Shout out to Jack Janes, who was recognized as a PrimeTime Sports Athlete of the Week following his 24-, 22- and 29-point performances against Pembroke, Kendall and Notre Dame last week.
Congrats, Jack!
Our boys are next in action tonight as they travel to Holley to take on the 5-13 Hawks.
Our Farm to School Coordinator, Mrs. Alicia Spoth, was on the scene last Friday for our Buddy Fruit Taste Testing event during elementary, middle and high school lunches!
Buddy Fruits are blended fruit snacks that come in a variety of flavor combinations. Last week, students chose between an “Apple Orchard” or an “Apple Cinnamon” blend.
Spoiler alert - these were a hit!
Almost forgot to share this!
To celebrate our Elementary School Counselor Amanda Crowley and in honor of National School Counseling Week last week, our kiddos “posted” words of thanks, gratitude and appreciation all over Crowley’s door!
As you can see, our elementary schoolers think Mrs. Crowley is the best - we quite agree!
(Photos courtesy of Ann Tambe)
Check out a few clips from seniors’ trip to Buffalo RiverWorks yesterday at the link below.
Shout out to Mrs. Becki Peters for the footage and photos!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3mhI4YMabM
Due to staffing issues, our Fitness Center will be closed tonight - Wednesday, Feb. 14.
We apologize for the inconvenience!
Shout out to our 7th and 8th grade math team, which just wrapped up its season by beating out 8 other schools to capture the mathletics title for the 6th straight year!
Team members this season were:
8th Grade
Ilyssa George, Jack Cusmano, Noah Sabatino, Mason Pappalardo, Emmett Vincton, Grant Nixon and William Franz.
7th Grade
Luke Janus, Will Gouinlock, JJ Pearl and Wyatt Furr.
Tonight, our boys will head to Churchville-Chili High School, 5786 Buffalo Rd., Churchville, to compete in the Section V Class C Swimming and Diving Championship prelims.
Senior Joe Parkhurst qualified for sectionals in six individual events this year while sophomore Samuel Dunlap qualified in five this season.
Swimmers can only compete in two individual events however, so Joe will be representing the Blue Devils in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke while Sam will compete in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly.
Seniors Matthew Kingswell and Joseph Tarapacki both qualified in the 50-yard freestyle and senior Joaren Anetrini qualified in the 100-yard backstroke.
Pedro Astensia and Jace Anetrini will compete as members of the three relays - the 200-yard medley relay, the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Tickets for prelims are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below.
Section V will livestream prelims at the link below. There is a fee to access the stream.
Warm-ups start at 4 p.m. with the meet set to begin at 5:15 p.m. (times are approximate).
Congratulations to these swimmers for qualifying for sectionals throughout the season and good luck tonight!
Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1295903?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rst&referrer_name=activity_scheduler&utm_campaign=rst_schedule_page
Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/921589
Our food service staff put together some SUPER cute treats for our elementary school kiddos today in honor of National Banana Bread.
Nearly 200 students ordered the tasty bears for breakfast this morning.
Families can celebrate the actual National Banana Bread Day at home over February Recess on the 23rd.
Thank you to our food service staff for all they do to feed our students and make meals fun!
The fitness room will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Mrs. Michelle Barber’s middle school introduction to agriculture students recently harvested its latest crop of microgreens to be served in our cafeteria salad bars!
Doesn’t get much more local than 50 feet down the hall!
(Photos courtesy of Michelle Barber)
We’re excited to announce our 2024 Capital Project!
District residents will vote on this roughly $21 million proposal on May 21, the same day as our annual School Budget Vote and Board of Education election. If approved by voters, this capital project would have NO IMPACT on residents’ school taxes.
While we look forward to sharing more detailed information in the coming weeks and months, this capital project proposal would include health and safety upgrades, address building maintenance items and improve educational offerings for our students across our three school buildings.
Keep an eye on this page and our website for more information about this proposal!
It’s Future Farmers of America Week next week at Attica Middle School, so make sure you start planning those outfits!
Our wrestlers will compete tomorrow - Saturday, Feb. 10 - at the Section V State Qualifiers at SUNY Brockport.
Matches begin at 9 a.m. (time is approximate).
Finals tickets are $7.30. All-day passes are $13.60.
The event will be livestreamed. There is a fee to access the streams.
Use the link below to access Section V’s State Qualifiers webpage which includes information about and links to ticketing and livestreaming options.
https://sectionv.org/news/2024/2/6/boys-wrestling-ticketing-merchandise-and-broadcast-information-for-state-qualfiers.aspx
Our varsity boys basketball team held its annual Teacher Appreciation Night late last month before their 80-46 win over Oakfield-Alabama.
Players and their chosen teachers are listed below:
• Curtis Daniel chose John Perl, JV basketball coach and lifelong family friend
• Logan Albano chose Cheryl Allein, an elementary school teacher
• Carter Gorski chose Elise Meyer, a high school counselor
• Jordan Anderson chose Laura Breuckman, a member of our food service staff
• Micah Capwell chose Sarah Michalak, a high school social studies teacher
• Landyn Thomas chose Craig Lavis, an assistant coach and member of our technology department
• Braden Allein chose Christine Wolcott-Dean, a high school teacher
• Ethan Meyer chose John Versage, a middle school technology teacher
• Clayton Bezon chose Jeff Cusmano, a high school physical education teacher and football coach
• Cole Harding chose Erica Frongetta, a high school counselor
• Jack Janes chose John Dickhut, a high school math teacher
And don’t forget, Blue Devils - our boys’ senior night is tonight, Thursday, Feb, 8, during their game against Kendall.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
Come support our seniors during the final home game of their high school careers!
(Photos courtesy of Brennan Bezon)
The Champ Chips Jar was almost OVERFLOWING this morning at Attica Elementary School and you know what that means - time to reward all our students’ acts of kindness, perseverance, cooperation and gratitude!
Over the past few weeks, students have been voting for which teacher they wanted to see take a whipped cream pie to the face (assuming they earned enough Champ Chips, of course).
Well they did and at this morning’s assembly, it was time for pie to meet face.
A hearty congratulations to Mr. Anthony Ianni, Mrs. Sherry Bennett and Mrs. Susie Baker for “winning” the vote and getting to enjoy some early morning whipped cream.
We’re sooooo jealous!
Check out the video linked below to see our teachers get pied!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6brKqWF7SVE
Good afternoon. This is Attica Central Schools with an announcement for all families with students in grades 7-12 who are interested in playing any Spring sports at the JV and Varsity levels only. Family ID will be open starting tomorrow. A recent physical must be on file with the nurse. Spring JV and Varsity sports will start on Monday, March 11.
FUTURE FIGHTING SCOTS: This afternoon, Attica seniors Clayton Bezon and Landyn Thomas signed letters of intent to attend and play football at NCAA Division II Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro in Edinboro, Pa., this fall.
While Clayton contributed offensively during his time on varsity, he was primarily a defensive standout for the Blue Devils at the linebacker position. A varsity player for only two years, the reigning Section V Class C Defensive Player of the Year still finished his high school career among the district’s career leaders in total tackles (190) and sacks (14) and holds the single season sack record with 9.
A three-year varsity player at the running back position, Landyn ranks third all-time for the Blue Devils in points scored (212), touchdowns (35) and career receptions (38) while ranking among the top 10 in a variety of other offensive statistical categories including career receiving yards (555), career rushing yards (2,238) and receiving touchdowns (5).
“It’s been a pleasure coaching these two guys,” said Attica Head Football Coach Jeff Cusmano. “Not only are they great football players that helped take our program to another level, they’re even better people and with their work ethic they will be a great addition to Edinboro.”
Clayton and Landyn will compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for The Fighting Scots.
Congratulations to Clayton and Landyn on this huge step forward and good luck next year.
You’re getting a pair of good ones, Edinboro!
Our Winter Pep Rally was all kinds of crazy Friday.
Check out the video at the link below and see for yourself!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXojakgQPUo
We’ve got a great lineup of taste tests during our elementary, middle and high school lunches over the next several weeks.
Take a look at the schedule below to see what we’ve got coming up!
Oh, and in case you don’t know - Buddy Fruits are blended fruit snacks that come in a pouch while SideKicks are frozen fruit treats that come in a cup. Both are healthy, plant-based, free of artificial flavorings and best of all, taste great!
Earlier today, Attica Central Schools hosted local state representatives and superintendents from surrounding school districts for a press conference on Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal, which would include steep cuts to districts’ foundation aid funding for the upcoming, 2024-25 school year.
Should lawmakers approve Hochul’s proposal, Attica Central Schools alone would lose about $540,000 of foundation aid funding next school year.
Our superintendent, Dr. Kiel Illg, and others spoke about how such a cut in funding would devastate districts and their ability to meet the needs of students.
A huge thank you to Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Steve Hawley and Assemblyman David DiPietro for their passionate representation of rural school districts in Albany and to Genesee Valley BOCES Superintendent Kevin McDonald, Perry Superintendent Daryl McLaughlin and Patrick Burke, executive director of the Genesee Valley School Boards Association, for traveling to Attica this morning to advocate on such an important issue.
