A special meeting of the South Seneca Board of Education will take place on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6pm in the Flex Lab, Room 100 Middle-High School, Ovid for the purpose of considering an edit to Policy 8470
Thank you Ms. Gale for coordinating our book fair. It is one of the highlights for kids each year.
Join us tonight for OPENING NIGHT of "James & the Giant Peach"!
If you can't make it tonight, come tomorrow or Sunday.
All three shows will be tremendous wit how hard these kids have been working.
Read all about the show here: https://www.southseneca.org/article/1497249
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Come see our MS/HS performance of James and the Giant Peach. Our students honed their skills today in the MS/HS and in the elementary building giving them a preview. They were great! Seeing the musical this weekend will be time very well spent. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:00. We hope to see you there.
What a fun visit this was. Thank you for stopping by in Interlaken Mr. Kurtz!
https://www.southseneca.org/article/1507830
BRAVES wrapped up with MS for the year. The culmination of the training ended with the MS students planning the Falcon Day last week, and running their own MS Circles and BRAVES activities in our building. I am so proud of our kids and glad to announce that the program will become a more integrated part of curriculum in grades 6-8.
Friday, the Elementary School enjoyed a wonderful roller skating party! Yesterday, staff enjoyed a professional development on the power of Artificial Intelligence!!
Let's hear it for these Falcons! #foreverfalcons
Families-
I'm reaching out to inform you that we successfully conducted our fourth, and final, lockdown drill of the school year. As always, the drill was conducted in collaboration with law enforcement agencies connected with our school. Thank you again for your continued support!
“I am extremely grateful to the South Seneca Teachers Association leadership for arranging this visit from NYSUT and AFT to advocate for our district,” Zielinski said.
“As everyone understands by now, the Governor's proposal to end Save Harmless – and to actually decrease foundation aid for a High Needs district like South Seneca-- was both unexpected and extreme. If it is adopted into the official state budget without revision, it would be devastating for our programs."
https://www.southseneca.org/article/1501567
This year we partnered with the Seneca County Substance Abuse Coalition to recognize Black Balloon Day on March 6th, which reminds us to set aside some time to remember those who have died as a result of substance misuse. As a visual marker of support, we display black balloons to spark conversations and raise awareness about overdose deaths. There are 7 black balloons and 3 red balloons to spread the message of the DEA’s One Pill Can Kill campaign (7 out of 10 pills tested by the DEA contain lethal amounts of fentanyl). That’s why it is important that everyone – young and old – remember to only take pills given to them by their doctor or pharmacist.
Black Balloon Day is a national and international event that was founded by a family who lost not only a member of their family, but who was also a father to four children. In setting out a black balloon or finding another way to honor the day, all of us can do our part to share with others the true dangers of substance misuse—and potentially save a life in the process.
We are almost one week away from opening night of "James & the Giant Peach"!
Curtain times for Friday and Saturday evenings are at 7:30 PM. Sunday is 2 PM. Tickets at the door for $10 ($9 for students and senior citizens).
https://www.southseneca.org/article/1497249
For our High Schoolers, Falcon Day meant al field trip to Roseland Bowl. Students were able to do bowling, laser tag, bumper cars, and play in the arcade. There are worst ways to spend a rainy day if you ask us! #foreverfalcons
It was a fun Wednesday and Falcon Day at the HS/MS and Elementary School as our MS BRAVES worked with their middle school peers for the first time, while our elementary students lucked out with a Sweets + Treats visit from the Sheriff's Department! #foreverfalcons
Students in the TC3 Painting I class were recently able to work with South Seneca alumni and professional plein air painter, Kari Ganoung-Ruiz.
Kari shared her knowledge of notan, plein air, and acrylic painting techniques. Kari showcased some of her tangible and digital works, offered demonstrations and feedback to students, and spoke of her love for painting.
Students learned about using a viewfinder to capture a quality composition, structures of shadows to create eye movement in a painting, and how to create a unique underpainting and still life. At the end of the presentation, students walked away with more knowledge and loved the presentation.
If you are interested in seeing some of Kari's works, please visit her website at http://www.kariganoungruiz.com/
The Teach Peace painting is complete in our MS/HS Library Media Center! This has been a 3 year process led by Ms. Copp in Art Club. The main painters have been: Kyra Kennedy, Aven Bower, Kara Siurano, and recent grad, Luke Thompson. We are grateful they have shared their artistic talents with us!
What an incredible opportunity and experience for these Falcon high schoolers! #foreverfalcons
https://www.southseneca.org/article/1486268
You can help support our baseball team this month by buying a sub from the Big M during the month of March. They will donate a $1 to the baseball team for every sub they sell in the month of March. #foreverfalcons
Students in MakerSpace did weekly timed challenges and Alex Quagliata, a high school student, volunteered to help middle schoolers learn to use the 3D printers in new ways!
