Attica Central School District

Our elementary schoolers welcomed veterans from Attica’s American Legion Harder-O’Donnell Post 734 to their monthly assembly last week. Select students from each grade read prepared statements about why they value veterans before our entire student body came together to sing an armed forces medley, recognizing each of the five branches of the U.S. Military - the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. To wrap things up, our students and staff gave attending veterans a standing ovation as a thank you for their service. Check out the video linked below for scenes from the assembly! Don’t forget - Veterans Day is this Saturday, Nov. 11, so make sure you reach out to the veterans in your life to thank them for their sacrifice! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYWYLe18i4

Our Middle School Compact Team’s annual spiritwear sale is now up and accepting orders! The sale closes Nov. 14 and distribution will be around Dec. 14 -just in time for the holidays! Click on the link below or scan the QR code in the accompanying image to access the store. Link: https://atticacompact2023.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

FARM TO SCHOOL: Our yogurt parfait bar was a hit with students and staff alike earlier this week at Attica Elementary School! Students enjoyed trying out the new offering throughout the day Monday and gained additional exposure to our elementary school’s new salad bar obtained thanks to a grant from the American Dairy Association North East. Next Tuesday, Nov. 14, the salad bar will once again feature yogurt parfait fixings our elementary school students can use to build their own parfait meal during lunch! (Photos courtesy of Alicia Spoth)

Adults weren’t the only ones to head to the polls yesterday. As part of a lesson about elections, first graders in Dylah Fagan’s class turned to the ballot box to finally settle the much-debated question of which cookie is best - Oreos or chocolate chip. “We started off by talking about what Election Day is, why and how we vote, and what happens after the voting takes place,” Fagan explained. “Then, we had our own class election for our favorite cookie.” After each student cast their ballot, Fagan tallied up the results and determined her class preferred Oreos to chocolate chip cookies by an 11-7 margin. “After we voted and found out that Oreo is the favorite, we of course had to celebrate by eating both kinds of cookies,” said Fagan.

Your Attica Blue Devils take on the Section VI Champion Portville Panthers this Friday, Nov. 10, in Letchworth in the Far West Regionals. The winner will punch their ticket to the state semifinals next weekend at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls, Warren County. The match starts at 7 p.m. at Letchworth High School, 5550 School Rd., Gainesville. Tickets are $8.35 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below or by scanning the QR code in the accompanying image. The match will be livestreamed on the NFHS Network. Click on the link below or scan the QR code in the accompanying image to access the stream. There is a fee to access the stream. Portville is a perennial volleyball powerhouse and is currently ranked as the #1 Class C team in the state, according to the New York Volleyball Coaches Association. In the past 9 seasons, Portville has won 6 New York State Championships. The three years the Panthers did not win a state title were 2016, when it failed to qualify for the state tournament, 2019, when it finished as runner up Section I’s Valhalla, and in 2020, when no tournament was held due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Panthers are 19-1 on the season and have not dropped a set since a 2-3 loss to Lancaster in August in their first match of the season. Attica, meanwhile, remains perfect on the season at 21-0 and has dropped just 6 six its entire season. This one promises to be a heavyweight matchup between two high quality teams. Our girls are going to need your support, Blue Devils Nation - let’s fill that gym with blue and orange! Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1117633?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV Livestream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaa/gamd712c06e27

As part of the 2019-2024 School Climate grant award of $2.8 million dollars through the U.S. Department of Education, we are required to regularly conduct a survey about school climate. The survey will be administered to students in grades 5-12 during PE classes beginning Nov. 20. It will ask students about their perceptions on topics such as student engagement, school environment, and school safety. No questions about your child’s personal habits or behaviors will be asked, and students will not be identified in any way. Each student is assigned a randomly-generated unique code and that will serve as their login ID. The answers your child provides will be used by the district to better understand the current climate in the middle and high schools, and decisions about the use of grant funds and the best types of programs to offer students will be made based in part on the answers collected in the survey. As mentioned, the survey is completely anonymous and completely voluntary, although the more responses we receive the more accurate our data will be and the better our program decisions will be. Your child’s answers will be combined with the answers of other students at their school, and these reports will not identify any person or their responses. If you do not want your child to participate in this survey, please send an email to commsurvey@atticacsd.org or call Director of Curriculum Matt Stroud at (585) 591-0400, ext. 3001. If you leave a message by the close of school on Wednesday, Nov. 15 stating that you do not want your child to participate, your child will not participate in the survey and will be asked to engage in an unrelated activity during the time that students in his or her class are taking the survey. In your message, please include the following information: Your name, the name of your student(s), and their current grade level. If no message is received, we will administer the survey to your child(ren). If you have any questions about this survey please contact Matt Stroud at (585) 591-0400, ext. 3001. The survey can also be seen online at the link below. Link: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/edscls/pdf/EDSCLS_Student_Questionnaire_English.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2WjZpoEMutv68yIvidblG2o5jXGJHp6r6z3ofWrM0uHvN-zObRs7pkTBs

Hello Attica Faculty, Staff, and Parents. The district continues to work on reporting requirements from the New York State Education Department (NYSED). This update is to inform you, as a district stakeholder, of the plans being reported on and to solicit feedback from stakeholders, specifically by 11/15/23 for this reporting period. Please also be advised that feedback will be accepted on a continual basis throughout the entire time frame of these funding sources. Section 9-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, as amended by §5-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 requires, on or before July 1, 2022, every local educational agency (LEA) receiving funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) act of 2021 to post on its website and submit to the NYSED an updated plan of how such funds will be expended and how the LEA will prioritize spending on non-recurring expenses as defined in section 9-a(1) of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021. Over the course of the 3-year grant, the district will conduct ongoing reviews and consider revisions based on feedback and established need. We encourage all stakeholders to review the current plan and applications and provide feedback at any time. The plans are posted on the district site under the "Documents" heading. We continue to gather input via the following email address: commsurvey@atticacsd.org, so please use that to share your thoughts. As any substantive revisions are made to the plan in the future, we will formally solicit public comment. Thank you for your time and any input you provide.

Your Attica Blue Devils will look to continue their undefeated season tonight in Avon as they take on Section V C2 Champion Harley-Allendale Columbia in the Class C Regional Qualifier. The match starts at 7 p.m. (time is approximate) in the Avon High School Gym, 245 Clinton St., Avon. Tickets cost $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below. Section V will be livestreaming the match at the link below. There is a fee to access the stream. Tonight’s winner will play Section VI Champion Portville Friday in the Far West Regionals for a chance to progress to the state semifinals. Attica brings a perfect, 20-0 record into this regional qualifier matchup while HAC has a record of 15-5 after topping Letchworth in four sets in the Class C2 finals last week. We’re going to need all the noise we can get in that gym, Blue Devils, so make sure you sign up for our spectator bus or find your own ride over to Avon! Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1218431?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/742289

Your #2-seeded Blue Devils will put it all on the line against #1 seed Le Roy Saturday, Nov. 11 at SUNY Brockport as they look to capture their second straight Section V Class C Football Championship. Attica is 9-1 record and earned its way into the championship with a 42-0 thumping of #3 seed Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw in the semifinals. Its sole loss this season came against Le Roy, 27-44, in week 5. Le Roy, meanwhile, is a perfect 10-0 on the season. The Oatkan Knights topped East Rochester-Gananda 37-6 in the semifinals to progress to the championship game. Saturday night’s game starts at 5 p.m. (time is approximate) at Bob Boozer Field at SUNY Brockport, 350 New Campus Dr., Brockport. Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan (link below). Section V will be livestreaming the game at the link below. There is a fee to access the stream. (Photos of Attica's semifinal win over Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw courtesy of Brennan Bezon) Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1117878?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/742302

To All HS Families: There will be a spectator bus for all high school students to the sectional volleyball game tomorrow, November 7th, to Avon. It will be leaving at 6pm. Game time is 7pm. There will be another spectator bus available this Saturday, November 11th, that will leave for the sectional football game at 3:45 pm for SUNY Brockport. Game time is 5pm. Sign ups are in the main office of the high school. Tickets for the game will need to be purchased online. The link can be found on the athletics calendar on our website under Quicklinks. Thank you.

Oh don’t mind us - we’re just reliving our volleyball team’s 4-set win over Le Roy in the Section V Class C1 Championship Friday. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Ellie Cusmano, who had 25 kills and nine digs on the night and was named MVP of the C1 tournament. Maddie Robinson had 14 kills, 8 digs and 3 aces, Elise Dressel had 42 assists and Nalani Mercado had 4 kills, 6 digs and 2 aces. Relive the sheer ecstasy of the Blue Devils’ win in the video linked below! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChhlRluWsFI

Say hello to your Section V Class C1 Volleyball Champions! Attica topped Le Roy in four sets tonight in Avon. Final score was 23-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-20. Congratulations, Blue Devils!

On Halloween, Middle School Music Teacher Julie Daley took sixth grade students to the Manor House in Batavia where they paraded for the residents before spending some time chatting with residents and passing out donuts and cider. The students had a wonderful time as did the residents talking and learning about each other. Thanks for having us, Manor House! (Photos courtesy of Julie Daley)

Last Monday, Oct. 23, was an historic day at Attica Elementary School. During lunch, our kiddos helped themselves to fresh salad using the elementary school’s new salad bar for the very first time (and with only the occasional helping hand from Principal Sherry Bennett, Food Service Director Kris Wicks or Farm to School Coordinator Alicia Spoth). We acquired this new salad bar thanks to a grant from the American Dairy Association Northeast. While students used this new piece of equipment to make themselves salad last week, they’ll be using it for a Build-A-Yogurt Parfait Day later this month! On Monday, Nov. 6, each classroom will make its way through the bar for a yogurt parfait taste test. Members of our staff will be on hand to explain to students how they can utilize the bar during their lunches. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the bar will once again be set up for students to build themselves a fresh salad while on Tuesday, Nov. 14, it will be stocked with fixings for students to make themselves a yogurt parfait. Make sure you mark your calendars and remind your kiddos of these exciting, upcoming Build-A days!

It’s your #1-seeded Blue Devils versus the #2-seeded Oatkan Knights of Le Roy in the Section V Class C1 Volleyball Championships tonight at Avon High School, 245 Clinton St., Avon. Attica remains perfect this season at 19-0 while Le Roy brings a 16-6 record to tonight’s championship matchup. The match starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below or by scanning the corresponding QR code in the accompanying image. Section V will livestream the match at the link below. Click on the link or scan the QR code to access the stream. There is a fee to access the stream. Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1117688?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/738667

Your #2-seeded Attica Blue Devils will look to keep their sectional hopes alive at home tomorrow night as they take on #3-seeded Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw in the Class C semifinals under the lights of Alumni Field. Attica defeated Livonia 34-7 in the quarterfinals to make it to the final four while Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw had a similarly dominant, 33-6 win over Hornell to progress to the semifinals. Attica is 8-1 on the season, its only loss coming at the hands of #1 seed Le Roy in September. Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw is 7-2 on the season, though one of its two losses came at the hands of the Blue Devils in week 1. Tomorrow night’s game starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below or by scanning the corresponding QR code in the accompanying image. Section V will livestream the game at the link below. Click on the link below or scan the QR code to access the stream. There is a fee to access the stream. Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1117899?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV Livestream: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/733610

Breaking news out of Attica this morning as All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and All-Everything Music Superstar Taylor Swift were spotted together wandering the hallways of Attica Elementary School. The couple was kind enough to pose for a photo before departing - presumably to one of their mansions to polish their Lombardi Trophies and Grammy Awards. Gosh darn it, they’re a cute couple.

We are pleased to announce that all students enrolled at Attica Central School District will be able to receive a FREE breakfast and lunch meal at school beginning on November 1st, 2023. This is a result of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanding access to the federal Community Eligibility Provision or CEP. CEP allows eligible schools participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs to offer school meals at no charge to all students. This means that as of November 1st, 2023, all students enrolled at Attica Central School will receive meals at no cost to your household. No further action is required of you. If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Wicks, Food Service Director, at (585) 591-0400 x 1195. Thank you.

Shout out to these Blue Devils for repping Attica at the Batavia Rotary Club’s annual Trick or Trot 5K this past weekend - we’d say you earned those smoothies and then some! (Photos courtesy of Alanna Pellicane/Pellicane Photography)

Great turnout Friday evening at our Middle School Compact Team’s annual Trunk or Treat event! Alanna Pellicane of Pellicane Photography was on the scene and grabbed some great shots, which we’ve shared here.