CNS Vocal Jazz Ensemble Gives Holiday Performance:
During the holidays, The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Vocal Jazz ensemble performed at The Fireside Inn for “Making Spirits Bright” to benefit the Rescue Mission of CNY and the Salvation Army. This is the second year the Vocal Jazz has been asked to participate.
The fundraiser started as an idea that musician Letizia Pinkel had to bring musicians and community members together for a good cause. The Christmas party featured many of Central New York’s most notable musicians and all of the proceeds went to The Rescue Mission just in time for the Holidays.
The event was free but all those attending were asked to bring a donation of comfort and joy. Some items that the Rescue Mission collected were mittens, hats, socks and ...
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Roxboro Road Elementary Alumni Give Back to Community they Love:
Jessica Nabewaniec , a Family Engagement Specialist for the NSCSD at Roxboro Road Elementary School , shared photos of the school's hat and mitten hand-out for students. Jessica shares that Dominick and Daniel Ciciarelli , alumni of Roxboro Road Elementary School, generously donated hundreds of hats and mittens for students at the school.
Daniel Ciciarelli is pictured as he prepares to drop off the donations at Roxboro Road Elementary School. Daniel is a 2011 graduate of C-NS and was the first graduate of the District to receive three Career and Technical Education (CTE) Endorsements on his high school diploma. Daniel feels that his education in the NSCSD prepared him well for a successful career. Daniel now serves as 3rd Ward Councilor ...
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North Syracuse Junior High School Presents “Godspell” on January 28 and 29:
The NJSHS Drama Club production of “Godspell” will take place this weekend:
Friday, January 28 at 7:00
Saturday, January 29 at 7:00
Performances held in the NJSHS Auditorium, doors open at 6:30
Tickets: sold during lunches at NSJHS every day until 1/28. Checks may be made out to NSJHS Drama Club
General Admission: (available in advance or at the door, same prices)
$6 Students/Senior Citizens
$8 Adults
Reserved seat tickets: Must be ordered by Thursday 1/20
$10, all ages
Seats will be marked with your name
Available in advance only , contact John Halpin directly at jhalpin@nscsd.org for ...
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Board of Education Approves Revised Calendar:
The North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education approved a revised 2021-2022 academic calendar at their January 3 meeting. The revised calendar, which is available by clicking here, includes the following revisions:
January 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2022 are no longer Regents Exam dates. These dates are now normal instructional days for C-NS High School.
April 6, 2022 will now be a half-day for all Pre-K – 12 students
May 20, 2022 will now be a half-day instead of May 13, 2022 for all Pre-K – 12 students
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Teacher and Teaching Assistant Unions Join Forces to Spread Holiday Joy:
For more than 20 years, staff in the North Syracuse Central School District have worked hard to ensure that all families in the District have food on hand to get them through the holiday recess. In 1999, the Teaching Assistant Unit had a food drive and put together eight food baskets for students’ families. Since that time, the community’s need has increased but fortunately, so has the District’s generosity and staff willingness to help.
Mindy Bristol is President of The North Syracuse Teaching Assistant Association (NSTAA) for the NSCSD and has been involved with the food drive since it began. Mindy has watched the need grow from just eight baskets that first year to overflowing bags for 152 families this year.
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CNS High School’s Team of Theater Directors Honored as ‘Champions of Change’ by New York State School Boards Association:
On Monday, December 6, the Cicero-North Syracuse High School (CNS) theater team of creative directors involved with the ‘Cicero Area Student Theater’ (CAST) program and the high school’s production of an original musical in the midst of a pandemic, was honored by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) as Champions of Change . NYSSBA’s honor, which is officially called the ‘Champions of Change for Kids Recognition Program’, celebrates programs that optimize existing resources to address issues of equity, demonstrate strong student academic performance, and introduce unique learning environments that are cutting-edge and future oriented. The recognition is unsolicited and is presented to just a few select districts ...
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Voters Approve Structured for Success! Capital Project:
North Syracuse Central School District voters have approved the three separate propositions that make up the Structured for Success initiative.
Proposition #1 includes renovations to C-NS High School, Lakeshore Road Elementary, Cicero Elementary and Smith Road Elementary. The $64.96 million project will not increase taxes for District residents. Decades-old learning spaces and systems that are long past their useful life will be renovated or upgraded. Proposition #1 was approved (89% support) with 1,279 yes votes and 157 no votes.
“We are incredibly pleased that voters recognize the value of this cost-effective project and the meaningful impacts it will have on our programs and for the community at large,” said Superintendent Dan Bowles. “It is essential ...
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CNS Aviation and Aerospace Students Explore Opportunities at C&S Companies:
On Friday, December 3, the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Career Center and Technology Department teamed up to bring the school’s Aviation and Aerospace class to a local engineering firm to learn directly from experts in the field. The group of about 20 C-NS students traveled to C & S Companies, an engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, and construction services organization. While at C & S Companies, students had the opportunity to hear from speakers about aviation planning, aviation engineering and drone technology and were even paid a visit from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Aviation and Aerospace course is a new elective for students at CNS created due to forecasts calling for a dramatic increase in the demand ...
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Allen Road Elementary School Students Make Thanksgiving Bags for Rescue Mission:
Throughout the month of November, students at Allen Road Elementary School have been involved in a school-wide project for a great cause. Students used some class time to decorate more than 100 brown paper bags, which will now be given to the Rescue Mission. On Thanksgiving morning, the bags will be filled by Rescue Mission volunteers and then delivered by volunteer drivers. The bags are provided to community members in need including homeless, homebound, disabled and elderly who don’t have the money to afford a meal or don’t have family to eat with on the holiday.
Each package includes a warm thanksgiving meal (turkey, potatoes, veggies, stuffing), a piece of pie, some candy, and nice notes/kind words from project donors. Many students ...
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CNS Principal's Cabinet Honored with "Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy" Award:
On Monday, November 15, The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Principal's Cabinet was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Central New York Chapter with the organization's "Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy" Award.
The CNS Principal's Cabinet, led by teacher Melissa Palmisano (pictured left), is made up of 30-40 students recommended for the group because of their leadership skills. During the school year, the group meets with CNS Executive Principal Jamie Sullivan (pictured right) and the school administrative team on a regular basis to discuss how they can work together to best benefit the greater school community.
For several years, the Principal’s Cabinet has supported ...
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District Partnerships Raise Money for Paige's Pajamarama:
November, 2021
For the second consecutive year, the North Syracuse and Liverpool school districts renewed their friendly battle to be named top supporter of Paige’s Butterfly Run, Inc. and Paige’s Pajamarama.
Paige’s Pajamarama is a charity event allowing students to wear their pajamas to school when making a donation to Paige's Butterfly Run, Inc., an organization which supports children with pediatric cancer at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
In 2019, C-NS students challenged Liverpool High School students to raise more money for Paige’s Pajamarama by creating a challenge video, which went viral. While the 2019 challenge was initially only for the high schools, involvement grew and the ...
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NSJH Community Builders Club Lives up to Its Mission:
Some dedicated members of North Syracuse Junior High School's Community Builder's Club were at Lakeshore Road Elementary School on October 29th for the school's Trunk or Treat event. Members toughed it out with the sporadic rain and made sure all the trick or treaters would have a great time! Students that helped were: Madeleine Frisch, Angel Cuencas, Ethan Meives, Sydney Rapp, Cassandra Luce and Charlie Daniels .
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Project Connect Brings Students and Schools Together:
During the month of October, in recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month, schools in the North Syracuse Central School District participated in Project Connect. The project is designed to bring awareness to how every person has the ability to make a difference in our District by making our buildings more welcoming and accepting. Participation in the process is simple - students simply write a message of kindness on a strip of construction paper and the strips are then taped or stapled together to result in one long, connected chain that visually represents the power of uniting for a common cause.
The chains will be collected from schools and will be gathered together and displayed at the Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building during the month of November. Kristen ...
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District Looking for Input in Strategic Planning Process:
The North Syracuse Central School District is beginning the process of developing a strategic plan to guide our decisions and resources over the next several years. One of our first steps is to survey our staff, students, parents and community in order to determine our core beliefs and values as a District. The survey will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, November 12.
NSCSD community members are invited to watch a brief introductory video message from Superintendent Bowles by going to https://youtu.be/K6Qq2F58-WU . The survey can be accessed online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMXV573 through November 12, 2021.
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NSCSD Musicians Invited to All-State:
Three Cicero-North Syracuse High School musicians have been selected as participants and/or alternates for the 2021 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Performing Ensembles. The conference and final concerts, which will be held in Rochester at the Convention Center and Eastman Theater, will take place from December 2-5, 2021. Thousands of students auditioned for this honor last spring at solo and ensemble festivals throughout the State. The students performed a level 6 solo and were evaluated by a NYSSMA adjudicator.
C-NS Senior Mikey Mousaw was selected to BOTH All-State Chorus and Vocal Jazz. He will be representing our District in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, which only choses 16 students from across the state. Mikey is one of 4 tenors that were ...
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NYSED Digital Equity Survey:
Beginning November 1, parents and guardians in the North Syracuse Central School District will be asked to fill out a student digital equity survey when logging into SchoolTool. Parents/guardians will be asked to complete one survey for each child prior to Nov. 19.
The survey is mandated by the New York State Education Department (NYSED), who will use the information collected to promote educational equality concerning digital access.
To access the Digital Access Survey in SchoolTool, select your child and click on the User Defined Tab. From the drop-down menu, select "Digital Access Survey" and click the add icon (green plus sign), answer the 9 questions displayed, then click the Save icon (green disk).
NYSED states, “Identifying student ...
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Nationwide Service Disruptions Impacting School Meals:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are seeing nationwide disruptions to manufacturing, supply and distribution channels. You may have experienced this yourself when you’ve tried to order something online or buy something in the store and what you’re looking for isn’t available right now.
What does the shortage mean for school meals? In short, it means that we’re having trouble getting certain foods and supplies. Your student(s) may notice that we’re serving different items than we’ve served in the past or different items than were listed on the menu.
School districts across the country are experiencing these shortages and unfortunately, we cannot control the problem. We are doing our best every day to come up with solutions to ...
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North Syracuse Junior High School Fashion Students’ Designs Hit the Runway:
Students in Nita Bellucci’s Fashion in Our Lives classes at North Syracuse Junior High School are taking their classroom lessons to the next level and bringing learning to life with a “Project Runway” contest at their school.
Project Runway, a popular reality tv show focused on fashion, pits contestants against each other as they strive to create top clothing designs while restricted by time, materials and theme.
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 her Project Runway contest, ...
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