Auburn Enlarged City School District Newsletter, July 2016
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Congratulations 2016 Retirees!
Auburn Enlarged City School District Retirees 2015-16 School Year
Name
Yrs. Of
Service
Title
Building
Claire Rusin
31
Special Ed
AHS
Kathryn O’Neill
15
Tech Staff Developer
AHS
John Olszewski
20
Social Studies Teacher
AHS
Luanne Moraghan
17
Teacher Aide
AHS
Margaret (Peg) Tabone
22
Teacher Aide
AHS
Deborah A. Leone
16
Teacher Aide
AHS
Kevin Barry
19
Social Studies Teacher
AHS
Barbara Mushock
30
Music Teacher
AJHS
Mettis Jacobs
10
Teacher Assistant
AJHS
Sandra Willet
16
Lunch Monitor
CASEY PARK
Laura Haines
15
Teacher Aide
CASEY PARK
Elizabeth (Beth) Liberatore
25
Elementary Teacher
CASEY PARK
Janice Daum
22
Elementary Teacher
CASEY PARK`
Felicia Granato
17
Special Education
GENESEE
Susan Speno
26
Custodial Worker
HERMAN
Suzanne Coffin
28
Elementary Teacher
HERMAN
Carmella DiMora
7
Lunch Monitor
OWASCO
Carmella Hand
16
Lunch Monitor
SEWARD
Paula Wilson
12
Library/Computer Clerk
SEWARD
Karen Vasile
24
Secretary to
Superintendent
HARRIET TUBMAN
Kevin Collier
34
Stores Clerk
HARRIET TUBMAN
Jeanne Jakaub
30
Keyboard Specialist
HARRIET TUBMAN
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VOLUME 20, ISSUE 11
AHS 2016 Graduation
Valedictorian Meghan Dann
The Auburn Enlarged City School District
(AECSD) was thrilled to live stream the
AHS 2016 Commencement Ceremony on
the district’s website on June 24 at
Holland Stadium to over 1000 users.
Family members and friends of the Class
of 2016 who were unable to attend
graduation had access to digital front-row
seats by visiting the district’s home page.
The AECSD will continue to provide Live
Streaming for future events.
“Graduation is a tremendous milestone
for our students and their family and
friends,” said Superintendent Jeffrey
Pirozzolo. “We want to make it as
convenient as possible for everyone to
witness their loved one walk across the
stage, whether it’s in person or online.”
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AHS 2016 Graduation
2016 Athletic Awards
Winner
Ed Blatz Student-Athlete
Scholarship
Hank Vetter Award
Male
Female
Bruce Van Brocklin Aw
ard
Paul & Joan Ringwoo
Salutatorian Daniel Clark
Ronald H. Miller Scho
d Award
Male
Female
larship
AHS Principal Brian Morgan
Bob Dean Leadership
Andy Corbett
Bob Lee
Austin Duger
Lacey Netti
Jackson Farrington
Jamie MacBain
Annastasia Alberry
Abigail Grillo
Coaches of Mens Sport
s Award
Henry Foresman
Stephen Bennett
Michael May, Jr.
Sports Award
Section III Scholar Ath
Austin Duger
Alexis Nicolosi
Kevin Munn
Michele Duprey Award
Coaches of Womens
Bob Lee
Patrick Tehan
Victory Sports Orthope
dic Specialist
Student-Athlete Scholar
ship
Male
Female
Lacey Netti
Madison Schattinger
Maggie Lesch
lete Award
Male
Female
Daniel Clark
Meghan Dann
Scholarship
Male
Female
Austin Duger
Alexis Nicolosi
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Presenter
Alexis Nicolosi
Rich Hamberger
Victory Sports
Victory Sports
Mike Lowe
Mary Bushallow
Matt Smith
Mary Bushallow
Sarah Sturm
Mike Boyd
John Turcsik
Steve Franchina
Bill Dean
Mary Bushallow
Sarah Sturm
Steve Franchina
Al Giannone
Auburn Enlarged City School District Newsletter, July 2016
AUBURN ATHLETICS . . .Spring Season 2016 Team Summary
Boys and Girls Track & Field: For the Boys
Team Kavon Hunt, Kobe VanDyne, Josh Cuddy,
Eric Anseth, Gavin Gorney, and Zach Lanphere
qualified to participate in the Section III
Tournament. Kavon Hunt qualified to move on
to the State Qualifier Meet where he finished 1st in the long
and high jumps, breaking his own school record in both.
Nakeya Rogers and Maritza Cruz attended Sectionals and
earned the right to participate in the State Qualifier
Tournament. Nakeya finished 1st in the 200 Meter Dash to
qualify for the State Tournament. Nakeya Rogers, Maritza
Cruz and Kavon Hunt participated in the NYSPHSAA Track
and Field Championships held in Ithaca. At the state meet,
Kavon took 5th in long jump and 3rd in High jump, again
breaking his own school record in the high jump. Rogers
broke a school record and placed 17th in the 200 Meter Dash
at the NYS Tournament.
Girls Lacrosse: The team finished with a
League record of 1-9 and an overall 6-11
record. The team was ranked 20th overall in
Section III. They qualified for Sectionals and
lost to JD in the first round. Team members
received the following awards: 1st Team CNYCL All
League: Lacey Netti; 2nd Team CNYCL All League: Bridget
Moore and Emma Solomon; and Honorable Mention
CNYCL All-League: Judy Rescott, Bridget Cuddy, Vivienne
Tucker, Alexa Driscoll, and Marisa Locastro.
Boys Golf: Trevor Hogan, Ross Burgmaster and
Mike May represented Auburn at the Section III
Tournament at Colgate University. Mike May
advanced to participate in the NYSPHSAA
Tournament at Cornell University where he
finished tied for 28th place. Mike May was named
Player of the Year, and he and Trevor Hogan were named to
the 1st Team CNYCL All League. Ross Burgmaster earned
2nd Team CNYCL All League honors.
Boys Lacrosse: The team finished the season
with an overall record of 14-4. The team
qualified for Sectionals, beat Carthage in the
semi-finals and advanced to the finals in the
Carrier Dome before losing to eventual NYS
Champion Jamesville-DeWitt. Team members
received the following awards: Brian Cunningham, 2016
Section III All American and Section III Class A - First
Team Attack; Alex Burgmaster, 2016 Section III Class A
ALL League First Team Midfielder; Kaiden Tubert, 2016
Section III Class A ALL League First Team Midfielder; Jake
Morin, 2016 Section III Class A ALL League Second Team
Midfielder; Reed Chronis, 2016 Section III Class A ALL
League Second Team Defensemen; Kevin Munn, 2016
Section III Class A Honorable Mention Midfielder; Nikoli
Biljanoski, 2016 Section III Class A Honorable Mention
Midfielder. Girls Golf: The team finished with a7-3 overall
record. Team members received the following
awards: 1st Team CNYCL All League: Lyndsay
May and Maggie Lesch; 2nd Team CNYCL All
League: Marki Flurschutz and Lauryn Husby.
Lindsay May, Maggie Lesch, and Lauryn Husby
qualified for the Section III Tournament which
Lindsay May won for the 3rd consecutive time. Lindsay May
continued her post-season play at the NYSPHSAA State
Championship Tournament where she again took 1st Place
NYS Medalist honors, and was the NYS Champion for the
third consecutive year. The team also earned the distinction
of being a NYS Scholar Athlete Team.
Softball: The team finished with a league
record of 2-8 and an overall record of 10-11.
The girls qualified for Sectionals and lost their
first game to C-NS. This was the teams 7th
straight year qualifying for the Sectional Play-off
Tournament.
Team members received the following
awards: 1st Team CNYCL All League: Chloe Calhoun; 2nd
Team CNYCL All League: Sydney Merkley; Honorable
Mention CNYCL All-League: Taylor Lansbury, Jenna
Staniszeski, Kate Feocco and Taylor Stearns. Chloe
Calhoun earned All Section III honors and Coach Bob Lee
was named Coach of the Year. The team earned the
distinction of being a NYS Scholar Athlete Team.
Boys Tennis: The team’s league record was 2-9
and the overall record was 2-10. Jack Farrington
and Luke Parker finished 3rd in the Section III
Tournament (2nd Doubles), and Scott Minnoe (1st
Singles) finished 2nd in the Section III Tournament.
Minnoe (1st Singles) advanced to the State Qualifier
Family
Tournament where he earned
the Educational
right to attendRights
the
NYSPHSAA Tennis State Championship Tournament. Scott
Minnoe was named to the 1st Team CNYCL, and Dan Clark,
Trevor Bohanon, Jack Farrington, and Luke Parker
earned 2nd Team honors.
The team also earned the
distinction of being a NYS Scholar Athlete Team.
Baseball: The team finished with a league
record of 8-10 and an overall record of 9-12.
The team was seeded 7th for the Sectional
Tournament and lost to the 2nd seed CNS.
Team members received the following awards:
1st Team CNYCL American Division All-League: Stephen
Bennett
and Act
CaseyofKomanecky;
Honorable Mention
and
Privacy
1974 (FERPA)
CNYCL American Division All-League: TJ Baranick,
Spenser Lincoln, Brendan Williams, Paul Clark, and
Chris Micucci. Stephen Bennett was named Citizen
Player of the Year and Komanecky, Baranick and
Micucci were named Citizen All Stars.
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Student Author Celebration!
By Karen Foos, Herman Avenue Elementary School
Students work hard as writers all year long with teachers
asking them to edit and revise and sometimes have to
write and rewrite several times to get it just right. They
work on building creative thoughts into detailed writing
pieces. This comes easy to some students, but for others,
writing is a difficult task. In Ms. Foos' Second Grade
class at Herman Avenue Elementary, all their efforts are
proven to be worth it at their end of the year Student
Author Celebration. Each student is allowed to invite one
guest to come visit and students enjoy sharing their
writing pieces that they have created during the year with
their guests. One of the writing pieces was the studentcreated computer slideshow of their animal research
projects. Students got to go to the computer lab to share
their slideshow and share with their guest how they
created it. Our guests this year included parents,
grandparents, siblings, and friends from other
classrooms.
To add to our celebration, students also brought in
a piece of fruit (or container of fruit) so that we could
make a Friendship Fruit Salad. Students enjoyed
Auburn Enlarged City
taking part in making the fruit salad and being able
School District
to serve their guests a delicious treat. The
UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERG
celebration was a success. Students were proud of
ARTEN
their writing, and the guests were happy to take part
in celebrating their loved one or friend.
Top Picture: Bella Zimmer, Madeline Wolfgang,
The Universal Pre-Kindergar
ten Program is an integral
component of the Auburn Enla
Karen Foos (teacher), Reese Palezcny, Molly
rged City School District. The
program offers
comprehensive education servi
ces to Auburn residents who are
Behme, Cooper Scanlan, and Hallie Geason.
4-years-old on or
before December 1, 2016.
Bottom Picture: Sophia Bentley and her
No cost for eligible children
Full and half-day programs availa
For more
grandmother, Susan Chadderdon.
ble
Taught by NYS certified early
childhood
teachers
Several UPK programs each offer
ing different
features
Cayuga Community College
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Cayuga-Seneca Community Actio
n Agency
E. John Gavras Center
Early Childhood Center
Montessori School of the Finger
lakes
Westminster Nursery School
information,
please contact
Kim Dygert at
315-255-8814
or
Kelly Garback at
315-255-8613.
YMCA
Ensuring a strong
foundation for
academic success.
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AJHS Students “Keep in Touch”
by Sarah Parisi, Home & Careers Teacher
Just when you thought adolescents were
completely egocentric, they show you that,
deep inside, there is a tremendous
appreciation for their elders. It takes a little
teaching and training, though.
Ms. Mary Armstrong, older adult of Cazenovia,
NY, wrote in the Post Standard: “What is going
on? Are our younger folks preoccupied with
Seventh
themselves, too busy making a living or living
Grade
beyond their means, keeping up with their
students in
Home and
peers, chasing all the latest technological
Career Skills
gadgets, etc? Have they forgotten the
class made
importance of their elders…?” She goes on to
handsewn
teddy bears
say that older people need “attention,
to send off to affections and interactions with younger
the “Seniors”
people.”
in their lives.
It was in this spirit that students in 7th grade
Home and Career Skills class learned about the various
developmental stages of life, how to accurately write out a
note card and envelope, and how to hand-sew a gift. While
kids’ communication devices seem wired to the their hands, it
would seem it’s so easy to keep in touch with their elders. But
some are just not trained in the way to go about this, leaving
their loved ones a little hurt and perhaps lonely for
appreciation and connection. Some say the art of letter writing
is from a bygone era, but in order to connect with people of
importance, this type of texting still needs to be taught.
Ethan Hickman, 7th grade, writes a heartfelt note to his Grandma.
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Crepes in the
Classroom
The third graders in Mrs. Siddall’s
class at Herman Avenue have been
learning French all year. They have
not only learned the language, but
they also conducted research on the
culture of France, including the
cuisine.
On June 10, Nick Pennella, father of
third grader Carly, visited the class to
teach them about French cooking and
served them strawberry crepes. Mr.
Pennella is a chef at the Springside
Inn, and he shared his education,
experience, and knowledge about his
profession with the students. They not
only were treated to his amazing
crepes, but they learned about a very
creative and exciting profession that
involves a lot of reading and math, as
well as science. As a result of his
presentation, many third graders are
now considering the culinary arts as a
career! Merci, Monsieur Pennella!
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Diaper Drive Donation!
Mrs. LaFrance's 7th grade homeroom won the
Diaper Drive Contest! They brought in the
most diapers to help the Auburn Rescue
Mission! In addition to the diapers, The AJHS
SGO raised almost $100 through a hat day and
name the courtyard duck contest that was
donated to the Rescue Mission to purchase
more diapers. In return the Rescue Mission gave
everyone a “I Made a Difference” T-shirt.
Danielle Utter, SGO Advisor, AJHS, English 8
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Bottom Row: Jane Oliver, Chloe Picciano, Emma Bellnier, Noel
Lovell, Nora Whyte. Top Row:Tony Gao, Jimmy Vasile, Caitlin Rigby,
Elandria Meyers, Nick Paoff, Brianna Hafl, and Mrs. LaFrance
BMINoti)icationfor2016–2017SchoolYear
As part of a required school health examination, a student is weighed and his/her height is measured.
Thesenumbersareusedto<igureoutthestudent’sbodymassindexof“BMI.”TheBMIhelpsthedoctor
ornurseknowifthestudent’sweightisinahealthyrangeoristoohighortoolow.Recentchangestothe
New York State Education Law require that BMI and weight status group be included as part of the
student’sschoolhealthexamination.Asampleofschooldistrictswillbeselectedtobepartofthesurvey,
we will be reporting to New York State Department of Health information about our students’ weight
status groups. Only summary information is sent. No names and no information about individual
studentsaresent. However,youmaychoosetohaveyourchild’sinformationexcludedfromthissurvey
report.
The information sent to the New York State Department of Health will help health of<icials develop
programsthatmakeiteasierforchildrentobehealthier.
If you do not wish to have your child’s weight status group information included as part of the Health
Department’ssurveythisyear,pleaseprintandsignyournamebelowandreturnthisformto:
CarenRadellRN,NursingSupervisor
78ThorntonAve.
Auburn,NY13021
Pleasedonotincludemychild’sweightstatusinformationinthe2015-2016SchoolSurvey.
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Auburn Community Baseball
While professional baseball in Auburn, NY dates back to the late 1870s, the current incarnation of the team traces its roots
back to 1957 and the formation of Auburn Community Owned Non-Profit Baseball Association Inc. Auburn Community
Baseball, as the company is commonly known, began operating the Auburn Yankees of the New York-Penn League in 1958.
The team was renamed Doubledays in 1996 in honor of Civil War general Abner Doubleday, who spent his childhood
in Auburn.
Congratulations Luann Phillips!
Luann Phillips, a rising junior at
Auburn High School, was
recently presented with the
President’s Gold Volunteer
Service Award for performing
over 100 hours of community
service last year. She is a
former Genesee student who
has never stopped giving back
to her elementary school, as
well as volunteering for her
community. She was presented
with a plaque and signed letter
o f c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s f ro m
President Obama.
Submitted by Anne Mlod,
District Librarian
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Student Registration
If you have moved into the Auburn
school district this summer, please
register new students as soon as
possible so they can start on the first
day of school in September.
The school offices are staffed all
summer. Student registration forms are
available on our website:
http://district.auburn.cnyric.org/Aub_Forms
Please call your child’s school for
information.
You’ll need to bring
address verification, a copy of your
child’s birth certificate, and custody
papers if any.
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Auburn Enlarged City School District
Harriet Tubman Administration Building
78 Thornton Avenue
Auburn, NY 13021
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
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AUBURN, NY 13021
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POSTAL CUSTOMER/BOX HOLDER
UPK Registration for 2016-17 is Now Open! Please Visit: http://district.auburn.cnyric.org/upk
Enhanced STAR Exemption for Senior Citizens
SeniorpropertyownerswhoalreadyhaveaBasicSTARExemp:on
ontheirprimaryresidencemaybeeligiblefortheEnhancedSTAR
Exemp:onwhentheyare65.Youshouldapplywhenyouare64so
that,ifyouqualify,youmayreceivetheexemp:onbeginningthe
year that you turn 65. Auburn city residents should contact the
Assessor’s Office at City Hall on South Street (255-4125). Other
Auburn (Aurelius, Throop, Owasco, SenneP, Fleming) and Cayuga
County residents should contact their local assessor’s office. The
deadline for applica:ons for Auburn city residents is February 1.
OtherAuburnandCayugaCountyresidentsshouldcheckwiththeir
localassessor.
TheEnhancedSTARprogramforseniorci:zensprovideseligible
seniors an exemp:on from school property taxes for owneroccupied, primary residences. To be eligible for this exemp:on, a
propertyownermustbe65yearsofageorolderonDecember31,
2016,withincomenotexceeding$84,550.
STAR provides qualifying households with up to a $65,300
exemp:ononthefullvalueoftheirproperty.Qualifyingresidents
owning a home with a full value of $100,000 will recognize an
es:mated$1,135inEnhancedSTARtaxsavingsin2016-2017.
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DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
Official Publication of the
AUBURN ENLARGED CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
http://district.auburn.cnyric.org/
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Michael McCole, President
Kathleen Rhodes, Vice President
William Andre
Frederick Cornelius
Jeffrey Gasper
Sam Giangreco
Eli Hernandez
Monika Salvage
Karol Soules
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OF SCHOOLS
Jeffrey A. Pirozzolo
SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK
Michelle Major
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