Principal's Newsletter
5/5/2020
Be A Voice of The Class of 2020 @ Graduation!
Members of the Class of 2020, we are accepting student speeches to “Be A Voice of the Class of 2020!” Be part of history.
If you are interested in speaking to the class at graduation along with your class president, please do the following:
Write a five-minute speech about a topic of your choice. Please have it typed and double-spaced. Make sure it is proofread...email to Mr. Benz.
You will be required to deliver your speech to a selection committee.
Speeches will be selected by a committee of school staff members, who will be looking for:
Appropriateness of message and content
Personal or anecdotal stories of being a part of the Class of 2020 and how your time at Schroeder have affected your life (both in and out of school)
Is within the time constraints
Has a positive message and celebrates graduation
The selected speaker(s) will then deliver their message to the Class of 2020 during graduation!
Drafts of speeches are due no later than Wednesday, May 20 to Mr. Benz via email @ paul_benz@webstercsd.org. Each submission will then be scheduled to deliver their speech to the committee via Zoom.
Coming soon to a location near you in Webster...Thank You Mr. Boulter!!
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From the Board of Education: May 2020
April 25, 2020
9:00 a.m.
“I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.”
Pablo Picasso
We hope this message finds our One Webster family well and coping with the changes wrought by COVID-19 as well as they can. We’re settling into this new reality and a few short weeks ago when we may have been shocked by lines of people wearing masks just to enter Wegmans, like so many other adjustments, we do what we have to do.
We are all doing things we don’t know how to do, and we are learning. We are inspired by the stories we hear of teachers and staff and how they have adapted to online instruction and devised creative ways to stay connected to their students. We are awed by parents who have taken on the role of educator and continue to support their children’s learning. We are proud of students who have risen to the challenge to succeed despite obstacles and disappointments. Their motivation will help them grow in ways they couldn’t have imagined. Finally, we are grateful for the leadership and collaboration of our district’s administrative team led by Carmen.
There was no preparation for the roles we find ourselves in and we sincerely hope everyone can find the strength and inspiration to continue. Sunshine calling us outdoors is an immense benefit; people are outside walking and enjoying our beautiful community.
We continue to conduct the district’s business, and along with all the other New York State school boards, we await further guidance from the governor regarding the annual budget vote and board of education elections. The latest date of early June looks increasingly unlikely.
Please take a moment to thank yourself for all you are doing, because it is making a difference. Each day gives us yet another chance to persevere, to challenge ourselves to new tasks, and to take care of each other.
Sincerely,
Tammy Gurowski
Linda Dioguardi
Mike Alt
Sue Casey
Maria Rigillo
Jan Strege
Mike Suffoletto
For additional information, please visit Webster CSD’s Coronavirus Info web page.
MCC Dual Credit Information
Dear Parents & Guardians,
I hope this letter finds you well. You are receiving this letter because your child is enrolled in a spring semester Webster course that is also a dual credit course with MCC. As you may know, students register for the MCC course online and then bills are generated by the college and mailed to families. If your child did not register, then you did not get a bill and you can disregard the rest of this letter.
For students in a spring semester course, the original bill was due last week, but the payment deadline has been extended by MCC to May 13, 2020. This is an unprecedented scenario and MCC is offering credit with a couple of different options. Each family needs to make the decision for their individual student’s needs and goals. I have included a letter below in blue that you should have recently received from MCC that outlines your options.
If you have questions about course content please reach out to your child’s teacher. Each teacher is working with a liaison at MCC around course requirements. If you have questions about individual choices for credit, consider reaching out to your future college or your Webster counselor. If you have billing questions, those can be answered through MCC. If you have other questions and are still unsure who to ask, please let me know and I will direct you.
Be well,
Sue Clark
Director of Mathematics & Business
AP EXAM UPDATE
Update for Show Choir Auditions
Show Choir auditions were supposed to be held in May. Due to the coronavirus, we have decided to hold live auditions in the fall - it will be much more fun to learn and audition in person! If you are interested in auditioning, we would love to know that so we can reach out to you. If you are in a music class, please let your music teacher know, or contact Laura D'Angelo directly to her email: Laura_D'Angelo@websterschools.org
You do not need to be in a music group or class to participate in Show Choir. Details will be forthcoming! Thank you so much - and we hope to see you in the fall!
Link Crew
Link Crew is accepting APPLICATIONS (through May 1) for new leaders for the 2020-21 school year!
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Stay connected with Schroeder High School
Email: paul_benz@webstercsd.org
Website: https://www.websterschools.org/schroeder
Location: 875 Ridge Road, Webster, NY, USA
Phone: (585)670-5000
Twitter: @SchroederHS