Book Buddies are Back!!:
We are so excited to bring back Book Buddies! Last year, we wanted to get second graders reading more and Pre-K students exposed to more types of readers! Book buddies were born!! Natalie Stansbury, UPK teacher at Bolivar Road Elementary, and Courtney Aversano, Second Grade Teacher at Bolivar Road Elementary, set up a time in their schedule for their classes to get together once a week. We spent most of the time reading books together, but we did many other activities too! We were able to enjoy a musical concert pre-k students put on with their instruments, we participated in Challenge Island together, and we even did an end-of-the-year celebration together! Book buddies are great for getting kids to read, but they all get much more out of it. Our young students had older students to look ...
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National Merit® Scholarship Program Award Recipient:
Elizabeth Kimball has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit® Scholarship Program. She is recognized for the exceptional academic promise demonstrated by her outstanding performance on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). More than two-thirds (about 34,000) of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT receive letters of commendation in recognition of their excellent achievement on the exam. Commended Students score in the top 3-4% of the 1.5 million students that took the test. Congratulations to Elizabeth!
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Chittenango Student-Athlete Community Service Day:
On Saturday, August 27th, Student-Athletes from the girls and boys, JV, and Varsity fall sports teams, volunteered throughout the community. The Town of Sullivan Community Parks and Recreation, Chittenango Landing and Canal Boat Museum, Sullivan Free Library, All Things Oz Museum, Creek Walk, Lions Botanical Park, and The North Pole all welcomed help from the various teams. Many weeds were pulled, trees mulched, grass mowed, cobwebs cleared, and signs, picnic tables, and benches throughout the town sparkled by the end of the day! This annual event is an excellent opportunity for the athletes to give back to our community. They feel a sense of accomplishment and pride for completing tasks, enjoy the opportunity to connect with community members, and bond with their teammates! Go BEARS! ...
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Congratulations to Alea Morris!:
Alea Morris, daughter of Amy Morris, has been selected as an alternate in the New York State School Music Association Winter All-State. Alea is a senior vocalist who was also chosen to be an alternate last year, alongside fellow senior Miranda Danaher. If selected, Alea will sing in a choir with some of the top voices in New York State during a three-day conference in Rochester, NY. Congratulations Alea!
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Congratulations to our AP Physics Newest Hall of Fame Members!:
On September 23rd, Jacob Ezzo and Joseph Lin officially got inducted into the AP Physics Hall of Fame. At Chittenango, graduates who enter the Hall have gone on to study at various schools and now work in an array of careers all over the country! Jacob and Joseph will be joining this group. Congratulations to both on this accomplishment, and we wish them well as they wrap up their senior year in Bear Country. Entrance into the Hall is achieved only by scoring a five on the challenging AP Physics 1 test administered in May each year. On the test, students must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of topics including Kinematics, Dynamics, Torque and Rotation, Gravitation, and Simple Harmonic Motion. The examination requires students to solve problems, write a paragraph and design a laboratory ...
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Mutual Support:
Mrs. Wilson’s third-grade class and the Chittenango Varsity Football Team have been working together this Fall. Before each home game, the members of the Varsity Football Team came to visit the class at Bolivar Road School. The team members worked with the students on reading fluency, math skills, and science. The third graders provided posters, cheers, and even a few dance moves, demonstrating their support for the team. The students also created tasty goodie bags to support the team for their away games. Thank you to the Varsity Football Team and coaches for connecting with Mrs. Wilson’s class and being terrific student role models.
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Bear Den Video Crew wraps up a great year!:
The Bear Den Video Crew wrapped up the 2021-2022 school year with a thank you celebration and awards presentation on June 8th. Over 45 student volunteers participated as crew members enabling the streaming of activities including sports, drama, concerts, and ceremonies. Logan Russo and Kaelyn Rudd, who anchored the Boys Basketball run through the sectional play, received special recognition as Outstanding Student Commentators. Brooklyn Dwyer and Olivia Giocondo were presented with Outstanding Camera Operator Awards in honor of the many hours they volunteered during the year. Grad Crew 22 will be finished off Bear Den Programming at the CHS Graduation on June 24th, so tune in to youtube.com/beardenvideo if you would like to view the ceremony. Special thanks to Hannah Reed for the beautiful ...
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Best Communities for Music Education Award Received:
Chittenango Central School District Receives the Best Communities for Music Education Award .
Congratulations! The NAMM Foundation has recognized our community for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders who make music part of a well-rounded education for every child in their communities. We salute the commitment of your community so that every child can learn and grow with music.
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Off to the World Championship!:
Congratulations to the Chittenango Bears robotics teams! They brought home two awards from State competition, a Northern New York State Championship and a Northern New York State Innovate Award, qualifying for worlds! We cant wait to see what is next. Congratulations and good luck at the Robotics World Championship!
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Madison County DMV Logo Winner Announced:
Congratulations to Sophomore Camren Wilson on winning the grand prize for the Madison County DMV logo contest! Schools in the Madison County area, including Chittenango High School's computer graphics class, taught by Ms. Fargnoli, participated in the competition. Madison County DMV will use Camren's logo for the next five years on their promotional and informational materials. Great job!
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CHS Students design a Coloring Book!:
Ms. Fargnoli’s Studio Art students designed coloring pages and made them into coloring books to spread holiday cheer! Junior, Erin Ryan, designed the cover. Ms. Fargnoli’s class gave the coloring books to Bridgeport and Boliver’s art students to color in throughout the last week before break! A special thank you to Stephanie LaPorte in our print shop for putting the color books together! We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season!
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Secret Santa with a Twist!:
Mrs. Blair and Mrs. Kelly’s 6th grade ELA classes put their spin on the classic secret Santa tradition. Stockings were decorated by each student and hung with care in the classroom. Next, students randomly picked a name from their class, and then the magic started! Each day, students had a new task to spread a little joy to the classmate they picked. On the first day, students finished the sentence starter, “I admire you because….” Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Blair placed the notes in the stockings after school and watched with delight as students checked their stockings the following day with big smiles. Their smiles grew three sizes reading their sweet notes from their secret Santas. Students used various materials to make bookmarks and ornaments for their classmates for ...
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Annie:
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie (Allie Bartozek, Madalyn Douglas) charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan (Katie Jasmin, Carmela Morano). With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage (Anna Chatwin, Abby Hoover, Jessica Inman, Bella Lincoln, Amélie Rohlin), Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Jacob Rose). She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks (Brandon Grenier), ...
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Sixth Grade puts on a Ukulele Concert:
Mrs. Taube's 6th grade General Music class performed a ukulele concert for the 5th-grade classes on Tuesday, December 21st. The set list was: White Stripes by Seven Nation Army, Jingle Bells by James Pierpont, Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano, Last Christmas by George Michael, Savage Love by Jason Derulo, and The Chicken Dance by Werner Thomas .
Since September, the ukulele students have been preparing for this concert and were thrilled to perform for such an enthusiastic audience.
In the 4th period class, the student performers were: Gavin Benson, Jayden Buffington, Trinity Cerio, Matthew Hibbert, Glen Lackowski, Brianna Moreira, Brody Olds, Aiden O’ Shaughnessy, Andrew Packard, Justin Pecore Jr., and Noah Timian .
In the 8th period class, the student performers ...
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Clue: On Stage!:
The classic board game is brought to life in Clue: On Stage ! Six guests are invited to a dinner party thrown by an anonymous host. They are given aliases--Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet. Though discouraged from revealing personal information, it is soon discovered that all of them have fallen victim to the same blackmailer, their very host of the evening. Each is presented with a weapon and an option: pay their extortionist double, or kill the innocent butler. What follows is a madcap, slapstick evening full of murder, mystery, and laughs as they seek to puzzle out the culprit amongst criminals.
Performances will be both live, in-person as well as live streaming. Reservations are required for live, in-person tickets. ...
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Echoes Writing Contest Begins:
“The Echoes program for grades 6 through 8 is the largest middle school writing competition in the United States.”
Our middle school students have the opportunity to compete in a contest that has been going strong for the last 30 years. Students write and submit their own stories, skits, poems/songs, newscasts and advertisements into the contest. Some lucky winners will have the opportunity to see their written works performed by The REV Theatre Company. For the first time ever last year, the Chittenango 7th Grade won "Best Submissions" in the state-wide writing contest. Sydney Kent and Kaylynn Baldoze won the Showcased Author Award, which means their submission of “The Wackadoodle” was used in the recorded performance. Kierstin ...
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2022 National Merit Scholarship Commended Student Named:
Chittenango High School is excited to announce that Aiden Calunod is named, Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Aiden has been designated Commended Students by achieving a PSAT/NMSQT score in the top 3% on the PSAT administered in October 2020. This performance is exceptional as only 50,000 students out of 1.5 million are chosen to be commended students. “Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” quotes an NMSC spokesperson. “ We hope that this recognition will help broaden his educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success”.
Ms. Hamilton presented the certificate for the Letter of Commendation to Aiden, ...
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The CMS Library is open!:
The CMS library is open for visits again this year, and students are loving it!
During our first three weeks, we had: 26 class orientation visits, 925 books checked out, and 105 personalized book recommendations shared with students.
Overheard at the Library: Student Soundbites
"WAIT. I can get audiobooks here?!"
"I've been wanting to read this book for so long!!"
“I’m definitely getting 3 books!”
"This is the best library ever!"
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Chittenango Receives a Best Communities for Music Education Award:
Despite the pandemic, Chittenango Central School District was again honored by NAMM. This year, they changed the theme to "Support Music" as they recognized the importance of music programs during this trying year. Thank you to everyone who ensures this happens each year!
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Chittenango Students Win National Scholastic Art Awards:
Senior Maggie Griffiths was awarded 3 Silver Keys for her digital art pieces, "Surfer", "Quiet Rainy Street" and "Distant Diner Daydream".
Sophomore Taylor Streiff won a Gold Key with her photo, "Double Faceless".
All entries were selected from thousands of regional Gold Keys from around the nation that advanced to the national level. Just 198 art entries were chosen nationwide. National winners can be viewed at www.artandwriting.org .
On the regional level Chittenango students won a total of 26 awards; 8 Gold Keys, including the Newhouse Digital Design Scholarship awarded to Maggie Griffiths, 8 Silver Keys and 10 Honorable Mentions. The Central NY Region includes submissions from around 400 school ...
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