Dear District Residents,

I would like to share with you some infor-mation about our school that will be happening this month.

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

May 5 -May 9 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Each year we take a week to show our apprecia-tion for the outstanding teachers we have a CCS. With the onset of the Com-mon Core, and all aspects of the reform agenda, teachers are being asked to do more than they ever have in the past. At Copenhagen Cen-tral School, we are blessed to have a dedicated staff that is willing to face these chal-lenges and continue to pro-vide a quality education to each and every student that walks through our doors. It is because of their dedica-tion and commitment that we have the outstanding school we do. Please take time during this week to say thank you to your child’s teacher.

Likewise, we are so very fortunate to have an equally committed and dedi-cated group of people who provide services to our stu-dents as well. The transpor-tation department, the custo-

dians, the office profession-als, the food service depart-ment, and the teaching assis-tants and aides all play an integral role in the education of each child at Copenha-gen. It is because of these people and our teaching staff that we have a school that is second to none.

School Budget

The Board of Edu-cation adopted the 2014-2015 school budget at their April 21 meeting. As I’m sure most are aware, these past few years have been very difficult attempting to maintain programs and staff with decreasing revenues. Although everything is not perfect, we find ourselves in a better place this year than we have in the past few years. We were hoping that we would not see the gap elimination adjustment in this year’s state budget but unfortunately it is still there. Since January, the Board of Education has been meeting twice a month to present a budget that is best for the students and also fiscally responsible. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with a group of people that is so committed to the future of the students of Copenha-gen. The budget document will soon be posted on our

web site or if you receive your newsletter in the mail, the budget document will be mailed to you as well. We will be presenting the budget to the public on May 6 at the annual budget meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The vote will be May 20, from noon to 8:00 p.m. in the gym foyer. Please re-member to come out and vote.

Parent/Grandparent Luncheons

Our parent/grandparent luncheons have begun for the 2013-2014 school year. I encourage everyone to come out and enjoy this special time with their children. Since we now have a locked campus, we are asking that on this day only every one enter the building through the doors in the back parking lot by the cafeteria. A member of our administrative staff will greet you there.

I hope to see every-one at the annual meeting and vote. Your support of our school and our students is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Scott N. Connell, Superintendent of Schools

Board of Education

Robert F. Stackel, President

Lynn A. Murray, Vice President

Troy W. Buckley

Koreen G. Freeman

Prudence L. Kunert

Alfred E. Tomaselli

Kim R. Vogt

Administration

Scott N. Connell, Superintendent

Nadine M. O’Shaughnessy, K-12 Principal

Dale R. Munn, Jr., Director of Student Services

Annual Meeting & Vote 2

Principally Speaking 3

Mr. Munn’s Message 4

Run for Alex 5

The Classroom Connec-tion

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Counseling Center News

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SADD Needs Your Help 19

Inside this issue:

From The Desk of the Superintendent:

Copenhagen Central School

May 1, 2014 School Newsletter Volume 51, Issue 9

Page 2 Copenhagen Central School

Annual Meeting and Vote

2. Transportation of Head Start pupils for 2014 - 2015

3. Purchase of two (2) 60 passen-ger school buses

4. Election of two (2) School Board members.

QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS

Individuals eligible to vote at the Annual District Meeting are those who possess all of the fol-lowing qualifications: 1. A citizen of the United States

2. At least eighteen (18) years of age

3. A resident within the Copen-hagen Central School District for a period of at least thirty (30 ) days preceding the date of the vote

4. Able to read and write NOTE: (1) No previous voter reg-istration is necessary; (2) Accord-ing to state law, property owner-ship cannot be required as a quali-fication for voting.

BUDGET HEARING The Board of Education will hold a public meeting on the proposed 2014 - 2015 school dis-trict budget on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. An overview of the budget to be voted on May 20th will be provided at the meeting. Resolutions to be voted include the following: 1. 2014 - 2015 proposed budget

appropriations.

Six Day Budget Notice

May 6, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Voting will take place on the state-wide voting day, Tuesday, May 20, in the gym foyer from noon to 8:00 p.m. The Six-Day Budget No-tice will contain the following information: Comparison of budget appro-

priations for the 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 school years

Percent of change between budgets

Percent of change in Con-sumer Price index (CPI)

Basic STAR Savings Date, Place and Time of Vot-

ing

State law requires school districts to send to district resi-dents a "Six-Day Budget No-tice." This Notice is to be sent following the district's budget hearing and at least six days prior to the district vote. Co-penhagen Central's budget hear-ing will be held on Tuesday,

Absentee Ballots

Chronically ill or has a physical disability

Absent due to vacation - whether actively working or retired

Qualified voters desir-ing an absentee ballot will need to complete an application. Applications will be available in the District Office and may be obtained by contacting the school district clerk at 688-4411.

Applications must be returned to the district clerk as follows:

All absentee ballots must be returned to the district clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 for the ballot to be counted.

Qualified voters with disabilities who are named on the county list will be auto-matically sent an absentee bal-lot.

Again this year, absen-tee ballots for the annual budget vote and school board election will be available for eligible voters.

A qualified voter is eli-gible for an absentee ballot when he or she is:

Absent from the district when polls are open due to business, occupation or studies

Confined in hospital or jail

Copenhagen Central School

May Events to Mark on Your Calendar May 1-2 - 3-8 Math Tests May 3 - PTO Mother’s Day Tea May 7 - Grade 5 Parent/Grandparent Luncheon May 10 - Prom May 13 - Band Concert May 14 - Grade 3 Parent/Grandparent Luncheon May 14 - Donkey Basketball May 21 - National Junior Honor Society Inductions May 21-22- Kindergarten Registration May 22 - Grade 4 Science Performance Test May 23 - Academic Banquet May 16-17- Elementary Musical

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CCS Dress Code Spring in the North Country seems to arrive in fits and starts. But yes, the first day of spring has officially come to pass. With that comes warmer weather and more outdoor activity. It might be a good time to take a few moments to review the school’s dress code and provide your sons and daughters with a gentle reminder of what attire is ap-propriate for school and what is not. Some items in their wardrobes may be perfectly acceptable at home or at a picnic, but those same items do not fit the dress code of a public school. Some clothes are highly fashionable and look beautiful when worn in the right settings, but are, unfortunately, not right for the conservative school setting.

Education Pays According to the United States Department of Labor a report on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm, getting your education pays.

Would You Like to Host an Exchange Student Next Year?

We have information from two agencies this year, CCI (Center for Cultural Interchange), and EF (Education First Foundation for Foreign Study), for families who

would like to open their homes to a foreign ex-change student. Students come from Germany, Brazil, Spain, Hong Kong, Norway, Colombia, Japan among many other global countries and cities. If you are interested in CCI, contact Nancy Sandersen at 222.6042 or nancy4cci@aol.com. For more information about CCI please go to t h e i r w e b s i t e h t t p : / / w w w . c c i -exchange.com/usprograms_home.aspx

If you are interested in EF, contact Karen Houp-pert at 376.8706. For more information about EF please go to their website http://www.ef.com/us-home/

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Principally Speaking

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I had the wonderful opportunity to accompany our senior boys to an assembly at Lowville Academy this month entitled “Be a Man.” This assembly was sponsored by Mountain View Prevention Ser-vices, Inc., Lewis County Opportu-nities and The United Way. The assembly was provided by Joe Ehrmann. Joe was an All Ameri-can Football player at Syracuse University prior to a 13 year career in the NFL with the Colts and Li-ons. The loss of his younger

brother led to a career as an educator, activist, pastor and coach; speaking annually to most NFL teams and boy’s groups around the world. It was an outstanding assembly during which he encouraged our boys to rede-fine how they define themselves as men and the negative impact of defining masculinity based on the follow-ing 3 myths:

The 3 Myths of Masculinity-What society teaches us that we need to be a man

1 - Athletic ability, size, strength or a particular skill set

2 - Conquest of women

3 - Economic Success

Joe suggests that these myths lead to difficulties in boys putting their emotions into words, a promotion of negative male behaviors and feelings of self-worth. When boys buy into these myths difficulties with rela-tionships with others, depression and violence towards others often follow.

Joe goes on to redefine masculinity by the following 2 rules:

To be a man you must develop:

Relationships with others. You must wholeheartedly love and be loved.

Cause in life. Attempt to make the world a better place.

To find out more about Joe Ehrmann, his videos and book you can go to http://www.coachforamerica.com/

Following the assembly our boys had an opportunity to meet with Joe and ask questions. This topic challenged some of the most fundamental rules of boyhood and was quite sensitive in nature. Our town can be proud of our seniors’ behavior throughout. I’d encourage parents to ask them about it and our town in general to view Joe’s video and talk about it with others.

If you have any questions regarding this or any other topics, please contact me at 688-4411 or at dmunn@ccsknights.org. Sincerely,

Director of Student Services

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The Wellness Committee will once again sponsor The Run for Alex on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. The race will start in the back parking lot of Copenhagen Central School.

There will also be a “Fun Run,” which is a ½ mile course designated to challenge children and promote fitness. Parents are en-couraged to participate in the event as a warm-up. The Fun Run starts at 10:30.

Copenhagen Central School Wellness Committee

P.O. Box 30

Copenhagen, NY 13626

All information can also be found at www.ccsknights.org

Run for Alex is an event dedicated in memory of the late Alex Hermanson. Alex was a little boy born with Cockayne Syndrome who participated in the 2007 race and passed away shortly after. All proceeds from the event will go to a scholarship fund set up in honor of Alex.

Pre-Kindergarten

Mrs. M and Mrs. Ratliff

It was so nice sharing an early Mother’s Day with moms. We hope it was a memorable time for you. I’m sure it was for your son/daughter. And, fathers, please don’t feel too left out. We will also make time for you to come in and share the day with your child just before Father’s Day.

I hope that those of you who attended the I.A.M. Concert last month enjoyed seeing your child perform. This is a great ex-perience for them!

You may also want to keep your calendar open for our Pre-K Graduation (date to be determined later). We will provide you with more information as we know more.

Remember that Kindergar-ten screening takes place this month. You have received your letters informing you of the date and time. If you have any questions, please feel free to call.

We have completed our “All About Me” module. We learned a lot about the parts of our bodies, our five senses, our three basic needs, and how we can keep our bodies healthy. Everyone did a great job. Ask your little one about any of the above to see how much they have learned. Our next module is “Families and Communities.”

I saw this on ABC Mouse and thought I would share it with those of you who do not subscribe. You may find it helpful in knowing what will be expected of your child

next year in Kindergarten.

Children are learning “sponges”—in fact, they learn more between birth and age five than they do for the rest of their lives. That makes those early years an ideal time for learning several important reading skills. Ideally before enter-ing kindergarten, but definitely by the time he or she finishes, your child should be able to: recognize the shapes and names of all upper- and lowercase letters; identify beginning and ending sounds; identify short vowel sounds; match consonant sounds to their appropriate letters; recognize and produce rhyming words; sound out some simple one-syllable words such as ‘cat’; read frequently seen words such as ‘you’ and ‘the’; recognize that written words are separated by spaces; read and explain his or her own writing and drawings; identify common signs and lo-gos; use pictures to make predictions about the content of books; retell familiar stories using be-ginning, middle, and end;

discuss characters in a story. I would add that New York State Core Curriculum for Kinder-garten readiness is available on our Pre-K website, and will provide ad-ditional information concerning what the expectations are for kin-dergarten readiness.

Kindergarten

Mrs. Scholler and Mrs. Mulvaney

The month of April was very busy ELA and math modules, daily review of sight words and counting aloud to 100. The school year is passing quickly and our kin-dergartners are preparing for first grade. Please continue to read with your child every evening so your child can point out sight words in the books you read together.

Thank you to all who at-tended the Parent-Grandparent Luncheon. The children were so excited to spend this time with you. We would especially like to thank Miss Amy Earle for her time teach-ing dance. All of the children loved being a part of this show!!

Our RIF fundraiser will be in early May. We will create a schedule for volunteers from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thank you in ad-vance for your help.

We are beginning to think about kindergarten graduation and the children will begin practicing on the stage the first week of June. We will be looking for several volunteers to come in later in May to help make the caps and gowns. The date will be sent home soon. Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Friends….all are welcome to help out. Please let Mrs. Scholler or Miss Becky know if you will be able to help.

Please mark your calendars!!!!! Kindergarten Graduation will be Wednesday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m. There will be more details to fol-low.

We would like to thank the

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Stewart’s Shop of Copenhagen for our yummy ice cream cones. Also, thank you to all of the parents who walked with us to Stewarts.

The letters for May are Xx and Zz. All sight words for the year have been introduced. Please con-tinue to work on counting aloud to 100 and tying shoes at home.

Thank you to all who helped us with the plastic bag chal-lenge. Mrs. Scholler’s class col-lected 4,610 plastic bags!! Miss Becky’s class collected over 1,600 bags! We learned about decompos-ing, recycling, landfills and had a lot of practice counting by tens and hundreds. It was amazing to see how much space that many bags would take up in a landfill. Hope-fully this will help our students to be more conscientious about recycling in the future.

Grade 2

Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Bethany Zehr

During the month of May we will have our annual Spelling Bee. The top two winners will go to the Lewis County Fair this summer for further competition. If you en-joy spelling and want to compete, this is the event for you. Old spell-ing lists and dictionaries are great for studying.

The second graders are en-joying our Science unit on Plant and Animal Life Cycles and our Listen-ing and Learning Module on In-sects. Almost everyone has had a mealworm go from the larva stage to the pupa stage. Soon the pupa will hatch as an adult beetle. We will witness this life cycle many times!

Our chicken eggs will go into the incubator in early May.

We hope to have some new arrivals by the end of the month. To add to the excitement, we will be taking three virtual field trips, via the com-puter, to South Jefferson Central School to watch their hatching pro-ject. On June 3rd we will take a real field trip to Mannsville Elemen-tary and visit our “flock friends” to see their new chicks and ducklings.

A few days before Memorial Day vacation our second graders will do their annual patriotic duty and march to the cemetery. There we will place American flags on the graves of our local veterans. This is a solemn occasion and an excellent activity in citizenship.

The Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 26th. The 2nd Grade teachers invite all second graders to ride their bikes in the parade. We need lots of PAR-ENT support to make this a nice display of our patriotism. Watch for more information.

Grade 3

Mrs. Farney and Mrs. Ratliff

It feels like Spring is finally in the air in third grade! There is a feeling of excitement, relief, and pride after students completed their NYS tests in April. Students worked very hard to prepare to take the tests for their first time and their teachers congratulate them on a job well done! Also in April, third graders experienced Super Science Week! During the week of the ELA test, students did experiments such as soaking gummy bears in different liquids and materials, observing color move and change on a coffee filter, they made their way through a life-size frog maze, and made crys-

tal initials and homemade bouncy balls. Both classes have finished the unit on Frogs in ELA and have started an ELA unit on Peter Pan. Following the Math unit on frac-tions, third graders will sharpen their second grade skills of graphing using data. Our parent/grandparent luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14th and we look forward to seeing everyone there!

Grade 4

Mrs. McCabe and Ms. Burns

It is hard to imagine but we have only eight weeks until summer vacation. State testing in ELA is over. Now we will focus on math and science tests.

We have started a new sci-ence kit. This kit has many hands-on experiments that deal with elec-trical circuits. Students will make and test simple circuits. Our experi-ments will include series and paral-lel circuits, conductors, resistance, and we will also make a simple fuse.

Both classes are preparing for our June 13th field trip to Fort Stanwix in Rome. This trip has spe-cial meaning for the fourth graders because it is what we are studying about in our history class. New York State played a big part in the American Revolution and one of the battles was fought there. The children will act as soldiers and live the life of a soldier for the day.

We will be having a Science Fair and Invention Convention the 10th of June. More information will be going home shortly. Start thinking of a topic to explore!

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Art & Music Showcase

March 19, 2014

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PARENT/GRANDPARENT LUNCHEONS Due to the great success of past years’ luncheons, we are making plans to continue them again this year. Each grade level (K-5) will be assigned a specific day, and reservation forms will be sent home with all the details. Luncheon dates are listed to the right. Remember that friends and other relatives are also welcome. If you cannot make a scheduled luncheon, feel free to come in at any time by just giving a call. Mrs. O’Shaughnessy and Mr. Munn will be available in their offices prior to the luncheons to answer any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have concerning our school. Please stop in and say hello!

CLASS

LUNCHEON DATE

3rd Grade May 14, 2014

5th Grade May 7, 2014

Kindergarten registration will be held on Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, 2014. Children may register if they will be five years old on or before December 1, 2014. Because of the academic nature of our kindergarten program, we recommend that parents put careful thought into enrolling youngsters who will not be five years old by September 1, 2014. Registration information will be sent to all parents listed on our census. If you did not receive a registration pack in the mail by April 20, 2014 please contact the Main Office office at 688-4411.

The following vaccines are required before your child can attend school:

4-5 doses of diphtheria-containing toxoid (usually administered as DTap, DTP, Tdap);

3-4 doses of polio virus vaccine (IPV/OPV);

1 dose of measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR);

3 doses of Hepatitis B;

2 doses of Varicella (chicken pox) as of 2003;

Any questions concerning these vaccines, can be directed to Mrs. Denean Clark, our school nurse.

Copenhagen Central School

Academic Awards & Recognition Program

NEW & IMPROVED!

Friday, May 23, 2014 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium

Dessert Reception in the Cafeteria for those students being honored to follow.

Letters will be mailed home to invite parents and/or family members of those students being honored.

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College Acceptances Alicia Evans, daughter of Bruce and Kate Evans, has been accepted at Herkimer County Community College in the Liberal Arts and Sci-ences: Physical Education program. Congratulations, Alicia!

Abraham Gingerich, son of Darrell Gingerich and Tammy Gin-gerich, has been accepted at Onondaga Community College in the Computer Forensics program. Congratulations, Abraham!

Samantha Kallen, daughter of Derek R. Kallen, has been accepted at North Country Community College and at Champlain College in the Radiologic/Radiography program. Congratulations, Samantha!

Adam Woodruff, son of David M. Woodruff and Diane Woodruff, has been accepted at Clarkson University in the Engineering Studies program. Congratulations, Adam.

College Scholarships and Awards

T ravis Clarke, son of Kenneth Clarke and Suzette Parker, has been awarded the New York State Cor-

rectional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) Scholarship in the amount of $600.00. Congratulations, Travis!

A dam Woodruff, son of David M. Woodruff and Diane Woodruff, has been awarded the Clark-

son University Scholarship in the amount of $7,500 and the Clarkson University Leadership Award in the amount of $15,000. Both scholarships are for the 2014-2015 academic year. Congratulations, Adam!

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Jason Roch Memorial

Young Entrepreneur Scholarship The new Jason Roch Memorial Young Entrepreneur Scholarship has been estab-lished for high school seniors and young adults under the age of 25 who are Lewis County residents planning to start their own business. The application must be postmarked by May 1, 2014. See the Counseling Center’s webpage under www.ccsknights.org (Departments>Counseling Center) under “Announcements” for full information and the application packet.

Copenhagen Central School 2014 Boys State Delegates

Juniors Brenden and Breven Jacobs, sons of Scott and Amy Jacobs, were chosen as the Copenhagen delegates for the 2014 Empire Boys State, sponsored by the American Legion. Both juniors were chosen as the Boys State Representatives by the American Legion Post 162. Brenden and Breven will have the opportunity to spend a week at Morrisville College, participating in campaigns, rallies, speeches, plat-form committees, and creating bills. Congratulations, Brenden and Breven!

Pictures below is (L to R): Brenden Jacobs and Breven Jacobs.

Congratulations to Mark Farrell, son of Laurie Hall, and Taylor St. Louis, daughter of Douglas and Dawn St. Louis! Each quarter, instructors from the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center select students from their program who exhibit outstanding qualities. Mark was chosen for his great effort, great citi-zenship, high academic achievement, and positive influence on the class in Life Skills. Taylor was cho-sen for her great effort and citizenship, and positive influence on the class in Early Childhood Educa-tion. Keep up the outstanding work.

Student of the Quarter

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All college bound juniors should be regis-tered to take the SAT and/or the ACT tests in May or June. The SAT dates are May 3rd and June 7th. The registration deadline for the June 7th SAT is May 9th. The ACT date is June 14th. The registra-tion deadline for the June ACT is May 9th. Students may register online for the SAT at http://sat.collegeboard.org and f o r t h e A C T a t http:/www.actstudent.org.

ACT/SAT Test Day Checklist

Be sure that you bring with you…. Your admission ticket;

An acceptable calculator;

Your photo ID

(if you do not have one see Mrs. Prince);

A watch (Please turn the alarm off);

Two #2 pencils and erasers;

A sweater or jacket.

Just a reminder for the SAT…

Start by narrowing your choices. You will be penalized for every wrong answer, so eliminate the

choices you know are wrong before selecting your final answer. Omit

questions in which you have no idea!

FAFSA Reminder

If not already done, seniors should visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete the online FAFSA. Please remember that if a Web site re-quests credit card information or some other form of payment to complete the FAFSA, then that site is NOT the official government (FREE) Web site.

Students who are considering loans to pay for their higher education should first consider federal student loans. Federal Loans usually offer borrowers lower interest rates and have more flexible repayment options than loans from pri-vate sources. To better understand the differ-ences between federal and private student loans, students should view Federal Aid First at www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov. To learn about preparing for, applying for, receiving, and repay-ing federal loans, students should read Your Fed-eral Student Loans: Learn the Basics and Manage Your Debt at www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs.

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Tuesday

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Tuesday

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*Please be advised that the Regents Exams are given at these times across the state and may not be made up if absent. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY

Final exams are around the corner, and once again the New York State Higher Edu-cation Services Corporation (HESC) is sponsoring the public television program “Regents Review Live!” throughout May on your local PBS stations. (www.wpbstv.org and learn more at www.regentsreviewlive.net)

WPBS Regents Review Schedule 2014

Date Time Subject Monday, May 5th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #101 Algebra I (Common Core)

Tuesday, May 6th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #102 English Language Arts (Common Core)

Wednesday, May 7th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #103 U. S. History & Government

Thursday, May 8th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #104 Living Environment

Friday, May 9th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #105 Global History & Geography

Monday, May 12th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #106 Algebra 2/Trigonometry

Tuesday, May 13th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #107 Physical Setting/Earth Science

Wednesday, May 14th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #108 Geometry

Thursday, May 15th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #109 Physical Setting/Physics

Friday, May 16th 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. #110 Physical Setting/Chemistry

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High School Students May Earn College Credits

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program in the United States, helping students in a wide range of ages earn credit for what they already know. By receiving a satisfactory score, students can earn from 3 to 12 college credits toward a college degree.

Quick facts about CLEP:

Exams are available in 33 college-level introductory subjects;

More than 2,900 colleges grant undergraduate credit for CLEP;

Institutions grant 3-12 college credits for each CLEP exam taken;

More than 1,700 colleges administer the exams;

CLEP is administered on computer and exams are available year-round, you must bring headphones;

The tests are timed and 90 minutes long;

With the exception of English Composition with Essay, exams are composed primarily of multiple-choice questions. Some mathematics exams include fill-in type questions.

All exams are scored on a scale of 20 to 80 and the recommended credit-granting score for all exams is 50, a score representative of a grade of C.

Each exam costs $80. Test centers usually charge $20 to cover administrating costs.

JCC and Columbia College Fort Drum are the closest test centers. Some typical exams are Language, Literature, Biology, Pre-Calculus, and History. Students should see Mrs. Gillette if they are interested in registering for the CLEP.

The Lewis and Jefferson County Employment and Training Offices have delivered appli-cations for the Summer Youth Employment Program. Students can pick up an application in the Guid-ance Office. The Summer Youth Program provides youth between the ages of 14 and 21 who meet crite-ria guidelines with summer jobs.

Generally, if one or one’s family is receiving Public Assistance and/or Food Stamps, the youth is automatically eligible. It is not a requirement that the youth be attending school in order to be eligible. The program begins in July and runs through August. Youth are employed by various public and not-for-profit agencies, human service agencies, state parks, village maintenance crews, etc. Jefferson County youth ages 14 to 21 can apply. Lewis County youth ages 16 to 21 can apply. Submit your appli-cations for Lewis County and Jefferson County as soon as possible, as positions are filled on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

If you have any questions contact the Counseling Center, Lewis County Department of Employ-ment & Training at 376-5800, or Jefferson County Department of Employment & Training (The Work-Place) at 786-3671.

Volume 51, Issue 9 Page 16 Quarter 3 Honor Roll

Merit Roll

(84.5—89.4)

Grade 6: Diante Allen, Saman-tha Aubin, Olivia Buckley, Abbi-gail Carroll, Tucker Carroll, Ma-son Davis, Ashley Eves, Johna-than Fitzpatrick, Gunnar Free-man, Joshua Gardner, Shyla Rumble, Connor Staplin

Grade 7: Ean Allen, Dempsey Carroll, Logan Marcinko, Court-ney Micek, Shania Mulder, Da-kota Petrie, Brian Richards, Sam-uel Robinson, Taejon Turner, Jory Wood, Ashley Young

Grade 8: Cody Buckley, Olivia Carroll, Jacob Graves, Logan Johnson, Katelyn Marsh, Sophia Martin, Skylar Muncy, Sarah Wilder

Grade 9: Shane Cummings, Er-ica Culver, Jenna Doolittle, Kylie Guyette, Robyn Scraper, Dustin Snyder, James Uhlinger, Brandan Weiler

Grade 10: Haley Baisden, Alexis LaBarge, Olivia Morrow, Klaire Sullivan, Alexis Trainham, Mackenzie Wheeler, Jordan Young

Grade 11: Makenzie Carr, Kevin Carroll, Nathan Freeman, Caleb Hatch, Brenden Jacobs, Breven Jacobs , Jus t ine Malbouf , Mackenzie St. Louis

Grade 12: Nathaniel Aubin, Nicole Burns, Reba Earle, Alicia Evans, Summer Freeman, Karlee Herzig, Kassandra Huerta-McDonald, Samantha Kallen, Chelsea Lortie, Cheyenne Rose, Taylor St. Louis, Christopher Thompson

Honor Roll

(89.5—94.4)

Grade 6: Riley Dalrymple,

Joseph Johnston, Chelsey Hancock, Adam Herman-son, Emma Spaulding, Drew Witham

Grade 7: Olivia Aubin, Adrianna Bodruk, Tristan Cole, Madison Freeman, Roderic Galster, Emily Scholler

Grade 8: Stephanie Aubin, Katie Best, Emily Frith, Ja-lynne Granger, Alexandra Greene, Kiersten Hancock, Derek Micek, Caleb Moser, Spencer Strife, Lukas Sulli-van, Danielle Thomas, Hailey Tweedy, Jayden Waugh, Cody Zubrzycki Grade 9: Eric Allen II, Katlin Hayden, Brian Rice, Katlyn Richards Grade 10: Connor Eddy, Isaac Widrick Grade 11: Kristin Flem-ing, Damian Green, Ana Herrera, Ian Sawyer, Emily Sipher, Ryan Smith

Grade 12: Marinda Allen, Jenna Bevens, Travis Clarke, Ashley Crandall, Abraham Gingerich, Christian Hamilton, Brianna Muncy, Kelsey Pitts, Adam Woodruff

High Honor Roll

(94.5—100) Grade 6: Keyan Deom,

Morgan Smith

Grade 7: Alicia Berghorn, Taylor Ridsdale, Aaron Tan-Alberto, Alita White

Grade 8: Zachary Herbert

Grade 9: Drew Baker, Ash-ley Gardner, Cassandra Kunert, Dawson Moser, Dy-lan Rose, Erica Sawyer, Maci Spaulding, Michaela Thomas, Andrea Travis, Hope Woodruff

Grade 10: Brandon Buck-ley, Laura Graves, Sydney Greene, Emma Roberts, Claire Stackel, Nicole Tan-ner, Christie Thomas

Grade 11: Antonio Figue-roa, Nicole Gardner, Emily Griffin, Harley Hancock, Cory Moser , Brooke Spaulding, Tessa Tanner

Grade 12: Sara Goutre-mout, Brandon Moser, Carlo Tan-Alberto

Members of American Kang Duk Won Karate from the USA and Canada met at Jefferson Com-munity College on Saturday, March 29th, for the martial art school’s fortieth consecutive year of competi-tions. Master Lester Beyer was especially proud as the Copenhagen Dojang was represented by 100% of our students! All who attended displayed good sportsmanship and martial arts courtesies.

Master Robert Lawlor, AKDW president, recognized the dedicated efforts of five area instructors by awarding them the title of “Master Instructor”. Individuals receiving this honor included our own Co-penhagen black belt, Mrs. Debbie Beyer. Also honored were Darin Zehr, Charlene Rydgren, Mark Sears and David Dummit.

Trophy winners were: David Steltz, kata and Weapons Kata; Janessa Oakes, Kata and sparring; Chase Aubin, sparring; Gavin Parker, kata; Cole Young, kata; Joel Widrick, sparring; Brenten Mattis, kata; Ashley Young, kata and sparring; Konrad Wojcikowski, kata and sparring; Sean McGraw, kata; Gabriella Zehr, kata and sparring; Jarin Zehr, kata, sparring and weapons kata; Zach Porter, sparring and weapons kata; and Isabelle Zehr, kata and weapons kata.

Classes are held every Tuesday at 6:30 in the cafeteria and Thursdays at the Training Center on Center Street at 6:30. Anyone interested in starting their martial arts training may call the Beyers at 688-4237 or just show up!!

Pictured: Front row: Alex Myers, Andrew Carroll, Brenten Mattis, Gavin Parker, Cole Young

Second Row: Mrs. Rebekah Zehr, Owen Bogert, Alyce Struhl, Josh Myers, Konrad Wojcikowski, Janessa Oakes, Isabelle Zehr, Gabriella Zehr, Master Debbie Beyer

Back Row: Mr. Phil Widrick, Ashley Young, Jarin Zehr, Sean McGraw, Zach Porter, Joel Widrick, David Steltz, Master Lester Beyer Absent: Nate Porter, Tom Wojcikowski

C.C.S. Students Compete

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This month’s Module Minutes focuses on a topic that is in the news, and in classrooms, as many students complete ELA and Mathematics assessments in grades 3-8, and prepare for upcoming Regents and final exams in other subject areas.

The following article was published on www.engageny.org on March 27, 2014 and was written by Sue Wheeler, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction at Pearl River School District in Pearl River, NY. This article is worth sharing with you, because it makes relevant connections be-tween teachers and parents, and between education and parenting.

“The Value of Assessment in Teaching and Learning” By Sue Wheeler

Assessment begins as early as the day each child is born. How much did the baby weigh? How long? Doctors immediately check for an APGAR score, comparing each newborn to a benchmark. As the child grows, parents may record other milestones such as first steps, first words, first lost tooth. These early childhood measures help parents shape the lives of their chil-dren physically, emotionally, and academically. Assessment of and for learning helps both teachers and parents plan for optimizing student success in school and beyond. Most often this assessment will take place within the educational program provided by the local school district. Yet periodically, students will also be assessed through other standardized external measures. These measures often provide comparative data across a wider population of students. Such is the case with NYSED 3-8 and Regents assessments, AP exams, STAR Reading and Mathematics, PSAT, SAT and ACT exams.

As parents, we monitor our own child’s health, providing both healthy food and physical ac-tivity. We record growth statistics, perhaps on a doorframe on every birthday, and celebrate this growth. We include periodic and regular doctor and dental visits to help us gauge how well our children (and we) are doing. On occasion, or perhaps on a regular basis, that check-up might also include additional tests and professionals to confirm and/or support our work as parents.

The same is true in measuring the growth of our children as learners. Parents, as a child’s first teacher, rely on the judgment of his/her teachers to support learning growth in much the same way the family doctor supports healthy physical growth. Annually teachers rely on external as-sessment measures to confirm and support the work with students as growing learners. These ex-ternal assessment measures complement local measures as teachers and schools provide opportu-nities for optimal growth and learning.

So what does all this mean to us, both as parents and as educators? The key message to students should be that they do their personal best on the assessments, and that they don’t need to stress over the assess-ments, assessments are just part of the routine.

App of the Month

Sight Words (FREE, iPhone/iPad)

It is important for young readers to be able to instantly recognize high frequency words in order to be proficient and fluent readers. This app uses the Dolch list of sight words as customizable flashcards. The Dolch Word list contains 315 words that are broken down

into appropriate age groups.

Module Minutes, Mrs. Farney and Mrs. Ratliff

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The Copenhagen Chapter of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is in the process of planning our 4th After-Prom Lock-In and is requesting YOUR help! The Lock-In will take place directly following prom from 1:00AM – 6:00AM, May 10-11.

We have requested donations of money and items for raffle prizes from local businesses and are beginning to receive our responses back from them at this time. We have already gathered gift certifi-cates from Uncle Sam’s Boat Tours, Gray’s Flower Shop, Snow Ridge, Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, Jacobs’ Place, Target, Burger King, Chang’s Barber Shop and Pla-Mor Lanes. We have items such as hair care products from Mrs. Gale Parker, Copenhagen sweatshirts donated by Heritage Graphics, two very nice flashlights from Lowville Farmer’s Co-op, a 32” TV from STOP DWI as well as an open face motocross helmet donated by Gamble Distributors Inc. Our PTO has offered to buy some of our break-fast food and Ms. Jennifer Spaulding has contributed to our cause by donating a footbath and massaging pillow. These are just a few of the wonderful items that your child could win by attending prom and stay-ing for our overnight lock-in. We have had several people and business donate money to our cause also: Copenhagen Ladies Auxiliary, Dragonfly Salon and Firefly Lounge, Lowville Elk’s Lodge #1605, Foy Agency, Mountain View Prevention Services, Bowers & Company, C.P.A.’s, PLLC, Stewart’s Shops (through the Holiday Match Program), William F. Taylor Architects and Mrs. Kathy McCabe have all made very generous donations.

In order for this to be a successful lock-in, we need parental help and support! Please begin by encouraging your child to spend the night with us after the prom as this is a safe alternative to the other activities traditionally associated with prom and we have a lot of fun! Among our activities are video games, tournaments, relay races, an inflatable (the Wrecking Ball has already been reserved), mock-tails and food throughout the evening (including pizza, subs, cotton candy and popcorn, just to name a few). The next request that we have is for you to consider donating, by whatever means you have, to our wor-thy cause. We are not necessarily asking for money or raffle items, but for some of your time and energy to either help us chaperone and run activities through the night or by showing up around 4:30 to help us cook breakfast for your hungry and tired children! If you are able to contribute in any way, or would like more information, please contact Miranda Bush or Catherine Snyder at (315) 688-4411. Please check our website for pictures of prizes as we receive them as well as pictures of some of our past lock-ins! Thank you!

Copenhagen Central’s Annual Elementary Science Fair/Invention Convention

Grades 1-5 The school year is quickly coming to a close. Many science lessons have been taught. Now it is the students’ turn to show off their scientific talents. Choose a topic or an area of interest and be a scien-tist. The sky is the limit!!!!

This event will take place on Tuesday, June 10th from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM. It will be held in the new gym.

We are hoping all students participate. Each child that participates needs to bring in a project, experiment, or invention to put on display that was made at home. Please send in the form so we can reserve your space. Parents are en-couraged to help out. Tables will be available.

All classrooms have talked about different ideas and how to present their project. Everyone is very excited about the event.

March 24, 2014 –Regular Meeting

Approved previous minutes (February 4, 2014)

Approved Warrants School Lunch Report

Approved the following sub-stitute appointments: Court-ney Widrick—substitute teacher; Shannon Green—substitute teaching assistant/teacher aide/kitchen/cafeteria substitute

Approved recommendations

from the Committee on Spe-cial Education and Commit-tee on Pre-School Special Education

Approved appointment of SueAnn Carroll to replace Caitlin Virkler while on ma-ternity leave, beginning on or about June 2nd.

Approved attendance of out-of-state conference (Boston, MA) for Natalie Scott, An-gela Schermerhorn and Rob Cooper at the National Sci-ence Teachers conference

which will be paid for by the STEM grant

Accepted letter of retirement, with deep regret, from Mi-chael Thomson from his sec-ondary Social Studies posi-tion

Accepted letter of retirement, with deep regret, from Donna Zehr, from her Span-ish teaching position

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Instrumental Music Ms. Cross

Here are important dates for the band program in the month of May and June.

We are looking for alumni of CCS who are inter-ested in playing in the band for High School Graduation. The band will rehearse at 1:00 pm on Sunday, June 22nd, and gradua-tion is at 2:00 pm. Call or email Megan Cross at 688-4411 or mcross@ccsknights.org for more information.

May 13th: Spring Band Con-cert – All students Arrive at school: 5:30 pm Perform-ance: 6:00 pm

May 22nd: In-House NYSSMA solo festival, se-lected students—10-minute

time slots during school day

June 22nd: High School Graduation - High School Band, select Middle School Students, and Alumni. Ar-rive at school: 1:00 pm for rehearsal -Performance: 2:00 pm

June 25th: Kindergarten Graduation – Middle School Band—Arrive at school: 5:30 pm Performance: 6:00 pm

These are the parades and times are approximate:

May 26th: Memorial Day Pa-rade, Copenhagen – March-ing Band -Arrive at school: 9:15 am Leave for Parade: 9:45 am

June 6th: Dairy Parade, Water-town – Marching Band—Bus Leaves: 5:30 pm Arrive at School: 5:00 pm— Approxi-mate Return Time: 8:00 pm

June 7th: Firemen’s Parade, West Carthage – Marching Band Bus Leaves: 6:15 pm Arrive at School: 5:50 pm. Approximate Return Time: 8:30 pm

June 14th: Flag Day Parade, West Carthage – Marching Band—Bus Leaves: 10:15 am Arrive at School: 9:50 am Approximate Return Time: 12:30 pm

News and Notes from our Instrumental Music Department

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Date Team Opponent Location Time

Thursday, May 1, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls LaFargeville Central School @ LaFargeville 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball Sackets Harbor Central School @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball Sackets Harbor Central School @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball @ Mudville Tournament @ Mudville All Day

Monday, May 5, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball Belleville Henderson Central @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 5, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball Belleville Henderson Central @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball Sackets Harbor Central School @ Sackets 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball Sackets Harbor Central School @ Sackets 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Sackets Harbor Central School @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball Belleville Henderson Central @ Belleville 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball Belleville Henderson Central @ Belleville 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 8, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Belleville Henderson Central @ Home 4”3- [/,/

Friday, May 9, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball LaFargeville Central School @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball LaFargeville Central School @ Home 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball South Lewis Central School @ South Lewis 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball South Lewis Central School @ South Lewis 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Alexandria Central School @ Alex Bay 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Varsity Boys Baseball LaFargeville Central School @ LaFargeville 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball LaFargeville Central School @ LaFargeville 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls LaFargeville Central School @ LaFargeville 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 16, 2014 Varsity Girls Softball Alexandria Central School

DOUBLE HEADER

@ Alex Bay 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 16, 2014 Varsity Boys Softball Alexandria Central School

DOUBLE HEADER

@ Alex Bay 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 16, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Lyme Central School

DOUBLE HEADER

@ Copenhagen 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 19, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Sackets Harbor Central @ Sackets Harbor 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 29, 2014 Modified Boys & Girls Belleville Henderson Central @ Belleville 4:30 p.m.

Copenhagen Central School P.O. Box 30 Copenhagen, New York 13626 Address Service Requested

U.S. Postage Paid Non-Profit

Permit No. 2 Copenhagen, NY 13626

The Class of 2018 is sponsoring

Senior vs. Faculty Donkey Basketball When: Wednesday, May 14th

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Gym

Tickets are available starting April 23rd

$8 in advance and $10 at the door See any 8th grader for tickets!!!

Questions?? Call Mrs. Castor at 688‐4411

See any 8th grader for tickets. GMDB, Inc of Danbury, Vermont

We’re on the web @ www.ccsknights.org