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Volume 18, Issue No.3March 2011

Musical March 4 & 5 The SalamancaHigh SchoolDramaClubwillbeperformingthemusical,The Drowsy Chaperone,onFridayandSaturday,March4and5at7:30p.m.intheSalamancahighschoolauditorium;ticketsare$6each.Thismusicalpaystributetothejazz-ageshowsofthe1920sthattransportedaudi-encesintodazzlingfantasies.Itbeginswhen a die-hardmusical-theater fan(KellenQuigley)playshisfavoritecastalbumonhisturntable,andthemusi-calliterallyburststolifeinhislivingroom;tellingtherambunctioustaleofa brazenBroadway starlet (HannahShurilla)tryingtofind,andkeep,hertruelove.

Nosoonerhastheneedletouchedtherecordthanwe,togetherwiththenarrator, are transported to a 1928Broadway theater and into The Drowsy Chaperone,aplaywithinaplaycrammedfullofeverycliché,gagandgimmickfromthegoldenageofmusicals.

The estate of the wealthydowager,Mrs.Tottendale(ColleenMcClure) is thesiteofan immi-nentwedding between showgirlJanet Van De Graff (HannahShurilla) to oil tycoon RobertMartin(AdamJohnson).WeareintroducedtoabarrageofcharactersduringanintroductorynumberincludingMrs.Tot-tendaleandherunderling,theproperbutler

(Mr.JonathanBrooks),thedashingRobertMartin,hisharriedandbumblingbestmanGeorge,producerFeldzeig(KisunPeters),ditsy would-be showgirl ingénueKitty(MarkieMohr),apairofgangstersdisguised

Drowsy Chaperone(JillMagara)andTrix,theglamorousaviatrixalaAmeliaEarhart(GeenaMaybee).

Throw in themaids, photographers,reporters andmonkeys, all covered by

the versatile andmulti-talentedCourtneyYehl, Holly Turano,MicheleMorris,TristynCarpenterandThereseFriedhaberaswellasa special appearance of our ownBrandonJones,andyouhavealltheingredientsforafun-fillednightofside-splittinglaughter.Throughouttheshow,KellenQuigley,as‘ManInChair,’willcontinuetocommentandexplaintheactionwithasidestotheaudience.

Featuredstudentsintheorchestrainclude EmmaTimblin (Clarinet),LindsayLangworthy (Flute),CalebBess (Trumpet) and Brooke Skiba(Percussion).

Bringingthistremendoustour-de-forcetolifeonthestageisStageMan-ager,GiaArena;Choreographer,BeckyNannen; Vocal Director, JonathanBrooks;Producer,TheresaKillian;HSAssistantDramaClubAdvisor,CarrieBrown; aswell asAccompanist,MarkLungershausen.Asalways,themusicalwill be accompanied by a live full pitorchestraunderthedirectionofDirector/

ConductorJonathanR.Wilder.aspastrychefs(DustanWhitcomb),LatinLotharioAdolpho (AustinHill), Janet’s

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Salamanca District Newsletter - March 2011 2

The search for the nextSCCSDDistrictSuperintendentisunderway.AttheJanuary11meeting of theBoard ofEdu-cation, boardmembers unani-mously choseCattaraugus-Al-leganyBOCESSuperintendentDr.RobertD.OlczaktoheadupthesearchforthenextSuperin-tendentofSalamancaSchools;replacing Superintendent J.DouglasHay after he retiresJune30.Dr.Olczak’s servicesas a search consultant are freetothedistrictundertheBOCES

regionalandstate-wideemploy-mentadvertisements. Next,thebulkofthesearchprocess begins: reviewing re-sumes and applications andconducting interviews to helpthe board narrow the pool ofapplicants to three potentialcandidates for the final roundof interviews.The anticipatedschedule for the process is asfollows:

• February 25 - Application Deadline• March 22, 23 -

programofsharedservices. Sincemakingthisdecision,the board has determined theexperience, characteristics andqualitiestheyarelookingforinacandidateandhavedevelopedthejobdescription.BOCEShasincorporated this descriptionalongwithdemographic infor-mation on the district and thecommunity to create a printedbrochuresummarizingtheposi-tion and the area for potentialcandidates.Thebrochurewillbesenttoapplicantsrespondingto

Semi-finalist Interviews• April 25- 27 - Finalist Interviews• July 1 - Assume Office

Theboard andDr.Olczakcome to this taskwith a greatdealofexperience.BoardPresi-dentRobertCrandall has par-ticipatedinthreeSuperintendentsearches prior to this andDr.Olczakhasconductedapproxi-mately30suchsearchesamongthe 22 districts in theBOCESsystem.

Superintendent Search Underway

Salamanca Welcomes New Staff Members

Mrs. Sarah WiltseisthenewDataEntryOperatorintheSenecaElementarySchooloffice.Shegradu-atedfromOleanBusinessInstituteandJamestownCommunityCollegeandhasbeenasecretaryfortwelveyears.Mrs.Wiltseisartisticandlovestocook,bakeandsing,butperhapsnotallatonce.SheishappytobeatSenecaElementarysinceshehasalwayslovedchildrenandbelievesthatbeingabletoteachorguidechildrenissomethingshehasbeencalledtodo.Mrs.WiltsehopestobeapartofSenecaElementaryforaverylongtime.

Mrs. Donna Raahauge,isthenewTeacherAssistantassignedtoboththemiddleschoolandthehighschoollibrariesandjoinsthestafffulltimeafterhavingworkedasasubstituteteacherinSalamancaforthreeandahalfyears.Sheenjoysworkingwiththestudents,especiallyinaone-on-onecapacity,andsaidshehasdevelopedarenewedinterestinlearningforherself.Beforeherworkineducation,Mrs.Raa-haugereceiveddegreesforinteriordesignfromtheFashionInstituteofTechnologyandtheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia.Shewasthenemployedfor27yearsatEthanAllenasadesignerandmanager.Mrs.Raahaugehasmanyhobbies:quilting,reading,homerenovationsandvolunteerworkfortheSalamancaChamberofCommerce.Infact,Mrs.RaahaugeandherhusbandproduceanddirecttheFallingLeavesFestivalParadeonavoluntarybasis.

Mrs. Sally SevertsonisthenewTeacherAssistantassignedtotheSenecaElementarySchoolLibrary.ShehasanAssociateinArtsandSciences:SocialSciencedegreefromJCCOleanandaBachelorofScienceinElementaryEducationdegreefromtheUniversityofPittsburghatBradford.Mrs.Severtsonhasbeenworkingasasubstituteteacherforthepasttwoyearsandenjoyseverythingaboutteaching,especiallyworkingwiththestudents.Heroutsideinterestsincludegardening,sewingandquilting,read-ing,motorcyclingandspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends.

ParentsofSalamancaCityCentralSchoolDistrict studentswho attendprivate/ParochialschoolsoutsideoftheDistrictmustsubmitwrittenrequeststotheBusinessOfficenolaterthanApril1,2011 inorder to receiveconsider-ationforDistrictTransportationforthe2011-2012schoolyear.

TransportationDeadline

March Events: March 4 & 5, Musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone”, 7:30 p.m.March 8, Middle and High School Chorus Concert, 7 p.m.March 10, Schwan’s truck sale in HS parking benefitting the Drama Club, 2 - 8 p.m. March 10, Middle School & High School Band Concert, 7 p.m.March 12, Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition in WellsvilleMarch 13, Open Swim at high school pool, noon – 2 p.m.March 18 & 19, Sr. High All County Festival in OleanMarch 25 & 26, Odyssey of the Mind State Competition in BinghamtonMarch 27, Open Swim at HS pool, noon – 2 p.m.March 30, First Grade Musical at high school auditorium, 7 p.m.

Check the District Calendar on the Web site for more events: www.salamancany.org

3“A Community Connected Through Education”

Emotions for studentswere runninghighon January20. Some studentswereutterlyconsumedwithfearatthethoughtofbeinginterviewedbycommunitymembers.Othershadtakenonadifferentattitude--anattitudeof“hey,Iamreadyforthisinterview,bringiton!”Intheend,allofthestudentsfoundtheinterviewtobeaveryrewardingand educational experience. In fact, onestudentsaid,“IamsogladIwentthroughtheinterviewprocess,itfeltgreattoshowoffmyportfolio.” In theB.E.E.P.class students spendasemesterpreparinganelectronicportfolioaswellasa“hardcopy”portfolio.TheB.E.E.P.

wasawardedascholarshiptoKeukaCollege! The communitymemberswho inter-viewed the studentswere: BobCrandall,President ofBoardofEducation,MarilynHarveyfromCommunityBank,andMikeGalloandBillSmithfromtheSeneca-Alle-ganyCasino.BillSmith,HumanResourceCoordinatoroftheSeneca-AlleganyCasino,statedthatthestudent’sportfoliowhohein-terviewedwasbetterthanmostoftheportfo-lioshehasseenwhenpeopleareapplyingforjobsattheSeneca-AlleganyCasino.ThankyoutothecommunitymembersfortakingthetimetointerviewourB.E.E.P.students.

portfoliohighlightsthestudent’sexemplarywork and extracurricular activities duringhighschool.Studentsshowcasetheirprepa-rationfortheworkforceandpost-secondaryeducation.Thisportfolioallowsstudentstohighlight their interests and achievementsin school. College admissions personneland prospective employersmayview theportfoliosonline. AB.E.E.P.student tookhisportfolio to theKeukaCollege admis-sionsoffice;thepersoninterviewinghimasacandidateforthecollegewassoimpressedwiththePowerPointthestudenthadcreatedonKeukathattheycalledothercollegeper-sonnelovertoexamineit.Thissamestudent

Student Portfolios are Impressive

Native American Seniors…Thinking about going to college?

Bob Crandall, School Board President Marilyn Harvey from Community Bank Mike Gallo and Bill Smith from the Seneca-Allegany Casino

Questions regarding Financial Aid?

DebraM.Hoag,SenecaNation–EducationProgramCoor-dinatorwillbeintheSalamancaHighSchoolThursdays10:00–11:30a.m.inRoom90acrossfromtheschoolstore. Ms.Hoagwillbeintheofficeonedayaweek,untiltheendoftheschoolyeartoassistwithanycollegeorfinancialaidquestions.StopinandsayHello!

Itisthattimeoftheyearforstudentstostartthinkingaboutwhatclassestheywanttoenrollinforthenextschoolyear-whynot signup for somebusinessclasses? YoucanuseBusinessclass-es to substitute for the foreignlanguage requirement or the3rd unit ofmath:To bypassthe foreign language require-ment,take5creditsinbusinessclasses instead. Tobypass the

offeredthroughtheJCCCollegeConnectionsprogram. Asyouselectcourses,con-siderthatyoucanenhanceyourdiplomawithcareerandtechni-calendorsements:theBusinessDepartment offers Career&TechnicalEducationEndorse-mentsforsuccessfulcompletionofasequenceofcourses.(1)TheCareerandTechnicalEducationendorsement is aNewYorkState recognition of success-

traditional3rdunitofmath,takeAccounting as a third unit ofmathorComputerProgrammingIandII—youhavetotakebothclasses—asathirdunitofmath. Youcanearncollegecredits(for free)while inhighschoolintheBusinessDepartment:inJCCAccountingyoucanearn3collegecreditsandifastudentpassestheAccuplacertest,thatis4collegecreditsintheMOUSclass.Thesecollegecreditsare

ful completionofcareer-basedcourses.Thestudent’sdiplomawillcontainatechnicalendorse-mentonaregentsdiplomaanda technical endorsement on aregentsdiplomawithadvanceddesignation. (2)TheCareer&TechnicalEducationinMOUSandaCareer&TechnicalEdu-cationEndorsementinAccount-ing.(3)ACareerandTechnicalEducationEndorsementisalsoofferedintheCADprogram.

Time to Sign Up for Business Classes – Why Not?

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Emma Timblin: February Business/Marketing Student of the Month EmmawaschosenFebruaryBusiness/MarketingStudentoftheMonthbecausesheisaveryhardworkingindividualwhoun-derstandsthatitoftentakesefforttobesuccessful.Teachershavemanyopportunitiestomeetandworkwithwonderful studentsanditisawonderfulthingtobeabletohaveaglimpseintostu-dents’futuresbyobservingwhotheyareandwhattheyareabletodotoday.WatchingEmmaworkhardatherdreamsofgoing tocollege,workinghard tomakeNationalHonorSociety,Busi-ness/MarketingHonorSociety,MathHonorSocietyandScienceHonorSociety, isvery reward-

ingasBusinessTeachers.Sheissomeonewhoinvolvesherselfinher academics, communityandextracurricular programs suchas Jazz Band andOrchestra.Academically,shehasbeenontheHighHonorRollandTop10herentirehighschoolcareer.Sheisapersonwhocaresabouttheout-comeofherhardworkandhastheworkethictobesuccessful.Sheis conscientious, hardworkingandambitiousandall thewhilehasheldaparttimejobsinceshewasasophomore.Sheisadmiredbythestudentsandstaffduetoherfocusanddetermination. Emma’scommunityserviceistobecommendedasshetakes

it uponherself toget involvedwithinher community. Emmahasvolunteeredherownpersonaltime.Sheisinvolvedinhercom-munity throughparticipating inprograms such as Pennies forPatients, SpaghettiDinner forHondurasandmanymore.Herleadershipqualitiesareextraordi-naryinthatsheisanindependentthinkerwho ishighlyacknowl-edged by her peers. Emma’scollegeandcareerplanincludesattending JamestownBusinessCollege for InformationTech-nologywhere she has alreadyreceiveda“ScholarofExcellenceScholarship.”Congratulations,Emma!

Emma TimblinClass of 2011

Business/Marketing Honor Society

Thisyear’sBusiness/Mar-keting Honor Society is thelargestgroupwehaveeverhad-- congratulations Business/MarketingHonorSocietymem-bers. The newmembers are:EmmaTimblin,BrendanJohn,LukeStewart,NickHoard,Kay-leeKlahn,GiaArena,BrandonJones, ShelbyHensel, JackieBennett, Quinn DePonceau,KameronDry, GregGilbert,

Klahn, and Treasurer EmmaTimblin. TheprimarypurposeoftheBusinessandMarketingHonorSocietyofNewYorkStateistorecognize those studentswhohavedemonstratedoutstandingachievement in a secondarybusiness/marketing program.The eligibility requirementsfortheBusinessandMarketingHonorSocietyare: • Seniors: Must havecompleted at least 2 units inbusiness/marketingpriortothesenioryearandmustbepursu-ing1morebusiness/marketingunitinthesenioryear • Juniors:Mustcomplete2 units in business/marketingbytheendofthecurrentschoolyear(studentshouldbeplanningtocontinueforatleastoneaddi-tionalcreditpriortograduation) •GPABusiness/MarketingCourses88% or higher •GPAOverall85%

Lindsay Langworthy, ParisSturdevant, Sydney Beattie,KristenDoner,AmberMoore,Cody James, andKaliWhit-comb.Returningmembersare:MorganLefford, JonWinship,EricMorton, andMacKenzieHoag.Theofficersofthisyear’sBusiness/MarketingHonorSo-ciety are: PresidentBrandonJones, Vice President Mor-ganLefford, SecretaryKaylee

• Attendance and Partici-pation:attendanceandpartici-pationareintegralfactorswhichare taken into considerationwhen selecting members oftheBusiness/MarketingHonorSociety. Students selected for rec-ognitionmust also have dem-onstrated the following quali-tiesboth in theclassroomandthroughextracurricularinvolve-ment: • Character:evidencedbyteachersattestingtothisquality. • Leadership: evidencedby committee chair positions,officer/chairorotherleadposi-tions in student organizations,civic/community leadershiproles,etc. • Service: evidenced byvolunteeractivitiesintheschooland/orcommunity,etc. The Business/MarketingHonor Society Induction cer-emonywilltakeplaceinMarch.

MiddleschoolartclassesofferedstudentstheopportunitytocreatemessagesofSubstanceAbuseAwarenessforalocalpublicserviceorganization.Studentswereencouragedtoeducatethroughthecre-ationofslogans,imagesandmessageswithlastingimpressions.Inadditiontocreatingpublicawareness,studentshadtheopportunitytowincashprizesfortheircreativeefforts.

Middle School Student Art for Public Service


Ken McClune Speaks About Actuarial Science KenMcClune,formerSHSstudent,spokeduringtheJanu-ary Business Lunch programabouthiscareerpathtoActuarialScience.AftergraduatingfromSalamancaHigh School,Kenwent toRIT to get his under-graduatedegreeinMath.Afterthathehadtoconsiderwhattodowithhismathdegree--whichcareer did hewant to pursue?He spokewith students abouthow your career comes downto “your own personal choiceand how you want to makemoney.” Kenworked at theSeneca-AlleganyCasino for ayearandahalfasanauditor(anauditor compares numbers tomakesureitallchecksout).Heenjoyedworking as an auditorattheCasino,buthewantedtoexplore other options for him-self.Hewantedsomethingwith

havepassedoneortwoexamstostartout,butthenyouhavemoreexamstotakeafterthat.”Asfarassalaryisconcerned,Kenwasveryexcitedwiththeamountofmoney an actuarymakes. Hesaid,“Youmakealotofmoney.Itisveryfinanciallyrewarding.Thebeginningsalaryis$46,000to $65,000 after six years youcanmakeover$100,000.”

Bill Smith, Lisa Cline and the Hospitality and Tourism Class

Hospitality and Tourism Class Learns About Casino Careers

moreanalysis,moremath,morepersonalsatisfaction. He explained to our stu-dents that an actuary is some-onewhofigures out insurancetables, someonewho analyzesfinancial risks, creates policiesthatmaximize thecostof risk,and analyzes data to estimateprobabilitiesandcostsofeventssuchasdeaths,sickness,injury,disability, or damaged/loss ofproperty.Anactuarydesignsin-surancepolicies,pensionplans,etc. Kensaidthatanactuarialscience person is qualified forjobsininvestmentbankingandinsurance -- actuaries fit intomanycategories. Ken told the students thatthere are exams for becominganactuary,“youhavetotakealotofexamskindoflikethebarexamforlawyers.Youhaveto

Ken has a paid internshipattheMedicalInformationBu-reau,andheisgoingtograduateschool at BostonUniversity.Hehasonemoresemester leftatBostonUniversity.WewishKen good luck in his last se-mester at BU and thank himforspeakingwithourBusinessstudentsaboutactuarialscience.

BillSmith andLisaClinefromtheSeneca-AlleganyCa-sinospokewiththeHospitalityandTourismstudentsregardingcareers offered at the Seneca-AlleganyCasino. Mr. SmithandMs.ClineareHumanRe-sourceCoordinators from theCasino.Mr.Smithaskedeachstudentwhat he/shewants todo after graduating fromhighschool. He then related thecareers that students said theywanted to pursuewith the ca-reersthatareavailablerighthereattheSeneca-AlleganyCasino. TheSeneca-AlleganyCa-sino inSalamanca, theSeneca

six-monthprogramdoingeveryjob in the casino and once aweektraininginpublicspeak-ing. Mr. Smith started out 6years ago as a valet.Throughhardwork, training programsand schooling heworked hiswayuptothepositionofHumanResource Coordinator. LisaClinealsospokewithstudentsaboutherriseupthecareerlad-der;shestartedoutasacocktailserverwhileshewasattendingJCC;sheisnowaHumanRe-sourceCoordinatoralso. Ms.Cline asked studentsif they knew the differencebetweenajobandacareer-“ajobissomethingyoudotohavemoneybutacareerissomethingyouenjoy.” BothMr. Smith andMs.Cline said they have careerswhichtheyenjoyandgivethempersonalsatisfaction.Theyalsopointedoutthatwhentherearejob vacancies, the opening isposted internally first, so em-ployeeswho are qualified fortheavailablepositionaregivenfirstpreference. TheSeneca-AlleganyCa-sinooffersmanyfringebenefits

Niagara Casino&Hotel, theSenecaBuffaloCreekCasino,and the SenecaHickoryStickClub(golfcourse)employap-proximately 4,000 people. IntheU.S. over 400,000 peoplework in the gaming industry.Thepotentialisunlimited.Mr.SmithstatedthattheCasinoislike its own small townwiththenumberofjobopportunitiesavailablethere. At the Seneca-Alleganycasino thereare lotsofoppor-tunities foradvancement. Mr.SmithdescribedCasinotrainingprogramsusinghisexperienceas an example: he attended a

for its employees, includingmedical,dental,vision,2weeksvacationafteroneyearofwork,company sponsored activities,promotion fromwithin, anda tuition reimbursement pro-gram. There is anEmployeeoftheYearawardwhichgivesthe recipient a $7,000 bonus.The Seneca-AlleganyCasinoalso gives back to the com-munity; the organization hasdonated$23,345totheUnitedWay and provides food to thesoup kitchen every day. Ms.ClinenotedtostudentsthattheSeneca-AlleganyCasino is awinnerofthePrestigiousAAA4DiamondAward-only2%ofthehotelsintheentirecountryreceivethisaward. StudentsintheHospitalityandTourismclasswereamazedatallofthecareersavailableattheSeneca-AlleganyCasinoaswellasthefringebenefitsthatitoffers.ThankyoutoLisaClineandBillSmithforspeakingwithourstudentsaboutthewonder-fulcareeropportunitiesofferedrighthere inSalamancaat theSeneca-AlleganyCasino.


Alternative Education Senior Spotlight

The Salamanca chapter of the Rotary Club is sponsoring a program to recognize senior students who are exemplary in the following areas: service to school and/or community; academics; citizenship in school and out; and extracurricular activities in school and/or the community. Each month during the school year, a student will be chosen by vote of the faculty to be the Rotary Club Senior Student of the Month. A celebratory breakfast is then hosted by the school with the student, their parents, teachers, principal, guidance counselor, and members of the Rotary Club to review their accomplishments. The student is then presented with a plaque and a $100 savings bond, which are donated by local business and community organizations. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the efforts, successes, and contributions of our young people.

February Rotary Club Student of the Month

TheRotaryClubSenior Student of theMonthforFebruaryisEmma Timblin. SheisthedaughterofTroyTimblin andKathleenCollingwood. Herbond is provided byRandyJohn/Subway. Emmaiscurrentlyranked6thinherclasswithagradepointaver-ageof91.89%.

Career Interest Area:InformationTechnologyPlans After Graduation:CollegeColleges of Interest:JamestownBusinessCollegeSpecial Interests and Abilities:PlayclarinetSchool Activities:Cheerleading,Drama,Orchestra,Track,Solo-FestandJazzBand.

Special Honors and Awards:ClassVice-Presidentfor9thand10th,TreasureroftheDramaClub,All-County,twoVarsitylettersandVarsitypin,highhonorroll,topten,NationalHonorSociety,Science,MathandBusinessMarketingSocieties.

Work Experience:Eddy’sRestaurant,NapoliandSave-A-Lot.Volunteer Activities: Christmascaroling,MemorialDayParadeandHondurasspaghettidinner,SenecaSchoolThanksgivingDinner,PenniesforPatients.

Who or what has been an inspiration to you and why?MydadhasbeenaninspirationtomebecausehehasalwaystoldmetodowellinschoolsoIcanmakesomethingofmylife.

Emma Timblin

This year at Salamanca Alternative Education, four students will be graduating with New York State Regents Diplomas. Those students are:

Collin Maybee CollinhaspassedallRegentsexamsandislookingforwardtograduationinJune2011.HeplansonattendingEllicottvilleBO-CESinthefallof2011fortheLicensedPracticalNurseProgram.AftercompletionoftheLPNprogram,hewouldliketoattendJamestownCommunityCollegefortheRegisteredNurseProgram. CollinisanenrolledmemberoftheSenecaNationandisadescendentofCornplanter. Helpinghimalongthewaytograduating,CollinwouldliketothanktheentirestaffatAlternativeEducationforhelpinginhissuccessduringhishighschooltenure.Also,CollinwouldliketothankBootyRedeyeforhispoliticalinsightandGrandmaBowenfortheinspirationtopursuenursing.

Stevie Bucktooth WithhercompletionoftheU.S.HistoryandGovernmentRegentsinJanuary,SteviehasalmostcompletedallcourseworkneededtograduateinJune2011.Afterhighschoolconcludes,StevieislookingforwardtobecomingagoodmotherandattendingtheOn-ondagaSchoolofTherapeuticMassage. SteviewouldliketothankeveryoneatAlternativeEducationforhelpinghertograduate.WithouttheAlternativeEducationprogram,shewouldn’thavegraduatedthisyear.StevieisaproudenrolledmemberoftheSenecaNationofIndiansandwouldalsoliketothankhermomanddadfortheircontinuedbeliefinherabilitytograduatethisyear.Emily White EmilycompletedtheU.S.HistoryandGovernmentRegentsexamandEnglishRegentsexamduringJanuaryandwillgraduateinJune2011.EmilyisanenrolledmemberoftheSenecaNation.Inthefuture,Emilyisplanningonattendingacommunitycollegeandwouldliketobecomearesidentcounseloratagrouphome. EmilywouldliketothankhermotherandalltheteachersattheAlternativeEducationprogramforbeingsupportiveandbelievinginherwhenshedidn’tbelieveinherself.Frank Quattrone Frank,alatecomertotheAlternativeEducationProgram,willalsobegraduatinginthespringof2011andcompletedhisEnglishRegentsexamandU.S.HistoryRegentsexaminJanuary. Currently,FrankislookingintoacareerintheArmy. Frankwouldliketothankhisparentsfordealingwithallhisshenanigans.Further,hewouldliketothankMr.SiebertforhelpinghimthroughouthighschoolandtheAlternativeEducationstafffortheirsupport. TheAlternativeEducationteachersareproudoftheseindividualsandwishthemwellastheymoveforwardwiththeirlives.


High School Honor Roll: 2nd Marking Period SalamancaHighSchool-ThesecondquarterHighHonorandHonorRollshavebeenannouncedbyAnnMarieAnderson,Principal.Tomakethehighhonorroll,studentsmusthaveanaveragegradeof89.5orhigher.Tomakethehonorroll,studentsmusthaveanaveragegradeof84.5to89.4

TheHighSchoolDECAchaptercompetedintheRegional11/13competitiononJanuary5atJCCinOlean.ThetopthreefinishersforSalamancawereShaeSmith(first),SamanthaDry(second),andKameronDry(third).ShaeSmithalsofinishedthirdoverallamongthesevenschoolscompeting.ThenextstepfortheDECAChapteristheStateCareerConferenceonMarch9-11,2011inRochester.

High Honor RollGrade 9:AmyBorowiakLeeoraCapronMichaelCoolidgeMatthewCrandallDerekDuxJessicaFishBryanHarrisonAustinHillJosephHinman,CheyenneJacksonAmberKlusekPaulLuceCourtneyYehl

Grade 10:SamanthaCaseNicholasCooperKayleiDuPontSenecaHofbauerMarisaHuffmanCourtneyJamesDakotaJohnTannerJohnDeannaKlusekJillMagaraTylerMartinGabrielePapaDanaRayAllisonRevettiJordanSimpsonMcKaylaSlugaShaelynSmithSalvatoreTavarezKalyssaTomeNicholasWalkerKylerWhitcomb

Grade 11:JackieBennettQuinnDePonceauKameronDryAbbeyDuPontGregoryGilbertBenjaminHaasRyannHoardJessicaKurtisMeganO’DonnellKisunPetersJessicaPiscitelliRonaldSmithKaseySteckman

Grade 12:GiaArenaAllenCaswellKristenDonerShelbyHenselNickolasHoardBrendanJohnBrandonJonesMorganLeffordAmberMooreMicheleMorrisEricMortonKellenQuigleyBrookeSkibaBrettSmithEmmaTimblinEmilyVesotski

Honor RollGrade 9:JarronBallVictorBravoTristynCarpenterKaitlynneDartsNolanEdwards

ChristineFentiMonicaGilbertZacharyHarveyArlenaJimersonHayleiJohnLoganJohnJeremyKasperekAbigailMeekHannahShurillaPrestonSpryNathanielStuve

Grade 10:CaitlinDroneyLindsayForthmanNaomiFrankDylanHackettEvanHarringtonMeganKoniakGeenaMaybeeCourtneyOwensMollyPennellEliahPhillipsZarrynQuigleyDerekRedeyeMorganRozlerKerstinShinnersMichaelShowersMikaylynnTinnerman

Grade 11:BreannCrouseSamanthaDryTessFollmanBrennenFrankMatthewHarrowerVictoriaHofbauerJacksonJohnKaitlinKilbournLindsayLangworthy

JoshuaMatthewsEllenSiperekColeSlevinskiGabrielleSmithKatelynnSmithAliciaTimblinHollyTuranoKennethWebsterKaliWhitcomb

Grade 12:AndrewAckleyKatherineArceCalebBessCourtneyCrouseRachaelFergusonCamilleFollmanMacKenzieHoagCodyJamesJonathanJimerson,XantheJohnKayleeKlahnKayleaMillerKorinneSkinnerJaredStormerAshlyTitusJonWinshipAshleyZarzecki

Top-TenGrade 9:BryanHarrisonMatthewCrandallCourtneyYehlDerekDuxPaulLuceJosephHinmanMichaelCoolidgeAustinHillAmberKlusek

AmyBorowiak

Grade 10:McKaylaSlugaMarisaHuffmanNicholsWalkerShaelynSmithKylerWhitcombJillMagaraTylerMartinSenecaHofbauerKayleiDuPontKalyssaTome

Grade 11:JackieBennettBenHaasMeganO’DonnellRyannHoardRonSmithKisunPetersJessicaPiscitelliQuinnDePonceauKameronDryJessicaKurtis

Grade 12:BrendanJohnMorganLeffordEmmaTimblinEricMortonKellenQuigleyKristenDonerBrettSmithAmberMooreBrandonJonesMicheleMorris

*DenotesTie

DECA Students Compete atRegional Competition


Senior bowlers Adam, Camille, Kaylea, Danielle, and Luke.

Virtual Job Shadowing

Whenoneof theBusinessEducation Employability stu-dentswanted to job shadow avideogamedesigner,BusinessteacherKimDryknewof“justtheperson.”StevenPierce,1993SallyHighgraduateandformerstudentinMrs.Dry’sComputerProgramming I and II classes,waswhoshehadinmind.Mr.Pierce - sonofBill andNancyPierce, long-time Salamancaschooldistrictemployees-worksin thecomputergraphicdesignfield as aLeadConceptArtist.Aftergraduating fromSCCSD,Mr.Piercegraduated fromTheRinglingSchoolofArtandDe-signin2006andtheUniversityofCentralFlorida in2007.Hehas worked on many popu-lar software game programs:Wolfenstein, RogueWarrior,RockBand2,RockBandBee-

days, it canbecomehecticatamoment’snoticeifyouarestuckincrunch time tomeetagivendeadline.Ofcourse,everythingdependsonthecompanywhereyouareemployed.Officelifeiskeptsereneandpeaceful,usuallygivingalotoftimeforworkersto get all of theirwork done.WhereMr. Pierceworks youalwayswear casual clothing,with the fanciest clothesbeingcollaredshirts.Youusuallyworkseparatelybutifyou’regivenalargeprojectthenyouworkwithseveralotherstaffmembers.Jobbenefits at the companywhereMr. Pierceworks include fulldentalandhealthcarecoverageandthecompanyevengivespeo-ple concert tickets sometimes.TheyevenhaveafewNerf-Gunwars in the office to ease thetension!Don’tthinktheworkiseasythough!Forthiscareeryouneedgoodartistic abilities andexcellentcomputerskillsinPho-toshop and IllustrativeDesign.Youwouldalsoneedamaster’s

tles,Doom,CallofDutyWorldatWar (Zombie levels),Bonkbrinkofextinction,BombermanArcadeLive,DoorstoAdventure(facebook), andMasterPlan.Mrs.Dry contactedMr.Piercetoseeifhewouldbewillingtoskype(videoconferenceviatheinternet)withastudentforajobshadowing experience, and heagreedwithouthesitation. Thenextstepintheprocesswas tohaveMr.ScottCollins,SCCSDNetworkManager, setupthecomputer,webcam,andskypesoftware.Mr.Piercewasvery patient and cooperativeduring thisprocess,evendoinga“testrun”beforethedayoftheactualskypewiththestudenttoensure that therewould be noglitches. JackieBennett, thestudentwho skypedwithMr. Pierce,relateswhat she learned inherownwords:“GameDesignisalot different fromwhat peoplethinkitis.Eventhoughtheworkisusuallylaidbackontheeasier

degreeinscienceanddigitalartswithabachelor’sdegreeinfinearts.Asabeginnervideogamedesigneryoumakeabout$30,000but if you’re really skilledyoucanmakeupto$70,000ayear.“ Mrs.MiddaughwouldliketothankMr.Pierceforhiswill-ingnesstoskypewithherstudentasthistypeofexperienceisnoteasytocomeby.Itwasaninvalu-ableopportunityforastudenttoconnectwithaprofessionalinthecareerfieldthattheywouldliketoenterandhasopenedthedoortosimilarexperiencesforotherstudentsusingskypetechnology. The Business Depart-menthopestocontinueskypingasamethodforstudents toex-plorevariouscareeroptions.Ifyouarewillingtoskypewithastudentinterestedinyourcareerfield, please contactKimDry([email protected]),WaltZeznick ([email protected]), orNancyMiddaugh([email protected]).

Bowlers Finish the Season On February 5, theLadyWarriorsfinishedtheseasonbytakingoneoffouragainstHin-sdale. TheWarriors finishedtheseasoninfourthplacewitha15–25record. Co-captainCourtneyJamesrolledacouplegamesinthe150sandfinishedwithalow400series. The Boys team sweptHinsdale and improved theirrecordto33½-6½tofinishtheseason2½gamesbehindfirstplaceAllegany-Limestone.Bryant Johnson led the teamwitha182gameandCaptainLuke Stewart finishedwith a175game. Coach Jankowski said“Conditionsweretoughtoday,andmostofthebowlersintheleague struggled. Averagesdropped a fewpins for all ofthebowlers. Bryantdidwellforustoday,andwewilllook

boysandgirlsteamgoingwithalaugh.Heisalsoourbiggestcheerleader, as well. Lukeapproachedbowling fromtheoppositeangle,alwayskeepingthe team focused and gettingthem to regroup after a loss,orstayingfocusedafterabad

forhimtocontinuetodothataswebowlfortheCCAARoll-OffsandatSectionals.” CoachJankowskiwentonto say “We recognized a fewSeniors (at the final match)aswell.Wesaidgood-byetofirstyearbowlersCamilleFoll-man,DanielleRay,andKayleaMiller. TheyweretellingmesinceOctober that theyweregoing to bowl. I am so gladthey tried out andmade theteam. They fit right inwiththegirlsandtheircompetitivenaturewasappreciatedbytherest of the team. Althoughwe finished fourth, I felt likewe had a lot of fun doingso. Luke Stewart andAdamJohnsonwere recognized forthe boys. They both startedbowling three seasons ago.Adam has always been theteam entertainer, getting the

couple of frames. We havehad a remarkable run sinceLuketookoverascaptainlastseason.Ithinkwehaveswept9or10ofourlast13matches,and that isnotacoincidence.Hisshoeswillbethetoughesttofillnextseason.”


*Lauren Harvey–FluteI,Excellent*Dianna Ullman–FluteII*Brianna Marsh–FluteII,ExcellentMaddy Turano–FluteII,ExcellentRyanne Yehl–FluteII,OutstandingHaleigh Siebert–FluteIII,ExcellentAndie Hill–ClarinetII,ExcellentEmma Bocharski–ClarinetIII,ExcellentAlissa Williams–ClarinetIV,Excellent*Colter Oldshield–AltoSaxophoneII*Meagan Martin–FrenchHornIII,Outstanding–wonderfulhorntone,verymaturebeautifulsoundJenna Ball–TrumpetII,OutstandingHannah Dry–TrumpetIII,OutstandingKayla Kovacs–TrumpetIII,OutstandingBryant Johnson–TromboneIIIKashauna Learn–TromboneIII,ExcellentAbbi Magara–TimpaniIII,Excellent*Ryan Minner–SnareDrumII,Excellent

Tyler Martin–LevelV(Flute)–All-countybandEmma Timblin–LevelVI(Clarinet)–All-countybandMichele Morris–LevelV(Clarinet)–All-countybandCourtney Yehl–LevelIV(Clarinet)–Alternate,All-countybandHolly Turano–LevelV(AltoSaxophone)–All-countybandJessica Fish–LevelIV(AltoSaxophone)-Alternate,All-countybandKisun Peters–LevelV(TenorSaxophone)–eligibleforAll-countyband,goingforchorusCaleb Bess–LevelVI(Trumpet)–All-countybandDerek Dux–LevelV(FrenchHorn)–All-countybandHannah Shurilla–LevelIV(FrenchHorn)–All-countybandBrendan John–LevelIV(Trombone)–All-countybandMcKayla Sluga–LevelVI(Euphonium)–All-countybandHarley Kettle–LevelIV(Tuba)–All-countybandBrooke Skiba–LevelVI(Marimba)LevelIV(Tympani)LevelIV(SnareDrum)–All-countyband

A total of 14 High School Instrumentalists attended the Cattaraugus County Solo Festival on Saturday, January 29, with all receiving excellent scores which reflected their arduous preparation. As a result, nearly every Salamanca student who played at this festival was invited to participate in the upcoming Cattaraugus County High School All-county Festival on March 18 and 19. Following are the High School students who attended solo festival:

High School Students Participate in Solo Fest

Listed below are the names of students that attended solo festival, the level they performed and their rating. The star represents students who attended the festival for the first time. Several students received complimentary comments including wonderful sound and tone.

Middle School Students Participatein Solo Fest

Prospect Pride Builds Snowmen

Eachmonth, ProspectElementary celebrates great behaviorwithdifferentawardsforstudentsbasedontheirgreatbehavior.InJanuary,studentsparticipatedintheProspectPrideassemblyandoneoftheeventswasbuildingasnowmaninthegym.Sincetheywereinside,their“snow”manwasmadeupofwhitecansforhisbody,apaperhatandmittens,andeyesandbuttonsofblackpaper.Studentsranarelayrace,eachpersoncarryinga“piece”ofthesnowman.Theyrushedtotheirteacher-helperandworkedasfastastheycouldtobethefirstteamtoassembletheirsnowman.Agoodtimewashadbyall.


Some Prospect students enjoying Dr. Seuss books: back row - Liam Jimerson, and Konner Pierce; middle row - Sammi Lin, Grace Ho-dara, Jasmine Anderson, and Jason McGraw; front row - Tia Luke and Myra Breazeale.

It is Time for Green Eggs and Ham Again!

Tracks Are for Trains

Itisthattimeofyearwhenschoolsacrossthecountrygearup for theNationalEducationAssociation’s “ReadAcrossAmerica”Week,whichalwayscoincideswith theMarch 2ndbirthday of beloved children’sbookauthor,Dr.Seuss.Soitisno surprise that all of the stu-dentsinSalamanca’selementaryschools–ProspectElementaryandSenecaElementary –willbecelebratingandreadingevenmorethisparticularweek. Actually,atSenecaElemen-tarythestudentsstartedamonthearly. For the entiremonth ofFebruarystudentsingrades3-5haveloggedthenumberofpagesthattheyhaveread.Eachpageread equals a “mile” travelledacrossAmericawhichhasbeenregisteredonamapintheschoolfoyer;moving a small car foreach“pagemile”reported.Asaschool,thestudentsaregoingtotrytologasmanymilespossible.Their goal is to travel acrossAmerica and back. Individualprizeswill also be awarded torecognize studentswho read agreatdeal;hittingvarious“milemarkers”ofpagesread.BeginningonMonday,Febru-ary28,bothelementaryschoolswill begin formally observing

andgamesinthegym. AtSenecaElementary, theweekwillstartoutwith“CatintheHatDay” onMonday andstudentscanwearahatoftheirchoice in school.OnTuesday,March 1, everyone is invitedto wear crazy, mis-matched,or layered socks for “Fox inSocksDay.” “GreenEggs andHam” isWednesday’s themeand is on themenu for lunch.Studentsandstaffwillalsogetintothe“greentheme”bywear-inggreen.Thesameday,guestreaderswill come to readDr.

“ReadAcrossAmericaWeek”throughdaily themesbasedonvarious bookswritten byDr.Seuss.OnMonday,atProspectEl-ementary,thestudentswillweartheirpajamastoschooltorepre-sent“Dr.Seuss’sSleepBook.”Studentswillalsobetreatedtoavisitfromhighschoolstudentsperforming several songs fromthe upcomingmusical, “TheDrowsyChaperone.”Afterper-forming, the drama studentswill go into the classrooms toreadDr.Seussbooks.Tuesdayis“dressupday,”andthebookread over the announcementswillbe“FiveHundredHatsofBartholomew Cubbins.” OnWednesday,March2,itis“crazyhairday.”Thestoryreadovertheannouncementswillbe“HappyBirthdaytoYou”andthespeciallunchwill be green eggs andhamservedbySamIAm.Thurs-day’sstoryis“TheFootBook”soitisthedayforeveryonetowearsillysocksordressuptheirfeet.Endingtheweek,thestorybeingreadoverannouncementswillbe“Oh,thePlacesYouWillGo,” and everyone is asked towearrunningclothesorasweat-shirt.ThestudentswillendthedaywithfunDr.Seussactivities

Seussclassicsintheclassrooms.Thursday’sbookis“HoorayforDiffendoofer” demonstratedbywearing something insideout or backwards. Finally, onFriday,March4,everyonegetscomfortablewearing their pj’son“PajamaDay.” Thestaffandfacultyatbothschools enjoy developing thisannual program.Their hope isthattheexcitementoftheweekwillencouragestudentstocon-tinuereadingnotonlyDr.Seussbookbutbooksbyotherauthorsaswell.

Salamancabeingarailroadtown,withplentyoftracksandtrains,studentsinthesixthgradeweretreatedtoaspecialguestfromthetranscontinentalrailroad.Mr.Contestableisaspeakerforrailroadsafety andeducation.Students in thepicture aredemonstratinghowwideatrailcaris.Mr.Contestablealsoshowedstudentshowdangerousitistoplayonoraroundrailroadtracks.Studentsweretreatedtogiftbagsfullofinformationalreading,pens,erasers,hats,andkeychainsadvertisingrailroadsafety.

February Artist of the Month

Maeghan Collins, insecond grade, wasselected as our artistof themonth forFeb-ruary.Maeghan cre-ated a beautiful land-scape drawingmadeup of candy pieces.Shemade sure to usea foreground,middlegroundandbackgroundinherdrawing.Shedidan outstanding job oflooking at thevariouspieces of candy andtransformingthemintotrees,mountains andflowers.


Seneca LanguageStudents of the MonthBy Ja:no’s Janine Bowen,Seneca Language Teacher, 6-8

FEBRUARY: While the students recognized this month might not enjoy their Seneca language assignments, they do show great initiative in wanting to learn more about Haudenosaunee singing, dancing, longhouse ceremonies, and sports.

Jacob Dowdy enjoys math andsports.Inthefuture,heplansonplayingfootballorbasketballatthecollegelevel. Caleb Kettle’s favorite class isphysicaleducation.Helovestoplaybas-ketball,“eveninthesnow.”Asanadult,Calebintendstoremaindebt-free.

Jasmine Strauch enjoys scienceclass,“layinginthesnowandpettingmydog.”Atsomepoint,shewouldliketo“beanoceanographer.”

Grace Crowe’s favorite class isSeneca.Shelovesto“playoutsidewithHannahandsleepin.”Herdreamsforthefutureincludebecominga“gymteacherandteachingvolleyball.”

High Honor RollGrade 6:ParkerButlerSophiaColleyMichaelCollinsShaylaEisenhauerMadalynHarringtonBrynnHarringtonLaurenHarveyOriannaJimersonAprilKlusekKaylaKovacsJayMagaraBriannaMarshMeaganMartinTiffanyNaryMatthewPeckCourtneySherwoodKarlySiperekHunterSkyeStephenieSmithThomasSouthwickJennieStevensTatumWhite

Grade 7:NathanAbramsJennaBallRavenBennettEmmaBocharskiJayBorowiakAlexandraCaputiKylerEdwardsSianaFernandezAlyssaFornessShazzGilletteJackHaleyTaraHaltermanAndreaHibblerJosephAndieHillKristenImhoffKaylaJacksonCaliJamesJillianLamersonTadoraLoganAbbigailMagaraColterOldshieldAshleyPetitpasKylerPrintupColeQuigleySamanthaRayGabrielleReederJoshuaSpruce

Middle School Honor Roll: 2nd Marking Period Mr.LaurenceD.Whitcomb,Principal,hasannouncedthatthefollowingstudentsingrades6,7,and8havebeennamedtothehonorrollforMarkingPeriod2atSalamancaMiddleSchool.Studentsnamedtothehighhonorrollmaintainedanaverageof90orabove;thoseonthehonorrollhaveaveraged85orabove.

JulesSteckmanMadelynnTuranoKameoWilderIsmailWilliamsRyanneYehlLucasZurat

Grade 8:MatthewBrahaneyMercedesCampbell-MarshKatieChamberlainJacobChamberlainAlyssaCoustenisAndrewCrandallJacobDowdyHannahDryJaredFishJoshuaForthmanTylerHahnChristopherJohnBryantJohnsonCalebKettleKashaunaLearnDevinLingJefferyLounsburyLaurenPennellDominikRettbergLeaudraSarverJoshuaSherlockHaleighSiebertShelbyStephanMckenzieWhitmoreAlissaWilliams

Honor RollGrade 6:ChristopherAquinoBlakeBlakelyJessicaBoothTaylorBrownMarcCanellaJennahCaseMarkCobanAdrianneCookFeliciaCovertJacobDekayJusticeDonerJustineDowdyAshleyDrainAlexanderEdstromAaronFeltCierraGray

MadelynHaleyMarvinHubbardEmmaIsaacMykalJacobsSarinaJadlowskiKylieJaspersenKristopherKranockMickenzieMcauleyDerekMcClureKierraMillerRyanMinnerBrennenNoletKylePerkinsMarqueePetersAndeePierceKennethPierceJennaPierceAsialynQuigleyDarceyRedeyeDylanRoodeAshleeSchumanThomasSibleyZacharySimsickLorenzaSpruceSarahStrawderMackenzieSwiech,SamuelVisneskiJillianZeth

Grade 7:HaleyArmstrongMasonBosleyRebeccaDulanskiColeFarmerCrystalFeneranJennaFisherAlyssaHarrisonPatrickHathawayKristenHawajDakotaLambersonToddMooreCarenRaahaugeAronRockwellBriannaSawyerDylanSchwartzAmberTaylorNickalasVaughn

Grade 8:AllissaBreazealeSabrinaDeboyJoshuaDowdyMalachiFicek

LukeGeorgeMontanaGreenWadeHofbauerMatthewJamesDeanMagieraMakaylaMixPaigePapaDominiqueRivera-ColonTylerSiperekAshleyStrawderLeahSwickAndrewWeberJarodWilliamsMarcusZaprowski

Top TenGrade 6:*TiffanyNary*MeaganMartinHunterSkyeBriannaMarshAprilKlusekKaylaKovacsLaurenHarveyMichaelCollinsJayMagaraTatumWhite

Grade 7:AndieHillSamanthaRay*NathanAbrams*GabrielleReederKaylaJacksonAndreaHibblerJosephRyanneYehlEmmaBocharski*JillianLamberson*TaraHalterman

Grade 8:*AlissaWilliams*HaleighSiebertMckenzieWhitmoreChristopherJohnLeaudraSarverKashaunaLearnJacobDowdyKatieChamberlainTylerHahnShelbyStephan

*DenotesTie

DISTRICT TAX CODE IS 556

The Salamanca City Central School District Code for income tax purposes is 556. Due to the extreme importance of this to the District we ask all of you to put this number on your state income tax. This number determines the amount of state aid that the school district gets. Therefore, we encourage everyone to enter this number on your state income tax forms.


Drew Anderson of the Allegany State Park Police recently dis-cussed winter sports and winter safety tips with Salamanca middle school sixth graders. Topics covered were: snowmobiling, ice fishing, and frostbite. Students also learned how to prepare for a variety of emergencies.

Winter Safety

Quiet as a Mouse

Salamanca UPK and Kindergarten Programs EnrollmentRegistration and Screenings for the 2011-2012 School Year

ProspectElementarywouldliketoinviteparentsofchildrenwhowillbe4byDecember1toenrollintheirchildintheSCCSDUniversalPre-Kprogram(UPK)andforthosewhowillbe5byDecember1toenrollinKindergarten. TheUPKprogramofferssixsectionsofhalf-daysessionsfocusingonsupportingandnurturingachild’ssocial,emotional,physical,andcognitivedevelopment.Theclassesaretaughtbycertifiedteachersandcertifiedteacherassistants.Morningclassesrunfrom8:30a.m.to11:00a.m.withbreakfastavailable.Afternoonclassesrunfrom12:15p.m.to3:00p.m.withlunchavailable.Freeandreduced-pricelunchesareavailabletoeligiblestudents. Thedistricthasalsoofferedtheopportunitytonon-residentchildrenwhomeettheeligibilityrequirementforagetoattendtheprogramasspacepermits. UPKacceptanceisdeterminedbyalotterysystem.Ifyourchildisageeligible forKindergarten,butyouhaveconcernsaboutreadiness forKin-dergarten,wewouldliketotalktoyouaboutourTransitionalKindergartenprogram. IfyourchildattendsSalamancaHeadStart,ProspectstaffwillbevisitingtheirprogramonApril27and28toconductstudentscreenings.IfyourchildattendstheSenecaNationECLC,ProspectstaffwillbevisitingtheirprogramonMay2toconductstudentscreenings. ContacttheProspectOfficebetween8:00a.m.to3:30p.m.MondaythroughFridayorstopintopick-upanapplicationtobegintheregistrationprocessforeitherUPKorKindergarten.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecalltheschoolat(716)945-5170.

Mrs. Ross’s second grade class poses with the “Mickey Mouse – Quiet as a Mouse Award” which is given each week by Principal Hensel to the best behaved class in the cafeteria the previous week. Classes compete each week to be the best at keeping the cafeteria clean and show the best manners. Classes who win the trophy twice during the year are given an ice cream party and if they win the award three times, Principal Hensel holds a special lunch program for them to recognize their great behavior. Mrs. Ross’s class won the award for the week of January 24-28.


Help Send Sally High Students to the United Nations!

SallyHighstudentsarethefirststudentsintheworldtobeapartofaModelUNPFII-theUnitedNationsPermanentFo-rumonIndigenousIssues.Thisgroupofstudentsisinvitedtobe participants in theAnnualSessionoftheUNPFIIinMayof 2011; representing indig-enousyoungpeopleforthefirsttimeinNewYorkCityatthisgatheringofinternationallead-ersandindigenousrepresenta-tives. Indigenous youth are atop prioritywith theUNPFIIforumsince2002andconcernsraisedatthislevelareshapedinto policies that can affectlives locally.We are honoredthat Iroquois children of thenext generation have chosentoget involved in Indigenousrightsonaninternationallevel. For their presentation totheUNPFII,thestudentshaveresearched and chosen to ad-dress human rights violationsthatoccurredduringlegislationandconstructionoftheKinzuaDam.The studentModelUNwillpresentaresolutioncitingviolations that occurredwiththeillegaltakingofland,con-demnation,water rights, lackof free and prior consent andaskingforredressforsaidac-tions.Studentswillbeinvolvedin a full dayworkshop at theSenecaNationAdministrationBuilding on February 21 towork on their resolution and

raised over the next 30 daysto confirm and finalize travelarrangements. Someofthewaysyoucanhelp: 1.February24,5:30-7p.m.–SpaghettiDinnerattheJoJoRedeyeBuilding,WestHetzelSt.,Salamanca 2.March4,7p.m.–JCCOleanCampus,NativeAmeri-can Film Festival, showing“RealInjun”attheCutcoThe-ater–studentswillbepresenttosellsnacksandacceptdona-tionsbeforethefilm. 3.March5,1-6p.m.–JCCOleanCampus,NativeAmeri-can Film Festival, showing“PowWow Highway” and“Smoke Signals” – studentswill be present to sell snacksandacceptdonationsbeforethefilm and during intermissionsbetweenfilms. 4.Donations -which aretaxdeductible–maybemailed.Checksshouldbemadepayable

presentation for the UnitedNationsSpringmeeting. Thestudentswishtoattendas a complete group, not justsend a few delegates. Theirphilosophy is that all of thestudentsinthegroupthathavemet themembership require-ments-activeatmeetingsandfund raisers, academicallyeligible at the time of com-mitting to the trip, and nobehavioralinfractions-shouldhave this opportunity to bepart of the first delegation ofyouth to honorably representyoung indigenous people oftheworld.The students needyourhelptoraisethe$16,000needed for transportation,foodandlodginginNewYorkCityfromMay16throughthe19,2011.AsofFebruary, thestudentshaveraisedatotalof$9,750fromacombinationoffundraisersandSenecaNationTribal Councilor donations.Theadditional$6,250mustbe

to“ModelUNPFII”andmailedto:ModelUNPFIIc/oMr.Mu-sial, SalamancaHigh School,50IroquoisDrive,Salamanca,NY14779. 5.Haveanideaforfund-raising? CallModel UNPFIIAdviserSueJohnBlacksnake@ 945-2404, ext 6013 or e-mail her at [email protected]”laptop:For$5.00each. If you are interested inlearningmoreaboutthegroup,a parent/communitymeetingwillbeheldonFebruary17that6p.m.intheLargeInstruc-tion Room at the SalamancaHighSchool; further explain-ingwhattheclubis,whattheyhavebeendoing,andprovidingdetailsandguidelinesaboutthestudents’ participation in theNYC trip.All are invited toattend. Refreshmentswill beserved.

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Mrs. Pam Booth’s transitional kindergarten class at Prospect Elementary celebrated one hundred days of school with one hundred hearts among other activities.

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