Addison School District Newsletter www.addisoncsd.org

School Year 2013-2014 Issue 36 Page 1 of 4 June 20, 2014

Superintendent, Mr. DioGuardi Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Mr. Howe

Supervisor of Special Education, Mrs. Loomis Addison Middle-Senior High School Principal, Ms. Crane

Tuscarora and Valley Elementary Schools Principal, Mrs. Flint

607-359-2244 607-359-2090 607-359-1111 607-359-2241 607-359-2261

Students Prepare for Regents Exams Preparation is the key when it comes to success-

ful completion of courses for the school

year. Not only have students worked with their

teachers all year long to prepare for Regents but

they are also making every minute count as they

study with their teachers. Teachers are providing

extra review classes for students to work hard in

preparing for the exams. On Tuesday, June 17th

forty two students arrived several hours before

the exam to make sure that they use every minute

to prepare. Hard work leads to success! We are

very proud of our students for their efforts. ABOVE: Judy Johnson-Huth facilitates review with dedicated Living Envi-

ronment students

LEFT (left to right): Macken-

zie Brewer, Corinne Crooker,

Brenna Lyons, Emily Pierce,

and Sarra Stewart are honored

for their participation in cross-

country.

Scholarships and Awards

TAWC Scholarship: Ward Hively

Tyler Brewster Memorial Athletic Scholarship:

Jordan Povoski & Haley Robinson

Nicholas J. Mayo Youth Soccer:

Joshua Gold & Beckie Martini

Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award:

Seth Burton & Shelby Morseman

Addison Sports Booster Club Award :

Trey DuVall & MacKenzie Woodhouse

John Risley Award: Scott Strobel & Brittany Bibalo

Boys’ Track MVP: Seth Burton

Most Improved: Ben Hamilton & Aaron Jumper

Best Sportsmanship: Evan McIllwain & John Lyons

Girls’ Track MVP: Brenna Lyons

Field MVP: Jordan Woodhouse

Track Sportsmanship Award: Lydia Rice

Field Sportsmanship Award: Sarah Vonderchek

Track Coaches Award: Corinne Crooker

Field Coaches Award: MacKenzie Woodhouse

Most Improved: Helen Wilson & Veronica Dailey

Baseball

Co-MVPs: Jared Baker and Jordan Allen

Most Improved: Jordan Kio

Best Sportsmanship: Trey DuVall

Softball MVP: Kiarra Burrell

Most Improved: Kara Hoad

Best Sportsmanship: Paige Riff

Golf MVP: Taylor Willis

Most Improved: Zach McCracken

Best Sportsmanship: Nick Fleet

Boys’ Tennis

MVP: Zach Clark

Most Improved: Matt Strauss

Best Sportsmanship: Tyler Housel

Varsity Boys’ Basketball MVP: Jordan Povoski

Most Improved: Jeremie Eccleston

Best Sportsmanship: Seth Burton

Varsity Girls’ Basketball

MVP: Haley Robinson

Most Improved: Kathryn Morris

Best Sportsmanship: Sarah Vonderchek

Swimming MVP: MacKenzie Woodhouse, Jared Baker

Most Improved: Emily Pierce, Mackenzie Pionessa,

Jacob Hough, Stephen Clark, Stephen Hartman

Best Sportsmanship: Jordan Woodhouse &

Ben Hamilton

Wrestling Co-MVPs: Trey Duvall & Ward Hively

Most Improved: Israel Byler

Best Sportsmanship: Brice Bump

Cheerleading MVP: Shelby Barber

Most Improved: Paige Snyder

Best Sportsmanship: Lily Herman

Girls’ Cross Country MVP: Brenna Lyons

Most Improved: Emily Pierce

Best Sportsmanship: Gabby Crane &

Corrine Crooker

Boys’ Cross Country

MVP: Israel Byler

Most Improved: Stephen & Joseph

Thompson

Best Sportsmanship: Seth Burton

Coaches Award: Seth Burton

Boys’ Varsity Soccer

MVP: Trey DuVall

Most Improved: Brandin Smith & Jordan Allen

Best Sportsmanship: Zachary Space

Coaches Award: Ben Smith & Mike Fenner

Steuben County All Stars: Trey DuVall,

Jordan Povoski, & Johnny Rayeski

Steuben County Exceptional Seniors: Trey DuVall &

Jordan Povoski

Girls’ Varsity Soccer Defensive MVP: Rachael Sutryk

Offensive MVP: Makenzie Wooldridge

Best Sportsmanship: Jordan Woodhouse

Girls’ Tennis

MVP: Shelby Morseman

Most Improved: Michaela Setzer

Best Sportsmanship: Kalyn VanSchaick

Varsity Volleyball MVP: MacKenzie Woodhouse

Most Improved: Paige Riff

Best Sportsmanship: Samantha Hand

RIGHT (left to right): Ward Hively,

Ben Hamilton, Wade English, Nick

Fleet, and Jacob Hough are recognized

for their contributions to the cross-

country team.

School Year 2013-2014 Issue 36 Page 2 of 4 June 20, 2014

Examination Schedule 2014

June 23

Monday

June 24

Tuesday

June 25

Wednesday

June 26

Thursday

8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.

RCT in

Global

Physical

Chemistry

RCT in

Science

RCT in Writing

Rating

Day

12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Uniform Admission

Deadlines

Morning

Examinations

9:00a.m.

Afternoon

Examinations

1:00p.m.

RCT in

Reading

RCT in U.S.

History &

Government

RCT in

Mathematics

These tests are mandated to graduate from high school.

MATH REGENTS REMINDER: PLEASE CONTINUE TO

REVIEW FOR YOUR REGENTS UP TO THE MORNING OF

YOUR REGENTS EXAM. WORK ON CORRECTIONS ON

YOUR PRACTICE REGENTS. ADDITIONAL REGENTS CAN

BE FOUND AT REGENTSPREP.ORG ALONG WITH

PRACTICE BY TOPIC.

“I’M NOT TELLING YOU IT IS GOING TO BE EASY — I’M

TELLING YOU IT’S GOING TO BE WORTH IT.”

~ ART WILLIAMS

Applications are available for the A-3 Summer Program! The

program will be located at the Addison Youth Center, starting

July 7th through August 7th. It will run Monday – Thursday,

8:00am – 12pm. It is a FREE program, open to all students en-

tering grades 3 through 8. We will offer a variety of activities,

including swimming, photography, sports, geocaching, art,

cooking, science experiments and a wide range of recreational

activities. We will also be participating in Sci-Fair – Virtual

World, which is a wonderful opportunity for students to create

their own world on line and learn about the science topic of

their choice. In addition, we will be going on some field trips to

Tanglewood Nature Center, Watkins Glen State Park and oth-

ers. Come join the fun! Applications are available at Tuscarora

Elementary, the High School and the Addison Youth Center.

Please call Kim Seaman, the A-3 Coordinator at 607-377-9384

for further information.

SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION WILL

TAKE PLACE JUNE 23-26 FROM

8:30AM-3:00PM.

NO APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED. ALL

SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS

MUST BE DONE IN PERSON. PLEASE

CONTACT THE GUIDANCE OFFICE AT

359-2243 WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Important Senior Reminders –June 2014

• If seniors owe any obligations (cafeteria, textbooks,

uniforms, etc.) they will not be able to participate in

the Graduation ceremony until the obligation is met.

• Baccalaureate is at St. Catherine's, 52 Maple Street on

Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Seniors are

strongly urged to be at the church at 6:30 p.m. Seniors

must wear caps and gowns. Please no gum chewing,

water, food, etc.

• Graduation rehearsal will be Friday, June 27, 2014 at

9:00 a.m. at the high school. If seniors do not attend,

they will not be able to participate in the graduation

ceremony.

• Due to limited seating, please do not reserve seats for

yourself or others. Family/Guest seating will be on a

first come/first serve basis.

• Parking is limited, please carpool as much as possible.

• The graduation ceremony will be Friday, June 27,

2014 at 7:00 p.m. Students should be at the school by

6:15 p.m. to line up and receive flowers. (Please report

to the gymnasium) All regalia will need to be uniform

in presentation.

ABOVE: Current 4th, 5th, and 6th graders attended the Ground

Breaking Ceremony. These students will be in the new Middle

School wing when they are in 6th,7th, and 8th grade. Back row (left

to right): Sully Harrington, Kihara Gotshall, and Tommy Hargrave

Front row (left to right): Allison Jumper and Steven Conklin.

ABOVE: The Elementary Drama Club performed it’s show

“Bones” on Monday, June 9th at Tuscarora Elementary.

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On Friday, June 6th the Fifth grade team presented a Curricu-

lum Fair for parents and students. One component of this fair

was a Rube Goldberg style science fair held in Mrs. T. Morse’s

room. Students worked with peers, families, and community

members in teams outside of the school day to create projects

which highlighted simple machines covered in their FOSS Lev-

ers and Pulleys module. The teams created amazing projects

which everyone in attendance loved. A voting station collected

everyone’s votes and the winners were revealed at an award

ceremony on June 9th. Third place was given to Daniel Wind-

nagle and Brody Hunt for their “Tea Maker” which made green

tea using a lever and inclined plane. In second place, Marlaina

Plumley and Amaya Stratton-Stephens for their “Egg Cracker”

which used a screw, many inclined planes, and wedges to

crack open plastic eggs filled with M & Ms. In first place was

team Golden Volcano which included Mikey Benjamin, Ben

Bouton, and Marshall Harding. This amazing masterpiece in-

cluded levers, pulleys, inclined planes, and a wheel and axle, which culminated in a chemical reaction causing a volcano to erupt. We

are so very proud of all the hard work every team put into the projects; you rock!

ABOVE (left to right)-First place winners Marshall Harding, Mikey Benjamin, and Ben Bouton

ABOVE (left to right)-Third place win-ners Brody Hunt and Daniel Windnagle

Students Bryce Martin and Tyler Booth made their final presen-tation for Participation in Gov-ernment class in a unique way. Mrs. Allard’s class was taken outside on Friday, June 6th, where the Woodhull fire truck was parked. Mr. Martin and Mr. Booth explained the different equipment on the truck. They pointed out various parts of the

vehicle and answered questions about the service they do for the commu-nity. A big thanks goes out to Mr. Jason Hoad and Mr. James Howard who brought the truck over for the class. Great job, gentlemen. Thank you for your service and the original presentation.

ABOVE: Bryce Martin (right) and Tyler Booth (left) ex-

plain the parts of a fire truck.

ABOVE: Left to right: Tyler Barker, Breanna Robbins,

Stephen Tuthill, Bryce Martin, Tyler Booth, Haley Rob-

inson, Brittany Austin, Brittany Bibalo, Kristi Jackson,

and Mrs. Wendy Allard

The Valley Early Child-

hood School invited

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland

to come to show some

amazing snakes, lizards,

alligators, and a turtle to

our students and their

families. The students

were amazed at the

different types of

reptiles that were

presented. The young

lady that came to pre-

sent the reptiles did a wonderful job ex-

plaining how each reptile has its own unique

ability to adapt to their environment.

Donuts for Dad was a huge success at the Valley

Early Childhood on Friday, June 13th. Each class-

room prepared an activity for all dads to do with

their child. The students and their dads enjoyed

delicious donuts from

CJ General in

Troupsburg, New

York. Lisa Button’s

(our PreK Head Start Teacher) parents, Colleen

and Jack Button, were gracious enough to do-

nate the donuts for our event. We want to

thank Colleen and Jack for their generosity.

ABOVE (left to right)-Second place winners Amaya Stratton-Stephens and Marlaina Plumley

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Addison Central School District Graduation Friday, June 27th

7 p.m. It is imperative that all students attending the event fol-low all school polices, and refrain from any alcohol or drug use, before and after the graduation. We look for-ward to an exciting evening full of wonderful, yet safe, memories. Below, please find some helpful suggestions for making this year’s graduation a night of positive and happy memories!

Safety Tips for Parents and Guardians The Talk - Tell your teens that you want them to have a wonderful, memorable graduation. Keep that wish as a central focus. They need to give you their complete itin-erary for the evening, including whom they will be with, where they'll be going after graduation and the phone numbers where you can contact them. "We'll just be driv-ing around" is not an acceptable response. Come to a fair decision on a curfew, based upon your teens' past level of responsibility in this area. Express your concerns about their health and safety and explain to them why gradua-tion night makes it more difficult to make safe and smart decisions. Don't be vague—discuss drinking, drugging, driving under the influence, and sex. Ask them how they plan to keep safe and avoid actions they will re-gret. Reinforce your belief in their character and in their ability to act responsibly. The Ride - If they're not driving themselves, you must know who will be driving them. Regardless of how many times you have talked about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, emphasize that these dangers are particularly high on graduation night. Your teens cannot drink or take drugs and drive. They also must be driven by someone who has not been drinking al-cohol or taken any drugs. You need their promise on these rules. These rules are non-negotiable. The Connection - If your teens are not returning home right after graduation, you need to be able to contact them at all times until they return home. You also need to be reachable at all times as well. There can be no doubt where your kids will be and with whom throughout the evening and morning. If they're going to other kids' houses after graduation, check ahead of time with their parents. You also have a right and a responsibility to ask if these parents are going to allow drinking in their homes; which is very much illegal. Many parents believe that as long as they "take keys" in a situation like this that underage drinking is permissible in their houses. You must answer the question, "Do I want my kids at gradua-tion parties where parents aren't present?" After gradua-tion, parent-child check-in calls make sense. Establish a couple of mandatory call-in times with your kids. You might consider giving cell phones to your kids for the evening, thereby establishing a guaranteed connection. The Offer - Give your teens the unconditional option of calling you at any time for help or advice. That includes picking them up at any time of day or night, with a prom-ise not to shame or humiliate them in front of oth-ers. Assure them that you always welcome being part of their making smart and safe decisions. **The Addison Central School District website also has an anonymous tip line for anyone needing to notify the dis-trict of illegal or dangerous activities.** With graduation season upon us, we are approaching a fun and exciting time for students and their families. We would like to remind our families to do all that they can to make it a happy and safe time for our teens. Parents—please talk with your teens about making safe and wise choices, so that graduation night will be one of many wonderful memories, not regrettable memories. Please be aware of graduation events and parties that might pro-mote drinking. Ultimately, we have one goal in mind:

keeping our teens safe. We do not want to diminish the fun of the evening or make it harder to celebrate; we just want everyone safe.

Congratulations to Hallie

Hoad for being selected as

the 2nd

place winner at the

Regional Competition in

Employment Applications at

BOCES

ABOVE (left to right:) Back Row: Opal Ross, Erica

Markell, John Myers, Aaron Grant, Corey Cascio;

Front Row: Cheyenne Cleveland, Paige Robinson,

Amber VanDusen, Michaela Decker, Alyssa Hyde-

Clark, Shelby Morseman, Kalyn VanSchaick

THE ADDISON MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL

MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTED A POPS

CONCERT ON FRIDAY JUNE, 6TH IN THE HIGH

SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FOR THE PERFORMING

ARTS. THIS YEAR, THE CHORUSES WERE

MADE UP OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

ONE VOCALISTS RANGING FROM GRADES 7-

12. EACH PERFORMING ENSEMBLE SANG

SEVERAL NUMBERS AND SELECT GROUPS

WERE HEARD FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND

SENIOR HIGH. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING,

MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS PRESENTED THE

PUBLIC WITH AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THE

VOCAL PROGRAM AND WHAT HAPPENS ON A

DAY TO DAY BASIS. MEMBERS OF THE AU-

DIENCE WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SUR-

VEY/RUBRIC ABOUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT

OF THE PERFORMANCE. TOWARDS THE END

OF THE PROGRAM, SENIORS PRESENTED

THEIR PARENTS WITH FLOWERS AND THE

CONCERT CONCLUDED WITH A FINALE FEA-

TURING ALL OF THE CHORUS MEMBERSHIP.