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18 -19 May Fri. - Sat.
19 May Sat.
23 May Wed.
23 May Wed.
28 May Mon.
Memorial Day -
School is Closed
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Thank you - to the Clarkstown Community for their support of the 2012-2013 school district budget. The budget passed by 68.72%.
Congratulations - to newly elected Board of Education Members Wendy Adolff, Mike Aglialoro and Chris Conti.
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Elementary Art Show at The Chestnut Grove Gallery
 The Elementary Art Show had its opening reception at the Chestnut Grove Gallery on May 3. The young artists enjoyed sharing their work with teachers, parents and CCSD staff. Music educators Lydia Leizman and Larry Watson provided musical entertainment for the opening. The show will remain at Chestnut Grove until October  2012 and is viewable daily between 8am-4pm.
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$500.00 Scholarships Presented by SHS PTSA
The Clarkstown South Parent Teacher Student Association has awarded fourteen $500.00 scholarships to Clarkstown South High School Students. The students were honored at South's Founders' Day on May 8th.
The winners are:
Academic
Scholarship: | Viking
Scholarship
| PTSA Sunrise
Rotary Scholarship | Sarah Mistele
Ariela Nazar-Rosen
Rachel Weber | Eric Cayne
Marty DiPopolo
Alexandra Geister | Courtney Barron
Amanda Jirgal
Kristen Sandberg | | | | | Service
Scholarship | Special Achievement
Scholarship | Kenneth Zebrowski
Memorial Scholarship | Tal Axelrod
Kevin Lowenwirth
Corrine Quirk
| Joanna Perez | Rebecca Loring |
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 South Student Wins Congressional Art Competition
Rachel Weber, a student at South High School, has won the Congressional Art Competition sponsored by Rep. Engel. Rachel's work, entitled "Within Reach" will be on display at the U.S. Capitol from June 2012 until May 2013. Rachel will be attending a reception honoring her on June 20th in Washington, D.C. Congratulations Rachel! 
Alice Lee, also from South High School, was a finalist in the competition and her work entitled "Colorful Pathway" will be on exhibit at The Bronx Museum of Art from May 17th until June 17th.
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pStrawtown Students Partake in the Modern Woodsmen Speech Contest
This past February, many Strawtown fifth graders participated in the Modern Woodsmen Speech Contest. Modern Woodsmen is an organization which encourages young children around the country to sharpen their skills in speech writing and public speaking. This year, students were asked to write on the topic, "A Time When Volunteers Made a Difference." Participants wrote and presented speeches not only grounded in their own personal volunteer experiences, but historical and international volunteer efforts as well. The 2012 winner from Strawtown, Irisa Dong, went on to compete at the District wide contest. Congratulations to Irisa and all of Strawtown's Participants!
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 Clarkstown Students Invent
The district held its annual Nick Serra Invention and Design Convention at Felix Festa Middle School on Tuesday, May 8th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. This is a home-based student project designed to challenge students' problem solving skills through the invention and design process. Each participating student was expected to develop an original idea for an invention from the concept stage to a completed model project. Students throughout the district, in grades 1-6, showcased their impressive inventions and designs. All students received participation ribbons and at each grade level, awards and trophies were given to the students listed below who placed in the top of their group. Congratulations to all the students who participated!
| First | Last | School | Grade | Place and Invention | | Alyssa | Meda | New City | 2 | 1 - Doggie Swing | | Jason | Albrecht | Woodglen | 2 | 2 - Wireless Dog Leash | | Faith | Weber | Woodglen | 3 | 1 - Phone Finder | | Devin | Heyman | Strawtown | 4 | 1 - Basket Board | | Ben | Gerard | New City | 4 | 2 - Shade it | | Angeline | Castillo | Lakewood | 4 | 3 - Doggy Treat Dispenser | | Matt | Olson | Laurel Plains | 4 | 4 - Back Porch Cover Up | | Danielle | Greene | West Nyack | 5 | 1 - Sponge Buddy | | Ryan | Greene | West Nyack | 5 | 2 - Batting Shoot | | Logan | Meda | New City | 5 | 3 - Attach-A-Pocket | | Michaela | Clynes | West Nyack | 5 | 4 - Burn Guard | | Grace | Dowd | FFMS | 6 | 1 - Pizza Seat | | Sara | Ferraro | FFMS | 6 | 2 - Cereal Blender | | Jake | DellaPesca | FFMS | 6 | 3 - EZ Roller |
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NHS Chamber Choir CD Fundraiser  "ABC" "Viva La Vida"
Clarkstown High School North is proud to present its first-ever Chamber Choir CD featuring the 2012 Chamber Choir singing five wonderful songs including "Viva la Vida" and" Like a Prayer". This collaborative effort included students, teachers, administrators and the PTSA working together to produce a professionally rendered CD as a fundraiser to benefit the CHSN Chamber Choir Club.
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National History Day State Competition Winners
Over 450 students from around the state participated in the National History Day Competition a few weeks ago. Out of the sixteen South High School students who attended, nine placed in their categories. The first and second place winners will advance to the National competition at the University of Maryland on June 10th through the 14th.
Individual Website
1st Place - Jason Levy (SHS)
Group Website
2nd Place - Dhruv Ragunathan (SHS), Yeon Gyeong Lee (SHS), Alvin Matthew (SHS), Tom Safran (SHS), and Rohan Patel (SHS)
Group Documentary
2nd Place - Sophie Greenberg(SHS) and Erica Bosso (SHS)
3rd Place - Madison Deming (NHS) and Shelby Hougui (NHS)
Group Performance
3rd Place - Krista Ramiah (SHS), Jake Gogats (NHS) and Irina Huang (NHS)
Junior Group Performance
2nd Place - Alexa Drapkin (FFMS), Gianna Policastro (FFMS), Brian Huang (FFMS)
Individual Documentary
1st Place - Greg Briker (NHS)
Congratulations to all who participated!
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 The Experience of a Lifetime
A Semester of Study in Israel
Avi Lurie, a sophomore at Clarkstown High School North, took off for Israel on January 29 to complete tenth grade through the USY-TRY program. He is in Jerusalem until June 4.
Avi is completing all of his secular classes through the program and is enjoying some incredible experiences along the way. On Yom HaShoah, he met Israel's Prime Minister Mr. Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu at Yad Vashem! Avi's group participated in Gadna (Israeli army preparation training - it is quite rigorous) and out of the 55 students in his program, Avi was awarded the All-Around Excellence Award.
 In addition to his secular classes, the largest of which has six students, Avi takes Israel core courses and Hebrew Studies. In conjunction with ICC classes, the group travels around the country seeing and experiencing what they are studying.
Avi is keeping in touch with many of his CHSN friends and teachers. His CHSN teachers and guidance counselor were instrumental in his participation in this program, as they provided the necessary curricular information for the Israeli teachers. Avi looks forward to returning to CHSN after completing this amazing program.
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 Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers
Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers (TSTT) is an organization to help minority high school and college students who are interested in becoming future educators, to become more familiar with the education profession. Every year, a recognition breakfast is held to honor all TSTT supporters, teachers and students. Since 1994, TSTT has dedicated itself to increasing student achievement, college graduation, teaching certification, teacher retention and overall teacher quality. TSTT also helps to place teachers back in their communities as teachers and leaders. Two seniors from Clarkstown North High School (Ariel Sanchez and Samantha Quispe) as well as one senior from Clarkstown South High School (Stephanie Roman) were honored for their commitment to TSTT and for fulfilling all high school requirements of the program.
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Anti-bullying Program
Thanks to the initiative of the Clarkstown Community Task Force, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has been implemented in almost all of our elementary schools, Felix Festa Middle School, Birchwood, and is the basis for North High School's and South High School's bullying prevention initiatives. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is based on over thirty-five years of research and has had successful implementations all around the world. It is a long-term, system-wide program for change that involves program components at four levels: School Level, Classroom Level, Individual Level, and Community Level.
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Electronic Newsletter Staff: Layout and Design -Denise Farro
This newsletter is to share with you some of the exciting events and achievements in our district.
We welcome your feedback. Comments may be sent to feedback@ccsd.edu.
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Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road | New City, NY 10956
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