May 2001
The Marauder
Williamson Middle School
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:
Message from Mr. Skeet
Meet the New Middle School
Principal
Pictures from “45 Minutes
From Broadway”
Reading Counts Tally
Enrichment News
Student of the Month for April
Testing Schedule
Middle School Calendar
Festival of Arts Information
Learning Fair Awards
Barry Spink Retirement
Reception
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Classroom/Club News
26
Student of the Month for
7
End of the Year Testing
8
Calendar for May
9
A Message from the Principal:
Dear Parents and Students:
Is Spring finally here? This past winter sure seemed like a very lon
g
winter but May has arrived!
A big thank you to everyone who helped with the school musical “45
Minutes From Broadway”. It wo
uld be impossible to have a student
activity such as a musical without parent support. In addition to
parent support, two high
school sophomores Katie Wright and Jennie
Orbaker, gave hours of assistance with the choreography for the
musical. Thanks to al
l.
On March 30th, 44 of our eighth grade students participated in the
Wayne Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center’s Middle
School
Skills competition. Our students competed in each of the career areas
with many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes. Of th
e seven middle
schools that participated, Williamson took
First Place
! We have a
large trophy that stays with us for one year a
nd a permanent plaque.
On March 28th, the Williamson Board of Education appointed
Russell Kissinger the Middle School Principal
effective July 1, 2001.
Russ is currently a school administrator in the Elmira, NY school
district. Russ has been a teacher o
r an administrator since October of
1985. On May 7th you will have the opportunity to meet with Russ at
6:30 pm in the Middle S
chool Cafeteria.
This year we will have a number of retirements and resignations. As
of this date we know of:
Ann Bayley
— 8th
Grade Math
Warren Gregg
— Physical Education
Richard TenEyck
— 7th Grade English
Kim Martin
— 5th Grade
Karen Webster
— Special Educ
ation Resource Room
We wish our retirees all the happiness in the world and our resigning
teachers good luck in their new posit
ions.
(CONT.)
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
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2
Physical
Education
By Mrs. Freischlag and
Mr. Gregg
In physical education
class we are playing a soccer tournament. Students
have drafted teams and are responsible for helping
officiate. We will start retesting for the Presidential
Physical fitness te
st.
Meet the New
Middle School
Principal!
Whom: Russell Kissinger
When: Monday, May 7th
6:30 pm
Where: Middle School
Cafeteria
Please join Williamson Middle School in
welcoming Russell Kissinger, newly appointed
Middle School Principal.
Russ is joining us from
Elmira City School District. Previous school
districts also include Phelps
Clifton Springs,
Geneva Ci
ty School, Rochester City School, and
Oyster Bay School Districts.
Coffee and Cookies will be provided by PTSA.
Mrs. Bierer’s
Classroom
By Mrs. Bierer
Toys of the 1800’s were simple yet appealing, so
we tried out quite a few to take the ed
ge off the
gloom and destruction of the Civil War. Civil War
reports were wonderfully complete this year, so we
enjoyed that ad
ditional information. To correct an
error made last month, it was Mrs. Aileen
Hurlimann who so ably embodied Dr. Mary E.
Walker
for us.
On then through the early 1900’s immigration,
personas were selected and experienced by students
Mr. Skeet (cont.)
I have included another copy of the testing
schedule. Please make sure that your child gets a
good night sle
ep and a breakfast before each of
their examinations. We are now officially into the
testing season.
If anyone has any questio
ns, please feel free to
contact me at 589
9665.
Sincerely,
Douglas G. Skeet
Interim Principal
passing through the rigors of Ellis Island. Mrs.
Jackie Fox and Mrs. Sandy Buerman were
inspectors!
The Charleston of the 1920
’s was in a much
happier groove and reflected the relief of having
WWI in the past, “the war to end all wars”, they
thought. Ec
onomics were in high gear, too.
BookIt! Is over for another year.
It’s pizza and wings time for
those who completed all five
months of required reading:
Hannah Ameele, Lindsey
Brothers, Allison Carnwath, Jake
Coomber, Amanda Fox, Caitlin Garofoli, Kirs
ten
Goranowski, Hayley Hannon, Diana Hunn, Mike
Hurlimann, Brad Hyman, Heather Kingsbury, Zach
Mogray, Matthew Smith, Zach Stohr
, and Rob
Verbridge.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
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3
Reading Counts Total
Tally as of 4
10
01
By Ms. Prill
The Reading Counts! Computer Club meets weekly
in Ms. Prill’s room. List
en to announcements to
find out the day we’ll meet for the week. Students
may join the club at anytime. Extra credit is given
in English and/or Reading for books read.
Whether you’re an advanced reader, struggle with
reading, or are an average “joe” or
“jane”, there are
books for you in Reading Counts!
NAME
# of BOOKS READ/
# of WORDS READ
Kyle Alward
21/56,121
Nina
Barber
13/153,870
Tricia Batz
6/8,982
Lisa Beck
8/45,850
Staci Bishop
2/9,045
Andrea Blauvelt
8/20,793
Kristine Budd
20/117,595
Melissa Budd
6/79,167
Kyle Bull
25/207,339
Tony Campisi
9/60,157
Gary DeLyser
8/21,862
Joshua DeNeef
3/31
,265
Samantha DiSalvo
3/50,115
Danielle Davey
17/70,147
Tim Dostman
8/113,253
Kane Eaton
`
3/21,153
Amanda Gage
17/144,5
71
Colby Giuliano
5/14,258
Caitlin Garofoli
4/11,989
Olivia Gimbel
8/12,586
Mike Hurlimann
1/15,582
Ashley Jenkins
29/151,
236
Kayla Kulijof
3/30,161
Stephanie Kush
6/10,913
Emily Markham
9/14,445
Nicole Maylin
9/77,771
Blake Mellott
4/17,476
Ashley Michaelsen
9/84,073
Cont. on Page 4
6th Grade Country
Reports
Sixth grade students were very busy over the last
month researching and reporting on the countries of
the world. After each student selected a country for
his/her topic, both Mr. Steurrys’ Social Studies
classes and Mrs. Yackel
’s English classes used our
own Middle School library for finding information.
Note taking outlines were used by students to
research their country’s history, people, culture,
economy, and government. A special thanks for
Mrs. Verstraete and Mrs. Pierc
e for their hours of
researching help provided.
Again, using both Social Studies and English
classes, students converted their
research notes to
first, a rough draft, then a typed final copy. Thank
you to Ms. McCain for extending the computer lab
hours f
or students in need of a word processor.
Congratulations to the 6th graders for producing
outstanding pieces of work!!
Chorus from “45 Minutes from Broadway”
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
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NAME
# of BOOKS READ/
# of WORDS READ
Stephanie Morse
8/21,404
Cynthia Otero
15/41,298
Danielle Ottenschot
10/23,279
Leah Paschke
3/ 4,066
Nicole Raymond
12/114,094
Heather Rogers
7/14,397
Alicia Schaeffer
17/70,147
Brian Shadduck
24/97,44
5
Samantha Stewart
5/13,549
Lindsey Stewart
20/64,602
Elora Supersad
1/25,034
Steven Talamas
13/42,014
Hediberto Trejo
3/3,
359
Sergio Trejo
3/2,000
T. J. Walker
1/13,380
Bill Wilbur
2/8,830
Visit with an
Author/Illustrator!
DOMINIC CATALANO
At the Williamson Public Library
Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 pm
The author of
several beloved
children’s books visits to present a
drawing and airbrush demonstration
and tell how he develops a book.
He’ll
answer questions and
autograph his books.
(Copies will be available for sale)
Yorkers
By Mrs. Bierer
Mr. Chester Peters was the man of the hour as he
regaled the members with the recollections of the
1940’
s in Williamson. Not much had escaped his
notice, so there was much to tell. There were even
two German spies caught in Pultne
yville! He
didn’t reveal his age, but I mentioned how his
mother must have acted to an activity of his, he
disclosed the inform
ation that he was already
happily married by then and didn’t tell us how his
wife felt about it.
Mrs. Amy Jones had
prepared a
wonderful
talk and posters about
cooking in the 1940’s.
Fat and eggs were
prominent features
the, unlike now, but
she reasoned
that they
were “worked off” at
a better rate years back. She doesn’t think
Nintendo is a real fat burner! A popular feature of
Mrs. Jones’ presentation was a luscious bowl of
cookies to sample.
May 2 will be the gala 1940’s Night to showcase
what we hav
e learned this year at our programs.
We will demonstrate the swing dancing, have a
fashion show, and Mr. Jim Stohr will present
an
interactive demonstration of that decade’s airplane
capabilities.
Our last meeting will be a feast and games on
Friday, May
4.
Rounding out the year’s activities, for students who
have met all obligations of membership, will be a
visit to Fort Niagar
a on King George’s birthday,
June 9. There will be a guided tour and period
activities for our learning pleasure.
Rachel Reiber,
Sean Richmond,
and Emily
Covington as
Monroe, Mary
and Bugsy
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
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5
A Visit
By Ms. Prill
Excitement was high for eight of this year’s Fifth
and Sixth Grade Middle Schoolers when they went
to vi
sit their old haunt
the Primary School.
Olivia Gimbel, Kayla Kulijof, Stephanie Kush,
Emily Markham, Stephanie Morse assisted
by
Kaitlyn Roberts, Heather Rogers, and Brian
Shadduck were welcomed by Mrs. Joan Miller and
her Third Grade class. There the M
iddle Schoolers
read the books they had written and illustrated to
the third graders.
Rounding off the visit, students visited
with past
teachers. Students look forward to reading to and
visiting again in the future.
Enrichment News
by Carol McMahon
The
Festival of Arts
will hold the opening
reception on
Tuesday May 15
th
between
6:30
8:30
in
the evening. This exciting annual event has
much to offer everyone! Please come out and see
the wonderful artwork and written
work of the
Williamson Middle School students! There will
also be a showcase in the auditorium where you
will have the opportu
nity to listen to some
music
ensembles
, watch the
Tall Tale Tournament
by
grade 6, hear the poetry of
Mr. TenEyck
and
experience
a spectacular
sight and sound
performance
by the
5/6 grade chorus
.
Refreshments
will be available through the grade
5/6 Student
Association.
On April 4
th
two High School students,
Mike
Rehor
and
“Kat” Clancy
gave presentations in the
Grade 8 Health
clas
s of
Mr. Habecker
. Trained
by the Red Cross the students were able to speak to
the students, distribute handouts and answer
questions about HIV and AIDS.
May is sure to be a very busy month with more
than just “testing” going on! Local poet
MJ Iuppa
will visit the
5
th
Grade
on
May 8
th
and share her
love and knowledge of this art form.
Some students from
Grade 6
will be engag
ed in a
“Math in the Park”
project where they will learn
how to measure the volume of tall, irregular
cylindrical objects on our
campus…trees!
Grade 7
students will be receiving a refresher
course on
orienteering
to prepare them for the
work of navigat
ing a series of routes on the campus
simulating troop movement in the
Civil War
. This
activity will be part of a large unit inv
olving
Social
Studies
and
English
on the Civil War. Students
will also enjoy a presentation by
Gordon Shay
on
the symbolism inh
erent in the variety of flags used
during this War Between the States. The
culminating activity will be a
Civil War Re
enactmen
t
on
May 25
th
with
Reynolds Battery L
.
On this day students will rotate through a series of
stations where they will learn more about this time
period in our country’s history.
Grade 6
will go on a series of
“Missions t
o Mars”
with the
Challenger Learning Center
of Greater
Rochester
. This yearly flight has become a
favorite among students as th
ey learn about the
skills necessary to successfully launch a space
mission for NASA and then simulate the event at
the Rochester
Challenger facility.
Field Trips:
Grade 7
will attend the
Genesee
Country Village and Museum
on
May
22
nd
Grade 8
will experience a team building program
at
“Rock Ventures”
on
May 25
th
More information will go home regarding both
these events.
Upcoming:
Grade 5 Science Day on June 8
th
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6
Earn High
School
Credit in
8th Grade
7th Graders can sign
up now to take high school keyboarding as an 8th
grader. Successfull
y completing this half year
course will give you one half credit toward high
school graduation. The class focuses on typing
speed and accuracy as well as formatting letters and
reports. Other mini units include PowerPoint,
Encarta research CD’s and Ex
cel. A sign up sheet
is located in the Guidance Office. Limited
enrollment. May 11th is the deadline.
Prerequisite: Compute
r Skills in either 6th or 7th
grade.
Scrabble
Tournament
By Mr. TenEyck
For fifteen years, the Scrabble tournament has been
enjoyed by Middle School students. Eac
h year the
top players meet for a championship crown among
fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.
This year sixty
two (!!)
students played Scrabble
games in the tournament. When the final board
was cleared, the Middle School champ was Dylan
Intini fr
om sixth grade. Runners
up in order were
Cody Stevens (7th grade), Jordan Bean (8th grade),
and Calvin Burnap (5th grade). Eac
h finalist will
receive a prize at end
of
year award ceremonies.
PTSA News:
PTSA would like to take this opportunity to thank
the following volunteers for making this year a
success so far!
5/6 Rollerskating
Annette Whitmore and
Robin Barnes (Chairpersons)
5/6 Activity Nights
— Bob/Sue Verbridge, Robin
Barnes, Mike/
Juli Bixby (Chairpersons), Mark
Hermenent, Bruce Akins, Barry Whitmore, Cathy
Garofoli, Debbie Ast, Lori Smith, Sally Verno,
Aileen Hurlimann
7/8 Activity Nights
— Claire Bouvier
(Chairperson), Al Verbridge, Debbie Ast, George
Dobson, Diane Montondo, Chr
istine Barbato, Dick
Batz, Dean Ganskop
A special “thank you” to Marge (Custodian) for
helping us get organized for the Activit
y Nights;
setting up ping
pong, arranging tables for
refreshments, etc.
Hospitality
— Thanks to the great group of bakers
that ha
ve been called upon for Open House, Band/
Chorus concerts. We will need you again for the
following dates: Monday, May 7th for
Meet the
New Principal, Friday, May 11th for Teacher
Appreciation Day and Tuesday, May 15th for
Festival of the Arts.
Steven Shay and Ashley Michaelsen as Eddie and Betty
MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER
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Student
Grade
Teacher
Reason
Sierra Bernard
5
Mrs. Bisig
Helping Other Students
Christian Cook
5
Ms. Luke
Improved Attitude and Cooperation
Courtney Dalke
5
Mr. Marshall
Exceptional Effort
Samantha DiSalvo
5
Mr. Marshall
Exceptional Effort
Caitlin Garofoli
5
Mrs. Bierer
Helps Others in Need
Shaydon Ginther
5
Mrs. Bierer
Cheerfulness
Matthew Guilfoil
5
Ms. Luke
Improved Effort
Robert Hebing
5
Mrs. Bianchi
Exceptional Effort, Class Participation, Excellent
Work and Behavior
Sergio Trejo
5
Mr. Marshall
Constructive Attitude
Sean Clancy
6
6th Grade Team
Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
Danielle Davey
6
6th Grade Team
Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
Ryan Dixon
6
6th Grade Team
Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
Ashley Scott
6
6th Grade Team
Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
Tony Tuchrelo
6
10th Grade Team
Outstanding Effort in 6th Grade
Brandon Barnes
7
Mrs. Jones
Exceptional and Conscience Effort in Reading
Andrew Cantwell
7
Mr. Brown
Constructive Attitude
Ryan Englerth
7
7th Grade Team
Conscientious Student
Adam Fiegl
7
Mr. Plyter
Outstanding Leadership in Band
Emily Gimbel
7
Miss Nellany
Cooperative and Enthusiastic
Alex Maroselli
7
7th Grade Team
Attitude, Effort
Rachel Pilato
7
Mrs. Osborn
Well Prepared, Enthusiastic
Rachel Pilato
7
7th Grade Team
Improvement
Brian Sarver
7
7th Grade Team
Improvement
Robin Scheurlein
7
Mr. Brown
Exceptional Effort
Kendall Shultes
7
Mr. Plyter
Outstanding Leadership in Band
Mackenzie
Tuchrelo
7
Mrs. Perez
Constructive Attitude, Class Participation
Mackenzie
Tuchrelo
7
Miss Nellany
Working Hard for the Success of the Bon Bon
Company
Jamie Allman
8
8th Grade Team
Effort
Mike Alward
8
8th Grade Team
Improvement in Math and English
Jordan Bean
8
8th Grade Team
Citizenship
Brandy Campbell
8
8th Grade Team
Effort
Kevin Kieper
8
Mrs. Osborn
Well Prepared, Positive Attitude
Michelle Malchoff
8
Mrs. Bisig
Helping with Sports Study Hall
Ashley Michaelsen
8
8th Grade Team
Effort
Rachel Reiber
8
Mrs. Perez
Exceptional Effort
Student of the Month for April
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2001 End of Year Testing Schedule
Williamson Middle School
May 8, 2001
ELA Grade 7
— Local Exam
ELA Grade 8
— NYS Exam
May 9, 2001
ELA Grade 7
— Local Exam
ELA Grade 8
— NYS Exam
May 10, 2001
ELA Grade 5
— Local Exam
ELA Grade 6
— Local Exam
May 11, 2001
ELA Grade 5
— Local Exam
ELA Grade 6
— Local Exam
May 15, 2001
Math Grade 7
— Local Exam
Math Grade 8
— NYS Exam
May 16, 2001
Math Grade 7
— Local Exam
Math Grade 8
— NYS Exam
May 17, 2001
Math Grade 5
— Local Exam
Math Grade 6
— Local Exam
May 18, 2001
Math Grade 5
— Local Exam
Math Grade 6
— Local Exam
May 24, 2001
Science Grade 8
— NYS Performance Exam
May 25, 2001
Science Grade 8
— NYS Performance Exam
May 30, 2001
Science Grade 7
— Performance Level Exam
May 31, 2001
Science Grade 7
— Performan
ce Level Exam
June 6, 2001
Science Grade 7
— Local Exam
Science Grade 8
— NYS Exam
June 7, 2001
Science Grade 5
— Local Exam
Science Grade 6
— Local Exam
June 8, 2001
Technology Grade 7
— NYS Exam
June 11, 2001
Social Studies Grade 5
— Local Exam
Social Studies Grade 6
— Local Exam
June 12, 2001
Social Studies Grade 5
— Local Exam
Social Studies Grade 6
— Local Exam
June 13,
2001
Social Studies Grade 7
— Local Exam
Social Studies Grade 8
— NYS Exam
June 14, 2001
Social Studies Grade 7
— Local Exam
Social Studies Grade 8
— NYS Exam
June 18, 2001
Foreign Language Proficiency
— NYS Exam
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