Oriskany Central School District N.A. Walbran Elementary School 8610 State Route 69 Oriskany, NY 13424 315.768.2149 Oriskany District Offi ce 1313 Utica Street Oriskany, NY 13424 315.768.2058 Oriskany Jr.-Sr. High School 1312 Utica Street Oriskany, NY 13424 315.768.2063 Commitment to Excellence 2016-2017
MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT The Oriskany Central School District Board of Education, school staff, and I take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2016-2017 school year. Thank you for making Oriskany your school of choice we work hard to set ourselves apart in how we attend to the individual needs of our students and families. As our mission statement proclaims: The mission of the Oriskany Central School District is to prepare students to excel in an ever-changing world. We are committed to our tradition of personal attention, positive relationships, and a productive climate for learning. It is our intent to have our words and actions match our mission statement every day and in every way. Please let us know how we may do a better job of ensuring that the mission statement is enacted. Beginning this year we are embarking on a multi-year initiative to further establish Oriskany as a school of innovation and high achievement. Oriskany: Beyond the Box will provide our students with the experiences necessary to succeed in a competitive global environment. Please look for communications from school throughout the year regarding this exciting initiative. We thank all of you who are contributing to the success of Oriskany schools and our students. We believe that our partnership is key, and home-school communication is essential for our success. We do our best to provide you with accurate information. This school calendar provides you with our best estimate of activities and events planned for the school year. It is always our hope that changes to this calendar are not required; however, we know that additional opportunities arise and things beyond our control cause us to make adjustments during the school year. We will do our best to notify you in advance of changes to this calendar. In emergencies and for last-minute changes to our schedule we will use our automated telephone notification system. Also, you may use the school s website when seeking additional scheduling information. My very best wishes to all of us for a successful school year Gregory Kelahan, Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Carl Graziadei, President Shirley Burtch, Vice President Michelle Anderson Robyn Appler Therese Hanna Adam Kernan Amy Mayo Website: www.oriskanycsd.org Administration Gregory Kelahan Superintendent of Schools David Dreidel Business Administrator Michael Davis Elementary School Principal Lisa Krause Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Melissa Lowell Director of Pupil Personnel Services Allen Salisbury Transportation Wayne Griffi th School Resource Offi cer Mark Santomassino Buildings & Grounds Christopher P. Williams Director of Guidance Karen Hinderling Directory of Technology Telephone & Fax Numbers 768-2058 768-2057 (fax) 768-2058 768-2057 (fax) 768-2149 768-2137 (fax) 768-2063 768-2046 (fax) 768-2048 768-2081 (fax) 768-2060 768-2057 (fax) 768-2065 768-2073 (fax) 768-2023 768-2057 (fax) 768-2065 768-2073 (fax) TBA TBA (fax) High School - Liz Salvatore 768-2061 School Nurse Elementary School - Shawn Chase 768-2148
September 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Supt. Conf. Day Labor Day Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. Supt. Conf. Day First Day of School for Students HS Picture Day ACT 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Patriot Day Grandparents Day Full Day Kindergarten Begins BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. ACT Registration Deadline for 10/22 Test Mathletics 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 First Day of Autumn HS Open House 25 26 27 28 29 30 BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. ES Curriculum Night, 6:15 p.m. Pep Rally, 6:30 p.m. EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release, 12:15 p.m. ES Release, 1 p.m.
Gavin Howd Grade 4 Harry Williams Grade 9
October 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Maroon & White Dance, 7-10 p.m. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rosh Hashana Begins Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. Rosh Hashana Ends PTA Mtg. HS 5-Week Progress Reports 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NO SCHOOL Yom Kippur Begins Columbus Day Yom Kippur Ends MVCA College Night BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. HS Progress Reports Mailed 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Double Down Qualifying First Day of Sukkot PSAT (11th grade) ACT Mathletics 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Last Day of Sukkot 30 31 Strategic Planning Mtg., 6:30 p.m. EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release 12:15 p.m. ES Release 1 p.m. ES Pictures Halloween
Josephine Melvin Grade 2 Matthew Matys Grade 4
November 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 All Saints Day PTA Mtg. ACT Registration Deadline for 12/10 Test BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. ES End of 1st Marking Period 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Savings Time Ends Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. JV/V Winter Sports Begin Election Day PTA Book Fair 10/7-10/10 HS End of 1st Quarter EARLY DISMISSAL ES Parent/Teacher Conf., 11:30 a.m. NO SCHOOL Veteran s Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. NHS Induction, 6:30 p.m. HS Report Cards Mailed Mathletics EARLY DISMISSAL ES Parent/Teacher Conf., 11:30 a.m. EARLY DISMISSAL ES Parent/Teacher Conf., 11:30 a.m. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Thanksgiving Day 27 28 29 30 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.
Logan DiNitto Grade 6 Jayden Twang Kindergarten
December 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day District-Wide Band & Chorus Holiday Concert, 7 p.m. ACT 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. HS 15 Week Progress Reports 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 First Day of Winter HS Progress Reports Mailed Christmas Eve Hanukkah Begins 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Christmas Kwanzaa BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. New Year s Eve NO SCHOOL Winter Recess Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament 12/29-12/30
Parker Gauthier Grade 11 Addison Fabbio Grade 3
January 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 New Year s Day Hanukkah Ends Kwanzaa Ends Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. NO SCHOOL Winter Recess 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Modifi ed Winter Sports Begin BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. Strategic Planning Mtg., 6:30 p.m. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day Inauguration Day ES End of 2nd Marking Period Mathletics 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. HS End of 2nd Quarter 29 30 31 Regents Exams
Joseph Behr Grade 7 Quinlan Chapman Grade 7
February 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Groundhog Day HS Report Cards Mailed Mathletics EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release 12:15 p.m. ES Release, 1:00 p.m. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lincoln s Birthday BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. Valentine s Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Presidents Day Washington s Birthday NO SCHOOL Mid-Winter Recess 26 27 28 BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. Mardi Gras
Donte Wolcott Kindergarten Megan Wright Grade 4
March 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Ash Wednesday ACT Registration Deadline for 4/8 Test 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Jr. Play, 2:30 p.m. Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. JV & Varsity Spring Sports Begin PTA Mtg. New Kindergarten Parent Orientation EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release 12:15 p.m. ES Release, 1:00 p.m. HS 25 Week Progress Reports Jr. Play, 7:30 p.m. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NO SCHOOL Daylight Savings SUPERINTENDENT S Begins CONFERENCE DAY BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. St. Patrick s Day Purim HS 25 Week Progress Reports Mailed Jr. High All County Music Festival 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Mathletics First Day of Spring 26 27 28 29 30 31 BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.
Vincent Klepadlo Grade 5 Gabrielle Maxim Grade 11 Kayla Anderson Grade 10
April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 April Fool s Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. Modifi ed Spring Sports Begin PTA Mtg. ES End of 3rd Marking Period HS End of 3rd Quarter Elementary All County Music Festival 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ACT Palm Sunday Passover Begins Strategic Planning Mtg., 6:30 p.m. HS Report Cards Mailed NO SCHOOL Good Friday 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Easter Passover Ends Earth Day NO SCHOOL Spring Recess 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. OCMEA Scholarship Auditions Arbor Day 30
Ryan Fish Grade 8 Ian Bogacz Pre-K
May 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Budget Hearing, 6 p.m. PTA Mtg. AP English Literature 7th Grade Parent Orientation, 6 p.m. Cinco De Mayo AP U.S. History ACT Registration Deadline for 6/10 Test BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. AP Biology AP World History HS 35 Week Progress Reports PTA Book Fair 5/8-5/12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mother s Day School Budget Vote District Art Show Grade 3 Recorder, Grades 4-12 Band & Chorus Concert, 7 p.m. HS Progress Reports Mailed 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Armed Forces Day BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. Ramadan Begins 28 29 30 31 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day Shavuot Begins
Angelina Hays Grade 8 Autumn Mclaughlin Grade 5
June 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Shavuot Ends 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. ES Physical Education Day ACT Scholarship Breakfast 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. Student Council Awards, HS Flag Day PTA Teacher Luncheon Regents Exams 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Father s Day HS Last Day of Instruction Early Release ES, 11:30 a.m. Regents Exams 6th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Early Release ES, 11:30 a.m. Regents Exams First Day of Summer Early Release ES, 11:30 a.m. Regents Exams Last Day of School Regents Exams 25 26 27 28 29 30 Early Release ES, 11:30 a.m. NO SCHOOL Superintendent s Conference Day Commencement HS End of 4th Quarter Regents Rating Day Ramadan Ends
Brendon Kelly Grade 6 Mackenzie Buck Grade 8
July 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independence Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Nolan Bryant Grade 8 Taylor Garguilo Grade 9
August 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Alma Mater Near the hills of Oriskany Where our forefathers fought and died, We have studied that we might be Worthy of our ancestral pride. Chorus When the sun sets on high school days Each battle some victory won. We must aim high in all our ways And be proud when our work is done. Alma Mater, we ll stand for thee Like a banner that stands unfurled, Where we ve entered to work and learn And will go forth to serve the world. Repeat Chorus To view current sports schedules, please go to www.digitalsports.com To view current articles and information, please go to www.oriskanycsd.org
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS AND DELAYS Occasionally, inclement weather conditions require that the opening of school be delayed, canceled or that students be sent home early. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, it is in the best interest of the health and safety of the children to cancel school, this will be done. It is of EXTREME importance that you instruct your children about what they are to do if school is canceled, delayed or dismissed BEFORE the regular hour. Your help and cooperation in this matter are something that we cannot possibly over-emphasize. Only custodial parents or legal guardians can authorize changes in transportation arrangements, so please maintain current information at your child s convenience. NOTICE OF SCHOOL BEING CANCELED OR DELAYED WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE (WWW.ORISKANYCSD.ORG), THE GLOBAL CONNECT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER, WEBSITE, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS: WBUG-FM-101., 99.7 WIBX-AM-950 WSKS-FM-97.9, 105.5 TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS CHANNEL 9 WSYR WADR-AM-1550 WUTQ-AM-1480 WLZW-FM-98.7 WTLB-AM-1310 WOUR-FM-96.9 WUMY-FM-102.5 WKLL-FM-94.9 WODZ-FM-96.1 WIXT-AM-1230 WKTV-TV OBSERVER-DISPATCH WUTR WFRG-FM-104.3 WRNY-AM-1350 ACTION 3 NEWS WFXV SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION IF YOU DO NOT HEAR OTHERWISE. Administration Telephone and Fax Numbers Gregory K. Kelahan 768-2058 Superintendent of Schools 768-2057 (fax) David Dreidel 768-2058 Business Administrator 768-2057 (fax) Lisa Krause 768-2063 Jr.-Sr. High School Principal 768-2046 (fax) Michael Davis 768-2149 Elementary School Principal 768-2137 (fax) Melissa Lowell 768-2048 Director of 768-2081 (fax) Pupil Personnel Services Allen Salisbury 768-2060 Transportation 768-2057 (fax) Wayne Griffi th 768-2065 School Resource Offi cer 768-2073 (fax) Karen Hinderling TBA Directory of Technology TBA (fax) Mark Santomassino 768-2023 Buildings & Grounds 768-2057 (fax) Christopher P. Williams 768-2065 Director of Guidance 768-2073 (fax) School Nurse High School - Liz Salvatore 768-2061 Elementary School - Shawn Chase 768-2148
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