Middle School Drama Preparing for 'Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.' to Debut March 30:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 20, 2017) – Weeks after a highly successful run of ‘The Addams Family’ by the Skaneateles High School drama department, the Skaneateles Middle School drama team will next take to the high school auditorium stage with ‘Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.’ March 30-April 1.
Based on the award-winning, iconic Broadway classic, this special adaptation of the nine-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, ‘Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.’ follows Tevye the milkman as he tries to protect his daughters and his way of life from a changing world.
Created by Broadway legends Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein, ‘Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.’ tackles the universal theme of tradition ...
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State Street Wax Museum Provides Historical Walk through Time:
PHOTO - State Street School fourth-graders portrayed famous Americans in the annual Wax Museum on Thursday. Pictured above is Savaria Lombardi as Margaret Bourke-White. (Dan Kapuscinski photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 17, 2017) – Fourth-grade students at State Street Intermediate School provided fellow students, teachers, and family an opportunity to walk through history as a part of their annual Wax Museum of Famous Americans held at the school on Thursday.
The day consisted of two sessions. An afternoon session was held for third and fifth-grade students to take a tour, while an evening session was put on for the public.
A tradition carried on for decades, the fourth-grade students lined the hallways of State Street School dressed ...
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Girls Ice Hockey Presented Championship Medals:
PHOTO - The state champion Skaneateles Girls Ice Hockey team received championship medals on Friday morning from Skaneateles High School Principal Gregory Santoro. (Dan Kapuscinski photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 17, 2017) – The undefeated, state champion Skaneateles Girls Ice Hockey team was presented with championship medals on Friday morning from Skaneateles High School Principal Gregory Santoro.
The championship squad, which defeated Orchard Park 5-1 in the state championship final in February to lock a perfect 19-0 season, also ended their campaign as a NYS Scholar Athlete team with a combined GPA of 93%.
Santoro addressed the team before handing out the team’s medals.
“Your effort and commitment was remarkable,” ...
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Five OOTM Teams Advance to State Competition April 8:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 17, 2017) – Of the ten Skaneateles Central School teams to take part in the Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition held on the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES campus on March 11, five of those teams have advanced to the NYS Competition to be held in Binghamton on April 8.
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving competition that teaches students how to think divergently by providing open-ended problems that appeal to a wide range of interests. Students learn how to identify challenges and to think creatively to solve the problems at hand.
Skaneateles Central School teams in Odyssey of the Mind are open to students in grades 3-12, and consist of seven members per team.
By placing first in the Regional Competition, teams ...
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Mark Wood Concert Rescheduled for April 10, 7 p.m.:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 16, 2017) – The highly anticipated return of Grammy-Award winning rock violinist Mark Wood to Skaneateles High School will now have to wait until Monday, April 10 following consecutive days of canceled classes in Skaneateles on Tuesday and Wednesday due to prolonged winter weather that saw the original performance date of March 14 postponed.
The performance, which will see Wood take the stage with Skaneateles School orchestra students, will begin at 7 p.m. All tickets sold for the March 14 performance will be honored on April 10.
A world-renowned performer, Wood rose to fame as string master and original member of the internationally acclaimed Trans Siberian Orchestra.
A successful solo artist, Wood writes and records original music for film ...
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Project 2021: Community Feedback Next, District Forum Set for March 22:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 16, 2017) – After successful shareholder meetings with faculty, staff, and students in relation to Skaneateles Central School’s proposed Project 2021, community feedback will be the next step in the shareholder meeting process.
Guided by the Board of Education and the strategic planning community advisory committee, the district will seek broad community input into Project 2021.
Superintendent Ken Slentz stated that, “The key reasons that we started planning for this project as early as we did was to allow us time to maximize input and generate communications on what our plans are for the district’s facilities relative to the learning needs of our students and the stewardship obligations that we hold on behalf of the community.” ...
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Students Return from DECA State Career Conference in Rochester:
PHOTO - Skaneateles High School students Aidan Bennett, Kyler Viggiano, Joshua Luce, Lydia Parker, Jacob Stone, Reggie Buell, Tommy Seeley, Patrick Greenfield, Matthew Neumann, and Malcolm Lombardi recently competed in the DECA State Career Conference held in Rochester, NY. (Daniel Mulroy photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 16, 2017) – A group of ten Skaneateles High School students recently participated in the DECA State Career Conference held at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, NY from March 8-10.
Daniel Mulroy’s Skaneateles DECA team consisted of seniors Patrick Greenfield, Matthew Neumann, Joshua Luce, Reggie Buell, Kyler Viggiano, Lydia Parker, Malcolm Lombardi, Tommy Seeley, and Jacob Stone as well as junior Aidan Bennett. ...
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UPDATE: Friday, March 17 will he a HALF DAY:
Dear parents/guardians - we continue to watch the weather patterns as they unfold and as they are predicted for the coming hours. T he ongoing winds may prove problematic for us in the morning, possibly requiring a delay. As it currently stands, the Cayuga County Sheriff has declared an "Essential Travel Only" restriction for the overnight hours. Accordingly, we will wait until morning to make the decision on delay. I do expect that once in session, all activities including the wax museum will continue.
As a reminder, we will have students in for half day on Friday, March 17 and will continue with an abbreviated conference day thereafter. Each of the principals will send dismissal times for their respective buildings tomorrow morning. ...
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Mark Wood Concert Postponed - New Date TBA:
The 2nd day workshop as well as the Mark Wood concert scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 has been postponed due to weather. A new concert date is TBD. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Mark Wood to Perform at Skaneateles High School Tuesday, Student Rehearsals Underway:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 13, 2017) – For the first time since 2012, Grammy-Award winning rock violinist Mark Wood will return to the Skaneateles High School Auditorium on Tuesday as a part of the 2017 “Lead Your Students to Victory” tour. Student rehearsals for the performance have been ongoing throughout the day on Monday.
The electrifying performance, which will see Wood perform with Skaneateles Orchestra students, will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Wood took time through the day on Monday to meet and rehearse with the high school, middle school, and State Street orchestras to go over specific pieces that will be performed Tuesday evening as well as reinforcing the importance of discipline, practice, and “feeling” the music.
With students ...
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Senior Madeline Van Riper Advances to National Shakespeare Competition in NYC:
PHOTO - Skaneateles High School senior Madeline Van Riper won the Syracuse branch of the ESU National Shakespeare Competition on Saturday to advance to the National Competition to be held in New York City April 29-May 2. (Janet Clare photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 13, 2017) – Skaneateles High School senior Madeline Van Riper took top honors at the Syracuse branch of the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition on Saturday at the Archbold Theatre in Syracuse, advancing now to the national competition to be held at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts scheduled for April 29 – May 2.
The Lincoln Center is the world’s leading presenter of superb artistic programming, while being the national leader in arts ...
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Project 2021 Architect Sessions Generate Positive Feedback:
PHOTO - Skaneateles Central Schools Superintendent Ken Slentz (standing) and BCK architect Stephen Somogy (seated to Ken's right) met with a group of eight State Street School students on Tuesday to gather their feedback on how SCS schools could be improved to better the teaching and learning process. (Dan Kapuscinski photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 10, 2017) – Skaneateles Central School’s proposed Project 2021 continues to move forward with a series of architectural feedback sessions taking place in the last week through the entire SCS campus.
Led by Skaneateles Central Schools Superintendent Ken Slentz and BCK architect Stephen Somogy, the sessions with faculty, staff, and students not only outlined proposed work to be completed but allowed ...
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Successful Community Demonstration Sets Stage for OOTM Regionals Saturday:
PHOTO- Third and fourth grade students from State Street School were put to the task of building a balsa wood, load bearing structure, for their Odyssey of the Mind project. Students will compete in the regional competition for OOTM this Saturday, March 11 on the campus of Cayuga-Onondaga County BOCES. (Dan Kapuscinski photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 9, 2017) – On Wednesday evening ten teams from Skaneateles Central Schools competing in the upcoming Odyssey of the Mind regional competition were able to display their programs during a community demonstration held at State Street School.
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving competition that teaches students how to think divergently by providing open-ended problems that appeal to a wide ...
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Student-Athletes Participate in Leadership Conference:
PHOTO- Natalie Condon, Abby Kuhns, Tom Scherrer, and Ken Peterson (pictured left to right) took part in the second annual Cooperstown Central School Student-Athlete Leadership Conference on March 1 held at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. (SCS Photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 8, 2017) – A group of four Skaneateles High School student-athletes took part in the second annual Cooperstown Central School Student-Athlete Leadership Conference on March 1 held at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown.
Juniors Natalie Condon, Abby Kuhns, Ken Peterson, and Tom Scherrer traveled to the conference with Skaneateles High School Assistant Principal & Director of Student Athletes & Programming Michael Major as well as Skaneateles Central Schools Superintendent ...
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Author David Kirk to Visit Waterman on Friday:
SKANEATELES, NY (March 8, 2017) – David Kirk, the creator of the Miss Spider series of children’s books, will visit Waterman Primary School on Friday.
Included in the collection of Miss Spider books are Miss Spider’s Tea Party, Miss Spider’s Wedding, Miss Spider’s New Car, Miss Spider’s ABC, Little Miss Spider, and many more. Miss Spider also stars in her own television series, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends.
An inventor and toy maker, Kirk started Ovicular Toyworks and Hoobert Toys along with authoring his many pieces of work through the years.
Kirk will visit with first graders from 10-10:45 a.m., kindergarten from 12:45-1:10 p.m., and second graders from 1:45-2:30 p.m.
Kirk is the latest in a series of visiting authors ...
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Bus Driver Turns Everything Into an Opportunity for Learning:
Bus driver Eddy Paul helps direct a group of students after arriving safely to school (Lori Ruhlman photo)
For students at Waterman School, every walk into the building in the morning brings an opportunity for learning.
Bus driver Eddy Paul has the “Apple” bus parked right by the cross walk and guides or instructs students as they pass the line of buses and head into school. When he catches students crossing safely, he gives them his carefully created safety certificates.
Paul hands out a couple of the certificates each day, surprising and pleasing students.
He said it is a team effort between all of the bus drivers and the teachers. The other drivers are in support of the effort, and help make sure that Paul is the fifth ...
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Elementary Student Art Featured in S.J. Moore Fine Art Gallery:
PHOTO: State Street School fifth graders Keady Azzam (left) and Elsa Marshall (right) are the first of a series of Skaneateles Elementary students to have their artwork featured in the S.J. Moore Fine Art Gallery. (Susan Barry Photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 6, 2017) – The S.J. Moore Fine Art Gallery, located at 5 E. Genesee Street in Skaneateles, is featuring artwork from two selected State Street Secondary School students for a two week period, rotating new work through the month of June.
State Street fifth graders Keady Azzam and Elsa Marshall, members of Susan Barry’s art class, currently have pieces on display in the exhibit.
The S.J. Moore Fine Art Gallery provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere housing works done by well-known artists ...
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Look who was "Caught Giving Their Extra Ten Percent":
We’re all doing it, but please join us in congratulating the staff who were nominated for The Laker Way award for February 2017!
Doug Lewis and Brian Sevey
For the last three months, Doug Lewis and Brian Sevey have literally been giving their extra 10 percent. In fact, they were really giving an extra 17 percent. Brian and Doug each took over teaching classes for a colleague on maternity leave. They each agreed to teach more than a full schedule, giving up a prep period to do it. They agreed to do this because they knew what other options were available and they thought, while inconvenient and challenging for them, it would be best for students. Sacrificing personally in order to advantage students and help a colleague earns these two our highest ...
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Telling it Forward: Students Give Voice to Holocaust Survivors:
A national contest led three Skaneateles High School students on a moving journey into the lives of people who survived the Holocaust. Lily Datz (left), Kaylee Falso (not pictured) and Caroline Hagen (right) used their artistic and writing skills to shed new light on tragic but inspiring stories.
A national contest led three Skaneateles High School students on a moving journey into the lives of people who survived the Holocaust. Lily Datz, Kaylee Falso and Caroline Hagen used their artistic and writing skills to shed new light on tragic but inspiring stories.
The three are participating in Telling it Forward, the 18th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest through the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education. Schools are allowed to submit a total ...
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Author, Former NFL Pro Tim Green Visits State Street School:
PHOTO - Tim Green, football star turned author, presented to a group of State Street School fifth graders on Friday about the importance of reading, education, and character. (Heather Buff photo)
SKANEATELES, NY (March 3, 2017) – Author Tim Green, a former Syracuse University football All-American and National Football League veteran, visited the Skaneateles State Street Secondary School on Friday afternoon.
Green, who resides in Skaneateles, presented to a host of fifth grade students in the State Street library.
While Green played in the NFL, he also studied law and began his writing career. After retirement from the NFL in 1994, Green wrote more than a dozen books for adults before writing a series of novels for young readers set in a world ...
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