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Honor
Wisdom
Leadership
Truth
Volume 1, Issue 1
Keshequa
The mission of the
Keshequa Central
School District is to
provide
opportunities to
empower all
students to be
cooperative, self-
directed lifelong
learners, prepared
to responsibly meet
the challenges of
the twenty-first
century.
December 2003
www.keshequa.org
Chronicle
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personnel by email you
need to type their first initial
then their last name
@keshequa.org
for example:
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A Message From the
Superintendent
Our school district is continuing great progress to make Keshequa Central an
excellent school from which to receive a quality, well-rounded education.
I appreci
ate the responses to our recent surveys in regards to the Superintendent Search and the Football Explora
tion. Your feedback will be taken seriously. The results and more information on these
topics will be provided next month. The real strength of a school system
is cooperation between students, teachers, administrators, the Board of
Education, parents and community
members. We all need to continue
to communicate and work together
to be successful.
In every issue I will print our
District Goals for 20032004 as a
reminder to us all what we are
striving for. I will also include
updates on some of them to keep
you informed on our progress.
Look for small, boxed articles in
each monthly issue. We welcome
your input, help, and support at
anytime. I’m only a phone call
away at 4682541 extension
#1105.
Sincerely,
Lucinda Miner,
Interim Superintendent
Keshequa Central
School
District Goals,
2003-2004
No. 1 Academic Achievement
No. 2 School Climate
No. 3 Professional Development
No. 4 District Communications
No. 5 Facilities
No. 6 Technology
No. 7 Fiscal Responsibility
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Greetings from KCS High School
Mark Mattle, High School Principal
We are off to a great start of what is promising to be an exceptional year. Here are a few noteworthy
events:
To celebrate the fall sport season and to usher our boy’s soccer team into sectional play we had a KCS
spirit week ending with a Friday night homecoming dance. My thanks go out to our KCS Student Council
and their advisors Ms. Turk and Mr. Riggi for all their hard work in organizing the spirit week.
KCS District Goal #7: Fiscal
Responsibility
Business Administrator
Search
We are currently accepting
applications for a new School Business Administrator.
Interviews will be conducted in December with an antici
pated start date of early January.
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mike Mahaney, a
highly qualified, retired business Administrator, who has put
in many hours to help out our district over the past five
months. His knowledge and experience have helped to set a
sound financial course for the district, as we set appropriate
measures for numerous noninstructional issues.
Thank you Mike!
Our Fall Sport Teams Finished as Follows:
Va
rsity Boy’s Soccer (Liv. Co. Sec. V Champions) •
Record:
162, 80
JV Boy’s Soccer •
Record: 1233
Va
rsity Girl’s Soccer •
Record: 5131, 26
JV Girl’s Soccer •
Record: 99
Va
rsity Volleyball •
Record: 811, 35
JV Volleyball •
Record: 711
Thank you to all our fall athletes, their families and our
excellent KCS coaching staff for all their hard work and
dedication throughout the fall season.
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Life Skills Students have
a busy beginning to the
school year!
Mrs. Colleen Proctor’s and Mrs. Beth Sawyer’s Life Skills
classes have been busy since the start of the school year.
Students enjoyed a trip to the Rochester International Airport
and were provided with a tour. Everyone had a great time, we
were given a tour of a United Airlines airplane from a pilot and
students had the chance to sit in the cockpit. We got to see many
“behind the scenes” areas of the airport and also the emergency
unit—including fire trucks, ambulances, and the HazMat truck.
Mrs. Shultz’s sewing class has been keeping our Life Skills
students very busy. Students have learned how to use and care for
sewing machines, utilize different stitching techniques, and cut
and prepare patterns for projects. Some of our projects include
rice bags (to use as a heating pad), fabric animals, and plastic bag
holders. Students are working hard preparing for a Holiday Gift
Jar Sale. This year, students have selected one special candy to
prepare and put together in fabriccovered jars for their sale in
December. In preparation, students have collected jars, sanitized
them, and planned their list of necessary ingredients. In addition,
our classes prepared all the treats for both the MS and HS dances.
Renovation Underway
The renovation of Busy Bees
Career and Technical Center is
underway with our Busy Bee students
working along side the college students from the Building Trades
Program at Alfred State College. I would like to thank Mr. Burt
and Mr. Boos for their innovative project and hard work pulling
together a collaboration between Alfred Agricultural Tech School
and the students of Keshequa Central Busy Bees Program.
Students and Faculty practice for an
Emergency Go-Home.
On November 4, 2003 the entire district had a successful
emergency gohome drill. This drill is conducted annually in the
event students need to be evacuated during an emergency at their
building. The administration would like to thank all of the
faculty, staff and students for their fine execution of the proce
dures. We are confident that if the need should arise the district
can safely and efficiently evacuate all our students to a safe place.
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Keshequa Selected By Geneseo College
for Site Visitation
SUNY
Geneseo was
searching for a
place for thirty
aspiring teachers to
see some “good”
teaching techniques
and they found a
home right here at
Keshequa.
Keshequa School
toWork Coordina
tor, Shawn Bielicki,
seized the opportu
nity and made
arrangements for
the college students
on November 6,
2003. “I wanted to highlight some of our
best teaching practices and let people
know that we really do have good teaching
going on here,” stated Mr. Bielicki.
The aspiring teachers were assembled
first thing in the morning and given a
welcome from Keshequa Interim Superin
tendent Lucinda Miner. Then Keshequa
High School Principal, Mark Mattle, took
a break from his busy schedule and
entered back into the classroom. Mr.
Mattle inspired the future teachers calling
it “the most noble profession.” One
student asked Mr. Mattle what his school
philosophy was. He explained, in a
nutshell, that students learn best by doing
and he challenged the group to go and see
if his philosophy was evident in his
teacher’s practices.
Mr. Bielicki created schedules for the
thirty students, breaking them into groups
of two or three, and sent them off on this
quest to see a couple of different teachers.
Upon their return,
Mr. Bielicki drilled
the group on
effective questioning
techniques, the
power of parents,
and positive personal
relationships with
students. Many KCS
teachers were
complimented by the
apiring teachers
including Mr.
Morgan, Mr. Sabo,
Mr. Riggi, Mr.
Swartzfager, Mr.
Smith and several
others. Mr. Mattle
was excited to hear the response from the
aspiring teachers that his philosophy was
apparent and working.
Geneseo thanked KCS for the opportu
nity, calling it “very organized, and well
done.” Several aspiring teachers will
become student teachers for KCS next year.
“Ultimately, we hope to see these future
teachers in our classrooms as our own one
day,” stated Mr. Bielicki, “and I think this
day helped provide a small bridge towards
that goal.
KCS District Goal #5: Facilities
Middle School Gymnasium/Flood
Damage
Update:
The State Education Department (SED) has
given approval, and thus aidability, to replace the flooring in
the middle school gym and weight room, as well as resurface
the outdoor basketball and tennis courts. We are still waiting for
approval of FEMA funds. The gym floor has been removed, and the new floor
is expected to be installed by early January. The site work will be completed in
the spring.
We thank the students and staff for their cooperation and patience during
this time, as space has been a problem with creative solutions by all.
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Middle School
Fall Sports
Round-up:
Modified Boys’
Soccer, coached by P. Piraino •
Undefeated: 11 wins and 0 losses
Modified Girls’ Soccer, coached by B.
King •
6 wins, 3 losses, 2 ties
Modified
Girls’
Volleyball,
coached by L.
Clinton •
3
wins, 6 losses,
5 ties
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Keshequa Middle School District News
Submitted by Gary Collichio, Middle School Principal
Parents with
children in the
middle grades know
it is an exciting time
that marks the
beginning of an
important new phase
in their education
and personal
development. In grades 68, the curricu
lum is more varied and goes into greater
detail and students have more activities
from which to choose. Friends become
more important than ever.
It can also be a bewildering time.
Middle School students go through many
changes. They may become disorganized,
aloof, emotional, and anxious for
independence. There is good news. All
these things are a natural part of growing
up.
At the Keshequa Middle School, we seek
to engage our students in activities that
facilitate their academic and personal
growth. Things like Spirit Week, that
included dressup days, hall decoration
contests, ice cream social, middle school
dance, and school wide pep assembly
help us to do this.
Congratulations to last year’s 8
th
graders with their successful performance
on the 2003 Mathematics New York State
Assessment.
At a time when many
of the schools in our state
struggle with these assess
ments, 65% of our KCS
public total population
either met or exceeded
standards for this year. This
is a hard earned 18%
increase in our previous
year’s accomplishments.
Great job to the
teachers and students who
worked so hard to achieve
these encouraging results.
Students contribute to the Bell Memorial
Library in honor of area veterans
Mr. Cook’s Veteran’s Team Project members, purchased two identical books of
Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul, Stories to Stir the Pride and Honor the
Courage of our
Vete
rans,
to
donate to the
Bell Memorial
Library and our
Keshequa
Middle/High
School media
center. An
update of these
activities can be
obtained
through the
website
www.nunda
history.org.
Above: Principals, Mr. Collichio and Mr. Mattle referee
the intergrade level “Tug of War” at the pep rally.
Left: Brittany Barnhardt and Paige Essler dress “for the
future” during KCS Spirit Week.
You are the pride
of our KCS
Middle School.
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A message from Rich Greene,
Elementary Principal
Hi everyone! I hope this issue of the Chronicle finds you and your family all doing well. I
have a couple important things I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you.
First of all, I am happy to announce that our school recently received a grant of $500
from the Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program. Our local Arrow Mart store had applied
for the grant and listed our school as the recipient. The money will be used to provide materials
and supplies to enrich reading instruction for our students. I would like to thank the store’s
manager, Tamara Adams for taking the initiative to pursue the grant and for the benefits our
students will be able to reap as a result of her efforts.
Also, I would like to ask you once again to consider becoming a member of the Keshequa
Parent Teacher Student Association (KPTSA). The KPTSA serves as the main connection point
between the school and the parents of our students. By being a member of the KPTSA, you are
forming a bond with other parents like yourself that can serve the needs of our students, in an
alliance with the school. There are so many ways you can help. You don’t have to attend all of the meetings – your involvement can be
tailored by you to fit your schedule and comfort zone. By joining, you are added to the roster of people that want to do their part for
the school. If you’re interested in joining, please give me a call and I’ll tell you how to do it.
As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns about what’s happening at school, don’t hesitate to call me at 4762234
ext.1133. Happy Holidays!
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December Events
Middle/High School Winter Concert:
December 15 7:00 p.m. MS/HS Aud., Nunda
(snow date: 12/22)
Holiday Elementary Concert:
December 18 7:00 p.m. MS/HS Aud., Nunda
Winter Recess begins on December 24 – January 4
School resumes on 1/5/04
Board of Education
News
Assemblyman Dan Burling will be attending the December
11, 2003 Board of Education meeting. A short presentation will
be given followed by a question and answer period. All parents,
students, staff and community members are invited to attend. The
meeting will be held in the MS/HS Building, 15 Mill Street,
Nunda at 7:00 p.m. Any questions please contact Peggy Shaver,
District Clerk @ 4682541 ext. 1105.
H
appy
H
olidays!
KCS District Goal #4: District Communication
District Website
– www.keshequa.org check out new
links!
District Newsletter
– This is issue #1 of our new look,
fewer frills in the appearance, but more uptodate news
articles.
Surveys
– Many people responded to recent surveys to get your
input on the Superintendent Search and Football Exploration. Thank you for the
returns…we value your opinions!
Home Coffees
– Still looking for a host! Give me a call at 4682541 extension
#1105 to lean about this fun ideassharing event!
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From the Art Room
By Linda Stathearn, Elementary Art Teacher
Congratulations to all of our world
hunger art contest winners!
You did a
terrific job!!!
My second through fifth grade art
students participated in an art contest
concerning world hunger awareness. Out
of five participating schools, we took
Grand Prize in all grades, two through
five. Three finalists from each grade level
were chosen to go on to the contest from
Keshequa. From there, the grand prize
finalists were selected from all of the
participating schools: Letchworth, Perry,
Wa rsaw, Castile Christian Academy, and
Keshequa. Winners were publicized in the
Perry Herald Newspaper and will be in the
November Dalton Newsletter.
From Grade 2:
Megan Green (took First
Place and Grand Prize), Cooper Galton
(took Second Place), and Zachary
Kennedy
From Grade 3:
Connor Lucas (took First
Place and Grand Prize), Helen Alloco
(took Second Place), and Kristen Jackson
From Grade 4:
Gabrielle DiAngelo (took
First Place and Grand Prize), Michaela
(took First Place and Grand Prize), Ashely
Vanelli (took Second Place), and Claire
Mann
Honorable Mentions were:
Grade 5:
Jeremy Welton, Sarah Allen,
Tim Jackson, Valerie McAllister, Cody
Jones, Chelsea Nichols, and Tyler Green
Grade 4:
Brooke Essler, Kirstin Orton,
and Amelia Bloomer
Grade 3:
Atticus Kiser, Gracey Smith,
and Lia James
Grade 2:
Jacob Ostrander
Megan Green, Grade 2
Connor Lucas, Grade 3
Gabrielle DiAngelo, Grade 4 Trevor Colborn, Grade 5
Wo rking with an area youth group
representative, I asked our students to
create a poster representing their views of
how we all could help put an end to world
hunger. This subject is a social issue that
has an impact on many people both in the
United States and across the world. The
images our students created for this
project have tried to show that. They make
us aware that art is not always a “pretty
picture!” Visual Art is at its very best
when it is used as a tool for communica
tion. Some of the images were comical,
and some were more serious, but all depict
a very important issue of concern. Many
students took the individual initiative to
research important facts concerning the
issue of world hunger on their own, either
via the Internet or library. This was a more
involved effort than just designing
something out of their heads without
thinking about it. The winning entries and
honorable mention entries are on display
in the Art display cases by the main office.
This project also fit in appropriately with
our school’s character education program:
PEACE BUILDERS, as any time you
place yourselves in someone else’s life,
you are showing empathy for someone
other than yourself.
When you see any of these students,
please congratulate them! They worked
very hard on their posters.
Hillier (took Second Place), and
Brittany Ressler
From Grade 5:
Trevor Colborn
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12th Grade
High Honor
Henry Adams
Casey Beechey
David Brown
Brandy Cartwright
Rachelle Cartwright
Travis Deiter
Callie Duryea
Adam Ellis
Abijah Gath
Nathan Grosse
Ryan Grosse
Matthew James
Jason Krenzer
Ina Matteis
Melissa Miller
Anna Moffat
Jerad Pfaff
Edith Rich
Scott Rigney
Jeffrey Rook
Conor Sheehan
Heidi Snyder
Sarah Sullivan
Gerald Towne
Kristen Waldon
Julie Willett
Derek Worden
Honor
Nicole Baylor
Justin Bradt
Jonathan Brown
Jamie Cassidy
Michael Clark
Katherine Cox
Luke Debuyser
Jessica Doyle
Aaron Dudley
Jeffrey Ellsworth
Danielle Gilbert
Te rra Howard
Cara Lundquist
Robert Mcevoy
Michael Pike
Rachael Symonds
Mark Wilkins
11th Grade
High Honor
Aeriel Donovan
Jamie Fox
Meghan Giles
Cassandra Gunn
Rachel King
Dillon Kronert
Ashley Perr
Morgan Sanford
Andrea Zeh
Honor
Scott Bartlett
Bryan Buckel
Calla Clancy
Jessica Clovis
Nicholas Decramer
Steven Duby
Brandon Gaby
Jeffrey Green
Courtney Halter
Rachel Howell
Melissa Krenzer
Justin Pelcher
Joshua Pierce
Robert Schwegler
Casey Villone
Mary Ann Wise
10th Grade
High Honor
Troy Deiter
Blaine Ellis
Matthew Flint
Jenny Holley
Bethany James
Eric Kanouse
Brandi Kelly
Deserea Ladelfa
Ashley Mcauslen
Rachel Strain
Joshua Sullivan
Alexander Ulik
Honor
Casey Brown
Tanis Cassidy
Gregory Fraser
Amber Funk
Michael Moir
Michael Oulton
Justin Samuelson
Chaleigh Savastano
Rory Sheehan
Ashley Sherlock
Kady Smith
Jeffrey Sullivan
Ross Thorne
9th Grade
High Honor
Katelyn Brewer
Kari Buchinger
Amber Didas
Crystal Harrington
Joshua Houghtaling
Lorelei Kujat
Alaina Loftus
Marcie Mallaber
Sarah Morris
Ian Phillips
Amber Stephens
Honor
Hope Borden
Jason Buckel
Amber Carney
Sarah Cobin
Kevin Garwood
Scott Gray
Raymond Halter
Bethany Marsh
Michelle Mozzer
Mark Nesbitt
Tiffany Nixon
Nathan Pierce
Nikkole Pragle
Grace Rich
Christopher Rudgers
Justin Sherlock
William Smith
Timothy Snyder
Adam Sullivan
Joshua Trim
Kelsey Wagar
Matthew Whiteman
8th Grade
High Honor
Rhiannon Boehm
Jessica Case
Ashley Cassidy
Jacalyn Donovan
Brendan Ehmann
Ashley Green
Rachel Kanouse
Rory Kennedy
Theresa Krenzer
Ryan Mcclements
Lauren Morris
Robert Newcomb
Shawna Nickerson
Ryan Nugent
Allen Pierce
Laurie Rich
Timothy Rymer
Angelica Schmitter
Jason Small
Nathaniel Spencer
Marissa Underwood
Honor
Riley Adams
Justin Camuto
Jacob Dale
Cheyenne Demarco
Rachelle Duryea
Daniel Fisher
Dominic Flint
Joshua Goodridge
Felicia Gregg
Eric Howard
John Johnson
Mathew Kreuzer
Dean Ladelfa
Joseph Maddalena
Anna Mucha
Adam Oulton
Brittany Pawlowski
Patrick Reichard
Dustin Rook
Brandon Schrier
Kassandra Schrier
Timothy Steiner
Courtney Willey
Nicholas Willey
7th Grade
High Honor
Kayla Beardsley
Angela Colomba
Courtney Curry
Charise Gelser
Emily Gibson
Chrysta Giles
Brian Gordinier
Sarah Gray
Lindsay Gunn
Alicia Halpenny
Ashley Hark
Matthew Moran
Danielle Newcomb
Brandon Nickerson
Erin Pattridge
Johnathan Peritore
Albert Schmitter
Jeffrey Steidle
Sydney Sullivan
Breanna Yaw
Honor
Jacob Axtell
Brittany Barnhardt
Sallie Bel
Megan Brooker
Sonja Brooker
Travis Flint
Brandy Gallicchio
Lacy Galton
Amber Herington
Stephanie Kreuzer
Jesse Orellana
Shannen Oulton
Ariel Piper
Victoria Underwood
Brittany Willey
6th Grade
High Honor
Cassandra Allen
Ty ler Cobin
Zachary Coffey
Paige Essler
Ryan Forrester
Ryann Gardner
Elizabeth Gilbert
Christopher Gray
Dylan Hatfield
Greg Hoodak
Mariah Mahlendorf
Te rrence Mann
Michelle Montgomery
John Nesbitt
Jacob Osborn
Amanda Reichard
Rischandra Smith
Christine Tallman
Ethan Trim
Brett Vesico
Honor
Jeremiah Bentley
Ethan Boss
Kaylie Buckel
Ashley Cartwright
Thomas Coates
Katheryn Eldridge
Amanda Gath
Joshua Gonzalez
Derek Hendershot
Catherine Mucha
Ashley Pericone
Rebecca Pierce
Jake Rung
Michael Smith
Jessica Snyder
T
ravis Strobel
T
yler Westcott
The following students at Keshequa Central School have made the honor/high honor roll for the first quarter marking period. The
categories are high honor (89.5 and above), and honor (84.589.4). Congratulations to these students:
First Quarter Honor Roll
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Keshequa Central School
P.
O. Box 517
Nunda, New York 145170517
December 2003
School Board Members
Theron Foote
John Gordinier
Patricia Kreuzer
Te rry Lowell, VicePresident
Randy Todd
Kevin Whiteman, President
Joyce Zeh
Lucinda Miner,
Interim Superintendent
Mike Mahaney,
Interim Business Administrator
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KCS District Goal #1: Academic Achievement
Math Assessment Results for Grades 4 and 8
We recently received the results of grades 4 and 8 testing in Math from last
spring, and we have shown significant growth. The goal is to have few students
at level one and a high percentage at levels three and four combined. These
charts outline our 5year comparison:
Congratulations to KCS students and kudos to our entire staff as we all work together to improve
student achievement in all areas, and thank you parents for your support! We are committed to strive for
even higher results in the future!
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th
Grade Math
Percentage of Students at:
Year Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 3 & 4
1999 18 46 33 4 37
2000 18 44 34 5 39
2001 21 53 22 3 25
2002 10 47 44 0 44
2003 4 31 57 8 65
#1
4
th
Grade Math
Percentage of Students at:
Year Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 3 & 4
1999 9 30 47 14 61
2000 3 19 64 15 79
2001 2 13 55 31 86
2002 0 21 65 14 79
2003 0 9 58 33 91
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