Cortland Enlarged City Schools

This Weekly News Blast features the Cortland County Olympiad! Schools from all over the County assembled at SUNY Cortland for a fun day of competition and making new friends.

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The first Cortland County Olympiad was amazing! The weather was perfect as students from schools across the county converged at SUNY Cortland Stadium for a day of fun athletic events. Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to doing it again next year. Thank you to everyone who donated time and funds to make this event happen!

Art teachers Nadia Bieber, Elizabeth Moshkowski and Sarah Panzerella submitted students' artwork for the Citi Gala for the Arts being held at the Everson Museum on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from 6PM-8:30PM.

This event is a celebration of the arts, dedicated to recognizing the innovative works of area districts, educators, students, community artists, and community partners.

Only 50 pieces of art were chosen from the many that were submitted. Two of Nadia Beiber's students were chosen and one of Sarah Panzerell's students work was chosen.

Students who were chosen; Simone Densmore, Lia Comtois and Emilia Moss and Sadie Tagliavento.

An amazing night of art and fun activities including a Paint the Principal raffle!

The best artwork created during the school year was displayed at the SH. The work was amazing and artists, families and staff got to see the amazing work from the Art Department.

The Jr. High School's Little Cats Art Show was a huge success! JH art students showed their work in the Commons area as families marveled at the amazing pieces of art on display.

The Monster Mash Up was a blast! Barry Elementary students drew monsters from their imaginations. The final drawings were then given to HS art students, who recreated the monsters in computer programs and as soft sculptures. The students at Barry had a wonderful pizza lunch with some frozen popsicles, and then the HS students presented them with their final monsters.

The 2023 Senior Prom was a success! The prom took place at The Lookout at Greek Peak, on May 19th. Parents and families were invited for photos and a welcome reception. Students enjoyed a night of appetizers, "mocktails", dinner, dancing and desert!

On June 12th and 13th, 6th graders from Randall Middle School put on performances of the musical Matilda for K-4th grade students. This was great practice for 6th graders for their public June 14th performance. The sets, costumes and acting were stellar! Great job 6th graders!

The Randall Spring Concert at the JSHS gave Randall musicians a chance to show off the skills they learned this year.

The SH Orchestra and Band said farewell to graduating seniors.

The Smith Spring Concert was a huge hit. The students were very excited to show off musical numbers they have been working on this year for their families and friends.

The Senior High Choir dazzled the audience with their amazing vocal range.

Junior High musicians put on a magical night that showed off their talents for family and friends.

Our 4th Grade Teachers call it “5th Grade Boot Camp” and the kids love it! During TEAM Time at the end of every day in June students are put in groups and rotate through essentials stations. At each station the group must read the directions, complete a physical PE requirement (burpees, sit ups, stretches), and then answer six questions based on the ELA or Math essentials. This is a fun way to review important material before heading off to 5th Grade at Randall next year!

Varsity Baseball

Ben Albright, Head Coach

Final Record: 15-7, 8-6 League (3rd Place)

4th Seed in Section 3 Class B Tournament

Defeated Bishop Grimes and Camden to advance to the Semifinal

Lost in the Semifinal to eventual Section 3 Champion Skaneateles

PBR High School Classic Champions

Partigianoni Tournament Champions

Caden Albright and Ethan Johnson named to All-CNY, League Awards have not been finalized yet. We expect to be well represented in the SCAC awards as well. We are awaiting Regional individual awards for All-Region.

We do not have official State Rankings for Baseball anymore.

Season started out 8-0. Only game in Class B (our class) that we lost was to Skaneateles in the Sectional Semifinal. We had an 8-1 Record vs Class B opponents.

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Parents & Caregivers were invited to come to their students’ homeroom class to see their academic progress throughout the ‘22-’23 school year. Students shared their Evidence of Learning portfolios, and other demonstrations of their high levels of learning at Randall Middle School!

On Tuesday June 13, 4th graders from Smith School took a tour of Randall Middle School and watched the 6th Grade Musical Matilda.

Now is the time to register your child for kindergarten. To be eligible:

• Child MUST be 5 years of age on or before December 1
• Children who turn 6 years of age before December 1 MUST be registered

Please call 607-758-4106, or email registrar@cortlandschools.org, to set up an in-person registration appointment. Registration packets can also be found by visiting our website:

https://www.cortlandschools.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=2614.

Once your child is registered you will be contacted by Anna Young, secretary at Barry

Primary, to set up a screening appointment. Kindergarten registration is an exciting time for both parents and children! We look forward

to working with you.

Our Board of Education met on June 13. A few of the highlights from the meeting are listed below.

Seal of Biliteracy Presentation: Kelly Chapman celebrated our 8 students who achieved the Seal of Biliteracy this spring. Three students presented a project in French and five in Spanish. Congratulations to the hard working recipients of this honor!

Paul Hansen: Is a representative for the NYS Student Advisory Council and he shared the projects the council is working on. He is a great representative for Cortland as well as students across New York State. We are so proud of his participation on this council! He was awarded a Tiger Paw for his leadership on this council and he is pictured below receiving the award from Ms. Swanson.

Special Education Program Review: Our Special Education Program Review team outlined great strengths and areas for growth within the department. They plan to provide further professional development on inclusive models as well as education for students and parents regarding the IEP process and goals. The team also plans to continue researching the continuum of services and make further recommendations for improvement next year as well. The team's passion for ensuring high levels of learning for all students was inspiring!

Science Program Review: The Science Program Review team presented recommendations that they would focus a new effort on vertical alignment of the science curriculum K-12. Their energy around collaboration between our elementary and secondary science teachers was exciting!

Budget Update: Thank you voters for approving the Cortland Enlarged City School District Budget on June 20, 2023. This will allow the district to move forward with important funding for the 2023-2024 school year. Thank you for your support!

Paul Hansen receives his Tiger Paw.