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FALL 2013

MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA PRODUCTION
AT CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

TELCOM CAYUGA Adds New Courses
THE NEW CURRICULUM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CHANGING MEDIA INDUSTRY
Cayuga Community College’s Media
Production program has added a
variety of new courses to their already
outstanding line-up of curriculum
aimed at preparing students for
the ever-changing and advancing
developments in the media industry.
AFTER EFFECTS

This course guides students as they
navigate innovative, state-of-the-art,
2D and 3D animation software to
create dynamic digital high-impact
media communications. After Effects
is the platform professionals use
to combine moving imagery with
graphics, still images, and sound with
the ability to animate virtually every
aspect of each element in 2D or 3D
space.
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS

Ashlee Saret (home-schooled) is the floor manager crouching between camera operators Nick
Gilmour (Camden HS) and Mandi Bauso (Auburn HS) during the taping of a production in
Cayuga Community College’s state-of the-art, high definition television production studio.

In the demanding world of business,
companies and organizations must
compete for their share of the market.
One essential aspect to business
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C3 Video Produces and Releases 3 New DVDs
The Telly Award-winning video and film production company is operated by a staff of students.
Cayuga Community College’s studentrun video production company C3 Video
has been busy producing three new
projects about Central New York.

Cayuga Eats! - “The Video Guide to
Great Food and Drink in Auburn and
Cayuga County”
The Auburn/Cayuga County region
has great places to eat and drink.

In this project, student producers
travelled throughout the beautiful
Cayuga region, talking to chefs and
owners, visiting their kitchens, and
sampling delicious food and drink in
unique establishments.

Meghan McLaughlin ‘10 behind the camera shootThe Sweet Treat Trail DVD was
ing footage for the DVD The Sweet Treat Trail.
produced by Cayuga students in
cooperation with the Cayuga County
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TELCOM CAYUGA — MEDIA PRODUCTION & MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

Cayuga Faculty
Steve Keeler

Professor/Telcom Department Coordinator
Speciality: TV/Video
MS, Newhouse, Syracuse University
Former Executive Producer, Newchannels

Jeff Delbel

Professor, Speciality: Audio Recording
Ph.D., Newhouse, Syracuse University
20+ years audio production experience

Doug Brill

Chief Engineer/Instructional Assistant
20+ years cable and television engineering
experience

Michael Cortese

Instructor of Music and Recording Arts
Speciality: Audio Recording
and Music Production
M.S. Syracuse University
M.M. Manhattan School of Music
20+ Years Music and Audio Production
Experience; Pro Tools HD Certified Operator

Tom Casella

Professor, Speciality: Photography
Instructional Design Specialist
MS, Eds, Indiana University
Former Nikon School Instructor

Bob Frame

Coordinator of Technical Services
Teaches lighting, 20+ years experience
in theatre technology; BA, SUNY Oswego

Lisa Chelenza

Instructor
Broadcaster Gomez, Dave & Lisa In the Morning
Galaxy Communications, Syracuse
Feature Producer/Host and Traffic Reporter
YNN Central New York

Hugh Cleland

Instructor; Certified Senior Broadcast
Engineer; Extensive AM, FM, and TV Broadcast
Engineering and Management Experience

Mike Marano

Instructor; 15+ years video production
experience; BS, Newhouse, Syracuse University;
Owner, Video Memories: video production firm
specializing in event photography

Mary Gelling Merritt

Instructor
20+ years TV/radio/print experience
MS, Newhouse, Syracuse University
Owner: MGM Word Studio, Inc., a public
relations/graphic design agency

Michael Rowe

Instructor
Owner at RD Entertainment,
a formal disc jockey and lighting service.
Cayuga Community College ‘01

Carey Eidel

Instructor; Teaches script writing and script
analysis and production. Feature film and
television producer and scriptwriter.

Peter Rafalow

Instructor; Broadcast Communication Arts
B.A. San Francisco State University
30+ years experience producer/director/editor
President of Notion Pictures Productions, Inc.
Syracuse, NY

Jeffrey Szczesniak

College Radio Station Advisor
Former DJ & announcer at WSFW
10+ years experience in radio operations
Cayuga Community College ‘01 & ‘03

TELCOM CAYUGA Adds New Courses. . . CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
success is to create a positive public
profile with clients, shareholders
and employees. This course will
introduce students to the tools
and techniques needed to create
effective campaigns to bolster
positive communications.
THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA & NETWORKING ON
A GLOBAL SOCIETY

This course will introduce the
theory of social networking, the
study and analysis of diverse
social networks, as well as cover
the impact of social networks on
individuals and on the local and
global environment. This course
will incorporate blogs, Facebook,
YouTube, Second Life, Word
Press, Meetup.com and other
associated platforms. The social
implications that will emerge as
society continues to move forward
with these technologies will range
from the most positive to the
challenging.

the technique and basic essentials
needed to get you in front of the
crowd. Taught by Rocko Dorsey of
RD Entertainment, a well-known
Central New York event DJ who
provides deejayjing and lighting
services at more than 100 events
per year.
NEW YORK’S ONLY COLLEGE WITH
SBE CERTIFICATION

The Society of Broadcast Engineers
automatically certifies graduates
of Cayuga’s Telecommunications
Technology program as Broadcast
Technologists — this is the only
program in New York State to offer
this credential. The SBE certificate
is the key credential facilitating
career entry and advancement in
broadcast engineering.
“All of these new courses will

enrich students’ experiences at
CCC while preparing them to be
competitive in an industry that
changes by the nanosecond due to
emerging technology,” said Cayuga
Community College Humanities
Division Chairperson and Electronic
Media Programs Director and
Professor Steve Keeler. “The skills and
experiences students will gain here in
the Telcom Media Program will help
them have an edge professionally
as they seek rewarding careers in a
fast-moving, growing marketplace
which demands professionals with
advanced skillsets.”
Keeler says a new music marketing
course, planned for the spring
semester, will enable students to learn
the skills of promoting and marketing
album releases using albums in
the Cayuga Records catalog.

RUNNING THE SHOW! HOW TO BE
A LIVE DJ

More than pushing play, this course
covers the performance aspect
and technical qualities needed
to be a success. Learn how to mix
songs, host an event, and work
under pressure. From night clubs to
weddings, this course will outline

Telcom student Cassie Dauphan (Horseheads HS) mans the microphone during a live
radio broadcast at WDWN-FM, CCC’s student-run radio station.

High School Students: Earn College Credits Now
DON’T WAIT FOR GRADUATION, GET STARTED ON YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE TODAY
High school students can start
earning college credit now. If you’re
interested in a career in Television,
Radio, Film or Sound Recording can
start earning credit toward a college
degree while still in high school. It’s
all possible through articulation
agreements between the student’s
high school and Cayuga Community
College.
“An articulation agreement allows
students who have taken communications-related (media, video production, radio, journalism, photography)
high school courses to receive college
credit for those courses if they enroll
at Cayuga Community College,”
said Cayuga Community College
Humanities Division Chairperson and
Electronic Media Programs Director
and Professor Steve Keeler.

www.telcomcayuga.com

“I was able to get a step ahead and
take advanced classes at Cayuga
Community College, simply because
of the articulation agreement they
had with my high school and local
BOCES center,” said Josh Cradduck,
‘06 (Olean High School). “I felt as if I
was a step ahead of other students
and that I was achieving my goals in
broadcasting at a much more rapid
pace. It was extremely helpful.”
Cayuga’s Telecommunications
Department is one of the most
firmly established in the Northeast,
featuring three outstanding communications degree programs: Media
Communications, Media Production
and Music-Audio Production.
The department’s practical
approach to instruction emphasizes
direct contact with established

industry professionals in the classroom and studio, as well as through
on-site internships.
More than 90% of CCC Telcom
graduates were either employed
or pursuing studies at a four-year
institution.
“We are very interested in developing similar agreements with other
high schools,” Keeler said.
For a school to qualify for the
agreement, a review of high school
communications-related programs
will be needed to ascertain if
the courses offered are compatible with the articulation program
requirements.
If you would like to participate in
CCC’s articulation program, contact
Steven Keeler at 315-255-1743 or
email keeler@cayuga-cc.edu.


C3 Video New DVDs. . . CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
Office of Tourism. The DVD features
Cayuga County’s new “foodie” trail –
the Sweet Treat Trail. The DVD tells the
story of local businesses and farms
on the Trail that have unique sweets
and treats from honey to jam, to
homemade cookies; all made with
locally grown and produced products.
Shaun Secaur ‘10 suits up in a bee suit while shooting footage for the DVD The Sweet Treat Trail.

CCC Telcom students Greg Norton (Jordan-Elbridge HS) and Ryan Adams (Union Springs HS)
begin editing a documentary about the life and inventions of Auburn’s most famous forgotten
inventor, Theodore Willard Case. His invention led to the first successful sound on film technique.

“When Chocolate Filled the Air” – The
Story of Nestle and Fulton
This historical documentary tells the
story of the greatest chocolate makers
in North America – the workers at the

Nestle plant in Fulton New York. For
100 years, the plant and its workers
invented and made the chocolate
products that made Nestle famous
world-wide.
When the plant closed, for many in
Fulton, it was like a death in the family.
This documentary tells the story of
the plant – the history, the people, the
impact on the City of Fulton, and the
continuing aftermath of its loss.

Media Degrees

WHAT OUR ALUMNI ARE DOING NOW

Media Production (AS)
Media Communications (AAS)
Our most popular programs
prepares students for a variety
of employment opportunities in
media or to transfer to a four-year
school. Graduates are prepared in
media management, production,
operations, and announcing.

Audio-Music Production (AAS)

This course of study develops skills
in audio and radio production.
Students are prepared for
careers in music recording, audio
programming, radio operations,
audio for television, film, and
theatre, and operation and design
of sound systems.

Telecommunications
Technology (AAS)

This program prepares
students for employment in
telecommunications and related
industries. Students learn to
operate, install, maintain, and
repair the audio, video, RF, and
specialized communications
equipment found in media and
telecommunications industries.

Electronic Media
Concentrations

Video/Digital Film Production
Film & Cinema Studies
Broadcast Journalism
Digital Media

Cayuga Records Releases 11th Album
Cayuga Records, the college’s
student-run record label, has
released the 11th album in its
catalog. The new album, titled
“Born to Play,” features Auburn–
area blues-rock singer/songwriter,
Martin James.
The album will be available as a

Caleb Kerlin ’XX is is working
full-time at a video production
company in North Dakota called
“Video Arts Studio.”
The company works on
projects such as feature films,
documentaries, and television
shows for The Discovery Channel
and The History Channel. They also
have produced commercials for
Microsoft and Bobcat.
Kerlin says some of his duties
include writing show treatments
to pitch projects to garner interest
and funding.

Jeffrey Szczesniak ‘01 &
‘03, station Advisor

at CCC’s studentrun radio station,
WDWN, is the winner
of College Radio
Day’s 2012 Station
Advisor of the Year
Jeffrey
award. This is the first
Szczesniak
time a member of
WDWN has received an international
award related to their duties at the
station. College Radio Day is an
annual international celebration of
College Radio.

Tim Taylor ’98 is

now the Marketing
Manager for
NewsChannel 9 WSYRTV in Syracuse. Taylor
is also the owner of

CD on Amazon. An album release
event will be held on December 4,
2013 at the Auburn Public Theater
and will feature a performance
by Mr. James and other Cayuga
Records recording artists. Two
other Cayuga Records albums are
currently in production.

SEND US YOUR NEWS
Send to Steve Keeler, Cayuga CC
197 Franklin Street
Auburn, NY 13021
keeler@cayuga-cc.edu
Name:
Class Year:
Address:
Phone:

Caleb Kerlin ‘XX is now working as a
filmmaker with the North Dakota company.

his own freelance business called
“3TV.” Taylor returned to the
Syracuse television market in
2012 after working for WCBS-TV
in New York City for five years.
Before his stint with WCBS, Taylor
had worked as a Creative Services
Producer for NewsChannel 9
WSYR-TV for eight years.

Michael Cameron ’XX

is a classroom technical assistant at
Cazenovia College.

Photo: YES
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FALL 2013

MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA PRODUCTION

Cayuga On-line
Are you a high school student
interested in a media career?
Now you can jump ahead by
taking Cayuga Community
College Telcom courses over the
Internet.
Earn college credit by enrolling in
these 3-credit courses:
• Intro to Mass Media
• Media Writing
• Intro to the Moving Image

Want To Learn More?
Media Programs Coordinator

Steve Keeler
(315) 255-1743 ext. 2282
email: keeler@cayuga-cc.edu

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Meet the candidates
for interim CCC
president, but on
the Fulton Campus-keep the line moving

CAYUGABriefs
Tucker Named
Region III Female
Athlete of the Week

Congratulations
to Spartan women’s
volleyball
player
Lexi Tucker…who
was named the
NJCAA Region III
Female Athlete of
the Week last week
for her efforts in
the latest weekend
matches
that
included a win over
Lexi Tucker
Hudson Valley! In
2 matches this weekend against SUNY
Adirondack and Hudson Valley CC Lexi
totaled 64 total digs. She had a match
high of 38 digs against Hudson Valley
and 26 against SUNY Adirondack.
Tucker is currently ranked #18 in the
country for total digs and is #29 in digs/
set in Division III.

CCC Fulton staff member
to publish novel
Sarah Yaw, an English Specialist in
the Center for Academic Success on the
Fulton campus, recently found out that
her novel THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
WALL was selected by Robin Black as the
winner of the 2013 Engine Books Novel
Prize. The book will debut in late fall 2014.

Transfer Day is
Wednesday October 16
Transfer Day is Wednesday Oct
16 from 10-1 in the Front Lobby and
Student Lounge. Representatives from
over 40 four-year schools will be there.
This is a great resource for all students!

by Danielle Skowron, Editor-in-chief

Get your piece of 60 Anniversary Cake

Celebrate 60 years of Cayuga Community College this Friday, Oct. 18th
You’re invited to attend a ceremonial cakecutting in honor of the 60th Anniversary of
the founding of the College. The event will
be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 18 in
the Business Industry Center on the Auburn
Campus and the Admissions Presentation
Room on the Fulton Campus.
The event will pay tribute to six decades

of Cayuga’s commitment to being SUNY
Cayuga logothe gateway to higher education
in Cayuga, Oswego, and surrounding counties.
A few remarks will be shared, followed by a
ceremonial cake-cutting on both campuses.
It will be a time to mingle with current and
former employees and students.

Cayuga Collegian Celebrates 60 years!
The student-run newspaper, The Cayuga
Collegian, is also marking its 60th year of
chronicaling the campus news, issues and
events.
To mark our 60th year, the staff has asked
former editors to reflect on their experiences.
The first installment is from one of last

Wear Purple Day is
Wednesday October 16

year’s editors and the winner of the Biden
Award for Journalism, Abigail Young.
“The first time I heard about the Collegian was
during a class in the fall of 2012. My Telcom 101
professor had asked us to do an article for the paper.
After submitting my assignment, my professor sent
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As the retirement of President Larson
approaches, it’s time for the remaining
leaders at Cayuga Community College to
choose an interim president, who may end up
running the college for as many as 12 months
or more as the search for a new, permanent
president is conducted.
A process that was supposed to go
smoothly, has quickly gone haywire. A “Meet
and Greet” with all three candidates, Gregory
Adkins, Dennis Michaelis and Lawrence
Weill, has some of the staff on the Fulton
campus saying that their scheduled time to
meet the candidates is unfair.
In a college-wide email obtained by The
Cayuga Collegian, Assistant professor of Math
on the Fulton Campus, Jeff Shea, wrote “I am
offended by this schedule. If the intent is
for us to meet these candidates then why are
they only on the Fulton campus for 1 ½ hours
in the evening. I see the distance learning
schedule but if you truly wanted the Fulton
faculty and staff to be part of this process, the
schedule would have been made to include
the candidates being on this campus during
normal business hours for an entire day.”
The “Meet and Greet” of the candidates
on Auburn’s campus includes separate times
to meet each candidate, where on Fulton’s
campus, they only get one and a half hours to
meet all three.
Library Instructional Assistant on the
Fulton Campus, Diane E. Holbert, MSLIS,
agrees with Shea, writing in response to
the same email, “I had the same immediate
reaction to this plan. I also noticed there
are separate, scheduled Meet and greets
with students and employees on the Auburn
campus, but not here. With all due respect, I
found this plan to be quite an insult to the
Fulton students and employees.”

INTERIM PRESIDENT CANDIDATES’
CAMPUS VISIT SCHEDULE

Wear purple this Wednesday to help
mark the state-wide “wear your purple”
day to raise awareness about domestic
violence. The CCC Criminal Justice
club will take a photo at 11:30 am Wed.

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Vol. 60 Issue 5 October 15, 2013

It pays to participate in events
planned by the ACC-CCC Alumni
Association. These two CCC students
won some goodies including a
gift card for their 80’s dress on the
Alumni Office’s Decade Day.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
Auburn Campus
Fulton Campus
Candidate:
Dennis Michaelis
4:30PM Meet & Greet
Fulton/F201
9:00-9:45AM
Meet & Greet with Staff

Registry candidates

Auburn/R200

Registry principal

Fulton/F176 (via Internet)
9:45-10:30AM Meet & Greet with Faculty

Available Trustees

Auburn/BIC

Members of the Cayuga


Community College
10:30-12:00PM Interview with Board of Trustees
12:00-1:00PM Lunch

Fulton community
1:00-1:45PM
Campus Tour
5:30PM Campus Tour
1:45-2:30PM
Meet & Greet with Students
6:00PM Travel to Auburn

Auburn/R200

7:00PM Dinner
2:30-3:00PM
Meet with Registry Team
9:00PM Check into Hotel
3:00PM
Depart Campus
Auburn Campus
Auburn Campus
Candidate:
Gregory Adkins
Candidate:
Lawrence Weill
9:00-10:30AM Interview with Board of Trustees
9:00-9:45AM
Campus Tour
10:30-11:15AM Campus Tour
9:45-10:30AM Meet & Greet with Students
11:15-12:00PM Meet & Greet with Students

Auburn/R200

Auburn/R200

10:30-11:15AM Meet & Greet with Staff
12:00-1:00PM Lunch

Auburn/R200
1:00-1:45PM Meet & Greet with Staff


Auburn/R200
11:15-12:00PM Meet & Greet with Faculty


Auburn/BIC
1:45-2:30PM Meet & Greet with Faculty


Auburn/BIC
12:00-1:00PM Lunch

1:00-2:30PM
Interview with Board of Trustees
2:30-3:00PM Meet with Registry Team
2:30-3:00PM
Meet with Registry Team
3:00PM
Depart Campus
3:00PM
Depart Campus

O P I N I O N S Inspiration and gratitude:
Put your cellphones away
Put your cellphones
away. People who live
with their face into
their phone screens are
letting their lives pass
right by them. Everywhere you go, you see
people out to dinner,
but on their phones the
whole night. Face to
face contact is okay, it’s
DANIELLE SKOWRON good for you. Also, have
I mentioned how rude
it is to be on your phone as someone else is
talking to you? Respect someone enough to
listen to them and give your undivided attention to them. Your phone will always be there
for you to tweet, snapchat or post your latest
Facebook status, the person who is standing
in front of you trying to have a conversation,
may not. Cherish the time that you have with
your loved ones, because those days are limited. We’re all probably going to look back in
20 years and see our Facebooks, Twitter and

Will this be the photo of your family on
your next holiday greeting card?
Tumblr accounts and think “wow, I spent so
much time on this?”
The next time you go out to dinner or you
are hanging out with friends, put your phone
down and enjoy their company. You’ll be
thanking me that you did. Enjoy the natural
world around you!

—Danielle Skowron, Editor-in-chief

Let’s NOT talk about Miley Cyrus
Let’s talk about Miley Cyrus. Or should I
say, let’s NOT talk about Miley Cyrus. Sure,
she’s caused quite a controversy over the last
few months, including twerking with teddy
bears during her infamous VMA performance
and choosing racy outfits to wear on stage.
But aren’t we just fueling the fire? Let’s face
it- Miley is just a person.
All of our gossip, our Tweets, Facebook
and Instagram posts make it seem like Miss
Cyrus is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
All of society is waiting for her to mess up.
The truth is, Miley Cyrus is not cool or sexy.
She isn’t someone that little girls should be
looking up to and to be honest, the more
America talks about her, the more little girls
will want to be like her. It’s just a fact. In this
day and age, the “cool” thing to do is rebel
against parents and teachers. I say leave
Miley alone. Let her do her thing. As a whole,
we should stop giving the girl attention for the
sake of America and our future generations.
But Miley isn’t the real reason why this
is being written. We see her on the covers
of the latest magazines, newspapers and is
a trending topic on Twitter and Facebook.
But what about the REAL issues in America?
Has it ever occurred to anyone that we’re
focusing more on Miley’s outfit of choice,
rather than discussing the latest shootings in
Washington, DC? Does anyone know the real
reason behind the government shutdown?
What about the conflict in Syria? Within
minutes, a third World War could break out.
But I guess that doesn’t really matter, right?
Because we have Miley Cyrus to talk about. I
mean, twerking with teddy bears and licking
metal in her latest music video is far more
important than the real issues going on in the
world.

Miley Cyrus does not deserve our attention.
Wake up, America. Give credit where
credit is due, but for the sake of this country,
we need to start focusing on what’s going to
be important in the future.
—Adriana Mucedola, CCC freshman

hurdling life’s obstacles

When I first met
an Alumni nursing
student from Cayuga
Community
College
at my job, I had no
idea how profoundly
our meeting would
impact my life. We
worked beside one
another sharing our
commonalities, slowly
but surely finding a
trusted friend and coworker in one another.
NICOLE LEMOINE
I admired the fact
that she was in her last year of nursing. It
was something that I had always wanted to
do. I had always let life get in the way of my
aspirations. I made up excuses and I let all
the obstacles that popped up remain in my
way. More importantly, I did not believe in
myself, but our meeting would change my
attitude, my perspective and my self-esteem.
My first obstacle to reaching my goals
had been to get current on my ten-year-old
defaulted student loans. Once I was caught
up and eligible to receive aid, my process
once again came to a standstill. This is
where she walked into my life inspiring and
encouraging me to get moving and follow my
dreams.
When I saw that she was able to work
and juggle being a mom while attending
nursing school, I was encouraged, although I
was still apprehensive. We would talk about
my progress as we worked alongside one
another and it was evident that I was stalling
and procrastinating. She would talk me out
of my own head. She believed in me and I
began to believe in myself. She guided and
encouraged me to follow through with all the
steps along the way. My excuses were met
with her wisdom and reassurances. If it had
not been for her wise and firm but gentle

guidance and continued encouragement, I
would not be where I am today. While I have
yet to apply for the nursing program due to
my fears of the math courses needed to be
eligible for nursing, I am an adult college
student juggling family obligations and work
while slowly working on the core Liberal Arts
courses with the hopes that someday I will
apply to the nursing program.
I was reminded today in an out-of-the
-blue phone call with her that anything that
you set your mind to, you can accomplish. She

has recently taken and passed her NYCLEX
exam and is now a registered nurse. I could
not be more proud of her and all that she has
accomplished. She will be an excellent nurse
who will go on to make a difference in many
people’s lives. I could not be more thankful
for all she has done for me and continues
to do for me by inspiring me to keep on
going and not stop until my own dreams are
achieved.
In a world where bullying takes center
stage and small acts of kindness seem hard to
find, reach out to those around you and offer
encouragement or a listening ear. You never
know how profoundly your friendship and
kindness can affect someone’s future. And no
matter how hard things may seem, no matter
what obstacles you may be facing, remember
that “where there is a will there is a way!”
Never give up and keep reaching for your
dreams, one day you will be an inspiration to
someone.
—Nicole Lemoine, Staff Writer

Students Undress on College Campus NAMI: National Alliance for
Co-eds toss taboos and their underwear out the window
Mental Illness
by Nicole Lemoine, Staff Writer

We’ve all heard about
students getting naked on a
college campus. Immediately
you may envision wild toga
parties and the drunken
antics of young people with
little to no inhibitions.
At Brown University,
two students are promoting
a different sort of nudity.
“Nudity in the Upspace” is
a week-long workshop where
participants strip down to
their birthday suits while Students at Brown University bare it all to experience the
taking part in events such as true nature of the human body without social stigma.
yoga, drama performances
and even an open mic night. The event is in that nudity is stigmatized and viewed as
in its second year at Brown University in purely sexual. Many of the students said his
Providence, Rhode Island. This Ivy League questions and remarks were anything but
tasteful and even some students complained
school, known for its liberal views and
diverse student body, is not completely alone his inquiries were outright perverse in nature.
Wolinsky responded to the negative media
when it comes to promoting nudity. Princeton
attention in a retort to media outlets: “What
University, one of the most conservative of
the Ivy League institutions, is host to a long- we’re doing— we have a goal in mind, we are
trying to create dialogue, conversation, destanding annual tradition of Nude Olympics.
Class of 2014 Brown students, Becca stigmatization and it is hard when people
Wolinsky and Camila Pacheco-Fores, say they twist the message that we’re trying to send.
We were all born naked, so why is being naked
have a specific purpose and expectation for
their nude affair. Wolinsky, Pacheco-Fores and often so stigmatized and why is it so often
fellow students that participate in “Nudity in connected to sexuality? I guess my driving
force is separating nudity from sexuality,”
the Upspace” are not unlike any other college
Wolinsky said.
students these days. They say they’re hoping to
The organizers of the event say they
push society’s sometimes narrow boundaries
and the stigma associated with taboo subject remain confident that their activities will
continue to help create positive body images
matter. The pair report being motivated to
among participants.
promote complete acceptance among their
Wolinsky and Pacheco-Fores say when
peers by creating a safe place where everyone
they first envisioned this event, the two were
bares it all, literally, in order to take off all of
the stigmas, pretenses and materialism that optimistic that their week-long unclothed
workshop would promote education through
we all carry around. They say they want to get
beneath all of that clothing in order to see the a positive, nude experience, an issue that
is normally stigmatized and often only
unique beauty in each and every individual.
associated with sexuality.
The school pulled off last year’s event
“It’s mostly the idea of talking about and
without much in the way of main stream
publicity. Although to many students’ addressing things that people don’t ‘normally’
disdain, this year’s event caught wind of Fox address and that can be stigmatized. I hope
that people will laugh when it’s funny and
News Correspondent Jesse Watters. Brown
feel moved when that is appropriate. I hope
students say they were not at all thrilled with
that people will come out of the experience
his “exploitative” coverage of the week-long
happenings. They say they had purposely feeling empowered and feeling that bodies
and people are beautiful whether naked
sold tickets to those with a genuine interest
or clothed,” Pacheco-Fores told the Boston
to keep this type of voyeurism out. Perhaps
Mr. Watters’ coverage proved their argument, Herald.

Collegian Celebrates 60 years!
CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

me an e-mail that spoke of her excitement and
appeal for me to join the paper.
I pondered over joining for the rest of the fall,
but in January of the following year, I found myself
sitting in the office of the Collegian across from
that same professor, who was now offering me the
position of assistant editor.

“This trip marked a turing point for
me, not only did I become more
acquainted with my peers, I was
able to get a glimpse into what I
knew I wanted to do for the rest
of my life. “ —Abigail Young ‘13
After thinking for well, two minutes, I agreed to join
the paper. At first the job seemed simple, report about
things going on around campus, help other reporters
with their stories, and look over the paper
before it was printed.
In March, I joined my fellow editor and
another staff member for a trip to New
York City to go to a workshop for college
newspapers. This trip marked a turing
point for me, not only did I become
more acquainted with my peers, I
was able to get a glimpse into
what I knew I wanted to do for
the rest of my life. During the
workshops I learned more
about how to improve the
Collegian and about the field
that I was going to be studying.
After returning from NYC, whispers
had begun to spread around the campus
about financial problems at the college.
Another hot topic was the college’s plan for new
dorms.
The first project I tackled was the new dorm
project. I was asked to get what people outside of
the college thought about this, so I choose to go the
Cayuga County Legislature to get their opinions.

Speaking to Cayuga County
Legislature members seemed
quite daunting, but both of the
members I interviewed were
very interested to answer my
questions. After the interviews,
I had a better understanding
of the issue behind the dorm
project, and after writing my
article, I hoped that my peers
ABIGAIL YOUNG
would see some of these
SPRING ‘13
problems as well.
COLLEGIAN
By the end of April, the EDITOR & BIDEN
financial problems for the
JOURNALISM
college came to a head when
SCHOLARSHIP
CCC’s Board of Trustees moved
WINNER
to have professors take more
furlough days. Starting on the last Monday in April
until the Monday before graduation, the staff of the
Collegian was present at every Board meeting. We
stayed late into the night as the executive
sessions dragged on for hours. On the
second Monday, we were joined
by local media outlets who were
reporting not only the meeting, but
the rallies held by students as well.
Although the financial problems
have not really been solved as of
yet, my tenure as an editor has. As
I reflect on my time as an editor,
I couldn’t be more proud of my
fellow reporters and myself. I
grew as a person: I found out
what I wanted to pursue in
life and I learned more about
the reporting process. I met new
people and watched them evolve as
well.
Writing for the Collegian was a great experience that
I enjoyed very much. I hope that the paper continues
on for another 60 years and more. I also hope that those
who choose to work for this paper cover all sides of the
issues and approach all of them with an open mind.
—Former Collegian Editor Abigail Young ’13

by Christine Jackson, Staff Writer
WHAT IS NAMI?
NAMI is a division of the National
Institutes of Health which is a component of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. It is an institution dedicated
to transforming “the understanding and
treatment of mental illnesses through
basic and clinical research, paving the
way for prevention, recover, and cure. The
organization has four strategic objectives:
1.
Promote Discovery in the Brain and
Behavioral Sciences to Fuel Research on
the Causes of Mental Disorders
2.
Chart Mental Illness Trajectories to
Determine When, Where, and How to
Intervene
3.
Develop New and Better Interventions
that Incorprorate the Diverse Needs and
Circumstances of People with Mental
Illnesses
4. Strengthen the Public Health Impact of
NIMH-Supported Research
NAMI-NYS
NAMI-NYS is the state organization of
NAMI. The organization works to educate
the public and to fight and eliminate the
stigma of mental illness. The organization
has several affiliate organizations throughout
the state setup at the county level. There are
several programs offered to assist families
and individuals in coping with the effects of
mental illness.

“NIMH envisions a world in which
mental illnesses can be prevented
and cured.”
—Thomas R. Insel M.D., Director NIMH

NAMI CAYUGA
Terri and Barb Wasilenko are copresidents of the Cayuga County affiliate
office. The Wasilenko’s become involved with
NAMI in 2001. They had a 15-year-old who
developed mental illnes so are familiar with
what families experience when a loved one
becomes ill. Often families feel isolated and
and have no one to talk to. At the time that
the Wasilenko’s became involved there were
no support organizations in their immediate
area. In 2002 they decided to start the Cayuga
County affiliate.
Bart
is
also a teacher
with Cayuga
Community
C o l l e g e ’s
Criminal
J u s t i c e
NAMI Cayuga recently
program.
He
enters offered a free premental health screening for anxiety and
c o m p o n e n t s depression to students
into
his on the Auburn and Fulton
classes. Bart
campuses.
states
that
a large percentage of prison populations
have mental illness. Bart worked in the
Butler Correctional System of Wayne County
for 21 years. He worked with inmateses
for substance abuse and treatment. Often
substance abuse was a factor in crimes, but
behind that substance abuse can lie an preexisting undiagnosed mental illness that the
offender attempts to self-medicate through

CCC FULTON

STUDENTS
The Cayuga Collegian
is looking for staff
writers to cover news
and events happening
on the CCC Fulton
Campus. Please email
cayugacollegian@
gmail.com

NOTHING TO HIDE

Mental Illness in the Family
Bourke Memorial Library
on display until October 20th

The exhibit is comprised of
20-museum-quality photographs
of families living with a loved one’s
mental illness. Each photograph
is accompanied by a personal
testament from a member of the
family sharing thier story of how
mental illness has shaped their
lives and families. The stories
were written with the intention of
offering hope and encouragement
for other mentally ill persons and
their families.
drug and alcohol abuse. He also talks about
the incidence of mental illness and alcoholism
a m o n g s t
correctional
officers
who
have a difficult
time
adjusting
to
working
in
the
atmosphere
of a correctional Portrait displaying
facility.
one of the many
Bart hopes to families that have
bring
awareness
become in involved
to members of the
criminal
justice with the programs at
system. It is his NAMI.
hope that a general
understanding of mental illness and how to
approach an person having an episode during
an encounter with officers will save lives and
bring support for the individual.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
MENTAL ILLNESS
Mental illness can affect anyone. Some
of the more common mental illnesses
are generalized anxiety disorders, major
depression, bi-polar disorder, post-traumatic
stress disorder, and schizophrenia. Mental
illness is caused by an imbalance in brain
chemicals. Some imbalances are temporary
and can develop from the ordinary stress of
life and may be corrected with a temporary
course of medication or counseling.
“As with any illness, love, support and
treament are keys to recovery.”

CONTACT US
Auburn Memorial Hospital
17 Lansing Street,
2nd Floor Conference Rm
Auburn, NY 13021
CO-PRESIDENTS:
Terri & Bart Wasilenko
Phone: (315) 255-7443
E-Mail: 2maestros@bci.net

Rising star: Syracuse University’s cornerback Julian Whigham
by Nick Czerow, Sports Editor
“Your favorite NFL team is looking to
draft you as a first round lottery pick in April
2015, do you stay and finish up at Syracuse?”
This was asked hypothetically of course;
yet it’s not all that far from being a reality.
Syracuse cornerback Julian Whigham had
this to say, “My mom would probably push
me to finish my degree and if our team is in
position to do something special my senior
year, there’s no doubt I’d stay for my last
season at Syracuse.” Ah, music to central
New York’s ears.
Even before this season started in MetLife
Stadium, coaches showed a lot of belief in
Whigham. Shamarko Thomas, now with the
Pittsburgh Steelers wore number 21 last
year at Syracuse. Now, of course 21 does not
have the history like the 44, but Shamarko’s
leadership and hard work raised the bar for
whoever was going to wear it next. It just so
happened to be Whigham. At first Whigham
didn’t want to bear the responsibility of
the 21, much like Jerome Smith wants no
business with the 44, but Coach Scott Shafer
recommended that Julian wear it next. “This
meant a lot coming from him,” said the new
21, “Over these next few years I want to raise
the bar even higher for the next guy with it!”
Coach Shafer continues to encourage this
corner to compete with the players ahead of
him. The coaching staff knows he’s capable
of greatness and they would love to see him
play on Sundays once he is through with
Syracuse.
If there is a ceiling on this corners
potential, a crane must have put it there.
Before struggling with Achalasia, a lower
esophagus disease that prevents food from
passing, Whigham was a phenomenal high
school player. Former William T. Dwyer High

School teammate Bobby Puyol, now with the
Connecticut Huskies praised his play as a
freshman mentioning he could see Whigham
playing for Alabama in the future. Of course
his ordeal with Achalasia scared away many
school after he lost so much weight due to
not being able to eat. However, Syracuse
remained interested and reached out to the
lanky player with a scholarship. Whigham
signed with the Orange over offers from
Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, South Florida,
and Western Michigan because he liked
Syracuse’s great balance of athletics and
academics.
Though the sophomore has only nine
tackles on the season, he has two interceptions
in limited time through the first six games.
His second interception was Tajh Boyd’s
first of the season. “The feeling was crazy
and really exciting. It’s a lot of fun making
plays like that in front of a lot of people. It’s
a special feeling and very motivating to keep
getting better,” said Whigham.
Since stepping into a more prominent
role after starting cornerback Keon Lyn
suffered a season ending injury, coaches
have been a little harder on Whigham. He
noticed this during a basic drill in practice.
“Coach (Fred) Reed made me redo a routine
exit angle in cover 2 about five times, where
as last week, I probably would’ve been in
and out of the drill.” It’s not just the coaches
that are investing in him more; Whigham has
taken on more responsibility and is focusing
on improving his mental side of the game as
well. “I’m trying to grasp opposing team’s
route combinations in certain situations
and I’m trying to become a better practice
player,” this, in hopes that his developing
(good) habits carry over into games.

Students talk through
comic’s performance
by Kelsey McBean, Staff Writer
Perhaps the greatest measure of a
comedian isn’t their talent, nor their
charisma, but their sheer resolve in the face
of a crowd a little less than perfect. Despite
the lunch rush, the rowdy crowd, and the
less than agreeable technical difficulties,
Tracy Ashley managed to do just that. A
semi-finalist of the popular stand up talent
show Last Comic Standing, Ashley regaled
the audience with tales of her family, her
marriage, and the plain old bizarreness of
life.
Tracy Ashley always knew she wanted
to be a comedian, even as a little girl, but
didn’t go into the comedy circuit right off
the bat. Wisely, she said she started off
selling T-shirts and working on cruise ships
while doing stand up on the side, starting
off small until she felt comfortable working
in the big leagues. When the time was right,
she got herself an an agent and entered Last
Comic Standing, kicking off her career. When
asked if she could see herself doing anything
different, she said “Not a chance.”

Though the audience
was admittedly a little
rowdy, Ashley says that
didn’t bother her at all.
“You gotta play to the
crowd, to the people who
COMEDIAN
are listening and enjoying
TRACEY ASHLEY
themselves and having a
good time,” she said, echoing famous comic’s
Louis C.K’s sentiments. “He told me that
there’ll come a time when you’ll be doing a
show just like this, where everything’s going
wrong, and you’ll either choke or pull through
it. Then you’ll know for sure that this is what
you’re meant to be doing.”
And her advice for up and coming
comedians? “Start clean! You start dirty, and
dirty’s all you’ll be able to do, you won’t know
how to switch off.” Wise words from someone
who’s been through more than a few religious
schools on her college circuit. God bless.
If you want to learn more about her and
her tour, her website is tracyashley.com and
her twitter is @TAshley305.”

Whigham is always trying to get running
backs coach DeAndre Smith to recruit a
few players he knows of down towards his
native area in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ezra
Saffold and Clint Stevens are among these
few. Whigham seems confident that Syracuse
will be able to obtain at least one recruit
from Florida before next season rolls around.
As far as familiar faces go, Whigham looks
forward to possibly lining up one-on-one
with Nick O’Leary from Florida State who he
played high school football with. Julian had
this to say of O’Leary, “He’s an awesome tight
end and I know they split him out wide at
times so hopefully I’ll get a few shots at him!”
Away from football, Whigham was
interested in pursuing journalism when
signing with Syracuse. He was the first
football player to get into the S.I. Newhouse
School of Public Communications at ‘Cuse
but with earning more playing time things
didn’t quite work out to where he could stick
with journalism. Whigham explained that
we would prefer to work more with editing
rather than writing. His preferred magazine
styles that he would like to work for are the
Rolling Stone or any sports magazine.
Whigham also plays EA Sports’ NCAA
Football 14 every once in a while. While
the game is in its last year because players
complained too much that their likeness was
being used, and they weren’t cashing checks
from it, Whigham is content with just being a
part of it. “It’s pretty cool being in the game,
I just like being a part of it,” said Julian, but
he did also add that every player kind of
feels entitled to some money for being used
in the game.
Julian
Whigham
has
tremendous
potential and two seasons left of eligibility

WITH ERIC NANS

COUNT.PAPER

This weeks local Artist in the Spotlight
is Count.Paper.
Ryan A Barber: ambience, guitar, keys,
bass, chorus, Corey Allen: Vocals, Keifer
Wray: Vocals.
Ryan tells me his genre is live music,
live guitar, It’s not fake or samples It’s
organic, it’s something new mixed with
the old. People say his music relates to:
Deftones, Gym Class Heroes, Phil Collins,
and Drake. Count.Paper has released an
LP called: Your true friend, and Singles:
Outta Here, Comfort Met Caring, Wish
You Luck. They are currently working on a
mixtape called Planit. When I asked Ryan
what their creative process was he replied
“We really go at our own pace, music is
about capturing the moment. So we really
go with the flow and when we feel it’s time
we lock into the studio. We know when it’s

time to get to work artistically but we also
have other priorities like kids and family.
Usually we have a general sound or idea
we feed off of on every song.” Advice
Ryan had for developing musicians was

to “Stay true to yourself, be genuine, be
real and avoid trends at all costs. There
are a million artists out there mimicking
what’s big but few who stick to their roots.
Don’t rush art! The best music will come
organically.”
www.Countpaper.bandcamp.com
&
www.soundcloud.com/countpaper111

COMMUNITY

EVENTS

by Danielle Skowron, Editor-in-chief
Shows in the Black Box are up close and
personal. Frame says he is only one person
and he can only put on one show a year.
Sometimes Frame says he switches
it up and uses the main stage and then
the Black Box. The plays that Frame put
on are student- driven productions. The
productions are extra curricular activities.
Frame encourages students to apply for
a part-time job with him and perform in
the plays. He says he is more than willing
to work around schedules, which is very
unique.
This year’s production is History 101 in
the main theater. Keep your eyes peeled
for show dates!

after this campaign. He is an intelligent
player who will work hard in the weight
room, on the field, and in the classroom. He is
exactly what a coach like Shafer would want
to send to the NFL, a role model. Whigham
said this of the Carrier Dome, “here at
SU, when the Dome is really rocking, the
atmosphere is crazy! It’s an awesome place
to play!” So with that being said, make your
way to Syracuse to catch Whigham play
before he’s off intercepting Boyd again in
the NFL.

rtist
cal A
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Think Inside the Black Box
The Black Box theater
was full of life. The Black
Box Theater is located
right here on CCC’s
campus. The
theater
was used for acoustic
shows and close, intimate
plays. The theater now is
mostly used for storage
and teaching space.
ROBERT FRAME
Bob
Frame,
the
Director
of
Theatre
Operations says that he still does
productions in The Black Box Theater. He
says that “It allows students concentrate
on their acting and stage presence.”

Julian Whigham holds up ball in disbelief
after intercepting Tajh Boyd.

The Cayuga Community College London
program will travel from January 1-14, 2014.
This year’s program includes:

Art and Design
Comparative Social Issues in London
Comparative World Religions
Health Care in Great Britain
International Business: The British Experience
Media: The British Experience
Public Safety in Great Britain
Selected Topics in International Theatre: The London Theatre

UPCOMING LONDON INFORMATION MEETINGS:
Auburn Campus: Wednesday, October 16th
11:00 am, Faculty and Staff Dining Room

Date: 10/15
Auburn’s Farmers Co-Op Market
Time: 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 97 State Street, Auburn

Date: 10/15
Workshop from Drawing to Painting
Time 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: Schweinfurth Memorial Art
Center, 205 Genesee Street, Auburn

Live Music Events:
Date: 10/15
Otep, Stolen Babies, New Years Day
Time: show at 7:00 pm
Location: The Lost Horizon

Marcellus
“Building Futures”

CENTRAL SCHOOLS
www.marcellusschools.org

MARCH 2013

District seeking budget guidance from residents in online survey
Have an opinion about which
academic and extracurricular
SCHOOL programs should be
DISTRICT maintained in Marcellus
BUDGET Central Schools? What
about how much you’re
willing to pay in school
taxes in 2013-14? Here’s

your chance to weigh in.
Marcellus Central School District officials
are once again asking residents to participate
in a quick, online survey – to gauge the level
of satisfaction with the school district and also
seek some direction from the community about
the state’s property tax levy cap threshold.
The tax levy limit law, which went into
effect in 2011, restricts how school districts can
increase their tax levies. Each district determines its tax levy limit by using an eight-step,
mathematical formula that takes into account
local tax base growth, the prior year’s levy and
much more. Districts are allowed to exceed that
limit, but only with 60 percent voter approval.
The maximum tax levy increase for

Marcellus in 2013-14 – which would require
approval by a simple majority of voters (50
percent plus one) – is 3.97 percent.
Among the factors affecting next year’s
proposed budget in Marcellus is a 37 percent
increase in the district’s state-mandated contribution to the Teachers’ Retirement System and
the continuing reduction in state aid from the
Gap Elimination Adjustment.
In 2012, 67 percent of Marcellus voters
approved a 2.17 percent tax levy increase, which
was the maximum levy allowed under the tax
levy limit law. The average proposed tax levy
increase statewide for 2012-13 was 2.24 percent.
“We went to the maximum allowable tax
levy limit last year because we understood that
any amount less than that would hinder the
district’s ability to meet its financial obligations, including debt service (for capital project
loans, etc.) and mandatory contributions to the
teacher and employee retirement systems,”
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Craig J. Tice said.
Based on information received through
March 5. as well as the governor’s budget

proposal released Jan. 22, administrators are
now anticipating Marcellus will face a budget
gap of $1.29 million for the 2013-14 school year.
To close that gap, administrators have three
options: raise local taxes, cut expenses or dip
into the district’s fund balance. As Board members and administrators weigh these options,
they’d like to know what voters are thinking.
Is maintaining excellence in school programming at Marcellus more important than a tax
increase? Less important?
“We want the district budget to reflect the
priorities in the community as much as possible,” Dr. Tice said.
The 10-question, online survey (look for the
link under 2013-14 Budget on the district webpage, www.marcellusschools.org) asks respondents about their relationship to the district
(for example, do they have children enrolled in
Marcellus schools?); their level of participation
in Board of Education elections; and the percentage of property tax increases they’re willing
to shoulder in 2013-14.
MORE BUDGET INFORMATION INSIDE

Author, illustrator visit DMS for book discussion, reading
Students at C.S. Driver Middle School not
only had the opportunity to meet a local TV
celebrity on Feb. 25, when News Channel 9
anchor Christie Casciano stopped by to talk
about her series of children’s books; they also
got to watch her referee a hockey face-off
between Principal Mike Dardaris and sixthgrade teacher George Mango.
The visit was part of the school’s weeklong celebration of PARP (People as Reading
Partners).
“It’s a week for us to celebrate reading,
writing and getting lost in a good book,” Mr.
Dardaris said.
Casciano, who anchors the 11 p.m. Channel
9 newscast, was inspired to write her 2010
picture book, “The Puck Hog” (illustrated by
her sister, Rose Mary Casciano Moziak), after
years of cheering on her children’s hockey
teams. Son Joe, 18, plays for Christian Brothers
Academy, while daughter Sophia, 11, plays on
a co-ed team with the Lysander Youth Hockey
Association.
During two special assemblies with fourth-,
fifth- and sixth-graders, Casciano described
how some seasons are “so glorious you never
want them to end.” But when a “puck hog”
takes the ice, dominating the action and stealing the spotlight, things can get ugly fast. So
she decided to write a story about a “hog”

named Eddie who must learn the importance
few chapters of “The Puck Hog,” she asked for
of teamwork, selflessness and sacrifice.
audience volunteers to demonstrate a “tape-to“A real star makes everybody shine,” Ms.
tape” pass between two hockey sticks. Among
Casciano said.
the volunteers: Mr. Dardaris and Mr. Mango.
Ms. Casciano described how she had to
Both were conveniently already wearing
forget what she already knew about news-writ- sneakers, since the school kicked off the
ing and learn how to write a book manuscript.
week’s PARP theme by encouraging students
And, yes, TV news involves a lot of writing, and staff to wear sneakers, because “reading
she said. To illustrate how much, Ms. Casciano
jogs the mind.”
held up a stack of papers at
least 3 inches thick. That’s what
she has to read during one
90-minute newscast, she said.
“I’m so lucky because
writing is my passion and I get
paid to do it,” she said.
Ms. Moziak, meanwhile,
described how she brought her
sister’s words to life. In some
cases, she photographed scenes
with live models posing as the
book’s characters, and then
used those photos as the inspiration for her sketches.
The pair teamed up to
create a second book, “The
Puck Hog, Vol. 2: Haunted
Hockey in Lake Placid,” last
fall.
After Ms. Casciano read a
News Channel 9 anchor Christie Casciano visits DMS.

The Official Newsletter of the Marcellus Central School District

Marcellus

CENTRAL SCHOOLS

Building Futures: Our School District
Spring is on the way…
As the clocks “spring forward” to Daylight Savings Time and one season
gives way to another, the greater Marcellus Central School District
community opens up to new possibilities.

Board of Education

Mr. David Kelly, President
Ms. Kathleen Welch , Vice President
Ms. Julie Brissette
Mr. Jeffrey Crysler
Mr. John Fuller
Dr. David Locastro
Mr. Ryan Riefler

As one might expect during the long and dark winter months, our students
have been absorbed by their academic, athletic and artistic routines. One sure
sign that warmer weather is on the way: Our winter sport teams soon will be
replaced by a rich slate of spring athletic programs eager to return outside.

Administration School District Leadership
Superintendent
Dr. Craig J. Tice
Assistant Superintendent (Pupil Services)
Ms. Trish McCarron

School Building Leadership

Mr. John Durkee
(High School Principal)

Mr. Michael Dardaris
(DMS Principal)

Mr. Gary Bissaillon
(KCH Principal)

Coordinators/Directors/Assistants

Ms. Cindy Bird
(Curriculum K-6)

Ms. Janet O’Mara
(Curriculum 7-12)

Ms. Deborah Glisson
(Instruction 7-12)

Mr. Michael Free
(Athletics 7-12)

Business Office Leadership

Mr. Anthony Sonnacchio
(School Business Administrator)

Ms. Lorraine Phillips
(District Treasurer)

Ms. Sue Larison
(Registrar/Attendance Officer)

Ms. Kim LaRose
(District Clerk)

Supervisors/Directors/Managers

Ms. Patricia Grogan
(Food Service)

Ms. Susan Stearns
(Transportation)

Mr. Keith Watkins
(Facilities)

Safety/Security/Dispatchers/Assistants

Mr. John Scanlon
(School Resource Officer)

Mr. Earl Smith
(School Resource Officer)

Mr. Tom Marlin
(Bus Dispatcher-morning)

Mrs. Judy Clarke
(Bus Dispatcher-afternoon)

Mr. Ronald Valentine
(Security Alarms & Snow Watch)

Dr. Craig J. Tice

The wonderful work of our fine arts department, meanwhile, has been
visible this winter in the All-County/All-State Music Festivals, the
Scholastic Art Awards, the Festival of the Bands Concert and this month’s
All-School Show (Guys & Dolls).

Planning for our future…
The Board of Education has also been busy this winter in reviewing the final reports on the
National Common Core Standards, our departmental Action Plans and district technology, as
well as the recent School Alliance for Continuous Improvement (SACI) site visitation in K-12
Response to Intervention and Academic Intervention Services.
In addition to these regular programmatic reviews, the Board of Education has been working to
develop a fiscally sound budget for the next school year. Board members have been monitoring
the political decisions out of Albany, including the governor’s proposed reduction in state aid
that will dramatically reduce our revenues and shift the burden to local property taxpayers.
As you may be aware, about half our district budget is supported by local property tax (56
percent), and the other half is funded by state aid revenues (38 percent), plus local sales tax
from Onondaga County and grants from the federal government.
The statewide economic crisis continues to impact our schools…
From this winter’s Community Budget Forum to the Community Budget Survey, the Board of Education is attempting to engage the community in a discussion about our school district’s financial
future. Our local legislators in the state senate and assembly also need to be part of these conversations – about proposed reductions in state aid funding and the many unfunded mandates required
by the government. A number of our Board members, along with building administrators and three
students (Michael Abbott, Anna Kim and Stephen Larison), attended the recent Legislative Breakfast to meet with state Sen. John. DeFrancisco and members of the New York State Assembly.
Simply put, while the Board of Education and administration remain committed to using our
limited resources effectively and efficiently, we also know difficult decisions will need to be
made in the not too distant future.
An invitation to participate…
To continue the discussion, we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate
in the upcoming Town Meetings scheduled during the month of March. The meetings will be
held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 14 (at KCH Elementary), March 20 (Marcellus High School),
and March 25 (Driver Middle School). These town meetings will be informational in nature and
feature an overview of the budget development process for 2013-14, as well as a preview some
of the difficult decisions the school district now faces, regarding class sizes, course offerings
(electives, etc.) and future staffing.
Your input at these town meetings will help to continue the dialogue between the home and
the school and provide important information from which to make informed decisions. I hope
you are able to find some time in your busy schedule to complete the online community budget
survey or join us for one of the town meetings.
Our “commitment” as a Professional Learning Community…
I would be remiss if I did not thank you for your continued support and efforts on behalf of the children. Whether our annual “professional learning community” theme has focused on “connections,”
“communication,” “collaboration,” “coordination,” “cooperation,” “commitment,” “conversations,” or
“commonality” over the past eight years, the school district has worked hard to earn your confidence.
For our children to be successful, it truly has to be a joint effort between the home and the school.
We must continue to work together to ensure a rewarding educational experience for all our
children, even as we remain sensitive to the economic challenges we now face. We look forward to
sharing more information with you regarding the proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year in
the upcoming Annual School Report and Budget Newsletter to be published in early May.
Sincerely,
Craig J. Tice, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools

Keep up with school budget news online
School district
budgets exist in a
confusing, alphabet
soup world: GEA,
APPR, STAR – what’s
it all mean?
To help make
sense of it all, and
to keep Marcellus
residents in the
loop on the ongoing
2013-14 budget
development process,
we’ve created a
special page on the

district website, www.marcellusschools.org, devoted to all
things budget: 2013-14 Budget.
Visit the page to learn how school district budgets are
developed, how the New York state budget affects us here
in Marcellus, to stay updated on the latest budget news
and to find out how residents like you can use your voice to
advocate for Marcellus’ children.
The budget page, which can be accessed by clicking on
2013-14 Budget on the left side of the district homepage, is
divided into six sub-sections, including an archive of all the
budget news posted so far, a glossary of budget terms, and a
downloadable, printable Advocacy Toolkit.
We hope you’ll check it out and visit often!

NYSCOSS tool highlights aid loss to Marcellus schools

Marcellus Central Schools


to the organizations’ website, providing an easy-to-read and
print version of a school aid run for any school district in New
York State.
There’s a link to the report for Marcellus Central School
District on the district website, www.marcellusschools.org.
“The printout presents, for each aid category, 2012-13 aid,
proposed 2013-14 aid, year-to-year dollar change,
and percent change, making it easier to identify
which individual aid categories are driving
changes in total aid,” Lowry said.
For Marcellus, those figures are $12,066,366
(2012-13 aid), $11,591,731 (proposed 2013-14 aid),
$474,635 (dollar change, year over year) and -3.9
(percent change, year over year).
(The governor’s proposed 2013-14 aid for
Marcellus actually represents a slight increase
from the $11,546,852 received this year, once
you subtract the $519,503 in one-time, full-day
kindergarten conversion aid the district received
in 2012-13 for expanding the K.C. Heffernan
Elementary kindergarten program from half-day
to full-day.)
In addition, at the bottom of the page, the
printout provides a chart showing the history
of total aid (excluding Building Aid) for the
district in 2008-09, 2012-13, and 2013-14 under the
Governor’s proposal.
The printout also shows amounts lost to the
Gap Elimination Adjustment for each district for
each year since 2010-11. For Marcellus, that figure
is $5.61 million.
This chart shows the history of state aid for Marcellus Central Schools

A new tool offered by the New York State Council of School
Superintendents allows users to see clearly the effects of state
aid cuts and the Gap Elimination Adjustment on their school
district.
Robert Lowry, deputy director for advocacy, research and
communications for NYSCOSS, posted the Excel spreadsheet

in 2008-09, 2012-13 and 2013-14 (proposed).

Your voice can make a difference…
Be an advocate for students in the Marcellus Central School District
Marcellus Central School District
— like school districts throughout New
York — is facing a fiscal crisis. The
downturn of the national economy,
coupled with new mandates and the
state’s tax levy limit, has challenged
public schools to continue to provide a
high-quality education to all students
with significantly fewer resources.
District leaders at Marcellus have
been working with staff and community

members to find creative ways to weather the economic storm
without sacrificing the integrity of our program. Yet without
meaningful and timely relief from our government leaders,
MCSD residents may risk losing the high level of public
education that they have come to know and value throughout
the years.
Interested in becoming an advocate for education and for
Marcellus Central Schools? Check out the “Advocacy Toolkit”
on the district website (www.marcellusschools.org), with
helpful tips and tools for reaching out to state lawmakers.

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Two Marcellus BOE members honored by NYSSBA
Two members of the Marcellus Central School District
Board of Education were recently recognized by the New
York State School Boards Association for participating in
developmental training through the association’s “School
Board U” program.
Board members David Kelly and John Fuller were
presented “Board Achievement Award” certificates from
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Craig J. Tice during the

Jan. 23 BOE meeting.
“The New York State School Board Association’s
School Board U Recognition Program is designed to
recognize extensive time and effort for school board
members who strive to continually expand their
governance knowledge and skills,” Barry J. Entwistle,
NYSSBA director of leadership development, wrote in a
Dec. 19 letter to Dr. Tice.


Superintendent to assist Binghamton City Schools
with accreditation initiative
The New York State
Education Department
and the Marcellus CSD
Board of Education have
approved Marcellus Schools
Superintendent Dr. Craig J.
Tice as an Outside Educational
Expert (OEE). As part of this
new designation, Dr. Tice will
work with the Binghamton
City School District on a
new Race To The Top (RTTT)
initiative called the Diagnostic
Tool for School and District
Effectiveness (DTSDE).
Dr. Tice will assist
Binghamton City School
District personnel and state
education officials by visiting Roosevelt Elementary
School and Binghamton High
School. The site visitations will
The New York State Education Department and the Marcellus CSD Board of Education
examine central office district
leadership, school building
have approved Marcellus Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig J. Tice as an Outside
leadership, curriculum develEducational Expert (OEE).
opment, instructional practices
(and professional developMarcellus earned Middle States Accreditation for its three
ment), student support services and community involvement/
schools; in most districts, accreditation is earned only at the
communication.
high school level.
A former science teacher and building principal, Dr. Tice
This ongoing and continuous model of school improvement
brings a wealth of educational experience to the OEE posiis an approach that Binghamton would like to emulate.
tion, in addition to his leadership work as commissioner for
Tonia Thompson, assistant superintendent for curricuthe Commission on Secondary Schools in the Middle States
lum, instruction and accountability for the Binghamton
Association of Colleges and Schools and President of the
City Schools, is spearheading this collaborative effort
School Alliance for Continuous Improvement (SACI).
with Marcellus and the NYS Education Department. With
While Roosevelt Elementary and Binghamton High School
Binghamton High School scheduled for re-accreditation by
will undergo separate site visits involving the NYS Education
the Middle States Association, Thompson worked to blend the
Department, all other schools in the district will participate
new State Education Department mandate with the timein mid-March in a SACI review focusing on their English
honored Middle States Accreditation standards for the site
Language Arts programming.
visitations.
Affiliated with the Philadelphia-based Middle States
Dr. Tice applauds Thompson’s work ethic and organizaAssociation, SACI is a network of rural, urban and suburban
tional skills, as well as Binghamton City School District perschool districts working together to improve their educational
sonnel’s commitment to foster a culture of continuous school
delivery systems and the academic performance of their
improvement.
students. The SACI process provides a blueprint for success
“Tonia and her team are very wise to combine these
by examining the strategic connections between educational
continuous improvement efforts as a way to enhance the
planning, implementation and assessment.
educational experience for the children of the Binghamton
School districts such as Marcellus and Binghamton seek
City School District,” Dr. Tice said. “Support for this endeavor
Middle States Accreditation to hold a mirror up to their
starts at the top with the Board of Education and the superinperformance, so they can benchmark themselves against the
tendent and must also be embraced by the building adminishighest possible standards. In 2007, the Marcellus Central
tration, faculty and staff in order to ensure its effectiveness.”
School District was awarded Middle States Association
The site visitations for the two focus schools and the
Accreditation for all three of its schools. Because of the
Middle States accreditation process will take place in
district’s decade-long commitment to rigorously evaluate
March and April. The final reports will be due by the end of
its instructional program through annual SACI visitations,
June 2013.

Marcellus students excel at Science Olympiads
Three teams representing Marcellus
Central Schools placed in the top 10 in 16
events – and brought home 32 individual
medals and ribbons – during the 2013
Mid-State Regional Science Olympiad
B Division competition held March 2 at
Syracuse University.
The Marcellus contingent – made up
of 38 students from Driver Middle School
and Marcellus High School – was the largest sent by any school in the regional competition, which drew a total of 29 teams.
“Not only were the students rewarded
for their hard work, but they were great
Jeffrey Shi (left) and
examples of the type of student we would
Patrick Morocco
like to have representing Marcellus,” DMS
science teacher and Olympiad
adviser Hannah Naczi said. “They
were polite, helpful, and supportive, not only to our students, but
to students from other schools.”
Mary Jo Hoeft, science lab
teacher at Driver Middle and K.C.
Elementary, co-coached the teams.
The competition has 24 events
in the areas of life science,
Team A Science Olympiad Team
physical science, earth science
and engineering. A student works with a partner and can choose
between one and five events in which to participate. Each team
can only send one entry into each event, and a team score is
recorded based on how all the members do in all 24 events.
Marcellus sent three teams: Team A (Grades 7 to 9), which
placed 12th overall at the event; Team B (Grade 6); and Team C

Driver Middle School teacher
earns national certification
Brenda Eschelbacher, a special education
teacher at C.S. Driver Middle School in the
Marcellus Central School District, has earned
the highest credential available to American
educators by recently becoming a National
Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) through the
National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
Mrs. Eschelbacher earned her National
Board Certification in November and was
recognized by the Marcellus CSD Board of
Brenda
Education during its Jan. 23 meeting. She
Eschelbacher joins the growing ranks of National Board
Certified Teachers at Marcellus, which already include Mary Jo
Hoeft, George Mango, Joanne Lewendowski and Kathy Rein.
“Mrs. Eschelbacher joins a distinguished group of educators
in Marcellus who have earned the National Board Certification,”
Dr. Tice said. “We are so proud of their efforts, because the arduous process to obtain this credential is truly a labor of love.”
National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous,
performance-based, peer-reviewed assessment of a teacher’s
pedagogical skills and content knowledge. The certification
process takes one to three years to complete. While licensing
standards set the basic requirements to teach in a state, NBCTs
demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices similar to the certifications earned by experts in law and
medicine.
“National Board Certification represents the pinnacle of
professional accomplishment in teaching,” National Board
President and CEO Dr. Ron Thorpe said in a news release.

(Grades 6 to 8).
The Marcellus High School’s
Science Olympiad team, meanwhile, placed 13th out of 30 schools
at the Science Olympiad competition held earlier at Le Moyne
College. High school teachers Jen
Carnes and Mark Sunheimer
SHS Science Olympiad Team
coach the team.
Ribbon winners were: Mike Abbott and Sean King for their
“boomilever”; Anna Kim and Mike Clark for material science;
Mike Clark and Steve Larison for thermodynamics; Joe Isgar
and Abbey Venzel for “designer genes”; Meghan Greenfield and
Casey Cabrinha for “disease detectives”; and Stu Synakowski
and Julie Powers for “fermi questions.”
Medal winners were: Julie Powers and Casey Cabrinha for
“Write It/Do It”; and Taylor Walker and Julie Powers for forensics.



Marcellus welcomes Michael
Free as new athletic director
The Marcellus Central School District this
month welcomed a new director of health,
physical education and athletics to campus:
Michael Free, who fills the spot left vacant
when former Athletic Director Bradford Dates
retired.
Most recently, Mr. Free was assistant principal at West Genesee High School, a post whose
many hats included that of safety coordinator,
technology liaison, character education program facilitator, master schedule creator and
Michael Free much more.
Before coming on board at West Genesee in
2007, Mr. Free taught science in Skaneateles Central Schools for
15 years. After one year in the middle school as an eighth grade
science teacher, he moved to the high school, where he taught
Regents, honors and Advanced Placement biology. During his
time in Skaneateles, he also served as associate athletic director
and head junior varsity football coach.
Mr. Free’s career in education began in 1988, when he was
hired as a permanent, per-diem substitute teacher for East
Syracuse-Minoa schools, where he also coached modified wrestling, lacrosse and track and field.
“Coaching has always been a part of my career,” Mr. Free
said. “I coached before I had a full-time teaching job. Coaching
and being involved in athletics is in my blood. I love the lifelong
lessons you get from athletics – character, integrity, self-discipline – which help point a person toward success. ”
A native of Camillus, Mr. Free competed in football, wrestling and lacrosse as a freshman at West Genesee High School.
After he transferred to Faith Heritage School in 10th grade, he
took up soccer, baseball and track and field. His athleticism followed him to college, first at Houghton College, where he threw
the shot put and discus, and then at State University College at
Cortland, where he played football.
Mr. Free earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education at Cortland, as well as his Certificate of Advanced Study.
Long-time residents of Baldwinsville, Mr. Free and his wife
began house-hunting last spring, with the hope of shortening
their respective daily commutes. (Laurie Free works downtown
at AXA Equitable.) Not long after they found and made a
purchase offer on a house in Marcellus, the upcoming athletic
director vacancy was announced.
The Marcellus Board of Education approved Mr. Free’s
appointment Dec. 18, and he started in his new post March 1.
“I’ve felt at home since my first job interview,” Mr. Free said.

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DMS students compete in National Geographic Geography Bee
Students in Grades 5-8 competed in the National
Geographic Geography Bee. Classroom winners who scored a
perfect seven out of seven rounds then went on to compete
against multi-age winners, to qualify for the school title. These
students included:

Fifth grade: Tommy Hoey and Grace Femano.
Sixth grade: Cahal Donovan, Conner Hayes,
Robbie Sealy and Sean Madden.
Seventh grade: Ethan Mosure.
Eighth grade: Rebecca Searle.

Ethan Mosure was declared the
champion, while second place went to
Conner Hayes and third place to Rebecca
Searle.
After his local victory, Ethan took
a test that was mailed to the National
Geographic Society for scoring, to
determine if he’s eligible for the national
competition in Washington in May.
Stay tuned!

Driver Middle Yearbook Club plans “Treasure Sale,” barbecue dinner
(submitted by Cindy Cook)

The Driver Middle School Yearbook Club is sponsoring a
Treasure Sale in the old DMS gymnasium on Saturday, April 13.
The sale will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will have new
and used items for sale. (We will gladly accept donated items.)
Money raised will go toward the fundraising efforts of
our team registered to participate in the American Heart
Association walk on April 6 at Onondaga Community College.
Please consider donating to our worthwhile cause and/or
joining us on the Marcellus team April 6.
For details, please call the DMS main office at (315) 6736200. Thank you in advance for your support.

In other Yearbook Club news:
• Full-color yearbooks are still available for $33.48 each.
Interested? Call Cindy Cook at DMS at 673-6200 or stop
by the DMS main office.
• The club will once again be hosting its chicken barbecue
dinner the day of the school district budget vote, May
21. After you vote, don’t forget to pick up your chicken
dinner! Dinners can be reserved by filling out the
“Chicken BBQ” request form on this page. This way, you
will have your dinner already hot and waiting for you. We
usually run out of dinners early, so please pre-order.

Chicken BBQ Order Form
Who: The Driver Middle School Yearbook is hosting a Chicken BBQ
When: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21
(Day of the BUDGET VOTE – to be held at the SHS auditorium.)
Where: Marcellus High School auditorium foyer


Cost: $7.50 each
Includes ½ chicken, coleslaw, salt potatoes, roll, butter
To order your dinners, complete the following and mail to (or drop off at) C.S. Driver Middle School Office, along
with your cash payment or check (made payable to DMS Yearbook) and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Name_________________________________________ Please mail this form
and check to:
Address_______________________________________ Driver Middle School
Phone number__________________________________ Yearbook
Driver Middle School
Number of dinners______________________________ Reed Parkway
Marcellus, N.Y. 13108
Check enclosed for_____________________________
Pre-sale dinners may be picked up between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Music news and notes
• Fifteen Marcellus High School musicians performed
at Ithaca College as part of the New York State School
Music Association’s Zone 3 Senior High Area All-State
Music Festival: Michael Abbott and Keirstalyn Wade
(orchestra); Jeff Beyel, Noelle Cotter, Dylan Felty,
Meghan Greenfield, Holly Grosholz, Roxana Novak,
Angela Pugliese and Stu Synakowski (band); Mike
Clark, Joe Isgar, Sean Koloski and Miranda Wing
(mixed chorus) and Adina Martin (women’s chorus).

Students applied for consideration of acceptance
based on their solo scores from last May at the
NYSSMA Solo Festival held at Cicero-North Syracuse
High School. All the students accepted achieved a
rating of A+ on level 6 (most difficult level) solos.
• The following Driver Middle School students
performed at the Junior High All-County Festival
held Jan 25 and 26 at Solvay High School: Trisha
Curtin, Tyler Gerbsch, Jane Stewart, Lisa Morocco,
Sean Raymond, Quimonei Bell-Hunter, Zach Osborne,
Nate Murphy.



• The Marcellus High School music program presented
its second annual “Pops” Concert on Jan. 26. The
show, a fundraiser for the program, included jazz,
rock, pop and contemporary music styles.

Marcellus students win 32 CNY Scholastic Arts Awards
Twenty-six Marcellus students
received 32 awards in the 2013 CNY
Scholastic Art Awards competition,
including six prestigious Gold Key
and seven Silver Key awards.
The Central New York region has
conducted its annual Scholastic Art
Awards competition for more than 65
years. The region includes 13 counties and nearly 400 eligible schools.
This year, the contest drew
4,600 art submissions – making
the regional competition one of
the largest in the country. Some 70
professional artists, educators and
photographers selected more than
Ian McGloon
(Silver Key, ceramics) 1,200 award winners during the
judging process.
Gold Key award winners were celebrated at an awards ceremony Jan. 17 in the Onondaga Community College gymnasium,
and their artwork will be considered for national-level recognition.
“It really is a spectacular display of artwork from schools across
the region,” Marcellus High School art teacher Tara Charles said.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which includes
regional competitions in more than 100 communities around
the country, have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and
a noteworthy roster of past winners, including Andy Warhol,
Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford
and Syracuse University alumna Joyce Carol Oates. To date,
the Awards have encouraged more than 13 million students,
recognized more than 9 million young artists and writers, and
made available more than $25 million in awards and scholarships. They continue to be the longest-running, most prestigious
recognition program for creative teens in the United States.

Award winners from
Marcellus High School included:
Portfolios: Mike Hogan
(Gold Key, photo portfolio);
Anetxy Barnes (honorable
mention, art portfolio); Mallory
Caza (honorable mention, art
portfolio); Natalia Dempsey
(honorable mention, art portfolio); Taylor Walker (honorable
Mallory Caza (honorable
mention, photo portfolio).
mention, art portfolio)
Individual Pieces: Margaret
Choroser (Gold Key, photo);
Sam Finnie (Gold Key, photo);
Zoe Higgins (Gold Key, photo);
Silver Key, photo); Michelle Rice
(Gold Key, photo; Silver Key,
photo); Laura Dailey (Silver Key,
drawing); Mike Hogan (Silver
Key, photo); Grace Nolan (Silver
Key, photo, and two honorable
mentions, photo); Rachael Nolan
(Silver Key, photo); Ian McGloon
(Silver Key, ceramics); Jessica
Cost (honorable mention, drawing); Natalia Dempsey (honorable
mention, drawing); Allie Massara
(two honorable mentions, photo);
Zoe Higgins
Alex Sheridan (honorable mention, drawing); Morgan Reilly
(Gold Key, photo)
(honorable mention, ceramics);
Suzanna Sylcox (honorable mention, mixed media).
Award winners from C.S. Driver Middle School: Alex Bandera
(honorable mention) and Morgan Gould (honorable mention).

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Marcellus

Non-Profit
U.S. Postage

CENTRAL SCHOOLS

PAID

Marcellus, NY
Permit No. 18

Reed Parkway
Marcellus, New York 13108
315-673-6000

Visit us on the web at marcellusschools.org

DATES to remember
March 14

KCH Town Meeting, 7 p.m.

March 19

Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m.

March 20

SHS Town Meeting, 7 p.m.

March 20-22

DMS PTA Book Fair

March 21-22

Kindergarten registration (KCH)

March 23

KCH Discover Your Talent Day

March 25

DMS Town Meeting, 7 p.m.

March 28

Staff development day
(NO SCHOOL for students)

March 29-April 5
April 9
April 10

Spring break (NO SCHOOL)
Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m.
Kindergarten parent orientation,
7 p.m. KCH

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

TOWN MEETINGS
Marcellus Central School
District administrators will
host three Town Meetings this
month, to update residents on
2013-14 budget development.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14
at K.C. Heffernan Elementary School.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20
at Marcellus High School.
• 7 p.m. Monday, March 25
at Driver Middle School.

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