications are available in the Guidance Office. Space will be limited at each of the sessions. Deadline for application sub-mission is Friday, April 9th.


College Open House Dates April 2 SUNY Cortland

April 5 LeMoyne Spring Open Houses: 4/5, 7, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Spring Visiting Days

SUNY Cortland

April 6 SUNY Cortland


April 7 SUNY Cortland


April 10 Binghamton

St. John Fisher

Daemen College Spring Open House

April 14 Houghton College Encounter Days

April 16 Adirondack Community College

April 17 Environmental Science & Forestry

SUNY Fredonia

SUNY Plattsburgh

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Morrisville

Genesee Community College

Hartwick College Spring Open House

Keuka College Open House April 18 Binghamton Alfred State April 19 University at Buffalo SUNY Cortland Roberts Wesleyan College Preview Day April 21 SUNY Cortland April 23 SUNY Cortland St. Lawrence University Visit Day April 24 SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Canton The College of Saint Rose Spring Open House April 30 Onondaga Community College For more information or to register to attend an Open House, visit www.nycolleges.org for a complete listing of upcoming New York State Private College and University visits. Also check out www.suny.edu/Student/campuses_open_house.cfm for State University of New York (SUNY) Open Houses.

Summer Programs Cornell University

Cornell University is offering a Summer College for interested juniors and seniors. Areas of explorations in 14 different sub-ject areas include Architecture, Art, Business, College Success, Computing and Information Science, Engineering, Humanities, Law and Politics, Life, Environmental, Agricultural, and Ap-plied Social Sciences, Media, Medicine, Science, and Biologi-cal Research, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, Writing, and Dual Explorations. To be eligible for Summer College, you must have completed your sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school by June 2010 and have the demonstrated maturity, academic ability, and intellectual curiosity necessary to undertake college-level work. You can earn an average of 3 to 6 college credits. Applications for most programs are due by April 24th. Appli-cations for Architecture are due by April 3rd. Cost of tuition for three weeks is $5,550 and six weeks is $9,180. Architecture students must pay an additional $50 stu-dio fee. Financial Aid is available for students for the Summer College program. For more information visit www.summercollege.cornell.edu or by calling 607-255-6203. You can also send an e-mail to [email protected].

Alfred College Alfred College’s summer programs include: Art Portfolio Prep, Astronomy, Creative Writing, Equestrian Camps, Swim Camp, Chemistry, Computer, Engineering, ESL, Theater, and Sports Camps. For more information call 607-871-2612 or visit their website at www.alfred.edu/summer.

Summer Employment Opportunities

Summer Youth Employment: There are several job opportu-nities for youth ages 14—21 under the Workforce Investment Act (participation by Lewis County Employment & Training) and through the Jefferson County Youth Employment Program. Opportunities are not based upon income guidelines alone. If your student is interested in a summer job, please have them see Mrs. Prince in the Counseling Center as soon as possible. Ap-plications will be available in early April for both of these pro-grams.

Your child should have received a copy of the 2010-2011 Course Catalog in the mail. Please remember to call the Counseling Center at 688-2573 to set up a time for your child’s Individual Four Year Plan conference with Mrs. Gil-lette. During the conference, we will review diploma and graduation requirements, your child’s goals, and create a high school plan.

Attention Parents of 8th Grade Students


High School Students May Earn College Credits

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program in the United States, helping students in a wide range of ages earn credit for what they already know. By receiving a satisfactory score, stu-dents can earn from 3 to 12 college credits toward a college de-gree.

Quick facts about CLEP:

Exams are available in 34 college-level introductory sub-jects;

More than 2,900 colleges grant undergraduate credit for CLEP;

Institutions grant 3-12 college credits for each CLEP exam taken;

More than 1,300 colleges administer the exams;

CLEP is administered on computer and exams are available year-round;

The tests are timed and 90 minutes long;

With the exception of English Composition with Essay, ex-ams are composed primarily of multiple-choice questions. Some mathematics exams include fill-in type questions.

All exams are scored on a scale of 20 to 80 and the recom-mended credit-granting score for all exams is 50, a score representative of a grade of C.

Each exam costs $70. Test centers usually charge $15 to cover administrating costs.

JCC is the closest test center, and gives over 120 CLEP exams to high school students. Some typical exams are language, Litera-ture, Biology, Pre-Calculus, and History. For more information go to www.collegeboard.com or call the Guidance Office at 688-2573.

Graduate Offered Research Position

Augusta Williams, Class of 2009 CCS Valedictorian, was accepted into the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Summer Research Program in the Geoscience Department under Professor Neil Laird. This is a paid 8-week pro-gram on campus and includes free housing on campus. The research program deals with meteorology studies and expanding current research and knowledge. Augusta is the only first-year student to be accepted into this highly competitive program and the only student from Hobart and William Smith Colleges to be selected. Five other students for this research program will be chosen from colleges throughout the United States. Congratulations, Augusta!

Study Skills Are Really Important! They can help you do better in school and reach your goals! Here are 2 great ways to build your study skills:

Get—and stay—organized.

For example, it may help to:

write down assignments (tests, homework and projects) in an assignment book or planner;

keep your backpack, desk and locker (if you have one) neat;

keep a notebook or a section of a 3-ring binder for each sub-ject—try color-coding them;

have a folder for each subject and label each one (for home-work, handouts, etc.);

create a study space at home that is neat, quiet and well lit and that has plenty of study supplies.

These skills can help you succeed now—and in the future.

Use your time wisely. If you don’t, time can easily slip away from you—which can cause a lot of stress! Try to:

set a regular time for homework (and stick to it!);

get your clothes and backpack ready the night before;

study for tests a bit each night;

break up big projects—for example, for a research project, you can find books one week, take notes the next week and begin writing the third week.

The better you get at using your time, the more time you’ll have for fun, friends and activities.

You can take steps to improve your study skills! © 2009 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

10th Annual Lewis County College Fair

On Thursday, April 1st, South Lewis Central Schools will be hosting the 9th Lewis County College Fair. More than 30 colleges from all over New York State will be in the South Lewis Middle School gymnasium from 6:30 –8:00 p.m. to offer college admissions information and answer your questions. All students in grades 9-12 and their par-ents are encouraged to attend. Please contact Julie Krea-ger at 348-2575 with any questions.

Correction to Quarter 2 Honor Roll There was an error in the March 2010 Newsletter. Senior Briana Moser was listed under “Honor Roll” by mistake. Briana should have been listed with those students at-taining recognition for being on the “High Honor Roll.” We apologize for this error! Congratulations, Briana!

The Classroom Connection. . .

Pre-K—Mrs. Combs, Mrs. Sullivan and Ms. Farney

March started off marvelously for Pre-K! We began the month by cele-brating the zany author Dr. Seuss (it was his birthday on the 2nd). We read his books and sang songs with silly rhymes in them. We examined the inner lives of flowers like Horton by looking at them with a microscope; we made some crazy socks for our own fox in socks out in the hall; we even pretended to be turtles in the gym on scooters – complete with our own little Yertles on our backs! Next was a week all about healthy choices we can make. We did all kinds of exercises, including basketball, playing outdoors in the snow and aerobics in the classroom. We learned about the food pyramid and what foods are healthy for us. The next week was all about being “green”. We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a lepre-chaun trap, in hopes of getting his pot of gold, and a Shamrock hop. Then we moved on into the Maple season. . We learned all about maple syrup from tap-ping to sampling different maple prod-ucts. The last week of this busy month helped us to move right into April. We sprang on into spring and celebrated Easter.

During the month of April we look forward to celebrating the Week of the Young Child again. The theme this year is “Early Years are Learning Years.” This is a national celebration by child-care and education centers across the U.S. We will have special activities with guest readers all week that will reveal a RAINBOW of colors and learning fun. After spring recess we will enjoy a week of learning about wildlife and trees and then conclude the month with a theme on Opposites.

Kindergarten Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Scholler

The month of March was very busy with reading books, literacy centers, daily review of vocabulary words and counting aloud to 50. The school year is passing quickly and our kindergartners are preparing for first grade. Please con-tinue to read with your child every eve-

ning and point out vocabulary words in the books you read.

The Book-It! Program ended in the month of March. Congratulations to those students who participated in this program. The All Star Readers will be announced in next month’s newsletter.

Our Parent-Grandparent Lunch-eon was a huge success!!! Thank you to all who attended. This is a great opportu-nity for the Kindergartners to show off their classrooms. The students also did a great job with this year’s IAM concert. Thank you to all who attended this an-nual event.

The Kindergartners took a walk-ing field trip to Stewart’s Shops for free ice cream cones. We would like to thank the manager, Mark Moshier, and all of his employees for the opportunity. It was fun to take a walk and enjoy the signs of Spring and ice cream!

Kenny and Nancy Overton came in on March 12 and talked to the Kinder-gartners about Maple Syrup. The chil-dren saw how to tap a tree, tasted sap, learned about the evaporator, tasted ma-ple syrup and ended the visit with Sugar On Snow. Thank you, it was yummy and educational!

We would also like to thank the students who presented the Scrubby Bears Program. They came into our classroom four times and discussed germs and good hand washing skills. We became members of the Scrubby Bear Family and learned a lot from them. “Thank you” to Morgan Herbert, Heidi Moser, Rachel Muncy, Sydney O’Shaughnessy and Tyler St. Louis.

The Kindergartners will be sponsoring a Popcorn Sale as a fund-raiser for RIF on Wednesday, April 7. If you are able to help out this day, please let Mrs. Graves or Mrs. Scholler know as soon as possible. The RIF program al-lows your child to bring home books to keep throughout the school year. We would like to thank the Copenhagen Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary for the donations of supplies, popcorn machines and volunteers to help us with our fundraiser.

Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Friday, June 18. Mrs. Scholler’s Class

The letters for the month of April will be Ww, Kk and Jj. The sight words for the month are said, are, we, have, of, but, for and all. Please con-tinue to practice sight words daily, as our list is very large. Daily practice at home will help with reading books in the classroom. Thank you for your help.

Please work on shoe tying at home. We are more than half way through the year and a majority of stu-dents still cannot tie. A few minutes daily would be very beneficial to your child.

Mrs. Graves Class

The themes for the month of April will be Frogs, Weather and Plants. As the days get warmer we will be spending more time outside so please dress your children accordingly. Please work on the Belt Words with your chil-dren. I have sent home all the words your child should be able to read at a glance in the beginning of first grade. The Color, Number and Shoe Tying Belts are Bonus Belts.

Look for your child to bring home their part for the class Play called: Sir Drake and the Dragon. Please prac-tice their part with them. I’m hoping students will be ready to perform this show in May. I’ll be sure to let you know when.

Please read at home daily with your child. I cannot stress how important this is to enhance their own reading abil-ity.

1st Grade Mrs. Hefferon and Mrs. Strianese

This month the first graders will be exploring the concept of time. They will be learning to tell and write time to the hour and half hour. They will be using a regular clock face and a digital clock. The children will be estimating what jobs would take about a minute and what jobs would take about an hour.

Extra practice counting coins at home would be very beneficial. We are still


practicing counting combinations of dimes, nickels, and pennies. The chil-dren start with dimes first counting by tens, then nickels counting by fives, and last pennies counting by ones.

Please spend a few minutes each night reviewing the addition and subtrac-tion facts to ten. Memorization of these facts is very important for second grade.

2nd Grade Mrs. Reed and Ms. Pridell

Plant and Animal Expo-We will start our Plant and Animal Life Cy-cle Unit in April. The culmination of this unit, along with the studying of our states, will be the Plant and Animal Expo.

This year it will be held Friday, April 30th from 1:00-2:30 in the new gym. You will be receiving information from your child’s teacher in April which gives very detailed information about how to help your child. For those par-ents that have never seen the 2nd grade Plant and Animal Expo, it is a big event that is a combined effort of the student, teachers and parents.

We would like to thank all the parents and relatives that were able to come to our Parent/Grandparent lunch-eon. We hope you had a good time.

Flat Stanley Update-

Flat Stanley has been on many adventures so far. Here a few that have arrived home so far:

While in Hawaii he got to whale watch and visit Waikiki Beach. In Colorado, he visited the US Olympic Training Center and the Garden of the Gods. Stanley helped rescue Manatees in Florida. He visited the grave of the late President Reagan while in California. Flat Stanley got to see a fac-tory that makes artificial limbs and found a girlfriend named Isabelle while in Goshen, Indiana. In sunny Arizona, Stanley picked oranges and sat in an air-plane cockpit. He climbed a mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. Closer to home, he saw a lighthouse in Cape Vincent and

made pies and went to church in Copen-hagen.

There are many more adven-tures, but you will have to stop by and look at our bulletin board.

Math/Reading- We will be working on measurement soon. Have fun with your child talking about cups, quarts, gallons, and liters, inches, feet, yards, centimeters and meters.

We are finishing Theme #5, That’s Incredible, this month. Keep reading at home. Our Reading Club con-tinues until June.

3rd Grade Mrs. Ratliff and Mrs. Morgan

Last month, all of the third grad-ers participated in a web-cam with the Firefighting Museum. Professor Sparks and Sparky taught us many interesting facts. We all learned the three main components that make up a fire: fuel, heat, and oxygen. It was a very worth-while program.

We had a great turnout for our Parent-Grandparent luncheon. Thank you for making this day so special for the children.

Social Studies: In Mrs. Mor-gan’s class, we have been reading and discussing life on the Oregon Trail. The students made posters, dioramas, and a brochure about this topic. Also, we have been learning about Ellis Island and the Great Migration. Mrs. Ratliff’s class will continue their tour into the Southwest Region. One of our stops will be at Mesa Verde where we will learn about the Anasazi Indians.

Math: Please continue to prac-tice the harder multiplication facts for 6’s through 9’s with your child. It can be extremely difficult for any student when they are doing two and three digits multi-plied by a single digit and they do not know their facts. This concept also helps them when they are working on long division with remainders.

Reading: Students in Mrs. Mor-gan’s room are finishing up our third grade basal theme, What a Day! We will be reading novels and writing reports

about some of our favorite careers. Also, your child should be reading at home to help with their fluency. Mrs. Ratliff’s class is just finishing up our historical fiction unit. We shared differ-ent historical fiction books during guided reading and read aloud. Students even tried their hand at writing historical fic-tion as they researched facts about the presidents and incorporated them into mock interviews. Watch for them on our website!

Important Dates: The third graders will be taking the New York State English Language Arts Tests on April 26 and 27 and the NYS Math Test will be on May 5th and 6th. Additional reading and math reinforcement at home will certainly be beneficial to your child.

4th Grade Mrs. Carlson and Mrs. McCabe

We want to thank all of our par-ents and grandparents who attended the 4th Grade Luncheon on March 31. It was a pleasure to see everyone.

Mrs. Carlson had a very suc-cessful week giving presentations to all of the elementary classes (and a high school one, too!) in the Star Lab. It is wonderful that the school continues to support this worthy educational activity; the things we see and learn in the Star Lab will help us know the night sky and encourage us to be watchful of constella-tions for the rest of our lives!

Our students have been very busy in the classroom with many inter-esting topics. In math, we are doing long division and working on geometry. So-cial Studies topics have included explor-ers and early New York Dutch and Eng-lish settlements in Mrs. Carlson’s room and studying the Civil War in Mrs. McCabe’s class. Both groups are study-ing matter and exploring ways to meas-ure matter in science. We are deciding what kinds of science tools we need to measure mass, volume and length.

The state tests will be given to 4th graders April the 26th, 27th and 28th for ELA and May 5th, 6th and 7th for math. We have been preparing our students with review and practice. We would like to ask you to give as much support as

The Classroom Connection . . . continued


possible with checking homework and looking for ways to keep your child on track with corrections and completing writing assignments. The 4th grade tests are benchmark tests and therefore longer and more thorough in assessing your child. We are providing lots of opportu-nities to sharpen up skills and feel the students will perform well if they put forth their best efforts!

We would like to thank Mrs. Shelley Waugh for allowing our students to work in the cafeteria during the months of March and April. The chance to serve food, clean the kitchen and even wash dishes has been quite a learning experience! See the photo below of Lexie Greene working her shift.

Global History Mr. Cain

Global 9 – First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Daniel Bradish. He has moved on to finish his student teaching in the Low-ville school District; he did an excellent job during his stay at Copenhagen. The 9th grade classes have been discussing the European Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation and the lasting effects of these historical periods. From there we will move on to our discussions on the Age of Exploration and how Western Europe came to control large portions of the globe.

Global 10 – Mr. Bradish has moved on to the second half of his stu-dent teaching placement in the Lowville School District. It is nice to see that

SUNY Oswego is turning out top notch student teachers who are ready to step right into the classroom. Although I have enjoyed working with Mr. Bradish, I confess I have been getting a little bit antsy. I am ready to start pushing through our last unit. The sophomores have just finished the unit on the period between World War I and World War II. The last new unit we will look at looks at the modern era – essentially everything from the end of World War II until today. As always, we continue to push to im-prove our writing skills in preparation for the June Regents Exam, and I really be-lieve that we are starting to make some positive strides in this area.

Middle School Spanish Mrs. Herbert

Middle School Spanish students would like to thank Mrs. Martin for join-ing us for the past six weeks. She did an excellent job of teaching us about de-scribing ourselves, our environment, res-taurants, and telling time. We will miss her. Good luck Mrs. Martin.

Congratulations to all middle school students who designed posters for Foreign Language week. They were beautiful. Winners of the contest were Anthony Allen, Emma Roberts, Christie Thomas, Brittany Pelan, Laura Graves, Kevin Carroll, Taylor St. Louis, Summer Freeman, Christian Hamilton, and Sum-mer Patrick.

National Foreign Language Week Mrs. Donna Zehr

National Foreign Language Week was celebrated from March 1-5. Students created posters with the theme “Spread your wings; earn a new lan-guage.”

Awards in High School were: 1st SaRena Eves, 2nd Caroline Merino, 3rd Morgan Carroll and Hayley Moser and honorable mention for Charity Allen, Erika Eddy, and Wyatt Lyndaker.

In the 7th and 8th grade: 1st Kevin Carroll and Taylor St. Louis, 2nd Summer Freeman, 3rd Christian Hamil-ton, and honorable mention for Summer Patrick.

In 6th grade: 1st Anthony Allen,

2nd Emma Roberts, 3rd Christie Thomas and honorable mention for Brittany Pelan and Laura Graves.

Spanish 4 classes created dis-plays and slides for the hall tv with the same theme.

Spanish classes had a variety of activities to celebrate foreign language such as singing, crafts, cooking and a dance lesson from Mrs. Merino. Muchas gracias!

Copenhagen FFA Wins Big!!! Ashley Willits, Copenhagen

FFA Reporter Several members of the Copen-hagen FFA competed in district leader-ship contests on Thursday March 4th at Carthage High School. Ryan Willits tied for first in Senior Extemporaneous Speaking. Wendy Colton received third place in Senior Extemporaneous Speak-ing. Ashley Willits earned first place in Junior Creed Speaking. These members will be moving onto sub-states on March 20th at Cornell University! Also con-gratulations to Madison Ferguson, San-dra Church, Tim Sullivan, Brittany Tan-ner, and Caroline Merino for competing at districts in several other competitions!

Just a reminder that the FFA is always accepting new members!!! If you are interested, talk to the FFA advisor Mrs. Williams (room 209). Weekly meetings are held on Tuesday’s after

The Classroom Connection. . .continued


Mrs. Kay Moser and Lexie Greene prepare lunch.

Standing, L to R: Wendy Colton, Ashley Wil-lits; kneeling: Ryan Willits

school.

FFA Ag Advisory Board will be meeting April 28th at 7pm in the Guid-ance Office. Also, you can see an Ag advisory board member if you wish to purchase a raffle ticket for the Copenha-gen FFA chapters relay for life team. Grand Prize is $2,500 gift certificate to Massey’s Furniture Barn. Other prizes include Cheney Tire and Art’s Jug.

English 9 Mrs. Griffin

The students are starting the annual medieval research projects after finishing Crispin, Cross of Lead. Most students enjoyed the book so much that they are waiting to read the sequel which is Crispin, At the Edge of the World. It would make a nice gift! Remember: readers are leaders.

English 10 Mrs. Griffin

We are continuing our work on

modern literature examples. We will be reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald and “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes.

Memorial Day Parade

The Copenhagen Post of the American Legion will again be sponsor-ing the annual Memorial Day Pa-

rade on Monday, May 31. The post is looking for par-ticipants from local busi-

nesses, organizations and indi-viduals. We would like to see the parade grow and reflect the

patriotism that we know exists in our village. Everyone is welcomed. Please contact Debbie Beyer at 688-4237 for more information.

2010 Senior Class Trip

After participating in fundrais-ing since 7th grade, the fruits of their labors have come to pass as 30 senior

class members, accompanied by Mrs. Hovendon, Mrs. Jolliff, and Mr. Trinder board a chartered S & W tour bus at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010 bound for Florida. The class is scheduled to arrive in Kissimmee Florida, Friday, April 9, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Reservations have been made to attend the following events:

Wonderworks for dinner, show and Laser tag

Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure

Sea World and Aquatica

Cocoa Beach

Kennedy Space Center

The class will return to Copen-hagen on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

The Classroom Connection. . . continued


We are thrilled with the response we received from the students of Copenhagen High School for our first Open Gym night held on March 5th. Around 40 students came and played in an indoor soccer tournament, and be-fore they left, many asked when the next open gym would be. We’re working on getting gym availability, but STARS Open Gym will become a regular fixture here at CCS.

Thanks to the students of Designs By Knight, STARS was able to take 50 students on a field trip to the Sci-Tech Center of Northern New York.

Upcoming for the month of April, STARS is planning a Family Movie night for Thursday,

April 1, 2010. Starting at 6:30 p.m., families will be encouraged to join us in the cafeteria for a viewing of Disney’s G-Force (Rated PG for mild action and rude humor). Free Popcorn will be provided, and the Copenhagen PTO will be running a concession stand.

Friday, April 9, 2010 will be a Bring a Friend to STARS day for specific STARS grades. Those students will be given invitations to come along to STARS with a friend for a day.

Most importantly, Satur-day, April 24, 2010, STARS will be holding a Community Cleanup Event. The entire village will be encouraged to join us in helping make a difference in our commu-

nity by cleaning it up for Spring. In case of inclement weather, a rain date of Saturday, May 1, 2010 has been selected.

More information about all of these events will be available on our website www.ccsknights.org.

STARS Updates, Mr. Maxon


News and Notes from the Music Department

Mrs. Sara Gleason On March 23, the Fredonia Chamber Singers visited CCS and did a choral workshop with our Middle and High School students as well as students from Belleville Henderson. Our students had the opportunity to sing with college level singers and work with Dr. Donald Lang, their conductor. It was an amazing experience!

The 2010 Integrated Arts and Music Concert was a success! Great job everyone!

On March 27, four singers represented Copenhagen in the Spring Bi-County Senior High Chorus at South Jefferson High School. They were: Kayla McNa-mara, alto, Caroline Merino, so-prano, Randi Montalvo, alto, and Rachel Muncy, soprano. Kelly Furgison, Sara McNamara, and Meghann Woodruff played clari-

net, flute, and oboe, respectively, in the Senior High Band.

At the end of April, all stu-dents who are performing a level 5 or 6 NYSSMA solo will travel to Watertown High to be adjudi-cated. Wish them luck!

Drill Team

If you are in Grades 6-12 and would like to twirl a flag or baton on the drill team, please see Mrs. Gleason.


SUNY FREDONIA Chamber Singers

more information. Level One swim-mers must be able to swim a mini-mum of 25 yards (length of pool) on their front and their back. Level Two swimmers should have an under-standing of all four racing strokes. Level Three swimmers should have swim team experience as well as competency in all four strokes, starts

and turns. Please check us out (www.turbineswimclub.com) and call with any questions or if you are ready to sign up. To get started swimmers will need a copy of their birth certifi-cate as well as their signed USA form (call for this) and $37 to join USA Swimming.

TURBINE SWIM CLUB NEWS

All swimmers interested in joining the Turbine Swim Club are invited to visit practice to see what we are about. The season begins Monday, April 19th and continues through Thursday, July 29th. Check the website for practice times and

C.C.S. Bi-County Participants, Front Row: Meghann Woodruff; Row 2, L to R: Caroline Merino, Kayla McNamara, Randi Montalvo; 3: Paige VanEpps, Rachel Muncy, Melissa Lance; Row 4: Kelly Fur-gison and Sara McNamara


Library News—Mrs. Greene Natalie Kinsey-Warnock to Visit Copenhagen!!!

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is the author of several children’s picture books and young adult chapter books focused on family history and life in rural Vermont. We are very pleased to announce that she will be visiting Copenhagen Central School on April 20th and 21st. She will provide a family literacy night in the library on the 20th at 6:00 p.m.,

and will present three assemblies on the 21st for stu-dents grades K-6. All members of the community are welcome to attend the Family Literacy Night on the 20th. If you would like to learn more about Natalie you can visit her website at:

www.kinsey-warnock.com

Natalie Kinsey Warnock


Sign-ups for T-ball and Coach Pitch for the upcoming sea-son will be Thursday, April 8, 2010 between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. in the back foyer by the cafeteria.

You must sign up on this

night. There is a $12.00 charge per child. First and second graders will participate in T- T-ball. Third through 6th graders will participate in coach pitch. If you are inter-ested in coaching a team, please

contact SueAnn Carroll at 688-2352.

T-Ball and Coach Pitch Sign-ups Scheduled for April 8

http://www.kinsey-warnock.com

Happy April Copenhagen!!!!

With Spring under way Copenha-gen Hotshots is thinking about Mother's Day which is May 9th.

We are offering a *Mother's Day Special: A FRAMED 8X10 PHOTO FOR $20.00 (including tax)!!!! *What a perfect way to show Mom how much you love her!!!

To ensure timely delivery, please make your appointment soon, we will be offering special hours to make it more convenient for you. For more information please e-mail Char Eddy @ [email protected] or you can call 688-4411 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 pm.

We currently have open-ings for more students to become

part of our group. If you like tak-ing pictures, working on special projects, and working with Photo-shop please sign up..... we would love to meet you.

News from STARS Copenhagen Hotshots,


February 22, 2010 Regular Meeting:

Approved the following requests for Use of Facilities:

Request from Melissa Herbert, C.C.S. Booster Club, to use Gym A on 3/18/2010 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the Booster Club sponsored Senior/Faculty Basketball Game.

Request from BOCES SPED Office to use Room 164 on February 10, 2010 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for Jefferson/Lewis BOCES Special Ed Office Speech/Language Therapists Meet-ing.

Request from South Lewis Central CSE to use Room 183 on February 11, 2010 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for South Lewis CSE Meetings w/ BOCES special education teacher Maureen David.

Request from BOCES Special Educa-tion Office to use classroom to hold Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Special Ed Speech Therapists meeting on Wednesday, February 24, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Approved recommendations from the Committee on Special Education and Committee on Pre-School Spe-cial Education, as presented.

Approved the spring coaching staff, as follows:

Varsity Baseball – Jim Spaulding

Junior Varsity Baseball – Jared Spaulding

Modified Baseball – Scott Randall

Varsity Softball – John Cain

Junior Varsity Softball – Tamie Stephenson

Modified Softball – Cathy Snyder

Approved Village of Copenhagen’s

request to co-sponsor the Village’s Summer recreation Program, pending successful voter approval of the Dis-trict’s 2010—2011 proposed budget.

Approved resolution to participate with Madison-Oneida BOCES for specific services including district requested Continuing Education Ser-vices in E.S.O.L., Literacy, Voca-tional, Avocation and Employer Spe-cific Training in the 2010—2011 school year as per Madison-Oneida BOCES Final Services Commitment form 2011.

Approved request from Sydney O’Shaughnessy and Sara Hovendon to compete as individual athletes in spring track being coached and prac-ticed at Carthage Central School as was done in 2008 and 2009; with the parents to bear responsibility for transportation.

Board of Education Actions:

PARENT/GRANDPARENT LUNCHEONS—Listed at right is our final parent-grandparent luncheon. These luncheons have been well attended; remember that friends and other relatives are also welcome. If you cannot make a scheduled luncheon, feel free to come in at any time by just giving a call. Mrs. O’Shaughnessy and/or Mrs. Smtih will be available in their offices prior to the luncheons to answer any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have concerning our school.

CLASS

LUNCHEON

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5th Grade April 7, 2010

On February 24, seventeen students were inducted in George S. O’Brien National Honor Soci-ety. The new inductees for the junior class were Kyle Bowles, Bethany Deveines, Danielle Eisel, Jacob Frith, Kelly Furgison, Cheyanne Garza, Kevin Groff, Sara Hovendon, Morgan Kiernan, Victoria Kunert, Austen LaBarge, Randi Montalvo, Alex Moser, Derek Moser, Jake Spaulding, Josh Spaulding, and Angelo Tan-Alberto. Congratulations for all the hard work you’ve done to earn

a position in the National Honor Society! After a delicious dinner prepared by Mrs. Putman and Mrs. St. Louis, Emily Lance, president of the National Honor Society, opened the induction ceremony and Annabel Mono, treasurer, introduced the guest speaker, Ms. Holly Evans, English teacher at Copenhagen Central School. Ms. Evans shared a re-port that this generation is ex-pected to live until the age of 120 due to medical advancements;

therefore she encouraged them to live life well and to the fullest. She said that they should always follow the NHS traits in order to “be pleased with the decisions they make in their lives”, espe-cially if they will be living longer.

The Senior members of the National Honor Society will be attending the annual Senior dinner at the Northside Improvement League on March 24.

George S. O’Brien Chapter, NHS Inducts New Members


Front Row: Kelly Furgison, Randi Montalvo, Sarah Woodruff, Victoria Kunert, Sara Hovendon, Danielle Eisel, Bethany Deveines, and Morgan Kiernan.

Middle Row: Sarah Jolliff, Cheyanne Garza, Rebeka Roberts, Annabel Mono, treasurer, Kayla McNamara, Meghann Woodruff, Emily Lance, president, and Briana Moser, secretary.

Back Row: Kevin Groff, Kyle Bowles, Jacob Frith, Angelo Tan-Alberto, Jake Spaulding, Derek Moser, Josh Spaulding, Austen LaBarge, Alex Moser, Ryan Fitzpatrick, vice president, David Hovendon, and Christopher Kellogg.

were getting better. The second time we played teams we were allowing less points and scoring more, still a loss but showing im-provement. Then came the last 3 games, and those games proved that we were really truly getting better, especially with the win over LaFargeville who had previ-ously beaten us by double digits. We ended our season with a game win streak and a overall record of 4-6. I admire the players’ resil-iency and the never-give-up atti-tude; with patience as our motto we were able to have a very re-warding season. Congratula-

tions!!!!

The follow-ing girls were mem-bers of the team, 8th graders Ash-ley Willits, Brianna Muncy and Taylor St. Louis, 7th graders Nicole Gardner ,Morgan Moore, Mackenzie St. Louis, Brooke Spaulding, Summer Patrick, Justine Malbouf, Courtney Steen. Special thanks to Carol Church who donned a dress for motivation and it worked and Mrs. Sullivan for keeping the score book. Good luck 8th graders next year on the JV team.

A Tale of Two Different Seasons

Coach Nancy Henry

I would like to thank the players, parents and friends of the Modified girls’ basketball team. The reason I started with that thank you is because this team endured one of the most frustrat-ing and one of the most enjoyable seasons at the same time. The girls began with a win over Lyme and then went on a 6 game losing streak. But it was truly the tale of two seasons even though we lost the games; the stats proved we


CCS Winter Sports Wrap-up, Mr. Cain, Athletic Coordinator

Congratulations to all of our Winter Athletes. We had some great things happen on the hardwood, as well as the wrestling mats and cheering floors. We have more teams competing dur-ing winter than any other season, and as an extension, more athletes competing during that time of the year than any other. It makes for a very busy, but exciting time and it runs all the way from November through the start of March when our Modified Basketball teams finish their seasons.

With a bit of warmth in the air, and no snow in the foreseeable

forecast, we can actually turn our attention to the spring sports schedule. The balls that have been flying through the gym the last couple of weeks are much smaller and moving much faster. The warm weather is working on the fields, but they are not quite there yet and the teams have been making the best of being inside. As always, once our teams do get outside and start playing, the schedule will be fast-paced and hectic and that is assuming Mother Nature does cooperate.

You can find the baseball and softball schedules for all teams on

www.viewmyschedule.com. In addition, the schedules have also been placed on the school website. Go to the top drop down menu under “Departments” go to “Athletics” and click on “Sport Schedules” on the menu on the left. Remember, spring schedules change often and rapidly. The best way to keep informed is to sign up on View My Schedule (www.viewmyschedule.com) for e-mail updates.

Good luck to our teams and athletes and we hope to see you out at the ball diamonds. Go Knights!

Quilt Raffle for American Heart Association Once again this year I will be participating in the American Heart Walk in memory of my father, Gerald Davis, and a dear friend, Matthew Miller. Last year Team Matthew was in the Top 10 for raising money for this event. This years goal is to be in the Top 5. Joyce Sullivan has generously donated a quilt to be raffled off. The measurement of the quilt is 70 x 80. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. For more information, contact Dora Dorchester at 408-3580 or [email protected]. Thank You for supporting Team Matthew.

http://www.viewmyschedule.com/

mailto:[email protected]

J.V. Cheerleading Coach Darcy Waugh

This year’s team consisted of 10 girls, all 7th and 8th graders. The team worked really hard at learning new jumps, arm motions, routine techniques, stunting and floor cheers. These girls learned quickly the dedication and hard work it takes to not just be a cheerleader but a Copenhagen Cheerleader. I want to thank the team and their families for partici-pating this year and for the great job they have done.

Team Members: Kelsey Pitts, Chelsea Lortie, Emily Grif-fin, Makenzie Carr, Dakota Ruiz, Dallas Ruiz, Breanna Helfrich, Morgan Young, Nicole Burns, and Chantel Harden.

To the Varsity Cheerlead-ers: This year’s routine had its challenges. Way to step up and take on these challenges with de-termination and pride. This is why you have succeeded. This team has worked very hard and your accomplishments are well deserved. Congratulations on the First Place Honors that you have received this year.

Varsity Wrestling Coach Neil Freeman

This year was one of building toward the future. The team is very young, but everyone worked hard to learn and improve. We were plagued with injuries that saw two talented team leaders end their seasons early. Coupled with the loss of nine veterans in the past two years, we were truly in a rebuilding mode this season. This group of young men put forth a tremendous effort as a team and as individuals to grow from the beginning of the season to the end. The team was lead by Senior Dy-lan Eddy (25-5), and Junior Phil-lip Clarke (28-6). Dylan placed 2nd in the Frontier League, 1st at the Section III Class D Tourna-ment, and 2nd at the Section III Interclass Tournament. He also joined the 100 win club. Phillip finished the season as a Frontier League and Section III Class D Champion, as well as placing 2nd at the Section III Interclass Tour-nament. Freshman Ryan Snyder placed first at the Class D Tourna-ment giving the Knights 3 Class Champions. Sophomore Joe Murtha placed third at the Classes, qualifying for the Section III In-terclass Tournament. Also eligi-ble to participate at the Class tour-nament this year were freshmen Robbie Harris (5th) and Scott Hamblin.

We will only lose one sen-ior this year and with the addition of several talented 8th and 9th grad-

ers moving into the ranks next year to join our returning athletes we should be a force to be reck-oned with in 2010-2011.

Special thanks to assistant coaches Ken Clarke, Hayden and Ben Freeman, and Modified Coach Gerald Snyder, all of who help make the program possible. Thank you, Harley Montalvo and Alex LaBarge, our excellent scorekeepers. As always thank you to the parents who follow their wrestlers all over the state to cheer us on, and the home town fans who turn out to support us.

Knights’ Kingdom The CCS Booster Club will be selling “Knights’ King-dom” t-shirts. Shirts will be avail-able for $10 during lunch periods and on the “Booster Bus” at Spring sporting events. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] .

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Varsity Boy's Basketball Wrap Up Coach Matthew Zehr

This year's edition of the Golden Knights basketball was packed full of excitement, sus-pense, and entertainment. The team finished the year with a re-cord of 11-8 with a league record of 7-6. They finished in third place in the D division and gar-nered and 8 seed in sectionals. The season was highlighted by several great wins one of which was a decisive victory over even-tual playoff champs Belleville Henderson on the road. The guys displayed great dedication and made the season enjoyable for everyone involved with the team. The leading scorer this year was David Hovendon who averaged 13 points per game. He was followed closely by Blake LaBarge (9.5ppg), Chris Kellogg (9.5ppg), and Jake Spaulding (7.7ppg). Our leading rebounder was Blake LaBarge while Jake Spaulding led the team in assists. We had a very deep team and played ten or eleven guys almost every game. Paul Sawyer had a breakout year as our lock down defender and became a much im-proved offensive threat. John Hanchek became a go-to post player and showed what hard work can do for a high school ath-lete. Ryan Fitzpatrick worked hard all year and always made his presence known when he was on the floor. Chris Kellogg was our all around guy doing all the little things we needed to win. David missed the first month of the sea-son but proved himself a legiti-mate scorer in our league. Bill

Henry brought a valuable deep threat off the bench and really im-proved his defensive work. Adam Aubin was our most improved player and NEVER gave less than 100 percent. Dylan Bancroft de-veloped into a powerful inside presence and helped us a great deal. Blake LaBarge was one of the best athletes in our league and had several outstanding perform-ances. Each of these seniors will be missed by Copenhagen Basket-ball.

The Juniors on the team were Josh Spaulding, Austen La-Barge, Jacob Shew, Luke Davis, and Jake Spaulding. Each guy worked very hard and is already preparing for his senior year. Ramon Colon began the season with us but was injured in our first game and missed the entire sea-son.

I would like to thank our community and parents for the overwhelming support they pro-vide for our program. There is little in this world that is as pure as high school sports and I am proud to be a member of the Co-penhagen Tradition. I also want to thank Renee Eisel for keeping score for all of our games and for Billy Evans and Scott Randall for assisting me in games and at prac-tice. Thanks also goes out to the cheerleaders for their tireless work and relentless support.

Varsity Girls Basketball

Coach: Natalie Scott Assistant Coach: Tamie Stephenson

League Record: 11-3

Overall Record: 13-6

The Varsity Girls Basket-

ball Team had a great season! They took second place honors of the Frontier League Division regular season and upset the num-ber one team, Sackets Harbor, in the Frontier League Division Playoffs. This was something amazing because it was a task the team failed to do last year. The turn-around in the returning girls’ play was tremendous and the ef-fort and contributions made by the fresh faces to the varsity level were critical to the team’s success. The ride was great, but it took a lot of hard work, effort, team-work, and a strong, positive atti-tude!

The regular season was challenging and had its ups and downs. The girls went 11-3 over-all in the league. They had very decisive victories over their other division opponents, Lyme, Alex Bay, and LaFargeville. The cross-over games with Sandy Creek and South Lewis also were won hand-ily. The girls battled Beaver River and fell a little short in both match-ups this season. The high-lights of the season were victories over Sackets Harbor at home and in the Frontier League Playoffs at JCC. The girls did a fantastic job against some pretty stiff competi-tion. This goes to show you how hard the girls worked in the off-season as well as during the sea-son. They definitely did, as their buddy “Sully” would say, “Fight!”

The playoffs were played at General Brown (first round) and J.C.C. (second round) this year. In the first round, we played Lyme. In the second round, we played Sackets Harbor. We were

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Volume 46, Issue 8

Team Date Opponent Location Time

Boys Varsity Baseball Girls Varsity Softball Boys J.V. Baseball

April 7, 2010 April 7, 2010 April 7, 2010

Thousand Islands Thousand Islands @ South Jefferson

@ Copenhagen Baseball Field @ Copenhagen Softball Field

4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Baseball Girls Varsity Softball

April 8, 2010 April 8, 2010

@ Belleville-Henderson @ Belleville-Henderson

4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Boys J.V. Baseball April 16, 2010 Carthage Central (DH) @ Copenhagen Baseball Field 10:00 a.m.

Boys Varsity Baseball Girls Varsity Softball Boys J.V. Baseball Girls J.V. Softball

April 20, 2010 April 20, 2010 April 20, 2010 April 20, 2010

@ Sandy Creek Central @ Sandy Creek Central Sandy Creek Central Sandy Creek Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Boys JV Baseball Girls J.V. Baseball Boys Varsity Baseball Girls Varsity Softball


@ Alexandria Bay Central @ Alexandria Bay Central Alexandria Bay Central Alexandria Bay Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Boys Varsity Baseball Boys J.V. Baseball Girls J.V. Softball Girls Varsity Softball


Beaver River Central @ Beaver River Central @ Central Square @ Central Square

11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.



@ South Lewis Central @ South Lewis Central South Lewis Central South Lewis Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Girls Modified Softball Boys Modified Baseball

April 27, 2010 April 27, 2010

APW Central APW Central

@ Copenhagen Softball Field @ Copenhagen Baseball Field

4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.



Sackets Harbor Central Sackets Harbor Central @ Sackets Harbor Central @ Sackets Harbor Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Boys Modified Baseball Girls Modified Softball

April 29, 2010 April 29, 2010

Sandy Creek Central Sandy Creek Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Boys Varsity Baseball Girls Varsity Baseball Boys J.V. Baseball Girls J.V. Softball


@ Lyme Central @ Lyme Central South Jefferson Central South Jefferson Central


4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

and hustle, but it would not be enough to move on to the semi-final round. A 15 point 3rd quarter lead diminished quickly in the 4th quarter and turned into a 46-44 loss in the end.

Copenhagen was led this year by senior captain, Sarah Jolliff and junior captains, Morgan Kiernan and Danielle Eisel. Tay-lor Church rounds out the juniors on the team. Sophomores, Taylor Murtha, Rachel Griffin, Sara McNamara, and Melissa Baker gained much experience and

really improved and stepped-up their games during the season.

The team would like to thank the many fans that came out and supported them throughout the season. Also, a thank you for your dedication in keeping score for all our team needs to be said to Renee Eisel! Of course we can’t forget to thank our managers Logan Wheeler and Laura Graves for the time they put into helping out with the team.

victorious in both games, and came out of it the Frontier League Playoff Champions! Named Frontier League All-Stars were Morgan Kiernan, Sarah Jolliff, and Danielle Eisel! Taylor Church was also named an Honor-able-Mention All Star! Congratu-lations to All!!!

Sectional play started off with a buy in the first round. The Lady Knights, as a 3 seed, would have a home quarterfinal game vs. 6 seed, Rome Catholic. The Knights played with a lot of heart

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tinue to study the most current re-search and best practices in early childhood education and update pro-grams and policies accordingly.

The Creative Curriculum, our evidenced based curriculum and as-sessment system, is completely aligned to the New York State Learn-ing Standards.

Wrap-Around Day Care

The Universal Pre-K day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During the 2009—2010 school year, Hand in Hand also provided a Wrap– Around Day Care Pro-gram for those students whose parents were seeking day care following the end of the Pre-K day at 11:30 a.m. If there is enough interest, it is hoped that program will run again during the 2010—2011 school year. There is a cost for the Wrap-Around program.

Copenhagen Central School and Hand In Hand will be holding an informa-tional meeting for parents of pre-school children who will turn four years old by December 1st, 2010 and live in the Copenhagen District on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting will be in the band room (Room 314). We will provide parents with information about the Pre-K program as well as an opportu-nity to apply for the 2010-2011 school year. Once a class list is established, registration materials will be mailed to those who applied. If there are more than 20 students who apply for the program, Hand in Hand will randomly select students for the program. An informational letter will also be sent to families about the Pre-Kindergarten program.

Copenhagen Central and Hand and Hand have a strong commitment to early childhood education and con-

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