Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia Visits Long Lake Central School on April 11
Commissioner Elia, seated, flanked by Superintendent Shafer and Regent Ouderkirk. LLCS Administrators and Board members stand behind them.
New York State Education Department Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia, along with North Country Regent Beverly L. Ouderkirk and FEH BOCES Superintendent District Steven T. Shafer, spent the afternoon at our school this month as part of her two-day visit to schools in the North Country.
Commissioner Elia was greeted by Acting Principal/ Superintendent Noelle Short and the Board of Education.
At the end of their visit to Long Lake Central School, the officials participated in a roundtable discussion in the cafeteria with
End-of-the-day roundtable discussion
faculty, staff, students, Board of Education members and Town of Long Lake representatives Alex Roalsvig and Richard Dechene.
In between, the Commissioner toured several classrooms:
Caitlin Keefe's 10th grade English class, which participated in a Socratic seminar
3-4th Grade STEM class led by Duane Finch and Mary Phillips-LeBlanc
Demonstration by the Electrathon Car Club of their electric car in the gym
Demonstrations by the Science Olympiad Team of projects they worked on for the regional competition held at SUNY Potsdam, also in the gym
Last, she visited Carey Pooler's class where the K-2 students were gathered to listen to a story read by 12th grade student Austin Pierce (see article below)
Visit to the 2nd grade .
High School Seniors Engage Elementary Students
12th grader Austin Pierce reads to grade 2 students.
Seniors Austin Pierce and Ethan Bush have volunteered for a 6-week community service project in the elementary classrooms, where they
read aloud to the students. The books they read were selected by the elementary teachers to coordinate with this year's Parents as Reading Partner (PARP) theme "Out of this World."
The boys serve as role models for the younger students by modeling good reading habits. It is also a nice way for the younger and older students to interact.
This program was implemented by LLCS 7-12 ELA teacher Caitlin Keefe, who is the senior adviser this year.
Congratulations! Dechene, Bush and Pierce are Recognized for Excellence
Lillian Dechene at the Teen Excellence Awards breakfast in Queensbury.
LLCS Junior,
Lillian Dechene, was one of 20 local high school students recognized last month for their commitment to leadership, personal growth, innovation and community service.
The Post Star Teen Excellence Award honors 20 students each year. This year, there were 90 nominations submitted for area students.
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Seniors Ethan Bush and Austin Pierce, were inducted into the
Ethan Bush (L) and Austin Pierce (R).
National Technical Honor Society, which recognizes the talents of deserving students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs.
They were among 21 students from
Long Lake, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Lake Placid high schools inducted into the Society on March 30 in a ceremony held at the Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake.
Classroom Activities / School Events
Carpentry students Colin Bienvenue (L) and Calvin Seaman (R) work with Technology Education teacher Duane Finch on a shed outside the school.
Daphne Seaman (L), Adam Pacheco (C), and Rylie Forkey (R) perform at the K-6 School Talent Show led by LLCS Music Teacher Emily Blanchard on April 12.
May Events
May 2-4 Grade 3-8 Math Testing
May 3 Community Pride Day
May 4-6 Grade 7-8 Field Trip to Washington DC
May 4 Hamilton County Envirothon
May 9 Budget Hearing
May 10 Grades K-4 visit to Indian Lake Theater
May 15 ADK Kids presentation at the Long Lake library
May 16 Spring Concert / Budget Vote
May 18-19 Electrathon Car Club to SUNY Polytech & Lime Rock
May 24 Grade 3-4 field trip to ADK Loj
May 29 School Closed for Memorial Day
Mark Your Calendar.
Budget Vote and Board of Education Election is Tuesday, May 16
