RenaissanceVOL. 5 ISSUE 6 “REVITALIZING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS” JUNE 2005

Upcoming School Board Meetings

June 21, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Report - Administration Bldg

June 28, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration Building

July 5, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reorganization Meeting - Admin Bldg

ALL SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS BEGIN AT 7:00 PM.

Jamestown Board of Education2004~2005

Joseph Pawelski, PresidentTimothy Thomas, Vice President

Joe DiMaio, Laurel Lucas, Deann NelsonThomas Pope, Christine Schnars

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News from Jamestown School District

The Jamestown City School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, vet-eran or marital status, political affiliation, race, creed or religion, color, national origin,or disability in the employment and educational opportunities it offers, including voca-tional opportunities, school services and extracurricular events as required by Title IX ofthe 1972 Educational Amendments and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.Grievance procedures are established to provide for the prompt and equitable resolu-tion of complaints pertaining to discrimination.

District 504 Coordinator District Title IX CoordinatorSheryl Johnson Karen Peterson

Check Out the New JHS Orchestra and JHS Concert & Symphonic Bands websites. Just access www.jamestown-publicschools.org - links to all of these websites are on the

home page.Upcoming Testing, Holidays &

Important Dates

June 16-24, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . Regents Exams

June 23, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Grade Foreign Language Test

June 22, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . No School (Middle School) 8th Grade

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving Up Ceremonies

June 23, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baccalaureate

June 24, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement

Foster Grandparent ProgramNeeds Participants

The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) announcesthat there are openings in September for men

and women who are interested in working withchildren in the Jamestown Schools. If you are 60 years

of age or older, can meet income guidelines, andwould like to be a part of educational programming asa volunteer mentor, please consider being part of FGP.Individuals who work as Foster Grandparents receive atax-free stipend, paid in-service training, and recogni-

tion events among other benefits, but the greatestreturn is the love and respect given by the children. Ifyou would like to learn more about the FGP, please

contact 665-5354. JHS’ TopTen

Students

New York State Public Notice Sex Offender Registry

New York State provides an overview of the Sex Offender Registration Law andhow the public can obtain information about sex offenders. Call 1-800-262-3257

or access information via the Internet at www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor.

Brittany BowmanUniversity of Rochester

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Happy Retirement!!

Ten Jamestown School employees areretiring this year:

• Randy Anderson - Ring School• Chuck Frontuto - Warehouse• Peter Frontuto - Warehouse• Danton Hilldale - JHS• Maureen Hills - Food Services• Dianne Johnson - Administration Building• Anita Paladino - Lincoln School• Gary Peters - Jefferson School• Joanne Puder - Tech Academy• Kathy Rizzo - Jamestown High School• Donna Wiggers - Central Kitchen

These employees have a combined years ofservice of 200 years to the Jamestown Schools. A Retirement Receptionwas held on June 21st to thank these dedicated employees for theiryears of service to the district and the students of Jamestown.

M. Tyler HansonSt. Lawrence University

Undecided

Jan PanteliUniversity at Buffalo

Chemical Engineering

Ashley BauerCanisius College

Accounting

Tyler LillieCornell University

Chemistry/Pre-Veterinary

Kaitlin BollingOhio University

Interactive Media

Scott WalterUniversity of Rochester

Biology

Jordan MoranValedictorianUniversity of VirginiaPolitical Science/Pre-law

Julie LundgrenSalutatorian

Cornell UniversityNutritional Science/Pre-med

Abigail KinemHoughton CollegeEnglish/Education

News in the School District

Teachers, Randy Anderson, GaryPeters, Anita Paladino, Kathy Rizzoand Danton Hilldale (missing) are

retiring this year.

Middle School News

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Persell Middle School

Ten students competed in the 2nd annual Persell Middle School 8th GradeSpeech Contest. The finalists were chosen to compete in the contest based ontheir classroom speech performances. Sabrina Zababla earned first place with

her speech on the power of music. Ashley Perdue was awarded second place andspoke on abstinence. Third place went to Adriano Conti who shared information onviolence in video games. Congratulations to our top three speakers!

The contest was established to help address the speaking aspect of the NYSELA Standards. Public speaking is a life skill and is another medium through whichto communicate. Students must participate in several public speaking activities inhigh school and in the future may be expected to make a sales pitch, defend aclient, demonstrate how something works, explain a process, or otherwise enter-tain, inform or argue a point of view. Public speaking gives people a chance toexpress themselves orally. Some of the points on which the speakers were judgedinclude: delivery, content, introduction and conclusion.

Congratulations to our runners up: Brittany Ruppert, Jessica Cardone, Maryssa Wood, Deborah Canada, Lauren Johnsonand Jon Wilson who each gave exceptional speeches. Betsy Rowe-Baehr, Steve Sipior and Grace Johnson were the ELA teach-ers involved. Thanks to our judges for their support. They were: Pat Windsor, Charley Ingham, Gwen Bagaas, Barbi Price andAndrea Bracey. It was a truly rewarding experience for all involved. -Phil Cammarata, Principal

WashingtonMiddle Schoolteachers, Kim

Austin, Patty Leffordand Melissa Yost wereselected as 2005Disney Teacher AwardsHonorees! The DisneyTeacher Awards honorcreativity in teachingand celebrates teach-ers who inspire andhave had an amazinginfluence on childrenand families.

As Honorees, theirapplication was deemed outstanding by a number of educatorsfrom various disciplines. They are one of the final 45 teachersselected from tens of thousands to be Disney’s guest at the 2005Disney Teacher Awards gala at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,California. The teachers will receive a $10,000 honorarium andWashington Middle School will receive a $5,000 honorarium due totheir contribution to children and education. Equally as exciting,the teachers and the principal will attend a professional develop-ment workshop conducted by the Center for CollaborativeEducation that will be held at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando,Florida.

“On behalf of Washington Middle School, I would like to con-gratulate the teachers on their recent nomination as DisneyTeachers of the Year Honorees, “ said Washington Principal DanBracey. “This high honor is indicative of those who have achievedsignificant success in the education field as well as personifying thehighest standards of service, leadership and character. All threeteachers are in every respect model educators. I would like to con-gratulate you, your peers, your students all who have contributedso much to what you are and what you have accomplishedWashington Middle School has always been a great place and youhave just proved it once more.” -Dan Bracey, Principal

Jefferson Middle School

Jefferson Honor Society recently took a trip to theNation’s Capital. Before students left, they took a“virtual tour” so that they would be prepared for

all the sites they were going to visit. Students went to the Capital buildings, where

they learned about the French architect, PierreL’Enfant, who had a vision of the city with threebuildings: the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial and theWashington Monument. Students also took a nighttour, which included the memorials around thereflecting pool, WWII, the Vietnam, Korean War andLincoln Memorial. They also toured the JeffersonMemorial, which had an effect on the students asJefferson School is named after him. Students visitedthe Arlington National Cemetery, where they saw thegraves of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and theMemorial of the Shuttle Astronauts. Students alsovisited the Ford Theater where President Lincoln wasshot; the Smithsonian American History Museum andan emotional visit to The Holocaust Museum.

-Carm Proctor, Principal

Washington teachers, Melissa Yost, Patty Lefford and KimAustin, along with principal, Dan Bracey, received a $5,000

check from Disney to benefit their school.

Washington Middle School

Spring Sports Season RecordBreakers & Outstanding

Performances

There may never have been as many record breakingperformances in one season than was witnessed thisspring at JHS…

Senior Julie Lundgren broke the JHS long jump record witha leap of 17’10” and is second on the all-time list in thetriple jump with a jump of 36’7.75.” She recently won thetriple jump event at the ECIC Championships, aswell as placing 3rd in the long jump and 7th placein the 100 Meter Dash. Junior Kailey Harveysmashed the JHS 3000 meter record by 25 secondswith a time of 10:29.19 as she finished in 2nd placeat the ECIC Championships and also finished in 7thplace in the 1500 Meter Run with a time of 4:59.29(2nd best time ever in JHS history). Allison Dole,only a sophomore, broke the JHS pole vault recordthis season with a vault of 7’6.” Senior TravisPrejean of the boys track team continued his out-

standing running performances. Hewas named the Most Valuable TrackAthlete at both the Joe PaternitiMemorial Jamestown Track Classic andthe Falconer Invitational. Travis ownsthe school record in the 1600 metersand has come within a second ofbreaking the 800 meter record. He justrecently recorded second place finishesin both the 800 and 1600 meter racesat the ECIC meet. Senior Baseball Player

Josh Melquist set the JHS Baseball single seasonhits record with 44. Senior Jordan Basile wasn’t toofar behind, finishing second on the all-time list with41 hits. Melquist was named first team ECICDivision I while Basile was named to the secondteam. Junior softball pitcher Rebecca Zimmermanbroke the school record for ECIC wins in a singleseason with 4. Playing in the best softball league inWestern New York, Rebecca kept the Lady Raidersin every game, and was honored as a member ofthe Division I first team by the league coaches.

As the school year winds down I want to thank all those whovoted to support our School Budget and re-election of thethree incumbent School Board members, Joseph Pawelski,

Thomas Pope, and Timothy Thomas. We appreciate your support ofour district and the direction that we are headed.

It has been another very difficult budget year. We haveagain lost capacity within our school system, but attempted tomake-up for it in aggressively going after new grants. Title I has

not been good to us the last two years and it appears this could be a trend for New York State and our district.Last year we lost over $200,000 after the budget was in place and this year we lost over $100,000 after the votersapproved our budget. These cuts in revenues mean additional cuts after the budget is developed. So we continueto face very challenging times from a financial point of view. At the same time the accountability measures of NoChild Left Behind continue to move forward. So again we have a mandate with insufficient revenue to make itwork and hurts poor school districts like ours even more than other school districts. We continue to look foranswers – one of those answers has been the formation of a special education consortium with our neighboringdistricts of Southwestern, Falconer, Frewsburg, and Bemus Point. Also many programs over the last two yearshave been modified or streamlined to reduce costs so, at least, we could keep the programs.

For the reasons stated above, I have convinced our Board of Education to file suit with the Small CitiesAssociation against the State of New York. We believe there is enough state aid for education and that the realproblem lies in the distribution of that state aid. We will continue to fight the fight but this could take years inthe court system. Jamestown should be receiving more revenues based upon our poverty and the amount of chil-dren that have special needs.

Recently the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, the group that won the lawsuit for New York City, began drafting astate-wide bill that would transform the court’s New York City focused lawsuit into statewide legislation. This billis called The Schools for New York’s Future Act and sets forth a forward-looking, simplified education funding sys-tem that would deliver resources and reforms to every student in New York State. I kindly ask each of you towrite a letter to Assemblyman, William Parment and Senator Cathy Young to support this legislation. It is thedream to have this introduced in this session but really debated and discussed in the next session of the state leg-islation.

As many of you many have read, Dr. Deann Nelson, a School Board member, recently filed suit against theBoard of Education and myself, as the Superintendent. What makes this interesting is the fact that Dr. Nelson’slawyer, Mr. Giacalone, is the same lawyer that fought the District on the Martin Road athletic fields. Dr. Nelson’sfirst complaint was filed with VESID of the State Education Department. The District was found to be in violationof two minor infractions - training and not writing short-term objectives and goals on our IEP’s in a consistentmanner. We are now in full compliance with this complaint but the lawsuit still followed this compliance. We willhave to continue to spend valuable resource dollars to cover the cost of litigation in this matter.

I hope that you, and your family, have a healthy and happy summer and thank you again for supporting ourDistrict’s initiatives.

MESSAGE fromthe

SUPERINTENDENTRaymond Fashano

Jordan Basile

Josh Melquist

Bedtime and scary monsters - what childhasn’t combined these two item? ThePACERS (Parents Activating Children’s

Early Readiness Skills) Program at Ring Schoolrecently held a “Bedtime Theme” during theirPre-School Story Hour. Students were read astory about strange noises under the bed.Ultimately, the story reveals that the strangenoises were just dad’s snoring to the delightand assurance of the pre-schoolers!

The Pre-school Story Hour is held in two,four week sessions in both the Spring and theFall. Parents of Ring kindergartners who haveyounger siblings can bring pre-school-agedchildren after school for a session. The StoryHours originated with a grant that the JamesPrendergast Library obtained. Students devel-op their reading skills, along with creatingcrafts, sing songs, and have a snack. The library provided books and packets with particularthemes like cats and food.

“The Pre-School Story Hours can help children to learn to sit still, pay attention and havesocial interaction with other kids and teachers,” said Ring PACERS representative, Marcia Skinner.“The goal behind the whole PACERS program is that the parents are the first and more importantteacher for a child. The program offers parents extra tools to use in helping with their child’s edu-cation. It gives them a strong foundation for when they do enter a school setting, whether it’s

pre-kindergarten or kindergarten. - Connie Foster, Principal

Lincoln Elementary School

Throughout the winter, students in Leslie Cecchini’s kindergarten classparticipated in many indoor garden projects, including growing anamaryllis bulb and sprouting beans, sunflowers and peas. In anticipa-

tion of working in their outdoor garden, they watched as the daffodil, tulipand crocus bulbs they planted in the fall emerged in the spring. The winterpansies they planted as young plants in the fall were blooming when thesnow melted! They learned how to weed the garden and are now ready toplant their young pea, bean and sunflower plants. We will have a harvestingparty this summer when the vegetables are ready to be picked.

The garden was sponsored through a Community Foundation mini-grantand has given these kindergartners hours of enjoyment and learning.

-Felix Muzza, Principal

Elementary School News

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Ring Elementary SchoolLove Elementary School

“Bedouini arenomads thatlive in the

Sahara Desert. They raisecamels to sell at themarket. They live intribes.”

This was just one of themany facts 3rd gradestudents learned aboutAfrica as part of a uniton the continent inHeather Kridler’s class.Students divided Africaby the Savanna,Rainforest, Desert andBushmen. They drewmaps with keys for thedesert, oasises, moun-tains and the Nile River.They used the district’s

laptop computers to research their area including things like pygmies, theNile River and mummies. Students each picked an animal within their area toresearch and write about. They included a question sheet, graphic organizer,diagram, introductory paragraph and correct punctuation and spelling. As afinal activity students created shadow boxes showing their animals in thecorrect environment. All 3rd graders at Love learn about Africa with differentactivities and curriculum. - Renee Hartling, Principal

Bush ElementarySchool

Third graders and animals are aperfect fit during a recent Arts-in-Education project that combined

animals, English and art to create alasting “Wish Bench” for School.

Third grade teachers began theproject by doing a “Nature Study”Science unit on the Painted LadyButterfly. Then, artists Katherine Gulloand Tony Bradford had studentschoose an animal and do research onit. Students chose everything from abobcat to an earthworm. Mr.Bradford, a poet, taught the studenthow to write a haiku about the ani-mal - how to “paint” a picture oftheir animal with words.

Ms. Gullo then stepped in andhad each student draw their animal - first on paper and then transfer toceramic tiles. Students then painted their tiles and Mrs. Gullo took themhome to fire them in her kiln and create the “Wish Bench.” The students hada reception to unveil and dedicate the bench to the school.

- Tom Schmidt, Principal

Lincoln kindergartners proudly show off their garden.

RogersElementarySchool

Second graders in JoannaBrickley’s and ElaineConti’s classes are meeting

some new SouthwesternElementary School friendsthrough their English LanguageArts Pen Pal Project. Students have been writing let-ters back and forth to pen palsin Karen Josethson and BruceMoore’s second grade class-rooms at Southwestern.Students must write in proper

letter form and check for correct grammar, spelling and punctuation before theletters are sent out. Students ask questions like “When is your birthday?”or“What is your favorite movie?”

Students are finding that their counterparts at Southwestern have manymore in common than they thought.

“I discovered my pen pal has the same birthday as me,” said Analese Wilson. They also send “theme” letters around the holidays, which can include illus-

trations or small gifts like handmade “friendship” bracelets. The Southwesternand Jamestown pen pals will meet in Allen Park for a picnic at the end of theschool year to finally see each other in person. - Chris Tracey, Principal

Bush students, Wayne Hunzinger and Amanda Keeler,worked with ceramic artist, Katherine Gullo during their

“Wish Bench” project.

Ring PACERS representative, Marcia Skinner, looks on as retiredKindergarten teacher, Connie Green, reads during Story Hour.

Rogers students, Ashley Butman, Jared Paxton, Analese Wilson andRyan Anderson, write to their pen pals.

Fletcher Elementary School

Fletcher kindergartners are learning more about the community they live in by taking fieldtrips to local sites. The entire kindergarten has participated in the Youth Series at the RegLenna Civic Center, where they have heard music and watched performances.Students also enjoyed a day at the Audubon Society where Audubon Director, Jennifer

Schlick discussed the care and feeding of Liberty, the injured bald eagle in residence at theCenter. Students also took a tour of the facility, enjoyed a nature walk and got an up-close lookat a Canadian Goose couple and their just hatched goslings.

Kindergarten teacher, Anne Sisco, hasan intergenerational program that she hasdone with her class for 17 years. Eachmonth the class visits the Frewsburg RestHome to do monthly activities such as artprojects, letter writing, and singing pro-grams with the residents. Sometimes if theweather does not cooperate, we write let-ters or cards to send to the Home. The resi-dents have even visited their classroom inpast years. The class also shares a snack andconverses one-on-one with the residents.Students also have an end-of-the-year out-door picnic to culminate the activities.

-Leslie Bennett, PrincipalFletcher kindergartners visit the Audubon Society.

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Jordan Moran, JHS’ 2005 Valedictorian, isthe son of Jeffery Moran and Mary Laird.A lifelong resident of Jamestown, he has

been a member of the Varsity swim, baseballand football teams. He served as captain forone year on the baseball team and for three

years on the football team. Jordan has been involved in theSpanish Club, where he currently serves as the Vice President. Healso served for two years in the Key Club and spent two years inthe National Honor Society. He was a saxophone player in theSymphonic Band for three years and is highly involved at BethelLutheran Church, where he serves as the youth representative tothe church council. Jordan was inspired by his time as an internwith the Jamestown City Council and will pursue a degree in politi-cal science at the University of Virginia in the fall. He hopes thatlaw school lies in his future. After graduating law school he antici-pates pursuing a career in law or government service.

Julie Lundgren, JHS’ 2005 Salutatorian, is thedaughter of Jerry and Devonne Lundgren.While at Jamestown High School, Ms.

Lundgren has been co-president of NationalHonor Society, co-secretary of Class Council andStudent Organization, a member ofInternational Key Club, treasurer of the SpanishClub, member of Chautauqua Striders trackclub, co-captain of the Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track andField, and co-captain of the Varsity Volleyball team. This fall sheplans to attend Cornell University, as a recruited track and fieldathlete, to study Nutritional Science in which she will follow a pre-medicine curriculum and pursue a career as a sports medicinephysician.

Summer School Information 2005ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWHERE: Love School - Due to construction at Rogers School, all elementary summer

school classes will be held at Love School. Jefferson Middle School Assistant Principal, Terry English will be the administrator.

WHEN: 5 weeks for 20 days, beginning on Tuesday, July 5 and ending on Thursday,August 4. Weeks 2 through 5 will be Monday through Thursday 9:00 to Nooneach day. Breakfast is served at 8:45.

WHO: Jamestown Public School students currently in K and exiting 4th grade. WHY: The JPS elementary summer school is designed to provide additional reading

instruction for students who can benefit from additional help. DETAILS: •Breakfast will be provided at each site.

•Students will be bused from the home schools to the sites. Transportation will be arranged when we know the number of students.•The program will serve the most needy students, enrolling 195 students. Once the classes are full we willmaintain a waiting list. •After summer school, the students will be bused back to their home schools. Lunch will be provided back at home schools that have summer playground program.

MIDDLE SCHOOLWHERE: Middle level summer school will again be held at the High School. WHEN: Classes begin July 5th and end August 11th. Except for July 8th, there will be no classes on Fridays. Classes

run 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided. WHY: Summer school for grades 5 and 6 involves classes in reading and math. The 7th and 8th grade students will

receive instruction in ELA, math and science. DETAILS: Student needing transportation will be picked up at their home school between 8:25 and 8:35 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOLHigh school summer school registration will take place on June 27th and 28th in the high school library. See time schedule.

Monday, June 27, 2005 Tuesday, June 28, 2005Seniors 9:00-10:00 a.m. 11:00-11:30 a.m.Juniors 10:00-11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Sophomores 12:00-1:00 p.m. 1:00-1:30 p.m.Freshmen 1:00-2:00 p.m. 1:30-2:00 p.m.

High school summer school will run every day starting July 5th ending August 15th. Regents exams will be given August16th and 17th. Classes and seats are limited. For additional information on high school Summer School, call 483-7103. Forquestions about elementary and middle school Summer School, contact Melissa Emerson at 483-4380, Judith Guild at 483-4451, or your child’s guidance counselor.

JHS NewsJHS

CommencementSpeaker

This year’s CommencementSpeaker will be Dr. TimothyRafael. Dr. Rafael was a 1996

JHS graduate and Valedictorian,who also attended Persell MiddleSchool. Dr. Rafael was undefeatedin four regular seasons on the tennis team, and wasfirst in singles in his junior and senior years.

Dr. Rafael attended the State University of New Yorkat Buffalo and received his bachelor’s of art degree inHistory, Summa Cum Laude. He was inducted into theNational History Honor Society (Phi Alpha Theta) andthe National Honor Society (Phi Betta Kappa).

Dr. Rafael attended the School of Medicine at SUNYBuffalo, where he received the Dean’s Letter ofCommendation for academic excellence. He was activein Students Offering Support (S.O.S.),which was acounseling service for peers. He was also a member ofboth the Siegel Committee, which annually recognizedprofessors for their excellence in teaching. Dr. Rafaelalso served as co-editor of the medical school year-book. He was an active master of ceremonies for vari-ous medical school talent shows and fundraisers forvarious free clinics. Dr. Rafael was voted unanimouslyby his classmates to be be the commencement speak-er at medical school graduation.

Dr. Rafael is currently in a residency program forObstetrics and Gynecology in New York City at BethIsrael Medical Center. He is the son of Father Nicholasand Claire Rafael.

JHS Valedictorian& Salutatorian

GraduationInformationJHS' Commencementwill be held Friday,June 24, 2005 at the Jamestown

Savings Bank Ice Arenaat 7 p.m.

Baccalaureate will beheld Thursday, June 23,2005 at 7 p.m. at theFirst Lutheran Church.

Good Job Love School!!

Love Elementary Schools’ fourth grade English Language Arts scores:

•76% of this year’s class scored at orabove state standard -65% was the

result last year- 31% the year before that.

That is a 45% improvement over three years.

Congratulations on a great job!!!

Summer Athletic Camps

The Jamestown High School coaching staffswill be offering a variety of athletic campsthis summer. Young area athletes should

take advantage of the opportunity to receivequality instruction from their future coaches!

These camps include boys basketball camps forgrades 1-9; girls basketball camps for grades

1-12; boys and girls tennis for ages 10-18; boysand girls swim camp for ages 5-18; girls soccer

camp for grades 9-12; boys soccer camp forgrades 9-12; football conditioning camp for

grades 7-12. For more information and a regis-tration form, go to jamestownpublicschools.org

and click on Athletics, or call the JHS athleticoffice at 483-4223.

Advanced Placement Courses Help Students’ Future Successes

Chelsea Bush, a 2003 JHS graduate who was ranked #8 in her class, is entering her senior year this fall at IthacaCollege majoring in Economics after only two years at Ithaca. How did she do it? By taking advantage of the manyadvanced placement (AP) courses offered at JHS. She had 24 credits (nearly a year’s worth) accepted by Ithaca

College before she even walked into the door. That’s approaching a $30,000 value if you consider tuition, room andboard. She took 6 credits in Psychology, 12 credits in English, and 6 credits in Spanish.

“I had no idea when I was taking my courses at JHS and filling out the paperwork that it would matter so much in col-lege and save so much money,” said Ms. Bush.

JHS has worked diligently to offer students a wide variety of AP courses and provide them with exceptional academicopportunities to acquire college credit during their high school career. AP courses enable students to participate in collegelevel courses while in high school. Upon successful completion of the course, students may choose to pay $82 to take theofficial AP Test. AP Reports are sent in July to the college(s) designated by the student and to JHS. Each college determinesthe policy regarding the examination grade required for gaining credit for these examinations (normally a grade of 3 orhigher). Currently there are 18 Articulated and AP Courses available to JHS students. The Current Enrollment Data forAcademic Year 2005-2006 in all AP, Jamestown Community College, and Jamestown Business College/Niagara UniversityCourses is 344 students.

“We have the best AP program in the area,” said JHS’ 2005 Valedictorian Jordan Moran. “The time and effort of the teach-ers and the the resources available to students is unparalleled in the area.

“I moved from another district to Jamestown,” said Abigail Kinem, who is ranked #6 in the Class of 2005. “And the APcourses here are like college classes. I really had to work to catch up with the JHS students who had already been in the pro-gram. The JHS’ AP teacher are like college professors.”