PLEASE SHARE: We’re hiring for multiple positions here at Attica Central Schools.
Visit the ‘Open Positions’ section of our website at the link below and consider becoming part of our Blue Devils family!
Link: https://www.atticacsd.org/page/open-positions
We’ve got new Total Body Workout dates for the month of March.
These classes are FREE and open to ALL staff and community members. Please see the attached form for available sessions.
Use the link below to sign up or send an email to Laura O’Donnell at lodonnell@atticacsd.org.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP9qPY-6TqTjRC0e9fPjxjG3J_3kqZNLjAw7UtmWuiXiSiJA/viewform
The Attica Elementary Olympics are in full swing down on Prospect Street!
Elementary school teachers and staff came up with the idea of doing an olympics competition as a way to get our students excited about engaging in positive behaviors.
We have four teams competing. Each team consists of one kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classroom.
Team earns medals for completing an act that aligns with a positive character trait for that month. At the end of the school year, the team with the most medals will be declared the winner!
For our February character trait, kindness, the Red Team, which consists of Mrs. Hertel’s, Mrs. Fagan’s, Mrs. Calkins’, Miss Kocher’s, and Mrs. Kennedy’s classes, showed kindness by visiting other classrooms to share kind words and compliments.
Members of the Red Team practiced how to “fill someone else’s bucket” to put a smile on a friend’s face!
Red Team members then saw that acts of kindness and this feeling of happiness “fill our own buckets” too!
Great job, Red Team, on earning another medal for being kind!
(Photos courtesy of Lauren Kocher)
PLEASE SHARE: According to New York State law, local public school districts are obligated to provide transportation for their resident children to non-public schools, within the conditions specified by law.
If you desire public school transportation for the 2024-2025 school year, a written request must be provided to our district no later than April 1, 2024.
The distance between home and school may not exceed 19.5 miles.
Please address your request to: Attica Central Schools, District Office-Transportation Request, 3338 East Main Street, Attica, NY 14011.
Allison Platten will lead three Barre Above classes in the High School Cafeteria, 3338 East Main Street Rd., Attica, in the month of March.
Barre Above is a full body, low-impact workout, with emphasis on the lower body and core. It’s a fusion of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training designed for a wide range of fitness levels, ages and bodies.
Classes are scheduled for March 12, 19 and 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
These classes are free for Attica staff and community members. You must be 18 years old to register. A yoga mat is suggested.
Sign up at the link below.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLTCDPJsb_ay-Bo3J9zICIBZUtJudajoXm28gShqInu0PdfQ/viewform
Our fourth graders have been learning about the weather in science class and, before Winter Recess, applied their knowledge while undertaking an “Cloud in a Bottle” investigation in our elementary school’s multipurpose room.
Our fourth graders did a great job and got some hands-on experience using different science tools.
This is the first of two Science Investigations that they will complete this year!
(Photos courtesy of Katie Kennedy)
A belated congratulations to our Scholastic Bowl team, which captured the Scholastic Bowl Title last month!
The Blue Devils were the underdogs in the finals, taking on the top two seeds, Pembroke and Oakfield-Alabama.
But when the buzzer rang, it was Attica on top with 230 points to Pembroke’s 220 and Oakfield-Alabama’s 200l
Competing in the finals for Attica were juniors Emily Peters and Julia Wise and freshmen Noah Robinson and Michael Minter.
Other team members this season were Kate Metzger, Kim Piorun, Sam Dunlap, Boden Spink and Blake Donohue. The head coach was Jocelyn Pierce.
(Photos courtesy of Lyndsay Herkimer)
Our High School Drama Club’s production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” debuts tonight - Friday. March 1 - at 7 p.m. in our Performing Arts Center, 3338 East Main Street Rd., Attica.
Other performances are Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
Come out tonight and support our students!
Mark your calendars, Blue Devils.
March 8 at 6 p.m. in our auditorium.
We’ll see you there!
Allison Platten will lead three Barre Above classes in the High School Cafeteria, 3338 East Main Street Rd., Attica, in the month of March.
Barre Above is a full body, low-impact workout, with emphasis on the lower body and core. It’s a fusion of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training designed for a wide range of fitness levels, ages and bodies.
Classes are scheduled for March 12, 19 and 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
These classes are free for Attica staff and community members. You must be 18 years old to register. A yoga mat is suggested.
Sign up at the link below.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLTCDPJsb_ay-Bo3J9zICIBZUtJudajoXm28gShqInu0PdfQ/viewform
Your Blue Devils will compete Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Section V Class A3 Indoor Track & Field Championships at Nazareth University, 4245 East Ave., Rochester.
Events are slated to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below.
Link: https://gofan.co/event/1292524?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rst&referrer_name=activity_scheduler&utm_campaign=rst_schedule_page
Our swimmers will compete in the Section V Class C Swimming and Diving Championships tomorrow - Friday, Feb. 16 - at Churchville-Chili High School, 5786 Buffalo Rd., Churchville.
Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below.
Section V will also livestream the championship at the link below. There is a fee to access the stream.
Warm-ups start at 4 p.m. with races set to begin at 5:15 p.m. (time is approximate).
Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1303167?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV
Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/921626
Due to staffing issues, we will be closing the fitness center tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Our cheerleaders will compete in Section V’s Winter Competitive Cheerleading Sectional Championships this Saturday, Feb. 17, at Gates Chili High School, 1 Spartan Way, Rochester.
Performances begin at 9 a.m. with the Blue Devils scheduled to go on at 3:25 p.m. (time is approximate). The awards ceremony for Class C2 will begin about 6:35 p.m.
Tickets are $7.30 and can be purchased online through GoFan at the link below.
Section V will also livestream the championship at the link below. There is a fee to access the stream.
Tickets link: https://gofan.co/event/1291787?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
Livestream link: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/921893
7 for 7.
Heckuva night for our varsity swimmers, all 7 of whom are headed back to Churchville-Chili High School tomorrow for the Section V Class C Final after qualifying at prelims last night!
• Joe Parkhurst qualified in the 50 free, the 100 breaststroke, the medley relay and 200 Free Relay.
• Sam Dunlap qualified in the 200 free, the 100 butterfly, the medley relay and the 200 free relay.
• Matthew Kingswell qualified in the 50 free, the medley relay, the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay.
• Joaren Anetrini qualified in the 100 backstroke and the medley relay.
• Joe Tarapacki qualified in the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay;
• Pedro Atensia qualified in the 400 free relay.
• Jace Anetrini qualified in the 400 free relay.
Such a fantastic night in the pool for these student athletes - can’t wait for tomorrow night!
We stopped by one of Mrs. Lisa Young's physical education classes this morning for the last day of students’ rock-climbing unit!
It looked like fun, but don’t hold us to that because we kept our feet FIRMLY on the ground.
Young's fourth period students wrapped up class with a race between juniors Maddie King and Rebekah Clark.
First person to ring the bells was the winner - it was a close one!
Check it out at the link below!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZDNlxfcPg
There’s a new member of the 1,000-point club.
Huge congratulations to Cole Harding, who scored the 1,000th point of his varsity basketball career (and then some) last night during the Blue Devils’ 77-50 win over the Holley Hawks.
The key basket came with about 1:37 to go in the first quarter on a second effort putback to push the Blue Devils’ lead to 15-9.
With his 19-point effort against the Hawks Wednesday, Cole now has 1,013 career points and sits in third place among Attica’s all-time points leaders in boys basketball - one spot ahead of his coach, Rob Crowley, who scored 969 points for the Blue Devils from 2003 to 2006.
Congratulations, Cole, on this incredible achievement!
Check out the video linked below to see the special moment!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2wffAe3WQ
(Footage courtesy of Ian Romesser and Holley Central School District)
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)
