Calendar
7/01 Summer Meals Begin at Randall, Dexter and Suggett Park
7/02 Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
7/04 All District Buildings Closed, Independence Day
7/08 Summer Meals begin at McEvoy BOCES
7/10 Summer Meals Begin at JSHS
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District Newsletter Change
Beginning with the August issue, the District newsletter will be published on the 15th of the month (instead of the 1st). This will reduce number of newsletters you get on the 1st of the month, as the building newsletters will still be sent out on the first of the month. As always, please keep your contact information up to date in school tool as our newsletters get sent to the most current email addresses on schooltool.
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High School Commencement
As the graduates filed into the SUNY Cortland Park Alumni Center, the traditional commencement march “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the air. Parents, relatives, brothers and sisters looked on as the Class of 2019 took their seats. The ceremony opened with a welcome by Principal John Zarcone, followed by the Senior Class Officers leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the Cortland Alma Mater. Janet Griffin, School Board President, quoted Rascall Flatts and said “I hope each road takes you where you want to go.”
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Spring Sports Recap
The short, soggy spring was jam packed with excitement as most of the Cortland Athletics teams made it to the sectional qualification level. Below is a recap capturing the spring sports teams accomplishments! We are proud of our purple tigers!
Boys Baseball
Head Coach: Ben Albright
Coach Ben Albright said, “the Varsity Baseball Team had a stellar season. Our final regular season record was 15-4, good enough to be one game out of first place. This was quite the turn around after a disappointing 2018 season. Our team was excited to break in the new All Turf Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex as our new home field. Despite a rainy spring, we were able to get our games in as scheduled. This was very beneficial as we were able to continuously work outside and on a field. Our 15-4 regular season record was good enough for a #3 seed in the Sectional Tournament. Unfortunately, we could not knock off the visiting league champion, Auburn Maroons.”
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Jamfest Celebrates Cortland Music
The 2019 Cortland Jamfest on June 6 was a rocking success! Jamfest is a music festival featuring modern and popular music that happens on three separate stages and is an opportunity for students at Cortland Junior and High School to show off their musical talent, beyond the large traditional ensembles such as choir, band and orchestra. Over the years, Jamfest grew from being a simple concert at the Youth Bureau, to a large show with multiple stages that have performances going on simultaneously. The various showcases of talent that were at Jamfest ranged from senior high school vocalists, to student organized bands and soloist.
Music department chair Jen Rafferty said, “With Jamfest, we wanted to include all students that were interested. Each set was 20 minutes long, staggered across three stages, which allowed performances to go on simultaneously. This year, our Modern Band program was an important part of Jamfest as they released their new album, “Life As We Know It” on the same day. This student written album was written around the central question ‘How can music be used to inspire social change?’ The ultimate goal is that the music department showcases students in an alternative way that may be different from the regular concert season."
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Auditorium Construction
and Traffic Flow Update
The auditorium renovation project has started and traffic patterns have been significantly impacted. On June 26th, the contractors prepared the construction site with metal fencing. During summer school, part of the front loop will be closed off to traffic with fencing, so traffic will become two-way on the far side of the front loop. The pickup and drop-off area will be different; access into the building will be through the entrance near the music wing. New signage and striping of the pavement will help with the transition. The buses will continue to use the current route along the side of the Library Media Center.
We will provide updates and directions for September traffic patterns as construction proceeds. To see photos of the construction please stay tuned to our twitter feed! @CECSDistrict
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Summer Meals Available
Lunch and breakfast is going to be offered at Randall, Dexter and Suggett Parks as well as the junior senior high school, Barry and McEvoy BOCES. Please visit our website for detailed information and menus!
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Elementary Olympics
A cloudy day did not stop the smiles, fun, and friendly competition from happening at the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade Cortland Olympics on June 6th. In advance for the big day, students from the five elementary schools picked a country to represent, made t-shirts and flags, and prepared for the games.
As students arrived at the stadium, high school students greeted them by forming a human tunnel for students to run through. Each class then got a photo under the Cortland Athletics tent. The National Anthem played and the games began!
Classes rotated through multiple stations including typical track and field events such as the shot put, long jump, and 4x100m relay. Non-traditional events also were held such as the potato sack race, tug o’ war, water balloon toss, hula hoop challenge and egg relay.
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FCS July and August Offerings
Every Tuesday this summer there are activities and food offered by the Family Counseling Services (FCS) at various locations around Cortland. See the flier below for more information.
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