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DRAMA CLUB PERFORMS
First NonMusical Production
HOOK, LINE AND SINK HER!
Friday, Dec. 7
th
& Saturday, Dec. 8
th
7:30 P.M. – High School Auditorium
Ticket price is $5.00
Directed by Paul Liedmen, the comedy
Hook, Line
and Sink Her
is led by an interesting cast of
characters. A pushy mother
(
Amber Marie
Payne
), a nervous father (
Jamal Abdunnasir
), a
whiny bride (
Serenity Carlyle
), a younger brother
too busy eating to ever say a word (
Ethan Rehor
),
and countless other smalltown characters make
this one of the most hilarious weddings you’ll ever
attend. Gilbert (
Mike Vanderbilt
), the “young local
store owner and operator,” proposed to Tina right in
front of a display of Wheat Wedgies while looking
for weevils that Janet’s best friend Gertrude
Starnes (
Marnie Baxter
), the town gossip, insists
she saw. A pregnant bridesmaid (
Laura Seeley
)
goes into labor at the wedding, Gertrude urges Matt
(
Mike Rehor
) the local sheriff to arrest Gilbert for
murdering his father while the other bridesmaid,
overlyfriendly Alice (
Whitney Verbridge
), admits
the man actually died on a “visit” to her house.
Meanwhile, the smart, rich, and lessattractive
cousin Louise
(
Angela Prodrick
) kindles a
relationship with the attractive, not
sosmart Wally
(
Brandon Correa
) the sheriff’s s
on. Two overly
ambitious boxboys (
Stuart Stevenson
and
Joe
Pray
) and drunken minister (
Chris Stevenson
)
keep the action and laughs flying fast.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL…Daniel Starr, Ed.D.
At the November 14
th
meeting of the Board of Education
there was a lengthy discussion regarding the book
Life’s
Greatest Lessons
, by Dr. Hal Urban. I am excited to offer
this book as a supplemental text in the English curriculum
because of the lessons it teaches, as well as the way it
teaches them.
There are 20 chapters about life itself, how it works and
what Dr. Urban considers essential. Schools have been
criticized for decades for not teaching this. The heart of the
book is all about being a good
person. It has quotes throughout
from a variety of people, some
famous, others more obscure.
The mission of our school district is
to prepare students for the next
phase in their lives (college,
military, work, trade school, etc.).
Life’s Greatest Lessons can help us
with this task.
I am extending an invitation to all of
you to
contact me if you want to
read this book or even to discuss it
and then decide if it is appropriate
for your child(ren).
I will be
availab
le Tuesday, December 11,
at 7:00 p.m., in the High School
auditorium
, for anyone who wants
to learn more about this book.
Posted on our website is a list of the
chapters, my comment on the gist of
each chapter, and a sample of a
quote from each. You can access it
at
www.williamsoncentral.org via
the internet, then click on
Life’s
Greatest Lessons.
The Williamson Chapter of the
National Honor Society (NHS)
will
induct 22 new members on Tuesday,
December 4,
at 1:30 p.m., in the
auditorium.
NHS is a national organization
founded in the first decade of the
20
th
century. It is devoted to the ideals of academic
achievement, character, leadership, and service to the
community. Membership is an honor for those selected
and determined by a student’s accomplishments in each of
these areas.
Every school determines the criteria for membership
within each of these four standards, based on the
guidelines provided by the national organization
handbook. Seniors and juniors with an overall grade point
average of 85 or better are invited to submit an information
packet for review. The students provide evidence of their
achievements in the four areas. A group of 5 faculty
members then review the information submitted and
consider it in light of the four standards—academic
achievement, character, leadership, and service.
In the week preceding the induction, our 21 existing
members of NHS organize the induction ceremony and
invite the parents of the students selected to the ceremony.
Some students are disappointed when they are not chosen.
They are invited to speak with Mr.
Monsees, the Chapter Advisor, to
review the four critical areas
considered. The grade point average
is not enough by itself to be invited
to join. In a hypothetical example, a
student who has a 94 average, but
who has demonstrated poor
character or no involvement in any
type of service to the community or
school most likely will not be
accepted for membership.
We are appreciative of the effort that
Mr. Monsees devotes to the
organization of the invitations and
the induction ceremony. He works
with a faculty committee for the
review of the invitations and then
helps the students organize the
induction ceremony and prepare
their speeches.
HOLIDAY CONCERT
(Park and ride service available)
The annual
Holiday Concert
is
scheduled for
7:00 p.m.,
on
Monday,
December 17
th,
in our
auditorium. Performances are free
to the public and all are welcome to
attend. Those of you who are veteran
attendees of these musical events
know that
our parking lot is often
filled to capacity, and then
overflows down the driveway
towards Route 21.
With this in
mind,
the district will provide a parkandride service
from both the Middle and Elementary Schools.
Here’s
how it will work:
•
Park
at either the Middle or Elementary School.
•
At 6:30 p.m., a bus will pick you up so you can
ride
to
the High School for the concert.
•
Following the concert, the bus will return you to the
school where you parked.
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Voted on by
the Wayne County Soccer Referees,
The 2001 Jim McGinn
The 2001 Jim McGinn
Wayne County Sportsmanship Award
Wayne County Sportsmanship Award
was presented to
Williamson Girls JV Soccer Team,
Williamson Girls JV Soccer Team,
Coach and Fans
Coach and Fans
for representing their school
in a manner which brought honor and
the respect of their opponents on the
playing field.
Congratulations to all!!!
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE…
Cynthia Showman, R.N.
Thank you to all who helped and donated at our fall
Blood
Drive
, held
on Tuesday, November 27
th
. It is good to
know how great our students are to give unselfishly during
this holiday season.
Thank you especially to Veronica
Weber,
who served as our chairperson.
We collected a
total of 54 pints from 60 donors
, which was way over our
expected goal of 35 pints. Veronica did a wonderful job
with organizing this drive, and I would personally like to
commend her on an outstanding j
ob!!! I want to pass on
the positive comments by the Red Cross about our
students. They were very impressed with their behavior
and attitudes. I am proud of them, as I am sure you are.
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Included in this newsletter is an updated
20012002 School Calendar. Note the
CHANGE IN GRADUATION DATE
CHANGE IN GRADUATION DATE (NOW
(NOW
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2002)
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2002)
due to State
Education Regents exams scheduled for
Monday and Tuesday, June 24 & 25.
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The Ski and Snowboard Club will have trips to Brantling
beginning December 7
. The other trips for December
will be
December 14 & 21
if weather permits.
Remember
that we will leave the High School about 3:45 p.m.
Return time to the High School will be at 9:30 p.m.
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CLUBS PLAN HOLIDAY VISIT TO
BLOSSOM VIEW NURSING HOME
On Friday, December 21
st
,
Spanish and French Clubs
and Student Council
members will travel to
Blossom View Nursing
Home to Christmas carol in
Spanish, English, and
French.
The Student Council
organizes a gift tree
a
t the
High School, decorated with
names of all nursing home
residents. Students have the
chance to select a name and get an appropriate gift. The
gifts will be delivered by the students and teachers—
Ms. Shepard (French) and Ms. Johnson (Spanish).
BAND FUNDRAISER
NOW UNDERWAY...
Believe Productions is proud to announce that Williamson
Sr. High Band is participating in a nationwide music
education project entitled Believe In Music. With the help
of Sony Music, today’s top recording artists, and national
corporate partners, Believe In Music is raising awareness,
substantial funding for music education & providing
student scholarships, corporate musical discounts, a demo
recording contest, and tens of thousands of dollars in
giveaways.
The Senior High Band i
s currently raising funds through
sales of “Magical Holidays Vol. III” CD. Priced at only
$18, this CD includes top hits performed by Grammy
winning artists from Sony, Columbia and Epic Records
such as Destiny’s Child, NSYNC, 98°, Celine Dion, Gloria
Estefan, and many more. Included in each CD is the
Believe Discount Card with savings of over $100 from our
corporate partners: Disney, Finish Line,
1
800
FLOWERS, Baskin Robbins, Sam Goody, and more.
To order “Magical Holidays Vol. III” CD, contact any
band, drill team or honor guard member. CD’s will also be
available at the Middle School and the Elementary School.
You can also order Magical Holidays Vol. I & II. These
CD’s have different artists from Vol. III. CD package
prices as follows:
Vol. III $18.00
Vol. III & any other CD $30.00 (a savings of $6.00 per
CD package)
Vols. I, II & III $45.00 (a savings of $9.00/CD package)
SKI & SNOWBOARD
CLUB
Williamson Senior High School
FIRST MARKING PERIOD
NOVEMBER 2001
HIGH HONOR ROLL 95% & ABOVE
GRADE 9
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
Jamie Allman
Jonathan DeRight
Dean Ganskop
Michael Cantwell
Jordan Bean
Jeana Ganskop
Bryan Gray
Kimberly Colern
Audrey Wackerman
Zachary Lewis
Connie Kaplin
Zackery Knowlden
Amy Monachino
Meghan Scheib
Chelsea Manahan
Kyla Quinn
Jared Scheuer
Angela Prodrick
David Verdine
Kristopher Young
Ryan Walvoord
HONOR ROLL 90% 94.999%
Lucia Adams
Serenity Carlyle
Lauren Ambrogio
Joanna Alexander
Alexandra Allman
Nicole DiSalvo
Alexander Bean
Amanda Brewer
Jacob Ameele
Elizabeth Durfee
Samantha BennettLepel
Katherine Henderson
Dustin Dalke
Ashtyn Eaton
Jason Dennie
Lisabeth Hoffman
Stephanie Gowan
Veronica Gobeyn
Heather Dobson
Katie Hollenbeck
Mary Guilfoil
Courtney Peters
Jamie Dorn
Josiah Homan
Michael Hyman
Katie Phillips
Jennifer Orbaker
Allison Huff
Kevin Kieper
Shawn Richman
Jeffrey Starr
Joshua Imperato
Joshua Monsees
Sarah VanNostrand
Sandra White
Amber Payne
Rachael Reiber
Michael Vanderbilt
Jeremy Poole
Tiffany Skerrett
Hilary Weber
Ashley Pulver
Mark Tobin
Brandon Redder
Courtney Yaskow
Michael Rehor
Erika Young
Nola Sawyer
Casey Shaw
Jessica Stevens
Kelly Wirthman
MERIT ROLL 85% 89.999%
Matthew Bixby
Jamal Abdunnasir
Jonathan Ameele
Danielle Allman
Alan Champagne
Steven Becker
Christopher English
Nathan Bischoping
Caitlynne Cook
Sally Bloss
Joshua Gebhard
Rebecca Bloss
Emily Covington
Melissa Bruce
Gregory Guilfoil
Vicki Bower
Jess Dennie
Jennifer Corl
Benjamin Johns
Justin Chelini
Allie Dorn
Timothy Dickinson
Gregory Kerschner
Prangnag Chininthorn
Cale Flora
Adam Dildine
Carrie Lewis
Taylor Delhagen
Allicia Gerken
Christopher Gowan
Joshua McCaslin
Katherine Gammill
Heather Grube
Christyn Haas
Rosangela Rangel
Eli Gelo
Erin Grzybek
Katherine Johnson
Ashley Snyder
Ryan Hillegeer
Kara Kerschner
David Kieper
Chelsea Yaskow
Daniel Jock
Matthew Lehman
Matthew Klinkman
Nicolas Otero
Christopher Markham
Lukas Knowlden
Adrianne Peters
Lindsey Peck
Colleen Larson
Jessica Pike
Alicia Scahill
Charles Mitrano
Stephanie Pilato
Daniel Schilling
Claire Parker
Adam Pitre
Joseph Pilato
Joseph Powenski
Ethan Rehor
Joseph Pray
Paul Scheuerlein
Sarah Seeley
Jared Schonleber
Jenny Sheffield
Laura Seeley
Devin Strickland
Michael Sensenbach
Veronica Weber
Adriana Steurrys
Brianna Wood
Stuart Stevenson
Katherine Thomas
Whitney Verbridge
Kelly Wade
Matthew D. Williams
Michael Zsiga
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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NHS Induction
Ceremony
5
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6
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Balfour
class rings
delivered following
forum
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Ski & Snowboard
Club 3:459:30 p.m.
8
Craft Show
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
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10
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Discussion of
Life’s
Greatest Lessons
7:00 p.m. (auditorium)
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13
F
14
A
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Ski & Snowboard
Club 3:459:30 p.m.
End of 15 weeks
15
Christmas
Babysitting
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
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17
B
Vocal/Instrumental
Concert
7:00 p.m.
(Park and ride available at
6:30 p.m. from E.S. or M.S.)
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19
D
Board of Education
7:30 p.m. @ M.S.
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E
21
F
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Ski & Snowboard
Club 3:459:30 p.m.
Student Council and
Spanish & French Clubs
to Blossom View Nursing
Home —35 p.m.
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Coming up:
“Financial Aid Night”
January 7, 2002
@ 7:00 p.m.
(library)
Williamson Senior High School
December 2001
Principal’s Office 5899621 Counseling Office 5899624 Health Office 5899625
Drama Club presents
Hook, Line and Sink Her
at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $5.00
HOLIDAY RECESS
–
No School
Students return Wednesday, January 2, 2002
EARLY
DISMISSAL
(11:25 a.m.)
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