April 14, 2023

Greetings Jr/Sr HS Students & Families,

I hope all is well. Students, as we close in on the final months of school, please stay up-to-date with class assignments and check your grades in Schooltool. We are ready to complete the school year on a strong note as we prepare for final and NYS exams. At this point in time, teachers have or will be sharing their end of year review plans for final exams with students and families. Please click here for the June 2023 final and Regents exam calendar for students. Also, the SCCS Class of 2023 is prepared for HS graduation on Fri, June 23 and their post-secondary plans are just about complete. On behalf of all of the staff at SCCS, we wish the SCCS Class of 2023 all the best in the future.

Announcements

• **A quick school calendar update... At the April 10 BOE meeting, Friday, May 26 was added as a day off to the Memorial Day weekend. The day off was added due to only a few snow closure days used this school year. 

• NYS ELA Assessments for grade 7 & 8 are scheduled for April 19 & 20, exams begin at 8am.

• NYS Math Assessments for grade 7 & 8 are scheduled for May 3 & 4, exams begin at 8am.

• AP Exams will be held in early May. All exams begin at 8am. 

• Marking Period 5 ends on Friday, April 28 and report cards will be available on May 5  via student’s Schooltool account, click here for access. You and your child may access grades under the grades tab then print icon to view the actual report card.  If you need assistance to access your child’s report card, please contact Ms. Bergen in the guidance office at bergenk@southerncayuga.org. 

• Please see the attached June exam/events calendar (page 1 is for Jr HS & page 2 is for Sr HS). All class finals and Regents exams are required and a part of a student's final course grade.  

• Jr High yearbooks (16-page softcover) can still be purchased. The cost is $10. Students may see Mrs. Howell for information. A limited number of the Jr/Sr HS 128-page hardcover yearbooks are available. Students need to see Mr. Bakija for information. The cost is $48.

• The 8th grade moving up/awards ceremony on May 24 at 6:00pm. 8th grade students or parents/guardians can either email Mrs. Howell or students may bring 4 pictures from anytime in their lives. Group pictures can also be brought in! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Howell. 

• SCCS Scholarship Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, May 30 starting at 6:00pm in the Auditorium. Families are cordially invited to the ceremony. These are monetary awards that will go to our Seniors who applied and were awarded a scholarship. In addition, a few Juniors will qualify for Institutional/College Awards based upon college requirements and their current academic qualifications for these awards. All students receiving scholarships will be notified prior to the event.

• The last full day of school for grades 7-11 is Monday, June 12. Sr HS Exams will follow from June 13-22.

• Marking Period 6 report cards/final grades for the 2022-23 school year will be mailed to each student’s home during the first week of July. 

Athletics Updates (Click here for the Athletics Website)

• The varsity baseball team had a strong divisional win against Marathon

• The varsity softball team had a strong divisional win against Moravia

• The varsity tennis team swept Moravia 

• The varsity track and field team had several students start off the year with personal bests at their first home meet

• Varsity golf had their first match this week

• Our modified sports teams began their seasons and are looking forward to learning skills throughout the season

And... Over the last several years, our Student Leadership Team plans end of year activities during the last few weeks of school. Our FINISH STRONG 2023 campaign includes the following activities to support our students as we prep for the end of the year. Students with the best participation will win a Finish Strong 2023 T-shirt. The following are the Finish Strong weekly themes…  

• (5/10) - Kick off Pep Rally during lunches

• (5/15-5/19) - Relaxation Activities (Yoga, Mindfulness, artwork)/Mental Health Awareness Week).

• (5/22, 5/23, and 5/24) - Trivia Bowl teacher/student competition

• (TBA) - Paint Run afterschool w/ parent permission

While our seniors are looking forward to their plans after high school, I encourage all students to Finish Strong and stay focused for the remainder of the year as class finals and Regents exams approach. I am confident that if students follow the review plans set by their teachers it will lead to great success on end of year exams. 

To stay up-to-date on events at SC Jr/Sr HS, please visit The Source facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sccsthesource/. Our student journalism team does a fantastic job spotlighting national, local, and school events. As well as our Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Southern_Cayuga 

Take care. Go Chiefs!

• I would like to take a moment to let you know about a change in staffing. Kim Bergen joined us in the guidance office as a Typist. She replaced our previous staff member in the position. Please join me in welcoming Kim.
• We hope to see you at the 2023 SCCS Musical, Matilda this weekend. Show times... Feb 4: 2pm & 7pm / Feb 5: 2pm -
• The 2022-23 Jr/Sr HS Yearbook is available to order at inter-state.com and enter 72748R. Orders due by Mar 31.
• And.. In the spirit of the upcoming Valentine’s Day, our Student Leadership group is running a fun activity that has students intrigued… The activity is called Orange ‘Crush’ valentine. During lunches this past week, students may buy and send soda with included valentine message on Feb 14.  Students will be asked to drink the soda after school, bring it home, or donate it to our after school snack cart.

• Our agenda items…
• 2023-24 Scheduling overview and proposed courses
• 2022-23 Academic Initiative update

• Senior Scholarship applications are now available. Grade 12 students were invited to apply for scholarships via Google Classroom. Students with questions should stop into the guidance office and speak with Ms. Bergen or Ms. Carnicelli.  
• College Night for Juniors (grade 11) will take place on March 23 in the Auditorium. A rep from Wells College will be here to discuss the financial aid process. TC3 and SUNY Cortland College reps will be here to discuss the general college application process, scholarships, sports, and college life.
• 2023-24 Student scheduling…

• We had a great event last Friday. Our Dinner, Game, HOF was amazing! Congratulations to our newest inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame! Tim Johnson, Colleen Lukas, and Molly Osterhoudt! See their picture here.
• We are well into our winter season and our teams are doing fantastic!
• See our sports schedule here. Championship season will begin shortly for our varsity teams. All IAC Championship and Sectional Championship events will require digital tickets for entry to the event. Information on digital ticketing will be posted on the Athletics website as it becomes available.
• Students will be signing up for spring sports next week.
• All students who are planning to participate in spring sports need a physical on file with the school given within one year of the first day of practice. If you are unsure about the date of your students last physical, please contact our school nurse, Anne Reynolds, at reynoldsanne@southerncayuga.org

Hello Jr/Sr HS Families-

A quick reminder about the Jr/Sr HS CAC meeting on Nov 8 at 5:00pm via Zoom. Please see the meeting details and connection link below. 

Also, the SC Boys Soccer Team won the Class D Regional State Tournament game on Saturday, see the details here. We are all so proud of the team and their accomplishments this year as they make program history. Their next game is the State Final Four semifinals against Chazy at Middletown High School on Sat, Nov 12 at 8:30am. 
If you are going in person, tickets can be purchased using this link. If you would like to watch the game online, you can purchase a monthly subscription (similar cost to one game ticket) on the NFHS network -- Click here for that direct link. For more information on the Class D Soccer final four click this link.
Go Chiefs!! 

Jr/Sr HS CAC Meeting -- Nov 8, 2022

SC Jr/Sr HS Community Advisory Council (CAC): A large part of our success at SC Jr/Sr HS is tied directly to home-school communication and parental support of our school mission and initiatives. 

Meetings: The following Tuesdays... Nov 8, 2022; Feb 7, 2023; and May 2, 2023.
All meetings will be held via Zoom from 5:00-6:00pm. 

Nov 8, 2022 Meeting Agenda

• Title I Grant Review

• 2021-22 NYS Testing Results

• 2022-23 Educational Initiatives & Professional Development Plan

• P/T Conferences – Nov 21

Greetings Jr/Sr HS Families-

We hope you and your families are well. As we close in on the end of the first marking period on Friday (10/14/22), I hope students are keeping track of their assignment completion, marking period grades, attendance, etc... in their Schooltool Acct. If students are struggling in any of their classes, teachers have been reaching out to students and families. Students should also discuss any missing assignments with their teachers. If you have any questions on parent/guardian Schooltool login, please contact Ms.Thurston-Chase in the guidance office via 315-364-7111 x2114 or thurston-chasem@southerncayuga.org.  

Also, to note, student report cards in grades 7-12 are generated every 6 weeks and we are planning to mail report cards home for the 1st marking period on or about 10/21/22. Marking period reporting dates are located on page 6 in the student handbook. For future marking periods, we plan to print student report cards and distribute them to students in school. Families and students may also access report cards in their Schooltool account, Grades tab, print icon (upper left corner below school year 2022-23). Click the printer icon and the report card will open in another window.

And... A few announcements...

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum for our 2022-23 courses can be found via the following: Sr HS curriculum maps and Jr HS curriculum maps. 

Google Classroom

Please contact your child's teacher for GClass summary reports if you are interested and not already receiving. Families can use Google Classroom to track student assignments, course content and monitor progress. If you are not already enrolled, students can add parent emails to Google Classrooms so families can stay connected with classes. You may also contact one of your child's teachers to add your email to GClass weekly notifications & announcements. Once a teacher adds your email to one class, you will receive notification from all your child's GClasses. The weekly notification will include an update on announcements, course assignments, as well as any assignments a student did not turn in for each of their classes. 

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Monday, November 21 --  P/T conference day, grades 7-12 from 12:30-8pm. No school for students that day.  Conference sign-ups are available by contacting Ms. Thurston-Chase in the guidance office via 315-364-7111 x2114 or thurston-chasem@southerncayuga.org by November 10. When you request a conference, we will confirm meeting time and review the room location with you. 

Athletics Update. Ms. Wasielewski, AP/AD

For upcoming game events click:  SCCS Sports Schedules

Fall Athletics 

• Our fall sports teams did a fantastic job! Every single team and player made huge improvements during the season

• Girls Varsity swim will be heading to IAC’s on October 22

• Varsity Cross Country will run in IAC’s on October 28

• Girls Varsity soccer made huge improvements this season, winning 4 games and tying their last game against a very tough Marathon team

• Boys Varsity soccer qualified for sectionals and will head to sectionals next week

Winter Athletics

• Students signed up for winter sports this week

• 8th grade Girls Volleyball and Modified Boys Basketball begin October 24

• Modified fitness club will begin October 31

• JV and Varsity sports begin November 14

• Any athlete in need of a physical can receive one from their own physician or see Ms. Reynolds in the HS Health Office to sign up for a physical by the school on November 2. 

Jr/Sr HS CAC Meeting

SC Jr/Sr HS Community Advisory Council (CAC)

Background: A large part of our success at SC Jr/Sr HS is tied directly to home-school communication and parental support of our school mission and initiatives. The CAC is designed to advise the Principal with strategies that the school staff can assist with the home-school connection.

Meetings:  The following Tuesdays... Nov 8, 2022; Feb 7, 2023; and May 2, 2023.

All meetings will be held via Zoom from 5:00-6:00p.m. 

Nov 8, 2022 Meeting Agenda

• Title I Grant Review

• 2021-22 NYS Testing Results

• 2022-23 Educational Initiatives & Professional Development Plan

• P/T Conferences – Nov 21

Luke Carnicelli is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting…

Topic: Jr/Sr HS CAC Meeting

Time: Nov 8, 2022 05:00 PM Eastern Time 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96033799131

Meeting ID: 960 3379 9131

Mobile: 16469313860
 

Please see the following links for information from the NYS Dept of Health regarding protecting against the seasonal flu (English Version) & (Espanol Version).

Also, you can find this information and much more on the Jr/Sr HS webpage as well as our Twitter feed outlining the great work from our students and events at our school.

• School Pictures are planned for Thursday, September 22 in the morning for all grades 7-12 students. Please use the information/website below to pre-order your picture packages. Print forms were distributed to students on September 15 or you can print another copy from the attached. Picture make-up day is November 4. 
• Website: www.inter-state.com/order
  Order Code: 70185C
  This code is only good for pre-purchasing your pictures and will be open until noon on September 23.