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Board of Education adopts DEI policy, seeks DEI committee members: At their regular meeting on Monday, March 18, the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education adopted a policy regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The policy reflects the district's steadfast commitment to fostering an educational environment that values diversity, promotes equity, and ensures inclusion for all students and staff. The policy outlines the steps the district will take to foster DEI in its schools. As part of the policy, the district is seeking to expand its current DEI committee and is looking for individuals willing to commit to the work. Potential members must be able to participate in monthly meetings after work hours. Interested persons should understand that students thrive in an environment free from discrimination and harassment and that ... CNS Celebrates National World Language Week: Beginning in 1957, a week has been set aside to celebrate World Languages. In recent years, it has become the practice to have National World Language Week during the first full week of March. The purpose of this celebration is to make the United States aware of the need for the importance of World Language study. This year, CNS hosted World Language Week from Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 8. The World Language department worked hard to create events to inspire World Language Study throughout the school. These events included a donation drive to help support New Americans, a door decorating contest, a World Language Trivia Competition and photo opportunities throughout the school. The theme of this year's World Language Week was "Language ... Board approves 2024-25 school calendar along with updated 2023-24 calendar making April 8 non-school day: March 19, 2024, North Syracuse, NY - At their meeting last night, the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education approved a school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year in addition to an updated calendar for the current school year making Monday, April 8, 2024 a Solar Eclipse/Unused Snow Day Holiday. All North Syracuse schools will now be closed on April 8 for all students and staff.  Why the change to April 8? Because Syracuse falls in the path of totality, we will experience a moment of total darkness. This once-in-a-lifetime event is anticipated to attract a significant number of spectators from outside the area. With the extra added traffic and number of events being planned for the area, the district was concerned about safely transporting students to and ... Festival of Nations 2024: Celebrating Diversity in North Syracuse Central School District: On March 7, the North Syracuse Central School District (NSCSD) came alive with a vibrant celebration of diversity at the 2024 Festival of Nations. Hosted at Cicero-North Syracuse (CNS) High School, the event drew an enthusiastic crowd, showcasing the rich tapestry of cultures, customs, and backgrounds within the NSCSD community. The festival kicked-off with a flag ceremony as a testament to the global mosaic within the district. The school's Human Rights Committee worked hard to gather flags representing the countries of origin for the entire student population. All eleven of the district’s schools contributed to the multicultural celebration. With the district's English Language Learners (ELLs) population growing over the past ... Congratulations to Lydia Roldan, Teacher of the Year!: March 8, 2024: North Syracuse Central School District Superintendent of Schools Daniel D. Bowles announced today that this year’s Teacher of the Year award will go to Cicero-North Syracuse High School teacher Lydia Roldan. Lydia now moves on to the statewide program for Teacher of the Year, sponsored by the New York State Education Department. Lydia was part of a group of five outstanding teachers of the North Syracuse Central School District, each of whom were nominated by at least 10 of their District peers. Lydia has worked with the North Syracuse Central School District students as an English as a New Language (ENL) Teacher at both North Syracuse Junior High School and Cicero-North Syracuse High School since 2017. Lydia’s passion for ... Gillette Road Middle School presents Lion King Jr.: Gillette Middle School proudly presents Lion King Junior,  March 21, 22 and 23. Shows will take place at 7pm each night in the school's auditorium. More than 100 students and directors are involved in this classic tale. It is really a human tale told through animal characters- thus the Broadway costume that purposely showed the human actors within the animal costumes.  The story deals with a prodigal son trying to find his place, an uncle thirsting for power and a kind tribe just wanting what is right and fair. The popular musical score was written by highly esteemed musical collaborators Elton John and Tim Rice and includes such classics as Circle of Life , I Just Can’t Wait to be King and Can You Feel the Love Tonight . It is one of the longest ... District takes top honors in Paige's Pajamarama: March 1, 2024: For the second consecutive year, the North Syracuse Central School District has been named the top supporter for Paige's Pajamarama , The event is a charity 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.  Since 2018, the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Principal’s Cabinet has been building a strong community partnership with Paige's Butterfly Run, Inc. First supporting Paige’s annual Pajamarama event that year, the school has worked to increase support each year since. In 2021 the Principal's Cabinet  received recognition for their outstanding ... Winners chosen in CNS Optimist Club essay contest: The Optimist Club of Cicero-North Syracuse has selected its winners for this year’s essay contest, the theme of which was, “Optimism: How it Connects Us.”   This year’s medalists are: 1st place: CNS senior Aria Van Dreason 2nd place: CNS junior Ethan Turner 3rd place: CNS sophomore Ivan Lin As the first-place winner, Aria’s essay now moves forward to the New England / New York Optimist District for consideration in the larger contest where she has the opportunity to win a $2,500 scholarship. Robert Crabtree is a current member and past president of the Optimist Club of CNS and had the opportunity to review this year’s entries. Of those he reviewed, he said, “This year’s ... CNS Vocal Jazz and Jazz ensembles earn gold!: On February 15th, the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Vocal Jazz and Jazz ensembles participated in the 21st annual Fonda-Fultonville Jazz Festival.  The festival continues to deliver an all-day musical experience for attendees. This year, FFC School District invited 17 school district bands/vocal groups to participate in this annual event. Throughout the day, you can hear the sweet sounds of jazz, contemporary, and big-band musical styles for all to enjoy.  The festival finished out with a Director’s Band Performing 5 pieces for the students and featuring the very distinguished judging panel.  C-NS students said their favorite part was being able to watch the directors and the judges perform some really great music for them.  Mrs. Rausa, ... CNS Presents the smash hit Mamma Mia! March 15 & 16: Cicero-North Syracuse High School is excited to be turning the auditorium of North Syracuse Junior High School into a DISCO on March 15 and 16 with their presentation of Mamma Mia! The production stars Ava Tyler as Donna, Val Lants as Tanya, Isabella Borte as Rosie, Connor Boyle as Sam, Liam Chung as Bill, Joey Cox as Harry Bright, Lucy Barrera as Sophie and Zach Heilig as Sky. Also featured are Via Wiechmann, Gabby Pinoargotte, Andrew Dolson, Ethan Mieves, Evan Brozteck, Halia Dice, Noah Seitz, Aiden Ketchum, Clarissa Fake, Clarice McCulloch, Lily Bero, Abby Goncalves, CeCe Bielac, Taylor Buffa, Emma Wall, Natalie Brushell, Brooke Todd and Annalisa Emmi.  PLEASE NOTE: THIS PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE ... District currently undergoing scheduled water testing and will be releasing building results as available: February 20, 2024: The North Syracuse Central School District is in the process of completing regularly scheduled testing of its drinking water in accordance with New York State standards for Lead in Water. According to the law, all school districts and BOCES must conduct testing of school potable water sources in occupied buildings. When the law was enacted in 2016, testing was required every five years. In 2021, New York State Governor Hochul signed a law increasing the frequency of testing to every three years and lowering the acceptable lead threshold from 15 ppb to 5 ppb. The law also requires that all lab results be distributed to families and made available online.  North Syracuse began its current round of testing in January 2024 and as part of the state’s updated ... District to celebrate schools’ countries, cultures and customs in 2024 Festival of Nations March 7: The North Syracuse Central School District will proudly celebrate the unique cultures, customs and backgrounds of its diverse student and staff population at their 2024 Festival of Nations on March 7. The event will take place at Cicero-North Syracuse (CNS) High School from 5 to 7 PM and will kick off with a special flag raising ceremony. The school’s Human Rights Committee has been working to obtain flags representing all countries of origin for the entire student population. All eleven of the district’s schools will be represented at the annual multicultural celebration.  David Lunden is the director in charge of the district’s English as a New Language (ENL) program and has been working with CNS Principal Kim Rice to organize the event. Over the course of ... CNS Senior Thomas Wills II named candidate in Presidential Scholars Program: Thomas A. Wills II, a graduating senior at Cicero-North Syracuse High School has been named a candidate in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Thomas is one of approximately 5,000 students selected from the nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from United States high schools in the year 2024.  Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.  Thomas is a well-known student in the North Syracuse Central School District. He has excelled academically in addition to ... Students earn CNY Scholastic Art Awards: For the past 70+ years, high school students from across Central New York have been recognized in the Central New York Scholastic Art Awards. This year was an especially challenging year, with major technical problems at the National Online Registration System, but our students persevered and received numerous awards and recognitions. This year, CNS High School art students took home a total of 77 awards at the Regional level.  31 works of art received Honorable Mention Awards, 26 works received Silver Key Awards, and 13 works of art received Gold Key Awards. Additionally, the following special awards were earned by CNS High School art students:  Honorable Mention Portfolios:  Jaila Killingbeck "My Brother" Nikolas Servider "Portraits" ... Kindergarten registration taking place in March: The North Syracuse Central School District has announced its registration dates for 2024-2025 kindergarten students. Home schools are in the process of mailing letters to families that will be registering known new students. In order for your child to enter school next fall, he or she must be five (5) years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.  Elementary schools are holding registration at individual schools on the following dates. Families will receive a letter from their child’s home school with instructions for completing registration. Families who will be registering a new kindergarten student and who have not received their letter by the first week in March should contact the school directly at the school’s main number.  Kindergarten registration will take place ... Non-public school transportation applications due April 1: Applications must be filed prior to April 1, 2024 As required by New York State Law, applications for bus transportation to and/or from charter, private or parochial schools during the 2024-2025 school year, must be filed prior to April 1, 2024.  Applications may be picked up and returned to the North Syracuse Central School District Transportation Department, 5520 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212. Applications can also be downloaded by clicking here . Please contact the Transportation Department at (315) 218-2107 for additional information. Click here to view the letter sent to principals.  Building bridges and bedding: CNS students partner with InterFaith Works to welcome New Americans: On Saturday, January 27, members of the Cicero-North Syracuse (CNS) High School Human Rights Club, along with the school’s 2024 Seal of Biliteracy candidates, came together to volunteer with InterFaith Works of CNY. InterFaith Works is an organization dedicated to affirming the dignity of people and their faith traditions, building racial and religious equity and creating bridges of understanding.  The collaboration between the organization and CNS is a partnership formed this year by Jessica Keane as the teacher of the school’s new World Culture Exploration course. Representatives from InterFaith Works came to CNS earlier this year to speak to students in the course along with members of the Human Rights Club.  ... CNS Optimist Club seeking entries for Oratorical Contest: The Optimist Club of Cicero-North Syracuse is sponsoring an Oratorical Contest with a top award of a $2,500 college scholarship. Students under the age of 19 who live within the boundaries of the North Syracuse Central School District are eligible to participate. This year’s contest theme is “How to Change the World with Optimism,” and will take place on Wednesday, February 28 at the Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building (5355 West Taft Rd., N. Syracuse, NY).   Students wishing to participate in the February 28 contest should email Mr. Crabtree by Febuary 21 with their intent to participate and the entry form . Contestants will be asked to speak on the official topic for four to five minutes with timing beginning at the first spoken word.    ... Empowering Innovation: Middle schoolers triumph at Micron Robotics Challenge: A team of students from Gillette Road Middle School, made up of Ella Besemer, Addison Daz, Payton Jobson, Graysen Mims and Bristol Widas, earned first place honors in the Micron Robotics Challenge. Wednesday, January 31, 2024: This past weekend, the Micron Robotics Challenge brought together middle school students from across the region to showcase their ingenuity and problem-solving skills. The competition took place on Saturday, January 27 at the Syracuse Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) and gave students the chance to work together to solve real-world challenges with robotics. The 2024 theme, "Design a device that can help a person with a disability complete a task,"  asked students to ... Students participate in Junior High All-County Festival: Congratulations to the student musicians selected to participate in the Onondaga County Junior High All-County Music Festival. The festival was held January 26-27 at Eagle Hill Middle school in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District. Selected students from the NSCSD for band: Abby Gable Joe Canella Mirah Cook Mark Morris Katie Chrisley Kellan Sherwood For Orchestra: Keira Blackmer Joey Casey Ana’Liyah Williams Julia Tkachuk For Chorus: Brigg Liberman Cole Exner

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