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THE SPARTAN NEWS
η φωνή των τότε οι άνθρωποι (Voice of the People)
New Hartford Senior High School
315-624-1214 FAX 315-624-1209
www.newhartfordschools.org
Mark Benson, Principal
Tim Crowe, Dean of Students April 2016
New Hartford’s Riley Cady Wins National Award
From Alliance for Young Artists and Writers What do Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, Philip Pearl-stein, Zac Posen, and Lena Dunham all have in com-mon with one of our New Hartford Seniors? They too received Scholastic Art & Writing Awards as teens.
On March 14, 2016, the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers (the Alliance) announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running and most prestig-ious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. This organization sponsors the Regional and Na-tional Scholastic Art Competitions, as well as awarding prizes and scholarships for selected artwork that dis-play “originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal vision or voice”. These students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most tal-ented young artists and writers in the nation. This year, nearly 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1% were recognized at the na-tional level.
Please help the New Hartford Art Department extend a huge congratulations
to Senior High School Art student Riley Cady, on receiving a Silver Medal for
her drawing See Right Thru Me.
Gold Rating For New Hartford Jazz Ensemble The New Hartford High School Jazz Ensem-
ble took home a Gold rating from the 29th
Annual Oneida Jazz Festival on Friday,
March 4th. Individual All Star awards went
to the following students: Megan Hollister,
Shannon Stappenbeck, Nolan Durr, Joe
Alberico, John Jones, and Ben Schnier. The
Outstanding Musician award for the entire
two day festival went to Megan Hollis-
ter. This is the 3rd year in a row that a New
Hartford music student has achieved this
honor. Congratulations to all!
CALENDAR
APRIL 5TH
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING 7 P.M.
APRIL 8TH
TERM 3 ENDS
REGISTRATION DEAD-
LINE FOR SAT EXAM
WEEK OF APRIL
11TH
REPORT CARDS
MAILED
APRIL 15TH
LAST DAY TO DROP A
SPRING SEMESTER
CLASS
APRIL 19TH
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING 7P.M.
APRIL 21ST
VOCAL POPS CONCERT
AT JAMPAC 7 P.M.
APRIL 22ND
EARTH DAY
APRIL 27TH
ADMINISTRATIVE PRO-
FESSIONAL’S DAY
APRIL 29TH
ARBOR DAY
News from the Counseling Department
Counselors have met with all students in grades 9, 10 and 11 to record their course selections for the 2016-2017 school year and review their progress to date. We will send home a confirmation of your son’s/daughter’s course selections at the end of the year.
Students will be able to access their schedules on the Portal in late August. If parents/guardians have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our office.
Most seniors have received decision letters from colleges by now. They should be updating the college decisions in Naviance and be making final visits to determine where they will deposit for next year. Students need to notify ALL colleges/universities where they were accepted of their decision by May 1st. It is important for students to remember that their acceptance to a college is “conditional”. That means colleges expect students to maintain their grades and can withdraw an acceptance once they see the final transcript!
Junior Reviews begin April 6th. This is an opportunity for counselors to review students’ post-secondary plans, make sure they are putting information into Naviance, and answer questions regarding the college search pro-cess or transition plans. We hope all juniors come with questions and have been using Naviance for the Interest Inventory, college search, and putting colleges into “Colleges I’m Thinking About”.
Junior Prom News The Junior Prom will be held at the Yahnundasis on Saturday, May 21 from 7:00 - 11:00 PM. Tickets will be available for purchase from April 18-22 in the main lobby during lunch. During the for purchase weeks of AP Ex-ams, May 2-13, tickets will available in Room 164 during lunch. Price is $40 per ticket and includes a sit down din-ner. Tickets purchased after May 13 will be charged an additional $10 per ticket. There will be no tickets sold after May 18. In order to purchase a ticket, students must have a signed permission slip. Students must arrive at the prom by 7:30 PM.
The Grand March will begin at 5:45 in the high school
gymnasium. Students should arrive no later than 5:30.
Mock Trial Finishes Regular Compe-
tition Undefeated...
New Hartford’s Mock Trial Team finished undefeated and
will be ranked #1 as they head to the play-offs beginning
on April 5th. Team members include: Jared Bedell (11),
Samantha Owens (11), Lucas King (11), Arthur Ross (12),
Theresa Rabbia (12), Abby Friedel (11), Morgan Joyce (12),
Morgan Bennett (12), Jessica Taylor (11), Arica Tehan (11),
Joanna Davi (10), Kameron Karwowski (10), Julian Joyce
(11), Riley Cady (12) and Catherine Rayhill (11 ). Good luck
in the play-offs!
PTSA NEWS
We need more members to reach our goal of 261!
Our current membership is 227 members! Please help us reach our goal by joining today!
If you already joined, consider adding on your spouse and student! Grandparents, teachers, and staff are also en-couraged to join!
PTSA Membership cost is only $5 for adults and $4 for students.
This year, the NYS PTA will be sending your membership card electronically!
Register through the PTSA using attached form or online at www.nyspta.org
and click “Become a Member Today” button, enter New Hartford or 13413, and click link “register” for NH Senior High School.
Please come and join us!
or via email at [email protected]
Thank you,
Marie Abraham,
NHSHS PTSA President
Senior Class News
The senior class trip is scheduled for June 22nd. The itin-
erary includes a stop at Six Flags Amusement Park, a visit
to Quincy Market, topped off by a dinner cruise on Boston
Harbor aboard the beautiful Spirit of Boston (pictured at
right).
The cost of the trip is $180.00. The $100.00 deposits and
senior trip contracts have already been collected. This is
non-refundable as tickets must be purchased far in ad-
vance of the trip. Final payment of $80.00 is due by April
15th. We will be collecting the remaining $80 balance for
the Senior Trip during lunch in the lobby until April 15.
Checks should be made payable to New Hartford Senior
Class 2016. Any payment accepted after April 15th will be
subject to a $50.00 late fee.
Students must abide by the terms of the New Hartford
Senior High School Code of Conduct which will be in effect
throughout the trip.
Also, the representative from Jostens will be here on April
20 during lunch to distribute cap and gown orders. He will
only be here for one day, so make sure you stop and pick
up your orders! Looking ahead, Senior Ball (June 4) tickets
will be on sale in May.
Senior Prank Expressly Prohibited:
The district does not condone any type of senior prank.
Therefore any student participating in a senior prank will
not be allowed to attend the senior trip and will forfeit any
and all payments made for the trip.
February Freeze Basketball Tourna-ment (written by Allison Campbell and Kathryn Silvestri)
On Saturday, February 27, 2016 the National Honor Socie-ty organized a February Freeze Basketball Tournament that encompassed the participation of teachers and stu-dents alike. With a number of volunteers and the extraor-dinary commitment and work of seniors Nick Valenti, Ryan Murray, Nadim Quazi, and Karisma Garg, the night was a hit. Over seven hundred and fifty dollars were raised to benefit the Midtown Utica Community Center (MUCC), a place used by refugees as a spot to dance, discuss religion, be tutored, and practice their culture with other refugees in the area. In a time when people are being divided by politics, the Honor Society thought it was important to hold an event in support of a place that brings people of multicultural backgrounds together to prosper in unity. Members of our National Honor Society chapter regularly tutor refugees at the MUCC in the hope of aiding ESL stu-dents in passing their Regents in subjects necessary for graduation. This basketball tournament was to aid in ob-taining funds necessary for expansion of the MUCC. The faculty kicked off the tournament with a faculty only game that was followed by a double elimination student tourna-ment. “We hope this sets a precedent for creative ideas but also shows the power of what we can accomplish to-gether,” says Karisma Garg, President of the National Hon-or Society chapter. “MUCC is a rising fundamental part of our community. We hope to be a part of helping it grow and provide tools for other kids in our community.” A spe-cial thanks is extended to Mr. Murray and Mr. Deck for serving as the tournament referees and to the community for supporting such an event.
Championship Robotics Team With New Hartford Students Among Its Ranks
Pictured is the SUNY Polytechnic robotics team who placed first this past week-end for their work. Bottom row from left to right: Mathew Nerber, Jarod Bialek, Justin Melnitsky, Roman Brutsky. Middle row from left to right: Mathew Kolmer, Ben Weiss, Aidan Uvanni, Jason Martino, Dave Nopany, Nick Kopyt, Meral Evke, Arda Perkis, Vladimir Omelko. Back row from left to right: Andrew Nerber, Dominick Ferone, Kurreem Williams, Joel Ferrigno
Students from SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Robotics Team 5030 or (the 2nd Mouse), bested 65 other competitors taking first place at New York City’s Javitz Center the weekend of March 12, to advance to the world champion-ship in a FIRST Robotics Team Competition (FRC). The team was selected out of an international field of 3,000 teams for inclusion in the book, “First Robots: Be-hind the Design” featuring what the authors call, “exemplars: a collection of the finest designs and teams in the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition” New Hartford High School Members of the team include: Nick Kopyt, Jarod Bialek, Merle Evke, Andrew Nerber, Arda Pekis and Stephanie Webster. The mobile robot on 6 inch pneumatic wheels has a shooting mechanism that propels a spherical projectile targeting the mock castle visible in the background of the photo above. The shooting mecha-nism is controlled by a dart actuator to adjust the trajecto-ry of the projectile. There are 2 vision tracking systems to aim the projectile. There is a LED light ring and camera controlled by a programmer and a flashlight with a fresno lens that utilizes the laws of physics to aim light at a reflec-tive tape placed on the target. The team is currently attempting to raise money to travel to St. Louis to compete against 600 teams from around the world.
Critics Acclaim, Chicago: A Stun-ning Success
Audiences were wowed by student performances in the musical, Chicago. All four performances were very nearly sold out. In addition to members of cast, Masque would like to acknowledge and thank those who contributed behind the scenes to help make the show and production a stunning success.
Custodians, costumers, set designers, constructors, painters, prop hunters, lighting and sound designers, the-ater manager, conductor, musicians and our choreogra-pher all contributed their time, expertise and patience to make the show a success.
Mr. Romanow would like to thank members of the audi-ence and community, “The spirit of generosity (in our community) is second to none and our production is a testament to the profound impact of collaboration be-tween school and community. Because of you, our stu-dents have opportunities that far exceed those available elsewhere, and they are therefore able to gain knowledge and experience that cannot be replicated. Thank you and hope you enjoyed our production.”
Full and/or Part-time Bus Driv-
ers Needed
Interested in
having a posi-
tive impact
on students’
lives? In
most cases,
drivers are
the first school employee students see in morning and
the last (SRP) employee they see at the end of the day.
Contact transportation Director, Peter Gagliano at 624-
1239.
Student Council Talent Show Wows Audience on April 1st - No Fooling
The New Hartford Senior High School Student Council was proud to present its annual Talent Show on the evening of Friday, April 1st at 7:00 P.M. in the JAM-PAC. An array of tal-ented students per-formed.. The Student Council wishes to con-gratulate all of the participants for a job well done. Thank you to all who attended this wonderful event, all proceeds will be used for the High School Community."
Performers included Dylan Van Savage, Maddie Morris, Leigh Ann Thistleton, Annie Baerman, Nick Scannio and a five-piece band (above right). Performers covered material by other artists, as well as original songs. School counselor, Jim Lutz served as master of ceremonies entertaining the audience with magic and slight of hand.
April in Paris (New York)
The Town of Paris was originally included within the Town of
Whitestown, but gained autonomy on April 10, 1792. The name
Paris was given to the Town in honor of Colonel Isaac Paris, a
merchant from Fort Plain, New York, who in 1789 generously
supplied early residents with corn
and other food. Today, the Town of
Paris is a destination for picnickers,
families and even a romantic desti-
nation for brides and grooms. The
Town of Paris Recreational Park is a
favorite destination among those
seeking to wed. There is a gazebo
where weddings and concerts take place. There are two lovely
pools, pavilions , a playground and lots of room for hiking.
There is a pond (no swimming allowed). However, visitors
(including newly weds) are welcome to fish there. To quote
Audrey Hepburn’s character in the film, Sabrina, “Paris is always
a good idea” (April or any time).
Paris Hill Shortly before
the establishment of the
Town of Paris in 1792, a
small settlement formed on
what is today known as the
Hamlet of Paris Hill. The
hamlet is home to two
churches, St. Paul's Episco-
pal Church, which has been
named to the National Historic Registry, and the Paris United
Church of Christ. Besides a feline veterinarian’s office, there are
no other businesses operating in this
tranquil community. At press time, it
was unclear whether the mailbox
(left) was created voluntarily and is
an isolated phenomenon, has some-
thing to do with the veterinary office,
is simply popular and in widespread use throughout the commu-
nity, or is required under an ordinance of the hamlet.
Sauquoit The second settlement to occur in the Town of Paris
was in the vicinity today known as Sauquoit. Today this hamlet
is the location of the Town offices and highway department.
Sauquoit also hosts a number of businesses. The Sauquoit Valley
School campus located on Oneida Street and Sulphur Springs
Road is also located in this hamlet.
Cassville Cassville, settled in 1809, lies in a low-lying area adja-
cent to Sauquoit Creek, and was named for Gen. Lewis B. Cass,
Secretary of War in Andrew Jackson's cabinet.
Clayville Clayville is the only incorporated Village in the Town of
Paris and was once known as "Paris Furnace." The Village was
incorporated in 1887, and reached its peak just after World War
I. The Village is home to the Clayville Public Library and the
Town of Paris Historical Society.
St. Paul’s Epiiscopal Church
Five-piece band: John Jones
(drums), Isaac Turner (piano)
Ben Schnier (bass), Sean
Saville (guitar), fronted by
Corinne Ermacor (vocals)