Lockport City School District
April 2022 Points of Pride from Superintendent Bradley
Administrative Professionals Day April 27, 2022
School Safety Excellence Award: Titanium with Honors
According to the press release from the Utica National Insurance Group, Lockport City School District is one at least of 145 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group's "School Safety Excellence Award" for 2022 at the Titanium with Honors level. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school districts' safety efforts as they work to help keep students, staff and visitors safe. Kevin Guay, LCSD Maintenance Supervisor, accepted a certificate to commemorate the district's safety efforts and a $500 award for use in furthering those efforts from Utica National representatives. Schools earn a meritorious distinction by meeting specific criteria to enhance overall safety. Categories covered include bullying prevention programs, playground safety and other areas, and are measured using specific, quantifiable surveys. "Safety and health concerns continue to be a priority in our school districts," explained Brian Saville, Resident Senior Vice President in Utica National's Educational Institutions Unit. "Districts that go 'above and beyond' to provide a safe, healthy and focused culture for learning are to be applauded, and we're pleased to count Lockport City School District among them."
2022 Best Communities for Music Education Award
The Lockport City School District has been named one of 738 districts across the nation as a Best Communities for Music Education recipient by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM). The Lockport City School District demonstrates an unwavering commitment to providing comprehensive music education for all students and is dedicated to providing learning opportunities as part of a well-rounded education. This is the seventh consecutive year the district has received the award. Congratulations and thank you to all LCSD music teachers and students.
2021-2022 Buffalo State Instrumental Music Educator of the Year
Timothy Martin, Lockport High School music teacher, has been named the 2021-2022 Buffalo State Instrumental Music Educator of the Year. This year nominations were accepted from the public as well as local students and teachers. The music faculty at Buffalo State recognizes that there are dozens of outstanding music educators in the Western New York area who are deserving, and were excited that Timothy has risen to the top of that list. In addition to teaching music to LHS students, Tim directs the LHS Concert Band, LHS Advanced Jazz Ensemble, LHS Pep Band, and holds the positions of LCSD Music Department Chairperson, Niagara County Music Educators Association (NCMEA) Vice President of Jazz, and Summer Honors Band Director. Tim will be recognized at the Buffalo State Wind Ensemble and Choral Concert to be held on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30PM in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) Celebration of Music Education
LHS Senior Paul LaGreca, alto saxophone, is receiving a $2,000 BPO Young Musicians' Scholarship. This is an extremely competitive scholarship that is awarded to outstanding young musicians who must complete several rounds of auditions. Paul is the first student from Niagara County to receive this award.
The awards reception will be held at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo on May 14, 2022, followed by the BPO concert performance. Congratulations to both Mrs. Dray and Paul!
Lockport High School Musical
Roy B. Kelley Elementary School Musical
PTA Reflections Program “I Will Change the World By…”
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme.
Aaron Mossell Junior High School and Emmet Belknap Intermediate School students submitted projects scored by local judges. Projects that advanced (the top finishers in their respective categories) went to the regional level to be judged against competing schools in the area. Many of the projects from AMJHS and EBIS won at the regional level and advanced to the state level. At the state level, Ian Rug received an Award of Merit for his project "Above and Beyond" in the Music Composition category. During a ceremony held Saturday, April 23, at Lockport High School, regional participants were honored with a display of their projects. Congratulations to all participants.
Artist: Zahra Rahmany
Life of Every Living Thing Matters
Award Winners
Sophia Potempa, Kelsie Kirkpatrick, Kolby Rance, Zahra Rahmany, Anthony Essary, Easton Smith, Ian Rug. Not pictured: Bailey Dysard, Layla Williams, Josephine Bacon.
Artist: Easton Smith
Aaron Mossell Jr High School National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
On April 21, 2022 seventy-five Aaron Mossell Junior High School students were inducted in the National Junior Honor Society at the Lockport High School Auditorium. The candlelight ceremony included guest speaker, Mrs. Laura Miskell-Benedict. The inductees represent all five pillars of the National Junior Honor Society. The pillars are scholarship (90% average or higher each quarter in grades 7/8), character, service, leadership and citizenship. Congratulations to all inductees.
Earth Day
LHS Towpath (School Newspaper)
April in our Schools
Aaron Mossell Junior High
Roy B. Kelly Elementary School
Anna Merritt Elementary School
Anna Merritt Elementary School
Charles Upson Elementary School
George Southard Elementary School
Michelle T. Bradley, Superintendent
Pride in Our Past; Faith in Our Future
Website: https://www.lockportschools.org/superintendent
Location: 130 Beattie Avenue, Lockport, NY, USA
Phone: (716) 478-4800
Facebook: facebook.com/LockportCitySchoolDistrict
Twitter: @LockportSupt