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Continue reading →: Field trip to the Lackawanna coal mines
Today our students in eighth grade took a trip to the anthracite coal mine in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. It’s a very interesting trip. Students get to travel down into the coal mine on the same cars that the coal miners used to travel 300 feet down into the earth from 1860…
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Continue reading →: Halloween
Today we capped off a very successful drug free schools spirit week with a Halloween celebration. Students wore costumes to school and had a great time. There was a drug-free schools fashion show during the lunch periods for all the students who dressed up . Special recognition to our school social…
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Continue reading →: Book Fair
This week we had our annual book fair in the library. Our sincere thanks to all the parents who helped at the fair. As far as academic development goes, there are few things children can do that will contribute more to their success than to read. Nevertheless encouraging middle-level students to…
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Continue reading →: Crazy clothing day
Red Ribbon Drug-Free Schools Spirit Week continued with Crazy Clothing Day! One student even shaved the drug-free message into his head
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Continue reading →: SADD Red Ribbon Drug Free Schools Week
Today we kicked off our annual Red Ribbon and Drug-Free Schools Week. Mrs. Verdino, our school social worker, coordinates this event with the SADD club. SADD stands for “students against destructive decisions”. Each day there are activities to raise students’ awareness about the dangers of substance abuse. Today was “Team Logo Day”. It…
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Continue reading →: Welcome
Communicating with parents and families is one of the most important things I do as principal. The New York State Education Department’s policy on middle level education, The Essential Elements of Standards Focused Middle Level Schools and Programs (see link) , states that effective middle schools: Create, promote, and sustain a school…
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Continue reading →: Middle School Spelling Bee
Today was our annual spelling bee. This is always a very exciting event at the middle school. Something I’ve always commented upon, with regard to middle school students is how difficult it is for them to “put themselves out there”. In addition to our students’ spelling acumen, I was most…
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