copenhagen school december newsletter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE

2

PRINCIPALLY SPEAK-ING

4

MR. MUNN’S MESSAGE 5

C.C.S. CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER

6

C.C.S. BOARD SEEKS TO FILL VACANCY

7

THE CLASSROOM CONNECTION

8

CAREER AND COLLEGE PLANNING NEWS

12

BOARD OF EDUCATION Tracey Thomas, President

Prudence L. Kunert, Vice President

Koreen G. Freeman

Robert F. Stackel

Alfred E. Tomaselli

Irene S. Wilder

ADMINISTRATION Judy L. Waligory,

Interim Superintendent

Nadine O’Shaughnessy, K-12 Principal

Dale R. Munn, Jr., Director of Student Ser-vices

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Copenhagen Central School Newsletter December 1, 2010

Pre-K learns about fire safety and celebrates Halloween.

sign. In addition, bids were solicited for the rest of the pro-ject. Low bidders were as fol-lows: General Construction –

Bette & Cring, LLC HVAC – Black River

Plumbing, Heating, & AC Plumbing – Woodcock &

Armani Mechanical Electric – Collins-

Hammond Electrical Roofing – PTL Contracting Construction on the in-terior of the building will begin soon. The Northern New York Community Foundation announced that they awarded scholarships to 291 students.

Dear District Residents, This fall has gone by quickly. The leaves have fallen, and we have had some beautiful days in Northern New York. We started the construc-tion project by drilling the bore fields for the geo-thermal heat-ing system. That work contin-ues. The Board of Education would like to donate the “used” sign that was in front of the school to a community group that would like it. The district will be receiving a new sign at the conclusion of the construc-tion project. Please contact Mary Jones, District Clerk, if your group would like the used

Congratulations to the follow-ing Copenhagen residents:

Philip Tanner John Hancheck Augusta A. Williams Chelsea O. Pyland Ryan M. Garvin Kaitlyn N. Sullivan

A Board of Education meeting will be held on De-cember 15 after the Senior Citi-zens’ Lunch. Also, the com-munity is invited to attend the many activities and events that will occur during the holiday season. Sincerely, Mrs. Judy L. Waligory Interim Superintendent

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toms usually include a long

series of rapid coughs

(“coughing fits”) followed by a

whooping noise. Very young

infants, older children and

adults may not develop the

whoop. There is generally no

or only a slight fever. People

with pertussis may have a se-

ries of coughs followed by

vomiting, turning blue or diffi-

culty catching their breath.

The cough is often worse at

night and cough medicines usu-

ally do not help alleviate it.

If your child has been

There has been an out-

break of pertussis (whooping

cough) in Jefferson County.

The following information has

been provided by the Jefferson

County Department of Public

Health.

Pertussis is a highly

contagious disease that is

spread through direct contact

with droplets coughed or

sneezed into the air and/or onto

surfaces. Pertussis begins with

cold-like symptoms and a

cough which becomes much

worse over 1-2 weeks. Symp-

around someone with pertussis,

they may become sick with

pertussis as well. This is espe-

cially true when the child has

not received all the pertussis

vaccine shots. Sometimes even

if a child’s shots are up to date,

they may still get pertussis.

If your child is already

sick, giving antibiotics early

can help your child get well

faster and lower the chances of

spreading the disease to others.

If your child has been in con-

tact with someone with pertus-

sis, antibiotics may prevent

Outbreak of Pertussis

be vaccinated according to

recommended schedules.

Check vaccination records

or call the provider immu-

nizations were received

from to see if everyone is

protected. The pertussis

vaccines are available with

physicians, other health

care providers and at the

health department.

Pertussis-containing vaccine is

available for children start-

ing at 2 months through age

18 who have not had 6

doses. If you or others you

know have children who

have not been completely

immunized against pertus-

sis (particularly infants un-

der one year) talk to your

child’s doctor about the

benefits of vaccination.

The primary schedule is a

DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus

and Pertussis) dose at 2, 4,

and 6 months of age, 1 dose

at 15-18 months with a

booster at 4-6 years before

school entry. A different

vaccine known as Tdap is

the booster for 11-12 year

olds and is given before

entering the 6th grade.

Pertussis-containing vaccine is

them from becoming ill. You

will be contacted by the Public

Health Service if there has

been close contact with any

case(s).

Please consider the

following New York State De-

partment of Health recom-

mendations:

You should watch for symp-

toms over the next several

weeks. If your child comes

down with cold-like symptoms

that include a cough, please

keep your child at home and

away from others. Talk to your

child’s doctor without delay

and tell the doctor that pertus-

sis has occurred with your

child’s schoolmates.

Infants under one year old, es-

pecially those under six

months, are most likely to

have severe symptoms if

they develop pertussis.

When possible, young in-

fants should be kept away

from people with a cough.

Infants with any coughing

illness should be promptly

seen by their doctor.

To protect newborns who can-

not be vaccinated against

pertussis, you and all eligi-

ble family members should

also now available for

adults 19-64 years of age.

If you have not had a dose

of this pertussis-containing

vaccine, then please con-

sider doing so. A one time

vaccination with Tdap may

replace one of the every 10

year Td (Tetanus, Diphthe-

ria) boosters. Becoming

vaccinated will protect you,

your children and many

others, especially infants.

If you have further con-

cerns regarding pertussis or

questions as to vaccinations

you may contact your doctor or

the Jefferson County Public

Health Service at 786-3720.

More information about pertus-

sis is available on the New

York State Department of

Health at http://

www.nyhealth.gov/diseases/

communicable/pertussis/

fact_sheet.htm and U.S. Cen-

ters for Disease Control at

http://cdc.gov/pertussis/ web-

sites. Information can also be

found by visiting the Jefferson

County Public Health Service

web page at

www.co.jefferson.ny.us or find

them on Facebook.

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DECEMBER EVENTS TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR

Dec 6-17 - Student Council Food Drive Dec 10 - PTO Evening with Santa Dec 15 - Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon Dec 16 - Holiday Music Performance at the Mall Dec 18 - Winter Dance Dec 23-Jan 2 - Holiday Recess

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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

Student Council representatives from grades 9-12, in addition to the presidents and vice-presidents from the junior class and YAC, were invited to serve as a student committee to interview candi-dates for superintendent. They worked with their advisor and principal to discuss the purpose of the interview process, what types of questions to ask and who should ask them, as well as how to dress for such an experience. Their input was collected and submitted for Board of Education considera-tion along with all other constituent groups. This was a valuable learning experience for all in-volved.

BOCES NAMES “STUDENTS OF THE QUARTER”

The Howard G. Sackett Technical Center has selected three students from Copenhagen Cen-tral School as their “Students of the Quarter.” Michael Bartram has been selected for his

great effort and for being a good problem solver in Auto Body Technology.

Travis Bennett has been selected for his great effort in Visual Communications.

David Koberling has been chosen for his great citizenship and positive influence on the class in Early Childhood Education.

Congratulations, and great work at BOCES!

School in Good Standing

New York State Department of Education has re-leased the annual determination for the academic standing of all schools in the state. Copenhagen Central School has been labeled “In Good Standing” on both the school and district levels.

P. Harmych

J. Waugh

R. Harris M. Herbert

E. Edmonds

N. Aubin S. Eves

T. Meyers C. Garza

Student attendance in school is a major indicator in whether they succeed in school. “Success starts with showing up, every day and on time. Let’s make this a lesson our children will never for-get,” (Linda Reksten, 2010).

Dear Parents/Guardians, Each year as the calendar approaches December my mind wanders back to my time as a foreign exchange student. I had the wonderful opportunity to live with a family in Copenhagen, Demark while studying Psy-chology at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad.

Here in Copenhagen, NY there are some various holiday traditions as well. On December 5th the Fire Department will be sponsoring a parade and the Ladies Auxiliary will be lighting their memory tree. Our

school’s band and chorus have been busy preparing for the December 9th Winter concert. They will also be spreading “holiday cheer” at the mall and at the school’s December 15th Senior Citizen’s dinner. The PTO’s evening with Santa has been scheduled for December 10th. There will be several activities and an opportunity to meet “The Big Guy.” Numerous opportunities to “give unto others” have been organized. The Military Kid’s Club has begun gathering items to send to deployed soldiers and the Platoon that the school has adopted. The student council will be organizing their annual canned food drive and Brenda Shelmidine will be our contact person for the Angel tree. Our elementary students will be preparing for their December 22nd sing-along to the “12 Days of Christmas” and on the same day, they will be having their holiday parties. Also on the 22nd, student council will be planning various activities for grades 6-12. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 688-4411 or [email protected]. Sincerely,

Director of Student Services

A Message from Mr. Munn, Director of Student Services


As the snow began to fall, my host family and the country made great preparations for the upcoming holi-day. The city transformed, with lights everywhere and each room in the house contained an Advent Calendar. These calendars were designed in various creative ways to count down the days from December 1st to “Jul”, their equivalent of Christmas. Some of these calendars involved candy treats and some involved blowing out candles. All helped increase the excite-ment for the holiday season. To find out more on how the “Other Copenhagen” celebrates the holidays check out: http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/tourist/news/news/christmas_2010/danish_christmas_traditions

CHRISTMAS RECESS

Students will be released on Wednesday, December 22nd at

2:47 p.m. for the Christmas Holiday. School reopens on Monday, January 3, 2011!

Winter Clothing Just a reminder to parents that their children need to be dressed prop-erly for winter weather. This in-cludes coats, hats, mittens or gloves, and protective footwear. It is also recommended that students wear brightly colored clothing to improve their visibility in bad weather.

mailto:[email protected]

A Message from the Board of Education:


Copenhagen Central School.

The community/staff member that nominated Bethany stated: “I am nominating Bethany De-veines for the Copenhagen Cham-pion of Character Award for her trustworthiness, respectfulness, fairness, caring and citizenship. Bethany Deveines is an amazing young lady. She always has a smile on her face and goes out of her way to help people. She is one of the most caring people I have ever met and is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. She is the kind of friend who will stick by you through anything and has a positive outlook on life. Bethany is very goal oriented and works hard to meet those goals.” Beth-any is the daughter of Joe and Julie Deveines, Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN INSPIRING

EXCELLENCE AWARD The Copenhagen Inspiring Excellence Award for the first quarter goes to Ms. Angela Scher-merhorn. Ms. Schermerhorn has been working for the District as a high school science teacher for two and a half years. Ms. Schermerhorn was caught inspiring our students at Copenhagen Central School Dis-

Dear District Residents, The Copenhagen Cham-pion of Character Student Award will honor two students each quar-ter. The Copenhagen Inspiring Excellence Award will recognize one teacher/staff person each quarter. We are pleased to an-nounce that the Copenhagen Champion of Character Award winners for the first quarter are Alexandra Greene and Bethany Deveines. COPENHAGEN CHAMPION OF CHARACTER STUDENT

AWARD Lexie Greene was caught being a Champion of Character at Copenhagen Central School.

The Community/staff member that nominated Lexie stated: “I am nominating Lexie Greene for the Copenhagen Champion of Character Award for her trust-worthiness, respectfulness, fair-ness, caring and citizenship. Lexie helps students in her classroom with their work. Lexie is the daughter of Dan and Mary Kay Greene, Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN CHAMPION OF CHARACTER STUDENT

AWARD Bethany Deveines was caught be-ing a Champion of Character at

trict.

The Community member that nominated Ms. Schermerhorn stated: “Ms. Schermerhorn demon-strates numerous qualities of an out-standing teacher. She goes above and beyond the regular school day and hours to ensure that her students have a clear understanding of the subject. Ms Schermerhorn re-searches and implements new and creative ways to teach her students. She can often be seen during her lunch, prep and before and after the school day assisting her students in not only science, but other subjects as well. She takes her students’ suc-cess personally and does all she can to ensure that they understand what they need to know today as well as what they will need to know tomor-row! She is a life-long learner that sets an example that her students WANT to follow.” Any community member interested in finding out more infor-mation about these awards, or nomi-nating a staff/teacher or student they can go to the school’s website (www.ccsknights.org) or contact the District Office. Sincerely yours, CCS Board of Education

served on the District’s Board of Education from July 1, 2003 to present. We would like to acknowledge and thank Mr. O’Brien for his seven plus years of service as a member of the Copenhagen Central School Board of Education. Mr.

At a special official meeting held on Saturday, No-vember 6, 2010, the Copenha-gen Central School Board of Education accepted the resigna-tion of Board Member Ray-mond D. O’Brien effectively immediately. Mr. O’Brien

O’Brien gave countless hours to our district as a Board Mem-ber in addition to his teaching high school math at Copenha-gen for 34 years. We wish him the best and thank him for his many years of service to the District.

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for at least one year prior to

election

May not have been removed

from any school district of-

fice within the preceding

year;

May not reside with another

member of the same school

board as a member of the

same family;

May not be a current em-

ployee of the school board;

and

May not simultaneously

hold another incompatible

public office

(Note: A convicted felon is

barred from running for a seat

on a Board of Education if his or

her maximum prison sentence

has not expired or if he or she

has not been pardoned or dis-

charged from parole.)

The person appointed to

this position will serve until the

next election of members to the

Board which is May 17, 2011.

On November 6 Mr. Ray

O’Brien resigned his position as

a member of the Copenhagen

Central School District Board of

Education after seven (7) years

of distinguished service to the

Board and Community.

Over the next month the

Board of Education will be so-

liciting interest from members of

the community who would be

interested in serving on the

Board as a result of Mr.

O’Brien’s resignation. Qualifi-

cations for individuals interested

in serving on the Board of Edu-

cation are as follows:

Must be able to read and

write;

Must be a qualified voter of

the district; that is, a citizen

of the United States, at least

18 years of age or older, and

not adjudged to be an incom-

petent;

Must be and have been a

resident of the school district

Individuals interested in

interviewing with the Board of

Education for this vacant Board

position should submit a letter of

interest to: Mrs. Mary H. Jones,

Clerk of the Board

Copenhagen Central School District

P.O. Box 30, 3020 Mechanic Street

Copenhagen, NY 13626

Letters of interest must be

postmarked no later than Decem-

ber 13, 2010. The Board of Edu-

cation will interview interested

candidates in an open session of

the Board on January 11, 2011.

Candidates will be contacted by

the Clerk of the Board regarding

specific interview times. Each

candidate will be required to sign

an affidavit of qualifications cer-

tifying that they meet all of the

qualifications for membership on

the Board.

Board of Education Seeks to Fill Vacancy

much to the delight of the teach-ers, CHOCOLATE won! The children crafted their own voting booth and on Thursday they campaigned for their favorite cartoon character to run for president. Around Thanksgiving, the children learned about wild and domestic turkeys and how to be thankful. For the first time in UPK history, the class contrib-uted to and prepared a Thanks-giving meal in our room. They made special placemats for the occasion that described some of the things in their lives they are thankful for, and on the reverse, there was a countdown to Christ-mas activity they can enjoy at home. Speaking of Christmas, the teachers have some festive lessons planned for the upcom-ing month. Themes include: Getting Ready for Winter, Snow-men Authors, and Santa’s Little Helpers.

Universal Pre-K Mrs. Combs, Mrs. Sullivan and

Ms. Farney During the month of No-vember, the children in UPK have been learning about a vari-ety of important concepts. The class set sail learning about shapes during “Ship Shape” week. They enjoyed active games about shapes, crafting with shapes, hearing stories about shapes, ate some shapes and much more. Of course, we also tied in a subtheme of pi-rates, and topped off the week with a dress up day. See our mutiny of pirate lads and lassies below. The children were intro-duced to the concept of voting. We took a short walking trip down to the storage room and “voted” for our favorite game to play (which was Follow the Leader) in the old green curtain machine. We also voted for our favorite flavor of ice cream, and

Kindergarten Mrs. Scholler and Mrs. Graves

It was very nice to see so many of you at the Parent Teacher Conferences last month. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. We are off to a great start with the Book It! Program. Please remember to return your child’s reading list at the end of the month. We are working on counting aloud to 25 in the class-room and recognizing groups of objects from 1 to 10. In addi-tion, please continue to work on buttoning, zipping and shoe ty-ing. Please remember to dress your child appropriately for the cold weather. W will be going outside daily for recess if it is above 0 degrees. In addition, you may want to send in a la-beled sweater to remain in the classroom on cool mornings. We will be taking our annual trip to GLD Tree Farm on Tuesday, December 14. We would like to thank Gary and Debra Alberry and their family for this great field trip. In addi-tion, we would like to thank the PTO for sponsoring for this trip. We will be having a classroom Christmas party on the last day of school before Christmas Vacation, December 23rd. Please send in a wrapped

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children enjoy this opportunity to play in the snow with their friends, but they must have the right clothing.

Our Christmas party will be held on Wed. December 22nd. More information will be sent home at a later time.

Get ready for Flat Stanley! We will be reading Flat Stanley in January and he should be ready to travel by February. Every student will make a Flat Stanley and mail him to a family member or friend that is willing to send him places. Please send Stanley to a person that you think will be willing to take the time to take pictures and send them back for all to enjoy. Once all the Stanleys are back , they will be put up on the large bulletin board in the elementary wing.

3rd Grade

Mrs. Ratliff & Mrs. Morgan December is always such a busy month in third grade. In reading Mrs. Mor-gan’s Class is starting a new unit, What’s Cooking?, and will be reading all kinds of sto-ries and poems about food. Mrs. Ratliff’s class is combin-ing reading with social studies as they begin to study Christ-mas around the world. They will be reading traditional Christmas stories from other countries while preparing pres-entations for their classmates. Both classes are just finishing up a unit on the early English colonies – Jamestown,

gift no more than $3.00. Girls should purchase a gift for a girl and boys should purchase a gift for a boy. More information will be sent home as the party date approaches. The letters for the month of December are Ww, Tt and Ee. The vocabulary words for the month are one, of, two, and said. Please con-tinue to read books daily and ask your child to point out vo-cabulary words in the text. We will continue with our current Author Study, Jan Brett. We will be reading books such as The Mitten, The Hat, Gingerbread Baby, Hedgie’s Surprise and Hedgie Blasts Off.

Grade 2

Ms. Pridell and Mrs. Reed Thank you for sending all the goodies for the bake sale.

Math topics for Decem-ber include Money and Telling Time. Continue to study math facts at home.

As always, look over the Friday work packet. If you do this each week, you will get a good idea of how your child is doing in second grade. The winter months are a good time to read together as a family. It also helps our students learn to enjoy books. Any reading at home with our students is greatly appreciated.

We need our students to wear winter clothing for out-side play each Friday starting after Christmas vacation. The

the first English colony and Plymouth, site of the first Thanksgiving. The children enjoyed working on the various projects. Mrs. Morgan’s class will next be learning about a Spanish mission in San Fran-cisco. The pupils will see how Spanish cultures, and other cul-tures are still a celebrated part of life in San Francisco today. As always, we appreci-ate any skill reinforcement you can provide at home. Both classes are working on their multiplication facts 0 – 5, and Mrs. Morgan’s class is working on single digit division. Read-ing with your child is also very helpful. Remember – BOOK-IT continues through March. Read with your child and earn a free pizza! Reminder: Our Holi-day Party will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 22nd. Happy holidays to all!

4th Grade Mrs. Carlson and Mrs.

McCabe December has been the busiest month yet for our fourth graders! We have worked daily on reading, writing and com-prehension and have begun ac-tivities using the Road to Read-ing Literacy Program. In be-tween finishing our comprehen-sive science unit on plants and learning our multiplication facts, we did several interesting holiday projects. Both classes sewed felt holiday stockings and decorated them for our gift exchange. We also collected


The Classroom Connection . . .continued

than in English. In the 8th grade, we started the year by creating Imovies about famous Hispanic people. We have dis-cussed our community and edu-cation and will be moving into learning about earning a living. News and Notes from the Music

Department—Mrs. Gleason and Miss Cross

On November 20, three Copenhagen students repre-sented CCS at the Area All-State Festival, which was held at the Crane School of Music. Rachel Muncy sang Soprano I in the choir and Kelly Furgison and Cheyenne Garza played clarinet and trumpet in the band, respectively. Students who perform in this festival are chosen based on their NYSSMA scores from students in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. It is an honor and a privilege to be cho-sen for these groups and we know that the community is very proud.

items for our deployed soldiers and canned goods for the local food pantry. Thank you, par-ents for responding so gener-ously during the holiday sea-son! Have a Happy New Year!

5th Grade

Mrs. Spooner and Mrs. Mastascusa

Our fifth grade class is doing well. We have started a new author study by Jerry Spinelli. The students are lis-tening to his autobiography and realizing that many of the books he wrote had to do with his own life experiences. In math. the students are still plowing away at their daily re-inforcer and math curriculum. We really appreciated meeting with so many parents during conferences. Once again the holidays will be here. Please look for information regarding holiday parties. As always "May all your traffic lights be green!">>> Mary Jones 11/17/10 10:25 AM >>> Any newsletter article from grade 5?

Middle School Spanish Mrs. Herbert

Middle School Spanish is off to a great start this year. In the 6th grade, we have been working on the alphabet, num-bers, and math. In 7th grade, students have learned vocabu-lary for food, body parts, and clothing. We have also learned the rules for adjective use, as they are different in Spanish

The annual Winter Con-cert will be held on December 9 at 7:00pm. The Music stu-dents are preparing a wonderful program of varying styles. Stu-dents that are performing should be in concert dress in the cafeteria at 6:30. On December 16, the Music Department will be per-forming at the Salmon Run Mall. Mark your calendars and shop while we are there! We will be there starting at about 11:30. Mrs. Gleason will also be looking for chaperones. If you are interested, call or email her. 688-4411 or [email protected] NEW THIS YEAR Due to the reconfigura-tion of the General Music Schedule, Miss Cross and Mrs. Gleason have come up with a new format for the elementary concert. There will be a “Showcase” for each grade to perform at where they will be able to show the audience what

“From the Desk of the Superintendent:


The Classroom Connection. . . continued

Cheyanne Garza, Kelly Furgison, Rachel Muncy





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Mrs. Carlson’s Fourth Grade Mrs. McCabe’s Fourth Grade

Student Council

Kelly Furgison, President Student Council is off to a great start this year. Our annual blood drive attracted many donors and our Hallow-een dance was a huge success. We collected a generous amount of money with admis-sions and our pie a teacher and student contest. This year Mr. Thomson and I, along with oth-ers, were pied and raised over one hundred dollars. I want to thank all of the people who helped put on this event and helped make this happen. Our

they have been studying in Mu-sic class. Mrs. Rarick will also provide artwork for everyone to view. More information will be forthcoming, but please mark your calendars now. The following is the schedule for the 2 showcases: January 20 Mrs. Hefferon’s First Grade Mrs. Strianese’s First Grade Mrs. Reed’s Second Grade Mrs. Morgan’s Third Grade Mrs. Ratliff’s Third Grade Mrs. McCabe’s Fifth Grade Mrs. Spooner’s Fifth Grade June 9 Ms. Pridell’s Second Grade

can drive will be coming up soon starting on December 10th and ending around the 20th. I ask that all parents send non-perishable food items with their children during the week of the can drive. There will be a box in every homeroom for the items. The donations will help people in our community who need it most. With your help we can make this the largest and best can drive Student Council has had! Thank you for all your cooperation and gener-ous donations.

Military Kids Club To Copenhagen Central School Students and Parents: We need your help! As we do each year, the CCS Military Kids Clubs are planning to send sup-plies to our currently deployed parents serving the military. There are currently ten (10) deployed CCS families. In addition, this year the middle and high school MK Club has also adopted a pla-toon. We will be sending packages to our deployed parents and the platoon in December, and then again in May. We will be collecting supplies for the first round of packages starting now until De-cember 14th. The boxes will be located in the Library, Counseling Center, Mrs. Shambo’s Office, the District Office, and the Learning Center.

Some suggestions for supplies include:

Baby wipes Gum Magazines Beef jerky Pepperoni sticks Hard candy Toothbrushes/toothpaste Sunscreen Crackers

Eye drops Stationery Pens Foot Powder Playing Cards Deodorant Hand sanitizer Popcorn Black Socks

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CAREER AND COLLEGE PLANNING NEWS

D anielle Ames, daughter of Ms. April (Rothfuss) Ames and Mr. Jeffrey Ames, has been accepted at Utica Col-

lege into the Nursing Program. Congratulations Danielle!

B ethany Deveines, daughter of Joseph and Julie De-veines, has been accepted at Jefferson Community Col-

lege into the Math/Science Program. Congratulations Beth-any!

E lizabeth Dillabaugh, daughter of Wendy Farless, has been accepted at Jefferson Community College into the

Human Sciences Program. Congratulations Elizabeth!

T aylor Doner, daughter of Tina Woodruff and Charles Doner, has been accepted at Monroe Community Col-

lege into the Liberal Arts Program and at Jefferson Commu-nity College into the Liberal Arts Program. Congratulations Taylor!

C ody Dunn, son of Debra and Mark Dunn, has been ac-cepted at Paul Smith’s College and has been awarded

their prestigious Provost’s Scholarship valued at $11,000 per academic year. Congratulations Cody!

S ara Hovendon, daughter of Thomas and Virginia Hoven-don, has been accepted at Roberts Wesleyan College, and

at Jefferson Community College into the Liberal Arts Pro-gram. Congratulations Sara!

C ourtney Jordan, daughter of Bill and Amy Lortie, has been accepted at Jefferson Community College into the

Business Administration Program. Congratulations Court-ney!

M organ-Taylor Kiernan, daughter of Robin and Robert Kiernan, has been accepted at Jefferson Community

College into the Liberal Arts Program. Congratulations Morgan!

A usten LaBarge, son of James and Bonnie LaBarge, has been accepted at LeMoyne College and at Jefferson

Community College into the Liberal Arts Program. Con-gratulations Austen!

D erek Moser, son of Dean and Donna Moser, has been accepted at Jefferson Community College into the Lib-

eral Arts Program. Derek has also been accepted at Roberts Wesleyan College. Congratulations Derek!

The 2011 BURGER KING Scholars Program has $1,000 schol-arships available to all eligible high school seniors who work a part-time job (doesn’t have to be Burger King). Burger King Scholars application period opens November 15, 2010 . Appli-c a t i o n s a r e a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a t www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/bksp_application.html (Access Key: BKS). Application deadline is January 10, 2011!

J ake Spaulding, son of Roxanne and Thomas Spaulding, has been accepted at Jefferson Community College into the

Business Administration Program. Jake has also been ac-cepted at North Country Community College into their Busi-ness Administration Program. Congratulations Jake!

J oshua Spaulding, son of Roxanne and Thomas Spaulding, has been accepted at North Country Community College

into the Criminal Justice Program. Congratulations Joshua!

F rancis “Martii” Tan-Alberto, son of Rebecca and Carlo Tan-Alberto, has been accepted at North Country

Community College into the Human Services Program and at Jefferson Community College into the Math/Science Pro-gram. Congratulations Martii!

G abriel “Angelo” Tan-Alberto, son of Rebecca and Carlo Tan-Alberto, has been accepted at Jefferson

Community College into the Liberal Arts Program. Con-gratulations Angelo!

C ody Dunn, son of Debra and Mark Dunn, has been awarded Paul Smith’s College prestigious Provost’s

Scholarship valued at $11,000 per academic year. Congratu-lations Cody!

A usten LaBarge, son of James and Bonnie LaBarge, is the recipient of LeMoyne College’s Founder’s Award and

will receive $40,000 ($10,000 per academic year). Congratu-lations Austen!

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L to r: Luke Evans (HOBY Alternate Ambassador) and Sydney O’Shaughnessy (HOBY Ambassador)

Sydney O’Shaughnessy, daughter of Nadine and Terry O’Shaugh-nessy, has been selected as Copenhagen’s HOBY Ambassador. Syd-ney will have the opportunity to take part in a weekend leadership seminar at Oswego State College this spring with other HOBY Am-bassadors from around the state. Luke Evans, son of Bruce Evans and Kate Evans, has been selected as the alternate ambassador. Each student wrote an outstanding essay about leadership. Congratulations Sydney and Luke!

Any students who are interested in retaking a Regents exam in January must let Mrs. Gillette know ASAP. High school classes will continue to be in session during the January Regents, which are being held on Tuesday, January 11th and from Tuesday, January 25th, through Friday, January 28th.

Tuesday, January 25

Wednesday, January 26

Thursday, January 27

Friday, January 28

8:15 AM 8:15AM 8:15 AM 8:15AM

Living Environ-ment

RCT in Global Studies

Comprehensive Spanish

Physical Setting/ Earth Science

RCT in U.S. History and Gov’t

U.S. History and Gov’t

Geometry

RCT in Science

Global History & Geography

RCT in Writing

12:15 PM 12:15 PM 12:15 PM

Algebra 2/Trigonometry

RCT in

Mathematics

Integrated Algebra

Physical Setting/Chemistry

Physical Setting/Physics

RCT in Reading

January 2011 Regents Exam Schedule

http://www.nycareerzone.org offers a free career exploration and planning sys-tem that helps kids dream and plan for their future. Over 1 million students use this website each year to research over 900 occupational profiles, view 400 career vid-eos, and review up-to-date labor market information. Check it out!

We have updated our website and we want YOU to check it out! On our website you can find valuable information such as links to current scholarships available, financial aid information, and a host of websites to research careers and colleges alike. So, go to the main page> Student Support> Counseling Center to find Transcript Request forms, graduation requirements, and much more. You’ll be glad you did!

Tuesday, January 11

8:15 AM

Comprehensive English (ELA)

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A ll parents of students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend this informational program. It will be held

on Monday, January 10th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Instrumental Band Room. A financial advisor from Jefferson Commu-nity College will present an overview of financial aid and will also be available to answer any questions on applying for financial aid, who qualifies, and what to look for, etc. Financial Aid Forms: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required by all colleges and will be available online at www.fafsa.gov mid-December. Some colleges require additional financial aid forms, such as the CSS Profile. Students should check with the college to which they are applying to determine if they require such forms. Important things to remember: FAFSA cannot be completed until after January 1,

2011; Parents and students save your year-end payment stub

if it shows your yearly earnings. You may need it for financial aid eligibility review by schools;

The FAFSA must be completed to receive need based

aid and even to receive Federal Stafford Loans; Financial Aid is mostly awarded based on need as

determined by parents’ and students’ income.

Grants & Scholarships: Generally known as FREE MONEY! The federal government offers several grants based on financial need while most scholarships are from private organizations and colleges. Work Study: Part-time work, arranged by your school, that helps to pay for college. You don’t need to repay the money you earn through work-study. Student Loans: Money that can make up the difference between the cost of education and your other financial aid. Loans are available for students and parents.

W e would like to once again extend an invitation to any current undergraduate college students to participate in a

question and answer forum for high school seniors. Any former CCS students interested in sharing his/her college experiences with our students is encouraged to contact the school. Parents, please share this information with your children in college. If your son or daughter is interested, please have him or her e-mail Ms. Evans at [email protected] or Mrs. Gillette at [email protected] by December 7th. The forum will be held on Friday, January 7th at 1:30 p.m., while the college stu-dents are between semesters.

A ll college applications should be handed in to Mrs. Gillette as soon as possible. Please stop by the Counseling Center

if you need any assistance. Also, please bring all acceptance letters and awards letters to the Counseling Center upon receipt. Thank you!

Congratulations to the following CCS students, who were awarded the BOCES “Student of the Quarter” honor for the first quarter of the 2010-2011 school year: Michael Bartram - Auto Body Technology II David Koberling - Early Childhood Education II Travis Bennett - Visual Communications II

Throughout the school year, each week a different “Career Choice” will be explored. Experts in those fields will be invited in to share his/her experiences. What better way to learn about a career than by someone who is out there doing it! Students have already signed up for three different Ca-reer Choices that they would like to explore. As those pres-entations are scheduled, the students will receive a pass in homeroom that morning. Using this method, the students only attend the career discussions that interest them. If you would like to share your career with CCS students, please contact the Guidance Office at 688-2573. You pick the date and time that best fits your schedule. We look forward to hearing from you!

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P arents of Juniors are asked to call the Counseling Center to schedule a meeting with Mrs. Gillette. The purpose of

the meeting is for all three parties, (parent, student, coun-selor) to review the students’ plans for after graduation, whether it be college, workforce, or military. We will review your child’s grades and assessment scores (PSAT,ASVAB, ACT Plan) to help in selecting the best post-secondary choices. Mrs. Gillette is available to meet during or after school, and on certain evenings by request. The meetings generally take 30—45 minutes, and are most often scheduled during the students’ study hall period. Please call Mrs. Prince at 688-2573 to schedule your appointment with Mrs. Gillette.

D uring the first week of December, several instructors from the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center will visit

Copenhagen to meet with all sophomores in their Consumer and Financial Management (CFM) class. This presentation will introduce sophomores to the vocational programs offered at BOCES. In January, they will have the opportunity to visit the Technical Center to learn more about two programs. This spring, sophomores will need to decide whether they will choose to attend BOCES for a vocational program next year or stay at CCS for more college preparatory courses. The courses presently offered at the technical center are as fol-lows: Auto Body Technology; Business Computer Technology; Career Options; Carpentry; Cosmetology; Criminal Justice; Culinary Arts; Early Childhood Education; Electrical Wiring Technology; Forestry & Natural Resource Technology; Gas & Diesel Mechanics; Introduction to Health Occupations; New Vision: Health Career Exploration (Seniors); Automotive Technology; Visual Communications/Computer Art and Animation. Small Animal Care If you would like more information, please call Mrs. Gillette in the Counseling Center at 688-2573 or Mr. Widrick at the Technical Center at 377-7300.

Copenhagen Junior Ryan Willits, (seen at left) and seven students from Jeffer-son and Lewis County schools visited Cornell University and 6 dairy farms in Central New York as part of the 2010-2011 Dairy Prospects Program. Dairy Prospects is a one year program intended to expose students with an interest in agriculture to the many exciting careers available in the dairy industry. The program is planning their next trip to Morrisville and Cobleskill colleges. Dairy Prospects operates every other school year and is sponsored by local business and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson and Lewis County.

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Merit Roll (84.5—89.4)

Grade 6: Ashley Bridge, McCaffrey Carroll, , Christian De-laney, Jenna Doolittle, Hallie Free-man, Kylie Guyette, Alysa Herzig, Jonna Kloster, Brian Rice, Timo-thy Roberts, Dustin Snyder, James Uhlinger, Grade 7: Kyle Burgess, Connor Eddy, Madison Furgison, Robert Groff, Theron Lauber, Cassie Mono, Andrew Pierce, Alexandera Ve ih l , R ichard Vrooman , Mackenzie Wheeler. Grade 8: Makenzie Carr, Nathan Freeman, Damian Green, Breanna Helfrich, Brenden Jacobs, Morgan Moore, Cory Moser, Gregory Pe-lan, Courtney Steen, Samuel Wil-liams, Morgan Young. Grade 9: Travis Clarke, Tyler Combs, Alicia Evans, Summer Freeman, Abraham Gingerich, Karlee Herzig , Tristan Myers, Kelsey Pitts, Cheyenne Rose, Christopher Thompson. Grade 10: Fidel Garza, Steven Kennell, Logan Marolf, Najib Quinones, Kasey Rivers, Justin Roberts, Logan Wheeler.. Grade 11: Nicole Bowen, Kyle Clarke, Dylan Eddy, Heather Holder, Alexandra LaBarge, Alex Lyndaker, Jeffrey Mack, Harley Montalvo, Ryan Snyder, Timothy Sullivan, Brittany Tanner, Joseph Whitmore. Grade 12: Michael Bartram, Travis Bennett, Taylor Berrus, Re-becca Edwards, Katrina Freeman, Cassandra Hodge, Derick House, Ryan Jackson, Francis Tan-Alberto, Chad Tessier, Paige Van-Epps.

Honor Roll (89.5—94.4)

Grade 6: Ashley Gardner, Katlin Hayden, Alex Herzberg, Cassan-dra Kunert, Dawson Moser, Robyn Scraper, Andrea Travis, Tiana Witham. Grade 7: Alexander Combs, Laura Graves, Derrick Lehman, Brandy Pelan, Brittany Pelan, Klaire Sullivan, Nicole Tanner, Kylie Tomaselli, Alexis Train-ham, Isaac Widrick, Jordan Young. Grade 8: Kevin Carroll, Antonio Figueroa, Nicole Gardner, Emily Griffin, Breven Jacobs, Summer Patrick, Ian Sawyer, Emily Si-pher , Brooke Spauld ing , Mackenzie St. Louis, Tessa Tan-ner. Grade 9: Christian Hamilton, Samantha Kallen, Ashley Willits. Grade 10: Erika Eddy, Luke Ev-ans, Lindsey Fitzpatrick, Morgan Herbert, Christian Johnson, Wyatt Lyndaker, Cassidy O’Donnell, Kody Petrus, Christopher Ro-mero, Tyler St. Louis. Grade 11: Connor Berrus, Cierra Dicob, SaRena Eves, Rachel Grif-fin, Nicole Henry, Logan Marolf, Joseph Murtha, Taylor Murtha, Marissa Parsons, Sara Rice, Kris-ten Salisbury, Gregory Sullivan, Ryan Willits. Grade 12: Danielle Ames, Taylor Church, Phillip Clarke, Bethany Deveines, Taylor Doner, Cody Dunn, Kevin Groff, Courtney Jordan, David Koberling, Austen LaBarge, Jennifer McConnell, Ryan Mitchell, Alex Moser, Jacob Shew, Jake Spaulding, Joshua Spaulding, Gabriel Tan-Alberto.

High Honor Roll (94.5—100)

Grade 6: Drew Baker, Dylan Rose, Erica Sawyer, Maci Spaulding, Michaela Thomas, Hope Woodruff. Grade 7: Brandon Buckley, Sydney Greene, Emma Rob-erts, Claire Stackel, Christie Thomas. Grade 8: Ryan Smith. Grade 9: Sara Goutremout, Brandon Moser, Brianna Muncy, Carlo Tan-Alberto, Adam Woodruff. Grade 10: Heidi Moser, Ra-chel Muncy, Zachary Nicol, Sydney O’Shaughnessy. Grade 11: Wendy Colton, Elise Edmonds, Sara McNa-mara, Autumn Moser, Hayley Moser, Derek Nicol, Taylor Tomaselli, Jaryn Waugh. Grade 12: Kyle Bowles, Danielle Eisel, Jacob Frith, Kelly Furgison, Cheyanne Garza, Sara Hovendon, Timo-thy Kennell, Morgan-Taylor Kiernan, Victoria Kunert, Randi Montalvo, Derek Moser.

words and gestures of accep-tance and concern give the free gift of caring. Saying, “I love you; I care about you; You are important to me; I am proud of you,” are gifts that will last much longer than a new I-Pod or Cell Phone. These are also gifts that will certainly establish stronger relationships with a child. In return relationships provide connections and protec-tions that can carry a child safely through to young adult-hood. Letting a child know just

This is a holiday sugges-tion for all parents, grandpar-ents, aunts and uncles. Here is an inexpensive gift idea you can give this holiday season to the important children in your life. In a world where children and youth are being pulled in so many directions sometimes their personal foundation is compro-mised, and this gift idea can help to provide security and sta-bility. The gift is simple, as all it takes is to offer hope, peace and love to a child. Simple

how much they mean to some-one else may be the best gift they receive this holiday season, and it may become a significant factor with influencing the deci-sions and choices the child will make. Happy Holidays and best wishes to all, from Mrs. Sheryl Hutton (Student Assistance Counselor) and all of the staff at Mountain View Prevention Ser-vices.

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also seeking donations of "sweets" for our cake walk and refreshment table. Last year, we ran out of goodies! Parents, please be sure to bring your cameras as we will be unable to provide photo services as we have in the past. Your children will certainly want their picture taken with Santa! Vendor tables are still available for $10/each. Anyone interested in a vendor table, please contact me at 778-5920. Thanks to the generous efforts of the students of Copen-hagen Central during our recent

November was an event-ful month for the CCS PTO! Now, as we head into the Holi-day Season, we're finding our-selves busier than we've ever been! Our annual "Evening With Santa" will be Friday, De-cember 10th from 6 pm to 8 pm in the cafeteria and "new" gym. The snow date for this event will be December 17 from 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free, however, we do ask that each family please bring one non-perishable food item for the Co-penhagen Food Pantry. We are

Yankee Candle Fundraisers, the CCS PTO is able to give back to the community of Copenhagen this Thanksgiving. In addition to being able to make a donation of $500 worth of food to the Co-penhagen Food Pantry, the CCS PTO was able to donate turkeys to families in need within our district. I feel very fortunate to live in such a great community, and feel blessed that the PTO is finally in a position to help out-side of the school. On behalf of the CCS PTO, we wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday

PTO News, Mrs. Tracey Slate

events had great attendance. The 2nd Annual Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving was held during parent conferences. Our Parents Day Off was well re-ceived at the end of the month.

STARS has been busy in the month of November. We held an open gym for the ele-mentary school and an open gym soccer tournament for mid-dle and high school. Both

We welcomed Karrie Parker as a new 4th grade educator for the program.

Stars News, Mrs. Debbie Woodruff

Approved the appointment of Clarence Woodruff, retired C.C.S. teacher, as advisor for the Environthon Club at a sti-pend of $233.00

Changed October Work Ses-sion scheduled for October 12, 2010 to a Regular Official Meeting in order to accept the audit report of Mr. Thomas Bowie of Sovie and Bowie, C.P.A.

Approved the third and final reading of policies 0000, 1000. 2000, 3000

Approved the 2011 Senior Class trip to Orlando, Florida which will occur on April 15—20, 2011

October 12, 2010 Official Special Board Meeting:

September 20, 2010 Regular meet-ing:

Approved the following sub-stitutes: Amie Pelton—substitute teacher; Nancy Overton – substitute cafeteria/cleaner

Approved Family Medical Leave request of Linda Prince from July 19, 2010 to October 11, 2010

Approved recommendations from the Committee on Spe-cial Education, as presented

Approved loan of General Fund monies to Special Aid.

Approved the appointment of Clarence Woodruff, C.C.S. retired teacher, as volunteer unpaid advisor for FFA

Approved resolution accept-ing and approving 2009—2010 Audit Report of the Dis-trict as prepared by Sovie and Bowie, C.P.A.

Granted authority to the Su-perintendent of Schools the authority to approve change orders up to $10,000 on behalf of the District.

Accepted letter of resignation from Sara Gleason from her position as Director of Musi-cals for the 2010—2011 school

Approved the appointment of Cynthia Graves as Director of Musicals for the 2010—2011 school year.

Board Actions:


following forms would be mailed to you: Application for Certificate

to Board Children Fingerprint Forms and In-

structions Criminal Record Clearance State Central Register

Clearance Form and In-structions

Medical History of Pro-spective or Certified Foster Parents

Once these preliminary checks have been completed, multiple visits to your home by a member of our staff are re-quired. Additional requirements

Lewis County Depart-ment of Social Services is al-ways looking for persons inter-ested in joining our team as foster parents. We would like to take this opportunity to pro-vide an overview of the process involved in becoming a mem-ber of our team. Our primary goal is to provide a safe home for any child placed in our care and custody. The process begins by requiring certain checks on your ability to provide a safe home for any child placed in your home. Upon your inquiry the

include verification of your citizenship or immigration status, verification of marital status, verification of income, references, an inspection of your dwelling by a codes offi-cer to assess physical safety, and participating in training. Training options will be dis-cussed with you during the ini-tial visit to your home by agency staff. Further information is available by contacting Linda Leonard at 315 573-5403 or emailing [email protected].

A Message from the Lewis County Department of Social Services

Fall Sports Wrap-up 2nd in the Frontier League Playoffs. The team drew the 9th seed in the Sec-tion 3 Tournament and won their First Round game against Remsen with a score of 5-3. However the season ended with a quarter-final loss to top seeded Poland. Key wins came against previously unbeaten league champion Lyme in the senior game at home with a score of 2-1, and against league rival Belleville-Henderson in the first round of the Frontier League playoffs.

Team scoring was led by senior Frontier League All-Stars Brandon Dicob (14 Goals, 4 Assists) and Josh Spaulding (12 Goals, 8 As-sists). Senior Jake Spaulding (2 Goals, 4 Assists) was also named as Frontier League All-Star, and Senior Derek Moser (5 Goals, 7 Assists) and Junior Joe Murtha (3 goals, 3 assists) were named Honorable Mention. The Golden Knights outscored opponents 48-28 throughout the season. All-Star goalkeeper Chad Tessier recorded 167 saves and posted 4 shutouts. An-other notable on defense included Senior Phillip Clarke (2 Goals) re-ceiving Frontier League All-Star. Other team members included:

Austen LaBarge

Dylan Eddy (4 Goals, 1 Assist)

Martii Tan-Alberto (1 Goal, 3 As-sists)

Cody Dunn

Angelo Tan-Alberto (1 Goal)

Jacob Frith

Collin Hess (2 Goals)

Kody Petrus

Luke Davis

Zaden Whitney

Ivan Dushchenko (2 Goals, 1 Assist)

Thank you to assistant coaches Trevor Morse and Jill Micek for your dedication and hard work. Another thank you goes out to man-agers and scorekeepers Zach Herbert, Tyler Henry, and Carol Church. I would like to extend a special thank you to all parents and family mem-bers for your support throughout the

Tennis Mrs. Jolliff

This year’s tennis season was a real learning experience for everyone, especially the coach. There was a great deal of improvement by all members of the team. The team was led by seniors Rebecca Edwards, Kelly Furgison, and Sarah Mahar. Other returning members were Elise Edmonds, Sydney O’Shaughnessy, and Ashley Willits. New members included Cierra Dicob, Erika Eddy, Emily Griffin, Nicole Henry, Sara McNamara, and Brittany Tanner. The team finished with an overall record of 6-8. One of the highlights of the season was qualifying for team sec-tionals. This has happened only a few other times in the past several years. We played a tough match against Bishop Grimes. All of the sets played were very close, but in the end we lost 2-3. Thanks to the lights on the soc-cer field, we were able to finish the match. Another highlight was hav-ing our 1st doubles, seeded 7th, con-sisting of Sarah Mahar and Sydney O’Shaughnessy qualifying for indi-vidual sectionals. Even though the team and the 1st doubles were elimi-nated in the first round, it was a great accomplishment to make it that far. Congratulations girls!!!

I would like to thank the fans for their support throughout the season. A special thanks goes to Juli and Hiedi Hebert for all their exper-tise and time they devoted to the team. Without them we would have been in big trouble. The team will be in very capable hands next year as they take over as the head coaches. Good luck.

Varsity Boys’ Soccer

Coach Scott Randall

The Copenhagen Boys’ Var-sity Soccer team finished their season with a record of 10-8. The boys had a good season finishing 3rd in the Fron-tier League regular season as well as

season.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer

Coach Troy Buckley

The J.V. Boy’s compiled a record of 9-5-1 for the 2010 season. Solid players and teamwork allowed the boys to create an intense offense while maintaining exceptional defen-sive control. A victory exemplifying this accomplishment came versus IHC while playing under the lights at the fairgrounds. Throughout the sea-son the boy’s encountered 7 overtime situations coming out on top 4 times and remaining tied once. The cold, wet season also complicated things this year but, the boy’s dedication and discipline allowed them to persevere. Congratulation to Travis Clarke who was the leading scorer with 10 goals and Kasey Rivers who had 4 shutouts and 131 saves! Thank you to our scorekeeper Summer Freeman, man-ager Cody Buckley, and Assistant Coach Scott Jacobs. I would like to thank the parents and fans also; with-out all of you our season would not have been as successful.

Modified Boys’ Soccer

Coach Gerald Snyder

What an amazing and fun modified Boys’ Soccer Season. For the second straight season, the boys’ team has completed their season with-out a loss … something for the next team to keep going. This year’s team went 10—0—1. The boys out scored their opponents 58 to 5.

Having to lose the Jacobs twins to Junior Varsity half way through the season only made the boys work harder and exhibit greater heights. The young players really stepped up and played their roles to perfection.

Antonio led the team in scor-ing with 20 goals and 11 assists and 10 goals respectively. The defense was rock solid all season long only allowing five goals. Goal keepers Robbie Groff and Brandon Buckley have six shutouts between them.


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Kunert and (GK) Lindsey Fitzpatrick and midfield of Danielle Eisel and Logan Wheeler. These ladies because of their play all season were named to the Frontier League All-star Team.

No team would be a team if it were not for the other hard working starter and substitutes, namely Cassidy O’Donnell and subs Morgan Carroll, Morgan Herbert, Katrina Freeman, Taylor Murtha, Rachel Muncy, Liz Martin and Alicia Evans.

Here are some more individ-ual awards our player earned this sea-son. Three players were named to the Section Three Class D All-Star Team, they were Morgan Kiernan, Sara Hovendon and Victoria Kurnert. Those same three players were recog-nized by the Watertown Daily Times All-North Team, Morgan (first team), Sara (second team) and Vicky (honorable mention).

I would like to thank the following people, coaches Jennifer Spaulding, Jill Micek and Victor Montalvo managers Cassie Kunert and Emily Frith and scorekeeper Carol Church.

Thank you for your insight ,time and dedication to the team

To the senior’s thank you and the underclassman let’s finish the journey next year.

Modified Girls Soccer Coach Cathy Snyder

The Modified Girls Soccer team ended their season 11-0. The young ladies were very talented and their high level of soccer dominated

I could not have been prouder as a coach with the way this group of young men played, practiced and showed great sportsmanship throughout the season. Each player just enjoyed the game and wanted to get better. Thank you for a great and enjoyable season.

A special thank you to Scott Jacobs and Mike Eddy for all your help. It was fun working with you both. Lastly, a big smile and hug to all the fans and parents. Without your support of the team and coaches, the season would seem meaningless and unfulfilled. Thank you all.

Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Nancy Henry

The Varsity Girl’s Soccer team had a very successful season. The girl’s league record was 13-1 and with an overall record of 16-2-1. The league record was good enough to take first place in the Frontier League and the overall record was good enough for a second seed in the Sec-tion 3 tournament. The girls lost in penalty shoot out in the Frontier league Play-off finals to a very com-petitive Belleville-Henderson and also lost in the finals of the Section 3 tour-nament to Remsen in sudden death overtime by a score of 2-1. The team was ranked as high as 10th in the State by the New York Sports Writers As-sociation.

The team was known for their powerful attack of Morgan Kier-nan, Sara Hovendon and Harley Montalvo and for their stingy defense and of Randi Montalvo, Taylor Church, Alex LaBarge, Victoria

the field. With 21 players, two tough teams were created every game. Dur-ing the season 50 goals were made against our opponents with only 3 goals allowed. Many plays highlighted the season but the most remarkable ones included teamwork, incredible pass-ing, one touch goals, and a determina-tion to overcome any obstacle. This group of soccer players successfully took what they had worked on at practice to the game field and grew stronger as a team. I am very proud of these young ath-letes and they truly represent Copen-hagen Soccer with honor, respect and dignity. The team and I would like to thank Annett Lehman for being our Volun-teer Assistant Coach. With everything else going on in her life, she still gave the time, effort and love to the team. A big thank you to our managers, (Olivia Carroll, Kylie Guyette, Hope Woodruff and Alexis Greene), for all of the ball chasing, partner pairing, water and ice fillings, and game play-ing. Our team would not have been as successful without all of these won-derful people. To all of the parents and fans, thank you, thank you, and thank you! Your support at every game was great. The team was always so proud that you were there for them on and off the field. Many times different players would say who was there to watch them or who had worked with them on a certain technique. Without all of your support these young ladies would not have been the strong team which they are. Copenhagen is now and will be a big force to contend with.

Fall Sports Wrap-up. . . . continued

2nd through December 30th in the cafeteria 3:30—5:30 p.m. Cheese curd will be sold at $6.00 per pound and Croghan Balogna at $7.00 per

The Copenhagen FFA is starting a cheese curd and Croghan Balonga sale! Deliveries will take place on each Thursday, December

ring. See any Copenhagen FFA member or contact Clarence Wood-ruff at (315) 788-1457 to take your order.

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Date Team Opponent Location Time

December 2, 2010 Varsity Girls Basketball Carthage –Scrimmage Carthage

December 4, 2010 December 4, 2010 December 4, 2010

Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Girls Basketball JV Girls Basketball

Hammond—Scrimmage Lowville, Adirondack & BR Lowville, Adirondack & BR

@ Copenhagen @ Lowville @ Copenhagen

10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m.


J.V. Boys Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Wrestling

Alexandria Central Alexandria Central APW

@ Alexandria @ Alexandria @ Copenhagen

6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

December 8, 2010 December 8, 2010

J.V. Girls Basketball Varsity Girls Basketball

Alexandria Central Alexandria Central

@ Copenhagen @ Copenhagen

6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

December 10, 2010 Varsity Boys Basketball Harrisville Tip Off Tournament @ Harrisville TBD


Varsity boys Basketball J.V. Boys Basketball

Harrisville Tip Off Tournament Harrisville Tip Off Tournament

@ Harrisville @ Harrisville

TBD TBD


Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Wrestling

Belleville-Henderson Central Belleville-Henderson Central General Brown Central

@ Copenhagen @ Copenhagen @ General Brown

6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.


Varsity Wrestling J.V. Girls Basketball Varsity Girls Basketball

Carthage Central South Lewis Central South Lewis Central

@ Copenhagen @ South Lewis @ South Lewis

6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

December 20, 2010 Varsity Girls Basketball Rome Catholic @ Copenhagen 6:00 p.m.


J.V. Boys Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball

Thousand Islands Central Thousand Islands Central

@ Thousand Islands @ Thousands Islands

6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.



Thousands Islands Central Thousands Islands Central

@ Copenhagen @ Copenhagen

6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.



Lewis County X-Mas Tourney vs. Beaver River

@ Lowville @ Lowville

TBD TBD



Lewis County X-Mas Tourney vs. Beaver River

@ South Lewis @ South Lewis

TBD TBD



Lewis County X-Mas Tourney vs. South Lewis

@ Lowville @ Lowville

TBD TBD



Lewis County X-Mas Tourney vs. TBD Lewis County X-Mas Tourney vs. TBD

@ South Lewis @ South Lewis

TBD TBD

December 30, 2010 Varsity Wrestling Lewis County Duels @ Copenhagen TBD

Most winter contests start at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Games listed above are subject to change. For the most up-to-date game schedule, please visit www.viewmyschedule.com

WE’RE ON THE WEB! WWW.CCSKNIGHTS.ORG

seated for a delicious holi-day dinner at 12:45.

Holiday musical presentations by the Copen-hagen Central Music De-partment will add to a fes-tive day. We also want to thank the art department

Christmas dinner will be served to our school dis-trict’s very special senior citizens on Wednesday, De-cember 15, 2010 at Copen-hagen Central School. Punch will be served from 12:30 to 12:45 with guests

for making holiday place mats and centerpieces. For reserva-tions, call school at 688-4411 by Friday, December 10. Please indicate if you would like a ride to school on that day. See you on the 15th.

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Permit No. 2 Copenhagen, NY 13626

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

Senior Citizens are Invited for Christmas Dinner

Hometown Christmas Parade The Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department will once again sponsor a Christmas parade on Sunday, December 5, at 2:00 p.m. The parade will line up on Maple Avenue and proceed to the Fire Hall. Please contact Jerry Flanders (688-2592) if your group

would like to enter a float and/or march in the parade. Memory Tree

The Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a Memory Tree. If you would like to purchase a memory bulb in memory or in honor of a loved one, please write (P.O. Box 99, Copenhagen) or call Mrs. Pat Wheeler at 688-4440.

Memory bulbs cost $1.00 each. The Memory Tree which will be located at the Village Bandstand will be lit on Sunday, December 5. The monies collected for the Memory

Lights are used to purchase and maintain the holiday lights in the village.

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