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DJ's Gift of Warmth blanket drive now underway: For the past several years, DJ Villnave, now a high school sophomore at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, has spearheaded a community blanket drive to help people in need. Again this year, DJ has the support of all schools in the district. Blankets can be dropped off at any school through the end of January. Please consider sending in a new or gently used blanket to help with the cause! Following are the addresses of all schools in the North Syracuse Central School District: Cicero-North Syracuse High School (6002 Route 31 in Cicero) North Syracuse Junior High School (5353 West Taft Rd. in North Syracuse) Gillette Road Middle School (6150 South Bay Rd. in Cicero) Roxboro Road Middle School (300 Bernard St. in Mattydale) Allen Road Elementary School (803 Allen Rd. ... Board of Education seeks input in superintendent search: As part of its search for a new superintendent of schools, the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education is seeking the community’s input regarding the qualities and characteristics desired in the school district's next leader. Community members, parents, staff and students are being asked to assist the Board in developing a profile of desirable attributes/qualities by taking a brief survey . The survey will close on January 18, 2019 and a summary of all responses will be completed and used to evaluate applicants. For those that are unable to take the survey online , paper copies are available at the reception desk of the Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building (5355 West Taft Rd.) in N. Syracuse. Anyone wanting to complete a paper copy must do so ... Second Annual "Soup"er Bowl Success at Roxboro Road Elementary School: Students at Roxboro Road Elementary School were challenged this holiday season to fill three barrels with non-perishable food items for the school's second annual “Soup”er Bowl. They stepped up to the challenge and collecting hundreds of food items for the Salvation Army.   Pictured are some of the students from Trustworthy Trail, the hallway that collected the most food items and earned the Golden Soup-er Bowl Trophy. Front Row – Davida Jackson, Porshe Delapaz, Preston Loftin, Juliana Nelipowitz and Lisa Ramos Back Row – Ava Torres, Judith Coyne, Damien Soloman, Nina Tran, Landon Russo, Isabella Brennan, Lynnai Epolito and Gloria Gabriel   NSJH students learn lessons that go well beyond the classroom: Prior to Thanksgiving, groups of 8th and 9th grade students in Sharon Byrns' AIS-ELA classes at North Syracuse Junior High School began reflecting on the holiday season discussing empathy, compassion and community service. With such a diverse group; acceptance, self-identity and character traits are all topics mainstreamed into their daily lives. Being reminded that the holidays may not be happy for everyone, the students brainstormed how their personal concerns or issues can be addressed during the long holiday season.   Students created their own learning by exploring their individual voice, researching and developing ideas of how to solve or make awareness of an issue. Immersed in brainstorming, critical thought, individual ... Students' kindness benefits Meals on Wheels Clients: Students in Bethany Riordan's 5th, 6th and 8h grade Art classes at Gillette Road Middle School and North Syracuse Junior High School took time to express their creativity for a cause this holiday season. Students got together to make cards and bookmarks for local Meals on Wheels clients. During the project, the classroom discussion turned toward giving back to the community and helping those in need. Students learned some of the reasons that people accept Meals on Wheels and had thoughtful conversations around the topic. Bethany was impressed with her students' artwork and also the discussions that came out of the project and says she plans to repeat the activity in February of the new year.    ... Dozens of CNS students place at Regional DECA Competition: The 2018-2019 Regional DECA competition was held on December 18, 2018, at Le Moyne College. Region 9 DECA’s membership this year consisted of more than 500 students participating in some very tough competitions. Those students come from eleven high schools across Central New York, including: Phoenix, Norwich, Henninger, Liverpool, Solvay, Central Square, East Syracuse-Minoa, Fowler, Skaneateles, Nottingham, and Cicero-North Syracuse High School.  The future marketing/management leaders’ events consist of a 100-question college level marketing/management test and a role-play with a member of the business community. The role-play is given to the students during competition and they have a 10 or 20 minute preparation period to generate solutions ... CNS students receive early acceptance letters: Congratulations to ten Cicero-North Syracuse High School seniors, who recently received letters of early decision acceptance to their colleges of choice! Five seniors received their letters of early decision acceptance to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Four of the students are from one Advanced Placement (AP) class (Computer Science) taught by Matt Harbinger. Pictured (left) from left to right are: Brian Hughes, Zachary Graham, Mr. LaClair, Benjamin Stevenson and Caitlin Trombley. The students will all take on different majors at RIT: Ben Stevenson – Software Development, Caitlin Trombley – CyberSecurity, Brian Hughes – Computer Science, Eric Nilsson – not pictured, Computer Explorations and Zach ... Creatures Great and Small, Smith Road Cares for All!: Students, staff and families at Smith Road Elementary School took on a true “pet” project this holiday season through their “Creatures Great and Small, Smith Road Cares for All” campaign. The three week-long donation drive asked families for supply and monetary donations for the Central New York SPCA. Rebecca Hall, a music teacher at Smith Road Elementary School led the campaign along with the school's Character Education Team. Hall said, “We set a school-wide goal of collecting 600 pet supplies and hoped to receive a few monetary donations. At the end of the period, we had far surpassed the supply goal AND raised more than $400!” The campaign’s final event was a combined third- and fourth-grade chorus concert on December 10. On December ... Students Excited to Learn about Coding at NSJHS: Students in Mr. Cook’s Business classes and in Ms. Carozza’s Academic Support class at North Syracuse Junior High School participated in the Hour of Code during the week of Dec. 3-8 through activities designed in collaboration with Mrs. Villeneuve, School Librarian. The Hour of Code is an annual event celebrated across the world during the first week of December and sponsored by Code.org. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 570,926 jobs in computer science that are open in the United States! That is 90,000 more jobs than were open the previous year! The Hour of Code provides students with an opportunity to experience coding at various levels of complexity. In working through various levels of coding, students learn about ... Sheriff's Office investigating suspicious incident: Please be advised that the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the report of a Roxboro Road Middle School student having been followed by a stranger in a white conversion van after school on Thursday, Dec. 13 and again on the morning of Friday, Dec. 14. No communication was made between the student and the vehicle’s operator. All students are safe. Police are asking students and families in the Mattydale area to be aware of the incident and report anything suspicious to the Sheriff’s Office at 315-425-2111. Roxboro Road Elementary School students learn from Mattydale Fire Department staff: Students at Roxboro Road Elementary School recently joined their community’s fun by participating in Mattydale Fire Department’s annual coloring contest to promote fire safety and prevention. Students throughout the school created and submitted pictures and the following winners were selected (pictured left to right with volunteer firefighter Steve Stolusky): Zoe Pizzingrilli, Gracyn DeLong, Aleena Lomeli, Steve Stolusky, Adrian Pabon and Kherington Myers. Kherington, who was the over- all contest winner, was treated to an exciting ride to school on board one of the firetrucks. Many thanks to the Mattydale Fire Department for instructing our students and for getting them involved in a fun way!   Connect to the North Syracuse Central School District using Peachjar: In addition to distributing flyers about school and district events, the North Syracuse Central School District works with community groups and organizations that sponsor activities of an educational/enrichment nature for students and staff by distributing their relevant informational materials electronically. In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, utilize technology, and maintain fiscal responsibility, we have moved from distributing paper copies to digital flyer delivery via Peachjar, a free online service for schools. E-flyers will now be emailed directly to parents’ inboxes, as well as posted online for easy access. Paper flyers from outside organizations will no longer be distributed within the schools. Once a flyer is posted to a school's Peachjar site, ... Board of Education seeking Superintendent Search Community Interview Team Members: The North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education has hired Dr. William Silky, Castallo & Silky, LLC, to conduct the Superintendent Search to replace retiring superintendent Annette Speach. As part of the search process, the Board is putting together separate interview teams of employees, students and community members.   The Board of Education is in the process of developing employee and student interview teams and is seeking residents to serve on the community interview team. The community interview team will be comprised of no more than 15 community members. The criteria for serving on this committee would be:   A resident of the District (not a district employee or a current student – there are separate interview teams for employees and ... Marching Band off to New York City!: The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Marching Band left CNS on Tuesday morning, November 19 to head to New York City to march in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!  Please take a few moments to watch the superintendent's video newsletter message.  Junior High students dress for success!: Throughout the North Syracuse Central School District, students have opportunities to pursue a variety of interests - through their regular coursework as well as extra-curricular activities.  Secondary-level business courses at North Syracuse Junior High School and Cicero-North Syracuse High School are designed to meet the needs of both college-bound students and those seeking entry-level employment. From introductory business classes to advanced business law, finance and entrepreneurship classes, NSCSD students have the opportunity to tackle all aspects of business.  On Thursday, November 15, business students at North Syracuse Junior High School not only learned about the business world, they dressed for it.  Business ... Superintendent announces retirement at end of school year: North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education President Michael Shusda announced today Superintendent of Schools Annette Speach, will be retiring effective June 30, 2019. The Board of Education will formally accept the superintendent’s retirement resignation at its November 19th meeting. Speach made a public announcement to district staff during her November 6 Superintendent’s Conference Day address. “Please know the North Syracuse Central School District and all of you will always be a part of me. I feel blessed to have had such a rewarding career…as teacher, principal, HR administrator and most recently superintendent,” said Speach during her remarks. “I am blessed to have been your leader, blessed for the support of this community ... CNS students take top honors in local photo contest: The 10th Annual Bousquet Holstein High School Photography Contest is open to high school photography students in Onondaga County. Each year, the contest is inspired by the theme of an upcoming exhibit at the Everson Museum of Art. This year’s theme was centered around the 50th Anniversary of the Everson Museum of Art - which was designed by internationally acclaimed architect I.M. Pei. Students in Mrs. Blaski’s Intermediate and Advanced Photography classes at Cicero-North Syracuse High School took pictures over the summer for the photography contest entitled “Architecture: The Mirror of Life”. Students were asked to capture photographs of architecture from different perspectives and viewpoints to reveal the inspiration of the past and the spirit of the place. ... ABCs of STEM come to life for NSCSD students: Many kindergarten, first and second grade students will be coming home with an unfamiliar tote bag at some point this school year.... but parents should not be alarmed. Those students are participating in the ABC’s of S.T.E.M. Student of the Week Early Education Classroom Literacy Program . Students from more than 750 classrooms and 23 school districts across Central New York are participating in the one-year pilot program designed to bring STEM to life at home. Karyn Burns, the program's founder, is the mother of three young children. She came up with the idea for STEM literacy kits after struggling to help her own children with their homework. "I was literally in tears trying to help my fifth grader with his math homework. I realized ... Letter Regarding Internet outages: In recent weeks, districts throughout Central New York have experienced significant internet interruptions. Internet services for our district are purchased through the OCM BOCES Central New York Regional Information Center. On October 4, in response to these recent internet disruptions, we received a letter (click here) from OCM BOCES for distribution to our community.   Fortunately for students and staff in the North Syracuse Central School District, the impact of these internet outages has been minimized by the fact that we have a Verizon back up circuit. When outages do occur, North Syracuse students and staff maintain the ability to connect to the internet and utilize district email. While these services continue to be accessible, unfortunately, any services housed directly ... Marching band gearing up for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Marching Band is honored to be performing in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. This will mark the band's first-ever Macy's Parade performance. The Northstars will join the Parade to the call of Let’s Have a Parade, the iconic phrase that has signaled the start of every Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924. Each year, the Macy’s Parade Band Committee looks for bands that have the stage presence, musical and marching abilities to captivate more than 3.5 million live spectators and more than 50 million viewers. The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Northstars Marching Band was selected from more than 100 applicants as one of 10 bands to march in the 92nd edition of the annual holiday ...

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