SHS Drama to Present "Les Miserables" this Weekend:
Skaneateles High School Drama is set to present "Les Miserables" beginning on February 28 and running through March 3.
Below is the performance schedule:
Thursday, February 28: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3: 2 p.m.
General admission tickets will be sold at the door of every performance. Reserved tickets are available online at www.SHOWTIX4U.com. Tickets are $12/Adults and $10/Students and Senior Citizens.
On Wednesday, at 3:00 pm, Senior Citizens are invited to attend the final dress rehersal of Les Mis, free of charge. A dessert reception at intermission will also be offered.
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Annual SHS Blood Drive on February 28 to Honor Sam Ciraolo:
SKANEATELES, NY (February 15, 2019) – The annual Skaneateles High School Blood Drive is set for Thursday, February 28, honoring former SHS Health teacher, Sam Ciraolo.
The drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Skaneateles High School gym. All representing donors will receive a free t-shirt.
Permission slips are needed for students to donate.
Contact Karen Price at kprice@skanschools.org to make an appointment to donate. All members of the community are welcome. Your blood donations could help save up to three lives.
To honor Sam Ciraolo, the American Red Cross is providing a generous $250 scholarship to a deserving Skaneateles ...
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State Street Fourth Grade Participates in "I Love Math" Day:
State Street fourth graders took part in the "I Love Math" celebration yesterday afternoon to help build a positive math community through problem solving.
Teams collaborated to solve three low floor, high ceiling problems. A low floor, high ceiling problem is accessible to all students, but can also? be extended to high levels of learning. The goals of the program are to create persistent problem solvers and develop and encourage a love of math.
Students spent 20-minue ses sions in three stations:
Station 1: YouCubed My Heart
Station 2: Pattern Block Hearts
Station 3: Fibonacci Valentines
Everyone then gathered back together in the Math Lab for a closing summary presentation.
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Waterman Students Celebrate 100 Days:
Waterman Primary School celebrated 100 days today during morning meeting. The official 100th day of school is February 26, but this made for a fun-filled celebration on our last day before break. Fun!
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SCS Students Represent Skaneateles in Symphoria Youth Orchestra:
SKANEATELES, NY (February 14, 2019) – A pair of Skaneateles Central Schools students represented Skaneateles on Sunday, February 10 as members of the Symphoria Youth Winter Orchestra, which took place inside the Crouse Hinds Concert Theater.
The Symphoria Youth Orchestra is comprised of some of the best young musicians in Central New York including Josh Pickup and Massimo Capozza of Skaneateles Central Schools.
The group plays some of the most diverse musical selections featuring the winner of the Symphoria Youth Orchestras Concerto Competition, Sonia Richman, and the Symphoria Youth Repertory Orchestra playing side-by-side with Symphoria musicians.
Our very own, Karen Veverka, conducts ...
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Middle School Drama Club Enjoys Musical Theater Workshop:
The Middle School Drama Club recently had its musical theater workshop with Sean McLeod. The session was inspiring and lots of fun and helped club members to learn new ways of helping to make their dance bring the music alive.
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Skaneateles Runway Pop Up Shop Open After School:
The Skaneateles Runway Pop Up Shop is open after school Monday (2/11), Tuesday (2/12) and Wednesday (2/13) until 4 p.m. inside the Skaneateles Central Schools District Office. There are still many Prom gowns, semi-formal dresses and options for young men available!
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Community Photographs Donated to Skaneateles High School:
Skaneateles High School wants to acknowledge the gratitude of Mrs. Stacia Landsberg for donating her framed photographs of the community to our school. You will see these pieces throughout our campus. Thank you to Stacia for this wonderful contribution!
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High School's AP Chill Zone Provides Relaxation, Stress Relief:
High School students spent their Activity Period in the “AP Chill Zone” on Thursday.
Over 30 students filled the Counseling Center for this month’s theme of giving back. They hand-crafted Valentines for our Kindergarten classes, and enjoyed pizza and prizes with their friends.
Future AP Chill Zone events will provide students with useful tools and tips in a variety of areas such as relaxation, stress relief, social skills, and more!
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LIVE Streaming Available for Girls Hockey State Championships Tonight:
For the third consecutive season, the Skaneateles High School Girls Hockey team is on its way to the Frozen Four State Championships, beginning tonight (February 8) inside the Harborcenter in Buffalo, NY.
The Frozen Four State Championships are available LIVE online via streaming. Link information is below:
State Semi-Final (February 8) | Skaneateles vs. Plattsburgh | Game Time: 8pm - Click Here to WATCH
State Championship Final (February 9) | TBA vs. TBA | Game Time: 6pm - Click Here to WATCH
Congratulations to coaches Andy Rozak and Aaron Moss, and to all the athletes on an amazing season. Go Lakers!
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'Star of the Week' Welcomes K-9 Unit to Waterman:
Second grade student William Clancy was the "Star of the Week" in Joanne Williams' classroom.
His wish was to invite his relative, State Trooper T.J. McDonnell in to visit the second graders and tell them about his work with the K9 unit. Trooper McDonnell visited Waterman to share what he and his dog Mic do as community helpers.
Trooper McDonnell discussed the role of his trained search and rescue dog, and how he and Mic help his community. This visit was not only fun and interesting, but it also supports the second grade curriculum as students have begun learning about communities, community helpers and identifying those who provide a service or who are a producer of goods. The students enjoyed the visit.
Thank you Trooper McDonnell and ...
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SCSD Forum Provides Updates on Project 2021, Safety & Security:
SKANEATELES, NY (February 5, 2019) – The Skaneateles Central School District held a Community Forum on Wednesday, January 30 inside the high school’s auditorium hosted by Superintendent of Schools, Lynda Quick.
The Forum addressed several items within the district including updates on Project 2021, safety & security, as well as the fiscal status of the district.
Project 2021, the district’s $36.5 million capital improvement project approved by community members in November of 2017, received approval from the State Education Department for its Phase 1 plans in January of 2019. With that approval, the project will go to bid in February of this year with work estimated to be completed during the summer of 2019.
Phase 1 will see work ...
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Coffee Talk at Johnny Angel's on Thursday, February 7:
SKANEATELES, NY (February 5, 2019) – Skaneateles Central Schools welcomes parents, guardians and community members to Johnny Angel's in Skaneateles on Thursday, February 7 for Coffee Talk with new Superintendent, Lynda Quick, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Providing coffee and conversation, Coffee Talk is an opportunity for community members to share ideas, learn about new District initiatives and projects and ask questions.
Another Coffee Talk session will take place on Monday, April 8 at 2 p.m. inside the Skaneateles Central Schools District Office, with other dates to be announced in the future.
The Skaneateles Central Schools District Office is located at 45 E. Elizabeth St. in Skaneateles.
Johnny Angel's is located at 22 Jordan St. in Skaneateles. ...
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SCSD Winter Wellness Summit Promotes Wellness Strategies for Faculty/Staff:
SKANEATELES, NY (February 4, 2019) – The Skaneateles Central School District held its inaugural Winter Wellness Summit on Friday, February 1 as a fresh new take on the common Superintendent Conference Day.
With students at home, enjoying a Friday off from school, the faculty and staff of Skaneateles Central Schools gathered inside Skaneateles High School and Middle School for a series of learning activities based on the Six Dimensions of Wellness.
The Six Dimensions of Wellness, a vital component of the District’s overall Strategic Plan, promotes personal wellness centered on six main categories: emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual and spiritual wellness.
The inaugural Winter Wellness Summit provided a host of activities for ...
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"The Admission Game" with Peter Van Buskirk Returns on February 4:
SKANEATELES, NY (January 30, 2019) – Peter Van Buskirk, the former Dean of Admission at Franklin & Marshall College, is set to return to Skaneateles High School on Monday, February 4 at 7 p.m. for an interactive presentation of the college admission process known as, The Admission Game.
An author, motivational speaker and the founder of Best College Fit, Van Buskirk has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Family Circle and on Oprah and Friends.
For those who have wondered who “gets in” to certain schools and “why?”, The Admission Game is the perfect fit.
The Admission Game is a high energy, high impact, interactive, case study exercise for students and parents in which the audience is transformed ...
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Superintendent Conference Day on February 1 - No School for Students:
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please be advised that this Friday, February 1st there will be no school for students. Friday is our scheduled 3rd Superintendent Conference Day, so only staff and faculty will be at school attending the Winter Wellness Summit.
Sincerely,
Lynda Quick, Superintendent of Schools
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Superintendent Letter: Extreme Cold Predicted for Central New York:
January 28, 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As you well know, weather can be tricky in our part of the country this time of year. There are several considerations in making a decision on whether to start school on-time, delay or close school. Admittedly, weather related decisions are a challenge to all school superintendents.
Over the past two decades, the ability of the National Weather Service and other services to predict changes in the weather has greatly improved. To this point, over the next 1-3 days, there is a prediction of a polar vortex arriving in our region. Explained simply, the polar vortex is the transport of arctic air into our region. You may remember the polar vortex in February of 2015, which was one of the worst ever, and ...
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CNY Innovation Challenge Open to Students in Grades 6-12:
SKANEATELES, NY (January 28, 2019) – The second annual CNY Innovation Challenge is looking for students in grades 6-12 to take part in this year’s idea development challenge, which will see over $2,500 in prizes awarded for winning teams.
The CNY Innovation Challenge aims to spark ideas to develop groundbreaking products or services and to foster entrepreneurship.
This challenge is designed to help guide ideas from concept to completion. The process includes a crucial step – documenting intellectual property to protect concepts that could be used in a patent application. Teams will then learn strategies to advance their idea and take a product/service to market. In addition to designing and developing an idea, students will need to ...
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