Sports Award Ceremony - Thousand Islands CSD

June
2015
Sports Award Ceremony
Thursday, June 4th
Dessert Reception 6:30pm
Awards Program 7pm
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TI Senior National Honor Society Induction
Twenty-four students from Thousand Islands
High School were inducted into the Senior
National Honor Society in a ceremony held
Thursday, May 28, 2015. Haley Aubertine,
President of the Honor Society led the ceremony.
Schuyler Withington spoke about Scholarship.
Allison Jones gave a speech on Service. Noelle
Howard spoke about Character and Taylor Baird’s
speech was on Leadership. This year’s guest
speaker was Mrs Megan Kendall. Mrs. Kendall
graduated from Thousand Islands High School in
2006. She attended SUNY Brockport and
graduated in 2013 with a BA in History in 2010.
Mrs. Kendall attended SUNY Buffalo Law School
and graduated in 2013 with a JD. She is an
attorney at Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall,
and LLP in Watertown, NY. She practices in the
areas of litigation, real estate, estates and
collections.
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To be eligible for membership consideration,
students must have a cumulative grade point
average of 90.00. Members were selected by a
Faculty Council for meeting high standards in the
areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and
character.
June 1:
June 2:
June 3:
June 4:
June 6:
Booster Club Mtg., 5:30pm
Regents CC ELA, Geo. Exams
Sports Physicals
Sports Awards
MOAS Trip
SAT Exam
June 8: AFS Farewell
June 9: Regents Practice CC Alg. Exam
PLTW Exams Begin
June 10: Senior Portfolio Presentations
June 12: BOCES Awards Day, 9am
June 13: ACT Exam
June 15: MUD & Senior Picnic
Last Day of Classes
June 16: Regents Exams Begin
BOE Mtg., 6pm
June 23: Baccalaureate
June 25: Senior Banquet
June 26: Senior Awards Night
June 27: Graduation, 1pm
Regents Review &
Exam Schedule
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Students inducted were: Honorary Member – Didi-Amal Che, Juniors –Noah Crandall,
Miranda White, Tanner Wiley, Sophomores –Kelsey Bannister, Shelby Brass, Ethan
Clement, Makayla Clement, Mallory Cooley, Grayce Docteur, Skyler Garding, Daniel
Grant, Zane Henderson, Noah Ingerson, Victoria Johnson, Jessica Knapp, Elizabeth Locke,
Jenna Maloney, Lucas Patchen, Emily Rich, Duncan Richardson, Kristen Solar, Tyler
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Stockman, Michael Wetterhahn.
Seniors – seniors should continue to check in the Guidance office for scholarships. All
scholarships will be awarded at Senior Awards Night on Friday, June 26, 2015 in the
HS auditorium beginning at 6:00 PM with a dessert reception and continuing with
scholarship presentation at 6:30 PM. Parents and all invited guests are welcome to
attend.
Graduation – Saturday, June 27, 2015 1:00 PM. Doors open at 12:00 PM. Seniors will
receive their graduation tickets at rehearsal. Each senior will receive four (4) tickets.
Additional tickets may be available upon request. Bleacher seating is available in
addition to auditorium seating, there is room for all family members.
Juniors – juniors should begin thinking about their senior internships. All seniors are
required to complete a 30-hour internship prior to graduation. Students are
encouraged to complete their internships in the summer. The coordinator for the
School to Work program will be the HS/MS librarian, Mrs. Melissa Balk.
Mrs. Balk will hold a parent/student meeting for next year’s seniors on Tuesday, June
23rd at 6:00 PM to provide an overview of the program, distribute paperwork and
confirm the deadlines for submission of the paperwork. The meeting is mandatory
for students planning on completing their internship this summer. Students
scheduled to take distance learning classes should strongly consider a summer
internship.
The summer between your junior and senior years is critical to your preparation for
continuing your education. If you have not already done so, students should try to
visit one or two colleges this summer.
Students should also make sure that they have taken the necessary SAT or ACT for
college placement. If students plan to take the test(s) again, they should do so in the
fall. Tentative registration deadlines are as follows:
SAT, October 10th, deadline to register, September 9th
ACT, September 12th, deadline to register, August 7th
Sophomores – sophomores should begin to work on building up their high school
resume with volunteer activities, community service and work experience. These
areas become very important when completing college applications and scholarships.
There is information in the guidance office about summer opportunities.
Freshmen – if you have not been involved in activities at school during your first year,
you should think about joining clubs or teams next year. Check out all the possibilities
by looking at the yearbook, talking to your friends and teachers. Expanding your
involvement beyond academics will make your high school experience so much more
fun! TI is a small school but we have enough activities that everyone should be able
to find something to match their interests. Think outside the box!
Driver’s Education - There are a few applications available for summer Driver’s Education
from Mr. Amo or the guidance office. There is a limit of 36 students. Mr. Amo can be
reached at ext. 5640 or amos@ticsd.org for additional information.
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Junior Awards
Every year prestigious colleges and universities solicit nominations for Junior awards. These
institutions ask our high school faculty to nominate students for awards that can result in scholarships
valuing up to $25,000 per year. The criteria varies slightly between awards, but primarily colleges
seek students who have over a 90 grade point average in college prep courses, exhibit social and
academic leadership, community service, and responsible citizenship. These awards are nominations
for scholarships that are only applicable to the sponsoring college.
Clarkson University sponsors two awards – the Leadership Award and
the Achievement Award. The Leadership award winner is Emily Rose. The
winner of the Achievement award is Amity Schoff.
Another well-known local college is St. Lawrence University. St. Lawrence
awards two juniors the North Country Augsbury Scholarship. This year the
two Augsbury Scholars are Heather Robinson & Schuyler Withington.
Le Moyne College is a liberal arts college that is located in Syracuse. Le Moyne grants
the Heights Award, which recognizes juniors who have an excellent academic record
and outstanding leadership abilities. This year’s winner is Noelle Howard.
Right down the road from Le Moyne in Aurora is Wells College. Wells College, once a
women’s only college, is now a co-ed liberal arts school. Wells College sponsors the 21 st
Century Leadership Award. This award honors academics and leadership. This year’s winner
is Maura Warren.
Elmira College sponsors the Key Award which is given to 2 juniors: a male
and female. This year our two Key Award winners are Emily Fearnside &
Dylan Wiley.
Student Sage Scholarship Awards. These winners of these awards are eligible
for scholarships to study at either Russell Sage College (a women’s only
college) or Sage College of Albany (a co-ed institution). This year’s winners are
Ashlee Bourquin & Noah Crandall.
The next two sets of awards are sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
The award is given every year to a male and/or female junior who have demonstrated
excellence in computing, math, and science courses. This year’s winner is Heather
Robinson.
RIT also gives out the Innovation and Creativity Awards. These students have
demonstrated outstanding achievement in innovation, creativity, or entrepreneurship. This
year’s winners are Schuyler Withington.
The next awards are sponsored by the University of Rochester, a highly competitive
university that is renowned for its research facilities and academic studies. The
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Humanities Award recognizes excellence in
writing, outstanding critical reading PSAT scores, and strong leadership. The winner of
this award is Victoria Travers.
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The University of Rochester Kodak Young Leaders Award recognizes students who strong
leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades in challenging courses,
and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities. The winner of this award is Ellen
Oliver.
The University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation & Technology: The winner of
this award may be eligible for a scholarship and has demonstrated high achievement in
this area is Abigail Duffy.
St. Michaels College Book Award. The recipient has demonstrated academic achievement
in rigorous classes, and is committed to community service and social justice. This year’s
recipient is Claire Sheley.
Our remaining awards recognize excellence in the fields of mathematics and science.
The first one is sponsored by Renssalear Polytechnic Institute (or RPI) and recognizes
top Math and Science students. The winner of this award is Sydney Aubertine.
Lawrence Technological Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics recognizes
students who will major in Engineering, Architecture, Arts & Sciences, or Management. The
students must also be an active and responsible citizen of the school and community. This
year’s recipient is Austin Marshall.
Our final award is sponsored by the University of Rochester and is called the Bausch
and Lomb Science Award. It is to recognize the junior who has achieved excellence in
all their science courses. This year’s Bausch and Lomb winner is Noelle Howard.
Congratulations Class of 2015
Haley Aubertine Hailey Babcock Taylor Baird
Eli Baldwin
Allison Jones Kaitlyn Larkin Paige Mason Taylor Singer
Class Leaders
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Lions Scholars announced at Thousand Islands High School
On Monday, May 11, 2015, juniors from Thousand Islands High School were honored by the
Cape Vincent and Clayton Lions Clubs for academic achievement. Students who have been
on the honor roll for 80% of their high school careers through the third marking period of
their junior year were recognized. A dinner was held at Natali’s C-Way Restaurant and
students received a certificate acknowledging their accomplishments. Cheryl Mayforth, the
executive director of the Jefferson-Lewis Workforce Investment Board was the keynote
speaker.
SADD Sponsors Assembly
Speaker, Carl Antisell, Minding your Mind, spoke to students about strategies to manage
anxiety and other issues facing our students. The assembly was sponsored by Students
against Destructive Decisions. SADD President, Tiger Chapman, introduced the speaker and
together with Vice-President Taylor Baird presented Driver Education Scholarships to
scholarship winners Rylee Babcock and Amity Schoff. The students are eligible for Driver’s
Education this summer at the high school at no cost. The winning t-shirt design for the 2015
Lock-in was also presented. This year’s winner was Michaela Huchzermeier. She was
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awarded a $100 gift certificate to the Salmon Run Mall.
LOCK-2015
TI High School recently hosted their annual after-prom lock-in at the Sand Bay campus. 80
students attended the event! Entertainment included: Inflatable obstacle course, inflatable
twister, the “Money Game”, laser tag, face painting and the big hit this year, air brush
tattoos! The library was turned into a movie theater showing Guardians of the Galaxy and
Mockingjay. The scene was complete with candy, soda, and popcorn.
Students, and chaperones, kept their strength up with food, soda and coffee all night long.
Breakfast was served at 5:00 AM after the final prize drawings!
All students received a free t-shirt at check in and were welcomed with a Taco bar in the
courtyard! This year’s t-shirt was designed by freshman, Michaela Huchzermeier. Door
prizes included Beats Headphones, Beats Pill speaker, Anker charger, Google watch, $200
cash prize, and too many gift cards to mention!
Thank you to all of the students, staff, parents and community members who made this
event possible through donations, prizes and chaperoning.
A special thank-you to our 2014-2015 SADD Officers and graduating seniors, Tiger Chapman,
Taylor Baird, Allison Jones and junior, Maura Warren. Their tireless efforts are responsible
for the success of our group this year! Any interested students are encourage to join us next
year!
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Student Council
Student council will be presenting election results and year-end certificates at
moving up day on Monday, June 15, 2015. The group has had a busy year starting
with the homecoming carnival and dance and concluding with the senior awards
night on June 26th. Members played an integral part in spirit days at the high school,
the lock-in, and the “Join the Shift” contest. We would like to congratulate the senior
members of Student Council: Taylor Baird, Tiger Chapman, Charlotte Costantino,
Tanner Docteur and outgoing president, Lucero Gamez. Next year’s president-elect is
junior, Schuyler Withington. The year-end meeting will be on Thursday, June 11th.
Summer Opportunities
There are a number of summer opportunities available for students. Summer camps
for athletics, arts and academics! Information available in Guidance.
Samaritan Medical Center has a Teen Volunteer Summer Program. Students must be
at least 14 years old. The deadline for applications is June 22, 2015. Applications are
available in Guidance.
TI Students Participate in the “Out of Darkness Walk”
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, a student team from TI (“Lights of TI”) walked in the Out
of Darkness walk, at Jefferson Community College to benefit the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The High School Student Council and the Class of
2015 both pledged money to the team. Faculty members Mrs. Nevala, Mrs. Durr,
and Mrs. Babcock also walked with the students.
Caption for enclosed photo: left to right– Kneeling: Taylor Pettit, Hailee Thomas,
Emily Morett, Rylee Babcock, standing: (left to right) Caden Babcock, Nicole Gokey,
Karissa Gokey, Nicole Morett, Stephen Crimmins and Shannen Sipko.
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Sometimes a student may fail a course/regents exam and it is highly recommended
that the student attempt to pass the regents or recover the course credit during the
summer months. Locally, there are two opportunities for students to repeat failed
courses and retake Regents exams.
Thousand Islands High School PLATO program: This program offers students the
opportunity to retake a class they have failed. These classes will be offered in an
online format and will be monitored by a certified teacher. The program will run
from July 1st to July 24th, Monday through Thursdays from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
There will not be any charge to retake a course through the PLATO program, but
transportation to and from TI campus will be the responsibility of the family. Please
note that Regents courses will NOT be offered through PLATO.
Watertown Summer School Program: Students have the opportunity to take a
course for the first time, repeat a course, and retake a Regents exam at the
Watertown Summer School program. Classes offered at Watertown are a more
traditional program, taught in the classroom by a teacher. Watertown offers 2 threeweek sessions for repeat courses and 1 six-week session for first time courses.
Repeat courses cost $300 and first time courses are $450. Student who are
interested in retaking a Regents exam will be charged $50. Tuition and transportation
are the responsibility of the family. Watertown offers many more courses, including
Regents classes.
Parents will receive notification in the event that their child has failed a course or
regents exam. Registration for both programs must be completed through Guidance
by June 25th.
Fort Drum Squadron NY-406 Takes First Place at Wing Conference
PLTW students Kimball (left) and Zane (right) Henderson lead a Fort Drum Squadron,
Civil Air Patrol, took first place at the New York Wing Aerospace Education contest
held May 2 in Lake George.
(Photo by Christina Rivas)
From left, Cadet 1st Lt. Kimball
Henderson, Cadet Chief Master
Sgt. Nathaniel Bajakian and
Cadet Master Sgt. Zane
Henderson inspect the UAV
before the first test flight
Full story…
The Mountaineer Online
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Music Department News…
The music from our spring concert on May 19th, will long be in our memory as we approach
summer. Performance ensembles included the high school concert band, concert choir and
Select Vocal Ensemble. Our seniors made a presentation on one portion of the program and
we had a chance to hear from each one who gave their farewell comments and future goals.
Congratulations to our seniors who completed their high school music career with such great
success. We wish you all the best next year and in your future: Taylor Baird, Eli Baldwin,
Julia Bashaw, Joseph Brennan, Taylor Campbell, Tiger Chapman, Didi Amal Che, Lucero
Gamez, Ember Garland, Allison Jones, RJ McIntire, Emily Putnam, Symphony Quencer, Daniel
Swartz, and Mariah Turner.
Congratulations to the High School Concert Band for achieving a Silver rating at the annual
NYSSMA Majors, held at Indian River High School on May 15th.
Mrs. Ingerson and Mrs. Wiley have collected applications for the NYSSMA Zone 5 Area AllState organizations for the November festival at Indian River on the 20th and 21st. Good luck
to all students applying.
Auditions for next year’s Select Vocal Ensemble were held during the last week in May. We
had an overwhelming number of students come out for this group this year. A roster will be
posted during the first week of June. Good luck to all singers!
Summer Music Opportunities in your own backyard:
Summer Marching Band The summer marching band has begun rehearsals. Please see Mrs.
Wiley for a schedule of rehearsals and events.
River Light Opera Opera will have its second act in the Thousand Islands! On August 14th
and 15th, HMS Pinafore will be presented at 7pm on Friday and Saturday. The lead role of
Frederick will be played by T.I. alum Sean Brabant with five other leads by members of the
Houston Grand Opera and Eastman School of Music. We are looking for sailors and women:
Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses. All high school students are invited to be part of the
opera chorus. Second round auditions will be held on Thursday, June 3rd starting at 5pm.
Please prepare an aria or art song, preferably in English and bring a copy of your audition
piece to the audition for the accompanist.
CYM Crane Youth Music is a two-week summer camp at Crane School of Music in Potsdam.
The camp experience gives you mixed choir, women’s choir and men’s choir performance
opportunities, band, wind ensemble, orchestra and jazz studies. Music Theory, private and
group lesson are offered. For more information, visit them online at:
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http://summeroncampus.com/main/ProgramDetail.asp?ID=416
SAFE and Save the River Attend Microbead Lobbying Day – Albany, May 5, 2015
Thousand Islands High School SAFE Club members
Ashley Byers and John Hunter traveled to Albany on
May 5, along with the Club Advisor Mrs. Eleanor
Thomas and Save The River Program Director Mrs.
Kate Breheny, for Microbead Lobbying Day 2015.
Ashley and John were the only high school students
that participated in the Lobbying Day.
Each group was assigned a professional lobbyist – the TI Lobby Team worked with Mr.
Richard Schrader, Political and Legislative Director for NY Natural Resources Defense Council.
Mr. Schrader started out each session with general comments about the differences
between the two bills Senator O’Mara sponsored, then Mrs. Breheny spoke about the River
being the lifeblood of our communities. Mrs. Thomas discussed the biomagnification of
toxins up through food chains due to the microbeads, and John and Ashley finished with
descriptions of the #TIBeatsBeads campaign the SAFE Club is carrying out in the High School
and local community. They also discussed the huge amount of microbeads entering NYS
waterways each year (38,000 pounds!), and displayed the vial of microbeads they sieved out
of one tube of facial cleanser, as well as examples of microbead face wash and a safe
alternative.
The TI Lobby Team met with Senators Golden, Marchione, Felder, Ritchie, Stavisky, and
Griffo, or their chief counsels, and was successful in getting two of the Senators to agree to
sign on to support the stronger of the two anti-microbead bills. The Senators commented on
the power of the visual displays. Mr. Schrader took the TI Lobby Team on a tour of the
Capitol Building during lunch break, viewing the Assembly and Senate Floors, the Million
Dollar Stairway, and the beautiful architecture. To end the day, all of the lobby teams met
with Attorney General Schneiderman to report out on the lobbying day. The goal of
Microbead Lobbying Day was to persuade 4 more Senators to sign on to sponsor the “good”
bill (S.3932) vs the “industry” bill, and it appears the goal was met. Hopefully it will be
enacted into law by the end of this session. The Assembly already passed A. 5896, "The
Microbead-Free Waters Act," by an overwhelming majority of 139 to 1. The bill would
prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products containing synthetic plastic microbeads after
January 1, 2016.
SAFE Club would like to thank Save the River for providing the opportunity to participate in
Microbead Lobbying Day 2015. This trip not only allowed SAFE Club to actually practice
some environmental activism, it also fulfilled all four graduate descriptors that TI graduates
must prove in their Commencement Standard Assessment Graduation Presentation:
Effective Communicator, Effective Problem Solver, Healthy, Skilled & Knowledgeable Person,
and Contributing U.S. and Global Citizen.
Ashley reflected on the day: “I will remember all of the interesting people that were there
standing up for what they believed in. Being a High School student at Microbead Lobby Day
was refreshing because we were the only people there that could talk about the issue at
hand from a teenager’s perspective. It was important to me because not only did I have the
opportunity to stand up for a good cause but I was also able to practice my public speaking.
Speaking with Senator Ritchie stood out most in my mind because she is our Senator, and I
was really impressed by the amazing architecture of the Capitol Building. The most
important action concerned citizens can take regarding microbeads is to spread awareness in
our local community. There are safe alternatives.” John also felt that the most memorable
part of the day was meeting Senator Ritchie. “Microbeads are an important issue for
everybody that lives near the River.
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TI Interact Club says THANK YOU!
The TI Interact club organized a packing event for Feeding
Children Everywhere on Sat, May 3oth. We would like to
thank everyone who helped us reach our goal of packing
18,000 meals for local food pantries. We actually ended up
packing 18,144 in about an hour and a half. The club has
been working on this project for several months, from
raising the $4,800 needed to have Feeding Children Everywhere make the trip to
finding the volunteers to do the packing. We have 140 people at the Clayton Arena
on Saturday from ages 6 on up to, well we won’t get specific, but we definitely had
all age groups represented and we THANK YOU ALL! Listed below are our major
financial contributors and picture of the event.
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Rotary Club of Clayton
Clayton Lion’s club
American Legion Post 821
Watertown Noon Rotary
Marty & Linda Yenawine
Watertown Savings Bank
TI Central Senior Class
Car Freshener
Tom LaClair
Northern Physical Fitness
Clayton Distillery
Aubertine & Currier
WD Mechanical
Clayton Dental Office
John Blodgett
Lynda Burdick
TI Education Association
Clayton Shurfine
Tom & Leah Neely
Les & Dee Henry
Ted & Mary Mascott
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RELAY FOR LIFE
Relay for Life Team “Unstoppable” is gearing up for the Relay for Life event, June 12 th
& 13th at the Fairgrounds in Watertown. This year the team theme is Super Heroes
Unstoppable in Fighting Cancer. The parade of teams starts at 6pm. Please feel free
to join dressed as your favorite Super Hero. Throughout the night Team
Unstoppables’ tent will have baskets to raffle off and games. Our own Rhonda
Spencer has been selected as honorary chair and will be addressing the crowd at
10:00pm. She will be speaking about her experiences with cancer. There will be
team members walking the track and many activities occurring from June 12 th at 7pm
until June 13th at 6am. All are welcome to participate and help fight cancer. Feel free
to contact Laura Hall at 686-5199, ext. 4308, if you have any questions.
Alternative Transportation Request
Parents who wish to have their child(ren) ride home with another adult must
complete the Alternative Transportation Request form ahead of time saying
specifically whom may take their child(ren) home. This note must be pre-approved
by the appropriate supervisor, i.e. Athletic Coordinator, Music Coordinator, etc. A
specific form must be submitted for each instance.
Complete and print form: Click here: Alternative Transportation Request
This form can also be found in “School Locker” for Parents, TI Website.
The decision for closing or delaying the school will normally be made by 6:00am. If
school is closed or delayed, the announcement will be made via School Messenger
and over Radio Stations: Regents Broadcasting - 790 AM WTNY, 1410 AM WUZZ,
93.3 FM WCIZ, 97.5 FM WFRY; Community Broadcasters: 1240 AM WATN,
103.1/100.1/104.3 FM WTOJ Majic, 106.7/92.7 FM WBDI/WBDB The Border, 100.7
FM WOTT Real Rock, 102.7 WBDR KIX Country
TV Stations: TV 7 WWNY, TV 50 WWTI, TV 3 WSTM Syracuse and, News 10 NOW.
In the event that school is delayed, it will always be a two-hour delay. Parents should12
be advised that bus students will be picked up two hours later than normal.