We are pleased to announce that The Class of 2019 Commencement Ceremony is scheduled to continue out of doors at the back lawn of the Fenimore Museum at 1:30 pm.
Cooperstown Central School will host the 140th Commencement Ceremony for the CCS Class of 2019 on the lakeside lawn of The Fenimore Art Museum Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 1:30pm. Seating will be available for family and friends, with plenty of lawn space to bring portable chairs as well if you’d like. The outdoor graduation ceremony is open to the public. All are encouraged to bring umbrellas as the forecast is promising, but rain is possible. The outdoor venue is spectacular! However in the event of inclement weather, it will be announced by noon on Sunday should we need to move the ceremony to an indoor location at the Jr./Sr. High School. In that case, seating would be limited to four persons per graduate in an indoor ceremony, with overflow seating available via telecast indoors as well. We invite all to celebrate the CCS Class of 2019 and enjoy the spectacular outdoor venue behind The Fenimore Art Museum.
Baccalaureate services to honor the CCS Class of 2019 are underway at First Presbyterian Church as the bells of the oldest church in Cooperstown are ringing proudly.
Need another CCS Elementary School Yearbook from the 2018-2019 school year? Visit the CCS Elementary School Office and purchase a 2019 CCS Elementary Yearbook ($13/each).
June 26, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - Amid honking horns, joyful laughter and waving faculty and staff, Cooperstown Elementary School students were treated to a bus parade and a musical serenade by CCS Music Teacher Tim Iversen. CCS Elementary students exited the school with next year’s homeroom assignments as they officially jumped into the Summer of 2019! CCS Elementary Faculty and Staff wish all students and district families a safe and joyful summer season.
Please join us on Sunday, June 30 at 1:30pm for the 140th Annual Commencement of Cooperstown Central School District. CCS celebrates the Class of 2019 and all are welcome on the lakeside lawn of the The Fenimore Art Museum.
June 25, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - Tonight ONC BOCES will host the OAOC Completer Ceremony for the Class of 2019 at 7pm in the gymnasium of Milford Central School. This year 18 Cooperstown Central School Class of 2019 students will celebrate completion and graduation from their chosen fields of study. Graduates are commended for their work in completion of Career and Technical Education coursework along with the ONC BOCES New Visions Engineering and Health Care Professions.
ONC BOCES Career & Technical Education:
Kathryn Boyle
Kayce Boyles
Brittney Janitz
Taylor Keane
Jonathan Nicholson
Tiffany Pagillo
Emilie Marie Perez
Hailey Seamon
Morgan Stockdale
Sheon Wakefield
Hailee Ward
ONC BOCES New Visions Health Care Professions:
Quincey Chase
Surya Daniel
Delilah Griger
Juliet Ratliff
Kai Wasson
ONC BOCES New Visions Engineering:
John Odell
Jonathan Stone
June 25, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - Cooperstown Elementary 6th Grade students and faculty celebrated CCS Elementary School graduation today in CCS Sterling Auditorium along with family and friends. Graduation opened with CCS Class of '15 graduates Patrick Dewey (Edinboro University '19) and Jacob Russell (Harvard University '19) speaking to graduates about friendship, kindness, setting goals and overcoming setbacks. Later in the ceremony, the CCS 5th/6th grade band and chorus performed a selection of music and CCS Class of 2025 students Annelise Jensen, Sabine Meckel and Shaivi Gupta spoke on behalf of fellow graduates. This fall, the Class of 2025 will begin classes in the CCS Jr./Sr. High School.
CCS 6th Grade Graduation is underway as CCS Class of '15 graduates Patrick Dewey (Edinboro University '19) and Jacob Russell (Harvard University '19) speak to graduates about friendship, kindness, setting goals and overcoming setbacks. Together, they have completed many races, including the 2019 Boston Marathon.
There's still room in Session 1 for CCS students entering grades 5 and up! Sign up at fovl.eventbrite.com. Contact CES Library Media Specialist Emily Gibson for more information, egibson@cooperstowncs.org.
June 21, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - Students and staff of Cooperstown Elementary School dedicated the 2018-2019 CCS Elementary Yearbook to Bud Lippitt, 17 year Physical Education teacher for CCS. Lippitt was honored today in a school-wide gathering where students and staff revered Lippitt for his excellence in Physical Education, his encouraging and compassionate work with students, and his ability to teach creative problem solving.
Friday, June 21, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - Cooperstown Central School Kid Garden will host a Volunteer Orientation in CCS Kid Garden on Monday, June 24th at 7pm. CCS Kid Garden boasts a beautiful teaching garden for the use of CCS students, teachers and all staff and also serves as an abundant source of food donations to the Cooperstown Food Pantry. Keeping the garden flourishing and producing during the Summer months requires many volunteers and ensures that the teaching space will be ready for use when school begins in the Fall. Please join Kristen Griger for an evening of orientation so that you can do your part to support Kid Garden throughout the Summer. Refreshments will be served for all adults and children who attend. Bring your work gloves to do a little weeding and sign up for a few days of weeding this summer. Not an experienced gardener? No problem! We can pair you with someone who can show you the weeds from the veggies. For more information about Kid Garden, please contact Kristen Griger at kristenmgriger@gmail.com.
June 21, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - On Monday, June 24 at 6pm in the CCS Sterling Auditorium, Cooperstown Central School will premiere six entries from the 1st-ever CCS “48 Hour Movie Competition”. CCS Students in grades 7-12 were given 48 hours to make a short film within a given genre. All entries were challenged to include three specifications: a character named Raymond Finch, a tattoo, and the line "It was a dark and stormy night." The winner of this year’s film competition will receive an award sponsored by Cooperstown Friends of Music and Art. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact rburk-sciallo@cooperstowncs.org or jgardner@cooperstowncs.org.
Tonight the baseball team had the opportunity to have their end of the year banquet at the Baseball Hall of Fame. We are so fortunate to be able to celebrate this record breaking season here.
Students at Cooperstown Elementary School surprised Mrs. Barb Lindholm with flowers as they got on their bus for their last ride home with her today. Barb is retiring from the district. We'll miss you Barb!
REMINDER - CCS Elementary School EARLY DISMISSAL schedule for the week of June 24th
June 19, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - This week, Cooperstown Central School 3rd Grade Students are presenting their "Genius Hour" projects. Students demonstrated the inquiry process and the steps they completed to develop their final project. How did they choose their topic? What essential questions did they ask? What sources did they use to investigate information? How did they bring their information together for a final project? CCS Students demonstrated their answers to these questions for CCS Faculty and peers as they displayed their projects in the Elementary School Library this week. For more information on the “Genius Hour” Project, please contact CCS Elementary Library Media Specialist Emily Gibson at egibson@cooperstowncs.org.
June 19, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - On Friday, June 14, 2019 the Cooperstown Central School Class of 2019 celebrated the last day of high school classes with a parade through hallways in their cap and gown. Students and staff Grades K-12 honored the Class of 2019 as they strolled amid the hallway music through the CCS Elementary School and the CCS Jr./Sr. High School. CCS hallways overflowed with hugs, tears, laughter and high fives for our CCS Class of 2019.
Cooperstown Central School celebrates the top four graduating scholars from the CCS Class of 2019 - https://www.cooperstowncs.org/article/117696?org=cooperstown-csd
Monday, June 17, 2019 (Cooperstown, NY) - CCS will host an Instrument Petting Zoo on Wednesday, June 19th from 6:30 until 8:00pm in the CCS Elementary School cafeteria. If your CCS student Grade 3-5 is interested in learning about new instruments, don’t miss this exciting evening of instrument demonstrations, discussions about our CCS Band programs and opportunities to try out a variety of instruments for our future CCS musicians.
