Board of Education Report
Naples High School ~ October 2018
Student Celebrations
- Shout out to all of the students and staff members who welcomed the crowds and represented Naples HS clubs and athletics during GrapeFest this year!
- Congratulations to Caitlin Goodwin, who was acknowledged by the Wildwood Education Center as Student of the Month for September in the Culinary Arts Program!
- Shout out to Cole Rathbun for being named @SectionVsports boys soccer player of the week (Sept. 25)!
- Kudos to Brenda Boylan, Cathy Thayer, and their Success Strategies class for presenting to administration on 9/27 about two student run businesses: Corner Store and More and Go Go Coffee and More. Stay tuned for more information about these student led businesses, scheduled to open in late October!
- Thank you to all of the students who participated as actors in our Distracted Driving event on 9/17: Griffin Frazer, Maeve Wright, Rosemary Byington, Nick Clearman, Gianna Vest, and Max Bruen. Shout out to our stage crew as well: Cara Cusson Jake Schwartz, Stefan Radak, Caitlyn Jones, and Stella Frazer.
- KUDOS! 7th grader Ian Kenney completed the Highlander Bike race on 9/15, which is a 30 mile round trip.
- Thank you to all the families who attended, and to the faculty and staff members who were here to welcome our community to Naples High School during Open House on Thursday, 9/13. There is so much to be proud of in this building!
- Congratulations to all of our elected Class Officers for the 2018-19 school year!
Class of 2024
President: Eliza Almekinder
Vice President: Traugett Uhlen
Secretary: Cora D’Aurizio
Treasurer: Owen Yates
Class of 2023
President: Cade Rathbun
Vice President: Max Pridmore
Secretary: Evan Waldeis
Treasurer: Drew Reigelsperger
Class of 2022
President: Stella Frazer
Vice President: Anna Quarterman
Secretary: Kaya DeTurk
Treasurer: Jacob Pogel
Class of 2021
President: Chloe Hallaran
Vice President: Jessie Norton
Secretary: Emma Brace
Treasurer: Jayden Inda
Class of 2020
President: Gianna Vest
Vice President: Kharyl Judith
Secretary: Shaylyn McGory
Treasurer: Jessie Schwartz
Class of 2019
President: Elizabeth Maczynski
Vice President: Nick Green
Secretary: Felicity Hutchinson
Treasurer: Dylan Rohr
- A shout out to our Fall Athletes for their spirit and dedication to the Green Machine! Finger Lakes Standings as of 10/8/18:
- Fall 2018 Girls Varsity Finger Lakes Tennis: 5 - 4 - 0
- Fall 2018 Boys Varsity Finger Lakes Soccer: 9 - 3 - 1
- Fall 2018 Girls Varsity Finger Lakes Soccer: 8 -3 - 1
- Fall 2018 Boys JV Finger Lakes: 7-3-0
Fall 2018 Girls JV Finger Lakes Soccer: 2 - 6 - 1
Fall 2018 Girls Mod./JV Combined Tennis: 4 - 6 - 0
Fall 2018 Boys Modified West Finger Lakes Soccer: 1 - 2 - 1
Fall 2018 Girls Modified West Finger Lakes Soccer: 2 - 3 - 1
Fall 2018 Boys Varsity West Finger Lakes Golf: 1 - 4 - 0
Music Celebrations: ALL STATE
- Kate Mark, Clarinet
- Brynn Davis, Trumpet
- Adam Bay, Trombone
Congratulations to the following students on earning the honor of being named to the 2019 NYSSMA Zone 15 Area All-State Senior High Concert Band:
- Jessica Schwartz, Flute
- Felicity Hutchinson, Trumpet
- Jacob Schwartz, Horn in F
The Junior High Festival will be held at Hornell High School on Friday, November 2- Saturday, November 3, 2018. The Senior High Festival will be held at Elmira High School on Friday, November 16 - Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Students were selected to these groups based on attaining high scores on their NYSSMA solo festivals during the 2017-2018 school year.
Staff Celebrations
- Congratulations to Matt Green, who was nominated and acknowledged by Senator Rich Funke on September 26 at Workers United, located in Rochester, New York. While Matt was unable to attend the celebration, he is well deserving of this auspicious recognition and we could not be more proud!
- Kudos to Michelle Walpole, who presented on authentic language learning at a conference in Syracuse last weekend!
- From the Naples CSD Webpage: On October 2, 2018, the Naples Central School District received a call from Governor Cuomo’s office announcing that Mr. Jon Betrus (High School Science) and Mr. Adam Robison (High School Mathematics) had been selected as New York State Master Teachers. Congratulations Jon and Adam! To read Governor Cuomo’s press release regarding the selection of Master Teachers, please click HERE.
- Many thanks to Nicole Green, Matt Green Michelle Walpole, Jaime Weller, and Tess Marble for leading their colleagues in Professional Development on 10/1 during four Breakout Sessions:
- Will vs. Skill: Strategies for Addressing Student Behaviors at Tier 1 (Tess Marble)
- Will vs. Skill: Strategies for Addressing Student Behaviors at Tier 2 (Nicole Green)
- Tier 1: Engagement Strategies (Michelle Walpole)
- Tier 1: Behavioral Styles: “So You are a Driver, Now What?” (Jaime Weller and Matt Green)
- Shout out to Aly Powers and the entire team supporting the roll out of the Mock DWI at Naples High School on Monday, 9/17! Exemplary collaboration between students, staff and community agencies to produce important messaging for our students.
- Kudos to Laura Finnan for her efforts to coordinate with Wegmans Pharmacy to offer Flu Shots during our Open House! Laura has also coordinated with FoodLink to provide a weekend Backpack Program for eligible students. Thank you, Laura!
- Shout out to Jon Betrus for carving out an opportunity for Naples High School students to work with students from U of R and Syracuse University to learn more about Mitosis and research laboratories on Saturday, 9/15.
- Many thanks to Joelle Nicholson and Monica Kastner for collaborating and creating an opportunity for Naples HS students to join together in a theme of KINDNESS and ONE! Looking forward to the work of this club this year!
NYS Releases Individual Student Performance Results on Grades 3-8 Assessments: Impact on AIS
Naples Central School District offers a variety of academic services to meet the instructional needs of our students. We take pride in maximizing available resources to best support students in their efforts to be successful in meeting the New York State Learning Standards and graduation requirements.
The New York State Department of Education mandates that students who perform below the median scale score between a Level 2/ partially proficient and a Level 3/proficient on a grade 3-8 ELA or Mathematics assessment (see below) be considered for Academic Intervention Services (AIS) in conjunction with multiple local measures. Local measures that will be factored into our students’ eligibility for AIS will include local unit and lesson assessments, summative assessments and final averages /levels of course proficiency. As such, students, including students with disabilities and/or limited English proficiency, will be designated and scheduled for AIS services when a review of multiple measures indicates that the additional support is needed.
For Your Information: Vaping Concerns
Student Vaping On and Off Campus
- We are fielding concerns by students, faculty, staff, and families about the prevalence of vaping by our youth. Newer vape designs (such as the JUUL device) have been reimaged to look like many other commonly used, "in plain sight" items, such as flashdrives, writing implements, and even makeup! This marketing has served to be problematic for parents and for those in the educational professional community.
- The Surgeon General Report surrounding E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults preface states, "E-cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults is now a major public health concern. E-cigarette use has increased considerably in recent years, growing an astounding 900% among high school students from 2011 to 2015. These products are now the most commonly used form of tobacco among youth in the United States, surpassing conventional tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and hookahs. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which can cause addiction and can harm the developing adolescent brain.
- In March 2018, CNN ran an article by journalist Ana Ibarra, who argues the usage of Juul e-cigarettes may become the 'Health problem of the decade.'
- An April 2018 CNN Article headlined, "Vaping now an epidemic among US high schoolers."
In the April 2018 New York Times article "I Can't Stop," an administrator shares the “fear that the devices are creating a new generation of nicotine addicts."
- While on school property and at school functions, a student should not: Engage in any conduct that endangers the safety, morals, health, welfare of others, including: possessing, consuming, selling, attempting to sell, distributing or exchanging alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tobacco products (including look alike tobacco products such as smokeless or "vapor" cigarettes") or illegal substances, or being under the influence of any of these.
- All substance related Code of Conduct violations typically include a disposition of student being Out of School Suspended.
- Additionally, moving forward, all substance related Code of Conduct violations will also include a more formal "teach component." Students will be required to participate in one of three anti substance use sessions:
- Anti Substance Use, Peer Mentoring with Aly Powers
- Anti Substance Use, Messaging with Laura Finnan
- Anti Substance Use, Explicit Instruction with Laura Passalacqua
- Ontario County Health Prevention Educator , Laura Passalacqua, is exploring resources about the harmful effects of vaping and hopes to develop a plan in the upcoming weeks for delivery of explicit instruction about the health risks associated with vaping to MS students.
If you have any innovative ideas or suggestions surrounding our approach to teaching and working with students on this topic, PLEASE do reach out to share.
Homecoming 2018
"Spirit Week," By Lukas Perry
This year, Student Council was excited to create a Spirit Week that highlighted a sense of belonging within our school. To do so, we created new activities and competitions to encourage participation from all students and staff members. We started by having the "Dress Days" where students and staff dressed to fit the theme of each day. Then we added new activities to the Pep Rally, such as Hungry Hungry Hippos and new staff teams in each activities. Overall, it was amazing to see the student and staff enthusiasm and drive when it came down to winning the competition and encouraging school spirit,
Lukas Perry
Homecoming 2018
HITS OF HOMECOMING :
- Thank you to Naples HS Student Council and advisor, Bill Murphy, for all of their planning behind the scenes to organize and produce our Homecoming events this week. Pep Rally on 9/21 was a blast!
- Thank you to Bill Murphy, for all of his energy and enthusiasm surrounding the Homecoming Dance on 9/22! Once again, this event was an incredible hit. We had 70% of our student body (approx. 220 students) attend. It was a wonderful evening of dancing, laughter, friends and fun for incredible students!
- Congratulations to our Homecoming Court: Kristine Gelder, Lukas Perry, Alana Carter and Dylan McMullen!
- Congratulations to our Boys VARSITY, Girls VARSITY, and Girls JV soccer teams for taking the win during the Homecoming Athletic Competitions.
- Shout out to Chad Hunt for organizing the tribute to all of SENIOR athletes during the Homecoming Athletic events.
- Monday, 9/17: Mock DWI, 8:00 - 11:00 am for Grades 9 - 12
- Tuesday, 9/18: Color War Day
Grade 12- black
Grade 11- red
Grade 10 - blue
Grade 9 - white
Grade 8 - gray
Grade 7 - purple
- Wednesday, 9/19: America Day
- Thursday, 9/20: Tourist Day
- Friday, 9/21: Green and White Day
Homecoming Breakfast:
- Saturday, 9/22: 8:00 @Naples HS Cafe
- Fee: $2.00 per person
Athletic Contests:
- Saturday, 9/22: 12:00 Girls JV and Varsity Soccer vs Waterloo @Naples Community park
- Saturday, 9/22: 2:30 Boys JV Soccer vs Gananda @Naples Community Park
- Saturday, 9/22: 2:30 Boys V Soccer vs Waterloo @Naples Community Park
Homecoming Dance:
- Saturday, 9/22: 8:00 - 11:00 PM @Naples High School
Distracted Driving Event at Naples High School, 9/17/18
Mock DWI/Distracted Driving Event - Monday, September 17, 2018 Time: 8-11am
The Naples Central School District facilitated a Mock DWI/Distracted Driving event on the morning of September 17, 2018. The event featured a staged two car accident with Naples students acting as victims. Local fire and ambulance crews as well as police converged on the scene to help the injured and unravel the cause of this needless accident.
High school students also attended an assembly aimed at raising awareness about the consequences of underage drinking, impaired driving, distracted driving, and other risky behaviors. Speakers addressed both legal and moral issues linked to these issues while providing essential knowledge of NYS laws. The goal of this Mock DWI/Distracted Driving event was to reduce incidents of underage drinking and provide our youth the tools they need to make good life decisions and become responsible members of society.
The final phase of this event involved four stations. Students heard from a guest speaker, visited with vendors, engaged in reflective discussions with staff, and pledged their safety.
~Submitted by Aly Powers
Grape Fest 2018
Grape Fest a Hit!
Class of 2019
HS Chorus
Steel Pan Band
Baseball
Spanish Club
Robotics
From the Desk of Heather Clark
Dear NCS Board of Education,
Recently, the results from the NYS grades 3-8 ELA, Math, and Science exams were released. As a result, letters have been mailed home to families sharing their child’s scores and our staff has been reassessing the needs of our students partially based on this data. Our school district continues to be proactive by ensuring that students who need extra assistance receive this through our multi-tiered system of supports. In the weeks ahead, we will be compiling and reporting the 2017-2018 Staff Evaluation Data as well as having staff verify their electronic personnel master file in the Teacher Access and Authorization system.
Just as we support the academic needs of students, we are also working on helping students reach success socially and emotionally. One example of this is our integration of utilizing restorative conferences with students who are in a power struggle or conflict cycle with a peer. As adults, we realize the strength in differing views and how collaboration is best. Our youth need to also understand how to appreciate differences and resolve conflict.
Currently, one of the largest struggles youth are facing across America and in Naples, is the vaping epidemic that is impacting so many students these days. At Naples, we are fortunate to have a cohesive team to support our students comprised of our School Resource Officer-Deputy Jaus, Health Teacher-Alyson Powers, School Nurse-Laura Finnan, and Prevention Coordinator-Laura Passalacqua. As we continue to educate our teens on the harmful effects of vaping, we are also asking parents to reach out to us if they are in need of our assistance to help their children.
Sincerely,
Heather Kay Clark
Jr/Sr High Assistant Principal/
Naples District Data Coordinator
Naples HS Library
Update on Library Renovations:
"The last week of September and first weeks of October have been like Christmas in the library. Slowly, but surely the library has been receiving its new furniture. There is a transformation in the area with every delivery! At this point, many of the new chairs have arrived, which include high chairs for our new high top tables, as well as a variety of "rocker" chairs, and low rocker chairs for flexible seating options. By mid-October more tables and the sectional, comfy seating should arrive to complete the renovation project. Many students are excited about the new seating and often comment how much they like the new space. It will be wonderful have all the new furniture in place!"
~Submitted By Colleen Betrus
October Battle of the Books:
From the Health Office
Physicals will be offered on October 11 in the Nurse’s Office. A current physical (within the last 12 months) is required for all students entering 7th, 9th,11th grade, all new students, those joining a sport and those wanting a work permit. Please email me, lfinnan2@naplescsd.org or call 374-7914 to reserve a spot. This will be the only time physicals will be offered before the start of the Winter Sport Season.
Get your FLU Vaccine: Wegmans Pharmacists will be on-site providing flu shots during the Elementary Open House on Thursday, October 11 from 6:30-730. Please bring your Insurance Card.
DASA and Peer Relationship Skill Building "Lunch Bunch" Groups at Naples High School
~Submitted by Joelle Nicholson
Speed Counseling
This year Mrs. Kastner is trialing, with the support of grade-level teachers and administration, a new endeavor for 7th - 9th graders: speed counseling!
She visits classrooms on days where the focus is independent work-completion to see students, meeting with them one by one in a nearby empty room, meeting with as many students as able to in a period. This gives her time to see all of her students and support their academic and social-emotional growth. So far, the process has been very well received, with students presenting as comfortable chatting in this manner and already asking when she's returning to the room.
Students are able to problem solve, resolve peer conflicts before they escalate, ask pressing questions, review grades, or request that she advocate on their behalf (i.e.: call their parent, ask their teacher for feedback, assist in unlocking their Schooltool, etc.). It also normalizes counseling, educates students on how School Counselors and other supports like Administrators, Support Staff, Nurses, and School Psychologists are all sources of support, and promotes self-advocacy!
~Submitted by Monica Kastner
Red Ribbon Week 2018: Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free
- Tuesday, October 23: Wear Red Day-“Pledge to be Drug Free!’ - Sign the Red Ribbon Week pledge & receive a red ribbon!
- Wednesday, October 24: Lei Off Drugs - Come dressed in a Hawaiian theme...think leis and flowered shirts! Wristbands passed out during lunches.
- Thursday, October 25: “I Mustache You Not to Use Drugs.” -Wear a mustaches. Mustaches will be passed out with the RRW quiz contest during lunch.
- Friday, October 26: Help A Friend Say No - Twinning Day
- Students will have the opportunity to respond to daily trivia questions. Responses serve as entries to win daily prizes.
- Laura Passalaqua will have the Red Ribbon Week quiz available for students during Lunch A and Lunch B. Participants have the opportunity to win prizes.
Naples HS NHS Hosts Food Drive
9th Annual Naples Turkey Trot
Local Artist AND Substitute Teacher at Naples CSD
~Submitted by Cathy Thayer
EMERGENCY "GO HOME" DRILL Scheduled for 10/29
LOGISTICS
- On Monday, October 29, 2018, the entire Naples Central School District will practice an Emergency Go Home Drill.
- All students (K-12) will dismiss from classes to designated areas in the Elementary School Gymnasium and Cafe prior to dismissal.
- All students will be dismissed from the drill and from school approximately 15 minutes earlier than typical.
- For parents/guardians planning on picking up a child from school, we ask that you plan to pick your child up from the High School no earlier than 2:20 p.m. (or as soon as the buses have exited the loop).
- Safety Team members will assist with supervision and dismissal on this date.
- Please note that there will be no late buses on Monday, October 29.
SAFETY and COMMUNICATION
- We understand that the immediate reaction of students during an emergency is to use their cell phones to call parents or other friends. Please be advised that students and staff are directed not to use their cell phones for any reason during any practice drill.
- Students must also remain quiet during this practice drill to ensure that Safety Team or Emergency Response Team members may communicate directions.
Student safety is paramount and a priority at Naples High School. This Go Home Drill is one facet of our emergency preparedness plan and we appreciate your support and cooperation. Please contact us with any questions or concerns about this information.
Emergency Drills
Emergency Drills
- As you may be aware, New York State mandates that all schools conduct emergency evacuation and lockdown drills each year. These exercises afford us the important opportunity to practice our emergency response procedures.
- Twelve emergency drills must be conducted each school year, four of which must be lock-down drills, and eight are required to be evacuation drills.
- Eight of the required twelve drills must be completed in the first half of the school year, by December 31.
- 6/8 emergency evacuation drills have been conducted at the High School to date.
- Two lockdown drills have been conducted thus far.
- One "Hold in Place" with canine sweep was conducted on 10/5/18.
Parent Teacher Conferences at Naples High School
Thursday, Nov 1, 2018, 06:30 PM
Naples High School, North Main Street, Naples, NY, USA
Board of Education Meetings
- September 5 and 19
- October 3 and 17
- November 7 and 28
- December 12
- January 9 and 23
- February 6
- March 6 and 20
- April 10
- May 1 and 21
- June 5 and 19
SENIOR DATES
- May 16-18: Senior Trip—Boston
- June 14: Senior/Parent Banquet 6:00, HS Café
- June 17: Senior Breakfast—8:00
- Graduation Parade at Elementary School—9:30
- Senior Picnic—10:00-2:00
- June 21: Mandatory graduation rehearsal—8:30-10:00
- June 22: HS Graduation—11:00
IMPORTANT DATES: From the Counseling Department
NOTES:
- PSAT on 10/10
- Upcoming trip to Alfred State for Sophomores and a few seniors.
- Three seniors are headed to Alfred University for a scholarship competition.
- 14 local colleges participated in Rochester Career Fair last month, and have had several others visit since the year began (and several more to come).
- 10/10: PSAT for 10th and 11th grades
- 10/18: Sophomore Alfred State visitation
- 11/2: December SAT registration deadline
- 11/3: SAT
- 12/1: SAT
- 12/21: Recent Graduates Panel, periods 1 and 2. HS Café
- 2/8: March SAT registration deadline
- 2/8: Sophomore BOCES visitation
- 2/26: 11:4 Spring Gemini Registration
- 3/9: SAT
- 4/5: May SAT registration deadline
- 5/3: SAT registration deadline
- 5/4: SAT
- 5/7: 12:00 AP Physics 1 exam
- 5/8: 8:00 AP English Literature Exam
- 5/10: 8:00 AP US History
- 5/10 12:00 AP Physics 2 exam
- 5/14 8:00 AP Calculus exam
- 5/15 8:00 AP English Language exam
- 5/16 8:00 AP World History exam
- 6/1 SAT
- 6/4: 6:00 Academic Awards Night
Calendar of Upcoming Events
October
- 10/26: Teacher Conference Day - 1/2 Day
- 10/27: Halloween Fun Night, 6:00 - 9:00pm
November
- 11/1: Parent Teacher Conferences, PM
- 11/2: Parent Teacher Conferences, Half Day
- 11/2 - 3: Junior High AllState
- 11/5: Winter Sports Start
- 11/6: Picture RETAKES Day Naples HS
- 11/12: Veterans' Day - NO SCHOOL
- 11/16: NHS Blood Drive, 9:00 - 2:30
- 11/16-17: Senior High AllState
- 11/21 - 23: Thanksgiving Day Break, NO SCHOOL
December
- 12/8: Light Up Naples
- 12/12: Naples HS Winter Concert, 7:00pm
- 12/24 - 31: Holiday Recess, NO SCHOOL
January
- 1/1 - 1/4: Holiday Recess, NO SCHOOL
- 1/7: School Reopens
- 1/11: Winter Ball 7:00 - 10:00
- 1/21: Martin Luther King Day, NO SCHOOL
- 1/22 - 25: NYS REGENTS EXAMS
- 1/22 - 25: HALF DAYS for all HS students
February
- 2/8: February Dance, 7:00 - 10:00pm
- 2/18 - 22: February Break, NO SCHOOL
March
- 3/4: Spring Sports Start
- 3/8-10: HS Musical - GREASE (7:00 Friday and Saturday, 2:00 on Sunday)
- 3/15: Superintendent Conference Day, NO SCHOOL for students
- 3/26: Music in Our School Month Concert @ES 6:30PM
- 3/29: Senior Citizens PROM, @ HS cafe, 5:30 - 7:30
April
- 4/1-8: NYS ELA CBT Administration Period
- 4/5-6: NYSSMA Solo Fest
- 4/5 - 7: Sr High Chorus Trip to NYC
- 4/11: NHS Induction Ceremony
- 4/15-19: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
- 4/30-5/7: NYS MATH CBT Administration Period
- 4/27 or 5/4: PROM
May
- 4/27 or 5/4: PROM
- 5/6-17: AP Examination Period
- 5/10: Teacher Conference Day, Half Day for students
- 5/10: High School Health Fair
- 5/11: Marching Band @ Lilac Festival
- 5/16-18: SENIOR TRIP, BOSTON
- 5/18: Marching Band @ Seneca Falls
- 5/21: BUDGET VOTE
- 5/23: High School Art Show and Spring Concert, 7:00pm
- 5/25: Marching Band @ Fulton
- 5/26: Marching Band @ Theresa Rotary Memorial Cup
- 5/27: Marching Band @ Naples Memorial Day Parade
- 5/27: Memorial Day Weekend, NO SCHOOL
June
- 6/1: Marching Band at Sherburne
- 6/3: GLOBAL REGENTS Exam
- 6/8: Marching Band @ Painted Post
- 6/14: Senior Banquet, 6:30pm @Naples HS Cafe
- 6/15 - 16: Outdoor Adventures Spring Trip
- 6/18-26: REGENTS Exam Administration Period
- 6/18-21: ES 1:30 Dismissal
- 6/21: Graduation Rehearsal for Band, 8:30 - 10:00
- 6/21 - 23: Adirondack Hiking Trip
- 6/24 - 25: ES 11:00 Dismissal
- 6/21: Graduation Rehearsal, 8:30 @ Cafe
- 6/22: GRADUATION, 11:00 @ Naples High School Front Lawn
- 6/25: Last Day for students
- 6/26: Last Day for staff