1. Middle School Messenger
A TRADITION OF EQUITY & EXCELLENCE & EQUITY MARCH/APRIL 2012
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents, you have concerns re- and on time. Attendance
The year continues to garding your child's is a key component for
move swiftly by us as I placement for next year, academic success.
watch your children ma- please submit them in A reminder that our
ture both physically and writing to Mrs. Turner in Spring Break dates have
emotionally. Middle the Middle School Office changed. Spring Break
School is such a unique by April 30, 2012. We will begin on Friday, April
time for our emerging do not honor teacher 6 in observance of Good
adolescents. They Friday and continue
are struggling with through Friday, April
who they are and 13.
how they fit in. I The New York
often tell parents State ELA will be ad-
that the standards ministered on Tuesday
your family sets -Thursday, April 17—
really will make the 19, 2012 and the New
difference as they York State Math As-
face very difficult sessment will be ad-
choices. Keep up ministered on April 25
your efforts! It’s -27, 2012. Your coop-
worth it. eration is scheduling
We will have a appointments around
staff development day on requests. We also do these dates is greatly ap-
Friday, March 16. There not honor team non- preciated.
will be no school for stu- requests. Students enter- Please contact us if
dents. ing seventh grade are you have any questions
Interim reports were placed in home rooms or concerns.
available on-line as of alphabetically.
Friday, March 9. If you Please make note of Sincerely,
have questions about a the events listed on the
particular comment or district and Middle
grade, please contact the School Messenger calen-
appropriate teacher. dars.
We are in the initial We appreciate your
stages of developing class continued support for Jean J. Regan, Ed.D.
lists for 2012-2013. If having students in school Principal

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All County Music Festival
The MCMEA ges, Caeli Carroll, Faith the band students were
(Madison County Music Gara, Mackenzie Gregg chosen by teacher rec-
Educator’s Katelyn Hale, Janie ommendation. Rehears-
Association) Kempf and Emily Ma- als will take place Friday
All County honey. evening and Saturday
Music Festi- Students chosen for morning and the con-
val will be the 5-6 Band are: Lydia certs will be in the after-
held in Cam- LaGorga, Andrew Wight, noon. All are welcome
den this year Emma Wardell, Lucy to attend the afternoon
on March 23 Langan, Anna Sasser, concerts. We are very
and 24, 2012. Mackenzie Odell, Will proud of our music stu-
Students Huftalen and Tim Burr. dents and their accom-
All County Musical chosen for Junior High Choral students were plishments and wish
Festival will be Chorus are: Molly Car- chosen by audtiions and them well at the festival!
March 23-24, 2012
Citizens of the Quarter Named
The second quarter Citi- teachers who use specific Drew Brownback, Mor-
zens of the Quarter have examples to explain why gan Gregg, Amanda
been named. This is an they feel their nominee Holmes, Meg Seeley,
honor awarded to a stu- has earned this honor. It Hannah Southwick,
dent who displays good emphasizes attributes Glenn Hartley, Shao De-
manners, a positive atti- that are not easily meas- myttenaere, Morgan
tude, a consideration for ured by grade reports. Hodinger, Brenna
others, co-operative be- Each student will re- Hughes, Delaney Yorks,
havior and a responsibil- ceive a certificate as a Chloe Adler, Anders
ity toward self and reminder of this honor. Hansen, Ari Becker, and
school in an exemplary Congratulations to: Tessa Carr.
manner. The students Zane Anthony, Dominic
are nominated by their Paglia, Hailey Kubiniec,
MIDDLE SCHOOL MESSEN GER

3. ART• i •FACTS
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Here’s what’s happening in the art room…
New sixth and seventh grade students are at work in the art room now as the second semester is
under way. Sixth grade students are beginning work on coil construction clay bowls, while seventh
grade artists have begun designing winter landscape compositions. The fifth grade students have
completed their research of famous artists by writing acrostic poems highlighting information about
the artists’ lives.
Several fifth grade students now have their exceptional pencil self portraits on display at Com-
mon Grounds, along with some of last semester’s sixth grade students’ cut paper relief designs. Be
sure to stop by for a hot cup of java, and some equally hot art work!
Meanwhile, back in the art room, members of the After School Art Club have completed color-
ful still life pictures of citrus fruits with bottles, in which they demonstrated their skill at showing
shadows and reflections. What talented students we have here at the Cazenovia Middle School!
A Message from the School Store
As the first half of the school year has
ended, please consider replenishing supplies at
our school store.
The store is open during lunch periods on
most Thursdays. We have pens, pencils, in-
dex cards, locker organizers, book covers,
staplers, dictionaries, lead pencil refills, plus a
lot more.
The profits go to the PTA which in turn
helps our teachers and students. Thanks for
your support!

4. A TRADITION OF EQUITY & EXCELLENCE & EQUITY PAGE 4
Caz Girls’ Modified Basketball Teams Do More than Just Learn Basketball
In early
October, Diane
Tedesco moved
to Buffalo, NY
to start a series
of treatments
at Roswell Park
Cancer
Institute.
Coach Rob Axelson and Coach difficult part of the project was rais- Members of the 8th Grade
Mark Evans would like to thank all ing money through sponsorship. Team
the players on both the 7th and The girls really stepped up and ra-
8th grade Girls Modified Basketball sied an incredible amount of money Jillian Britton, Maddy Langey, Syd-
teams that this past season for to help a teammate’s family. We ney Levinson, Leah Enders, Kaylee
their efforts in fundraising with are so proud of you as both basket- Cunnignham, Cally Griffin, Katie
Free Throws vs. Cancer. ball players and community minded Marshall, Jenna Britton, Maria
The 7th and 8th grade players members. Stalder, Bella Wheeler, Lillie
and coaches wanted to support Hunt, Ava Gurney, Maria Groetz
their fellow teammate/player as Members of the 7th Grade and Morgan Mapstone.
her Mom battles cancer. In early Team
October, Diane Tedesco moved
to Buffalo, NY to start a series of McKinley Dennison,
treatments at Roswell Park Can- Caitlin Clonan, Mairin
cer Institute. When the season Rogers, Julia Gavilondo,
started on January 2, the players Katelyn Hale, Olivia Ca-
and coaches wanted to support tania, Tori Slocum, Carli
the Tedesco family and teammate Cunningham, Saige Ach-
Danielle Tedesco. They decided ermann, Danielle
on a Fundraiser that inolved all 28 Tedesco, Lauren How-
girls shooting 100 free throws ard, Emily Blanchard,
over two weeks at practice. The Lucy Connor and Megan
free throw shooting was the easy Henderson
part of the fundraising. The more

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2012 Recycling Rumble
2012 FundingFactory Recycling Rumble is Here:
Our School Could Win an Apple iPad and 25% in Fundraising Bonus
Cazenovia Middle School is competing in
FundingFactory’s 2012 Recycling Rumble.
Recycling Rumble gives our school the
chance to earn more fundraising dollars by
competing against—and out‐recycling—
another school.
Now thru May 31, you can help by dropping
off used ink and laser cartridges, cell phones,
GPS devices, iPods, MP3 players, and digital
cameras at Cazenovia Middle School. With
each qualifying item our school sends to
FundingFactory, we’ll be one step closer to
winning a 25% bonus and an Apple iPad! Not
to mention, recycling bragging rights.
This is a great time to find out what you do
with used ink and laser cartridges. If they’re
not already recycling, now is the time to sign
up as our supporter at FundingFactory.com.
A supporter is anyone committed to recy-
cling used ink and toner cartridges and per-
sonal electronics to help Cazenovia Middle
School meet our fundraising goals. Becoming
a supporter is free—even shipping is pre-
paid. As a supporter, simply collect and pack
your recyclables and drop them off at Caze-
novia Middle School and we’ll ship them for
you. We earn the value of your recyclables
as well as our own. And when we’re com-
peting for the recycling title, each and every
cartridge and small electronic counts!
The 2012 Recycling Rumble ends May 31, so
act fast! With you in our corner, our oppo-
nent doesn’t stand a chance!
Learn more about the positive impact of fund-
raising‐thru‐recycling at FundingFactory.com and
YouTube.com/FundingFactory.

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