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Syosset High School was recently students and parents at Syosset High named one of 329 National Blue School. But the entire Syosset School Ribbon Schools of Excellence in District shares this award since, like the country. This isn’t the first time a relay race, it is the excellent start aSyosset Syosset school has been honored students receive in our elementary Shines Syosset Scholar A Publication of the Syosset Central School District A Publication of the Syosset Central School District with the Blue Ribbon award or and middle schools that makes www.syossetistops.org www.syossetistops.org received national acclaim. While possible Syosset High School’s Blue the recognition underscores the Ribbon finish.” exemplary efforts of the school’s The metaphorical relay builds faculty and leadership, the student momentum with every grade level. FALL 2013 success behind this culminates a The district continues to refine the K-12 experience that continually K-12 curriculum to provide students emphasizes thinking and working with the best paths and knowledge to creatively. It begins in kindergarten achieve their long-term goals. The and culminates with the conferring of diplomas. Building the Foundation Baylis fifth-grade students analyze and discuss texts during a reading “The National Blue Ribbon At the elementary level, the workshop. School of Excellence Award district is implementing a program is one of the most prestigious to develop a more uniform and Baylis, and Berry Hill elementary young students are able to make schools. This fall, every elementary personal connections between the Syosset Chronicle recognitions a school can receive,” thorough curriculum for teaching A Publication of the Syosset Central School District school is implementing this widely stories they read and their own said Superintendent of Schools literacy at the primary grades. Last www.syossetistops.org Dr. Thomas Rogers. “This award year, the district piloted Columbia regarded program, which provides lives. Consequently, their writing is illustrates the tremendous effort and University’s Teachers College Reading significant training to teachers authentic, grabs the reader and has dedication of our faculty, leadership, and Writing Project at A.P. Willits, to guide young students to take more of a voice,” said Baylis Principal control – and ownership – of their Lisa Greiner. own learning. According to Deputy Students are learning to view Superintendent Adele Bovard, reading and writing as a powerful teachers provided input toward vehicle to learn about themselves designing a sequence of study and and one another. They understand Congratulations overall literacy curriculum that how they can use it to communicate, to Syosset HS achieves this while covering all the persuade and inform and have even for being named necessary genres. written letters to Greiner, as well as “The Teachers College Reading President Obama (who wrote back), a National Blue and Writing Project takes a holistic wrote newspaper articles from live Ribbon School approach to how children think and interviews and incorporated writing of Excellence! express themselves creatively,” said craft from authors they have studied. Bovard. “We are looking to draw out From kindergartners reading “How each student’s voice. Our focus is to Books” and writing a “Guide Syosset Central School District Nonprofit to develop avid and skilled readers, to Tying Shoelaces” to fifth-grade Organization Syosset, 11791 U.S. Postage writers and thinkers.” research reports on Latin America, PAID This approach to reading and students are excited about reading Permit No.36 Syosset, NY 11791 writing allows students the flexibility and writing. to choose what they read, including Greiner said that using a wide the kinds of texts. It also encourages variety and more complex level of ****ECRWSS**** daily discussions on book themes, texts helps to make reading and Resident of characters, plot and setting and how writing an enjoyable, engaging Syosset Central School District all of the elements of the story affect experience. “They are reading and one another. writing for pleasure, as well as for “In understanding all of this, academic success.” continued on page 3... A Message from Your Superintendent Dear Community Member, later, an internal workgroup of teachers and security needs, parking, administrators wrote detailed proposals for and air conditioning – Shortly after I joined the District, the Board pilot projects. We have been following their all without increasing outlined an ambitious vision to be achieved. progress in a number of classrooms and are the tax levy for debt Now, a little over two years later, it makes sense identifying the highest leverage uses at each service – by using state to take stock of our progress and outline both the grade span, and expanding on those models. grant funds, budgeted challenges and opportunities ahead. One early takeaway is clear – our goal should maintenance, an Energy Education topped their priorities, and our focus not be to simply increase children’s screen Performance Contract, has been similarly aligned. In addition to the many time, rather we are emphasizing ways in which the Capital Reserve, and the proceeds of the building-level instructional initiatives, there are technology allows for powerful shifts in how Woodbury property sale. several district-wide efforts underway: students learn. Or as one workgroup member Winning the National Blue Ribbon Schools 1. Recognizing that early literacy is the put it, we are moving from “pilots” to “pivots.” Award was a recognition in which the entire school foundation for all subsequent learning, we are 4. Lastly, we recognize that we are in a period district shares since every school feeds the high in the second year of a renewed effort to take of incredible change in the current and school and thus shares in its success. Just as the advantage of the Teachers College Reading future economy and it is no longer just student accolades that fill this issue help illustrate and Writing Project including ongoing manufacturing jobs that are being lost to our successful outcomes, we congratulate Syosset professional development for all of our automation. We know that our students’ High School teachers Ms. Steinberg and Mr. Chae elementary teachers. insights, creativity, and originality enhance for joining Mr. Slesinski as recognized New York 2. Although the State’s recent emphasis has their excellent academic preparation, and these State Master Teachers, illustrating the hard work centered attention on Math and English, we skills will be even more valuable in the future. and high standards of the people who make our don’t want to overlook building on the rest of Thus, we have started a long-term project students’ outcomes possible. the curriculum. We have hired a K-12 Science to be even more intentional about how we As proud as I am of the Blue Ribbon Coordinator and plan to shift our early science nurture these skills by drawing connections designation, I worry awards create a temptation for instruction to build on the concepts behind across the curriculum and helping students do complacency, something former superintendent the “Next Generation Science Standards” likewise. Syosset is known for the breadth and Dr. Friedman warned against in his outgoing – that all of the sciences are interconnected quality of its program – this initiative leverages message: “sitting still is equivalent to falling and that many essential skills and habits of both. behind.” Even as we savor this success, our focus is mind are common to all of the disciplines. We We have managed to achieve these efforts while on the horizon – to build a school system that will expect another shift in focus to occur once remaining under the tax cap each of the past serve our children’s future every bit as well as our the “New Social Studies Frameworks” are three years, and we’re thankful to the community existing system does their present. adopted. for its support. Now we’re turning our attention 3. We are also engaged in a two-year project to our facilities needs. The Board is pursuing a My very best holiday wishes to all, to embed more education technology in multi-pronged strategy that would enable the our classrooms. Resisting the temptation District to address all of the needs identified in Dr. Tom Rogers to buy devices first and articulate their use its building condition survey as well as safety and Superintendent of Schools A Message from Your Board of Education

Dear Syosset Community, consistency among the buildings. Although we are just a couple of months At our September meeting, Dr. Thomas into the 2016-17 school year, many important Rogers, superintendent of schools, gave two very initiatives are underway. As you will read in this important presentations to our community: edition of The Pride, we have developed a new one regarding the sale of a parcel of property in framework for reading and writing instruction in Woodbury near the Walt Whitman School and all of our elementary schools, stepped up our focus another regarding facility challenges identified in on inquiry and exploration, and implemented the the district’s building condition survey, including second phase of our technology pilots. some key priority projects under consideration Many successes have already been celebrated, and potential funding/financing mechanisms. The including Syosset High School’s National Blue Board approved the sale with stringent limitations to officially acknowledge Diwali, Eid-ul-Adha and Ribbon designation for the 2016-17 year! on its future use to ensure compatibility with the Eid-ul-Fitr as official district holidays. The Board Congratulations to Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante school and is now considering a request to increase is proud of this community’s diversity and we feel and the entire high school community, as well the size of the sale in exchange for significant that it is important to respect our families who as our other schools that have all played a role in improvements to the ballfields and play areas. wish to spend time together on these days. preparing students for the rigors of high school. Proceeds from this sale are a key component in For a summary of the events of every Board Prior to hearing this wonderful news, the Board the Board’s plan to offset the cost of some of the meeting, please refer to our monthly “Board was proud to congratulate the 14 National Merit work outlined in the building condition survey by Meeting Notes,” also found under the Board of Semifinalists at our September Board of Education over $5 million, and we will keep you informed Education tab on our website. To contact us, you meeting, and the following month, we honored as we work closely with central administration can refer to our email addresses online or in the a record nine Siemens competition semifinalists, and our architects to finalize our plans. Extensive district calendar. Online question forms are also two of which are advancing as regional finalists. presentations on both of these matters are available available on the Board of Education section of the We look forward to honoring many more of our on the district website, www.syossetschools.org, website by clicking on “Audience to the Public.” community’s children during the year. via the Board of Education tab under “Board Several outcomes of the Food Allergy Discussions.” Warm Regards, Committee are coming to fruition, with additional We also fought back against newly proposed The Syosset School District Board of Education EpiPens being placed in all Syosset school buildings state and federal accountability systems that would with the necessary staff training in progress. penalize schools with high rates of test refusal and Dr. Michael Cohen Rob Gershon Additional proactive measures have been taken we are reviewing the revised regulations that appear April Neuendorf Joshua Lafazan to reduce the risk of student exposure to known to have softened. Chris Di Filippo Susan Parker food allergens, including the establishment of an Finally, at our October meeting, we were proud Andrew Feldman Laura Schlesinger approved snack list and greater communication and to become the first school district on Tracy Frankel 2 ... continued from page 1 Adding Depth and Fulfillment, K-12 New practices and pilots focus on inquiry, innovation and expression from start to finish

Developing Literacy for school robotics program at both Innovation middle schools. While the State Education Enrollment in the high school’s Department has yet to adopt new SySTEM Robotics courses has learning standards for science, the expanded this year. According to district has been preparing students robotics teacher John Chae, his well in advance. Syosset’s focus has been to find “crosscutting” concepts students have been conducting that apply to multiple disciplines. demonstrations and classes in Instruction is steadily shifting from different areas of the high school teaching the content to the processes, (the library, the commons area, with a greater emphasis on engaging etc.) to generate interest in robotics. students in relevant problem solving Along with the strong focus on activities. The new approach makes inquiry-based instruction, innovative learning science more authentic. offerings like this have inspired Once students are exposed to more students to pursue high-level scientific phenomena, they plan investigations and develop models to scientific research and submit their High school robotics students conduct a demonstration in the school’s test their ideas. “It’s as simple as ‘if I work to national competitions such commons area. change this, what will happen?,’” said as Siemens and Intel. Coordinator of Science Raymond “We want the curriculum to build Harry B. Thompson Middle School areas such as literacy, the humanities, Loverso. in complexity,” said Loverso. “Every library served as the model; this year, mathematics and the sciences. A project such as designing and layer is another interdisciplinary the concept is being expanded to A university-style model for building a windmill can touch on connection across content areas. the elementary libraries, with library the flipped classroom is also being life science, physical science and With tools such as Chromebooks, media specialists and classroom developed at the high school to engineering all at once. A student you can teach peer editing to instill teachers working together to design help prepare students for the rigors may be asked to create a model and confidence in one’s writing while authentic experiences using new of college, while digital mobile test different features of their design. using it to write code for robotics. digital tools and library resources language support is being introduced The idea is to teach the concepts The content, science and engineering to foster inquiry, gather research to eighth-grade “English as a New and scientific practices together from practices, coupled with technology and work together in support of Language” students. The use of iPads kindergarten, so that students can fosters creative thinking and the type curricular projects. Last year’s middle to promote greater independence use their natural curiosity about the of ‘innovative literacy’ that we want school Makerspace and FabLab among the special education students world to learn about science. to see from our students.” concepts, which promote creative is also being expanded from the As the concepts and practices are tinkering and design, have become middle school to elementary schools introduced vertically through the Piloting New Technologies successful models to encourage and the high school, with project- grades, the content becomes more Last year, the District’s creativity at all levels. based learning projects being added complex and students make deeper Technology Workgroup comprised of Some pilots from last year used for those students who used the iPads connections. These experiences occur teachers and administrators, launched Chromebooks and tablets; this at the middle school level last year. across different content areas, from 16 pilot programs across the district year, the use of Chromebooks has The goal of the second year pilots life science and English Language to engage students, promote a expanded to English Language is to expand both vertically – from Arts to technology and robotics. collaborative environment, and Arts, World Languages and English grade level to grade level – and While a Lego Robotics Program inspire innovative thinking. Based on as a New Language curriculum. horizontally­ across disciplines and has already been providing students their success, more pilot technology Last year’s 1:1 tablet initiative in refine what works best in Syosset at Harry B. Thompson Middle projects are being implemented in a kindergarten class at Robbins going forward. School with a strong foundation the current year. One pilot included Lane Elementary School is being “We want to engage students for hands-on robot design, this creating more collaborative learning expanded to more classes, grades and so that they become curious and year South Woods Middle School spaces throughout the district that schools. The expansion is enabling connected to their education in a is building robots for competition, incorporate mobile devices and a students to use technology to create, meaningful way,” said Bovard. “By providing a steady ramp to the high flexible setting design. Last year, the communicate and collaborate in instilling this approach in every facet of our education program, every “We want to engage students so that they Syosset student entering the high school can pursue their passion, become curious and connected to their experience fulfillment and success in their education, and have the education in a meaningful way.” freedom to create their future.” 3 Around the Schools featured a wide range of wellness-related topics to promote a healthier lifestyle. Student clubs such as the Fresh Group and Substance Free Alliance shared their expertise on making smart decisions and nutritious choices.

Members of Syosset High School’s Substance Free Alliance.

HBTV Taking the News to a New Level Channel 6, otherwise known as HBTV, is benefitting from some new digs in their pursuit to keep the students and staff at Students have supply, demand and profit covered at South Grove. H.B. Thompson Middle School informed. The school’s television station, which conducts a daily live broadcast online and over All Business the public address system, has a new space this year, with its own Second graders at South Grove Elementary School simulated classroom and some additional audio/visual equipment to make a business as an extension to their economics social studies unit. for a more authentic broadcasting and production experience for Students worked collaboratively in one of seven “companies” to the students involved. bring a product from inception to market. Over the course of five weeks the companies developed their products from clay, created advertising posters, then set up shop in the school’s all-purpose room “marketplace” to sell their products to other companies, while also playing the role of consumers.

Boxing Out Bullies Robbins Lane Elementary School kicked off the year with the “Box Out Bullying” program. Students enjoyed an interactive assembly that covered the difference between bullying and conflicts. Workshops were held in each classroom to provide children with tools to negotiate their own conflicts with their classmates.

For Your Health Syosset High School recently hosted its 10th annual Health Awareness Day, during which teachers, students and outside Students and advisers on the set of HBTV. organizations manned stations in the school gymnasium that

4 Learning About Diwali A recent Brown Bag seminar at Berry Hill Elementary School offered interested fourth- and fifth-graders an opportunity to learn about the cultural significance of Diwali, a religious celebration associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism, also known as the Festival of Lights. Participating students were shown different items that are prominent during Diwali, including special clothing, Diyas (oil lamps), and colorful Rangoli designs.

Reading for Recreation As part of its annual celebration of PARP (Parents as Reading Partners), Walt Whitman Elementary School welcomed children’s author Dan Guttman. Addressing students in the school library, Guttman gave his personal account of how he fell in love with the writing process and where he finds inspiration for his books. The school also welcomed guest readers from throughout the community and students read extensively on their own time during the two-week observance.

Village students tinker away at the New York Hall of Science.

The Recipe of a Cell Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center continued its partnership with the district with a presentation on cell structure for fifth graders at Baylis Elementary School. The instructor likened the DNA of a cell’s nucleus to a “cookbook” with genes serving as “recipes,” also drawing an analogy between cell structure and a “chocolate factory.” Students constructed cell models by filling plastic baggies with different items, including gelatin and water to represent cytoplasm.

A Unifying Day In observance of National Bullying Prevention Month, A.P. Author Dan Guttman with students and staff in the library at Willits Elementary School hosted its second annual Unity Day Walt Whitman. celebration as students wore red clothes and pledged to stand up to bullying and treat one another with respect. A special assembly Navigating the Cache was held and a banner was raised at the school to remind everyone The South Woods Middle School Outdoor Education Club that they are united in kindness, acceptance and inclusion. took its first geocaching trip to the Stillwell Preserve where students hiked 1.5 miles using the geocaching app coordinate system. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game that places GPS devices in students’ hands to navigate a specific set of coordinates and attempt to find a hidden treasure, which in this case was a container with a small stuffed teddy bear inside.

Kids in the Hall Thanks to the generosity of the school’s PTA, every student at Village Elementary School had the opportunity to visit the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Students made their way through various hands-on exhibits including the physics-themed “Sports Challenge” and “Seeing the Light” stations, as well as the Living Environment-themed “World of Microbes” and “Search for Life Beyond Earth.” They also enjoyed a 3-D movie titled “Journey Kindergartners and faculty show their unity at A.P. Willits. into Space.”

5 Students in the Siemens Competition: Nine Semifinalists and Two Finalists Village Ties for most semifinalist projects and finalists of any L.I. school

Congratulations to the nine advanced as finalists. Syosset High School seniors Finalists Eric Pun and named regional semifinalists Nikhil Saggi collaborated in the Siemens Foundation on a project that infused the Competition for Math, Science chemical sodium silicate into and Technology, the nation’s concrete for durability, while premier science research contest introducing different conditions Syosset High School’s nine semifinalists in the Siemens Foundation Competition for Math, for high school students. to determine their impact. They Science and Technology are pictured with their science and research teachers. A day after learning that used varying temperatures, the high school had achieved water absorption and extreme Park, Yash Samantaray, Jordan guidance of Research Facilitator a school record with the most pressure to conclude that Sanford and Jonah Wu round Veronica Ade and their teachers. semifinalists in its history and cold weather and water had out the school’s semifinalists. While contributing second-most semifinalists of a mitigating effect on the Dahyun and Jordan worked mightily to the Island’s any Long Island school this chemical’s ability to strengthen as a team while Yash and Crystal total representation of 69 year (tied for most projects concrete. collaborated with students from semifinalists in the Southcompetition, Grove selected at seven), it was Mohamed El-Abtah, Crystal other school districts. All of Syosset was one of three high announced that two students Li, Rushabh Metha, Dahyun the students worked under the schools with two finalists. 14 National Merit Semifinalists 23 Commended Students Named Fourteen Syosset High School seniors Goff, Andrea He, Philip Jang, Eugene Kim, honored by the National Merit Scholarship have been named National Merit Natalie Lo, Jessica Page, Janvi Pamnani, Ben Corporation among approximately 16,000 semifinalists. Rhee, Yash Samantaray, Sabrina Sussman, high school students nationwide. Sarina Awatramani, Michelle Gery, Jared Jonah Wu and Michael Ye are being Semifinalists qualified by scoring among the highest in the state on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in 2015, including the top one percent nationally. As a result, they are in the running for approximately 7,500 National Merit scholarships worth more than $33 million. Finalists will be announced in February 2017, with the winners to be named in the spring. Additionally, 23 Syosset seniors were named Commended Students in the competition. They represent the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students Assistant Principal Christopher Ruffini, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers and Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante are pictured in the back row congratulating the high school’s National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. who entered the 2017 NMSC competition.

6 Students in the Spotlight

All-National Musicians 427 All-State Musicians: Tops in NYS Four Syosset High School through their respective Pictured from left are Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers, theater teacher Gene Connor, Maxwell Herman, art teacher Demi Protonentis, Brooke Shore, Bijia Wang, students were selected to ensembles. Dr. William LaRue dance teacher Marisa Sanders and Syosset High School Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante. perform at the National Jones, director of orchestral Association for Music studies at the University of Education’s All-National Iowa, conducted the All- Syosset Honor Ensembles Conference National Orchestra, while in Grapevine, Texas held Dr. Anton Armstrong, Tosdal Scholar ArtistsSouth Grove in November. Three were professor of music at St. Olaf Three of the 18 Long Island She is an advanced dancer in selected to perform with College, led the choir. Scholar Artists being honored the school’s program and co- the All-National Symphony Additionally, 27 students by Newsday during the 2016- captains the nationally ranked Orchestra, while one sang with were named to the New 17 school year are from Syosset varsity kickline team. the All-National Mixed Choir. York State School Music High School. Congratulations Bijia’s paintings and drawings Dylan Eliassof (chorus, Association’s All-State Winter to Maxwell Herman, Brooke have been displayed at the Tilles bass 2), Vivian Lin (orchestra, Conference – the most of Shore and Bijia Wang, who Center, the Walt Whitman cello), Ben Rhee (orchestra, any school in the state. were selected based on an Historic Birthplace and the impressive portfolio submitted Long Island Museum in Stony violin) and Cameron Zandieh Congratulations to all of our by their teachers. Brook. She has received All- (orchestra, violin) represented All-National and All-State Maxwell has been acting County Artist honors since the the Syosset community musicians! professionally since the age of seventh grade and is a member six. A member of the school’s of the National Art Honor Association of Creative Society. Village Thespians, he has participated Every month, in conjunction in many school productions, with the Long IslandWalt Arts Whitman most recently “Les Misérables.” Alliance, Newsday features Brooke is an accomplished scholar artists at www.newsday. contemporary dancer who com/scholarartists. Maxwell was has won regional and national featured in October, Brooke, School and district administrators join Syosset High School music teachers in recognition through first- will be featured in March and congratulating the school’s All-National and All-State musicians. place awards and scholarships. Bijia will appear in April. International Thespian Society Inducts 45

Once again, Syosset High School theater students can take Syosset’s inductees have logged more than 100 hours of time a bow. Forty-five members of the school’s Association for either studying or performing in the theater arts or related Creative Thespians have been inducted into the International disciplines. Many of the students play major roles in the variety Thespian Society’s honor society for secondary school of productions held throughout the school year. students. These fine young performers join the likes of society Three of this year’s members/inductees –Emily Krichmar, alumni including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Goodman, Tom Lauren Kueper and Steven Kueper – received the “Honor Hanks and Jane Lynch. Thespian” distinction for accumulating more than 600 hours Under the leadership of troupe director Gene Connor, of theater performance and study. Congratulations to all!

7 Wrestling with All-World Talent Congratulations to Syosset High School senior Vito Arujau who placed second in the 58 kilograms category at 2016 the Cadet World Championship held in Tbilisi, Georgia in September. The Cadet World Championship is considered the premier wrestling tournament for high school students in the world. With an outstanding record of 179-1, Vito has wrestled for Syosset High School since the eighth grade with his only defeat coming in his first year. He is currently enjoying a 136-match winning streak and this winter will attempt to become a four-time state champion, a feat that has only been accomplished by a handful of wrestlers in New York State and never at Syosset (Vito’s older brother Nick was a three-time champion for Syosset). Vito also finished first in his weight class at the recent Super 32 Three-time state wrestling champ Vito Arujau is congratulated by Director of Athletics, national competition held in Greensboro, North Carolina. He will Physical Education and Recreation Drew Cronin and his coach Mike Murtha. attend Cornell University next fall and wrestle for their team.

Homecoming 2016Syosset High School culminated a week of spirited activities with its annual homecoming celebration and football game, which proved to be a success. The Braves dominated the game from start to finish, defeating visiting Hicksville 32-0. Syosset’s Christian Skorka rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, including scores of 56 and 44 yards. David Moyett and Laith Nanous each added a touchdown for Syosset and Laith recovered a fumble on defense. The game kept the Braves alive for a playoff spot. Cheerleaders provided support throughout the game. Syosset youth cheerleaders also performed at halftime, joining youth football players on the track. Leading up to homecoming, Spirit Week was held at Syosset High School, in which FALL 2013 FALL 2013 students dressed in different themes each day of the week. During the week, the school The held its annual walk-a-thon,The dedicated to the Organization for Autism Research. Student Government kicked off the week of celebration with its annual carnival, Syosset Leaderas various studentSyosset clubs and organizations manned booths Standard to fundraise for student A Publication of the Syosset Central School District A Publication of the Syosset Central School District activities.www.syossetistops.org Community members also enjoyed traditional carnival rides and games. www.syossetistops.org

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