Ashley Pulver
is one of 12
state wide winners
of a 4 year
NYS PTA Jenkins
Memorial Scholarship.
Congratulations, Ashley!
FROM THE PRINCIPAL...
Daniel Starr, Ed.D.
The end of the school year is suddenly staring at us. Graduation is only eight weeks away—
that means that there are
only six weeks of classes until final exams begin.
The New York State Regents exam schedule is enclosed in this
newsletter. June’s issue of the newsletter will include the complete schedule of exams, both local and Regents.
If you have any doubts about the performance of your son or daughter in a particular class, now is the time that you must
make contact with the teacher involved. As much as we want and try to trust what our children tell us, it is good to double
check. Remember that there is always more than one perspective to a particular story or situation. Your child may tell
you he or she is “doing okay” when you ask about grades. That is the teenager’s perspective and often is intended to end
what may be an uncomfortable situation.
Did you see your student’s report card that was issued Friday, April 26? If not, ask for it. Read it carefully. Do you feel
your student can perform better than his or her grades reflect? If you think so, let your son or daughter know. If you have
any doubts, questions, or concerns about your child’s performance, contact the teachers involved. This cannot be
emphasized enough. The faculty in the High School is conscientious about contacting parents, but please work with us.
You have your student to worry about, but the teachers have many more. While we try to communicate effectively, we
don’t always reach every parent to everybody’s satisfaction. Your interaction and communication with the school is also
meaningful in telling your child, even if he or she is a senior, that his or her performance as the year comes to a close is
important.
ATTENDANCE
This is a crucial time for students to be in school! It is quite tempting to take an
afternoon off when the weather is so nice, and to minimize the importance of the
upcoming exams. We all need to encourage our students to make the good
decision to be in school as teachers help them prepare for their finals. This also
means being to school on time.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
On May 29, students who have attained High Honor Roll during the course of the year will be honored at the eighth
annual "Breakfast of Champions," in celebration of this accomplishment. These students and their parents will hear from
speaker Jason Alexander, of Merrill Lynch, who will help us celebrate our students’ academic success!
HPT SURVEYS
The House Planning Team (HPT) does a great deal of data analysis during the summer. We look at test scores, attendance
data, discipline issues, etc. From this information we generate “Action Plans” that become initiatives for the following
year.
Last summer we discussed the need to improve the reading ability of many of our students. We discussed skill work and
even incorporating units of teaching study skills in the curriculum. Both of these had merit, but what made the most sense
to us and also had a basis in the research was the implementation of a silent reading time every day. Ask your son or
daughter about D.E.A.R. This is the 18 minutes we devote to reading every morning between 8:278:45 a.m.
One of the Action Plans was to seek information about our school from graduates. We chose the Class of ’98 and the
Class of ’93 to get a recent perspective, as well as that of people who have a more distant one. We have mailed the
surveys to both groups. Many are being returned because the address is incorrect. If you have contact with a member of
either of these classes, please let them know we want their opinion about how well they were prepared for life after high
school.
There are several ways to get a survey. Contact me via email:
dstarr@wfmail.williamsoncentral.k12.ny.us
or access the
survey on our web page by going to
http://www.williamsoncentral.org
. If you do not have Internet access, call the High
School Office at 5899621, and we can mail one to you.
Thank you for helping us to become better!
Williamson Senior High School
May 2002
STUDENT DRESS
The
student dress code
developed and accepted by the Williamson Central School District reflects the expectations of the
school community for student dress on school property and at all school
sponsored functions. Students need to be aware
of the dress code due to the arrival of the summerlike weather.
The following dress code will be enforced this year.
STUDENT DRESS CODE
All students are expected to give proper attention to personal cleanliness and to dress appropriately for school and
school functions. Students and their pa rents have the primary responsibility for acceptable student dress and appearance.
Teachers and all other school personnel should exemplify and reinforce acceptable student dress and help students develop an
understanding of appropriate appearance in the s chool setting.
A student's dress, grooming and appearance, including hair style/color, jewelry, make up, and nails, shall:
1.
Be safe, appropriate and not disrupt or interfere with the educational process.
2.
Recognize that extremely brief garments such as tube tops, net tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps, plunging
necklines (front and/or back) and see through garments are not appropriate. Shirts must be worn.
3.
Ensure that underwear is completely covered with outer clothing.
4.
Include footwear at all times. Foot
wear that is a safety hazard will not be allowed.
5.
Not include the wearing of hats in the classroom except for a medical or religious purpose.
6.
Not include items that are vulgar, obscene, libelous, or denigrate others on account of race, color, religion,
ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
7.
Not promote and/or endorse the use of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs and/or encourage other illegal or
violent activities.
Each Building Administrator shall be responsible for informing al
l students and their parents of the student dress code
at the beginning of the school year and any revisions to the dress code made during the school year.
Students who violate the student dress code shall be required to modify their appearance by coverin g or removing the
offending item, and, if necessary or practical, replacing it with an acceptable item. Any student who refuses to do so shall be
subject to discipline, up to and including in school suspension for the day. Any student who repeatedly fails to comply with the
dress code shall be subject to further discipline, up to and including out of school suspension.
FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE… Cynthia Showman, R.N.
Our Spring Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, May 17
th
,
from 10 a.m.2 p.m. Anyone age 17 or older and who weighs
110 pounds may donate. If anyone is interested in helping with this worthwhile cause please contact me at 5899625.
I know it is
way
too
early
to be thinking of Fall Sports, but signup sheets were outside my office the week of April 2226
in order to get paperwork done by the scheduled physical dates Tuesday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 21. Students need
to return their Health History forms by that time. Any student who wishes will have their physical at school.
I have sent physical exam forms home to all 9
th
graders.
ALL
students entering the 10
th
grade are required to have a
physical exam. Please call your MD’s office to have your student scheduled by September. It is always better for your
own Health Care Provider to do the exam, since they know your student. If I
DO NOT
receive a copy of your student’s
exam by the end of September, I will schedule them at school at our first available date. Thank you for your prompt
attention to this.
It’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks our seniors will be college bound. If you haven’t already scheduled him/her
for their college physical, I urge you to do so fairly soon as the offices get pretty booked up at this time of year. Also, be
sure you ask about your student’s immunizations and that they are up to date.
Note…I have enclosed information in this newsletter about the meningitis vaccine and encourage you to talk with your
health care provider about getting your student this vaccine before they go off to college. College freshmen are in the
highrisk group for developing meningitis. If you have any questions, you may call me at 5899625 or the Wayne County
Public Health Department at 9465749 regarding this vaccine.
F i n a l E x a m
F i n a l E x a m S c h e d u l e
S c h e d u l e
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
REGENTS EXAM DATES*
REGENTS EXAM DATES*
JUNE 2 0 0 2
JUNE 2 0 0 2
Morning session — 8:0011:00 A.M.
Tuesday
June 18
Wednesday
June 19
Thursday
June 20
Friday
June 21
State Tests:
Comp English
(session 1)
Earth Science
Comp English
(session 2)
Living Environment
US History & Govt
RCT Global
Spanish
French
RCT Science
Intro to Occ
RCT Math
Tuesday
June 18
Wednesday
June 19
Thursday
June 20
Friday
June 21
State Tests:
Global
Physics
Course II
Math A
RCT Writing
Course III
Math B
RCT Reading
Chemistry
RCT US History
*NOTE:
The complete test schedule for the High School will be available in the June
newsletter.
Afternoon session
—
Noon
3:00 P.M.
Publicati
on of the
WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PO Box 900
Williamson, NY 145890900
Non
Profit Organization
US POSTAGE PAID
WILLIAMSON, N.Y.
Permit No. 52
The Opportunity Is Now…
from the Assistant Principal
Norlyn V. Legler
All students have the right to have the opportunity to learn. In fact, there are
responsibilities that
accomp any the student’s right to learn
. These responsibilities take the students down the road of learning
through an action plan. At the beginning of the school year, an action plan was shared with students that
explained four basic steps for success.
The first step is simply to
be on time to school and class
. Students need to start their day with the good
habit of being on time. The second step is to
be in class
. Students need to be in class in order to receive the
knowledge being shared. The third step is to
be an active listener
. It is very important to be a good listener.
Good listening skills will be used all throughout life. The last step is to
be an active learner
. Students have
the responsibility to use the opportunity to learn in every class period of each day.
It is important that all
four steps be fully practiced to make the success formula work.
Each student has one last ten week opportunity for success this school year. Now is the opportunity to make
a huge difference in your academic school performance.
The last few weeks are extremely valuable for
earning a good grade for the fourth marking quarter and preparing for final exams.
In order to complete the success steps, students need to work to the best of their ability in all academic
pursuits. This will involve students
following directions given by teachers and administrators
. In
addition, this will inevitably mean
seeking help in solving problems and asking questions when there has
been a loss of understanding
. Students will be held responsible for their actions in learning. Students,
teachers and parents need to hold themselves to the highest standards for learning. The success steps make
perfect sense to follow this quarter.
The OPPORTUNITY is NOW...to better your academic status for the 20012002 school year.
WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
Athletic Department
Spring 2002 – High School Schedules
Varsity Baseball
JV Baseball
Varsity Softball
JV Softball
May 1
@ Red Creek (DH)
May 1
Red Creek (DH)
May 1
@ Red Creek (DH)
May 1
Red Creek (DH)
May 3
Sodus
May 3
@ Sodus
May 3
@ Sodus (7:00 p.m.)
May 3
Sodus
May 7
NRWolcott
May 7
@ NRWolcott
May 7
NRWolcott
May 7
@ NRWolcott
May 8
@ Wayne
May 8
Wayne
May 8
@ Wayne
May 8
Wayne
May 9
Marion
May 9
@ Marion
May 9
Marion
May 9
@ Marion
May 13
@ Gananda
May 13
Gananda
May 13
@ Gananda
May 13
Gananda
May 15
ClydeSavannah
May 15
@ ClydeSavannah
May 15
ClydeSavannah
May 15
@ ClydeSavannah
May 17 @ Lyons
May 17
Lyons
May 16
@ BishopKearney
May 16
BishopKearney
May 17
@ Lyons
May 17
Lyons
Tennis
Boys’ Track
Girls’ Track
Golf
May 1
NRWolcott
May 2
East Rochester
May 1
Marion, Gananda @ Gananda
May 6
Marion @ Taranwood CC
May 7
East Rochester
May 7
@ Lyons
May 6
Red Creek @ Lyons
May 13
Red Creek @ Springbrook
May 9
Lyons
May 9
Gananda
May 8
Sodus, Clyde Savannah
May 16
Sectionals Qualifiers @ Midvale
May 11
B,C,D Sectionals Tourn.
May 14
@ Marion
May 13
@ Gananda
May 21
Sectionals – site TBA
May 14
@ ClydeSavannah
May 16
County Meet (field events) @ ER
May 16
Field Events @ ER
5/316/3
States @Cornell University
May 16
@ Marion
May 17
County Meet (Running) @ NRW
May 17
Track Events @ NRW
May 2223
Wayne County Tournament
May 21
NRWolcott
May 2425
Sectionals @ Wellsville
May 2829
Sectionals
May 23
Freshmen/Sophomores @ NRW
June 1
State Qualifiers @ Rush
Henrietta
May 3031
State Tournament
May 2425
Section V Meet @ Wellsville
June 78
State Meet @ Rush Henrietta
May 28
@ Sodus
June 1
State Qualifier Meet @ RushHen
June 78
State Meet @ RushHenrietta
With the exception of GOLF, all game times, match times, and meet times are 4:15 PM
SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
APRIL
JUNE
1
B
Public Hearing
Middle School Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
2
C
3
D
4
JuniorSenior Prom
5
6
E
AP Exam
English Literature &
Composition (a.m.)
7
F
AP Exam
Calculus (a.m.)
8
A
Budget Hearing
Middle School
Aud. – 7:30 p.m.
BOE Meeting 7:30 p.m.
9
B
10
C
11
Apple Blossom
Coronation
12
Mother’s
Day
13
D
Project Graduation
78:30 p.m. (Library)
14
E
AP Exams
Biology (a.m.)
Physics (p.m.)
15
F
16
A
17
B
Blood Drive
(Aud.)
10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
END OF 35 WEEKS
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Apple Blossom
Parade
19
20
C
21
D
Budget Vote
Middle School
MultiPurpose Room
from 1:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
22
E
BOE Meeting 7:30 p.m.
23
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A
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Memorial
Day
Observed
No School
28
B
29
C
Breakfast of
Champions
8:00 a.m. (cafeteria)
30
D
31
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UPCOMING EVENTS...
June 4 – Class Night
June 6 – Spring Sports Awards
June 11 – Music Awards Concert
June 14 – Seniors to Darien Lake
June 1724 – Final Exams
June 23 – Baccalaureate
June 29 – Graduation
Williamson Senior High School
May 2002
Main Office 5899621
Guidance Office 5899624
Nurse’s Office 5899625
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