The Lion’s RoarVolume 15, Number 6 Cincinnatus Central School District Newsletter June 2014

The Class of 2014 Heads to Florida! Excited and eager to get their Spring Break started The Class of 2014 loaded up on a bus headed to Florida for their Senior Trip. After the long bus ride down they enjoyed the day at Wet N’ Wild Water Park before checking into the Rozen Plaza Hotel. They also visited Disney’s Epcot Park where they got a taste for the life styles of many different countries and also got to see the Illuminations fireworks and laser light show. They Also Visited SeaWorld and Daytona Beach as well as the NASCAR Daytona 500 race track. Wednesday night they enjoyed dinner at Hard Rock Café and spent some time on City Walk. Some decided to go shopping while others had a blast dancing to the DJ. Everyone enjoyed the time together in the warm weather. The seniors would like to thank everyone who helped make this trip possible especially the chaperones Mrs. Knickerbocker, Mrs. Warner, and Mr. Kaltenbach. The senior class agrees it was a trip that they will always remember!

Senior Class at Daytona BeachSeniors at the Illuminations show

after a long day at Epcot Park

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During the months of February, March, and April the students in third and fourth grade were invited to attend Math Ninja Nights. This afterschool activity was attended once a week by 53 students over a series of 8 weeks. Several students asked if they could bring a ninja sword to Math Ninja. The answer was “No, you will only need your razor sharp math skills and your ninja like math brain.” The head ninja, Mrs. Diaz, collected data from the classrooms, analyzed the data and determined the areas where review would most benefit the students. She then recruited the most amazing team of ninjas ever seen. Mr. Corsi and Mrs McMahon were the fourth grade ninja team. Mrs. Diaz, Mrs. Fleming and Miss Vanslyke were the third grade ninja team. Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Reakes and Mrs. McGrath all stepped in to be substitute ninjas when they were needed. If you had walked in during a Math Ninja event you might have seen fourth graders outside racing through a multiplication fact fluency relay or walking a fraction number line taped to the floor. You might have seen third graders working cooperatively to solve a word problem or you might have found them rotating though a series of different centers that all focused on multi digit subtraction. Each week we had a different theme. One week was pirate week, for example. During this week several students and teachers dressed like pirates while solving math problems. One student, wearing a pirate eye patch, even brought a paper parrot to sit on her shoulder and check her math work. It was reported that Miss VanSlyke’s math ninja students enjoyed a math activity that involved “walking the plank”. Students received a snack and a theme related prize each week that they attended. They especially enjoyed the goldfish snack and shark tooth necklace that were treats during shark week. Many thanks go to Miss. Allen, Mrs. McGrath, Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Diaz and Mrs. Clements who all supplied snacks. Special thanks also go to Miss Allen, Mrs. McMahon and Mrs. Diaz for donating enough money

Students Become Math Ninjas

Shawna Roy using an ipad and her math skills to be a math ninja!

to cover the cost of the prizes, and to Mrs. Langer who covered some end of the day duties so that ninja instructors could get started with their students. The ninja team also wishes to thank Mr. Durkot for being supportive and available during the activities. Mr. DeLia was indispensable as he coordinated all the weekly transportation changes that had to be made in order to make this opportunity available to our students. The ninja students were AWESOME and parental support for this ninja adventure was amazing. Math Ninja was a big hit with the students……math CAN be fun! All the adults involved truly enjoyed providing our students with an opportunity to sharpen their math skills.Submitted by: Trish Diaz

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Students in 6th grade math with Mrs. Latta were able to use their math skills in order to “plant their garden of knowledge” in the school courtyard. They measured perimeter, area, and volume using their skills and worked collaboratively to celebrate Earth Week. Real-world math application is truly fun! Submitted by: Mrs. Latta

Sixth Grade Students Apply Math to Real World Scenerios!

Some elementary students surprised our school nurse, Mrs. Potter, on National Nurse's Day with a wallful of thank you notes. Many students included a personal message. How thoughtful of these students!

Left: Mckenzie Ballard wrote "thank you for helping us and making sure we are better." Below: Faith Wagner wrote "thanks for making our school feel better."

Our School Nurse is Shown Appreciation on National Nurse's Day!

Working together is fun!

Math students proud of their "Garden of Knowledge."

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On May 7th, National Honor Society hosted their annual Senior Citizens breakfast. They served about fifty people and had a great turn out! On the menu was bacon, french toast sticks, pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, oatmeal, bagels, toast, danishes, fruit, coffee, juice and tea. The breakfast lasted from 8 am to 10 am. Mrs. Skeval was thankful for all who came to support to NHS and hopes to see everyone, plus more, return for next year’s breakfast. Thank you to Mrs. Skeval and NHS for hosting this fantastic event. Also thank you to Mrs. Skeval for allowing one of our Lion’s Roar crew members to have a plate as well! Congratulations on a wonderful turn out.

NHS Hosts Annual Senior Citizens Breakfast

Cincinnatus Central School is pleased to announce that Willy Farrow is the 2014 winner of the prestigious Bausch and Lomb Award. Willy is the son of William and Lenora Farrow of McDonough, NY. The Bausch and Lomb Award is presented each year to a junior student who has maintained the highest scholastic standing in science at his or her high school. Bausch and Lomb will award Willy a certificate of accomplishment in addition to a handsome bronze medal to commemorate his fine achievement. Willy is also eligible to compete for a scholarship at the University of Rochester. Willy has done excellent work in all of his academic subjects at Cincinnatus. He is an active learner who pushes

CinCinnatus Central sChool announCes BausCh and lomB award winner

Willy with his parents, Lenora and Bill.

himself by taking rigorous and challenging courses. He has won several academic awards throughout his years of school. In his spare time, Willy is a member of the Art Club, the Envirothon team and the track team. He enjoys fishing, hunting, and is an amateur blacksmith. Upon graduation from high school, Willy hopes to work on building sustainable houses for the benefit of future generations. The faculty, staff and administration of Cincinnatus Central School wish to congratulate Willy for this fine achievement and wish him much success as he continues his education.

Bethany Ward serves drinks and converses with the guests.

Cincinnatus Town- Wide Yard SaleSaturday, June 14th 9:00am to 4:00pm

Rain or Shine

American Legion Chicken BBQ at NoonHot Dog stands at Fire Department and Firemen’s Field

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The Cincinnatus Envirothon teams competed in the Cortland County Envirothon on May 2 at Camp Owahta. Teams from around the county gathered to answer questions, solve problems, and identify all sorts of environmental phenomena. The stations addressed soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, sustainability, and an oral problem station where students had to come up with a solution to an environmental problem. At the end of the day, the two teams from Cincy had won four of the six stations and the Red team had accrued enough points to win the county and advance to the state finals for the fourth year in a row! Congratulations to Liz Golicki, Luke Graham, Emilio Diaz, Buster Waltz, and

Cincinnatus Envirathon Team Advances to State Finals

Cortland County Champs! Moving on to the state competition: Susie Waltz,

Cheyenne Nowalk, Kali Johnson, Willy Farrow, and Logan Schmidt.

Mrs. Sustad’s Geometry class created zoos for the town of Cincinnatus this year! Their goal was to create a model to present to a developer to attempt to obtain a loan to create their zoo. Their models must have included cages for tigers, lions, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, pandas, zebras, and penguins. The students worked in groups of twos and threes and had two and a half weeks to create their models. They had some in class time, but this project was mostly outside of school work. Students used their skills they learned this year to create their blue prints and models. The blue prints were in 2D using surface area and volume. The models were in 3D made out of paper and tape. Some groups took advantage of the creativity bonus by putting concession stands, trees, toy animals, and benches. Students were graded on mathematical accuracy, for example students had to use specific dimensions and shapes for their visitor center. They were also graded on fitting requirements, creativity, and much more. In past years other faculty and community members came in to “judge” the models that were created. Written by: Kim Jenney

Zoos in Geometry

Cody Metcalf, and also to the State finalists: Susie Waltz, Kali Johnson, Willy Farrow, Logan Schmidt, and Cheyenne Nowalk. Great job maintaining a proud Cincinnatus tradition.

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3rd Marking Period Merit & Honor Roll

HIgh School

Honor RollGrade 12Devin BlanchardMallory CobbEmilio DiazShea FeehanElizabeth GolickiDanielle GowerJoshua HeathKali JohnsonJustine McGrawJodi MorganDarci PrenticeSusan WaltzDamon WardTyler WiedDanielle WoodDarcie Wood

Grade 11Leigha AitchisonMelanie CassJoshua EndersChelsea GerrardKimberly JenneyMadison KnickerbockerJordan LidellCarly McUmberLydia NewtonMarisa RiceZachary RootShelbie SeeleySydney ShermanSarah ThurleyBethany Ward

Grade 10Dylan BarberCody BeckwithTyler EnrightCasey FeehanKyle LoomisCheyenne PhillipsDaniel PiersonLogan SchmidtYancy WaltzCassandra Warner

Grade 9Sarah ClementsKaitlin JohnsonCody MetcalfMadelynne NewtonCheyenne NowalkJoely RiceChristopher Tanner

Merit RollGrade 12Cody BirtchDayton BrownTiffany CoishDylan FiskMatthew LindleyKasey PriceBridget TortoMontana West

Grade 11Roni-Mae Rutan

Grade 10Ashley AngellKyleigh BakerDawn BernierBlake CrothersCaleb EatonCaitlyn GerrardJeffrey HalstromJustin HeathKaitlin ManleyKurtis Rutan

Grade 9Ciara Zeeuw

Middle School

Honor RollGrade 8Tyler BeckwithCarolyn BernierLogan CarolanAllison CreeKyleigh EatonKristy FarrowJaclyn FeehanAlexis FlintAshly JohnsonShawn JohnsonParker MaricleHunter MetzlerCassierae SupleyShane Winters

Grade 7Virginia BernierKatelynne ClarkMatthew ClementsChristian GallowGabrielle GallowNatalie GatesJacquelyn GolickiRachel KernsCassidy McUmberSierra MetcalfMakenzie RiceKaitlyn WhiteMiranda WolfMontana Wolf

Grade 6Andrew CihockiMcKayla MaroneyTrevor NewtonJoey RootLeann RutanJacob SupleyChloe Zeeuw

Grade 5Julieonna BrewerKiana GuinnDylan KempBayley MeadeAustin MetcalfHannah SchmidtVanda SherrodCaden StaffordKierstee Turshman

Merit RollGrade 8Isaiah BrewerDestiny BushnellEmma GendronHunter LewisCarlecia McUmberSamantha PrenticeAustin RutanHanna SpencerConnor StaffordEmily Tanner

Grade 7Delaney Rutan

Grade 6Alexia AbbatielloAnthony BushOlivia ByronDakota HackettHayley HalstromRhett KurtzTheodore LawColton LewisMaddisyn MackrellWillow RiceJarrett RobertsGauge Taylor

Grade 5Blaine DuVallBrynn LawAlexis LudlowAriahna MetzlerNolan RiceJoshua SmithPhoebe SmithFaith Wagner

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CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ANNUAL ALL CLASS - ALUMNI REUNION

“MELODIES THAT MADE MEMORIES”Saturday, August 2, 2014

10:00 AM Alumni Soccer Game – Male & Female/odds against even Year of Graduation

12-4 PM Heritage Hall – “CCS Alumni Display” – Items from 1900’s to the present,includes Music, Sports, Clubs, Drama and more.

1:00 PM Kellogg Free Library “Founders Day” – Cortland County Old TimersBand. Under the tent seating available or bring your own lawn chair.

3:30-4:30 PM Wilbur Auditorium Foyer – Start here for memory strolls throughout the school before the program

5:00 PM Program in the Wilbur Auditorium - entertainment and laughs, and somethingto touch your heart. This year we honor Class of 1964.

6:00 PM Dinner - A home cooked Roast Turkey Dinner with all of the trimmings, including Pumpkin Pie, and Drink served in the large gymnasium.

This annual event is used by many classes to hold their 5 to 50 year celebration. As always we continue to encourage you all to hold a class reunion. Any class who wishes to reserve a table may do so. It is such an enjoyable afternoon & evening. Whether you choose to come to the meal or not, always feel free to come to the program. If you would like to participate in the mass chorus, please call Terena Loomis at 607-863-4365 or Dannette Tomlinson at 607-863-3544. If no answer, please feel free to leave a message with your name and year of graduation so you may receive recognition in the printed program. We will be singing songs (with the music) we all know. For any able to attend there will be a rehearsal on Thursday evening at 7:00 pm, July 31,2014 in the Wilbur Auditorium. You do not have to attend the practice to participate.

For reservations to the dinner: Return cash/check/or money order with form below by July 18th to:

Cincinnatus Central School AlumniP.O. Box 267Cincinnatus, New York 13040 Please check here if this is a new address ________

Name____________________________________ YOG _______First (Maiden name) Last

Address _____________________________ Phone Number __________________

____________________________________ Email Address _____________________

Permission to post your info on Cincy Web Alumni Web Page Yes______ No______

Number of Reservations _________ X (cost of meal) $10.00 = $________ amount sent.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALLCincinnatus webpage is http://www.cc.cnyric.org/

Click on Alumni

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Chris’ Run -5K & 10K July 5, 2014 8:00 am

Mission Statement Promote youth development and healthy decision making by offering alternative activities to build character while guiding youth to reach their full potential. Dare to Be Different Chris Tennant was a young man who made a tragic choice by getting behind the wheel and driving after attending an underage drinking party. That decision cost him his life. We are offering a lifestyle change, a healthy change … Run/Walk: Chris’ Run is a certified 5K and 10K course. Computer timing provided by Todd James. NEW: The Chris Tennant Foundation is also sponsoring an Outdoor 4v4 soccer tournament for ALL ages! July 26th at Cincinnatus Central School Visit CincySoccer4v4.com

I acknowledge that running/ walking can be hazardous to my health and I agree that I am healthy enough to participate in this event. I understand that the Town of Cincinnatus, the Cincinnatus Fire Department, and the Chris’ Run committee are not responsible for any and all liabilities in participation of this event.

If you are under 18 your parent/ guardian must sign here: Signed:_____________________________ Signed:________________________ Date:_______________________________ Date:__________________________

Entry Form for Chris’ Run Name:___________________ Address:__________________________________ Phone:_(__)______________ Email:__________________ Registration on day of race will be allowed only up to 7:30am, please. Circle: Male Female Age as of July 5, 2014:________ Circle: 5K 10K Walk Shirt size (shirts will only be available for the first 100 participants) S M L XL Before June 24-$20 After June 24- $25

Team name:_______________ Team: $15 per person in a team/family of three or more. Teams will be accepted as PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY. No average time or prize for teams.

Please make checks payable to: Chris’ Run PO Box 426 Cincinnatus, NY 13040

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FOOD $EN$EIf You Eat You Qualify!

Cortland-Chenango Rural Services607-863-3828

2704 Lower Cincinnatus RoadCincinnatus, NY 13040

Pay with cash, check or food stampsOrder by June 14th

Pick Up: June 27th *****(Bring a cooler!)***Food Sense Delivery 11:30 PM – 12:30 PM***

Projected List for June - Regular Order $15.50•Salisbury Patties, 12 oz.•Polish Sausage, 1lb.•Pollock Fillets, 1 lb.•Ground Turkey, 1 lb.

•Chicken Fajita's, 20 oz.•Fresh Mac Salad, 16 oz.•Frozen Green Beans, 8 oz.•Spaghetti Rings, 15 oz.

•Pears, 15 oz.•Peas, 15 oz.•Fresh Produce•Fresh Produce

June Specials

1. Italian Meatballs, 5 lbs., $11.502. Popcorn Chicken, 10 lbs., $14.003. Turkey Burgers, 3 lbs., $7.004. Hot Dogs, 3 lbs., $4.50

5. Mozzarella Sticks, 2 lbs., $5.756. Tilapia Fillets, 5 lbs., $16.507. Macaroni & Cheese, 10 lbs. For $11.00

Specials InformationThe popcorn chicken is fully-cooked.

The Turkey Burgers are a Jennie-O product and are 100% all natural.The mozzarella sticks are par-cooked and ready for the oven or fryer.

The tilapia fillets are in a five pound bag and individually quick frozen.The macaroni & cheese is a Stouffers' product.

Mark Your CalendarSaturday, May 31st – Road trip to Beth's Natural Way 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. We will meet in

the Rural Services parking lot and car pool to the store in Truxton.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Monday, June 16th (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) – Lourdes Mission in Motion Mobile Mammography Van is coming to Cortland Chenango Rural Services, 2704 Lower

Cincinnatus Road.Call Lourdes Central Scheduling at (607) 708-5723 to make your appointment before 6/16/2014

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Dollar Pasta Dinner4:30pm – 6:00 pm $1.00 Saturday, June 21st

Presbyterian Church in Cincinnatus“Door Prizes”

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Cincinnatus Central School DistrictBoard of Education

Margaret Peri-PresidentDebra Kressler-Vice President

Peter BushRichard Dodge

Lisa HullJessica Latta

Charles Winters

The Cincinnatus Central School District works to convey information to students, parents, businesses and community members in a variety of ways. One major source of information is the school district website which can be found on the Internet at www.cc.cnyric.org.

Another method of communication within the district is this publication, The Lion's Roar, which is produced by students enrolled in the high school course, Computer Publications. The newsletter is published entirely by students and the printing completed by OCM BOCES. In addition to the website and newsletter, there are also a variety of classroom newsletters, grade reports and parent memos sent home via students and/or mail.

The purpose of these communication tools is to share information about our district, to showcase student, faculty, and staff endeavors, as well as provide resources for students, parents, community members and faculty. We welcome input from all of the school community in making this communication more efficient and more valuable. In utilizing new technologies the district may want to post children's work or pictures on our website and/or in district publications. This could include photos, writings, artwork, or videos recorded for our in-house TV station. Parents or guardians who do NOT wish to have their child’s name and/or photograph on the district web site, in student video productions, in the newsletter or other publications, must notify the district in writing of their wishes. This must be done each school year. Please send any related correspondence to:

Cincinnatus Central SchoolComputer Department2809 Cincinnatus Road

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