Friday, May 31, 2019 - The Cooperstown EMS Volunteer Emergency Squad celebrated EMS Appreciation Week with a visit to Cooperstown Elementary School. Students in CCS 2nd Grade took part in several stations staffed by Cooperstown EMS volunteers along with CCS High School student volunteers Torrey Carrascoso, Natalie Fountain and Logan Kantor. Students learned the fundamental treatments, supportive behaviors and equipment used for EMS events and had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with longtime skilled and disciplined Cooperstown EMS volunteer instructor Fred Lemister, along with Monica Carrascoso and Diana Nicols. CCS celebrates the Cooperstown EMS volunteers for their tireless work and support of our CCS community.
Ryan Lansing with the walk off bunt to score Jackson Martz for the winning run In the 7th inning. Cooperstown moves on to the Sectional final on Sunday at Murnane Field. Game time scheduled for 5pm.
After two big wins by our softball and baseball teams last night, our teams hit the field again today. Softball will head to Port Byron for a 3pm sectional Quarterfinals matchup, and baseball will play Tully in the Sectional Semifinals at Murnane Stadium in Utica at 4:30pm
Eyewitness News stopped by to interview our Section 3 girls individual Champions of Bradley Weldon and sisters Kate and Lindsey Trosset.
The Cooperstown Central School Student Council will host a Blood Drive on June 4, 10am-3:30pm at the CCS High School Building (Wrestling Room). For more information and to register, please contact CCS Student Council Advisor Shannon Merwin at smerwin@cooperstowncs.org or register online at www.redcross.org. This event is open to the public.
Both softball and baseball sectional games scheduled for today have been postponed. They have been rescheduled for tomorrow with the first pitch around 4:30pm. Softball will play Waterville on Kantorowski Field and baseball takes on Frankfort Schuyler on Double Day Field.
Cooperstown Central School Marching Band, led by CCS Band Director Kerri Hogle, participated in the 2019 Village of Cooperstown parade and ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day. With gratitude and pride, we remember those who served for our country and those who lost their life in sacrifice for others.
Cooperstown Central School participated in the pre-game ceremony of the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Classic Game of 31 retired MLB players and 6 Hall of Famers. Performing the National Anthem were CCS Alum Maria Noto (Class of 2017), accompanied by the 2018-2019 CCS American Sign Language class. CCS American Sign Language Class pictured: Front (l to r): Kate Donnelly, Maya Stevens, Hazel Lippitt, Abby Miller, Ava Zuckermann, Torrey Carrascoso. Back (l to r): Ciera Emerick, Natalie Fountain, Sarah Parr, Abbie Makofske, CCS Teacher Shannon Merwin, Anna Lambert.
Proud of our crew for getting our field looking so good before today’s first round of sectionals. The boys will host Dolgeville at 3pm today. Come out and support our Hawkeyes.
CCS students Mikael Foutch-Carkees (Class of 2022) and Kate Donnelly (Class of 2020) were awarded Cooperstown Central School Students of the Month for the month of May 2019. Donnelly and Foutch-Carkees were chosen by their teachers and demonstrated kindness, compassion, diligence, grit, academic success and integrity during their time in the classroom and throughout activities on our CCS campus.
Thank you to our CCS community!
Cooperstown tennis wins the Sectional 3 Class C title in Utica. That is two sectional titles in one day. Congratulations CCS.
Congratulations to Coach Peplinski and the Cooperstown varsity golf team for winning their 3rd straight Section 3 title today.
The Cooperstown Central School District 2019-2020 Budget Vote will take place this TUESDAY, May 21, 2019, 7am to 8pm in Room 305 of the Cooperstown Jr.-Sr. High School. For questions, please contact Wendy Lansing, Board Clerk, at (607) 547-5364 or wlansing@cooperstowncs.org.
Monday, May 15, 2019 - The CCS Leadership Training for Athletes announces the 2019 Cooperstown 5K Color Run/Walk on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The race will begin at 3:30pm on the CCS Track. Bring your friends and family and make your way through several color splash stations around the CCS campus. Cross the finish line back on the CCS track to celebrate with friends. This event is organized by the CCS Leadership Training for Athletes and all proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association. Register online at http://bit.ly/Coop5KColorRunWalk or register on-site at 3pm. For more information, please contact CCS Advisor, Monica Wolfe at mwolfe@cooperstowncs.org.
It was great to see the community support send off the tennis team this morning in Fly Creek. They will be competing in Utica for the Section 3 title.
The CCS Music Department will host the 2019 Jazz Concert on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 7:00pm in the Sterling Auditorium at Cooperstown Central School. This concert is free and open to the public. Don’t miss this opportunity to appreciate our CCS musicians and faculty as they celebrate an evening of jazz. For more information, please contact the CCS Music Department at tiversen@cooperstowncs.org or khogle@cooperstowncs.org.
CCS Staff thanks the Cooperstown PTA for the delightful staff appreciation luncheon served to all CCS District staff on Wednesday, May 15th. Delicious and very much appreciated, thank you Cooperstown PTA!
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - CCS Class of 2019 students Hailey Seamon and Tiffany Pagillo took First Place at the New York State Health Occupation Students of America (NY HOSA) competition with awards in Forensic Science and Nursing Assistant events respectively. Seamon and Pagillo will be competing in the Forensic Science Team Event at the annual HOSA International Leadership Competition which takes place in Orlando, Florida on June 19-22.
Pictured: ONC BOCES Teacher Patricia Hornbeck and LTA Caren Kelsey along with CCS students Tiffany Pagillo and Hailey Seamon. Also pictured is Rylee Velasco from Milford Central School.
Forensic Science Competition:
The purpose of the Forensic Science competition is to encourage HOSA members to analyze careers in forensic science and to work as a team to apply their knowledge and skills in creating a solution to the forensic science-related problem. This event included two rounds of competition. The first round challenged participants in a written test to evaluate the team’s understanding of forensic science. The top scoring teams advanced to round two where they analyzed a case study related to forensic science and provided written conclusions. Seamon and Pagillo both achieved a First Place finish in this competition.
Nursing Assistant Competition:
The purpose of this competition was to provide HOSA members with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in nursing assisting. This event will consisted of two rounds of competition. The first round included a written, multiple choice test to measure knowledge and understanding in the subject. The top scoring competitors advanced to round two for the timed and evaluated performance of selected skills identified in a written scenario. Pagillo achieved a First Place finish in this individual competition.
For more information about HOSA, please visit http://www.hosa.org.
For more information regarding ONC BOCES Health Occupations program, please visit http://www.oncboces.org/HealthOccupations.aspx.
Congratulations to the CCS High School Lit Mag and Media Team, along with CCS Advisor JoAnn Gardner, for their Gold Medal Honor in the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Speak Truth to Power Video Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and the Tribeca Film Institute. Students across the country were challenged to produce movies about international or local human rights defenders whose work echoes that of Robert F. Kennedy and ties into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCS students chose to make a documentary about Shelly Callahan and the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees. Rainer Gardner-Olesen, Kara Gildea, Eric Kukenberger, Sam Lytel, Ellie Pink, Lola Thompson and Peter Weil interviewed staff and clients at the Center and filmed a Citizenship Ceremony conducted by the Honorable David Hurd at The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
“The greatest voice is the voice of the people - speaking out - in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out - in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes. Let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind.” - Robert F. Kennedy
Video attached: CCS HS Lit Mag and Media Team Gold Medal Honor entry to the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Speak Truth to Power Video Contest. http://bit.ly/CCSLITMAGMEDIA2019
Photographed: Back Row: Rainer Gardner-Olesen, Eric Kukenberger, Peter Weil, Sam Lytel, Shelly Callahan- Executive Director of Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, Charlotte Thompson, Kara Gildea, Front Row: Quinn Lytel, Selma Jasencic-ONA Community Navigator, Ellie Pink
