Friday, May 10, 2019 - The National Circus Project came to town this week and they are making a splash at Cooperstown Elementary School. CCS Students K-6 were challenged during Physical Education classes this week to use self-discipline and patience and develop good practice habits as they faced new circus skills and collaborated with their classmates. The National Circus Project is an educational outreach program with over 30 years of experience and serving schools throughout the Northeast. On Friday, May 10, CCS 3rd grade students treated all in attendance to a dazzling display of balance, skill, teamwork and patience - graced with a touch of humor. This program was made possible at CCS Elementary School by the generous contributions of Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education, The Heilig Foundation and the Cooperstown PTA. Special thanks also to Mary & John Tedesco for opening their home to house our circus guests during their visit with us in Cooperstown. For further information about the Circus Project at CCS, please contact Bud Lippitt at blippitt@cooperstowncs.org.
The 2019 CCS Student Art Show will remain on display at the Cooperstown Art Association on Main Street Cooperstown through May 17th. Highlighted pieces include CCS student work grades K-12.
The stage is set for the 2018-2019 CCS Scholastic Awards Night - 7pm in The CCS Sterling Auditorium. CCS Faculty & Administration will celebrate excellence in education with our CCS student community this evening. Enjoy this special evening open to the public.
Jen Pindar, CCS Social Studies Department, celebrated AP European History Exam day yesterday with breakfast and live feed review in our CCS classroom with Tom Richey from South Carolina. Students in Miss Pindar’s class joined over 3,000 students nationwide yesterday engaging with Richey’s AP European live feed channel review. Yesterday’s celebration capped several weeks of CCS student and teacher commitment to review classes before and after school in preparation for all AP Exams this week. Go Hawkeyes!
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - The 2018-2019 CCS Quiz Team returned an impressive 5th place finish for Very Small Schools and 11th place Overall finish in two days of competition with 80 other public school teams at the NAQT (National Academic Quiz Teams, LLC) Small School National Championship. Coach Chalya Pudlewski led this year’s CCS Quiz Team: photographed from left, Jonathan Stone, Ray Hovis, Adam Ilgin (Captain), and Kyle Meyer. Ilgin’s school record-setting individual performance earned him an All-Star Award as the 8th ranked player in the tournament. For further information, please contact Chalya Pudlewski at cpudlewski@cooperstowncs.org.
Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh visited Cooperstown Elementary School this afternoon, along with Cooperstown Graduate Program students, to present a proclamation for students K-6 in celebration of tonight's Museum Night at CCS Elementary. Tuesday May 7, 6-7:30pm
Seniors posing in their future college gear - as they count the days to graduation. Time sure flies!
If you missed the opening reception for the 2019 CCS "Our Town" Exhibit last week, there's still time to view the exhibit on display through the month of May at The Fenimore Art Museum. This week enjoy TWO fabulous CCS events highlighting student work:
Museum Night at CCS Elementary School includes special exhibits created by Cooperstown Elementary students in collaboration with the Cooperstown Graduate Program. (Tue. 5/7, 6-7:30pm)
Art & Music Night will showcase the best works students have created throughout the year. Explore a wide range of artwork from grades K-7, and CCS High School art courses including: Studio Arts, Illustration and Design, Drawing and Painting, and Ceramics. (Wed. 5/8, 5-7pm)
We have some great weather today for the Don Howard Track and Field meet. 13 teams from all over the state filled Lambert field to compete.
Congratulations to Genevieve Landry as she accepts her award during the 2019 American Bar Association’s Law Day ceremony!
The 2019 theme- “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society” focuses on these cornerstones of representative government.
Genevieve plans to study International Economics at The University of British Columbia after commencement and graduation from Cooperstown High.
Congratulations to all the student-athletes who signed their Celebratory Form today in front of a packed CCS library. We are so fortunate to have a supportive school community.
2019 CCS Art & Music Night at The Cooperstown Art Association
Wednesday, May 8, 5-7pm
Art Exhibit Open during the month of May
The 2019 CCS Art & Music Night will highlight a month-long exhibit of CCS Grades K-12 student artwork from the 2018-2019 academic year, as well as collaborative artwork from Milford Central School Elementary students and CCS Elementary students. Enjoy music throughout the evening by CCS musicians and CCS Jazz Band. The evening is open to the public and free of admission.
2019 Museum Night
Collaborative Exhibit of the CCS Elementary K-6 Students and Cooperstown Graduate Program
Tuesday, May 7, 6-7:30pm
The Cooperstown Elementary School, in collaboration with the Cooperstown Graduate Program, will host the 2019 Museum Night on Tuesday, May 7, 6-7:30pm. For one night only, visitors can enjoy exhibits centered around themes of exploration and community and created by CCS Elementary students K-6. Please join us for this special collaborative exhibit sponsored by the Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education. The evening is open to the public and free of admission.
Congratulations to Christopher Ubner and Sam Vezza for being selected as Student Athletes of the Month.
2019 CCS Our Town Exhibit - 11th Grade English Honors Project
Thursday, May 2, 5:30-7pm Opening Reception
Every person has a story and those stories are the fabric of our communities. After studying Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, students in Mrs. Burk-Sciallo’s 11th Grade Honors English class each interviewed a citizen of our town and created a written piece and a visual art piece that depicts their story.
The 2019 “Our Town" exhibit comes together in a celebration of life at the Fenimore Art Museum. Take a gallery walk on May 2nd from 5:30-7:00pm and learn more about the stories that make up our town. The 2019 “Our Town” exhibit will remain on display at the Fenimore Art Museum during the month of May.
The CCS Athletics Department is thrilled to announce that we will be holding a NCAA Celebratory Signing Day on Friday, May 3. The event will be held in the JR/Sr High School Library at 3:15pm. We hope you can join us to celebrate our student accomplishments.
In celebration of Occupational Therapy recognition month, Mrs. Johnson-Spencer is educating staff about the importance of occupational therapy in a child’s learning experience. Here, she has created a sensory path for students.
Having a sensory path on the playground promotes focus, academic and physical coordination, while encouraging socialization and problem-solving skills!
If you have pavement and chalk, you can make your own sensory walk! Change it up every week to keep kids engaged and learning!
Today, Mrs. Butler was working with the AP student in preparation for AP tests in May.
Congratulations to our 2019 National Honor Society Spring Inductees! These fine young candidates were inducted into the Cooperstown Chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held earlier today. The Spring NHS Dinner Ceremony will be held June 4th @ 6pm.
Congratulations to Noah Lifgren who joins the NYSSWA Honorable Mention team for Class C boys basketball.