Sunday, January 8, 2017

Monday, January 9th

Hi folks,
I have some important information to share with you concerning testing that will be taking place at the end of the second quarter.  Please read below.  If you have any questions, feel free to call me or Mrs. Butler at the school. Our number is 607-869-9636.
Thank you,
Tim Houseknecht, Principal
 
Regents Testing Week Schedule

This year, we will be having a regular HS schedule for 3 out of the 4 days days list as "High School Regents" on our calendar.  We have been able to more efficiently schedule any mid-term tests that might go along with the few Regents exams that we need to administer. This is an improvement in student contact time from past years, and only one day of that week will be lost to scoring of Regents exams and/or midterm exams.

High School Schedule for the week of January 23 to 27

Click here for the state's January testing schedule.


Want a great tool for studying for a Regents exam?  
Try Castle Learning. We have a study guide saved for your review.  We subscribe to the Castle Learning service, and it's a proven method for helping students to retain important information and excelling in test taking.  Try it today by clicking here.
Students can take assignments from their teachers or log into the self study section. 

From Castle Learning:  Students typically have an average 8-10 point advantage over students who have not used Castle Learning for review.  Students who have struggled to pass find success when using Castle Learning to review. It provides the student with a hint and vocabulary if the question is answered incorrectly.  There is always a reason provided to fully explain the question.  There is feedback on how to answer constructed response questions so students can study correct responses.

ACE - Access to College Education
Please see the link here to take a look at our ACE program, offered through SUNY Cortland.

ACE is a program for high school students who have their sites set on attending college and getting the help to do so successfully. Access to College Education is supported by Cornell University, SUNY Cort-
land, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College. The purpose is to provide educational events to help students not only learn about the college search and application process but to also help them become more aware of how to be better students overall. Currently, twelve high schools participate in ACE to include almost 800 students.



Congrats to Holden Waid on his 100th wrestling win!