From the Principal

On Thursday, April 12, North will host a meeting for the

parents/guardians of incoming ninth grade students in an effort to

increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its

consequences on individuals, families and our community. This is

the tenth year we will be hosting this most worthwhile program. You

are welcome to join us at 7 pm in North’s auditorium for the ninety-

minute program during which valuable information will be provided

about this critical health and safety issue. If you have any concerns

or questions about underage drinking, this is the program to attend.

We continue to acknowledge the accomplishments of our students.

The following four North seniors were inducted into the National

Technical Honor Society as a result of their excellent academic

achievement. A ceremony was held at Maryvale High School on

March 20 to recognize all qualifying students. To qualify, students

must have an 85% average at their home school, a 90% average in

their courses at the vocational center and maintain a 95% attendance

rate.

Madison Baird

Hailie Jeris

Victoria Schaffer

Amber Schuler

Congratulations to Annabeth Collis, grade 10, Afton Hulse, grade

11, and Samantha Wutz, grade 11, whose poems, “Standardize”,

Fireflies, and “All of Us” were selected to be read at the

Williamsville Poetry, Music, Art and Dance Celebration on Sunday,

April 22, at 3 pm at East High School. Their poems were selected

from several hundred entries that were submitted from the

elementary, middle and high schools across the District.

Congratulations to our students who will be inducted into North’s

National Honor Society on April 11. Please see page 3 of this

newsletter for a complete list of inductees.

Last month, DECA members competed at the State Career

Conference in Rochester. Please see page 2 for a list of students who

participated.

Have a wonderful spring! I look forward to seeing you at the

numerous athletic and extracurricular activities in the months ahead.

Sincerely,

Gary Collichio

Principal

From the PTSA Co-Presidents Taunya Abaya & Jeanne Johnston

Next PTSA meeting:

Monday, March 5, 2018

In the Library

7:00 pm

Greetings North Family!

Senior parents, please note that our annual PTSA scholarship

applications will be coming available shortly. Please have your

student check with their guidance counselor for dates. Your student

must be a PTSA member in order to be eligible for a scholarship.

Becoming a member of the North PTSA is easy with the ability to

pay online with your credit card at:

https://nyspta.force.com/NewMemberRegistration?unit=19-390 .

You can also find our membership form at

www.williamsvillek12.org, click on North High School under “Our

Schools” then click on PTSA 2017-2018, then the link for the

Membership Form.

DASH’S RECEIPTS Please remember to save your Dash’s receipts and send them into

the school store. Through Dash’s charitable giving, our PTSA earns

2.5% of total receipts. This is a simple way for our PTSA to raise

funds for our students.

PTSA MEETING DATES September 11, 2017 March 5, 2018

October 16, 2017 April 16, 2018

November 6, 2017 May 7, 2018

January 8, 2018 June 4, 2018

February 5, 2018

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Administrative Notes .............................................. 2

Calendar .................................................................. 7

Career Center/Guidance .......................................... 5

Nurse’s Notes ......................................................... 6

PTSA News ............................................................ 2

SEPTSA .................................................................. 2

Student Council – Rummage Sale .......................... 4

Student Recognition............................................. 2-3

Volume 28 Issue 8

April 2018

NORTH HIGHLIGHTS A Joint Publication of North PTSA and WNHS

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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES…

SPRING RECESS Spring Recess will be Friday, March 30, 2018 through Sunday, April 8, 2018.

During this recess, the entire building will be closed and locked on the

following dates:

Sunday, April 1

Sunday, April 8

Access to the building will be permitted only on the following dates/times:

Friday, March 30 – Saturday, March 31 (8:30 – 11 am – limited access)

Monday, April 2 – Saturday, April 7 (7:30 – 11:30 am)

The Main Office will be open on the following dates:

Wednesday, April 4 (8:00 am – 11:30 am)

The Guidance Office will be open on the following dates:

Tuesday, April 3 (7:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Wednesday, April 4 (7:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Thursday, April 5 (7:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Friday, April 6 (7:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Classes will resume on Monday, April 9, 2018

STUDENT RECOGNITION

NORTH DECA The Williamsville North DECA chapter, advised by Mr. Alan Balsdon,

continued to outshine the competition at this year’s state conference held in

Rochester March 7th – 9th. This conference was the culmination of the New

York State DECA year and the final step to participating in the International

Career Development Conference in Atlanta, GA in April. With Williamsville

North’s representation of 80 students, the chapter amassed an impressive

amount of awards and had the following 11 students qualify to compete at the

International Career Development Conference.

Matt Schwartz competed in Retail Merchandising and placed 1nd overall in the

event. In Personal Financial Literacy, Emma Steadman placed 1st overall,

while Caitlin Jette placed 3rd overall in the Innovation Plan event. Matt

Bielinski placed 2nd overall in the Professional Selling event while Sophia

Wang placed 3rd overall in the Entrepreneurship Series event. Luke Thompson

& Colin Peterson placed 2nd overall in the Fashion Merchandising Promotion

Plan event. Tess Andrews placed 5th overall in Marketing Communications,

while Andrew Fairbrother placed 4th overall in the Automotive Services

Marketing event. Tim O’Connor placed 2nd overall in the Financial Consulting

event while Samantha Greene placed 4th overall in the Hospitality & Tourism

Professional Selling event.

Other North competitors received recognition for their achievement in their

events including many top ten places for their role-play, test and overall

finish. These students are: Zach Thompson, Ryan Cooper, Eddie Bianco,

Devi Krishna, Mirabel Saakyan, Ellia Yang, Hannah Maxick, Deven

Wistner, John Stypa, Sean Gorman, Kayla Bailey, Adam Czosnyka, Advait

Kulkarni, Adin Hilfstein, Nitya Chandra, Ethan Fleming, Carolyn Morse,

Elizabeth Bastible, and Steve Pusateri. Anna Battaglia placed 5th overall in

the Job Interview State event.

The Williamsville North community is very proud of the accomplishments of

these students and young business people. The chapter hopes to maintain this

high level of success at the International Career Development Conference at the

end of April. Aside from these conferences, the chapter is involved in many

fundraisers and community service projects. For more information about

DECA, please visit www.newyorkdeca.com or www.deca.org. Also, don’t

forget to check out the DECA WITS page for more information on what is going

on for North DECA.

FROM THE PTSA Co-Presidents

continued…

STORE VOLUNTEER As always, our school store is running three shifts a day, needing two

volunteers per shift. We continue to have open shifts and can use as much help

as possible. Sue Sniatecki has been working tirelessly to keep the store open

every shift so please continue to help out as much as possible. Sue can be

reached at suesniatecki@gmail.com or 716-208-4978. Thank you for your

help!

POST PROM VOLUNTEERS We have been very busy planning for our annual Post Prom event. This is a

safe, drug and alcohol-free event open to all seniors and their guest. Seniors do

not need to attend prom in order to attend the post prom. We need MANY

volunteers to make this event a success. Keep a look out for future

communication regarding ways to get involved.

LASTLY As always, we look forward to your comments, suggestions and participation.

Please feel free to contact us at williamsvillenorthptsa@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Taunya Abaya & Jeanne Johnston

PTSA Co-President

PTSA FORMS Please see the WITS homepage and select 2017-2018 PTSA Information or

simply use the following link to access North’s PTSA webpage for a list of the

current officers and all available forms:

http://cms5.revize.com/revize/williamsvilleschools/northhigh/parentsand_stu

dents/ptsa.php

WILLIAMSVILLE SEPTSA

The Williamsville school district has an active PTSA, that includes a Special

Education PTSA unit. One of only four in WNY, WCSD SEPTSA provides

guidance, information, advocacy, direction, and support for parents of students

with disabilities and those that excel. SEPTSA has monthly programs with

local topic experts that address current trends and topics, lunch and dinner

informal gatherings providing parents an opportunity to discuss items of

importance, extensive books, resource materials and information, networking

and outreach, and connections to local programs and service providers.

Please watch for the upcoming flyer for our next evening program to be held

on Thursday, February 15, 2018. The presenter will be Mr. Dave Whalen,

President of Williamsville SEPTSA and adjunct professor at Niagara

University. He will be speaking on the topic of person-centered planning and

transitioning from high school to adult life. The goal of independent living will

be explored through the integration and collaboration of various resources

including the individual, the family, the school, support systems and the

community. Advocacy and self-determination will be explored and

emphasized as a means to individual success.

Please also access the link below for our mid-year flyer and a list of SEPTSA

Board members. www.williamsvilleseptsa.org

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The following North High School students will be inducted into the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

at a ceremony to be held in North’s auditorium on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Jonathon Abaya

Ali Ahmad

Mansoor Ali

Karrar Aljanahi

Jacob Anderson

Samantha Andolina

Tess Andrews

Moira Antalek

Heraa Arshad

Connor Baetzhold

Kayla Bailey

Danielle Batz

Scott Becht

Jacob Belote

Nicole Bidlack

Ryleigh Bies

Sara Blankenburg

Joshua Bloom

Anna Brand

Brianna Brown

Molly Brown

Ilma Buraira

Carly Burgio

Eoin Burns

Mollie Bushart

Michael Cabra

Alison Chamberlain

Philip Chearmonte

Margarita Chekhova

Kyle Cohen

Annabeth Collis

Jordan Cooper

Hailey Cullen

Emilee Davis

Katelyn Davis

Thomas Davis

Grace DeRoo

Carson DiFranco

Madilyn Diodate

Ethan Donovan

Joshua Dziama

Sarah Faber

Andrew Fairbrother

Ethan Glaser

Naiji Gong

Sean Gorman

Kerry Gramlich

Edith Gregg

Gabrielle Griffo

Helen Harke

Alexa Herrmann

Abby Hinkley

Leah Horton

Jacob Hourigan

Afton Hulse

Katherine Hurley

Joshua Iskander

Juliana Juul

Melissa Kaplan

Tariq Kariapper

Candance Kasahara

Yash Kelkar

Ahsan Khan

Heesung Kim

Della Knapp

Melanie Krysiak

Matthew Kulikowski

Zoe Kyriakopoulos

Serena Leatherbarrow

Madisen Lindaman

Matthew Lindaman

Joseph Looney

Amaya Mack

Allison Macon

Aidan Maddigan

Samantha Mallare

Gabriella Manzella

Hannah Maxick

Hannah McHale

Brennan McQuillan

Robert Mentkowski

Jenna Montgomery

Olivia Moran

Lilliana Morin

Sydney Moyer

Jacob Mulka

Hannah Nelson

Joseph Nusall

Cailey O'Connell

Timothy O'Connor

Petar Odazhiev

Isabelle Ondracek

Zachary Palmer

Aasha Patel

Hanna Pawlowski

Madison Penetrante

Audrey Pilotte

Annabella Pollina

Brigid Radel

Emma Rakvica

Arushi Rao

Joshua Ratner

Ariya Roberts

Ciara Roland

Emily Safier

Jack Saia Jr.

Benjamin Sanders

Samantha Schaab-

Rozbicki

Amber Schuler

Adrian Scoccia

Emily Segal

Stephanie Sheppard

Joseph Signore

Haley Sliwa

Jenna Sniatecki

Taylor Sniatecki

Christian Soucy

Samantha Spokane

Peter Stopinski

Taylor Stover

Cara Strano

Samantha Strom

Alexa Tamburlin

Breanne Trotter

Lauren Vanderwerf

Abigail Vincent

Raymond Walter

Bridgette Weiss

Matthew Wiepert

Todd Witt

Alexander Woods

Nicolas Young

Austin Zeplowitz

Michelle Zhang

Cameron Zurat

*** Important Dates to Remember***

Tuesday, April 10—Induction rehearsal at 3:00 in the Aud

Wednesday, April 11—Induction Ceremony at 7:00 in the Aud

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Williamsville North’s Student Council proudly presents our annual…

RUMMAGE SALE! Get a head start on your Spring cleaning and consider donating the following items:

Extra Clothing

Toys

Puzzles

Games

Electronics

Books

Household Goods

CD/DVD’s

Misc.

Your help is greatly appreciated and all proceeds will benefit the Western New York Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!

Our event is held and its proceeds are given in memory of Katie Ozog, a former North Spartan who graduated in 1999. Despite battling cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease, Katie was a leader throughout her high school career, being a cheerleader, the Homecoming Queen, and even a Student Council Officer. While Katie received a lung transplant in 2000, she unfortunately passed three years later.

Drop Off Date: Sale Date: Friday, April 20th Saturday, April 21st

3 – 6:30 pm 7:30 – 12 pm

Item drop-off and sale location: Williamsville North High School

1595 Hopkins Rd. Williamsville, NY 14221

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CAREER CENTER/GUIDANCE

WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

SCHOOL CEEB CODE: 335-983

Date Test Deadline To Register May 5, 2018 SAT & Subject Tests April 6, 2018

June 2, 2018 SAT & Subject Tests May 3, 2018

June 9, 2018 ACT May 4, 2018

SCHOLARSHIP LIST

Williamsville North provides a list of scholarships to our

students as they become available. Located under the College

tab on Naviance, scholarships are added to the list throughout the

year. Most scholarships are available for juniors and seniors,

however, all students should check the scholarship list

periodically.

GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT WITS

Don’t forget the Guidance Department is on WITS. Just go to

the WITS home page and click on Guidance Department from

the Intranet list. This page includes links to email your child’s

counselor, important test dates and events, as well as links to

websites like FAFSA (Financial Aid), NCAA and other

informative websites and college information.

SCHEDULING

The guidance office will begin scheduling for the 2018-2019

school year through February. We encourage you to review the

catalog with your child and discuss possible courses that your

child should take next year. We also recommend to take into

account the appropriate level recommended by your student’s

teachers, and ask questions accordingly. Please note that the

deadline to turn in your course selection sheet is Friday, March

2. If received after this deadline, requests for changes may not

be honored.

2017-2018

SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS The following school counselors are assigned to students with

the last names beginning with the following letters:

D, J, M, T Mrs. Davidson

A, F, I, U, Y Mrs. Tringali

B, L, N, P Mrs. Kaputa

H, K, Q, V Mr. Miller

C, G, O, W Mrs. Miller-Bushey

E, R, S, X, Z Mrs. Szwed

The Guidance Office can be reached at: 626-8506.

CAREER CENTER/GUIDANCE

continued…..

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS

All students enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP) course

are required to take the AP exam for that course. This year’s

exams will take place from May 7 to May 18.

This year, the cost per exam is $85. Payment for each

exam can be made in check form, payable to

Williamsville Central Schools.

Exam fees will be collected in the Guidance Office

February 6-8.

The student’s name and the name of the AP exams

should be listed on the face of the check. One check can

be issued if taking multiple exams.

Fee reductions are available for families who qualify. If you

receive a free or reduced lunch, please see Mr. Miller in the

guidance office for more information.

*Check the WITS homepage periodically for guidance

events.

ONLINE PROGRESS REPORTS AND REPORT CARDS In an effort to reduce costs associated with printing and mailing progress reports and report cards, and also in an effort to promote “green” initiatives, the District will no longer be mailing home progress reports and/or report cards unless requested to do so. Report cards and progress reports will be available in the following ways:

o Through WITS, via the student login o Through WITS, via the parent login o By mail, if requested

Those with parent accounts in WITS will be notified by email when progress reports and report cards are posted. Should you wish to receive progress reports and/or report cards by mail, contact the guidance office at 626-8507. Thank you for your support in this initiative to reduce costs and “go green.”

INTERIM REPORT PERIODS END:

March 2, 2018, May 14, 2018

MARKING PERIODS END:

April 13, 2018, June 22, 2018

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NURSE’S NOTES Susan Carducci, RN

TEL. 626-8525 / FAX 626-8582

NEW – NEW YORK STATE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS NYS will require all 9th and 11th graders to provide a physical

examination for the upcoming 2018-19 school year moving forward.

Physicals must be dated after September 1, 2017 to qualify for this

mandated exam. It should be submitted before December 2018.

The district recommends that private physicians perform these

exams as they know the student and have generally followed them

for years. The new mandated Physical requirements will be Grades

K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade and 11th

Grade.

A District Health Appraisal Form is available in the nurse’s office,

main office and on the District web site. After it is completed, please

return it to the nurse for the student’s file. Students frequently have

yearly physicals, so this is an ideal time to have the form completed.

If you have any questions, contact the school nurse at the number

above. If

your child needs a physical over the summer, you should CALL

NOW, as the summer appointments fill up quickly.

In addition, current 11TH grade students will need a 2nd Meningitis

booster shot BEFORE they enter 12th grade in the fall of 2018, or

their first dose by age 16. All Meningitis vaccines are due the

FIRST DAY classes start in September or your child may be

excluded from school. Please make an appointment NOW before the

summer begins! A reminder letter will be sent in April and June.

HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES Kids will mostly eat what’s available at home, so it is important to

make sure kids have healthy food choices. As adults, we need to

control the supply line to help children develop healthy eating habits

as adults.

- Work fruits and vegetables into the day by keeping them

available, along with yogurt, peanut butter, whole grain

crackers and cheese.

- Serve lean meats and other good sources of protein such as eggs

and nuts.

- Serve whole grain bread and cereals to increase fiber.

- Limit fat intake by avoiding deep-fried food.

- Limit fast food and low nutrient snacks, such as chips and

candy. You don’t need to ban them completely, but they should

be a special, “once in a while” treat.

- Limit sugary drinks, such as soda and fruit flavored drinks.

Even some “sport” drinks are high in sugar. Encourage milk

and water.

NURSE’S NOTES

continued….

MOM, MY EYE IS RED! Many students come to the health office thinking they have “pink

eye”, or conjunctivitis. Here are some differences to keep in mind.

This list is meant to be a point of reference before consulting your

physician.

- Cold symptoms usually involve nasal congestion and

coughing. Some people may also experience watery, red eyes.

See a doctor if the cold is worse after five days or there is no

improvement after ten days.

- Allergy symptoms usually involve sneezing and itchy red eyes.

- Wearing contact lenses can cause pain, redness, irritation, but

usually no drainage, if they are old or worn more than

recommended.

- Bacterial conjunctivitis will have significant redness, with a

thick green or yellow drainage. This requires a visit to the

doctor’s office and antibiotic eye drops.

- Viral conjunctivitis will also have significant redness, but the

eye will be very teary. Your child will complain of a gritty

feeling in the eye. When he/she wakes up his/her eyelids will

be stuck together with a clear sticky drainage (not green or

yellow). This condition is highly contagious, but, as it is viral,

there is no treatment. It usually starts in one eye and will travel

to the other eye in a day or two. The best treatment is a cold

compress and chilled moisturizing drops, for comfort, until the

virus runs its course. The student should be kept at home.

When in doubt contact your physician for diagnosis and treatment,

but not all eye redness is caused by a bacterial infection.

Antibiotic eye drops given when not needed can be harmful to the

eye.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Please make sure your child’s emergency contact information and

phone numbers are updated in WITS. It is a problem when we

cannot reach a parent or guardian in a health emergency because

work numbers are no longer valid or cell numbers have changed.

Please contact the guidance department at 626-8507 with any new

or updated information.

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9 B

10 C

National Honor

Society Induction Rehearsal – 3 pm

11 D

National Honor Society Induction

7 pm

12 E

Required Parent Program

@ North HS 7 pm

13 F

3RD MARKING

PERIOD ENDS

WELLNESS FAIR LIBRARY

MODS 4 - 8

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15

16 A

Faculty Mtg. – 3 pm

NYSSMA Preview Concert 7 pm

PTSA Mtg. – 7 pm

17 B

18 C

GRADES DUE

9 AM

19 D

Required Parent Program

@ South HS 7 pm

Spring Jazz Concert

@ 710 Main St. Theatre

7 pm

20 E

21

Student Council

Rummage Sale

to benefit Cystic Fibrosis

7:30 am - Noon

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23 F

24 A

25 B

German National Honor Society

Induction – 7 pm

26 C

NYSSMA MAJOR

EVALUATIONS

27 D

NYSSMA MAJOR

EVALUATIONS

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30 E HOLIDAYS: 4/1 – Easter (C) 4/1 – Pesach (J)

4/8 – Orthox Easter (O)

4/14 – Baisakhi (S) 4/21 – 1st Day of Ridvan (BA)

4/29 – 9th Day of Ridvan (BA)

2018

April

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SCHOOL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Co-Presidents: Taunya Abaya & Jeanne Johnston Vice President: Holley Sheppard

Treasurer: Andrea Wiepert Recording Secretary: Ellie Hare

Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Lindaman PTSA Council Representative: Francie Marzec

Williamsville North High School

Williamsville North PTSA

1595 Hopkins Road

Williamsville, NY 14221

Main Office 626-8500

Mr. Gary Collichio, Principal 626-8505

Assistant Principal (Grades 10) 626-8566

Mr. Jason Lehmbeck

Assistant Principal (Grade 9) 626-8513

Mr. Brian Swatland

Assistant Principal (Grades 10/11)

Mr. Andre Thomas 626-8504

Attendance Office 626-8555

Business 626-8515

Cafeteria Services 626-8519

Career Center 626-8544

Custodial Services 626-8527

Mr. Peter Tomasello, Head Custodian

DECA 626-8516

Mr. Alan Balsdon

English 626-8536

Guidance Office 626-8507

Internships 626-8516

Mrs. Carol Kontchegulian

Library 626-8529

Mrs. Susan Grossman

Mathematics 626-8521

Music 626-8524

Physical Education 626-8542

Mr. Steven Ferenczy, Faculty Manager

Planetarium 626-8523

Mr. Mark Percy

Psychologist 626-8512

Mrs. Heather Youngblood

Psychologist 626-8345

Ms. Emily Kre zmien

Resource Room 626-8547

Science 626-8522

School Nurse 626-8525

Mrs. Susan Carducci

Second Language 626-8531

Social Studies 626-8533

Social Worker 626-8514

Mrs. Lori Lorenz

Technology 626-8540

Yearbook 626-8532

AIM 626-8550

FAX 626-8597