Nov/Dec 2015
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Upcoming Events
December 15
HS Winter Concert
7:00 p.m. MS/HS Auditorium
December 17
Board of Education Meeting
7:00 p.m. MS/HS Library
ES Winter Concert
6:20 p.m. Fourth Grade Band
7:30 Fifth Grade Band & Chorus
December 24—January 3
Holiday Recess
The National Honor Society Induction ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 10th. The ceremony recognized twenty-one new National Honor Society members for their commitment to scholarship, community service, leadership and character. To be eligible for membership, new members had to maintain a 90 or above average for the entirety of their high school career, submit a
membership application and essay, and complete an interview with current
National Honor Society members. The new National Honor Society members
are: Justine Albin
Charlotte Hutchins
Theodore Nugent
Olivia Baumann
Kira Kested
Genevieve Palmer
Colleen Corrigan
Katherine Koehler
Vanessa Porto
Scott Davis
Emily Lewis
Samuel Statham
Malcolm de Long
Daniel Mackey
Evelina Welch
Peter Gardiner
Kerianne Mahoney
Alexandra Whitbeck
Hannah Holznagel
Luke Makely
Liam Williams
Honoring our Veterans—Michelle Fisher, Shannon Koon and Chris Lochner
On Monday, November 16th, Greenville High School and Middle School Student Councils joined together to honor our
local veterans. Our entire school community dressed in red white and/or blue to welcome our local heroes. The walkway
was lined with flags. The morning began with the “Pledge of Allegiance” followed by the
“National Anthem” led by GCS student, Charlotte Hutchins. Our students, along with our 22
veterans, joined in as the anthem was sung. As the honorees enjoyed their breakfast and conversation with each other, our students were able to interact with our guests. The Middle
School Functional Skills class made red, white and blue placemats as gifts for the attendants.
Our students and staff feel honored to have hosted this event. We are so grateful to each and
every one of our service men and women for their unwavering dedication to our country.
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MS/HS Library/Media Center News—Nancy Lockwood
The MS/HS Library Media Center has been a busy place this fall.
In September, the Scholastic Book Fair was held in the library with all middle school classes attending. There were many
high school students who browsed and purchased also. It was a great success for our PTSA and a wonderful opportunity
for all of our students. Sixth grade ELA classes came to the library for an orientation session that included a tour, a chance
to check out materials and have questions answered. Seventh and eighth graders visited also for a refresher about rules
and procedures in addition to browsing and checking out. Over 2,148 books, iPads and laptops have been checked out of
the library in September and October.
The media center was host to many other events such as a Constitutional Convention, Yellow Ribbon practice, High
School Picture Day and Middle School Art, Music, Science and Social Studies classes coming in to conduct research using
the library's resources. The library has sent five new high school students out into the driving world! Any HS student turning 16 may come in to the library and take their Permit Test at no cost. Packets and study booklets from the DMV are
available to students, and when ready, they can come in and schedule a day and time to take the test. Congratulations to all
of those students who have passed!
The annual Library Candy Corn contest was held in October. A glass pumpkin filled with candy
corn has students and staff using estimation skills to come up with the closest number they think is
in the container. The Middle School winner was sixth grader Melody Sprague, who was only two
off of the correct number! The High School winner was senior Alexandra Powers. Both winners
received a goody bag filled with a book, lots of candy and
other treats.
In November, the library set up a 'Thankful Tree', where
all staff and students can fill in a leaf to hang on the tree
with anything they are thankful for. The students enjoy
coming into the library to see what others have written. Thoughts have ranged
from being thankful for family, friends, their health, pets, books (YAY), technology and June 23rd.
An after-school Grades 6-12 Book Club being conducted by Ms. Lockwood, Library Media Specialist, and Ms. Moylan, 8th Grade ELA teacher, began on November 17th. The Book Club will try to
meet twice a month with a monthly genre booklist given to students for reading and discussion. Snacks, book-talking and
making new friends are on each month's agenda. Many additional activities are planned including author visits, field trips,
and participating in the New York State Reading Association's Charlotte Book Award voting, just to name a few. All student's are welcome to join at any time. Permission slips are in the library and may also be obtained from the Middle
School ELA teachers.
Entry into Spanish Class—
Sue Hollywood
In order to gain entry to their Spanish class,
Ms. Kudlack's 7th graders must answer
questions or identify pictures (in Spanish)
based on vocabulary and/or units being
studied.
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All-County Festival News—Erin Cioffi
The following students were selected for this year’s
GCMEA Fall All-County Festival:
Elementary Chorus: Carmela Bucci, Ayden Wickes,
Hannah Stern, Nicholas Trostle, Tristen Gallagher,
Ava Anderson, Chris Henderson, Victoria Bucci,
Fiona Allen, Hannah Case, Katriana Corbett, Aurora
Gandolfo.
Junior Band: Sarah LePage, Kate Dushane, Hailey
Mason, Holly Feit, Alex Goyette, Jude Kappel, Ryan
Russell, Valerie Lewis, Josette Content, Sydney
Smith, Rachel Shelburne, Zachariah Storrs, Alex
Content, Miles Weiss, Tim Biernacki, Sam Dederick,
Autumn Brennan, Ben Gorneau, Dylan Licata.
Senior Chorus: Ryan Burke, Isabelle Caffero, Danielle Caprio, Will Connolly, Alyssa Hopkins, Charlotte Hutchins, Natalie Louban, Bethany Overbaugh, Scott Peters, Justice Somerville-Adair, Sierra Vincent, Evelina Welch.
Jazz Ensemble: Ethan Spring, Brittany Johnson.
The festival took place on November 4th and 6th at Catskill High School. Selection to these groups is an honor as they are
compromised of the top student musicians in the county. Congratulations to all students, parents and music teachers involved!
Spanish Field Trip—Alison Farison
On November 3rd, students in Ms. Farison's IB Spanish and Level IV Spanish classes attended a Minds On field trip to
the Carey Institute in Rensselaerville. This was an immersion experience and students spoke only in Spanish the whole
day. Students played word games, cooked Spanish recipes, wrote a song, and wrote and acted in plays—all in Spanish.
This was a great communicative experience for students and was a lot of fun.
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Middle School Honor and Merit Roll 1st Quarter—Dina Klob
Students at Greenville Middle School are eligible for Merit Roll status by maintaining an average of 85% to 89.9%. Students earn Honor Roll status by maintaining an average of 90 or higher.
Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Sydney Ahrberg
Keira Baitsholts
Cheyenne Bogusz
Erin Calvo
Hannah Case
Gage Cluever
Katriana Corbett
Evan Cotter
Mackenzie Danaher
Daisy Dudley
Donovan Gallagher
Aurora Gandolfo
Emma Haller
Mackenzie Heath ante
Mason
Celina Miller
Angela Mistler
John Motta
Josephine O’Hare
Jessica Packard
Emma Schatzel
Alexis Seaburg
Taryn Silk
Kevin Smith
Madeleine Stewart
Simon Uht
Noah Vance
Troy Wank
Marissa Wilber
Cassidy Augstein
Kaylee Burke
Swarajjit Debnath
Thanhvy Dinh
Emily Duncan
Ava Dushane
Marie Essex
Madeline Feltman
Tess Fitzmaurice
Donald Gardner
Jenna Giardina
Benjamin Gorneau
Annalise Goyette
Tess Herwick
Melody Kappel
Aryah Kargoe
Benjamin Lewis
Kaila Mahne
Jackson Makely
Tristan Mason
Gavin Metcalf
Stella Miller
James Mitchell
Arianna Pahl
Skylar Pettit
Lauren Rauf
Gabriella Rice
Christopher Rivers
Ryan Russell
Dakota Storrs
Isabella Trostle
Sabrina Vedder
Jessica Wank
Miles Weiss
Lydia Ackerman
Samantha Alix
Elizabeth Archambault
Lucas Ballard
Kenneth Beattie
Timothy Biernacki
Ryan Blair
Nicole Bowden
John Catapano
Emily Connolly
Alexandrine Content
Aiden Cullen
Kate Dushane
Austin Field
Alexandrea Goyette
Montanna Higgins
Baillie Kappel
Natalie Krasney
Gianna Mancuso
Sierra Mistler
Meghan Misuraca
Joseph Nicosia
Edward Packard
Olivia Palmer
Adam Park
Kasey Pfleging
Ian Ratcliffe
Isabella Ross
Richard Sanchez
Rachel Shelburne
Alaina Shutter
Kaitlyn Silk
Emma Smith
Jade Smith
Sydney Smith
Zachariah Storrs
Walter Sutton
Kordymer Szandyba
Riley Uht
Skyla VanFleet
Deanna VanWagenen
Merit Roll
Sixth Grade
Dakota Bechard
Kayla Bogusz
Liam Bowden
Victoria Bucci
Patrick Close
Bernard Davis
Mariah Deyo
Joseph Domermuth
Tristin Fava
John Gergen
Shane Hempstead
Christopher Henderson
Justin Homeyer-Collins Jr.
Harley Horlacher
Maeoni Mazzarese
Ana Ratcliffe
Klaudia Reidell
Trista Smith
Melody Sprague
Brian Tanner
Stepheney Warnstadt
Seventh Grade
Collins, Quinn
Samuel Dederick
Damien Fiducia
Brooklynn Fraim
Carissa Furnia
Matthew Hagan
Mikaela Hallenbeck
Day of the Dead—Leslie Kudlack
November 1 and 2 was El Día de los Muertos in Mexico. It is a time when the Mexican people remember their
deceased love ones. On Monday, November 2nd, the students in Ms. Farison’s and Ms. Kudlack´s classes had a
guest speaker. Ms. Tracy Young, parent and Board of
Education member, spent five years in Guadalajara,
Mexico. Ms. Young spoke to the Spanish classes about
her experiences during the Día de los Muertos. Ms. Kudlack and Ms. Farison and their students would like to
give a big “¡Gracias!” to Ms. Young for sharing her experiences and valuable time with us.
Sydney Hummngbird
Lucas Morse
Emily Pickett
Gia Quintana
Molly SanEmeterio
Samantha Vedder
Xavier Vollmer
Eighth Grade
Courtney Baeckmann
Accalia Bensen
Zachary Blakeslee
Rosaleen Corrigan
Emma Criswell
Carina Dederick
Audrey Duncan
Michael Eufemia-McNerney
Brandon Feit
Maximilian Gregio
Dylan Hillicoss
Sky Hunt
Morgan Jennings
Danielle LoPresti
Sierra Loucks
Trent McDonald
Keili McNerney
Katelyn Pastina
Alyssa Scarlata
Timothy Snipes
Ericka Spence
Kye VanValkenburgh
Morgan Whitbeck
Caring Kids Update—Vikki Hawkins
The Caring Kids at
Scott M Ellis Elementary collected over 700 food items during their Thanksgiving Food
Drive and delivered them to the
Greenville Food Pantry on
November 4th.
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High School Music Update—Jon Meredith
High School Musicians Excel On November 20th and 21st six students from Greenville High School participated in the
Zone 7 New York State Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Festival at Saratoga Springs High School. This is
one of the largest and most competitive regional All-State festivals in the state. Students accepted to this festival were
nominated by their teachers, Mr. Rose and Mr. Meredith, based on scores from their NYSSMA solos last school year.
Student musicians are William Connolly, Alyssa Hopkins, Brittany Johnson (not pictured), Lucas Makely, Ethan Spring,
and Liam Williams in the concert band, and Bethany Overbaugh in the chorus. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians!
Sounds of the Season On December 17 -20, tenor Jacob Ruggiero will sing four performances with the Empire State
Youth Chorale in their annual Melodies of Christmas concert at Proctor’s Theatre. Each year this televised event raises
money for the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. Jacob was chosen for the ensemble after a competitive audition process involving students from over 75 public and private schools throughout Eastern New York, Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont. Congratulations, Jacob!
FFA Band News—Erin Cioffi
This year, Autumn Brennan and Josette Content were selected for the National
FFA band! This is a highly selective group and a wonderful accomplishment
for these students. Only three students were selected from New York State, and
two of the students were from Greenville!
Autumn Brennan traveled to Louisville, Kentucky where she rehearsed and performed numerous concerts with the National FFA Band. The band rehearsed
and performed together for a full week during the National FFA Convention.
Josette Content was selected as a member, but was not able to participate due to
other musical commitments.
Congratulations to both of these students!
P.O. BOX 129 • GREENVILLE, NY 12083-0129 • 518-966-5070 • FAX: 518-966-8346 • www.greenville.k12.ny.us
Girls Soccer—Kelly Fagan
Girls Varsity Soccer ended their
season in an exciting and tense
game against Schoharie to become Co- Champions for Section
2, Class C. Regulation ended in a
0-0 tie and then into overtime,
sudden death and then to
two rounds of penalty kicks in a
shoot out. The girls played extremely well, and should be
Photo credit: Todd Hilgendorff
proud of their incredible season. Goalie Alysia Thomas
played a fantastic game- with 15 saves during regulation play.
Seventh Graders participate in "Minds On" DNA Exploration!—James Hutchins
On Monday, November 16th, eleven 7th grade students, along with their
science teacher Mr. Hutchins, traveled to the Carey Institute to participate in a full day workshop on DNA. The program was held by the
"Minds On" organization and was led by Alison and Richard Miller.
In the course of the day, the students used different lab equipment and
procedures to extract DNA from a banana and to extract their own DNA
from their cheeks. They learned proper micropipette techniques and
used these techniques to create a "DNA fingerprint" using gel electrophoresis. The students said that they learned a lot and enjoyed the opportunity to work on a variety of hands-on activities.
P.O. BOX 129 • GREENVILLE, NY 12083-0129 • 518-966-5070 • FAX: 518-966-8346 • www.greenville.k12.ny.us
A fall sports season to be proud of
At the November 19th BOE meeting, fall athletes were recognized for their outstanding season. Congratulations to all the
fall athletes!
For the first time in GCS history, the boys soccer team competed in the Class C soccer state semifinals at Middletown High School.
Photo credit: Todd Hilgendorff
P.O. BOX 129 • GREENVILLE, NY 12083-0129 • 518-966-5070 • FAX: 518-966-8346 • www.greenville.k12.ny.us
Students giving the soccer team a grand good luck send off
Olivia Baumann places 13th in the Class C
state meet on 11/14/15!
Sean McAneny finished 10th in the Class C
state meet on 11/14/15!
Traveling in style to Middletown
Spartan soccer fan club
All photos
courtesy of
Todd
Hilgendorff
P.O. BOX 129 • GREENVILLE, NY 12083-0129 • 518-966-5070 • FAX: 518-966-8346 • www.greenville.k12.ny.us
December 2015 Greenville Middle School/High School Menu
Wake Up Sunshine!
Express
Station
Day Starters:
Mega MuffinsAssorted Donuts
Perpetual Goodies:
Fruits - Cheese Sticks-Trail Mix-Gourmet Cookies- Hummus- Yogurt
Parfait- Granola Bars -Nuts- -Chips-Hot Pretzel-Grab & Go Snacks
Beverages:
Frozen Slush Juice-Milk Shakes- Coffee-Hot Tea-Sparkling Ice
Arizona Rasp Tea-Arnold Palmer Half & Half-Bottled Water
Mid-Day Delights:
Pre-Made Wraps:
Turkey BLT
Ham & Cheese Buffalo Chicken
Open from
7:00 am to 3:00 pm
Breakfast is Ready
Make it a Breakfast Meal: $2.00
Entrée/Juice or Milk
The Main Event
Look for Daily Specials in Addition to the Menu
Including Entrée Salad of the Day or Turkey or Tuna on Wheat
Monday:
Tuesday:
Dec 1- Chicken Breast Parmesan w/ Pasta & Broccoli
Dec 14- Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich w/ Glazed Carrots
Dec 2- Mixed Italian or Turkey Submarine w/coleslaw
Dec 15- Popcorn Chicken bowl w/ Mashed Potato, Corn &
Gravy
Dec 3- Chili w/ Nacho Chips
Dec 4- Pizza Friday’s: Slices and Salad
Wednesday:
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Dec 7- Bacon Egg & Cheese Bagel Sand. w/Fresh Veg & Dill Dip
Thursday:
Dec 8- Chicken, Rice & Bean Burrito & Corn
Dec 9- Hamburger/Cheeseburger & Tater Tots
Dec 10- BBQ Riblet on a Kaiser Roll- w/ Cole Slaw
Friday:
Dec 11- Pizza Friday’s: Slices and Salad
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Dec 16- Nacho Style Taco w/ Salsa Sour Cream & Green
Beans
Dec 17- Golden Breaded Fish on a Roll w/ Peas
Dec 18- Pizza Friday’s: Slices and Salad
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Dec 21- Hot Meatball Submarine & Green Beans
Dec 22- Baked Potato Bar w/ Ham, Broccoli, Cheese
Sauce, & Much More!
Dec 23- Pizza TGIW: Slices and Salad
Scott M. Ellis Elementary
December 2015
Everyday
Breakfast
Meal Prices
Breakfast $1.75
Lunch $3.00
Milk $ .60
Students who do not
WG Plain Bagel w Cream
Cheese
WG Mini Maple Pancakes
WG Jiffy Pancake on a stick
WG Bakery Muffin
--Breakfast includes
100% Juice or Fruit, & Milk
have money for
their meal will be
given a PBJ & Milk
WG Cereal w/ Graham Crackers
Trix Yogurt w/ Graham Crackers
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vegetable:
Vegetable:
Vegetable:
Vegetable:
Vegetable:
Crisp Tater Tots
Vegetarian Beans
Or Green Beans
Honey Dill Carrots
Steamed Broccoli
Or Corn
Green Romaine Salad
100% Fruit Juice Slush
Fruit:
100% Fruit Juice Slush
Fruit:
100% Fruit Juice Slush
& Assorted Fruits Galore
Assorted Fruits Galore
Assorted Fruits Galore
Assorted Fruits Galore
& Assorted Fruits Galore
Daily Choices
Daily Choices
Daily Choices
Daily Choices
Daily Choices
Fruit:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Trix Yogurt or
Trix Yogurt or
Trix Yogurt or
Trix Yogurt or
Trix Yogurt or
String Cheese Sticks
String Cheese Sticks
String Cheese Sticks
String Cheese Sticks
String Cheese Sticks
w/ WW Dinner Roll
w/ WW Dinner Roll
w/ WW Dinner Roll
w/ WW Dinner Roll
w/ WW Dinner Roll
or PBJ Sandwich
or
PBJ
Sandwich
or PBJ Sandwich
or PBJ Sandwich
or PBJ Sandwich
Fat Free Chocolate Milk…..1% White Milk…..Fat Free Strawberry Milk available daily. Menu subject to change without notice
1
2
3
4
Hot Dog
on a WG Roll
WG Chicken Nuggets
w/dipping sauces
Hot Meatball
WG Submarine
& WG Mini Hot Pretzel
7
8
Toasted Ham &
Cheese Sandwich
on WG Bread
14
Chicken Parmesan
w/Sauce &
Melted Mozzarella
w/ WG Pasta
15
Hamburger or
Cheeseburger
Brunch for Lunch
Mini Maple
Pancakes
w/ Breakfast
Sausage
10
WG Chicken Nuggets
w/dipping sauces
22
w/ Salsa
& Sour Cream
17
Turkey or
Ham & Cheese
& WG Mini Hot Pretzel
on a WG Roll
WG Chicken Nuggets
w/dipping sauces
& WG Mini Hot Pretzel
Fresh Made
WG Pizza!
Pepperoni or Cheese
18
WG Chicken Nuggets
w/dipping sauces
23
WG Pasta
w/ Marinara Sauce
& Mozzarella Sticks
11
Nacho style Taco
& WG Mini Hot Pretzel
16
Golden
Grilled Cheese
WG Sandwich
on a WG Roll
21
9
Fresh Made
WG Pizza!
Pepperoni or Cheese
Fresh Made
WG Pizza!
Pepperoni or Cheese
Holiday Recess
See you on January 4th!
December Meal Calculator
17 Breakfasts= $29.75
17 Lunches =$51.00
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.