2015 - Cazenovia CSD

June 2015
Capital Project Work Begins this Summer:
High School and Middle School Buildings will be closed to pedestrians
This summer construction
work will be underway as
we work to complete the
replacements of our various
building systems. The Middle School and High School
buildings are not open to the
public for the summer.
The following conditions
have been agreed upon
between the School District
and the contractors to enable the timely completion
of the work.
The 31 Emory Ave. Complex (High School and Middle
School) will have limited
access to the public, as safety
is our main concern. As a
convenience to the many
people who use the running track, tennis courts and
upper athletic fields we will
have limited access to these
areas from the upper parking lot across the track to
those areas. Please do not
drive up through the tunnel
way or around the buildings
as these areas are directly in
the construction area and we
cannot allow vehicle access
into these areas. Things you will see
happening:
• New building entrance
off the west parking lot
and limited parking for
public use,
• New windows and
outside finishes in the
same area & south side
of the Middle School,
• Renovation work on
the bus loop and adjacent parking lot,
• New roof on the
Middle School Gym
and over the main M.S.
building.
Things that you cannot
see, but also happening:
• New boilers & pumps, • New loop water piping
for heat & AC,
• New classroom HVAC
units,
• New main electrical
switch gear, sub-panel
and fire panel,
• New water main inside
the High School and
Middle School,
• New water heaters for
the Middle School.
The Burton Street complex
will have the playground
area expanded and new
surface covering installed.
This work is scheduled to
start June 25th and would be
completed by July 3rd. Please
help us by not taking a
chance with your safety and
by not crossing the orange
construction fence or other
safety devices.
The Burton Street complex will also become the
temporary home to the
summer employees (District
Office, High School/Guidance, Middle School, Athletics and Special Education)
offices starting July 1st. The
regular phone
numbers will be the same
and we will make every
effort to have an uneventful
transition.
We want to thank everyone for his or her patience
and look forward to the
completion of the project
and to the 2015 - 2016
school year.
If you have any questions about the facilities as
it relates to the construction project, please contact
David Hazer, Supervisor
of Buildings & Grounds by
calling 655-5354 or email:
dhazer@caz.cnyric.org.
You can also call the District
Office at 655-1317 for more
information.
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High School News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
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Middle School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 9 & 10
News from Burton Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 & 11
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Music Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 14 & 15
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District News
Thank you from the Transportation Department
Mrs. Cowherd, CCSD’s Supervisor of Transportation would like to thank everyone for a successful school year.
Friendly Reminders
Summer office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Parents must each year notify the schools of daycare drop off locations. This needs
to be done in writing to Burton Street. We like the info by August 1st so that we can
put students on the correct afternoon bus route.
Transportation Department phone number: 655-1326.
Email contacts - Karen Cowherd (Supervisor) at kcowherd@caz.cnyric.org or
Connie Thorp (Dispatcher) at cthorp@caz.cnyric.org.
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District News
Graduation 2015
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District News
Cazenovia High School Graduation • Saturday, June 27th at 11:00 a.m. • At the Cazenovia High School
CLASS OF 2015
Valedictorian: Willa Mihalyi-Koch • Salutatorian: Meredith Shephard
Graduation Candidate
Future Plans
Keaton Ackermann. . Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Seamus Ahern . . . . The Culinary Institute of America
Elizabeth Appleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Heather Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Carl Bauder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Brockport
Nicholas Becker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Alfred
Matthew Beeman. . . . . . . . . Cornell Farrier Program
Tiffany Bender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Elizabeth Bigsby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Katherine Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champlain College
Joseph Borio. . Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners
Kylie Bragg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Fredonia
Mitchel Britton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Peter Brown. . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Maryland
Samuel Brownback. . . . . . . . . . High Point University
Audrey Burbidge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Kortney Burdin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth College
Peter Burr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dickinson College
Kaitlyn Carr . . . . . . Finger Lakes Community College
Josephine Chiarello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Geneseo
Garret Clabeaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canisius College
Alicia Clarke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Union College
Allison Cooney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Cortland
Evan Cornell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colgate University
Clare Costello. . . . . Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Elsa Coughlin. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence University
Sean Daley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Peter DeCew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh University
Ganli Demyttenaere. . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth College
Cyle Dennis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Sydney Dennison. . . Marymount Manhattan College
Alexander Devine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth College
James Doxtator-Miskis. . . . . . Onondaga Community
College
Claire Dudley. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence University
Lydia Duskee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Delhi
Edward Dwyer. . . . . . . . . . . . St. John Fisher College
Holly Eberle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Caleb Edelstein. . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Taylor Eldred . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Delaware
Elizabeth English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Victoria Eshbaugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Casey Fenton. . . . University of Louisiana at Monroe
Kelsi Fredericks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Samantha Gates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Tech
Connor Genzel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Caitlin Goodfellow. . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Anthony Gory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Geneseo
Erin Grabosky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Smith’s College
Emma Groff. . . . . . . . . . . University of Connecticut
Graduation Candidate. . . . . . . . . . . . . Future Plans
Sarah Haley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alfred University
Grace Heath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skidmore College
Ryan Henderson . . . . . . . . . . St. John Fisher College
John Herbert . . . . . . Onondaga Community College
Margaret Hodinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Cameron Hoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armed Forces
Cooper Holgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Sarah Hopkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Paige Horan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niagara University Brock Houghton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Alexander Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . St. John Fisher College
Timothy Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State University
Nafisa Ibrahim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan College
Kelly Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . University of New Haven
Margaret Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drexel University
David Kempf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Potsdam
Ashley Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Cobleskill
Benjamin Kmetz. . . . . . . . . . . . University of Vermont
Austin Koennecke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Harold Komar. . . . . . . . Monroe Community College
John LaGorga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tufts University
Aaron LaHart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
William Lang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ithaca College
George Langan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided
Wyatt Lansing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartwick College
Sarah Liddell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Geneseo
Nicholas Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armed Forces
Taylor Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Abbigail Lipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartwick College
Riley Lloyd. . . . . . . Rochester Institute of Technology
Reed Lucas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King’s College
Samuel MacHose. . . . . Monroe Community College
David Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Plattsburgh
Ashley Marti. . . . . . . . . . . . University of Connecticut
Samantha Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Chase Matteson. . . . Onondaga Community College
Harrison McDonough . . . . . . . . . . McGill University
Piper McKinnon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mercer University
Rachel McLaughlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY New Paltz
Thomas McNerney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Brockport
Willa Mihalyi-Koch. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamilton College
Grace Milmoe . . . . Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Matthew Mistur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syracuse University
Elliot Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut College
Tyler Modzeleski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon College
R Andrew Monforte. . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Zachary Morris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Smith’s College
Jonathan Nannery . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Gregory Nass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gap Year
Walker Nichols. . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook University
Kimber Nourse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth College
Graduation Candidate
Future Plans
Ryan O'Herien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Smith’s College
Lars Ohlsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Oswego
Erin Paglia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cazenovia College
David Peterson. . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Vermont
Thomas Petrovich. . Rochester Institute of Technology
Daniel Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Hayden Polhamus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utica College
Cody Purtell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment Cassandra Quarantillo . . . . . . . . . Niagara University
Samantha Quarantillo. . . . St. Bonaventure University
Keeley Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College
Riley Ramsden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Kevin Ridings. . . . . . Pennsylvania State University at
University Park
Jackson Riedl. . . . . Front Range Community College
Anthony Rinaldo. . . . . . . . . . .St. John Fisher College
Trent Robinson. . . . Western New England University
Schyler Rochelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cazenovia College
Megan Romagnoli. Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Hannah Rousell. . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence University
Sean Satchwell. . . . . SUNY College of Environmental
Science & Forestry
Charles Schaffner. . . . . . . . . The University of Tampa
Meredith Shephard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juniata College
Abdul Siddiqui. . Northern Virginia Comm. College at
Woodbridge
Brian Silfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence University
Alexis Simko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Kiersten Skinner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Potsdam
Hugh Slocum. . . . . . . . . Loyola University Maryland Kelly Slocum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment
Trevor Slocum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Rinzin Sonam. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence University
Benjamin Sparks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Plattsburgh
Logan Staiger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Katherine Sullivan. . . . . . . . . Northeastern University
Rebekah Swart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Cortland
Andrew Terry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmira College
Miranda Thomsen . . . . . . Foreign Exchange Student
Todd Tormey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided
Brendan Wells. . . . Rochester Institute of Technology
Nathan Wendel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Moyne College
Grace Wheeler. . . . Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Sarah Willard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Towson University
Vivian Wilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northeastern University
Jacob Wozniak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Morrisville
Dylan Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmetology School
Gabrielle Yates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colgate University
Clarese Zirbel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valencia College
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High School News
Summer Reading Letter from
High School English Department
Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,
Summer reading is an essential element of a good education. It
has been proven that students, who read four or more books over
the summer, are far more likely to score higher on rigorous readingcomprehension tests than their peers who read one or no books. The
“summer slide” of reading comprehension skills is cumulative, meaning
if your child does not read throughout the summer, his or her literacy
skills could fall more than two grade levels behind by the time they
reach school in the fall. That being said, over 90% of students claim
they are more likely to finish a book if it is a book they choose themselves. Understanding all of this, we are encouraging our students to
select two or more books to read for pleasure this summer.
company as “more intelligent, more powerful, and more accessible
than ever before”, club advisors Thuc Phan and Jason Hyatt (Communications Club) and Chris Hurd (Technology Club) agree; the
DJI Phantom offers students a chance to literally “see” advanced
technology in action like never before. Often referred to as drones, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
is an aircraft that has no pilot aboard, but is controlled by computers or by remote control. The DJI Phantom series of quadcopters
are controlled by remote control like traditional RC planes. What
makes the Phantom 3 unique is the reliability and stability that is
built into the vehicle and how easy they are to fly. In addition, the
remote control for the quadcopter pairs with a device and app that
allows the user to view a live video feed from the onboard camera
mounted on the UAV.
During the last days of school, students will visit the library to hear
book talks about potential summer reading titles and to check out
summer reading books. We strongly feel that students should choose
books that interest them in the hope that it will encourage students
to become lifelong readers. You can see a list of recommended titles
by visiting the Cazenovia High School’s summer reading website by
visiting http://www.cazenoviacsd.com/summerreading.
When we return to school in September, students should feel
prepared to share their summer reading experience. It is important
that students be able to discuss the books they chose to read with
their teachers and peers. The high school library will be hosting
book chats when we return to school in the fall, and all students
are encouraged to attend and participate.
Finally, we ask for your help. We ask that summer reading be a
shared experience in your homes this summer and that you value the
positive effects family literacy has on your child’s education. Please
take the time to learn something new with your child this summer
- read a book together and discuss what you have read. Encourage
your child to start a “book club” with his or her friends. Make family
trips to your local library a part of your summer routine!
Enjoy your summer, get lost in some great books, and if you have
any questions or concerns, please contact either Kristina Chiarello
(English Department Leader) at kchiarello@caz.cnyric.org, Emily
Whalen (Library Media Specialist) at ewhalen@caz.cnyric.org, or
your student’s English teacher!
See you in the fall!
Sincerely,
The Cazenovia High School English Department
Communications Club and Technology Club
Purchase “Quadcopter”!
Recorded footage has already been used for various projects
to give students that hands-on experience that the Technology
Department and clubs are known for. Recently, students in the
HS Communications Club and Mr. Hyatt’s Video Communications
Class were given the opportunity to help film and be part of a
music video, shot on location in Cazenovia. Footage from the shoot
and specific footage from the quadcopter was given to students to
edit their own version of the music video.
“It was really fun to have students see firsthand how this technology could be used to enhance the production value of a video.
This is the type of thing that some students would only be exposed
to if they went to film school or by making a significant investment in the UAV hobbyist-world. The footage that can be captured
with the camera that comes with the Phantom 3 is phenomenal.
The quality is on par with the GoPro 4 series cameras and some
DSLRs,” says Hyatt.
Next fall the clubs hope to offer training and hands on experience flying the quadcopter to students who are interested in learning
more about aerial video and photography and flying quadcopters
A new addition has been made to the ever-growing list of inin general. Part of that training will include safe operation of UAVs
novative technology that students have access to at Cazenovia High
and knowledge of rules and regulations to use the devices safely
School. With the help of the school district, the High School Comand responsibly. As drone technology becomes more advanced and
munications Club and Technology Club teamed up to purchase a
more common in the consumer and commercial realms, the technolDJI Phantom 3 Advanced Quadcopter. The school district became
ogy teachers hope more students will benefit from being exposed to
one of the first in the nation to use the new Version 3 quadcopters
this technology early and that it may spark an interest in or inspire
as it pre-ordered and received one of the first shipments from the
students to dig deeper into a field that may otherwise have barriers
company of the highly popular line of quadcopters. Dubbed by the
too great for them to overcome in order to experience. 6
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PLTW Gateway coming to the
Middle School Technology
In an effort to build on the highly successful and nationally
renowned Cazenovia High School Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
program, next fall PLTW Gateway will be introduced to 8th grade
technology students.
Pass), JD Hunter/home (10% off), Blushing Rose Boutique (Free Gift
with Purchase Over $50), and The Wild Animal Park (1 Free Small
Feed Cup with Paid Admission).
It is not too late to order your Laker Card and you can still get
yours today to enjoy saving all summer long! Cards are $10 and the
card can pay for itself after 1 use when used at some locations. Payment and delivery for your card can be arranged by contacting Class
of 2016 co-advisor Jason Hyatt by email: jhyatt@caz.cnyric.org. “Middle school is the perfect time for students to explore and
learn that there is more than one way to reach a solution. PLTW
See the images of this year’s card for merchant and offer details
Gateway provides engineering, biomedical science, and computer
available by presenting the Laker Card at those local businesses.
science curriculum for middle school students that challenges,
inspires, and offers schools variety and flexibility. Students get
Lions Club Students of the Month
rigorous and relevant experiences through activity-, project-, and
Nafisa Ibrahim, a senior at Cazenovia High School, has been
problem-based learning. They use industry-leading technology to
solve problems while gaining skills in communication, collaboration, selected as Cazenovia Lions Club Student of the Month for May
2015. Nafisa is the daughter of Khaled and Migdalia Ibrahim of
critical-thinking, and creativity” (PLTW website).
Cazenovia. The Lions Club Student of the Month selection is based
The Technology department will implement one foundation
upon exemplary school and/or community service.
unit entitled, “Design & Modeling,” where students will apply the
design process and better understand the role of creativity and
innovation in their lives. Technology teacher Mr. Jason Hyatt will
attend training at Rochester Institute of Technology for a week
this summer to get certified to teach the material and will work to
implement Gateway into the existing 8th grade technology program.
The following year the department will introduce another foundation unit entitled, “Automation & Robotics,” and continue the
implementation of the new Gateway program. Laker Card sale a success!
The Class of 2016 would like to thank all those who purchased
a Laker Card this year. Over $1,600 was raised from sales of this
year’s card! The Laker Card is a discount card that can be used at
local businesses and has
been sold by the Class
of 2016 for the last 4
years. It has proven to
be a successful partnership between the school
and local merchants
as it encourages those
who purchase the card
to “shop local” and all
proceeds from the sale
of the card go directly
to the Class of 2016.
Vendors and offers may
change yearly on the
card and the card can
be used multiple times
for an entire year. New
merchants this year on
the card include Critz
Farms (10% Off Purchase of $20 or more), The East Area Family YMCA (Free 2 Week
Left to Right: Mr. Knuth, HS Principal, Nafisa Ibrahim, Lions Member,
Scott Dauenhauer, and Mrs. Cooke
Nafisa was nominated by Alison Cooke and Kristin Reichert of
the Cazenovia High School Faculty and the nominations read as
follows respectively:
“Nafisa took a little idea I had of a kindness day or week and
created a positive vibe in the building at a stressful time of year.
Kindness Week has made a difference in more students and teachers than she realizes. Nafisa put hours into organizing and creating
the posters, post-it notes, the bathroom notes, creating kind messages for the Easter eggs, designing a t-shirt, etc. Nafisa has shown
great leadership with Kindness Week and Spirit Week. She picked
up the slack when Student Council was down officers with grace
and leading by example. Nafisa is friendly, open and inviting to every
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person in this building; showing true characteristics of a leader and
Student Council President. Nafisa truly exemplified great character
and leadership.”
she plays and maintaining a B+ average. She has managed all of her
passions, school, sports and community service while being a role
model student-athlete-citizen.”
“Nafisa Ibrahim (along with Student Government Advisor Alison
Cooke) came up with the idea of celebrating Kindness Week at our
school and has implemented it wonderfully. She really took the ball
and ran with it. She devoted many hours outside of school to get
things ready for the surprise Monday morning Kick-off. She exemplifies awesome character and truly leads by example.”
The Cazenovia Lions Club is pleased to honor Rachel for her
school and community service.
Student of the Month nominations can be made by students, school
staff members, parents or community members. Nomination forms
are available from the Assistant Principal’s Office at Cazenovia High
School or from the Cazenovia Lions Club.
The Cazenovia Lions Club is pleased to honor Nafisa for her
leadership and service to the school.
Rachel McLaughlin, a senior at Cazenovia High School, has been
selected as Cazenovia Lions Club Student of the Month for June
2015. Rachel is the daughter of Richard and Kelly McLauglin of
Cazenovia. The Lions Club Student of the Month selection is based
upon exemplary school and/or community service.
Mr. Knuth, Rachel McLaughlin, Mr. Harney, Scott Dauenhauer (Lions Club)
Rachel was nominated by Faculty Member, Paul Harney and the
nomination reads as follows:
“Rachel has been an integral member of the Class of 2015 since
our journey began in the HS in eighth grade. Not only is she a
student in the class, but also she is a self-motivated leader, which is
hard to come by. She leads by example, constantly putting herself
out there for numerous activities and projects. She organizes fellow students to reach a common goal, however large or small, but
always above and beyond expectations. You can always count on
Rachel to see the project through completion. She has volunteered
with Pop Warner since her days as a player, you can see or hear her
every Sunday at Buckley-Volo field. Rachel gives of her time to help
the community through events such as the Public Library Book sale
every year, and at St. James Parish through various events and nursery care. She has done all of this while excelling at all three sports
SPRING BREAK IN HAITI By Brittany Wright
Over spring break I got the opportunity to experience what life
was like in a third-world, poverty stricken country: Haiti. Their
lifestyles were so much simpler, and the distractions of our society were absent.
They go to bed each
night not knowing
if they’ll be fed the
next day. They have
a sense of community everywhere and
with everything. We
connected with a
local school down
there, and exchanged
letters from one of
the Advanced French
classes here at Cazenovia
with the 6th grade students there. Two weeks
prior to our departure we
fasted for 24-hours with
a goal of raising $400 to
purchase a computer for
the children at that school. Our final amount added up to nearly
$700, far more than we expected. The remaining money was given
to another charity organization for abandoned babies and mentally
and physically disabled children. Those of us who speak French
were very useful throughout the entire trip in communicating with
the Haitian people. The trip was a learning experience for all of us
and changed our perspectives of our every day lives.
Pictured above - Brittany Wright, Anna Barrett, and Bella Wheeler
Madison County Youth Bureau Leadership Program
Completes Pilot at Cazenovia High School
The Madison County Youth Bureau began a Leadership Program
in October and ended in May. Six students completed the program
and improved their personal skills over the school year. Students
met weekly and discussed topics such as decision making, goal
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Cazenovia High School Art Show and
2015 Scholastic Art Awards
setting, anger management, presentations skills and making a good
first impression. Teambuilding activities were integrated into many
topics to challenge students to work cooperatively together on a
goal and to help them see the strengths of their peers. The program was facilitated by Tina Louis, Madison County Youth Bureau
Youth Development Specialist. Freeda Windland, Reading Specialist/English AIS/SST Coordinator, was directly involved overseeing
logistics and student contact between sessions.
As a way to utilize the skills they learned, students facilitated
activities at the Burton Street Elementary School Health and Wellness Fair on March 19th. Students were Damian Wheeler (9), Taylor
Scott (10), Devon Young (10), Bryan Westfall (9), Shawn McDermid
(11) and Brennah Caffrey (10). The group ran two successful game
stations. Kids were well into each game, participating and having
fun. Different games valued different skills, from learning about the
kids likes and dislikes, to seeing how they can come together to
win the games. Many kids gathered around happy to participate
and have fun with their
peers. The six high school
students in the Leadership Program worked
amazingly well with the
younger students.
On May 1st, students
were able to travel to
county departments and
learn about the many careers available to them in
Madison County through
direct interaction with
staff. Students toured the
Madison County Landfill
and talked with staff in
Solid Waste. Students
also toured the Madison
County Jail and met with
staff from the Sheriff’s
Office. Students visited
the Highway Department
to learn about its operations, toured the Courts and met with legal
and support staff, and met with a Child Protective Worker from
Social Services. Students represented themselves well on the trip
and found the behind the scenes look at the departments to be
very worthwhile and informative.
Leadership Group students held an information session for interested students on May 6th. Group members talked about what they
gained from being involved in the program and encouraged students
to participate when the program returns in the fall.
Article submitted by:
Brennah Caffrey, Cazenovia High School sophomore, and Tina Louis, Madison County Youth Bureau
Pictures of the workshops students facilitated at the Burton Street Health and Wellness event and their career exploration trip to Wampsville, NY. Jack Strong
Suzu Davis
Kelly Johnson
Erin Paglia
The 2015 Central New
York Regional Scholastic Art
Awards, the local championship for scholastic artists, took
place this January & February
at OCC. The Central New York
(CNY) region, has conducted an
annual Scholastic Art Awards
program for more than 70 years.
Our region covers a very large
geographic area - 13 counties
and almost 400 eligible schools
in CNY. Each year we bring
in almost 5,000 pieces of art
from about 200 teachers and
between 80 to 100 individual
schools, making our program
one of the largest in the country. This year Cazenovia had
over 45 hard working students
participate, with 19 coming
away with an award.
The students competed in
painting, drawing, printmaking,
computer art, sculpture, photography for grades 9-12 and portfolios in fine art and photography for seniors. The Cazenovia
High School winners were: Suzu
Davis, Anjali Harris, Elizabeth
Rankin, Delaney Yates, Victoria
Eshbaugh, Ava Gurney, & Kelly
Slocum. The Gold Key Winners were: Jack Strong, Kelly
Johnson, Janie Kempf, and
Erin Paglia, which went on to
compete at the National level in
Washington DC.
Participants from the Scholastic Art Show and the rest of the 20142015 Cazenovia Art Students had their
work hung at the Cazenovia College Art
Gallery for the 2015 Cazenovia High
School Art Show, June 1st & 2nd from 7-9 p.m. We thank Mr. Bill Paben, as he
retires at the end of this year for all his
years of mentoring and inspiration to his
students and peers. The art program has
flourished with Mr. Paben. He has been
our creative and selfless leader in the art room and community.
We will miss him.
Billboard
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High School News
Envirothon Competition 2015
On a rare sunny day in late April, one of two environmental
study teams from Cazenovia High School took first place in the
2015 New York State Regional Envirothon Competition. The first
place team, named “Gniess Schist”, consisted of Ryan O’Herien,
Sean Satchwell, Ashley Marti, Hannah Rousell and Ashley Kent.
Each member of the 1st place team (Gniess Schist) received a $100
scholarship presented by the Central New York Regional Envirothon Committee. All five seniors will be competing at the state
level on May 27th and 28th at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. The younger team, named “Big Ash Tree”,
consisted of
Hunter Sattler,
Burke Regan,
Saulo Ferreira,
and Anders
Hansen. High
school science teachers,
Stacia Nourse
and Thatcher
Schug are the
coaches for the
Environmental
Study Teams.
Gniess Schist
On April
29th, the two teams traveled to Highland Forest to compete against
twelve other high school teams from Madison County. The event,
sponsored by the New York State Soil and Water Conservation District, tested the students’ knowledge and understanding of natural
resource issues within New York State, while cultivating students’
desires to learn more about our natural resources and environmen-
tal issues.
The spirit of
competition
stimulates
students’
interests in
environmental concerns
and motivates them
to further
develop their
skills and
grow into
environmen
tally aware,
action-oriented adults.
Big Ash Tree
The Envirothon competition consisted of five exams, including aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, current environmental issue,
and an oral presentation based on the current environmental
issue. This year’s environmental issue was “Urban and Community
Forestry”. The teams used references and other means to develop
a Sustainable Urban Forestry Program for a fictitious city in New
York State. Gneiss Schist, outperformed all of the teams and won
the right to compete in the NYS Envirothon Championship against
teams representing all counties in New York State.
Pictures:
Schists (from left to right) Ashley Marti, Ryan O’Herien, Hannah Rousell,
Sean Satchwell, and Ashley Kent.
Big Ash: (from left to right) Saulo Ferreira, Burke Regan, Hunter Sattler, and
Anders Hansen.
Middle School News
Last Group of Middle School
Student Leaders Announced
The Student Leader program has two
facets. These students will assist the principal in maintaining safety and order in the
corridors, lavatories, and other areas. The
second duty that the Student Leaders perform is to act as representatives for their
peers to discuss concerns they have about
our school. This will be a modified form of
Student Government.
Congratulations to: Chloe Boergesson,
Tim Gibbons, Olivia Hoke, Hunter McCullough, Ryan Romagnoli and Clara
Wheeler
Middle School Students Test
Boat Building Skills
On a
warm May
morning,
sixth-grade
mariners
from Mr.
Bobbett and
Mrs. Davis
descended upon
Lakeland Park
in order to test
their boat-building skills. They
have been learning about simple
machines and
laws of motion.
The boats had to follow a few basic rules
and were rubber band driven. There were
a wide variety of designs, as well as materials, that were used. Each boat was given
two chances to make it past the finish line
in the least amount of time. The fastest
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sixteen then were seeded and matched up, in head-to-head races.
After the water spray cleared, the final pairing was Laura Fitzgerald
vs. Ella Huftalen. In a nail-biting race, Laura won!
Citizens of the Quarter:
Third Quarter
This is an honor awarded to a student who displays good manners, a positive attitude, a consideration for others, cooperative
behavior and a responsibility toward self and school in an exemplary
manner. The students are nominated by their teachers, who use
specific examples to explain why they feel their nominee has earned
this honor. It emphasizes attributes that are not easily measured by
grade reports.
Congratulations to: Brody Coleman, Jake DeCew, Eliza Gurney,
Tom Insel, Morgan Kingsley, Harlei McAllister, Mitch Romig,
Hadley Schug, Emma Schwartz, Samantha Sparks,
Emma Steinberg, Bella Watson, Ethan Baker, Adam Berson,
River Fusillo, Charlie Kubiniec, Maddy McGreevy, Sean Smithers,
Morgen Camp, Dan Moskvich, Paige Smith, & Mackenzie Waite.
News from Burton Street
Visiting Poet and Author Visits Burton Street Classroom
Please enjoy these pictures of visiting poet, published author and parent, Dr. Yvonne Murphy, working with Mrs. Pam Rightmyre’s
Multi-Age students. Dr. Murphy came twice a week throughout the months of April and May and taught students about various types of
poetry. Each student created a poetry anthology with a collection of his or her best pieces. The photo below shows students rewriting
their favorite poem on to a huge banner, which was displayed in the cafeteria for all to enjoy!
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News from Burton Street
4th Grade and 12th Grade Class Collaboration
Collaboration, creativity, thinking and new learning
were all evident as Mrs. Jenny Valente’s fourth grade
students and students from Mr. Kurt Wheeler’s AP
Government class met on May 22nd. Following a
study on government, the fourth graders had created their own “new cultures and countries”. The
high school students teamed up with them to create
a Bill of Rights and Constitution that would match
the cultures, using historical examples, such as the
United States Bill of Rights and Constitution. All of
this is part of a Project Based Learning (PBL) project
entitled Kidlandia in which students explore how a
nation’s government and culture are related.
“I was impressed with how much the high
school kids knew about government,” commented
fourth grade student, Alex Decker.
Another fourth grader, Liam Colligan added, “They asked us good questions. I was excited
because they could help us with the government project.”
Cross-grade level collaboration can provide younger students with strong role models and
highlight opportunities for future studies. For the older students, actually teaching another
student real content often cements their own learning or forces them to explain a complicated
concept more clearly.
Of course there are many social advantages as well. Ashley Lorden commented, “I thought
it was fun. They helped us with laws we would need in our constitution.”
It was evident from the smiles and laughter that fun was taking place right alongside learning
and discovery.
The Garden Flip By K. Dwyer, N. Degeilh, A. DeSilva, A. Decker, and M. Garrow
In the beginning of October, Mrs. Valente’s class began a PBL (Project Based Learning) project called the Garden Flip. Our goal
was to make the old multi-age garden safer and more useful. We came up with five ideas and presented them two months later to
a group of representatives (the PTA, the principal, the superintendent, and Mr. Hazer). The
representatives decided that it would be better if we combined our ideas. The PTA and our
art teacher, Mrs. Damon, worked very hard to put this together. We currently have 5 flags
that we painted to depict an orchard flying in the multi-age garden. The PTA is buying picnic
tables to put in now that the fence has been taken down. The picnic tables are going to be
for outdoor learning. After the project is done, it will be fantastic! We are hoping this project
will last a lifetime at Burton Street Elementary School.
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Laker Sports
Spring Varsity Teams Earn NYS Scholar Athlete Status
We are pleased to announce that 7 of 9 varsity teams qualified as New York State Scholar Athlete Teams this spring (2014-15). Thank
you all for supporting these student-athletes throughout the school year. For the 2014-15 school year 21 of 23 varsity teams earned this
status. One of our annual goals in the athletic department is to have all varsity teams earn NYS Scholar Athlete status.
Team (min. number required) # Qualified Average*
Team Roster Size
Girls Track (12)
27
95.51
48
Girls Golf (7)
8
90.84
9
Girls Lacrosse (11)
11
92.85
20
Boys Tennis (9)
9
90.82
13
Girls Softball (11)
12
93.84
12
Boys Track (12)
12
94.69
35
Boys Lacrosse (11)
11
91.72
28
*To qualify as a “NYS Scholar Athlete Team” the team “Average”, which is based on a minimum number of student-athletes’ grades (varying by sport), needs to be 90.0 or
higher. Any additional students on a team, who also averaged 90% or higher, are considered scholar-athletes as well, but their scores do not impact the team average used
for team qualification. Usually, the highest team average possible is used to try and rank the team as high as possible across the state by sport.
The following student-athletes will earn individual NYSPHAA Pins for making the scholar athlete team:
GIRLS TRACK
Druke, Elizabeth. . . . . . 9 Enders, Leah. . . . . . . . . 11 McLaughlin, Rachel. . . . 12 Sattler, Hunter . . . . . . . 10
Dudley, Claire. . . . . . . . 12 Joseph, Jamie . . . . . . . . 9 Gabor, Amelia. . . . . . . . 11 Nourse, Kimber . . . . . . 12 Strong, Cole. . . . . . . . . 10
Haley, Sarah. . . . . . . . . 12 Robbins, Katie. . . . . . . . 9 Karmis, Allie. . . . . . . . . 11 Davis, Katie. . . . . . . . . 11 Gabor, Jack. . . . . . . . . . 9
Kent, Ashley. . . . . . . . . 12 Underwood, Kirsten. . . 9 Lucas, Colby. . . . . . . . . 11 Mapstone, Morgan. . . . 11 Koppers, Teddy. . . . . . . 9
Shephard, Meredith. . . 12 Rowles, Clara . . . . . . . . 8 McEntee, Olivia . . . . . . 11 Avery, Abbie. . . . . . . . . 10 McPherson, James . . . . 9
Yates, Gabby. . . . . . . . . 12 BASEBALL**
Nardella, Paige. . . . . . . 11 Dickinson, Sarah. . . . . . 10 Winkler, Christian. . . . . 9
Wilson, Julia. . . . . . . . . 11 Gamlen, Leah. . . . . . . . 10 BOYS LACROSSE
Dwyer, Keara. . . . . . . . 10 Kempf, Janie. . . . . . . . . 10
Cross, Aubrie . . . . . . . . 11
DeCew, Peter. . . . . . . . 12
Mitchell, Eli. . . . . . . . . . 12
Henderson, Megan. . . . 10 Tedesco, Danielle. . . . . 10
Devine, Rachael. . . . . . 11
Marshall, Alex. . . . . . . . 11
Coleman, Cooper. . . . . 11
LaGorga, Lydia. . . . . . . 9
Firkins, Mee Rae. . . . . . 11
BOYS
TENNIS
Ketcham, Eric. . . . . . . . 9
Connellan, TJ . . . . . . . . 11
Forrett, Bailey. . . . . . . . 11
BOYS
GOLF**
Marshall, David. . . . . . . 12
Falge, Ben. . . . . . . . . . . 11
GIRLS GOLF
Gurney, Ava. . . . . . . . . 11
McDonough, Harry. . . . 12 Wells, Brendan. . . . . . . 12 Flannery, Brady. . . . . . . 11
Hudson, Caroline. . . . . 11 Fredericks, Kelsi . . . . . . 12
Peterson, David . . . . . . 12 Marconi, Frank. . . . . . . 11 Frega, Kevin . . . . . . . . . 11
Langey, Madison. . . . . . 11 Quarantillo, Sam. . . . . . 12
Kempton, Tim. . . . . . . . 11 Kubiniec, Colton. . . . . . 10 Race, Adam . . . . . . . . . 11
Marris, Katie. . . . . . . . . 11 Benn, Carolyn. . . . . . . . 10
Stehle, David . . . . . . . . 11 Mistur, Ryan. . . . . . . . . 10 Shaffner, Jake . . . . . . . . 11
Pfeiffer, Kathryn . . . . . . 11 Burdin, Kacie . . . . . . . . 10
Sproule, Orson. . . . . . . 10 BOYS TRACK
Stowell, Jake. . . . . . . . . 11
Stalder, Maria. . . . . . . . 11 Howles, Erin. . . . . . . . . 10
Barna, Nick. . . . . . . . . . 9
White, Derek. . . . . . . . 11
Satchwell, Sean. . . . . . . 12
Walters, Mya. . . . . . . . 11 Light, Cassie. . . . . . . . . 10
Monahan, Griffin . . . . . 9
Becker, Chris. . . . . . . . . 10
Chiovaro, Michael. . . . . 10
Carroll, Caeli. . . . . . . . . 10 Shephard, Elizabeth . . . 10
Romig, Nate. . . . . . . . . 9
** Though the Baseball and Boys
Coffey, Brendan. . . . . . 10 Golf teams did not qualify as
Ketcham, Taylor . . . . . . 10 Steinhorst, Summer. . . . 10
Britton, Jenna. . . . . . . . 11
Cornell, Evan . . . . . . . . 12
Scanlon, Hannah . . . . . 10 GIRLS LACROSSE
Yates, Delaney . . . . . . . 10
Barrett, Julia. . . . . . . . . 9
Costello, Claire. . . . . . . 12
Eldred, Taylor. . . . . . . . 12
SOFTBALL
Ferreira, Saulo. . . . . . . . 10 teams, the individuals listed had
Chiarello, Josie . . . . . . . 12 Marshall, Ryan . . . . . . . 10
Johnson, Maggie. . . . . . 12 Nichols, Ben. . . . . . . . . 10
over 90% averages.
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Girls track wins league title:
Clara Rowles advances to State Championship in 1500 meter
The Cazenovia Girls Track and Field team earned another league
championship, capturing the OHSL Liberty-American division for
their fifth title in the past six years. The Lady Lakers achieved a perfect 5-0 mark during the regular season, including wins over talented
Westhill and CBA squads. The victories raised the girls’ cumulative
record to 42-2 since the 2010 season. Cazenovia went on to finish
second in a competitive nine team field at the Section III, Class B-1
Championship meet with a dozen members of the team advancing
to the elite State Championship Qualifier in ten events. Clara Rowles
led the Lakers at the Qualifier, earning a trip to the New York State
Championship Meet in the 1500. Meggie Hart also broke a 17-year
old school record in the 3000 at the meet with a 10:33.35 effort
while Senior Captain Ashley Kent achieved three season-best performances in her fourth career appearance at the Qualifier.
The Cazenovia Girls Track & Field team was undefeated during the regular season
this spring and earned their fifth OHSL Liberty American league title in the past six
years.
Boys Track & Field
• Team earns tie for first place in the OHSL Liberty American
division (3-1 league, 4-1 overall),
• Walker Nichols, Section III Class B-1 Champion 110HH &
Long Jump Outdoor Track,
• Cazenovia 4x100 sets school record and advances to
New York State Championship meet - participants: Ryan
O’Herien, Walker Nichols, Tom McNerney, Alex Devine,
Alec Boone, and Dan McKillop. School record at state Qualifier with 44.72
• Sean Satchwell school record 1600m (4:34:58)
At States, left to right, Coach Evans, Dan McKillop (alternate), Alex Devine,
Ryan O’Herien, Tom McNerney, Alec Boone, and Coach Tugaw.
Boys Lacrosse Wins Section III Class C Title and Advances to State Championship Game
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team for an outstanding season. Winners of the regular season’s OHSL Liberty
Championship with a perfect 8-0 league record, winners of the
Class C Section III Championship, and being NYSPHSAA Class C
Finalists, the participants and coaches have much to be proud of!
With what could be argued as one of the most ambitious schedules in all of New York State, Cazenovia managed an impressive 14-2
regular season record, which included a 9-5 win at West Genesee
(Class A State Finalists 2015), a 6-7 OT loss to Class B Semifinalists
Jamesville-Dewitt, and 3 OT wins against league rival Westhill.
The Lakers entered the post-season with goals of winning sectionals and then hopefully winning the school’s third NYSPHSAA
Championship. Cazenovia stormed through the early rounds of
sectionals by beating Clinton 21-1, then Marcellus 15-2, and then
Skaneateles 11-6. In the Carrier Dome on Wednesday, May 27th,
Cazenovia won an epic battle by defeating Westhill 9-8 in overtime after having been down 6-0 early in the 2nd quarter. The
victory over Westhill marks the fourth Section III Class C championship in the last 5 years.
In states, Cazenovia defeated Section X rival Salmon River at
C-NS H.S. on May 30 by a score of 17-6. The following Wednesday, Cazenovia defeated Penn Yan at St. John Fisher College by a
score of 9-5. In the state finals at Vestal H.S. Cazenovia was narrowly defeated by the Section XIII Champion, Cold Spring Harbor,
by a score of 9-8. The Lakers battled to the very end attempting
shot after shot in the closing minutes. More important than the
outcome of the game, the Cazenovia players and coaches acted
as true sportsmen in defeat, acknowledging our opponents with
dignity and class on the field.
The Lakers will lose key seniors P.J. Brown, Eli Mitchell, Peter
Burr, and Alex Hunt, but return much experience and leadership
next season in what hopes to be another exciting season of boys’
lacrosse in
Cazenovia! A special thank
you to the
efforts of
coaches
Jim Longo
and Erich
Nieman,
and to
unpaid
coaches,
Dave
Falge and
Brian Willard, who contributed mightily to the team’s success and
development.
Pictured above: Members of the 2015 boys lacrosse team hoist the Section III banner after defeating the Westhill Warriors
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Laker Sports
Additional Spring 2015 Postseason Varsity Sports Highlights
Boys Tennis
• 9th grader Nate Romig finishes 4th in Section III
Championship Singles.
• Ben Kmetz and Harry McDonough, Class C-1 1st
Doubles Champions Tennis. Mason Stehle, 3rd Singles
Class C-1 Champion Tennis.
• Team earns OHSL Liberty 2nd place (6-2 league, 7-4 overall).
• Team earns 2 place finish at Class C-1 Sectionals.
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Boys Golf
• Retain the Laker Cup by earning low cumulative score in
2 matches vs. rival Skaneateles.
• OHSL Liberty 2nd Place finish 9-2 record.
• Charlie Schaffner, Cody Thorp, and Nick Becker advance
to the Section III Championships at Colgate Seven Oaks
Golf Course.
• Cody Thorp advances to final round of Section III
Championships with first round 83 at Seven Oaks.
Girls Lacrosse
• Record 9-7 regular season, 10-8 overall, OHSL Liberty
3rd place.
• Team advances to Class C Quarterfinals with first round
home win over Mexico 12-3.
• Coach Caitlin Byrne Selected as OHSL Liberty Coach
of the Year!
Music Notes
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Emily Kielbasinki takes 2nd place in 11th grade division of
CNY State Association of Music Teachers Vocal Competition
2
On Saturday, May 9th Emily Kielbasinski placed 2nd in the 11th grade division of the Central New York State Association of Music Teachers vocal competition. The competition took place at Onondaga Community College and was designed to give students an educational
experience while promoting music achievement. Contestants were required to sing an Italian aria from the 16th through 18th centuries, an
English or American song from any period, and a third song selected at the discretion of the student/teacher.
As second place winner, Emily was invited to perform at the Winner’s Recital at the Hosmer Auditorium at the Everson Museum of Art
in Syracuse on May 23rd. Emily is a junior and is a member of the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Wind Ensemble. Her private vocal teacher is Patti Thompson.
1: Emily (right) along with her vocal teacher, Patti Thompson (left)
2: Emily (4th from the left) and all the winners!
Students participate in NYSSMA Solo Adjudication Festival at J-D Middle School
On May 1st & 2th, 114 Cazenovia music students participated in the NYSSMA Solo Adjudication Festival at J-D Middle School. The
students selected and prepared challenging solo repertoire and were scored on their performance by NYSSMA certified judges. They
performed their solos and also demonstrated proficiency on scales and sight-reading. Several performed level 6 All-state solos, which
serves as the audition for the NYSSMA Conference All-State ensembles. This is the ultimate “test” for music students. It shows individual
growth and development, scored by a non-biased judge, using a multifaceted rubric, which covers everything from playing (and singing)
technique to musicianship. (continued on next page)
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Music Notes
In addition to the students who attended the J-D festival David Peterson and Brian Silfer traveled to the Ithaca NYSSMA Festival for
adjudication on jazz solos.
Overall, Cazenovia students triumphed, with many receiving scores of Outstanding (Levels 1-4) and A+ (Levels 5 & 6). Three students
received perfect scores of 100% on their All-state auditions. Students with perfect All-State scores
are as follows:
Whitney Denison (vocal solo)
Saulo Ferreira (cello solo)
Emily Kielbasinski (vocal solo)
Below is a complete list of
Cazenovia’s NYSSMA participants.
Dylan Anderson (band)
Clari Atherlay (band)
Helen Barna (vocal All-State)
Nick Barna (band)
Aeden Berson (band)
Alec Boone (orchestra)
Jenna Britton (band)
Annika Bruno (orchestra)
Tim Burr (band)
Caeli Carroll (band & vocal All-State)
Libby Carroll (vocal)
Sophia Carroll (vocal All-State)
Caitlin Clonan (orchestra)
Brendan Coffey (orchestra)
Casey Crawford (band)
Laura Connor (piano)
Lucy Connor (orchestra & vocal All-State)
Gavin Decker (band)
Slater DeLeon (band)
Sam DeLeon (band)
Shao Demyttenaere (vocal)
Whitney Denison (band & vocal All-State)
Mckinley Dennison (vocal)
Noah DeRochie (orchestra)
Sarah Dickinson (band)
Emmi Dolbear (band)
Clare Douglas (orchestra)
Claire Edwards (orchestra)
Munya Fashu-Kanu (vocal)
Lucca Ferreira (orchestra)
Saulo Ferreira (orchestra All-State)
Maddie Filkorn (orchestra All-State)
Bailey Forrett (band)
Kelly Frost (band)
Jack Gabor (orchestra)
Mimi Gabor (orchestra)
Caryn Gagnon (orchestra)
Justin Gagnon (orchestra)
Jackie Gamlen (band)
Faith Gara (vocal All-State)
Ava Gavitt (band)
Eli Gifford (band)
Mackenzie Gregg (vocal)
Morgan Gregg (band)
Cally Griffin (vocal All-State)
Skyler Grimes (orchestra)
Will Groetz (band)
Maria Groetz (band)
Katelyn Hale (band All-State)
Megan Henderson (band & vocal All-State)
Erica Howard (orchestra)
Lauren Howard (orchestra)
Caroline Hudson (band)
Luke Hudson (band)
Will Huftalen (band)
Liam Johnson (band)
Maggie Johnson (band)
Brad Jones (band)
Alli Karmis (vocal All-State)
Janie Kempf (band & vocal All-State)
Tim Kempton (vocal)
Eric Ketcham (band)
Kathryn Kielbasinski (band)
Emily Kielbasinski (vocal)
Siobhan Kiernan (vocal)
Ben Knutsen (orchestra)
Ted Koppers (orchestra)
Tony Koppers (orchestra)
Colton Kubiniec (orchestra)
Lydia LaGorga (band and vocal)
Lucy Langan (band)
Maddy Langey (band)
Megan Lawton (band)
Sydney Levinson (vocal)
Eric Liddell (band)
Rachel Lines (band)
Emily Mahoney (band & vocal All-State)
Morgan Mapstone (band All-State)
Taylor Mapstone (band)
Ryan Marshall (band)
Hannah Matteson (band)
Thomas McCay (band)
Taylor McCullough (orchestra)
Maddie McGreevy (orchestra)
Matt McLaughlin (band)
Ian Melvin (band)
Samantha Morgan (band)
Ally Muller (band)
Kimber Nourse (band)
Patrick Nourse (band)
Emma Nunez (orchestra)
Mackenzie Odell (band)
Adrien Owens (vocal)
Arianna Papini (band)
David Peterson (jazz band)
Kaitlyn Puffer (orchestra)
Matt Reeve (band All-State)
Emily Reff (band)
Kaitlin Rossiter (orchestra)
Clara Rowles (band)
Andrew Ryan (band)
Megan Schwartz (band & vocal)
Liz Shephard (band)
Zoe Shephard (band)
Brian Silfer (jazz band)
Julie Silverman (band)
Aidan Simms (orchestra)
Zach Simms (vocal)
Orson Sproule (band)
Kevin Stalder (band)
Maria Stalder (band)
Justin Streeter (vocal All-State)
Allie Vanetti (vocal)
Mya Walters (orchestra & vocal All-State)
Emma Wardell (band)
Nate Wendell (band)
Andrew Wight (band)
Brittany Wright (band All-State)
Cazenovia Central School District
Cazenovia, New York 13035-1098
Cazenovia High School Class of 1995 • 20 Year Reunion
July 17th - 19th in Cazenovia
Please contact Molly Byrnes Hagan: hagan.molly@yahoo.com for more information, or join the
“Cazenovia High School Class of 1995” Facebook page.
S enior C itizen G old C ard A vail able
Please call 655-1317 for more information.
Cazenovia Central School District Board
& Administrative Personnel
Board of Education Members
Mrs. Karin Marris................................kmarris@caz.cnyric.org
of
Education
Important District Phone Numbers
Superintendent’s Office.............................................655-1317
Assistant Superintendent’s Office.............................. 655-1340
Mr. Pat Vogl...........................................pvogl@caz.cnyric.org
Buildings & Grounds................................................. 655-5354
Dr. Jan Woodworth................... jwoodworth@caz.cnyric.org
Special Education......................................................655-1361
Mr. Leigh Baldwin............................. lbaldwin@caz.cnyric.org
Transportation...........................................................655-1326
Mrs. Cindy Bell Tobey..........................ctobey@caz.cnyric.org
Burton Street Elementary.......................................... 655-1325
Mrs. Kathy Hahn...................................khahn@caz.cnyric.org
Mrs. Lisa Lounsbury....................... llounsbury@caz.cnyric.org
Superintendent of Schools
Mr. Matthew Reilly.......................................... (315) 655-1317
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Mr. William Furlong.........................................(315) 655-1340
Cazenovia Middle School..........................................655-1324
Cazenovia High School..............................................655-1370
School Lunch Manager............................................. 655-5346
High School Attendance Office.................................655-1370
Tax Information................. jmattina@caz.cnyric.org, 655-5376
Business Office......................................................... 655-1340
Treasurer.................................................................. 655-5307
District Website:............................. www.caz.cnyric.org
Editor of the Blue and Gold: Mr. Mike Byrnes • mbyrnes@caz.cnyric.org