Congratulations to Maddie Durfee as she will be continuing her education and volleyball career this fall at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa. On behalf of the Attica Athletic Department, we would like to wish Maddie the best of luck as she moves on to the next chapter of her life.
Megan Fialkowski started taking college courses through Genesee Community College’s Accelerated College Enrollment program in the seventh grade.
This past weekend, Megan graduated from GCC with dean’s honors and a two-year science degree thanks to all the college credits she’s earned over the past six years.
An incredible achievement and one to be proud of - congratulations, Megan!
(Photos courtesy of Amy Fialkowski)
Don't forget, Attica - our second annual Live Long, Stay Strong Wellness Fair is tonight - Wednesday, May 24 - from 5 to 7:30 p.m. across our Middle/High School campus.
Stop by, eat some delicious food and learn about all the resources available to help you on your journey to improved wellness!
Learn more here: https://www.atticacsd.org/article/1108325
FARM TO SCHOOL: Ever wonder where the tomatoes for sale in Tops, Walmart and Aldi come from? Our middle school students found out earlier this week during a field trip to Intergrow Greenhouses, a major regional producer of tomatoes and other fresh produce.
Students visited the company’s 45-acre greenhouse in Albion, Orleans County, and got a personal tour of growing and packaging facilities from Mario Van Logten, the company’s co-founder and master grower.
Such a cool experience!
BLUE DEVILS DOMINATE: Our girls and boys track and field teams came away from Byron-Bergen yesterday as Genesee Region Athletic Association champions. This is our girls team’s third straight GRAA title while our boys team is league champion for the first time since 1975.. Our girls team won the GRAA title with 164 points, well ahead of second place finisher Oakfield-Alabama’s 99.25. Our boys team topped second place finisher Oakfield-Alabama 195 points to 189.
Champions on our girls team were:
• Skylar Savage won the 100-meter dash (13.20) and the triple jump (33 feet, 2 inches).
• Bailey Nixon won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:14.20 and the 2,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:12.10.
• Addison Day won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:58.13
• Ashley Piorun won the pentathlon with 2,285 points.
Champions on our boys team were:
• Simon Lamparelli was a three-time individual champion, winning the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter run with times of 11.11, 22.96 and 52.19, respectively.
• Jonah Clark won the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles with times of 16.21 and 1:01.29, respectively.
• Attica swept the relays, winning the 4x100-, 4x400- and 4x800-meter relays with times of 44.75, 3:43.56 and 8:39.07, respectively.
• In the long jump, Noah Wheeler took first with 20 feet, 6.75 inches.
• Geoffrie Eisensmith was a champion in the triple jump with a distance of 40 feet, 3.75 inches.
• Hunter Meyers won the pentathlon with 2,242 points.
Congratulations to both squads and we look forward to watching both teams competing this Saturday at Attica Central School - the host site for the Section V Class B2 and B3 track and field championships.
(Photos courtesy of Luke George)
Spread the word!
Attica Central School District is looking to hire a school secretary. This is a 12-month position with an hourly wage of $15.
Full details can be found in the ‘Open Positions’ section of our website at the link below.
Link: https://www.atticacsd.org/page/open-positions
A few shots of Blue Devils in action on day one of the Genesee Region Track & Field Championships yesterday in Attica, courtesy of Luke George and Jenna Linsey.
Day two of the league championships is tomorrow - Saturday, May 20 - at Byron-Bergen. Events start at 9:30 a.m.
Go Blue Devils!
Earlier this week, ore-kindergarten students visited the Attica Post Office to send graduation invitations to their families.
Students learned how to purchase and place stamps on the envelopes before putting them in the letter box.
Staff at the post office invited the students back to see where their envelopes had gone and to tell them a little about what would happen to the mail next. Our students met some mail carriers and even the office’s postmaster!
The students are excited to see the envelopes arrive in their mailboxes at home.
(Photos courtesy of Carrie Willey)
CALLING ALL ARTISTS: We’re thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for our middle and high school students to have their original artwork featured in a mural planned for our middle and high school cafeteria serving area.
The Arts Council for Wyoming County recently awarded Dan Butler a $5,000 Community Arts Grant and Butler chose to partner with our district to create a mural in our middle and high school cafeteria.
Butler is a longtime staple of the Wyoming County arts scene. One recent example of his work is the “Welcome to Wyoming County” mural on the side of Vertical Cafe on West Buffalo Street (Route 20A) in Warsaw (see attached flyer).
Middle and high school students who plan on submitting artwork should incorporate food, agriculture or something that represents Attica into their pieces.
The submission deadline is June 16. Entries should be turned in to Crystal Nutty in the High School Main Office or Faith Erb in the Middle School Main Office.
Butler is expected to begin work on his mural this summer and have it finished in time for the start of the 2023-24 school year in September.
NEW RECORD: Our boys varsity 4x400-meter relay team of Geoff Eisensmith, Colin Bannister, Jonah Clark and Simon Lamparelli ran a 3:28.62 at the Lancer Invitational last Friday at Eastridge High School, breaking the school record it set the week prior.
The time was less than a second off the State Super Qualifying time of 3:27.83 - so darn close!
Other solid performances at Eastridge came from:
• Jack Janes, who took third place in the high jump (5 feet, 10 inches)
• Taylor Zimmerman, who had a season’s best throw in the discus (133 feet, 6 inches) and took third overall.
• Jonah Clark, who took second in the 400-meter hurdles (57.42) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.40).
• Jordan Anderson, whose season’s best run in the 400-meter dash (53.49) earned him a sixth place finish.
The boys will next be in action for the Genesee Region Championships Saturday, May 20 in Byron-Bergen.
(Photo courtesy of Jenna Linsey)
Results from today’s school budget vote and Board of Education election are below.
• Proposition #1 (2023-24 Budget Proposal): Passed (259 yes, 148 no)
• Proposition #2 (School Bus Purchase): Passed (305 yes, 100 no)
• Proposition #3 (Approval of Multi-Year Transportation Contract): Passed (345 yes, 62 no)
• Proposition #4 (Stevens Memorial Community Library Tax Levy): Passed (301 yes, 106 no)
Stevens Memorial Community Library Board of Trustees election
Barbara Helak ran unopposed and was elected with 345 votes.
Board of Education election
Pamela Rudolph, Brian Fugle and Michael Janes were elected to the Board of Education. Vote totals are below:
1st: Pamela Rudolph (319 votes)
2nd: Brian Fugle (306 votes)
3rd: Michael Janes (280 votes)
4th: Rosalynn Repka (161 votes)
Thank you to everyone who cast a ballot today!
Don’t forget, Attica - today is budget vote and Board of Education election day!
Polls will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. in the lobby of our Performing Arts Center, 3338 E. Main Street Rd., Attica.
Use the links below to view our budget newsletter and budget vote FAQ guide.
Budget newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2319/ACSD/2980041/attica_2023-24_budget_newsletter_FINAL.pdf
FAQ guide: https://www.atticacsd.org/article/1096171
Our fourth graders have been learning about simple electrical circuits recently and, last week, put their knowledge to the test with a pair of hands-on activities.
With the help of Emilee Williamson, a library technology specialist with Genesee Valley BOCES, fourth grade students were tasked with creating non-traditional computer input devices using Makey Makey invention kits.
“It plugs in much like a mouse or keyboard through the USB board. Conductive materials can be added to the alligator clip wires that attach to the Makey Makey to create new and inventive ways of interfacing with the computer,” Williamson explained. “On the first day of this activity, students learned about the Makey Makey kit by using their own bodies as conduits to make music through a music app on the Makey Makey website. On the second day of the activity, students worked collaboratively to plan, design and create a cardboard control board that they attached to their Makey Makey to play a game of Simon Says.”
The Simon Says activity required students to apply their knowledge of the different parts of a circuit and materials that conduct electricity to create a controller that made the game easier to play.
Many thanks to the Buffalo Botanical Garden for coming to speak with our pre-kindergarteners last week.
Our pre-k students learned about what plants need to survive and grow, then got to plant their very own terrarium to take home!
(Photos courtesy of Sherry Bennett and Carrie Willey)
The Attica Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing for the purpose of gathering community input on a newly revised code of conduct for students and staff.
The public hearing is Thursday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library, 3338 E. Main Street Rd., Attica.
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education will immediately follow the public hearing.
The proposed code of conduct can be found at the link below.
Link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2319/ACSD/3026784/Proposed_2023-24_Code_of_Conduct.pdf
Come be part of our Blue Devils team!
Attica Central School District is looking to hire a building maintenance mechanic and a head custodian.
The hourly rate for the building maintenance mechanic position is $20. Salary for the head custodian position is $48,500 per year, plus a $0.75/hour night shift differential.
Full details can be found in the ‘Open Positions’ section of our website at the link below.
Link: https://www.atticacsd.org/page/open-positions?fbclid=IwAR1CYufZ_zSCKADoL-h5UJjpm7f_8M60uu-EOWFLWSAH1cLL-EMMObYo_Ck
FARM TO SCHOOL: Diced butternut squash dressed in Merle Maple syrup and pretzel bites with a sweet maple mustard dipping sauce? Umm… yes please!
Many thanks to Kristina Copeland and Eileen Downs of Merle Maple for stopping by our cafeteria today and letting our students (and staff) try a few of your delicious, local products!
(Photos courtesy of Kris Wicks)
Today was a great day!
Members of our National Honor Society chapter and High School Counselor Erica Frongetta were tasked with cleaning up the Ellicott Trail, a walking and biking path that cuts through portions of the city of Batavia.
With the support of both the Town of Batavia and City of Batavia superintendents, the 4.3-mile trail is now free of garbage and debris. Students worked hard and supported each other through various sights and smells, though the beautiful weather made it all better.
We’re proud of our great group of students - Katherine Ewert, Claire Zehler, Alanna Pellicane, Delaney Almeter, Ace Hassenfratz, Ji Wheeler, Mason Seipel and Emily Peters - for participating in United Way annual Day of Caring. For several of them, this is their second year in a row participating - they may just be hooked for life!
(Photos courtesy of Erica Frongetta)
Throughout the school year, Elementary School students have been earning Champ Chips by committing an act of kindness, perseverance, cooperation or gratitude.
Today, students finally earned enough chips to fill the Champ Chips Jar!
For reaching their goal, students now get to vote on which Elementary School staff member - Interim Principal Sherry Bennett, Counselor Amanda Crowley or SchooL Resource Officer Deputy Sam West - will get a pie in the face, be slimed or have to do the ice bucket challenge.
We have a big bulletin board in the hallway where students can vote for who does what. Voting isn’t over yet but by the looks of things now, Deputy West had better watch out!
(Photos courtesy of Sherry Bennett)
SENIOR NIGHT: We celebrated our senior track & field athletes Wednesday during their home meet against Pembroke.
For our boys team, senior Colin Bannister had the performance of the night, clearing 12 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault and breaking the school record last set in 2009.
Senior Jeffrey Hawkes won the two mile while Simon Lamparelli put up a season’s best time in the 200-meter dash.
Jonah Clark and Jordan Anderson were both quadruple winners for the Blue Devils - Jonah in the the 100- and 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relays and Jordan in the 800-meter run and the 4x100-, 4x400- and 4x800-meter relays.
PJ Tuttle had a personal record in the high jump, Jack Janes won the triple and high jumps and Geoffrie Eisensmith won the 400-meter dash and was a part of the winning 4x400- and 4x800-meter relays.
After earning the ‘W’ over Pembroke Wednesday, the Blue Devils will next travel to Eastridge High School in Rochester Friday for the Lancer Track & Field Invitational, their final invitational of the year.
