Budget priorities align with Vision2020: Brighter Together:
On April 2, 2018 the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education adopted a $163,200,980 budget proposal for the 2018-19 school year. The proposed budget will be voted on by district residents on May 15.
The budget proposal demonstrates the district’s commitment to student success by providing enhanced opportunities that align with Vision2020: Brighter Together.
Vision2020 provides a road map to move the district forward in its mission of providing educational experiences and opportunities that inspire students to reach their individual potential as productive citizens. Vision 2020 and our areas of focus remained the priority as decisions were made in terms of where to best allocate resources.
The work that the community has done over the last few years to develop ...
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Nine North Syracuse Students Win Tech Awards:
Recently, nine North Syracuse students were honored by the National Center for Women in Infomation Technology. NCWIT recognizes the accomplishments as well as the goals of young women pursuing their STEM-based dreams. There were 29 winners and runners-up in Upstate New York; North Syracuse students accounted for 9 of the 29.
The awards luncheon took place at the MOST on April 8, 2018.
"I couldn't be more proud", said Matt Harbinger, Computer Science teacher and adviser for the Girls Who Code club. "They are all incredibly bright, peerless in their talents, and on a mission to conquer Earth some day."
State winners were Ava Breitbeck, Halle Bristol, Lee Ferenc and Gianna Germain
Runners-up included Shea Dailey, Alexis ...
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Two North Syracuse educators honored in Women of Distinction Awards:
Two North Syracuse Central School District educators were recently recognized in the sixth annual Women of Distinction Awards. Sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Al Stirpe, Danielle Rausa and Karen Seamans from the North Syracuse Central School District, were among eight Central New York women honored at the March 24 ceremony. The women were the only two recognized in the awards' education category.
Rausa, a music teacher at Roxboro Road Middle School, conducts the band, chorus and various musicals. Working within the North Syracuse Central School District since 1997, Rausa formed the Roxboro Road marching band in 2013 to help students better connect with the community.
“The next award winner focuses on creating new educational opportunities for all her ...
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Roxboro Road Middle School students take part in Central NY Science and Engineering Fair:
Several students from Roxboro Road Middle School recently competed and presented projects at the 39 th Annual Central NY Science and Engineering Fair. The group of students was the first ever to represent Roxboro Road Middle School at the fair, which is sponsored by The Most and Lockheed Martin. Student participants from Roxboro Road Middle School were: Ethan Matthews, Ethan Haahr, Logan Monday, Joshua Dennis and Jackson Dufort. They all did a great job and represented the school and district very well. One student, Ethan Haahr, won Science with Honors and Science and Technology awards.
Congratulations and great job!
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Middle school FCCLA students participate in state leadership conference:
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students from Roxboro Road Middle School and Gillette Road Middle School recently attended the New York State FCCLA Leadership Conference. The conference provided students with the opportunity to interact with, and learn from other FCCLA students from around the state.
During the March 22 event held at the Double Tree Conference Center in East Syracuse , students engaged in various workshops such as: Your Digital Tattoo & Online Image , Traffic Safety , Dress for Success and a culinary demonstration. This was an outstanding experience for our FCCLA students and gave them the opportunity to showcase their leadership skills.
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Roxboro Road Middle School students to participate in All-County Music Festival:
Congratulations to the following Roxboro Road Middle School students who will be participating in the Onondaga Elementary All-County Festival on April 7 at West Genesee High School:
Band : Caroline Henry, Yujin Lee, Neve Canino, Jacob Chiem, Corynn Frysinger, Natalie Miles, Nolan Fabela, Eric Donofrio, Colin Hong
Orchestra: Hannah Forsyth, Evan Champ, Sarah Dobbins, Connie Dunn, Riley Clarke, Caitlyn Clancy
Great job on your musical accomplishments!
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Role Reversal: Students Become Educator:
Students at Cicero-North Syracuse high school normally spend their days learning in a classroom from their teachers, but yesterday they took on a different role. On Thursday, March 22, students from the board of directors for the Northstars Branch, a student-run credit union at C-NS High School sponsored by CORE Federal Credit Union, became educators and mentors for younger students in the district.
Eleven high school students spent the morning at Roxboro Road Middle School making interactive presentations to more than 800 students, and shared their insights on a number of important money management and consumer awareness topics. Presentations took place in the auditorium of the middle school, with separate sessions involving all sixth, seventh and grade graders attending the ...
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District letter to community regarding security measures:
Dear North Syracuse Central School District Community:
The tragic events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas and at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada remind us how vulnerable we all are in public settings. We acknowledge that these recent events have caused an increased level of concern. These events and others dating back to Columbine, have challenged us to rethink our approach to school safety and security.
The North Syracuse Central School District has continuously improved physical security while we proactively address situations that have the potential to result in violent outbursts either in our schools or surrounding community. Part of our proactive approach is to maintain a ...
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Sheriff's Department issues statement regarding incident at North Syracuse Junior High School:
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department issued the following statement regarding a recent incident at North Syracuse Junior High School:
Sheriff’s Office Investigates “Altercation” Involving Two Students
Town of Clay, New York – The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office along with the North Syracuse School District conducted an investigation into an altercation between two students that recently occurred at the North Syracuse Junior High School.
Over the weekend, the Sheriff’s Office and the North Syracuse Central School District Office became aware of an altercation between two students at the Junior High School after a video depicting the fight went viral on social media. An investigation was immediately ...
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C-NS Students "Shoot for Loot" with CORE Federal Credit Union:
Establishing good savings habits recently paid off for North Syracuse Central School District. Several lucky students who have been regularly saving money at the NorthStars CORE Federal Credit Union, their student run branch, had the chance to “Shoot for Loot” during halftime of the Friday, February 1 boys' varsity basketball game against Henninger.
Student winners were selected in a random drawing from all student savers and were given 60 seconds to make progressively harder shots (lay-up, foul shot, 3-point shot and half-court shot) for progressively higher prize amounts. Making each harder shot increased the student’s winnings, with the chance to win up to $200. There were three student contestants: Jacqueline Cupoli, Jake Falgiatano and ...
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C-NS Performance Engineering Team gearing up for Shell Eco-Marathon:
The Performance Engineering Team at Cicero-North Syracuse High School is a group of ambitious, hard-working students who meet every day after school and work together to build energy-efficient vehicles. This year, the team is designing and constructing a custom-made hydrogen fuel-cell car to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon in Sonoma, California in April.
The Shell Eco-Marathon is an annual, international competition where students of all ages are challenged to design and drive their own ultra-energy-efficient vehicle the farthest on one liter of fuel. Teams are judged on vehicle design and safety features as well as how well participants work together.
In order for the Cicero-North Syracuse High School team to travel to California and compete, they need to raise funds to cover ...
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Students selected for All-County Music Festival:
Twelve North Syracuse music students were recently selected to participate in the Onondaga County Music Educators’ Association Junior High All County Festival at Eagle Hill Middle School. Students from North Syracuse Junior High School were Adriana Capato (alto Saxophone), Sabrina Clubine (flute), Ivy Dong (flute), Thomas Gilbo (vocal), Sam Ridgeway (trumpet), Nick Thelen (violin) and Jack Tschopp (trumpet). Students from Gillette and Roxboro Middle Schools were Jeremy Budihardjo (cello), Christina Wagner (trumpet), Peyton Empey (violin), Madeleine Rodoski (violin) and Megan Miles (clarinet). Congratulations to all of our talented musicians!
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Parent information regarding student keyboarding:
By the spring of 2020, New York State tests (Grade 3-8) will be computer based. This spring (2018), all 3rd and 4th grade students will complete state tests on the computer. Next spring (2019), grades 5-7 will transition to computer based and the following spring (2020), grade 8 testing will be computer based.
In addition, this year, any field tests that students participate in, will be computer based to allow students to practice and become familiar with the look and function of the online testing experience.
Your child will be using some of the free keyboarding programs, listed below at school to help prepare for computer based testing so that a lack of keyboarding skills does not impact their ability to demonstrate content knowledge. We encourage you to ...
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District students art on display at "Art in the Mansion" exhibit:
Many students from the North Syracuse Central School District will have their art on display at Syracuse's historic Barnes Hiscock Mansion through February 1, 2018. There is a suggested donation of $5, which will be used to restore and preserve the mansion at 930 James Street in Syracuse. All families are welcome to attend and celebrate our students' artwork.
Click here to download the event flyer.
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New merchandise available at C-NS Star Shop:
The Star Shop at Cicero-North Syracuse High School has new merchandise available for purchase. Cardigan and crew neck sweaters are now in and available for $45.
The Star Shop is open to parents! Stop by between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm or by appointment. Please call 315 218-4150 for an appointment.
Click here to go to the Star Shop website
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C-NS student selected for CNY Future Leaders of Tomorrow Award:
Congratulations to Cicero-North Syracuse High School senior Ava Breitbeck for being selected by New York State Assemblywoman Pamela J. Hunter (128th District) for a CNY Future Leaders of Tomorrow award . The awards are presented annually to students who excel in the classroom and provide community service.
C-NS teacher Kim Linkinhoker, who nominated Ava for the award, said, "Ava has demonstrated leadership in so many ways. She recently stood in front of the Board of Education and spoke to them as an advocate for the district's Science Olympiad Team. She is involved in our 'Girls Who Code' organization, which empowers young women to become leaders in the fields of technology and computer sciences. Ava has a personal goal to help young women embrace their love of science ...
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Use SchoolMessenger's InfoCenter to manage district alerts:
The North Syracuse Central School District has several methods of communicating with our families. One method we use is the SchoolMessenger (phone, email and text) notification system. If you have a child enrolled at one of our schools, you will automatically receive phone call, email and text alerts pertaining to that school and will receive some district-wide messages.
Families can opt into and out of various message types by using SchoolMessenger's InfoCenter app on their computer or mobile device. In order to use InfoCenter, your email address must be included in your child's schooltool account. Click here to sign up for or log into InfoCenter . Click here to download step-by-step directions on signing up for InfoCenter.
InfoCenter will allow you to change the ...
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North Syracuse Junior High student leads district-wide blanket drive:
For the past several years, DJ Villnave, now a high school freshman at North Syracuse Junior High School, has spearheaded a community blanket drive to help people in need. This year, DJ has the support of all schools in the district and several community groups. Blankets can be dropped off at any school in the district and several other locations through the end of January. Please consider sending in a new or gently used blanket to help with the cause!
Following are the addresses of all schools in the North Syracuse Central School District:
Cicero-North Syracuse High School (6002 Route 31 in Cicero)
North Syracuse Junior High School (5353 West Taft Rd. in North Syracuse)
Gillette Road Middle School (6150 South Bay Rd. in Cicero)
Roxboro ...
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C-NS student peer teachers at Cicero Elementary School:
During the month of December, students from the Cicero-North Syracuse High School's block 3 Money and Banking class went to Cicero Elementary and visited the 3 rd grade classes of Ms. DeGennaro, Ms. Norris, Ms. Malcolm and Ms. Hill to read a book and do a lesson on money and finances. Everyone had a great experience.
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