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Superintendent, Mr. DioGuardi
Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Mr. Howe
Supervisor of Special Education, Mrs. Loomis
Addison Middle-Senior High School Principal, Ms. Crane
Tuscarora and Valley Elementary Schools Principal, Mrs. Flint
School Year 2014-2015
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Issue 21 Page 1 of 3 January 30, 2015
Addison Middle and High School Physical Education classes are currently in a volleyball
unit. During this unit, students are developing
technical and tactical skills, while incorporating mental skills, communication ability, character traits,
teamwork and
sportsmanship.
Ms. Foland’s
Adapted
ABOVE: Taylor Terwilliger and Alyssa Lynde practice
serving.
Physical Education Class
has taken advantage
of the set-up of
their "hallway
classroom" and is
enhancing their
bowling skills.
ABOVE: Mr. Greenfield and Ms. Foland pose
with Mitchell Jones
BELOW: William Kitchen gets ready for bowling.
Above: Taylor Terwilliger (left) and Alyssa Lynde
(right) work with Ms. Foland to strengthen their
volleyball skills.
Addison students and teachers show a great deal of
flexibility by BELOW: Ezra Farr sets ups bowling pins with Ms. Foland.
dealing with
school construction, limited facilities
and extremely cold
weather. Who
could possibly say the
Addison
Knights
aren’t
tough?!
School Year 2014-2015
Friday,
January 30
Saturday,
January 31—
February 5
Issue 21 Page 2 of 3 January 30, 2015
LEFT: Colby Jones
competes in the
wrestling team’s
match again AlfredAlmond which was
held on Friday, January 2.
Varsity Swimming County Tournament @ Campbell—5:00pm
Girls’ JV Basketball @ Genesee Valley—6:00pm
Girls’ Varsity Basketball @ Genesee Valley—7:30pm
No Events Scheduled
Friday,
February 6
Wrestling—Warsaw Tournament
Saturday,
February 7
Wrestling—Warsaw Tournament
Girls’ Varsity Tennis
Named Scholar Athletes
LEFT: Amanda
Aldrich and Katie
Watkins
Congratulations to the Addison
Girls’ Varsity Tennis team who
have excelled academically and
have been named to NYSPHSAA
Scholar Athlete Team. The team’s
overall average was 94.53. At the
end of each sport season,
NYSPHSAA honors
those teams that excel
in the classroom. The
tennis team is
coached by Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson.
Class of 2015: Please go to
nygrad.com and order
your cap and gown if you
have not done so.
RIGHT: Calin
Nichols, Sarah
Vonderchek, and
Makenna Barber
MISSING:
Michaela Setzer,
Amanda Harris,
Nichole Crane,
Paige Boutelle,
Isabella Painter
Band Boosters thanks our
community for its continued sup-
port of the can/bottle drive. Please
keep in mind that returnables do not include: Ga-
torade, tea and juice bottles/containers or Pennsylvania cans or bottles.
Band Booster’s
Little Caesars’
order pick up
will be from 4530pm on
Thursday, February 12th at the
high school.
Our Winter Weather
No doubt, the temperatures have dropped significantly. And we also have a long way to go before we get any real
change in the weather. Yes, it is very cold but it is also winter in the northeast. Please know that the district takes
many precautions when considering weather related factors by planning school attendance and activities appropriately along with thinking through the following:
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Busses are kept inside our bus garage overnight (with minimal heat) and warm up quickly before they pick up students. Districts where busses are kept outdoors overnight have trouble starting and/or warming up on the inside
by the time students need to be picked up.
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We have instructed all bus drivers to stop along their routes to ask any walker if they want a ride (no matter how
close they are to school) and have also asked the drivers to wait for students at their bus stop so that students do
not have to wait outside as we see some students not dressed appropriately given the weather conditions.
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We track the weather constantly using various sources and look at wind chill factors and the weather by the
hour. Most of the time when it is this cold, the temperature will only improve by a few degrees between 7:00am
for an 8:00am start to school and 9:00am for a 10:00am start (two hour delay). In some cases the negative wind
chill factor may actually increase by 9:00am. The disruptions to the education of our students, to our school
schedule, and to our working families with childcare needs for a two hour delay when the temperature only improves a couple of degrees helps to guide us in making the correct call.
Finally, we get asked many times; “Why does Addison have school when other districts are on a two hour delay or
closed?” The simple answer is this: Every district is different and the variables are different. For example: more
walkers than bus riders; more open areas with higher wind speeds and gusts; somewhat varied weather patterns and
temperature disparities between districts; busses parked outside overnight vs. inside; districts near water/lakes; and
other various factors/reasons depending on the individual dynamics, expectations, and culture of the district.
Ultimately and in all cases, while taking into account what is going on in our region, we will do what is best for the
Addison community at large; making sure to be safe, respectful, and responsible!
School Year 2014-2015
The Board of Education’s
work session meeting will be
on
Tuesday, February 10,
at 5:30pm
in the High School Café .
Issue 21 Page 3 of 3 January 30, 2015
YEARBOOKS-$45
Please contact
Mrs. Sonya English.
Students are able to pay for the
yearbook in three installments
of $15.
This year the Red Cross Club collected new hats, mittens and
gloves to donate to the Addison
Area Christmas Food Baskets
giveaway. The food basket giveaway was on December 20th and
served close to 200 people in
our community. While not a requirement, some of the Red Cross members joined with
members of the churches and community to help carry
boxes to vehicles and aid in any way needed. The Addison High School Red Cross club annually collects these
items in the school from November to December. This
year we collected 28 hats, 35 pairs of mittens, and 7
scarves. All of the donations were appreciated! The club
was also busy in November signing over 100 Christmas
cards that were delivered to the Bath VA hospital to be
ABOVE: Front row left to right: Sheila Pelaez
shared with veterans who live there. We will be having a
Duran, Samantha Hand, Beka Joris, Michaela SetBlood Drive on March 11th at the Addison High School;
zer, Calin Nichols
please contact Sonya English 359-2241 or your local Red
Back row left to right: Ryan English and Ben
Cross chapter to sign up for a time to give blood!
Smith
Valley Early Childhood School Celebrate Winnie The Pooh
The Valley Early Childhood School had a special birthday celebration Friday, January 16th. It was Winnie the
Pooh’s birthday and all the students and staff celebrated by
having Winnie the Pooh Fun Day. All the students participated in Winnie the Pooh-themed activities. In the gym, we had
an obstacle course set up with: Rabbit’s hole, put the bees in the honey pot, and pin-the-tail
on the Eeyore . We also listened to a story read by librarian Mrs. Parsons from the Addison
Public Library. She read a Winnie the Pooh story and gave each student a snowball. We would
like to thank her for the handmade snowballs—the student had a ball playing with them!
Mrs. Sheri Morse with winner and 5th
grader Madalyn Bouton.
Mrs. Sheri Morse with 4th grader and runner-up Marshall Brewer.