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Phoenix Central School District—Student Newsletter
MARCH 2017
MARCH Calendar
March 3 —
5-week cutoff date!
March 9-11 —
Les Miserables presented
by JCB students!!
SEE PAGES 8 + 9 FOR
MORE INFORMATION!
March 17 —
Staff Day (No School )
March 20—24 —
Spirit Week!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
LOOK TO THE LEFT!
APRIL Calendar
April 7—3rd quarter
report card cut off date
April 14—
Good Friday (No School)
April 17—21 —
Spring Break (No School)
JCB HIGH SCHOOL!!! SPIRIT WEEK is Monday,
March 20th through Friday, March 24th. It
ends with the Battle of the Classes. Does your
class have what it takes to reign supreme???
~‘Merica Monday! Red, white and blue!
~Superhero Tuesday!
~Hawaiian Wednesday! Shirts, leis, and shorts!
It might be -20 degrees outside,
but inside we’ll be in paradise!
~Throwback Thursday - Favorite era of fashion: 70’s
tie dye, 80’s neon, 90’s grunge…
AND Mr. Phoenix in the JCB Auditorium from 7-9
PM
~Class Color Day and Battle of the
Classes
Points so far: Seniors - 26, Juniors - 14,
Sophomores - 15, Freshmen - 10
Faculty who contributed to this newspaper: Ms. Dufour, Ms. Grethel, Mr. Hurlbutt, Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. McLaughlin, Coach Mills, Mr. Musso, and Mrs. Spereno
Students who contributed to this newspaper: Liz Dona, Alyssa Goudy, Jena Klimaszewski, Thomas McCarthy, Marissa Moore, and Sean Sievers
Here is a handy list of important JCB websites! *STUDENT COUNCIL PAGE http://jcbstudentcouncil.weebly.com *Softball http://phoenixfirebirdssoftball.weebly.com/ *Football www.phoenixfirebirds.net *Wrestling- http://phoenixwrestling.weebly.com/
*JCB Yearbook Jcbyearbook.weebly.com
*Girls/Boys Tennis – http://jcbtennis.weebly.com/
*Girls Basketball http://jcbgirlsbasketball.weebly.com/ *National Honor Society http://jcbnhs.weebly.com/ *JCB Physical Education http://jcbphysed.weebly.com/ *JCB Library http://jcblibrary.weebly.com/ *JCB computer labs website: http://jcblabs.weebly.com/ *JCB Guidance Office http://www.phoenixcsd.org/Schools/John-C-Birdlebough-High-School/Guidance-Office *Schooltool https://phoenix.schooltool.cnyric.org/SchoolToolWeb/Default.aspx *Castle Learning http://corp.castlelearning.com/ College Info—*https://www.hesc.ny.gov/ Career Exploration — *http://public.careercruising.com (Students needs username and password from guidance)
Congratulations to all that competed at the DECA Competition in
January. The following students took awards:
Josh Margrey and Noah Neverette took 1st in Travel and Tourism
Garrett Watkins took 2nd in Principles of Business Management
Bailey Otter took 1st in Business Finance
Cade Reed took 3rd in Public Speaking
Jordon Cole took 3rd in Retail Merchandising
DECA News Submitted by Ms. Dufour
JCB’s senior, Joshua Margrey has been chosen to go on to the next level in the
Coca-Cola Scholarship Program
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 5,700 Scholars
nationwide with over $66 million in scholarships.
Joshua ranks with approximately 1,900 high school seniors who are in the running for 150
college scholarships worth $20,000 each.
Congrats! Submitted by Mr. Hurlbutt
Octopus by
Ammarae Eusepi
Mugs by
Ciara Bell
NHS News Submitted by Ms. Neiss
The National Honor Society is having a blood drive on March 21st in the gymnasium. Please
consider giving blood.
The next senior trip $100 deposit will be
due by March 15th. The cost per student is
$355. If you have not already paid the first
$100 in deposits back in October and
November, please include the remainder in
this deposit. We expect to have earned $66
per student to offset costs. This may not
seem like a lot, but it represents over $6000
in support and fundraisers that have come
in to help out the class. We need to equally
divide the support per student. We are also
waiting to see if we get approved for any
Arts In Education grants.
Without any future aid, we will be collecting
a final payment of $89 (or less) on Friday,
April 28.
Upcoming senior fundraisers
Chipotle’s – Wednesday, March 15th
Car Wash – Sunday, April 23rd
Senior news Submitted by Mrs. Spereno
SENIOR TRIP itinerary
Sunday, June 12th
Leave JCB at 7 AM.
Arrive at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame around 2:00 pm.
Dinner at the House of Blues.
Arrive at the Kalahari Resort at 7:30 pm.
Monday, June 13th
Breakfast
Cedar Point until 6:30 pm.
Arrive back at JCB before midnight.
Please email
[email protected] if you have
questions about the senior trip.
Music News Submitted by Ms. Grethel
The Phoenix Indoor Percussion
Ensemble is working diligently to
put together their 2017 program
entitled "Rebuild." The reason
behind the name is because this is a
"Rebuilding" year for the program—
meaning the ensemble has a lot of
new members. If you are interested
in supporting the ensemble, you can
DRUMLINE UPDATE By: Sean Sievers
see them at ESM on March 18th and on
April 2nd at the SRC arena at OCC.
On January 10 JCB students represented
our high school at this year’s Sr. High All
County Band Festival held at Hannibal
High School. Students auditioned in
December for the honor and were accepted
based on their preparation of scales, sight
reading, and two prepared pieces.
Congra tu la t e to th e fo l l owi ng
students:
9th graders Violet Ameele, Skyler Patnode,
Hailey Goudy, and Sarah Thorn
10th grader Olivia Ripley
11th grader Sean Sievers, Dixon Ameele,
and Emily Roberts
12th grader Brian Breen and Daniel
Knowlton
Additionally, Brian Breen took 2nd place in
the OCMEA Scholarship Competition,
which earned him a $600 prize!
Our Cheerleading team won the Class B Section 3 title and will be competing
in the State Championships on Saturday, March 4th at the SRC Arena (OCC
Campus)! CONGRATS, JCB CHEERLEADERS!!!
Cheerleader News
The weekend of February 25th and 26th found
Sophomores “Killer” Cahal Donovan and Ross
“Da Boss” McFarland competing at the Times
Union Arena for the NYSPHSAA NY State
Championships.
Cahal Donovan dominated his first 2
opponents 15-1 and 15-0 before losing to
2X NY State Champion and National Runner
up Orion Anderson of Schuylerville 8-4.
In the consolations, Cahal won 4-2 and then
lost a close 3-2 decision to last years 113 lb.
State Champion to place 4th.
Ross “Da Boss” won 4-1, 12-0 and 11-1 to get
into the finals against 3 time NY State
Champion Hunter Richard of Holland Patent.
Ross lost in the finals of the Class B, Division 2
Sectionals and States last year and was
hoping to get revenge. Ross aggressively
Wrestling News Submitted by Coach Mills
attacked Hunter for 6 long minutes. It
looked like Ross was pushing the pace so
hard that the returning Champion was
ready to fold. Ross got scored on in the
last 15 seconds of the 3rd
period and lost
a tough match. Ross repeated at the NY
State Runner up to Hunter Richard again
who is committed to attend Cornell
University next year.
Both these young men worked harder in
one year than most people do in a lifetime
to achieve their goals. They both fell short
of their goals to win a State title, but
believe it will be in the cards for these 2
hard working young men to win it their
last 2 years each. Congrats to Cahal and
da Boss!
Girls’ basketball
JV
Varsity
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables follows the
life of prisoner-on-parole, Jean Valjean, as he runs from the
ruthless Inspector Javert. Meanwhile, the life of a working class
girl with a child is shattered as she turns to prostitution to pay the
vile innkeeper and his wife for continued care of her daughter,
Cosette. Valjean promises to take care of the child, eventually
following the duo’s lives ten years later into the barricades and in
the midst of a rebellion.
The staff and students involved with this year’s musical have been
eagerly working away since late December. If you have caught any
of the local news articles, Mr. Logee (director) was interviewed for
the creation of a turntable s tyle s tage that
rotates mid-scene. "’Les Mis on Broadway had a rotating stage,’"
Mr. Logee mentioned during his interview. "’That's the artistry of
it. The stage changes the whole way the scenes are portrayed.
There are no breaks in the music, so with the rotating stage,
the action never stops’" (Brenda Duncan, Phoenix students to
perform 'Les Miserables' on rotating stage).
As a personal witness, I can say that all of the staff and
students involved have put in a tremendous amount of effort and
energy to create the story of Les Misérables right in our very own
high school. Support the drama club by coming to hear the
people sing March 9th at 4:30, March 10th at 7:30, and
March 11th at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $7 for
students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
Les Miserable By: Alyssa Goudy
Supporting Cast
The casT includes danielle ‘danie’ Merrill, GarreTT Frink, Miranda
Bowersox, Brian Breen, Ned Greenough, Chloe Koegel, Hannah Grabowski, Joseph Brennan,
Evan Logee, and eighth grader Garrett Strang
Adams, Avery
Allen, Isabella
Andrews, Sarah
Backus, Kearra
Besaw, Ashleigh
Bowersox, Haley
Bowersox, Miranda
Bowman, A.C.
Braun, Daniel
Breen, Brian
Brown, Gabriel
Corey, Kea
Dievendorf, Victoria
Dygert, Donovan
Gilbert, Crysania
Goudy, Alyssa
Grabowski, Allison
Grabowski, Hannah
Harrington, Alyssa
Hawthorne, Declan
Jewell, Hunter
Koegel, Zaya
Lange, Mason
Meaker, Shania
Merrill, Alan
Moore, Marissa
Prickett, Caytlyn
Renfrew, Aubrianna
Renfrew, Keaton
Ripley, Olivia
Roberts, Emily
Salotto, Lilly
Semanchuk-Enser, Larissa
Stobart, Crystal
Trinca, Sophia
Van Gorder, Josh
White, Kaitlin
STAGE CREW
Stage Manager: Emily Forget
Co-Stage Manager: Alexa Uttamsingh
Turntable Drivers: Ryan Lange, Aaren Erwin, Tyler
Hammond
Light Board: Jesse Ross
Sound Tech: Zach Neupert
Sound Aides: Josh Smith
Costume Crew/ Makeup/Hair: Dylan Blumer, Kaitlyn
Greer, Septima Stobart, Andre Ambrioti, Breanna
Backus
Display/Artists: Kaitlyn Greer, Septima Stobart
PIT PERSONNEL
French Horn
Zoe Heckert
Trombone
Sean Sievers
Skyler Patnode
Trumpet
Daniel Knowlton
Darren Fischel
Percussion
Bryon Halstead
Flute
Danielle LeFevbre
Clarinet
Gabriella Allen
Hailey Goudy
Alto Saxophone
Dixon Ameele
Bassoon
Micayla MacDougall
(West Genesee student)
Musical website:
http://jcbdramaclub.weebly.com/musical-production.html
2017 Scholastic Art Exhibition
Award Winners!
Submitted by Mr. Barrett
The 2017 annual Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition on display again this
year on the OCC Campus. The Central New York Arts Council is one of the
largest regional affiliate in the National Scholastic Art program. Each year
brings in almost 5,000 pieces of art from about 200 teachers and
between 80 to 100 individual schools. It is a highly competitive exhibition
showcasing wonderful young artists and their diverse talents.
Over 1,300 awards are presented each year, and those winning pieces
and portfolios will be on display throughout the Whitney Applied
Technology Center at Onondaga Community College until March 3. This
exhibit is free and open to the public!
14 JCB students were among the winning selections for the 2017
Scholastic Art Show!
Honorable Mention Awards: Photography — Bronwyn Bishop,
Kaylee Henry, and Nicole Henry; Ceramics — Ciera Bell and
Ammarae Eusepi; Drawing and Illustration — Gianna De-
Roberts; Painting — Kaitlyn Greer
Silver Key Awards: Photography — Miranda Bowersox,; Comic
Art — Chloe Goodnow; Art Portfolio — Ciera Bell; Ceramics and
Glass — Ciera Bell; Painting — Nicole Henry
Gold Key Awards: Photography — Chloe Koegel and Kristine
Rowe; Ceramics — Hans Goodnow
Congratulations to the award winning artists from JCB!
STUDENT ARTWORK!!
Griffin Goodnow
Kearra Backus
STUDENT ARTWORK!!
Molly Thorn
Working on
COIL TOWERS!!
My Ocean By: Marissa Moore
Tears threaten to spill
I blink them away
I can’t cry
I refuse to
But if I did shed them
How much would there be
A teaspoon, a cup,
A whole ocean
An ocean of sadness
The salty tears
The old car
honks and beeps.
The blinkers click,
BOOM!
There go the brakes.
Woof, moo, oink, neigh,
here we go in to the hay.
SPLASH!
Into the lake we go.
Violent violets sway
in the vast valley,
vaguely venting my worries
of the vicious cultures in my mind.
Their venomous vibes making me a visible victim
to their velvet victory
within my very vacant head,
giving me vivid views
of their vice verses,
filling my veins with a virus of dread.
The overwhelming sound
of clanging metal
against metal.
being refined by large hammers,
being wielded
and swung
by large burly men
made me jump
as I walked
through the large
squeaky door
into the clash of sounds
that filled my ears.
Student poetry