VALLEY VIEWSNEWARK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTBOARD OF EDUCATION: Randal H. Kerr, President, James Phillips, Vice President, Sarah Hines, Thomas Darpino, Scott Parmelee, Anthony D. Tavelli, Sue WatsonEDITOR: Laura J. Johnson www.nvcs.stier.org

Volume XXXII, Issue 3 Winter 2016-2017

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE

Italmostdefiesbeliefthatweareintotheyear2017.Hopefully,youhadtheopportunitytoenjoytheHolidayswithfamilyandfriends.Theholidayseasonisalwaysaspecialtimeinourbuildingsastheexcitementofthestudentscanbefeltallweekleadinguptobreak.Ihopeitwasequallyspecialinyourhomes. Bynow, ithasbeenseveralweekssinceourVarsity Football team won the New York StateClassCChampionship.Itwouldbehardtowritethisarticlewithoutreferencingsuchamonumen-talachievement. However, I think it is importantto point out thatwhat really happened is biggerthan football. Withoutquestion,wewitnessedagroupoffineyoungmenpersevereandachieveatthehighestlevelofinterscholasticcompetition.Theyandtheirpeersdemonstratedgrace,humil-ity,dedication,andanincredibleworkethic.Butitwassomuchmore. Whathappenedthisfallwasatestamenttothecharacterofourentirecommunity. It seemed like every day that I drove to andfromwork,Iwouldseemoreandmore“CardinalPride”signspoppingupinfrontyards.EverySat-urday,ourcrowdsgrewalittlebigger.Everydayinourbuildings,fromNTHtotheHighSchool,ourkidsgrewmoreandmoreexcited. Thisdoesn’thavetoendbecausethefootballseasonisover. Fromourmusicalstomathclass,ourkidsaredoinggreat thingsonadailybasis. When Ide-scribesomeof theseachievements tootherSu-perintendents, the response I almost alwaysgetis: “Really?You’re doing that inNewark Valley?Wow.” Thisistheresultofourkids’hardworkandthevalues their familieshave instilled in them. It istheresultofastaffthatkeepsstudentsfirstatall

times,andaBoardofEducationthattrulybelievesincreatingopportunity. It is theresultofacom-munitywhoisproudoftheirschoolsandwantsthebestfortheirchildrenandtheirfuture. I’mproudthatmyownchildrenhavehadthechance to be a part of this school and commu-nity.Frommydaughterin12thgrade,tomysonin9th,tomysoninkindergarten,wecouldn’taskformore.Thisisaspecialplace,andtheprideisreal.Themorewecontinuetodemonstratethatpride,themoreoursuccesseswillgrow-andthemorewewillsecurethefutureforourkids. IwishyouaHappyandprosperous2017.

Sincerely,Ryan Dougherty, Superintendent of Schools

Newark Valley Cardinals Shine in the Athletic Arena and in the Classrooms!

Congratulations High School Scholar Athlete Teams! In order for a team to be considered a Scholar Athlete Team, 75% of the team’s roster must have a GPA of 90% or higher. For the fall

season, the following teams are our NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Teams:

Varsity Boys Cross CountryVarsity Girls Cross Country

Varsity Boys SoccerVarsity Field HockeyVarsity Girls Soccer

Varsity Volleyball

In addition, 83 of our Newark Valley student athletes achieved and maintained an overall GPA of 90% or higher throughout their fall

sports season!

Congratulations athletes & academic scholars!

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT2

A Note From Coach Sherwood TheNewarkValleyFootballteamfinishedthesea-sonwithahistorybreakingrecordof13-0andbroughthomeNVfootball’sfirststatechampionshiptotheVal-ley.Theseasonwaspackedwithexcitingplayscom-ingfromallfacetsofthegame;specialteams,offense,anddefense. Newark ValleyAlumni andOffensive CoordinatorScottWandell’soffenserankednumber1inallofNYState in rushingand iscurrently12th in thenation intotalrushingyardswith5,309andscoring556pointsleadingallofSection4. (continued on pg. 3)

NY STATE CHAMPS!!

All Photos courtesy of Jim Danvers

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3

From the Team Firstwewouldliketosaythatwearehonoredtorepresentourschool.GrowingupinasmalltownlikeNew-arkValleyobviouslyhasitsupsanddowns.Butinourtown,ourcommunityisunlikeanythingelsewe’veeverexperienced.Wearebeyondthankfulfortheendlesssupportwehavereceivedfromourcommunityandouradministration.Playingforacommunitylikethis,filledwithsomuchsupport,trulymakesthisstatechampion-shipmagical.YouknowwehaveagoodfansectionwhenyoucanhearTomWrightandtheStewartClancheer-ingfromtheopposingsideline.Whenatownascloseasthiscomestogetherforsomethingasspecialashighschoolfootball,it’strulybreathtaking.Notonlyareweblessedtohavesuchagreatcommunity,wehavebrilliantcoaches.Theydon’tsleepmuchduringfootballseason.CoachSherwood,CoachWandell,CoachHardenstineandalltheothercoaches–wesincerelythankyou. Weareonebig family. That’swhat it takes togoundefeatedandwinastatetitle;youhavetobecom-pletelyselfless,especiallyinfootballwherewedependonall11ofourbrothersblockingtothewhistleeverysnapof the ball. This seasonhas taught us the im-portance of relying on teammembers, coaches, andourcommunityforsupport.OnbehalfofNewarkValleyCardinalsFootball,wewouldliketothankyouallagainforyourcontinuedsupportandongoingprideforbothourschoolandteam. -Jake Payne, Senior Captain

Coach Sherwood, continued On the defensive side of the ball, NewarkValleyAlumniandDefensiveCoordinatorTedHardenstine’sdefenseallowedaSection4lowof131points,whichaveragesoutasamere10pointspergame. As for the special teams, they shined during theOgdensburgchampionshipgameconvertingonafakepunt, recovering a squib kickoff, returning a 90 yardkickoff return, and nailing a 30 yard field goalwhichsecuredthewininthedome. Aspecialthanksgoesouttotheentirecommunityforallofyoursupportduringtheseason.Thesend-offsfrom theschoolwithall the rescuevehiclesandvol-unteerssentchillstoalltheplayersandcheerleadersheadingtothegames.AsforthefansupportofCardi-nalNation,wetrulyhadhomefieldadvantageduringtheentireseasonandasateamwecannotthankyouenough.

All Photos courtesy of Jim Danvers

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT4

HIGH HONOR ROLL - 10 WEEKS HONOR ROLL - 10 WEEKSGRADE 12JoshuaBlazeyJasonDukeThomasDurandAaronGorslineKaylaHart-CummingsJodyInderwiesJoannaLogerfoKayaLucianiRobertMarshallCourtneyMcNeilMadelynMeagherLaynaPrattAnnaRaymondMorganSherwoodThomasShofkomLaurenShraugerHannahWillardHannahWilliams

GRADE 11PhillipBabeyMelindaByrneLindseyDiegoLauraDurandFarrahFiaccoJordanLaBountyDanielLindhorstAshleeMarshMarkMorykanAnnaSimmonsPaitynSmithQuartusSteika

GRADE 10IvanAylesworthHannahClarkAlissaFrancoEmilyHoltKileyKernsKristinaKnightWilliamKnightSophiaNashGabrielPerkinsColleenRiegelBrandonRinkavageMadisonSherwoodNatalieShofkomMarissaSilbaTylerStevensonAlexisWilliamsMicahWilliams

GRADE 9SamanthaAllenCadenBennettMarissaBerghorn

ColinCreeleyMichaelKasperReganLanningKatelynMaineKaylaMalarkeySarahMertsonJoshPostMaraSkellettAlexUmikerMattWaterman

GRADE 8MarisAylesworthBriannaBeebeTimothyBishopJohnBoldisEmmaClarkMeganFelicettiFeliciaFiaccoJillianneHansonKaylaHillRosariaHinesDerrickKalpokasKelseyKernsIsaacLindridgeKailaMcNallyEvelynMedinaMadisonPeabodyKatherinePoppReneeRiegelJohnSimmonsAvigailStrohmeyerAllisonWalkerLeahWilliamsLeeanneYammine

GRADE 7RileyBabcockPatrickBishopCameronColePiperDavisPhaedraDayAlexandraFeliceHannahFergusonKathrynGreeneHannahHoltFaithHymesJamesKeenerJasonKnightMackenzieLawrencePaigeLittleMollyMcCloskeyGabriellePettitJonathanSherwoodAshleighTurnbullRachaelWalkerAlishaWestfall

DarrahWright

GRADE 6KarliBerghornKatieBerghornLaylaEtienneClaraMcCloskeyVirginiaMertsonEmmaMillerHaileyMoncalieriOwenSailusJosephSherwoodIsabellaShielAustinSmithLoganSmith

GRADE 12JacobAndersenAshleyBrodieKatelinBrownCodyCoombsHaileyDaltonThomasDaveyNathanielEgglestonDakotaFrankKaliGrayJennaHilliarRyanHynesShelbyLawrenceKieraMalarkeyTylerMauleMontanaMeadZacharyMillerHannahMorseDanielPoppJustinPostShileyRozelleAliciaScalesAlyssaSepelakGiannoSilbaBarakSteikaJenniferWaterman

GRADE 11SusanArmstrongRobertBeckTylerBeebeAustinBennettShayneBickhamBeccaBushongRyanCrispellJordynDoncasterChandlerGuilesJaysenJester

PaxtonJobsonSeanMcCannAmandaMcNallyAlexisMountsAdamOsbornKellyPerkinsElizabethPersonsJacobSnappLoganSweetLaurenTijerinaMorganTompkinsJoshuaUpdikeAutumnWales

GRADE 10AmberBeanKyleCoffinDanielCowulichStephenCowulichJonathanDellesJustinDemmerTaylorEdwardsShelbyFrinkEmmaGregrowMadisonHartensteinSimonKellerBradyMasonVictoriaMellemSerinaMilewskiDavisMoraisTressaNechwedowichEvanPowellKylePratt

GRADE 9RonanDoughertyElizabethFergusonHaydenFlesherDeekenFrostGregorGeisenhofCassidyHoffmierCrystaKellerJacobLudwigRileyMaloneCourtneyMauleKennedyMcNeilAshleighMillerEmmaMorganLibbyNorthropAndrewObregonNathanSokolAlisonWalesCoreyYoung

GRADE 8AndrewAceAlyssaBakerCameronCarrierMorganCwynarJacobDowneyCharlotteDunnEmmaGravesDanielHayesAshleyHoltLeilaKingCollinMcCallDawsonMoncalieriMackennaNechwedowichGabrielOteroMcKenziePadoJohnPorcariIzabelRosalezBrentonRosenbergEugeneScalesSteffiSchanbacherLindieShortConnorSpoonhowerStephanieUpdikeAllieWandellJosephWoodmanseeConnorYetter

GRADE 7EmmettArmbrusterTaylorBenjaminMadisonBigelowMatthewBigelowMarkDaveyGraciellaGardnerHaylieHammondConnorJacobsonChaseLaBountyLillianLaMontainLoganMannLukeRinkavageEthanSkeideAmberSlavikMakaylaVanOrderMichaelWandellHunterWilliams

GRADE 6DanielBoldisMichelleBrooksJustinColemanJohnFiaccoMaxwellFlesherKalynaGrahamJaredGreenJennaHanson

HONOR ROLL - 10 WEEKS

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 5

HONOR ROLL - 10 WEEKS MERIT ROLL - 10 WEEKSBroderickHinesAnvilIllsleyDellioneKingKyraMaineMackenzieMaloneGavinMannTroyMiddendorfJohnMincherAshleyMoncalieriKaseyMurphySarahRaymondKathrynSchanbacherKathrynSimmonsAngelinaSloughterCorbinSwindlerTatianaTarboxRyliTitusSandraVaughn

GRADE 5KaitlynBabcockMidoriBarrettMackenzieBenjaminAlyssaBrownMirandaBrownMckennaBuckLoreleiColeMadisonDavisMackenzieDayHaileyEngbithMakanaGardnerSkyeGorslineMalachiGrantBradyHillPaigeHinckleyLeviHoltJustinJacobsonMatthewKasperMatthewKellerMikaylaLawrenceErinLewisRaechelleMathewsonFionaMcMurrayJerodMeddaughMichaelMedinaKaidenPadoRachelParisotDanielPirgerBrendanPlagensShayReynoldsKathleenRombachAiyannaStebbinsBrookeSwindlerHarleySwitzerJamisonThompsonElizabethWatermanJoslynWright

MERIT ROLL - 10 WEEKS

GRADE 4RemyAllardHarrisonBarrettMorganBauerAdriaBennettHailieCarterBrianneCookJosephDantuonoChelseaEynonKaytlynHallEmmettHendricksonDylanIversenEmmaKitchenBelaKrennerTrevorMiddendorfBiancaMilewskiBriannaMillerSamuelNashLiviaShortAshtonSlavikEmmaSmithScottWagerBenjaminWilson

GRADE 12PaydenBackusJesseBritoLaneCarrierCaitlynChaseCoreyCoombsMariaEvansKyameshaFordEvanHeaterLucasIrvineRubyKidwellMarisaLongoKaitlinMartinMyaMilewskiJacobPayneHollyPianosiRichardPowellLouisSherryDerekShortSpencerShortJustinShuttsEvanSkellettBrettStewartStevenVanPattenReneeWilcoxChadWright

GRADE 11GarrettBakerMollyBakerSydneyDeanAshleeDoncasterMariahDunnettCiarraGeeHunterHoffmierTaylorKalpokasBreannaKunikLeahLudwigNicoleMcNealLilyMorganCalebOsburnPatrickPennayAllyahSimmonsAndrewSnappMichaelWalburnAmberWales

GRADE 10MadysonColbyTrevorGerdusMeganGilbrideLaurenGwardyakAaronHathawayIsaiahHuntAriannaKingTiaQuickJasmineSeymourAnthonyShupeFaithStoughtonJulianneSummerfieldElizabethZimmer

GRADE 9KelseyBeanEthanBigelowDakotaClarkJackColemanTraceDavisBrennaFoxWaylonFoxLeahHartensteinJordanJohnsonIrisLynchKimberleeMertsonKayleeMoshierTuckerPettitNoahShielJordanStiffarmMackenzieThompsonZacharyVanOrderBriceWager

GRADE 8DonavinAnderson-BeebeGabrielArmstrongLeviArnoldAidanCabreraDevinCawardJoshuaDukeRaidynFordMadi-LynGoodwinRichardJagerSavannahJordanAdamKellerGraydonLiskeKamdenMcCallDavidMincherAlexandriaParkRayneReynoldsRobertSmithTannerTavelliSamuelUmikerEmilyVanPattenChloeYetterSidneyYurko

GRADE 7MeganBoyceNataleaCraftLaceyCunninghamVictoriaGeisenhofHunterGorslineAdenHollenbeckChristinaJacobsNoahMartinBrandonRandallOliviaSimmsDevinSmithMikaSpicerJadynVanzileAndrewWatermanAustinWeeks

GRADE 6HayleyBeebeAustinBrundzaKyleeCarrierDanielCieriEmilyCooperMeganCornellDanielHallBardenHinesTristanJonesLoganKlingleCassidyKunzeJamieLewisSamuelMorganFaithPayne

BrennaPowellChristaSchanbacherJadenShortJonathanUmikerEvanWolferAnthonyZukowski

GRADE 5MadysonArmstrongMathieuBauerNathanielBeebeZacheryBrodfuehrerZacharyBrusterDamianDaviesCoraDenisAlexzandriaDunbarMyrandaHolcombSethNorthropHaleyScottDanielTruesdailLeiaVansteenburghConnorVanzile

GRADE 4ConnorBrundzaAustinCottrillMaddisonCraftLauraCranmerCrossDzikiewiczBrandonEynonAdriannaFintaCheyanneJordanAidenKlingleRileyLavineOrenLindridgeGabrielMerrillCarsonMorrisKincadeMorrisAddysenOsburnCameronRamirezJasmineSheldonCarissaSweetTroyVaughnJamesWalesRoseWandell

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT6

TheCardinalGirlsCross-Country team (at right),with senior Anna Raymond, junior Anna Simmons,sophomores Marissa Silba, Kristina Knight, SophieStewart, and Colleen Riegel, freshman CourtneyMaule, and 8th grader ReneeRiegel, had very suc-cessfulseason.TheywontheClassC-DraceattheOwegoInvitationalinlateSeptemberandshowedtheywere ready for theChampionshipseasonbywinningtheClassC-DraceattheMarathonInvitationalinlateOctober. In between, injuries and illness led to their firstleaguemeet loss in2yearsandadrop intheirstaterankingto16th.Undeterred,theteamfocusedontheIACLeaguechampionshipmeet.Inanexcellentraceperformance,ourfirst6 runnersplaced in the top23andprevailedasrepeatIACchampions,beatingClassD5th-rankedTrumansburg54to66,aswelltwootherstate-ranked teams, tobringhometheprogram’s8thIACChampionshipplaqueinthelast10seasons.Kris-tinaKnightwasnameda1stTeamandMarissaSilbaa2ndTeamIACAll-Star. The next week, and ranked 10th, the girls ran asuperbraceattheSectionIVChampionshipmeet,asMarissaandKristinatook2ndand4thplacestoearn1stTeamClassCAll-Starstatus,withSophieandim-pressive8thgraderReneeearning2ndTeamAll-Starhonors with their 10th and 13th place finishes, andAnna Raymond close behind in 17th. Their perfor-manceearnedtheteamback-to-backSectionalCham-pionshipsandtheprogram’s10th,withall10occurringinthelast12years. Theteam,takingtheircuefromoutstandingcaptainAnnaRaymond,wasnotsatisfiedwithprojectionsput-tingthem8thatStates.So,onNov.12thatChenangoValleyStatePark,6ofour7runnersrantheirbestrac-esoftheseasonaseachofthemdroppedanaverageof35secondsofftheirSectionalmeettimesfromtheweekbeforetoplace6thintheState.Marissa(20th)became the 4th fastest NV girl on that coursewhileKristina(27th),isnowthe5thfastest. Thisyear’s team,thoughoneof theyoungestwehave had in the last 12 years, was highly success-ful. With continuedhardwork,dedicated focus,andunyieldingmotivation,wearelookingforwardtothesestudentathletescontinuingthetraditionofexcellencethatdefinesNewarkValleyCross-Country.

Josh Blazey and Tyler Maule Compete at NYS Cross Country Championships Zach Miller 1st Alternate, Blazey places 16th

earning all-state honors

Seniors JoshBlazeyandTylerMaulecappedofftheirseniorcrosscountryseasonsattheNYSCham-pionships held atChenangoValleyStatePark. ThetwoseniorsearnedtheirtriptoStatesbyplacinginthetop5individualsattheSection4championships.JoshwasthetopClassCindividualwhileTylerearnedthe5thandfinalslot.TeammateZachMiller,whowasthe6th-placingindividual,wasSection4’sClassC1stal-ternate.AttheStatemeet,Joshgotofftoaroughstartbutfoughtbackthroughouttheracetoregistera16thplacefinishoutofover130runners,andrecordingthe3rdfastesttimeforaNVboyonthatcourseinits20-yearhistory.Tyleralsodidnotgetoutasfastasplanned,butfinishedwelland,alongwithJosh,werepartoftheNYSsectionchampionship team. This is Josh’s3rdStatemeet,andhis1sttimeearningAll-Statehonors.This was Tyler’s 1st State meet in only his secondyearofrunning.JoshandZachwouldalsorunattheFootlockerNortheastregionalmeetoverThanksgivingbreak,withJoshplacing2ndintheseniorsrace,earn-inghimall-regionalhonors.Congratulationstothesethreeseniorsandtheentireboys’Cross-Countryteamontheirfineseasonsandforcompetingallseasonlongwithintensityandintegrity. Thank you to our highly supportive parents, ath-letic directorEdMertson, theCardinalBoosterClub,theVarsityClub,theBuilding&GroundsDepartment,andtheTransportationDepartmentforassistingusthisseason.

2016 NV Girls Cross-Country Repeat as IAC and

Section IV Class C Champs

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 7

Girl’s 7th & 8th Grade BasketballDate Time Home or Away OpponentThu 19-Jan 4:30PM A Odessa-MontourCentralHighSchoolSat 21-Jan 4:30PM H NewfieldHighSchoolThu 26-Jan 4:30PM H TiogaSeniorHighSchoolMon 30-Jan 4:30PM A WaverlySeniorHighSchoolThu 2-Feb 4:30PM H CandorCentralHighSchoolMon 6-Feb 4:30PM H SpencerVanEttenCentralHighThu 9-Feb 4:30PM H Odessa-MontourCentralHighSchoolMon 13-Feb 4:30PM A NewfieldHighSchoolThu 23-Feb 4:30PM A TiogaSeniorHighSchoolMon 27-Feb 4:30PM H WaverlySeniorHighSchoolWed 1-Mar 4:30PM A CandorCentralHighSchoolFri 3-Mar 4:30PM A SpencerVanEttenCentralHigh

Girl’s JV BasketballDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 5:30PM A WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolFri 6-Jan 5:30PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 5:30PM A CandorCentralHighSchoolFri 13-Jan 5:30PM H SpencerVanEttenCentralHighTue 17-Jan 5:30PM H WatkinsGlenHighSchoolFri 27-Jan 5:30PM A WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 31-Jan 6:00PM A NotreDameHighSchoolFri 3-Feb 5:30PM A ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 7-Feb 5:30PM H TiogaSeniorHighSchool

Girl’s Varsity BasketballDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 7:00PM A WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolFri 6-Jan 7:00PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 7:00PM A CandorCentralHighSchoolFri 13-Jan 7:00PM H SpencerVanEttenCentralHighTue 17-Jan 7:00PM H WatkinsGlenHighSchoolFri 27-Jan 7:00PM A WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 31-Jan 7:30PM A NotreDameHighSchoolFri 3-Feb 7:00PM A ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 7-Feb 7:00PM H TiogaSeniorHighSchool

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NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT8

Boy’s 7th & 8th Grade WrestlingDate Time Home or Away OpponentWed 25-Jan 5:00PM A WaverlySeniorHighSchoolSat 28-Jan 9:00AM A JohnsonCitySeniorHighSchoolWed 1-Feb 5:00PM A WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolWed 8-Feb 5:00PM H 4OpponentsWed 15-Feb 5:00PM A ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolSat 18-Feb 10:00AM H NotListedThu 23-Feb 5:00PM A SpencerVanEttenCentralHigh

Boy’s JV BasketballDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 5:30PM H WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolFri 6-Jan 5:30PM A ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 5:30PM H CandorCentralHighSchoolFri 13-Jan 6:00PM A SpencerVanEttenCentralHighTue 17-Jan 5:30PM A WatkinsGlenHighSchoolSat 21-Jan 2:00PM H Odessa-MontourCentralHighSchoolFri 27-Jan 5:30PM H WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 31-Jan 5:30PM H NotreDameHighSchoolFri 3-Feb 5:30PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 7-Feb 6:00PM A TiogaSeniorHighSchoolThu 9-Feb 5:30PM H TrumansburgCSD

Boy’s Varsity BasketballDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 7:00PM H WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolFri 6-Jan 7:00PM A ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 7:00PM H CandorCentralHighSchoolFri 13-Jan 7:30PM A SpencerVanEttenCentralHighTue 17-Jan 7:00PM A WatkinsGlenHighSchoolSat 21-Jan 3:30PM H Odessa-MontourCentralHighSchoolFri 27-Jan 7:00PM H WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 31-Jan 7:00PM H NotreDameHighSchoolFri 3-Feb 7:00PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolTue 7-Feb 7:30PM A TiogaSeniorHighSchoolThu 9-Feb 7:00PM H TrumansburgCSD

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NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 9

Boy’s Varsity BowlingDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 4:00PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolWed 4-Jan 3:30PM A NotreDameHighSchoolThu 5-Jan 4:00PM H NotreDameHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 4:00PM A WatkinsGlenHighSchoolThu 12-Jan 4:00PM H WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 17-Jan 4:00PM H UnionSpringsHighSchoolThu 19-Jan 4:00PM A LansingHighSchoolTue 31-Jan 4:00PM A MarathonHighSchool

Girls Varsity BowlingDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 4:00PM H ThomasAEdisonHighSchoolWed 4-Jan 3:30PM A NotreDameHighSchoolThu 5-Jan 4:00PM H NotreDameHighSchoolTue 10-Jan 4:00PM A WatkinsGlenHighSchoolThu 12-Jan 4:00PM H WaverlySeniorHighSchoolTue 17-Jan 4:00PM H UnionSpringsHighSchoolThu 19-Jan 4:00PM A LansingHighSchool

Boy’s Varsity WrestlingDate Time Home or Away OpponentTue 3-Jan 5:00PM A WatkinsGlenHighSchoolSat 7-Jan 10:00AM A DepositInvitationalWed 11-Jan 7:00PM A WaverlySeniorHighSchoolWed 18-Jan 6:00PM H WhitneyPointCentralHighSchoolSat 21-Jan 10:00AM A IACTournament@WhitneyPointSat 28-Jan 11:00AM A SectionIVDualTournament

EachyeartheNewarkValleyUnitedTeacherssup-port local families inneed,but thisyear theprogramwaschangedupabit.NVUTreferredfamiliestotheOpenDoorMission inOwegowhich ismanaged byoneofourownalumni,DarrinWelch.TheODMpro-videsgiftsforfamiliesinneedinTiogaCountyandalsohasaChristmaspartythatallowsadditionalfamiliestocomeandcelebrate the season. Teachersandstaffcollectedclothing,toys,booksandmoreineachofourbuildingsanddonatedtheunwrappedgiftstothemis-

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sion.WehadaverypositiveresponseandwereabletodelivermanyitemstohelpbringChristmastolocalfamilies. In addition, a number of community & schoolgroupschosetocontinuetoadoptspecificfamiliesontheirown—soallofourneediest familieswillhaveaMerryChristmas! Thankyou,onceagain, toNataliaConaty, for coordinatingwith theOpenDoorMissionandfordeliveringallofourdonations!

NVUT Members Continue to Support Local Families this Christmas

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT10

OntheeveningofDecemberfirst,New-arkValleyrecognizedthefollowingoutstand-inghighschoolstudentsfortheirscholarship,leadership,characterandservice: Madelyn Meagher, Jennifer Waterman,Hannah Willard, Susan Armstrong, PhillipBabey,RobertBeck,AustinBennett,BeccaBushong, Melinda Byrne, Lindsey Diego,LauraDurand,FarrahFiacco,JaysenJester,Jordan LaBounty, Daniel Lindhorst, AshleeMarsh, Amanda McNally, Mark Morykan,KellyPerkins,AnnaSimmons,PaitynSmith,QuartusSteika,andLaurenTijerina. These three seniors and twenty juniorswereinductedintotheNationalHonorSocietyinaceremonyatthehighschool. They now join the current seventeenmembers of theNationalHonorSociety: MyaMilewski (president),MorganSherwood(VicePresident),AliciaScales(secretary),AaronGorsline(treasurer),JoshBlazey,ThomasDu-rand,JodyInderwies,JoannaLogerfo,MarisaLongo,KayaLuciani,Han-nahMorse, Jacob Payne, Justin Post, Layna Pratt, Cherish Simmons,BarakSteika,HannahWilliams. To apply for National Honor Society membership, students mustachieve at least an 89.5 unweighted, cumulative grade point average.Thosestudentswhoapplyarethenevaluatedbyhighschoolfacultyonthe fourmajor pillars of the society.Studentsmust display outstandingcharacterintheclassroom,outsideoftheclassroom,totheirpeersandtofacultyandstaff.Theymustalsodisplayqualitiesthatindicatethestudentisapositiverolemodelfortheirpeersandleadbyexampleandmotiva-tion.Lastly,studentswhoareacceptedservetheirschoolandcommunitythroughschoolactivities;extracurricularclubsandsports;churchesandyouthgroups;boyandgirlscouts;andotherserviceopportunities. Onceinducted,studentsjoinasocietythatworkscontinuouslytopro-videservicetoourschoolwhilebeingexpectedtomaintainahighGPA.So far this year, NHS has conducted a penny wars fundraiser for theLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety;collectedwinterclothing forCatholicCharities; tutoredandmentoredpeers inacademicsandsocialsettingsandraisedmoneytoinitiateanannualstudentawardbasedonthepillarsofthesociety.Thisawardwasfundedbysellingshirtstohonorabelovedteacherandcoworker,Dr.JessicaWilliams,whopassedafterabriefbattlewithcancer.Dr.WilliamsembodiedthepillarsofNationalHonorSocietyanditwasfittingforthestudentstohonorherthisway. Ourfutureplansincludeorganizingthehighschool’sSnowballdance,additionalcommunityprojectsandcontinuingtheannualSTEAMnightatthemiddleschooltoshowcasestudentworkinthesciences,engineering,artsandmathematics.Thisyear,wehaveamostamazinggroupofstu-dentswholead,motivate,organizeandaccomplishgreatthingswithlittledirection.Itistrulyapleasuretoworkwithsuchanelitegroupofyoungadultseveryday. Congratulations2016 inducteesandwelcometotheNationalHonorSociety!Andtoallofourseniors,bestofluckasyoulookforwardtocol-legeandbeyond!

National Honor Society Inductions Looking Ahead:Newark Valley Pre-K &

Kindergarten Registration

RegistrationforchildrenwhowillbeattendingPre-K&KindergartenintheNewarkValleyCentralSchoolDistrict in September 2017will beheldtheweekofMarch20-24from9:30a.m.to3:00p.m.daily,andontheeveningofThursday,March23from6-8p.m.atNathanT.HallEl-ementarySchool. ChildrenwhowillbefiveyearsoldonorbeforeDecember1,2017are eligible to enter Kindergartenfor the 2017-2018 school year.ChildrenwhowillbefouryearsoldonorbeforeDecember1,2017areeligibletoenterPre-Kforthe2017-2018schoolyear. Parentsorguardiansofchildrenlisted inourcurrentschoolcensusdatabase will be notified by mail.Please call the Nathan T. Hall El-ementarySchoolofficeat642-3340x1 ifyouhavenot receivedapostcardbyMarch3rd. Parents or guardians shouldbring their child’s birth certificate,immunizationrecordandtwoproofsofresidency.Parentsareremindedthat New York State law requireswrittenproofthatallstudentshaveimmunization against polio, mea-sles, diphtheria, mumps, rubella,varicella(chickenpox)andhepatitisB ormedical verification of any oftheaboveillnesses.

NEWARK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11

TheMiddleSchool12:1+1classworkedoncombininglifeskillsandmath curriculums to create prod-uctsforotherstoenjoyduringtheirChristmasHolidayCandySale! Underthesupervisionofteach-erHeidiCardone,theclasscreatedconsumables and products thatwereofferedtofacultyandstaffforasuggesteddonation. The funds received from thesesales will allow students to learnadditional skills and help to growthe program. Proceeds will alsobenefitthestudentsintheclassbyproviding “real-world” experiencesthroughoutthecommunity. After the students’ first adven-ture of creating Halloween candy,the kidswere super excited aboutmakingmore seasonal candy andwereproudofall thechoices theyhadtooffer,includingspecialtyfla-vorsandfourdifferentcandyforms.Thiswasanenjoyableandeduca-tionallife-experienceforall.

TheHolidayMagic Festival inNewarkValleywouldn’t be completewithoutour5thGradeSweetShop.FifthgraderscreatedholidaytreatstosellattheFestival.Whentheyweren’tinthekitchenwithparentvolun-teersmakingtreats,theywereintheclassroomlearningaboutpackaging,andcustomerservice.Thecommunityserviceprojectissomethingstu-dentslookforwardtoeveryyear. The Sweet Shop has grown over the past six years and the classmadeover$300.00towardtheirtriptoWashingtonD.C.Theclasscouldnothaveaccomplishedthiswithoutthehelpofschoolcafeteriastaff,par-ents,teachersandcommunitymembers.Itwasatremendousexperienceforourkids.

Student Enjoy Live Theater AbigthankyoutotheFloydHookerFoundation,forsponsoringour5thgradestudents (below) ina trip tosee theplay,A Christmas Story,performedattheTi-AhwagaPerformingArtsCenter. Studentswereabletosupporttheirclassmates,MichaelMedinaandLoreleiCole,whowerebothmembersofthecast.Although,itwasabone-chilling,snowynight,thekidsreallyenjoyedtheopportunitytovisitaplay-houseandexperiencelocaltheater.

Bells of Joy! December 8th and December15thset theholiday tone forNew-arkValleyHighSchool. On thesedays the High School performingensemblesdemonstratedtheirhardworkandholidaycheerduring theannualwinterconcerts.December8thfeaturedtheConcertBandtakingusonabobsledridethroughthewintersnow,theJazzBandentertaininguswiththeaJazzrenditionofJoytotheWorldandtheIntermediateChoruskeepingusonourtoesaswecount-edhowmanydifferentcarolstheycouldsinginunderthreeminutes.ThisconcertalsofeaturedtheWomen’sChoirand theCardinalChords.TheDecember15thconcert featured theSymphonicBand,JazzEnsemble,SeniorChorusandtheSelectChoir.PleasejoinusFebruary22ndforourannualPrismConcertandMarch1stforcontemporarymusicnightfeaturingoursmallensembles!

Holiday Activities Teach Life Skills at the Middle School

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OnWednesday,December7th,theSixthandSev-enth grade choruses, along with the Sixth and Sev-enth grade bands performed their winter concert forfamily, friends,and thecommunity. Thebandswereconductedbyournewinstrumentalteacher,Mr.Nave,andthechoruseswereconductedbyMrs.Steidle.TheSixth grade band opened the concert with the song“First Christmas Overture” and ended with the verylivelysong“FelizNavidad”.Theyalsoperformed“At-tackof theGardenGnomes”,and “AncientHunters”.Next on theprogramwas theSeventhgrade chorussinging“CelebrateMusic”, “Joy:AMedleyofCarols”,andasongintheswingstyle,“ItDon’tMeanAThing”.

TheSixthgradechorusperformed“SongofthePresi-dents”,“Mid-Winter’sSilentNight”,setwithjustcandlelight,“WeWanttoSing”,andapartnersong,“HappyHolidays”. TheSeventhgradeband performed “Furioso”,“TacoTime” and the ever-pop-ular song “Sleigh Ride”. Theprogramconcludedwithacom-bined number, entitled Christ-mas “Pop” Sing-A-Long, per-formed by the Seventh gradeband, the Seventh grade cho-rus,andtheSixthgradechorus.

Middle School Musicians & Singers Celebrate the Season