C-NS Honors NorthStar PRIDE Winners:
This week, 157 Cicero-North Syracuse High School students were honored with Northstar Pride awards. The students were recognized by teachers and staff for exhibiting the core values and attributes expected of our students at C-NS. Students were honored with individual cards filled out by teachers and staff. Counselors and House Principals were on hand to offer congratulations. We are so proud of our shining Northstars and all the positive examples they set as they go throughout their time at school. The core values they demonstrated fell in one of the following categories: personal responsibility, respect, integrity, discipline and engagement. Students will also be honored on the marquee at C-NS, the morning announcements, and the ...
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North Syracuse Education Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Giving:
As the North Syracuse Education Foundation (NSEF) celebrates 20 years of giving this year, the NSCSD is helping highlight some of the outstanding programs that have been made available because of their grants. The NSEF serves a simple, but comprehensive purpose: to ensure that North Syracuse Central School District students benefit from a quality education to maintain and enhance the level of excellence in North Syracuse schools. With the unfortunate reality of diminishing local and federal funding, the NSEF has filled the desperate need of stretching budgets by funding projects and materials to enhance students’ education.
In its 20 years of existence, the NSEF has funded more than $200,000 worth of programs that have directly benefited all students from grades pre-k through ...
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Onondaga County Funding Will Enhance Mental Health Services for NSCSD Students:
In this year’s State of the County speech , Onondaga County Executive McMahon addressed a critical need in the community when he spoke about the considerable mental health challenges being faced by students across the county. In his proposed budget, the County Executive plans to address those needs with the implementation of additional mental health services in the North Syracuse Central and East Syracuse Minoa School Districts. The budget includes three additional services in each district: a Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, an ACCESS Family Liaison and a Promise Zone Student Engagement Specialist. Students in the North Syracuse Central School District will directly benefit from these services.
North Syracuse Central School District Superintendent Dan Bowles spoke about the additional ...
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Secondary Students Participate in District-Wide Strings Festival:
For the first time since 2019, students in the North Syracuse Central School District had the opportunity to participate in the District-wide String Festival featuring all the orchestra students in grades 7-12. At the March 23 concert at North Syracuse Junior High School, orchestras from each school performed individual selections and at the end, everyone came together playing “Ode to Joy,” a particularly fitting song for the occasion.
Emily Guarino, an orchestra teacher at Roxboro Road Middle School and the Chair of the district's Music Department, was excited to bring the event back. She said, “All the orchestra teachers are so pleased to have this event back this year after several years due to COVID restrictions. Having ...
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Roxboro Road Elementary School Holds Bowling Fundraiser:
On Sunday, March 20, nearly 200 students, staff and family members of the Roxboro Road Elementary School community came together at Strike-N-Spare lanes in Mattydale to pitch-in for an important project. The school is working on raising money to install a new accessible playground and track and staff decided on a bowling fundraiser to get the ball rolling. Many thanks to everyone who supported the event!
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Therapy Dogs Make School Days a Little Less “Ruff”:
This week, several schools and lots of students and staff in the North Syracuse Central School District, were able to destress with some canine companions. Therapy dogs from a local agency, PAWS of CNY, accompanied by their humans, made visits to North Syracuse Junior High School, Roxboro Road Middle School and the North Syracuse Early Education Program. Pictures were shared of Connor (a Golden Retriever) and his human, Beth Tollar, a C-NS alum, spent time at RRMS and Miss Moose and her human, Laura Hand, spending time at the North Syracuse Early Education Program. As the year continues and more pooch photos are shared, they will be used for various publications and articles.
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Decades of Design on Display at North Syracuse Junior High School:
For the second time this school year, students in Nita Bellucci’s Fashion in Our Lives classes at North Syracuse Junior High School have turned their school’s library into a fashion runway of sorts. As part of the curriculum for the Fashion in Our Lives course, students spend time exploring clothing styles, designers and trends and investigate influencing factors. As students develop their knowledge of fashion, they learn how to bring their ideas to life by constructing their own textile projects.
For this particular project, students spent time exploring fashion trends from various well-known periods of time and then created presentations about a particular fashion trend/period of time. Additionally, students made clothing replicas from ...
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Sleep Awareness and Mental Health:
During the month of March, the North Syracuse Central School District’s team of mental health professionals is devoting time to promoting good mental health through sleep awareness.
Working with the District’s technology staff, the group produced a video about the topic. The video gives an overview of recommended amounts of sleep for students of various age-levels, side effects caused by lack of sleep, setting sleep schedules and offers ideas for reducing technology in sleep space. Kristen Stanton is the District-wide School-Based Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator for the North Syracuse Central School District.
Of the video, Stanton says, "We know that our families have very ...
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C-NS Students Advance to State Robotics Competition:
On Sunday, February 27, two teams of Cicero-North Syracuse High School students competed in a Rochester robotics competition and one of those teams has qualified for the upcoming Northern New York State Competition. The State competition will take place on Monday, March 7 at the OnCenter Convention Center in Syracuse. The student team is being led by Cicero-North Syracuse High School Technology Teacher Martin Miner. Good luck to all!
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March is Music in Our Schools Month:
During the month of March, schools across the nation celebrate National Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music.
The North Syracuse Central School District is asking students, teachers and families to share their music-related photos and videos throughout the month. The photos will be featured in the weekly NorthStar Lights newsletter and high resolution images will be considered for the NSCSD website. Photos can be submitted online by clicking here or can be emailed to Laurie Cook at lcook@nscsd.org .
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School Mask Mandate Has Ended:
Beginning March 2, the North Syracuse Central School District adopted new masking guidance provided by the New York State Department of Health for Pre-K - 12 schools. Universal masking will no longer be required for students, staff members, or visitors to schools. This includes on school buses. There will be some cases, which are outlined below, when individuals will be required (or strongly recommended) to wear a mask.
Masking is still required when:
Returning to work or school for days 6-10 post COVID-19 infection. This includes participation in sports and extracurricular activities.
If a person who tested positive is unable to mask, they must be excluded from school or work for 10 days.
Masking is still ...
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Social Media and Mental Health Webinar:
North Syracuse Central School District families are invited to attend a special, free webinar on social media usage and mental health issues. The webinar, provided through the School Mental Health Resource and Training Center, will take place on Tuesday, March 15 from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.
It is no secret that over the last 15 years that internet and media use has skyrocketed. Today, 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online almost constantly. As a result, many caregivers, educators and individuals are left wondering about the impacts of social media and the digital world on their overall wellbeing.
Information covered will include:
How to start the conversation around internet use
How to set healthy media boundaries
Data to help understand ...
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Roxboro Road Elementary School Students Have Snow Much Fun Learning About the Olympics:
As elementary school students across the world learn about and see the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in their lives, students at Roxboro Road Elementary School are getting a hands-on feel for one of the events right at school. RRE students were able to take time last week to create and use their very own luge as part of their physical education class. Fina Santangelo and Stephen Mirizio, the school’s two PE teachers, along with Becky Jones, APE teacher and student teacher Lauren Ott, thought the makeshift luge would provide real experience and FUN for the students!
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C-NS Holds P.S. I Love You Week Activities to Support Mental Health Awareness:
During the week of February 7-11, students in the Cicero North Syracuse High School Principal’s Cabinet, with support from the school’s new “The Hidden Opponent” club, celebrated P.S. I Love You week. The theme is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of mental health.
Events at C-NS kicked off with Varsity boys and Varsity girls Basketball awareness games. The players wore purple, the gym was decorated and an awareness table welcomed spectators with information on mental health and crisis resources.
Monday was semi-colon day with students posting their semi-colon or “what keeps them going” on a bulletin board. Tuesday students came in to the building with the walls ...
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Kindergarten Registration Dates Continue Throughout March:
The North Syracuse Central School District has announced its registration dates for 2022-2023 kindergarten students. In order for your child to enter school next fall, he or she must be five (5) years old on or before December 1, 2022. Elementary schools are holding registration at individual school buildings on the following dates by appointment.
Families of known new students will receive an appointment letter from their child’s home school in February. Families who will be registering a new kindergarten student and who have not received a letter by the 3rd week in February, should contact the school to schedule an appointment.
Kindergarten registration will take place by appointment at the following locations on the dates and times:
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Allen Road Elementary School Students Celebrate 100 Days:
Second-grade students in Nancy Collins' class at Allen Road Elementary School were some of the many throughout the NSCSD to celebrate 100 days of learning on Wednesday, February 16. Each year teachers throughout the District select various themes to celebrate 100 days of school. This year, Collins' students created colorful posters using 100 pieces of an object of their choosing. Collins, who has worked in the District for 29 years, was impressed with her students' work and wanted to share their creations. She said, "It is always fun to see what our students create for their 100 th day of school. I am thrilled to have the students in school five, full days a week. It's great to be going forward in a positive direction with the pandemic. ...
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Winners chosen in C-NS Optimist Club’s Oratorical Contest:
After a multi-year hiatus, the Optimist Club of Cicero-North Syracuse once again held an oratorical contest for NSCSD students. This year’s contest, “Staying Optimistic in Challenging Times,” took place on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building.
With a top award of a $2,500 college scholarship, all students under the age of 19 who live within the boundaries of the North Syracuse Central School District were eligible to participate. Contestants were asked to speak on the official topic for four to five minutes with timing beginning at the first spoken word.
This year’s winners are:
Gold medal: C-NS Senior Francesca Tortora (pictured far right)
Silver ...
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Roxboro Road Elementary Builds Community with “International” Help:
Students at Roxboro Road Elementary School have had a “international” visitor to their school this year as an “Aussie” has come to call. The guest, Sydney, is a 16 year-old Australian Shepard. Sydney’s human, Natalie Walters, is the school’s new Restorative Practices Specialist. Sydney has been joining Natalie at the school some Friday mornings.
Natalie Walters began her new career in the North Syracuse Central School District this year as one of two Restorative Practices Specialists (RPS) to join the District. Both RPS staff work out of the schools on the Roxboro Road Campus and are part of the District’s targeted efforts to address social emotional needs.
Lisa Goldberg, the NSCSD’s ...
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Cicero Elementary Swishes the Competition in Elementary Shootout:
Each year, elementary schools in the North Syracuse Central School District compete with each other in basketball shootout events at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The competition pits teams of elementary students against each other during halftime of separate C-NS Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball games. This year’s girls’ shootout event was held on Tuesday, February 1 and the winning team was from Cicero Elementary School. The boys’ shootout was held on Tuesday, February 8 and once again, the winning team was from Cicero Elementary School!
Congratulations to our Cicero El Boys & Girls!
Cicero Elementary Girls Team: Sarah Bacon, Madelyn Zawadzki, Tahlia Jones, Alana VanCamp, Audrianna Wahrendorf-Breman, Brynn Weckesser, and team ...
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3rd Grade Students Have “Magnetic” Science Lesson:
Students in Rachel Green’s third grade class at Roxboro Road Elementary School recently completed a hands-on, two-part lesson about electromagnetic energy. In the first part, students worked in teams to design a magnetic trash-sorting tool. The tool is a model of a device that could be used to separate steel from classroom trash. Students were provided with a set of specific criteria for success and design constrains.
In the second part of this lesson, students worked in teams to build their model trash-sorting devices. Each group evaluated the success of their model by counting how many steel objects were moved and how many other objects were moved to the recycling container. They considered which parts of their design were successful and identified ...
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