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Volume 17, Issue No. 10January 2011

Giving was the unspoken theme of the PTO sponsored Santa’s Workshop at Prospect Elementary on December 3rd. Giving a canned food item was admission to the event and these canned goods were then donated to the local soup kitchen. Twenty-nine high school students gave their time to assist at the craft tables or sing Christmas carols, and thirty Prospect Elementary staff members and fifteen community members gave their time to work at craft tables, sell popcorn, or handle a basket raffle. All of this was done so that the little “elves” that came to Santa’s Workshop could make all sorts of craft items to give as Christmas presents to their family and friends. Twenty-seven craft tables filled the gymnasium, 242 bags of fresh, movie theater popcorn were sold, and Santa Claus and his attending elves sat at the end of Candy Cane Lane taking Christmas list requests from all the good children. 10 gift baskets - made and donated by Prospect staff, Kim McLarney and the PTO - were raffled off as a PTO fund raiser, bringing in over $400. First grade teacher Mrs. Kelly Calarco coor-dinated this year’s event with the PTO and other volunteers and thanks everyone who came forward to help make it such a huge success. Principal Hensel in turn thanks Mrs. Calarco for doing such a fine job managing the event so that Santa’s Workshop could continue another year for the children.

Santa’s Workshop Gives Holiday Joy!

Salamanca District Newsletter -January 2011 2

School Will Be Closed January 17th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

1. Additions on the Home Page:Printable Calendars (also under the District section): the 36 page color district calendar, and a one page HS/MS marking period calendarNewsletters: one page with direct links to all the school news sources - The Pow Wow district newsletter; All Ted, the Alternative Education newsletter; and The Warrior, the student journalism class newspaper.

2. “Libraries” is a new channel on the red bar:Here you will find pages for each of the school building libraries and a separate page for the local public library links. Library links are also under each school building section. The high school library pages have been redesigned and expanded with additional pages of resource links assembled by high school teacher, Mrs. Becky Nannen, as part of her coursework for her Library Science degree.

The school Web site continues to grow with useful information.Here are some of the recent additions:

3. Under “Departments & Services” on the red bar:National School Lunch Program - FAQ’s are under the Food Service SectionWarrior Vision Productions - features the student work from com-munication and media production classesYearbooks – with information on the yearbooks for elementary, middle and high schools

4. Additions to the High School Section:Homecoming 2010Class Buyout InformationHigh School Student Recognition page now includes the National Honor Society and the Rotary Club Student of the Month

To give the webmaster feedback write to:[email protected].

On the Web:

Salamanca Welcomes Two New Staff MembersAnn Smith

Mrs. Ann Smith is the new Data Entry Operator assigned to the Prospect Elementary School office and just loves seeing and talking to the chil-dren at Prospect; explaining, “This age group never fails to put a smile on my face.” Ann

has many hobbies including quilting, making jewelry, and decorating cakes. She also enjoys working in community theater. Speaking about her new job in the office at Prospect she said, “I am simply thrilled to be a part of the Prospect Family and look forward to being here for many years.”

Rebecca SpragueMrs. Rebecca Sprague is a new Teacher Assistant in the Middle School 8:1:1 class-room and enjoys helping her students discover how what they are learning impacts their everyday lives. She is married and has two children, a dog,

two cats and fifty chickens. That should be enough to keep her busy and she does love spending time with her family, but she also sews, crochets, reads, bakes and gardens in her spare time.

Mrs. Nannen Recognized forExcellence in Teaching

National Honor Society members annually select a teacher to receive the Sally High award of “Excellence in Teaching”. This award is given at the annual NHS tapping ceremony. The 2010 recipient is Mrs. Becky Nannen who was given a huge ovation of applause and cheers by the auditorium full of high school students. The student body obviously agreed with the NHS members’ choice. Shown Left: Superintendent J. Douglas Hay congratulates Mrs. Nannen on her award.

3“A Community Connected Through Education”

Math Contest Comingin February at Houghton

Jeff Yalden Speaks Plainly to Students Motivational speaker,

MTV celebrity, author, former Marine, and fa-ther Jeff Yalden spoke at a school assembly before the Thanksgiving break. Jeff has many messages for students which he learned the hard way and wants to pass along his lessons so they can get to a good place in life sooner than he did.

He said he learned from his own teenage daughters that he needs to be “flamboyant” for her to respond to him, so he knows firsthand how to get teenagers’ attention and speaks very directly and plainly to them. Some quotes from the assembly: “Life is short, life is fragile. Embrace the moment, embrace the day and your friends.”...“Anger is like pee in your pants – everyone can see it but only you can feel it.”...“Life is not so much about school as it is about education and education is everyday.”...“I learned how to spell love: T – I – M - E.”...“Things to do every day: Laugh with people, not at people; take time to think; don’t be afraid to feel; do things right the first time.”...“In the past you could leave bullying at 3 o’clock everyday. There is no 3 o’clock any more with the internet. Have the courage, the class and the character to correct your friends on facebook.” This was Jeff Yalden’s fourth visit to Sally High and once again he was well received by the students. They gave him their full attention while he shared his experiences.

National Honor Society Holds Tapping Ceremony Before Thanksgiving break, the high school held the annual National Honor Society Tap-ping Ceremony, identifying the juniors and seniors who suc-cessfully completed the rigorous selection process. The selection process be-gins in October, notifying ju-niors and seniors whose cumula-tive average is above 87%; the initial scholarship requirement for NHS membership. Each qualifying candidate must then fill out an activity sheet to give details of their extra-curricular activities, community service work, and leadership activities. The next step in the process is the faculty rating. Those fac-ulty members with knowledge of the candidates rate them on participation, responsibility, leadership capabilities, character and attitude towards their peers and teachers. Finally, a faculty

selection committee reviews all this information plus the students’ first marking period grades to determine the final group of students to be “tapped” for membership. To maintain membership in NHS students must maintain

their cumulative average above 87%; continue to show good character traits in and outside of school; participate in at least one group sponsored service project and at least one individual ser-vice project. (Shown above) Juniors

and seniors “tapped” for NHS: Front row, Kam Dry, Kisun Peters, Meg O’Donnell, Jackie Bennett, Ryann Hoard and Ab-bey DuPont. Back Row, Jessica Piscitelli, Emma Timblin, Ben Haas, Ron Smith and Lindsay Langworthy.

Houghton College is offering the American Math-ematics contests on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, as part of a day focused on opportunities in mathematics and computer science at the college level and beyond. Students in grades 9-12 will have the opportunity to par-ticipate in the contests and to choose two sessions from options, including careers in mathematics and computer science, active learning experiences in mathematics and computer science, group problem solving sessions, and a campus tour. Lunch is provided, and the day closes with a prize session. There is no cost to schools or students other than the cost of transportation to the Houghton Campus. Mrs. Eysaman will be taking 40 students to this day of challenge and inspiration for her top students. Her pre-calculus and JCC Calculus students will take the AMC12 test which consists of a 25-question, 75-minute multiple choice exam including pre-calculus informa-tion. Other students from her Algebra II /Trigonometry classes will be invited to attend based on their progress in her class. They will take the AMC10 exam. More information about the contests can be found at http://amc.maa.org/whatswhat.shtml. Sample problems from past years with solutions can be found on the web site.


First Quarter: HS High Honor, Honor Roll & Top TenHIgH HoNoR RollGrade 9:Amy BorowiakLeeora CapronMichael CoolidgeMatthew CrandallDerek DuxChristine FentJessica FishVondajia GilesBryan HarrisonAustin HillJoseph HinmanCheyenne JacksonHaylei JohnJeremy KasperekAmber KlusekPaul LuceAbigail MeekAlicia MeekHannah ShurillaNathaniel StuveMackenzie TuckerCourtney Yehl

Grade 10:Samantha CaseNicholas CooperKaylei DuPontEvan HarringtonSeneca HofbauerMarisa HuffmanThao HuynhCourtney JamesDakota JohnTanner JohnJill Magara

Tyler MartinGeena MaybeeEliah PhillipsDana RayAllison RevettiMorgan RozlerJordan SimpsonMcKayla SlugaShaelyn SmithSalvatore TavarezKalyssa TomeNicholas WalkerDustan WhitcombKyler Whitcomb

Grade 11:Jackie BennettKameron DryAbbey DuPontGregory GilbertBenjamin HaasRyann HoardJessica KurtisLindsay Langwor-thyMegan O’DonnellKisun PetersJessica PiscitelliRonald SmithKasey SteckmanHolly Turano

Grade 12:Andrew AckleyKatherine ArceCourtney CrouseKristen DonerShelby Hensel

Brendan JohnBrandon JonesKaylee KlahnMorgan LeffordKaylea MillerAmber MooreMichele MorrisEric MortonKellen QuigleyBrooke SkibaBrett SmithEmma Timblin

HoNoR RollGrade 9:Kayli AbramsTadd BeattieVictor BravoTristyn CarpenterKaitlynne DartsKaleb GebauerMonica GilbertZachary HarveyAvery HawajArlena JimersonLogan John,Kelly LawrenceColleen McClureFord ReynoldsMackenzie RiggsPreston SpryAlyssa StahlmanAutumn White

Grade 10: Shawnta ColemanCaitlin DroneyLindsay Forthman

Naomi FrankTherese FriedhaberDylan HackettChristopher JacksonDeanna KlusekMegan KoniakPatrick LounsburyMichael MorrisCourtney OwensMolly PennellZarryn QuigleyDerek RedeyeKerstin ShinnersMichael ShowersMikaylynn Tinner-manCarly Tucker

Grade 11:Sydnie BeattieBrent BergstromCameron BrayKrista BrooksBrina ButlerBreann ButlerQuinn DePonceauSamantha DryStephen EllisTess FollmanBrennen FrankKody GoodeWilliam HackettEllen SiperekCole SlevinskiGabrielle SmithJulia SmithKatelynn SmithParis Sturdevant

Alicia TimblinKenneth Webster

Grade 12:Caleb BessMacKenzie HoagNicholas HoardJonathan JimersonKree JimersonXanthe JohnJasmine Johnson Kasandra MohrKorinne SkinnerLuke StewartJared StormerEmily Vesotski

ToP TENGrade 9:Courtney YehlDerek DuxBryan HarrisonPaul LuceMackenzie TuckerMatthew CrandallAustin HillLeeora Capron Jessica Fish*Alicia Meek*Michael Coolidge

Grade 10:McKayla SlugaNicholas WalkerShaelyn SmithMarisa HuffmanKyler WhitcombTyler Martin

High Honor and Honor Rolls have been announced by Ann Marie Anderson, Principal. To make the high honor roll, students must have an average grade of 89.5 or higher. To make the honor roll, students must have an average grade of 84.5 to 89.4

Jill MagaraSamantha CaseCourtney JamesNicholas Cooper

Grade 11:Ryann HoardMegan O’DonnellBenjamin HaasJessica PiscitelliKameron DryJackie BennettRonald SmithKisun PetersLindsay LangworthyAbbey DuPont

Grade 12:Brendan JohnEric MortonBrooke SkibaBrett SmithEmma TimblinKellen QuigleyCourtney CrouseGia ArenaMorgan LeffordBrandon Jones

*Denotes Tie

Alternative Education: 1st Marking Quarter HighHonor & Honor Roll

High Honor Roll:Jasmine CherryBrad White

Honor Roll:Tyler CampbellMiranda Felt Katlyn Jimerson

Collin MaybeeReba Munson Alex MurphyCharles Redeye

Michael RuckerBrandon Shaul Jr.Jonathan ShowersEmily White

High School January Exams:January 11th- ELA Test 8 a.m.- 11 a.m. in LGI room for all Honors English 11 students and

seniors that have not passed the test. Regents Exams: January 25, 26, 27, 28School in Regular Session on January 24th and 25th


The Salamanca chapter of the Rotary Club is sponsoring a program to recognize senior students who are exemplary in the following areas: Service to school and/or community. Academics, Citizen-ship in school and out, and Extracurricular activities in school and/or the community. Each month during the coming school year, a student will be chosen by vote of the faculty to be the Rotary Club Senior Student of the Month. A celebratory breakfast is then hosted by the school. The student’s parents, teachers, principal, guidance counselor, and members of the Rotary Club gather to review their accomplishments. The student is then presented with a plaque and a $100 savings bond, which is provided each month by donations from local business and community organizations. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the efforts, successes, and contributions of our young people. The Rotary Club Senior Student of the Month for December is luke Stewart. He is the son of Todd and Lauri Stewart. His savings bond is provided by Central Perk and Deli. Luke is currently ranked 4th in his class with a grade point average of 94.04%

luke Stewart:Career Interest Area: Political Science

Plans After graduation: Attend college

Colleges of Interest: SBU, Niagara Univ.

Special Interests and Abilities: Football, Bowling, Lacrosse, Hockey, fishing, reading current events and discussing politics.

School Activities: Varsity Football (Captain), Bowling (Captain) , Lacrosse, Baseball and H.S. Choir

Special Honors or Awards: National Honor Society (VP), Science Honor Society (VP),Senior Class Vice President

Work Experience: City of Salamanca, Burger King

Volunteer Activities: Chain crew and scoreboard for youth football, walked for Cystic Fibrosis, gave blood in November 2010.

Who/What Has Been Your Inspiration: My parents are the biggest inspiration to me. They work hard and always give me encouragement to pave my own way in life. I don’t think I would be where I am today without the love of my folks.

Rotary Club Student of the Month

FoREVER ACDC Donates “To Fill a Backpack”

The Sally High group FOREVER ACDC raised $250 for the local “To Fill a Backpack” pro-gram providing families in need with a backpack filled with food on Fridays to feed them over the weekend. The Salamanca Youth Bureau and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church are coordinating this local effort. FOREVER ACDC Ambassador Cole Cooper presented the $250 check to Sandy Brundage, Youth Bureau Director, at a recent club meeting. FOREVER ACDC (Friends of Rachel Embracing Voices, Encouraging Respect and Anyone Can Demonstrate Change) is a student group focusing on creating a positive culture in school. The students do diversity workshop training and anti-bullying programs as well as community service projects like “To Fill a Backpack”.

L to R: Michelle Morris, Brandon Jones, Cole Cooper, Mrs. Brundage, Morgan Dowdy, Ms. Warner (Adviser), Quinn DePonceau, Mr. Zeznick (Adviser).

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Students Spend Time Job Shadowing Early Childhood Education

As part of the Career and Technical Education require-ments, the Salamanca Business Department set up a job shadow experience with eight Sala-manca Students to shadow Mrs. Michelle Steinbroner at Elli-cottville BOCES for the Early Childhood Education Program. The students were able to work hands on with the children in class at numerous creative sta-tions involving counting, color recognition, patterns and so on. They worked with the children on creative Christmas focused projects, all the while learning

many skills and allowing the children to critically think. This experience was very valuable as it allowed the stu-dents who are considering enter-ing the early childhood field to get a sense of the importance of the first five years of a child’s life, which happen to be the time in which a person learns the most in his/her lifetime. Mrs. Steinbroner stated, “These were one of the most important times in a child’s life as they are like little sponges thirsting for knowledge.” The students thor-oughly enjoyed the job shadow

as it was a wonderful experience to actually be able to participate and have firsthand practice in a career that they may potentially pursue. Experiences such as this are priceless as it ends up being a chance to explore future endeav-ors before spending thousands of dollars in something they are unsure of. This particular experience was wonderful as it only strengthened the student’s desire to continue in the early childhood career. Mrs. Steinbroner and Prin-cipal Noel Sheehy took our students on a tour of the rest of the BOCES facilities where they

were able to actually experience the programs that BOCES has to offer which include: Medical Assisting, Nursing, Culinary Arts, CAD, Animal Science, Cosmetology, Criminal Jus-tice and Heavy Equipment and much more. The students at Salamanca stated that the trip was extremely worthwhile. Gia Arena, a Salamanca Senior, stated that she thought it was a valuable experience because she learned a lot from this trip and feels that the knowledge will help her make a decision as to her after high school education choices.

Mackenzie Hoag: December Business/Marketing Student of the Month

MacKenzie Hoag has been selected as the December Busi-ness/Marketing Student of the Month. MacKenzie is a very enthusiastic and energetic indi-vidual who has been in the Top

that we were recently asked if we had a student who would be a good representative to attend the ACHIEVE (Action Com-munities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change) meetings, without hesitation MacKenzie was the person we knew would be a good school representative. She is the “model student” for the business department--her work has been used as examples of the quality of work that we want other busi-ness students to strive for. MacKenzie’s academic ac-complishments have earned her a spot in the following honor societies: National Honor So-ciety, Spanish Honor Society, the Business/Marketing Honor

Society, and the Science Honor Society. She is a member of the International Club and Friends of Rachel Club. MacKenzie is very involved in extra-curricular activities. She has been a cheer-leader for both basketball and football. She has been one of the top runners on the Track and Field team, and she has also been a basketball player. She is a volunteer in the community working on several projects such as: Pennies for Patients, Santa’s Workshop, Girl Scout Hallow-een Party, Career Day, and she is an active leader in Vacation Bible School. MacKenzie’s future plans are to attend Ohio State to be-come a pharmacist.

Ten of her class since she was a freshman. She places a strong importance on academics. Her dedication and devotion to busi-ness classes made her a “shoe in” to become the Business/Marketing Student of the Month for December. MacKenzie has a strong foundation in business classes--she has taken many business classes and she has excelled in every one of them. These classes are: Keyboarding, Microcomputer Applications, B.E.E.P., MOUS I, Career Plan-ning, Financial Management. She is currently taking MOUS II and Entrepreneurship. The Business Department is so impressed with MacKenzie


Seneca Nation President Speaks to Salamanca UNPFII Students

Salamanca High School UNPFII students had an impor-tant visitor at a recent meeting. Newly elected Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter, who specializes in Indigenous Rights, came to share his knowl-edge with them and express his interest in and support for their student UNPFII group. Be-ing very familiar with the UN Declaration of Rights for In-digenous Peoples he proceeded to point out important articles in the document and described the issues in detail bringing the document to life for the students. He told the students that the declaration is the culmination of decades of work and involves complex issues of sovereignty and the definition of a people. President Porter went on to say, “The document is about respect” and “promotes survival of Na-tive Peoples”. As a professor of law, he told the students how

the declaration provides a good foundation for legal arguments under the standards of interna-tional law and it exists because countries do not recognize the rights of indigenous peoples. The countries that surround indigenous peoples mistreat them, so the declaration outlines defendable rules. “You as students will be bringing these rights to life”, President Porter explained. He continued to say how it isn’t possible to walk into the World Court today and assert these rights as defined in the UN Declaration because there are no consequences for violating these rights. Mrs. Suzanne John-Black-snake, one of the group’s faculty advisers, ended the meeting by saying, “We are looking at the future. In 1972 we didn’t have this” (the UN declaration). ”We had the American Indian Move-

ment.” She went on to say, “This is so powerful. It is a powerful tool you will use the rest of your lives. As children we know these things. It is a shame this had to be written.” That same day faculty ad-viser Mr. Gerald Musial had received materials for the stu-dents from the United Nations. Included were their own copies of the UN Declaration of Indig-enous Rights; the United Na-tions Charter; the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights; a

summary of goals for the Sec-ond International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples; an overview of the UNPFII and its history; a pamphlet encourag-ing youth to get involved with the UNPFII; and selected pages from “The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples”. The stu-dents will use these materials to prepare for their participation in the United Nations Annual Ses-sion of the UNPFII in New York City next spring.

Seneca Youth Dancers Making Some Noise Around oleanBy Kaylea Miller, SHS Senior On November 23rd the members of the Seneca Youth Dancers, or S.Y.D, did not have a regular school day. The students and advisers Rachael Wolfe and Kari Kennedy boarded the bus and headed to East View Elementary School, home of the “husky pups” in Olean. The field trip was the second one for the S.Y.D members. When we arrived at the school, we were shown to the boys’ and girls’ rooms to get dressed. For all members to get properly dressed in their rega-lia, it takes about a half an hour. Once everyone was dressed and ready we headed to the gym to start the show. We begin every show with the Welcome Dance, boys line

George, Aaron Miller, Brandon Francis, Dylan Harris and Jayde Vincent sat down on the bench right outside the F.Y.E store and began to sing. After a couple of songs the girls decided they were going to dance to all the Lady Dance songs that they were singing. So Courtney Crouse stood up and led some of the girls in this dance. Many people were standing around the dancers watching with en-joyment. Workers were coming out of their stores just to see what was going on, and stayed for the show. Field trips are usually a good time, but this one was special. It was a perfect way to end a perfect day; the group had a ton of fun and would be able to say they are the first ones to

start a social in the Olean mall. Shown above: (Archive photo) Seneca Youth Dancer Breezy Crouse performing at Sally High Homecoming as-sembly.

up on one side and the girls on the other while facing each other. After that we go into a series of dances, like the Fish Dance, Robin Dance, War Dance, Ladies Dance and everyone’s favorite, Smoke Dance. All of these songs were sung by Jake George. When the singing and danc-ing is complete Rachael Wolfe introduces all the group mem-bers, and we do the Stick Dance to close every show. The group says their goodbyes and head back to the rooms to get dressed back into their street clothes. Once we are all dressed we went back to the bus and headed over to the mall to eat at Rena’s pizza. The group was all excited from the performance they had just put on so while they were waiting for the pizza, Jake


Alt Ed Students Visit JBC Alternative Education stu-dents joined Sally High busi-ness department students on a field trip to Jamestown Business College. JBC is predominantly a two year school with a bachelor degree program in Business. It is a very affordable, convenient, and user friendly college offering numerous options for the student pursuing a career in business. Students were given sched-ules to follow and attended pre-

sentations on different programs that are available through JBC, some of which are: Web site and Graphic Design, Sports Manage-ment, Accounting and Sales, Franchise Ownership, and Tour-ism and Hospitality. At the end of the day, a prize drawing was held for students attending. SCCSD Alt Ed student Collin Maybee won a portable DVD player. Alt Ed teacher Mr. Robert, Collin Maybee and JBC staff.

Drafting Classes Take to the Water in Boat Building Challenge

Mr. Kew’s Construction Drafting 2 class challenged their peers from the Construc-

tion Drafting 1 class to the first annual cardboard boat relay race. The rules were simple-

-build a one man boat using only cardboard, glue, and some plastic sheeting. The boats were designed by the students using the Computer Automated Draft-ing (CAD) system. Students researched cardboard boats and design ideas. Using their problem solving skills, a scale prototype was created to find out if their designs were going to be seaworthy. Three members from each team would paddle one length of the pool before switch-ing captains, and then paddling another length until each person

had completed one length. The Construction Drafting 1 class went with a Viking ship de-sign complete with a dragon head and a tail. A waterskiing squirrel was pulled behind the Construc-tion Drafting 2 classes’ boat. Both boats survived the race so well that the students would like to take the boats sledding. Sink or swim, the boats provided a low cost full scale project that tested the students’ skills, and involved team work and sportsmanship. The boat project was a huge success.

SHS Serves Thanksgiving at SenecaBy: Morgan Lefford, SHS Senior Community service can be defined as voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme. Performing community service is an impor-tant role that everyone should take part in to have a positive effect on the community. This service becomes popular during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year, business students from Salamanca High School took a stroll over to Sen-eca Elementary School to serve them Thanksgiving dinner. Business Teacher Mrs. Kim Dry has been doing this for two years, carrying on the tradition from previous years. She chose

nineteen students to take the field trip. Out of many candidates, she chose and focused on Business and Marketing Society members and, as she puts it, “Just plain, good, reliable kids that would be great role models.” These students served mock Thanksgiving dinners with tur-key and stuffing to the Board of Education members, staff at Seneca and of course, the students. The experience was rather intimidating but a success overall. The crowd of anxious, hungry yet excited faces made the event worthwhile. Some SHS students were even as lucky as to get asked for their autograph. After all was said and done, the students got to sit down and enjoy

the meal too. Junior Sam Dry said that she was very happy to be chosen and looks forward to the experience next year. Walking over to Seneca and in through the doors back to our younger years was somewhat

nostalgic for the students. Every-one has changed and matured in different ways. From the senior perspective, the moment was a little sad. This is the last year to enjoy and make lasting memories with each other.


A Closer look at the National School lunch Program 1. What is the National School Lunch Program? The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operat-ing in public and non-profit private schools. It provided nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day in 2009. The Food and Nutrition Service adminis-ters the program at the Federal level. At the State level, the Na-tional School Lunch Program is usually administered by State education agencies, which operate the program through agreements with school food authorities. The Salamanca City Central School District participates in the National School Lunch Program. There are 1433 District stu-dents in our buildings. Of these 1433 students, 57% are Free & Reduced lunch participants.

2. How does the National School Lunch Program work? School dis t r ic ts that choose to take part in the lunch program get cash subsidies and donated commodities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for each meal they serve. In return, they must serve lunches that meet Federal re-quirements, and they must offer free or reduced price lunches to eligible children.

3. What are the nutri-tional requirements for school lunches? School lunches must meet the applicable recommenda-tions of the Dietary Guide-lines for Americans, which recommend that no more than 30 percent of an individual’s calories come from fat, and less than 10 percent from saturated fat. Regulations also establish a standard for school lunches to provide one-third of the Rec-ommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories. School lunches must meet Fed-eral nutrition requirements, but decisions about what specific foods to serve and how they are prepared are made by local school food authorities.

4. What is a reimbursable lunch? A reimbursable lunch must include at least three menu items. One of those menu items must be an entree, and one must be fluid milk as a beverage. An entree is a combination of foods or is a single food item offered as the main course. All menu items or foods offered in a reimbursable lunch contribute to the nutrition standards and to the levels of nutrients and calories that must be met. Un-

less offered as part of a menu item in a reimbursable lunch, foods of minimal nutritional value are not included in the nutrient analysis. Reimburs-able lunches planned under the nutrient standard menu planning approach must meet the nutrition standards and the appropriate nutrient and calorie levels. The five components of the meal include: *meat or meat alternate *fruit *vegetable *bread/grains *milk As long as the student takes three of the five items, the meal will be counted as a complete meal and eligible for reimbursement.

If I take fewer thanfiveitems, will I be able to pay less for my meal? No. The purpose of the offer vs. serve program is to reduce plate waste and allow students a choice in what they wish to have for lunch. The student may take everything if he/she desires. As a result, there is no reduction in price. Meals that contain less than the required three items do not qualify for reimbursement. Therefore, the cost of the food and preparation of the food

must be covered by someone other than the government. To cover these costs, these items are charged back to the student and may result in a higher price than if the student chose to take 3 of the 5 offered items. This is otherwise known as ‘a la carte’ pricing.

5. How do children qual-ify for free and reduced price meals? Any child at a participating school may purchase a meal through the National School Lunch Program. Children from families with incomes at or be-low 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals, for which students can be charged no more than 40 cents.

Sixth graders Cook Up a Feast! Ms. Brown’s 6th grade Home & Career Skills classes continued the tradition of cooking and serving Thanksgiving dinners the week before the holiday. Every morning Ms. Brown starts a turkey in the oven and the middle school fills with the lovely smells of Thanks-giving. Each class is assigned a day for their dinner to which they invite family guests or a favorite teacher to come sample the food they prepared. Students make the stuffing (from scratch), mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and pumpkin pies. Their guests were all very impressed with the delicious meal and considered putting their children on “cooking duty” at home for the holidays!


Seneca LanguageStudents of the MonthBy Ja:no’s Janine Bowen,Seneca Language Teacher, 6-8

December 2010: The following students have shown consistent effort, in and out of the classroom, to use and learn the Seneca language.

Kobe Whircomb enjoys gym class, Seneca, playing sports and Xbox, as well as hanging out with his friends. In the future, he plans on at-tending college to play lacrosse. Josh Sherlock’s favorite classes are gym and Seneca. He also likes to “hang out” with his cousin. One day, Josh intends to “go to college and be a mechanic”.

Creedence Redeye enjoys Seneca class, playing video games, and skate-boarding. At some point, Creedence would like to “be a chef”.

Sam John’s favorite class is so-cial studies. He loves to play football and intends to coach “lacrosse for Ohio State” one day.

First Quarter: MS Honor Roll

HIgH HoNoR RollGrade 6:Christopher AquinoParker ButlerKaylie ClabeauxMichael CollinsAdrianne CookJustine DowdyMadalyn HarringtonLauren HarveyMarvin HubbardEmma IsaacMykal JacobsKaitlyn KennedyApril KlusekKayla KovacsJay MagaraBrianna MarshMeagan MartinDerek McClureTiffany NaryAsialyn QuigleyDarcey RedeyeCourtney SherwoodKarly SiperekHunter SkyeStephenie SmithThomas SouthwickLorenza SpruceJennie Stevens Tatum White

Grade 7:Nathan AbramsJenna BallEmma BocharskiJay BorowiakAlexandra CaputiKyler EdwardsCrystal FeneranAlyssa FornessJack HaleyTara HaltermanAndrea Hibbler JosephAndie HillKristen Imhoff

Kayla JacksonCali JamesHoya’Daiwat JohnTy JonesJullian LambersonTadora LoganAbbigail MagaraTodd MooreColter OldshieldAshley PetitpasKyler PrintupCole QuigleySamantha RayGabrielle ReederBrianna SawyerMadelynn TuranoKameo WilderIsmail WilliamsRyanne YehlLucas Zurat

Grade 8:Matthew BrahaneyAllissa BreazealeMercedes Campbell-MarshJacob ChamberlainKatie ChamberlainAndrew CrandallJacob DowdyHannah DryMontana GreenTyler HahnWade HofbauerNguyen HuynhMatthew JamesChristopher JohnBryant JohnsonKashauna LearnJeffery LounsburyPaige PapaLauren PennellDominik RettbergLeaudra SarverJoshua SherlockHaleigh SiebertShelby StephanLeah SwickAmanda Weaver

McKenzie WhitmoreAlissa Williams

HoNoR RollGrade 6:Blake BlakelyJessica BoothJW Bova-SheltonTaylor BrownMarc CanellaJennah CaseSophia ColleyFelicia CovertJacob DekayJustice DonerAshley DrainAlexander EdstromCharlotte FluentMadelyn HaleyBrynn HarringtonSamantha HarrisonJared HoylerSarina JadlowskiKylie JaspersenOrianna JimersonKristopher KranockAngeliyah LazoreMickenzie McauleyKierra MillerRyan MinnerNathaniel NewmanKyle PerkinsMarquee PetersAndee PierceKenneth PierceJenna PierceDylan RoodeAshlee SchumanThomas SibleySarah StrawderMackenzie SwiechJillian Zeth

Grade 7: Haley ArmstrongRaven BennettTyrone Bowen-Collateta

Scott CaseScott DilleRebecca DulanskiCole FarmerSiana FernandezJenna FisherMichelle FriedhaberMatthew FullerShazz GilletteBrianna GonzalezAlyssa HarrisonPatrick HathawayKristen HawajJordan JohnsonDakota LambersonRamsey NelsonDakota QuattroneCaren RaahaugeCreedence RedeyeYanecsy RiveraDylan SchwartzRandee SpruceBradley Stahlman Jr.Jules SteckmanJade VincentBryce Williams

Grade 8:Debra CobanAlyssa CoustenisSabrina DeboyCamille EmborskyJared FishJoshua ForthmanLuke GeorgeMegan HuberCaleb KettleDevin LingAshley MillerKaitlynn MillerMakayla Mix Austin PhearsdorfSterling PierceDominique Rivera-ColonAshley StrawderKeely WattAndrew Weber Marcus Zaprowski

Mr. Laurence D. Whitcomb, Principal, has announced that the following students in grade 6, 7, and 8 have been named to the honor roll for the 2010-2011 Marking Period 1 at Salamanca Middle School. Students named to the high honor roll maintained an average of 90 or above; those on the honor roll have averaged 85 or above.

Tiffany NaryHunter SkyeLauren HarveyMegan MartinMichael Collins

Top Ten Middle School Students: 1st Marking Period

Stephenie SmithKayla KovacsApril Klusek*Kaylie Clabeaux*Tatum White

Andie HillSamantha Ray*Ryanne Yehl*Andrea Hibbler JosephNathan Abrams

Kayla JacksonLucas ZuratTara HaltermanAlexandra CaputiMadelynn Turano

Haleigh SiebertAlissa WilliamsMckenzie WhitmoreAndrew CrandallLeaudra SarverChristopher John

Bryant JohnsonNguyen HuynhMercedes Campbell-MarshShelby Stephan*Denotes tie

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

PLEASE NOTE:

School Will Be Closed January 17th

forMartin Luther King Jr. Day.


Nine SCCSD Students Finalists in NYS Fire Prevention Essay Contest New York State Fireman’s Association’s annual Fire Pre-vention Essay Contest theme this year was “Smoke Alarms, Your Sound for Safety”. Stu-dents were responsible for writ-ing a two page essay discussing the importance of fire prevention by using alarms. They learned about smoke, fire and carbon monoxide alarms as well as fire prevention in the home and kitchen. They were amazed to find out that carbon monoxide (“the silent killer”) kills on average 500 people each year, and over 20,000 are hospitalized from carbon monoxide poison-ing. Be sure to check your home alarms regularly.

Taylor Swift gives Concert for Salamanca Middle School

By Brendan Keiser Years ago, if your teacher told you that they were bringing a celebrity into the classroom, you might have burst out laugh-ing. However, with today’s technology, this impossible feat has become achievable. On October 27th, the entire middle school attended a live webcast in the auditorium that featured Grammy Award winner and country music superstar Taylor Swift. A webcast is a video and/or audio broadcast that is streamed over the internet. Us-ing a laptop, internet connection, projector, and screen, this was the first time a webcast had been streamed in the auditorium.

Scholastic, celebrating its 90th anniversary, invited teach-ers all over the country to have their students watch Read Now! with Taylor Swift, an event promoting literacy. Hosted by America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon, Taylor Swift was asked questions about the role reading has played in her life. Students across the country had the op-portunity to submit questions that could possibly be chosen for the interview. Although our students’ questions were not selected, many of the ques-tions they brainstormed were addressed throughout the half hour long program. For ex-ample, many students wanted

to know how Taylor became a songwriter. She explained that she fell in love with writing poetry when she was in second grade, and felt like the rhymes she created bounced off the page like a rhythm in a song. A major part of her song-writing is attributed to her love of reading and telling interest-ing stories. “When I was in 9th grade, we were learning about Romeo and Juliet and I was really fascinated by it and I related it to my life and I wrote a song called ‘Love Story’. So reading can really help you.” For those people who do not read, Taylor encouraged them to start out by reading a short story and embrace their imaginations. “Reading can help you escape from the world and a lot of times that’s fun to do.” The students also learned that her favorite childhood author was Dr. Seuss because of his rhyming ability and one of her all-time favorite books is To Kill a Mockingbird. Taylor didn’t just share advice about reading, but also important life lessons and tips about song writing. One student asked what goes through her

head when she is writing a song. Taylor explained that her songs are usually written for one per-son and she is speaking to that person, instead of thinking about the millions of people who may listen to her song. “If you want to start writing a song and you don’t know how to start, start by writing a letter to someone that you care about or someone that you wish you could tell something but you’re scared, (then) start out with a letter or a confession and that can usually turn into a song.” The exciting webcast ended with Taylor per-forming her new song “Mine” for the students. Our students really enjoyed attending this event and left with a refreshed desire to read more. To view the webcast yourself, go to http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/ and encour-age your student to read every day. Hopefully, Scholastic will offer more of these wonderful opportunities in the future. Who knows what celebrity might be making an appearance in your child’s classroom next?

SCCSDstatefinalistsare(LtoR):KaylaKovacs,JennahCase,RyanMinner,MadelynHar-rington, Justine Dowdy, Tatum White, Ashlee Schuman, Thomas Southwick, and Mackenzie Swiech.


Kindergarten Math Fun NightBy Ann Wojtowicz Kindergarten students and their parents enjoyed a night in November of fun Math activities. The students rotated to three dif-ferent stations to practice math skills in a game format created by the Kindergarten teachers. At each station, the students learned how to play the games, practiced the games with their parents, and

then were given the games to take home for further practice. The students were having so much fun, they didn’t notice that they were learning important math skills as they played. There will be another Math Fun Night scheduled in February, so we hope even more students and parents will plan to attend.

SCCSD and Santa’s Sheriffs Deliver a Merry Christmas

It is that time of year when Cattaraugus County Santa Sher-

iffs collaborate with SCCSD and others to give deserving

families a Merry Christmas. In the middle school the Sheriff’s Department brought in gifts for 25 families which middle school and Alternative Educa-tion students carefully wrapped in Christmas paper and bows. Homerooms in grades 6-8 also held a holiday food drive for these families bringing in over 575 non-perishable food items. The students then sorted this food into individual boxes for the families. Santa Sheriffs picked up the gifts and food boxes and delivered them De-

cember 20th with turkeys and Christmas dinner fixings. This is SCCSD’s second year working with Santa Sher-iffs. Students, faculty and staff across all the school buildings participate in this or other pro-grams to make the holidays as merry and bright as possible for local families. Shown Left: Several of the middle school students that helped with the holiday food drive: L to R Chastity Manning, Jenna Ball, Jordan Johnson and Scott Dille.

Packages Sent overseas to our TroopsBy Miss Haley Smith Seneca Elementary School students worked diligently to bring three soldiers some Christmas cheer. 3rd-5th grade special education, speech, and occupational therapy classes sent packages containing Christ-mas cards, origami Christmas shapes, and ornaments to the soldiers. One student even made origami basketball hoops so the soldiers could play a game of one-on-one with fellow comrades! Everything was decorated in a festive fashion in hopes that the soldiers’ holidays would be merry and bright. The Christmas cards included notes wishing the soldiers a Merry Christmas and thanking them for fighting for our country. The three soldiers are cousins of Miss Smith, 3rd grade special education teacher. Naval Lieutenant Matthew Klock is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. His younger brother, Private First Class Jared Klock is currently deployed to Afghanistan. Naval Lieutenant John Keirle is also currently deployed and is

stationed in Baghdad. Seneca School’s young students were very thankful for these three men and their service to the United States.

A special thank you to the 3rd-5th students who made this project possible and to Miss Smith, Mrs. Hagglund, Mrs. Kellogg, and Mrs. Studd for assist-

ing the students in doing such wonderful work! The soldiers are sure to have a happy holiday.

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St. Bonaventure’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts sponsored an art contest for students in grades kindergarten through 5. The theme was “Holidays Past, Present or Future”. Over 700 entries were submitted from 17 area school districts. Seneca Elementary is proud to say they had 5 winners who each received 2 tickets to the perfor-mance of “A Christmas Carol” at St. Bonaventure and note cards of their artwork. The winners were also honored at an opening reception December 1st at the Quick Center where the students’ artwork was on display for the entire month. Above Right: Art contest winners front row: Linnea Jimerson and Emma George. Back row: Chloe Jaspersen, Jordyn Wheeler and Briana Sherwood.

Holiday Art Contest Winners

Prospect’s UPK children have been busy practicing for their “Christmas Melodies Program”. The children will be singing and performing sign language to nine different songs. We are hoping for a great show singing the following songs: ~Rudolph’s Workout ~Happy Christmas Day ~Christmas Colors ~Five Silly Snow Pals ~Christmas Song ~I’m a Little Pine Tree ~Must Be Santa ~Christmas Star ~I’ve Been Waiting for Santa

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