NSCSD Students and Staff Spread Holiday Cheer to Community

	Many thanks to the many NSCSD staff, students coaches, teachers, leaders and student groups who helped make the recent holiday season warmer, brighter and better for various students and community members! All schools in the District held their own multi-cultural holiday events and donation drives for various charity organizations. Some of the many groups to benefit from the efforts included The CNS Food Project (helping our own students), Make-A-Wish, The Rescue Mission, The Salvation Army, The Christmas Bureau, Meals on Wheels, Toys for Tots and Veteran’s groups. In addition to the various charity events, schools worked hard to spread kindness and share the spirt of the season.  Some of the many pictures shared with us from the holiday season are included on this page. Pictured top left: Cicero-North Syracuse High School students involved with the school’s Positivity Project created a Remembrance Tree in order for students to share the complicated emotions that sometimes go along with the holiday season. The Remembrance Tree tradition started 25 years ago and used to involve a real tree at the school. Pictured left: Natalie Walters, our Restorative Practices Specialist at Roxboro Road Elementary School, shared a picture of some adorable and meaningful work from Alissa Mirizio’s and Alexandra Miner’s 2nd grade class.  She said, “The students worked together to share what each brings to their school community with this neat “cup of kindness” activity. Students took time in their circles to share special skills and attributes that heighten and brighten their classroom climate.
	Additional pictures include multi-cultural classroom and school activities throughout the District, including North Syracuse Junior High School students writing letters to Santa for Make-A-Wish, C-NS students raising money for the Salvation Army and volunteering with the Christmas Bureau, Christmas Shoppes at Cicero Elementary School.