June 2012 A community where learners excel!NewsletterNewsletter

Vol. XII, No. 10

Board of Education: Don Edwards-President; Jack Sines-Vice President; Spyros Dimatos, Melissa Stephens, Judy WarnerInterim Superintendent of Schools-W. Edward Ermlich

Associate Superintendent for Curriculum/Instruction, Health/Safety Matters & Special Education-Kathleen Dixon

CF students place in poster contest

Congratulations to senior Stephanie Zdimal, eighth-graders Kristina Collyer and Daniel Mardirosian, and seventh-grader Julia Rhodes, who all placed in the Binghamton section of the American Chemical Society’s Illustrated Poem

Contest in honor of Earth Day.

Th is year’s theme was “Recycling: It’s Easy to Be Green!” Stephanie (Keith Rosko’s art class) won fi rst place for the high school division. Kristina (Alison Sheridan-Brennan’s science class) won fi rst place in the middle school division. Daniel (Brennan’s science class) and Julia (Jessica Russell’s art club) placed second and third respectively in the middle school division.

Stephanie and Kristina won a Barnes and Noble gift card and their entries were submitted to the national level poster competition.

Chenango Forks students to attend leadership conference

The Rotary Club of Nimmonsburg announced the selection of Chenango Forks students Ben Haskell, Ken Starr, Rachel Burdick and Riley Walsh as participants in Rotary District 7170’s 30th

Annual Rotary Youth Leadership Conference to be held this summer.

Th e selections were based on a review of the candidate’s application and a personal interview with a selection committee of Nimmonsburg Rotarians.

Th e participants from CF High School will be among more than one hundred high school juniors who will live, work, study and play together at Hartwick College, Oneonta, June 24-29.

Designed to develop the leadership potential of young people, the “RYLA Conference” will feature speakers and workshops focusing on decision-making, ethics, critical thinking, eff ective communication, career development, public service, contemporary problems and other challenging issues.

Front: Rachel Burdick and Riley Walsh. Back: Ben Haskell and Ken Starr.

-Linda Myers, communications coordinator

-Alison Sheridan-Brennan, MS science teacher Kristina Collyer’s poster. Stephanie Zdimal’s poster.

June 20122 District/CFEDistrict/CFE

CFSF thanks community for support

The Chenango Forks Scholarship Foundation would like to thank the Chenango Forks community for its support during our annual Phone-A-Th on.

Th e generosity of our community residents has again made it possible for us to provide scholarships for this year’s class of graduating seniors. Last year’s graduating seniors have already put their scholarships to good use, assisting with tuition payments, buying books and supplies, transportation to and from classes, and many other expenses associated with college.

Donations are continuing to come in and we hope to reach or exceed last year’s total of $10,505. Every dollar donated goes to the scholarship fund and we could not do it without you and the ongoing and generous support you have given in facilitating the continuing education of our students. Th ank you from the bottom of our hearts!

-CFSF

PTA at the Forks

The Chenango Forks PTA is grateful to all the volunteers who gave their time and energy to the PTA events and initiatives this school year. Th ank you to our PARP

committee, Fall Festival volunteers, Scholastic Book Fair workers, fundraiser helpers and contributors. Our volunteers are an integral and irreplaceable part of the PTA’s role and eff orts in our school. We thank you!

As the school year comes to a close, we would like to refl ect on the many wonderful programs and events the PTA sponsored and supported. Due to the diffi cult fi nancial times, district funding for fi eld trips was decreased signifi cantly this year. Fortunately, the PTA was able to fund a variety of educational fi eld trips for our students, including the fourth-grade trip to the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, the kindergarten trip to Ross Park Zoo, the seventh-grade trip to the Cider Mill Playhouse and the fi fth-grade trip to the Lackawanna Coal Mines. Other programs funded by the PTA include PARP, Fall Festival, scholarships for high school seniors, end of the year honors assembly, After-Prom

Party entertainment, teacher appreciation breakfast, and many more educational activities.

Th ere are many opportunities to become involved as a volunteer in the upcoming school year. If you are interested in assisting with any of our programs or fundraising endeavors, please contact any of the current PTA offi cers listed below. We would welcome any time or support that you could off er. We wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe summer and look forward to meeting many new members in the fall.

President: Henry Arciolla henry.arciolla@gmail.com, 343-1168

Vice president: Christine Duff y-Webb webbca@sunybroome.edu, 222-7520

Treasurer: Candace Madisoncandiemaddie@yahoo.com, 648-4399

Secretary: Kerri Vaildkvail@frontier.com, 648-8010

CFE June dates6/1 Gr. 2 Grandparents Day6/4 Grs. 3-5 Hot dog roast6/5 K-2 Field Days (rain date 6/6)6/7 K-2 Hot dog roast Gr. 3 picnic (rain date 6/8)6/8 Gr. 2 Grandparents Day Gr. 5 Field Days Gr. 4 Cooperstown

6/11 Recognition Assembly @ 1:30 p.m. Gr. 5 Sock Hop, 6-8 p.m.6/12 Gr. 1 picnic Gr. 3 Cornell visit @ 10 a.m. Grs. 3 & 4 Field Days6/13 Country Fair6/14 Gr. 5 to Lackawanna Coal Mines6/15 Gr. 5 graduation @ 10 a.m. Last day for students

-Kerri Vail, PTA secretary

3June 2012 Chenango Forks ElementaryChenango Forks ElementaryPrincipal’s messageCFE ... A year in review

One of the fi rst things teachers learn at college is to be refl ective. It’s one of the practices I have valued most and brought with me throughout my years

as a teacher and now as an administrator. My personal belief is that in all the chaos of testing, end-of-year activities, and starting to think about next year, it’s important to refl ect on all the accomplishments we had this year at CFE. While I’m sure I’ll only scratch the surface in this article, it’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our successes and to start to think about how we want to better ourselves in the years to come. In September, 48 teachers and 16 paraprofessionals welcomed 746 students into our new combined building. Teachers worked in collaborative groups to create and align the PK-5 science and social studies curriculum to the NYS standards with the new NYS common core standards for English Language Arts embedded. By the end of this month, they will also have an alignment of the new common core math standards for the 2012-2013 school year. By the end of this month, four recognition assemblies will have been held, awarding our third- through fi fth- grade students for curricular and athletic accomplishments. Additionally, more than 20 morning

programs have been held, providing learning and reward opportunities for our pre-k through second-grade students to build strong character. More than 1,200 state test booklets have been completed, compiled, scored and sent back to the state by our CFE teachers and students. Students have or will have attended educational fi eld trips, with the help of the PTA and district funds, that included local grocery stores, the Oxford Veterans Home, Th e Cider Mill Playhouse, Chenango Valley State Park, Cooperstown, the Lackawanna Coal Mines, a local cemetery and more.We have aligned the RtI (Response to Intervention) processes and worked with representatives to create collaborative plans for student success and learning through our status as a SINI school. Four IPads were distributed to each classroom and every teacher was given a minimum of nine hours of professional development in their basic use, curriculum ideas, and tools for diff erentiating learning for all students.

Th is is just a piece of what we’ve pulled together to do, and there is much to come this summer and early in the 2012-2013 school year. Here are a few things to whet your appetite and hopefully encourage you to get involved in the school next year.

Poetry recital a success

Wow, do we have a school full of second -rade poets. Every year our second-graders learn about poets and the art of writing poetry. Th ey’re exposed to many

styles of poetry such as couplets, call and response, acrostic, rhyming, and shape poems, to name a few.

One of their most exciting experiences with poetry was having their very own Poetry Recitation. Each child chose a published poem they loved. In April they recited their poems from memory in front of our three judges: CFE Principal Knapp, Associate Superintendent Kathleen Dixon, and AIS/Reading Teacher Lorrie Hulbert.

Students were judged on pacing, clarity, poise and expression. Th e top scoring boy and girl from each class were chosen by the judges as well as the overall top boy and girl from the entire grade level.

The winners from Brittany Harris’ class a r e D y l a n Furman and Jordan LaVergne. Tierney Daniels, Sophia Episale, and Noah Cetton are the three winners from Heather Marvin’s class due to a tie. Jessica McBreen’s winners were Elana Brink and Bennett Howell. Rachel Williams and Caden Olmstead are the poets from Stephanie Zajac’s class. Th e overall top poets in second grade are Tierra Reh and Daniel Leighton, both from Mary Collins’ class. Both Tierra and Danny went on to participate in the county-wide recitation with each receiving a medal and a book for their hard work. All of the second-graders made their parents and teachers very proud.

-Mary Collins, second-grade teacher

Tierra Reh and Danny Leighton were the overall winners.

Front, l-r: Jordan LaVergne, Dylan Furman, Tierney Daniels, Rachel Williams. Back, l-r: Elana Brink, Caden Olmstead, Bennett Howell, Noah Cetton, Sophia Episale.

See “Message” page 4.

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June 20124 Chenango Forks ElementaryChenango Forks ElementaryPerfectly penguin!Sponsored by the PTA

Thanks to the PTA, International Penguin Day was

once again a memorable event for our students. Dressed in black and white, and with a willingness to waddle, Chenango Forks Elementary pupils came prepared to celebrate and participate in this annual event.

Students were entertained at a special morning program that included Tux, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hockey mascot. Tux assisted as stories were read by Kathleen Dixon, associate superintendent, and COOL 100’s radio personality, Amy Love. Also performing at our morning program was our own Penguin Chorus, under the direction of Stephanie Zajac, singing “We Are the Birds.”

Other perks of the day included penguin bookmarks, coloring sheets, physical education penguin activities, a seafood themed lunch, as well as penguin footprints wandering in the main hallway. Students enjoyed tracking the penguin footprints from the front door out to the playground. Th ird-grade students from Rachel Bender’s class read penguin stories to prekindergarten through second-grade classes during the day.

Th e students attended a special assembly in the afternoon. Aggie Hartigan, from the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, presented Ronde, a prominent penguin member at the zoo. Hartigan shared information and answered questions from the students. Th is provided a chance for our pupils to get a close-up look at the particular features of a penguin.

Th ank you again to the PTA for providing a perfectly penguin day for our students. Happy Waddling.

-Midge Nirchi, RtI provider

Spring concert a hit

Spring sprung into Chenango Forks Elementary School as the fi fth-grade music program rocked the house during its annual spring concert on May 2.

Th e concert gave CF Elementary chorus and band “seniors” the chance to shine as performers, whether in large groups, smaller combos, or as soloists. Drew Allport and Cindi Ferranti wish to thank the CF parents for their continued involvement and support.

-Drew Allport, fi fth-grade band director

Our Olweus team will be planning the kickoff of our anti- bullying curriculum this summer, which will be presented to students and staff in the fall.Collaborative professional development days embedded in the school year to allow teachers more instructional time in their classrooms.

So, as I refl ect on the school year, I hope you also take the time to refl ect. If there are areas where you saw great accomplishments in your child’s classroom, take a moment to share them with the classroom teacher before they leave for the summer. Have a wonderful, safe summer.

-Nicole Knapp, CFE principal

Ronde the penguin.

The Penguin Chorus performs with Tux.

“Message” from page 3.

5June 2012 Chenango Forks ElementaryChenango Forks Elementary“Caught with Character”

It’s who you are. It’s what you do. It’s the way you live your life. Character counts!

Th eresa Collier’s kindergarten class

Th eresa Collier’s kindergarten classMarcy Slocum’s 1st-grade class

Jessica McBreen’s 2nd-grade class Vince Allio’s 5th-grade class

Kristen Rowland’s 4th-grade class

Christina Germano’s 3rd-grade class

June 20126 Middle School/High SchoolMiddle School/High SchoolCongratulations third-quarter honor roll studentsGrade 6-Highest Honor

Hannah AndrusShayne BowersoxKatelyn Church

Alexandra DimatosKatherine Flynn

Meira HoganCathryn Lally

Sean LallyBrooke MaiettaWilliam Maines

Alexander McRobertsVladyslav Nikolayev

Dylan PalmerCassandra PinataroAnastasia Rusnak

Patrick SarokaEthan StocumCharles SyronLaura Szalach

Jordyn WatrousSean Wiser

Grade 6-High HonorMorgan AshmanLogan Blakeslee

Morgan BongiornoConnor Borchardt

Nicholas BoyleGabriella BurdenDaniel CollyerJaney Creson

Daniel CrowningshieldJaelin Fitch

Lucas GaworeckiBrennan GoetzBailey Hosier

Holland HuninkLaura Huyck

Elizabeth JacobsJordan Jones

Mary KumponMelanie Latsha

Pavel LavrinovichAlicia MaslandJesse MerithewJensen O’Hern

Lynnsey OsterhoutTrey Pouch

Samantha SamselBrejaun Samson

Madison Stampfl erHenry Th omas

Sean Timms

Christopher Undercoff erNathaniel VallaGraydon Vick

Austin WalworthBrad WileyReece Wiley

Rachel WilliamsCatherine Zimmerman

Grade 6-HonorBrian AllenKyle AndrusTaylor Arno

Benjamin AshbaughJack BelmoreMariah Bouck

Mark ButCamryn Clements

Morgan CurtisKlayton DuBois

Andrew EllisMorgan Galusha

Andre GibsonHunter GogaJoshua GouldRyan Gresham

Brynn HallSeth Hall

Khalil HamrouniDestany HoweTiernen Joseph

Sarah JuranConnor KnoxSarah Knox

Spencer KorducavichKody Lee

Ashley LupkaJohnathon Miller

Neira MujcicZachary Palencar

David PuglisiDale Raeder

Aaron RomanShelby Rose

Elizabeth RoskoNicholas RoweAngelo SalminiJason Samsel

Ted StattsBraxton Stout-Moran

Dakota TestaJoshua Wilson

Grade 7-Highest HonorJeff rey Ames

Alyssa BubniakKatherine DeNinisNicholas DimatosKatilyn Donahue

Ryan EhretsDerek EverettTara GrospinBryan Heller

Aidan HoulihanEthan Knox

Jacob KumponZachary Locke

Cameron O’NeilAlexander Pinney

Aaron PixleyJulia Rhodes

Danielle SilvanicKevin SolomonLyndsey StoneSamantha Suer

Kevin VogelJames Wachter

Nicholas WallingAlexandra YoestGabe Whitney

Grade 7-High HonorKaitlyn Bambino

Alexis BurgeYekatrina ButNicholas CizaJenna CroswellVictoria GarciaKaycee GeorgeJared Hopkins

Hannah KohinkeDaniil Lavrinovich

Timothy McDonaldMichael PankoMaya ReynoldsMakayla RinkerEmily RobinsonLauren RooneyKellyn SlottjeMatthew Starr

Rebecca VermilyeaBrooke Warpus

Joshua WheelockCoulter Wiley

Grade 7-HonorLucas Anderson

Jason BosaJesse Dayton

Taylor GibboreJustin Goosley

Mykaela HaywoodSara Heath

Casey HollisterAlyssa House

Bryant LaMerePaul Liddle

Morgan MadisonKirstin McCabe

Luke MeadeAngel Morgan

Alexandria MosesKyle Norton

Brandin PaulhamusJacob Pierson

Tiff any PietrosantiDakota SagerJason Sefcovic

Kayelee SimpsonSamantha SmallMatthew StocksKatelyn Trammel

Morgan VavraKaitlyn Walsh

Hunter WhitmanMcKenna Williams

Peter Wood

Grade 8-Highest HonorAlaijah Cheeseman

Casey ClementsKristina CollyerLinnae CorganDana Croswell

Michael FeldpauschVictoria Godden

Jason GuthEmma HaleyOlivia Haskell

Ava HudakMegan LeVasseurElliot McRobertsKelly ParmeterRobert PinataroKyra SalinkasKelly Saroka

Elena ShelepakAnthony Silvanic

Claire StocumElisabeth Syron

Kenoa TioLiam Walsh

Grade 8-High HonorMatthew Allen

Trevor BorchardtJacob Flynn

Hannah HuyckAlexa Juran

Hunter KermidasJacob Krupp

Cody LamondCaleb Link

Nicholas MarkhamJared Maslin

Ryan NicholasJordan O’HernJacob OsterhoutDylan SilvanicLauryn StocksDylan Studer

Jacquelyn Th rallMary-Ann Villella

Alexa WallingKylee Warner

Grade 8-HonorJack Abbey

Emily AndrusRuth Banks

Haley BenscoterPatrick Borelli

Lillie BrenchleyMackenzie Bronson

Melissa ChurchHannah CiacelliMatthew Conti

Nathan DeOrdioOksana FettElise Freije

Anthony FrissoraRachel Furch

Clarida GarciaMadison Grady-

O’BrennanAntonia Lobacz

Daniel MardirosianMatthew Martinichio

Megan MausZachary McFadden

Elizabeth PriceTaylor Robinson

Abigail RoskoJustin Rouse

Continued on next page.

7June 2012 Middle School/High SchoolMiddle School/High SchoolRebecca Shoemaker

Ryan SimmonsAnthony Smith

Kalie SmithVincent Tiesi

David Yevtukh

Grade 9-Highest HonorMelissa BoekerHailey BraceMarta But

Carley ChurchSeamus Houlihan

Jacob HuninkArtur NikolayevJack SherwoodSydney SlottjeTaylor Th omasNatalie Valla

Kirsten Whistle

Grade 9-High HonorDaniel Ames

Michael BubniakSara Clark

Danielle DarlingMichael GeorgeMcKenna GillHannah HallMia Hayes

Nicholas HurdCaleb Kellicutt

Damen KingsleyJacob Klein

Garrett KriskoGerman Lavrinovich

Katelyn MatsonLu’Shanna McCray

Jake MeadeJames PattwellChad Raychel

Christopher RobertsBlaine Russ

Alexander Stout-MoranMelissa Sweet

Jonathan Th rallRylee Warner

Grade 9-HonorRyan BronsonTyler Denny

Bronx GibsonCaleb Gould

Devin HopkinsSamantha Johnson

Virginia KorecHunter LuybliVanessa Mirch

Natalie O’BrienIsaac Pixley

Jarred RiegelTaylor Robinson

Mason RoweTamara ShearLucas Tiberi

Victoria TransueBreana White

Kayla Williams

Grade 10-Highest HonorAnthony Bowersox

Karis DuBoisDaniel GridleySierra KuckoEvan PiccianoJesse Redfern

Krysta ShannonJacob Stone

Alicia Sullivan

Grade 10-High HonorDiana BoutonYelizaveta ButElliott ButlerNathan ButlerSara Comfort

Emily DeYoungMichael DiekowJacob GaworeckiSamantha Guth

Logan HallKristalyn HouseMatthew JonesTaylor Kimble

Eduard LavrinovichAlexander Niman

Bailey ParkCorey Sager

Joshua ShelepakSamantha ShepardCarlene SolomonJewelie Spencer

Grade 10-HonorNathan Barfi eldBryan BrowneScott Craver

Kayla DeNinisDaniel EhretsBrandy Engel

Joseph FrissoraSabrina Harris

Justin LakeMorgan Leslie

Afton Link

Joseph LoPiccoloChristopher Lowe

Sarah MacedaJoshua MausBrian Rhodes

John RoysJoseph Rudy

Jordan ShelepakKathryn StocksJohn Sweeney

Zachary ViolandoJoshua Weintraub

Kellsey WiserAndrew Ziegenfus

Grade 11-Highest HonorAllyson ChurchRachel KenyonDouglas KleinHaley SterlingDavid Stermer

Riley WalshEric Yonda

Grade 11-High HonorJack Barnett

Morgan BarrettKalene BenningKelsey Brown

Yuriy ButNicolas CannonCourtney CookLaurie Dupnock

Zachary FordMorgan FurmanBenjamin Haskell

Ashley HeathKerry Heller

Kendra HoganAlexandra Kelly

Kyle KellyAidan KleinSethiah LakeEvan Lally

Emily MarkhamBrandon O’BrienDanielle ReganKenneth Starr

Joseph SweeneyMichaela Transue

Noelle VallaDaniel White

Ashley Williams

Grade 11-HonorRachel BurdickRachael BurnsSarah Camp

Zachary CasterlinBruce Cook

Brandon CruzCody DeOrdioBrooke Freije

Kristyanna FullerMarissa Gorenfl oTimothy Hulbert

Kaylee KragerMorgan LindowRebecca Miner

Justin OstranderAshley PasternakMegan PlahanskiGabrielle Schmidt

Taylor Scott-LindseyKayla Sweet

Samantha Th atcherNathan Vogel

Brittany WhistleJamie White

Allison Yatsonsky

Grade 12-Highest HonorJames Allen

Rachel BoutonAndrew Collyer

Lindsey CrawfordEmily Feldpausch

Ashley FerrisLaura Haley

Bradley OliverTaylor PowersMarisa Valdes

Stephanie Zdimal

Grade 12-High HonorNicole ClarkValerie Dybas

Jenna FlanneryGeorge Getson

Callie GillLindsay Humphrey

Zachary JeskeErik Johnson

Alexis KellicuttKelly Martin

Sarah MaximowiczNicholas McDonough

Christopher MinerEthan NelsonKevin Pattwell

Mariya PechenyJohn Rhodes

Andrew RieckeAriel Roys

Christopher RudyNicholas Shannon

Ashley SlavickAmelia SmithTyler Zweig

Grade 12-HonorAlexandra Barvinchak

Kenneth BowenCourtney Casterlin

Donald DeckerRamsey Frederickson

Adam GroveKelley Guth

Phillip HardyDeziree HuyckMagen KellyZachary KolbRyan Leslie

Reeve LongcoyKatelyn Luke

Connor LuybliSteven Maximowicz

Travis McGowanOlivia Park

Ethan Riche’Krista Rozelle

Alex SinghMark SlocumKevin Spencer

Nicole SzymkowiczJillian Truex

Amber VilleccoIyan Warren

June 20128 Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolStudent of the month

Front, l-r: Ava Hudak (Regents Earth Science-L. Brooks), Kristina Collyer (Home & Career Skills 8-D. Daniels & Science 8-A. Brennan), Mary Villella (P.E.-P. Derr), Alexandra Yoest (English-K. Taylor). Back, l-r: Cassidy Shephard (Art-J. Russell), Kaitlyn Bambino (Information Literacy-M. Santacrose), Alexis Burge (Social Studies 7-C. Spencer), Julia Rhodes (Art-J. Russell), Lauren Rooney (P.E.-J. McMullen).

Front, l-r: Danielle Silvanic (Math 7A-D. Lynch), Matt Conti (Band 8-J. Dybas), Jared Maslin (Technology 8-L. Baxter), Kyle Matson (Band 7-J. Dybas). Back, l-r: Holland Hunink (Technology 6-L. Baxter), Jacquelyn Th rall (Spanish IB-J. Pepples), Jacob Pierson (Information Literacy-J. Russell), Justin Goosely (Academic Achievement 7-K. Pokorak), Justin Rouse (Academic Achievement 8-R. Fortier).

Front, l-r: Cody Lamond (Spanish IB-J. Pepples), Nathan DeOrdio (Health 8-K. Shapiro), Collin Topa (Home & Career Skills 8-L. Breck), Tyler Wilson (P.E.-P. Derr). Back, l-r: Dakota Sager (Math 7-D. Lynch), Anastasia Rusnak (Band 6-J. Dybas & Science 6-T. Vermaat), Morgan Galusha (P.E.-M. Grady), Laura Szalach (Social Studies 6-P. Kamp ), Meira Hogan (Written Expression-P. Kamp).

Front, l-r: Brad Wiley (Social Studies 6-T. Urda), Joey Aldrich (Academic Achievement 7-K. Pokorak), Sean Wiser (Health 6-K. Shapiro). Back, l-r: Kyle Norton (P.E.-P. Derr), Graydon Vick (P.E.-P. Derr).

Front, l-r: Daniel Collyer (Reading-K. Church), Ben Ashbaugh (Home & Career Skills 6-L. Breck), Zachary Locke (Home & Career Skills 7-L. Breck). Back, l-r: Jordan Fallot (Math 6-T. Sanford), Jared Hopkins (Technology 7-L. Baxter).

6/4 Site council mtg., @ 2:15 p.m. 6/8 HS/MS Jazz Bands to Dorney Park 6/15 MS/HS 40-week report card

Middle School June dates

9June 2012 Middle School/High SchoolMiddle School/High SchoolArt students to be published

Both middle and high school art students will know how it feels to be published. Th at’s because they had their art work selected to be in the spring edition

of “Celebrating Art Journal.” Seventeen of Jessica Russell’s

middle school art students and 11 of Keith Rosko’s high school art students were accepted for publication. Fewer than 25 percent of thousands of entries from across the country were selected. Th is is a huge honor for the district. Congratulations to these students.

-Linda Myers, communications coordinator

Middle SchoolOlivia Haskell, 8th grade, sculpture “Buttercup”

Kyra Salinkas, 8th grade, print “Th e Ugly Duckling”

Emma Haley, 8th grade, sculpture “Mr. Giraff e”

Lauryn Stocks, 8th grade, sculpture “Deer Mask”

Hannah Ciacelli, 8th grade, sculpture “Into the Jungle”

Linnae Corgan, 8th grade, sculpture “Koko Moe”

Alexa Walling, 8th grade, sculpture “Sad Mouse”

Liam Walsh, 8th grade, painting “Universal Hands”

Kenoa Tio, 8th grade, drawing “Robinson Cano”

Abigail Rosko, 8th grade, painting “Rainbow Flowers”

Elisabeth Syron, 8th grade, painting “Roses in a Vase”

Katie Deninis, 7th grade, drawing “Horizon”

Ethan Knox, 7th grade, ceramics “Th e Blue-Bottle Vase”

Kayelee Simpson, 7th grade, ceramics “Blood Red”

Sam Suer, 7th grade, painting “Half and Half ”

Gabe Whitney, 7th grade, ceramics “Left Outside In A Snowstorm”

Alexandra Yoest, 7th grade, ceramics “Blue Sky”

High SchoolSarah Maximowicz, 12th grade, pencil drawing “Untitled Umbrellas”

Carley Church, 9th grade, metal embossing “Th e Fish”

Rachel Bouton, 12th grade, colored pencil drawing “Still Life?”

Morgan Leslie, 10th grade, torn paper mosaic “Morgan, a self portrait”

Noelle Valla, 11th grade, colored-pencil drawing “A Long Winters Night”

Amelia Smith, 12th grade, acrylic painting “Homage To O’Keefe”

Kelsie Carter, 11th grade, acrylic painting “Tiger Lilly”

Magen Kelly, 12th grade, acrylic painting “Two Can”

Stephanie Zdimal, 12th grade, acrylic painting “Dream-Catcher”

Sabrina Harris, 10th grade, pencil drawing “Th e Victorian”

Haley Sterling, 11th grade, watercolor pencil drawing “Untitled”

Students learn about lifestyle diseases

Being healthy can be as simple as making smart lifestyle choices. Eighth-graders in Karen Shapiro’s fi rst-period health class

learned this while studying lifestyle diseases.

Students learned how poor lifestyle choices can increase the risk of certain diseases such as heart and liver diseases, skin and lung cancers, diabetes and hypertension. Th ey discovered that these diseases may be prevented by reducing or eliminating certain bad habits such as smoking, alcohol consumption and over exposure to the sun. Th ey also learned that by exercising and eating right, these diseases can be further prevented.

After researching and learning what risks increase these diseases and what healthy lifestyle choices decrease them, the students created informational brochures. Th e brochures were designed and written to help educate others. Th ey are on display in front of the attendance offi ce and are free for anyone to take and read. Our hope is that everyone will become more aware of the importance of making good lifestyle choices.

-Karen Shapiro, eighth-grade health teacher

Karen Shapiro’s class holds the display stand with the brochures they wrote and designed.

June 201210 Middle School/High SchoolMiddle School/High School

Students learn to catch a culprit

We see it on television shows and hear about it in real courtroom trials. DNA. What is it and how is it used to identify a person? Students in AP Biology class learned all about DNA as they executed a technique called DNA Fingerprinting.

Often used in crime investigations, this technique can assist police and confi rm paternity tests by matching up various DNA sequences. Th e equipment used was provided by teachers at the Cornell Institute of Biology.

DNA samples were taken from a mother, baby and two possible fathers. Certain fragments of the DNA were cut with the use of restriction enzymes. Th e fragments were then pulled through a gel using an electric fi eld. Larger size fragments could be seen closer to the starting point whereas smaller fragments were able to travel further down the gel. Th e father was determined if a band was shared with the baby.

Students were able to gain college-level lab experience while still attending high school. Th ese skills provide experience for the future and students learned how science can tie into the real world. Emily Feldpausch, left, and Mariya

Pecheny work on a DNA sample.

Wednesday June 13 8 a.m. Global History & Geology 12 p.m. Physical Setting/Physics RCT in Science

Th ursday, June 14 8 a.m. US History & Government 12 p.m. Integrated Algebra

Friday, June 15 8 a.m. Comprehensive English 12 p.m. Physical Setting/Earth Science

Monday, June 18 8 a.m. RCT Global Studies 8th-grade LOTE local profi ciency Calculus Pre-calculus statistics 12 p.m. RCT in Reading Spanish III French III

Tuesday, June 198 a.m. Living Environment

12 p.m. Algebra 2/Trigonometry

Wednesday, June 208 a.m. Geometry

12 p.m. Physical Setting/Chemistry RCT in Mathematics

Th ursday, June 21 8 a.m. RCT in Writing

June 2012 Regents examination schedule

Science Olympiad students compete

In March, members the middle school Science Olympiad team put their science skills to the test as they competed against other local teams at Maine-Endwell Middle School

during the local competition.

Our team placed fourth overall out of six teams. Many students earned individual medals in diff erent events, including four fi rst place, three second place and two third place medals. Students who won medals were Seamus Houlihan, Kevin Vogel, Elliott McRoberts, Elena Shelapak, Melissa Boeker, Julia Rhodes, Aidan Houlihan, Victoria Godden, and Kelly Parmeter.

Events are based on many concepts of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) with some of the events requiring devices

to be built and brought to the competition while others events require problem-solving skills and knowledge of a cer ta in subject area. Congratulations to our Science Olympiad competitors!

-Carol Church, MS Science Olympiad coach

Middle School Science Olympiad team.

Th e team is still collecting BoxTops to help purchase supplies. Please bring them to Carol Church, Science Olympiad coach.

-Callie Gill & Mariya Pecheny, AP Biology students

Andrew Collyer tests a DNA sample.

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11June 2012

Student of the month

High SchoolHigh School

High School June dates6/1 Honors Banquet6/2 SAT6/4 Site Council mtg., @ 2:20 p.m.6/5 Senior Awards Assembly @ 8 a.m. Senior Picnic @ State Park6/6 Senior Class Trip to Dorney Park

6/7 National Honor Society Induction6/12 Last day of classes6/13-21 Regents Exams6/15 MS/HS 40-week report card6/14 Scholastic Dinner at Binghamton University6/22 Graduation @ 7 p.m.

Front, l-r: Amber Kelly (English-A. Gumble), Marta But (Earth Science-L Brooks), Hailey Brace (Geometry-M. Fendick), Carley Church (Regents Biology-T. Giovenco). Back, l-r: James Pattwell (Earth Science-L. Brooks), Alexander Stout-Moran (Regents Earth Science-T. Giovenco), Seamus Houlihan (Band-N. Wildoner).

L-r: Haley Sterling (BCC Geology-L. Brooks), Riley Walsh (BCC Geology-L. Brooks), Ashley Williams (English-A. Gumble) Emily Feldspausch (AP Biology-T. Giovenco), Nicholas

Shannon (P.E.-V Kwartler).

Freshmen Sophomores

JuniorsSeniors

Front: Veronica Dickel (P.E.-V. Kwartler), Logan Hall Health-K. Shapiro). Back: Michael Zurenda (Spanish III-C. Panko), Jacob Stone (French III-J. Myers). Unavailable for photo: Jesse Redfern (Spanish III-J. Pepples & Algebra/Trig 2-A. Biddle).

June 201212 Home of the Blue DevilsHome of the Blue Devils1 Gordon DriveBinghamton, NY 13901

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Meetings & Reminders6/11 CFCA Board mtg., @ 7 p.m., HS lecture 16/12 & 13 CFCA fall sports sign-ups, 6-8 p.m. HS cafeteria6/14 BOE mtg., @ 7 p.m., MS library6/22 Graduation @ 7 p.m.

Interim Superintendent of SchoolsW. Edward Ermlich

Associate Superintendent for Curriculum/Instruction, Health/Safety Matters & Special Education Kathleen Dixon

Business ExecutiveKathy Blackman

Communications CoordinatorLinda Myers

ECRWSS Postal Patron

NYS immunization requirements for students

All buildings in the district will be strictly following the New York state immunization requirements. A certifi cate of required immunizations must be received

within 14 days of student admission to school or they will not be able to attend classes. Th is means no student will be allowed to attend if the district has not received the certifi cate of required immunizations. We strongly urge all parents and guardians to read all notices from your building nurse, follow all time lines, and submit all immunization and physical records prior to the opening day of school for students on September 5, 2012. If you need more information, please contact your building nurse at these locations and numbers: CF elementary 648-7580, CF middle school 648-7576, CF high school 648-7544.

-Kathleen Dixon, associate superintendent for curriculum/instruction, health/safety matters & special education

Important notices From your school nursesAny medications that were brought to school for your student must be picked up by the end of the school year. Medications not picked up will be discarded. New York state law does not allow us to store medication over the summer or transfer them to summer school. Parents must pick up the medication. Students may not carry their own medications per school board policy.Th e Chenango Forks website for each building has information and forms you may need for the upcoming school year. Please visit our website and look under departments to fi nd the nurse in your building and updated health information.

-CF school nurses

District Report Card

The District Report Card for 2010 - 2011 was released to the public by the State Education Department in April 2012. A presentation was made to the Board of

Education during its April 5 meeting. Th e district is “in good standing,” which is the highest designation status.

Th e complete report card and the presentation to the board are available on the district website at www.cforks.org. Copies of the report card can be requested through the district offi ce.If you have any questions, please call Associate Superintendent Kathleen Dixon at 648-7540.

-Kathleen Dixon, associate superintendent for curriculum/instruction, health/safety matters & special education

2012-13 BudgetThank you Chenango Forks

residents for supporting our schools.

Soccer sign-ups

The Empire United Soccer Association (EUSA) is holding sign-ups for boys and girls entering grades Pre-K through 6 (fall 2012) on Tuesday, June 12, and Wednesday, June

13, 6-8 p.m. in the Chenango Forks Elementary cafeteria. Th e playing fee is $35 and all athletes must be registered by June 30. For additional information, go to www.empireunitedsoccerclub.org. -EUSA