JE varsity winter guard earns bronze at MYCGC Championships:
The Jordan-Elbridge varsity winter guard earned a bronze medal at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit Championships on March 30. Teacher Zachary Moser said that during the competition, they gave their finest performance of the season with a score of 80.77 in the SA-2 class.
The 11-member unit is comprised of juniors Maria LaFleur and Shannen Rozner; sophomores Tiffani McMahon, Emily Mocyk, Hannah Porter and Susan Powell; and freshmen Ashley Gorton, Brittni Hand, Nolan Jackson, Elora Kunz and Rachel Luziani.
Additionally, the JV Winter Guard competed in the cadet class, earning a fourth place finish out of eight groups with a score of 76.11.
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JE earns 2019 Best Community for Music Education for seventh consecutive year:
For the seventh consecutive year, the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) designated Jordan-Elbridge as a "Best Community for Music Education (BCME)." JE joins 622 other districts across the nation.
Winning districts set the bar in offering students access to comprehensive music education.
Now in its 20th year, the awards program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the curriculum. According to the organization, designations are made to districts and schools that demonstrate an exceptionally high commitment and access to music education.
“It is a tribute to the great community, student body, faculty and administration that we can continue ...
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JE students selected to perform in Elementary All-County Music Festival:
A total of 10 students from Jordan-Elbridge have been selected to perform in the Elementary All-County Music Festival at North Syracuse Junior High School on April 5-6. The students were selected from hundreds of students in schools across the county.
All-county band selections include: Roanan Ross
(alto saxophone), Emerson Derby (trombone),
Maddisyn Cruikshank (clarinet) and Mia Kotlarz (flute)
All-county chorus selections include: Brooke Chiaramonte, Alexander Kunz, Madison Leonard, Dale McShane, Emma Rose and Madeline Wisniewski.
All-county band selections include: Mia Kotlarz (flute), Maddisyn Cruikshank (clarinet), Roanan Ross (alto saxophone) and Emerson Derby (trombone).
All-county chorus selections include: ...
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Computer Based Testing (CBT) information for Parents/Guardians of students in 3rd through 5th grades:
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will participate in Computer Based Testing (CBT) for the upcoming New York State assessments in math and ELA. The ELA assessment is scheduled to take place April 3rd and 4th. The math assessment is scheduled to take place on May 1st and 2nd.
Since last year, our students have been learning the tools and functions of CBT in computer specials and classroom lessons. Recently, these students participated in a CBT simulation to practice what the real testing experience will be like.
New York State started administering some statewide assessments on computer in 2016. The NYS Department of Education is working to transition all state testing to computer by 2020. Many local elementary schools, such as Cato-Meridian ...
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JE Musical Players present ‘On the Town’ on March 15-16:
Get ready to hear some iconic music as the JE Musical Players bring “On the Town” to the stage at 7:30 p.m., on March 15-16 in the high school auditorium. On The Town features a musical blend of ballet, jazz, comedy and iconic orchestral music by Leonard Bernstein with playful lyrics and book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The show's celebrated score includes a number of musical theatre standards, including "Come Up To My Place," "I Can Cook, Too," "Some Other Time," and "New York, New York."
Set in 1944, the story centers on three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City and the three women who occupy their time. One falls for a high society museum anthropologist, one for a brassy taxi cab driver and the other spends the ...
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Multiple winners from JE at 2019 Perennial Math Competition:
Students and teams from Jordan-Elbridge Middle School and Elbridge Elementary took home multiple top awards at the 2019 Perennial Math Central N.Y. Competition held at JEHS on Jan. 19. More than 370 students and 60 teams from schools around the region participated.
Individual winners from Elbridge Elementary included Logan Guerrette, Bridget Whiting and Cameron Fraher. Individual winners from Jordan-Elbridge Middle School included Ayden Campion, Alexander Kunz, Holden Taylor and Katelyn Jaimes.
In the team competition, the fourth grade team from Elbridge Elementary took home a first place award. Also, four teams from Jordan-Elbridge Middle School (two from sixth grade, one from seventh grade and one from eighth grade) placed in the competition. A sixth grade team earned a first ...
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Advisory to senior citizens: changes to Enhanced STAR to take effect in 2019:
Because of changes New York state made to the Enhanced STAR tax exemption earlier this year, all residents ages 65 and over enrolled in Enhanced STAR now need to also be enrolled in the state’s Income Verification Program (IVP) to continue receiving their Enhanced STAR benefit.
The new state law requires all property owners who are 65 and over and eligible for Enhanced STAR to complete this form (PDF) with their local tax assessor to verify their income. To learn more, please visit the Department of Taxation and Finance website.
In most communities, the deadline to enroll in IVP is March 1, 2019. If a resident is already enrolled in IVP, no action is necessary to continue receiving the Enhanced STAR exemption.
Homeowners only have to enroll in IVP once. After ...
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Two JEMS students advance to regional spelling bee at CBA:
Sixth grade student Seren Gardiner took first place at the annual JE Spelling Bee on Dec. 13, while seventh grader Sydney Adams took home second. More than 20 students in grades 4-8 took part in the competition.
Gardiner won by spelling the word “potency” while Adams spelled “recognition” correctly.
Both will now move on to represent the district in a regional written spelling bee in January at Christian Brothers Academy. The top 35 finalists will then move on to a spelling bee televised live on WCNY on March 2.
To qualify for the spelling bee at the middle school, students had to score high on a written spelling test given in his/her classrooms.
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Jordan-Elbridge High School forming science honor society:
Jordan-Elbridge High School has sent invitations to 27 high school students and encouraged them to apply to the inaugural class of the newly formed branch of the Science Honor Society.
Science teacher/department leader Daniel Bondgren said members will participate in science enrichment activities and will complete service events in order to further their understanding and appreciation of the opportunities available to them. Service events may include peer tutoring, conducting "science Saturday" events for elementary and middle school students and serving as laboratory assistants for the JEHS science department.
“One of the goals of the Science Honor Society is to encourage students to pursue experiences in the sciences by taking advanced classes and providing ...
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Four seniors to lead Science Olympiad team:
Four seniors from Jordan-Elbridge High School will lead this year’s Science Olympiad team during a regional tournament on Jan. 26 at LeMoyne College. The seniors are McKayla Rohmer, Jake Bethel, Erik Bondgren and David Hearn. Additional team members include Meghan Whalen, Mia Delap, Sean Dristle, Margo Miller, Ashlee Cunningham, Jillian Ferris, Allen Cassick, Hannah Fichter, Francesca Brown, Eugene Cochran and Clara Jean Derby.
Science Olympiad is a team competition where students compete in 23 events pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, and engineering. Over 7,800 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year. Last year, the team finished in 11th place out of 40 teams at the regional tournament, which marked ...
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All varsity teams from JE earn scholar-athlete honors for fall:
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association recently recognized all the varsity sports teams from JE as scholar-athlete teams for the fall sports season. To earn recognition, a total of 75 percent (or more) of a team's roster must have a GPA of 90 percent or higher.
The teams include:
Varsity volleyball – GPA 92.45
Varsity football – GPA 90.1
Varsity girls cross country – GPA 92.85
Varsity boys cross country – GPA 90.91
Varsity girls soccer – GPA 92.00
Varsity boys soccer – GPA 92.04
Varsity girls tennis – GPA 94.45
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JEHS senior looks to earn associate’s degree through Early College High School program:
When senior Mackenzie Eck graduates from Jordan-Elbridge High School in June, she won’t just have a high school diploma. Eck expects to be the first JEHS student to graduate with an associate’s degree, thanks to the school’s Early College High School program, which is offered in conjunction with Onondaga Community College (OCC).
Now in its third year, the ECHS program affords students the opportunity to earn high school and college credits concurrently and graduate with two degrees: A New York high school diploma and associate’s degree. The college credits earned in the program also transfer to SUNY schools.
This year, 10 students – the school’s highest number yet – are enrolled in the program. Principal Mark Schermerhorn attributes the ...
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JEHS National Honor Society inducts 30 new members:
The Jordan-Elbridge High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 30 new members during a recent ceremony.
The following members were inducted: Laura Alcock, Owen Barrigar, Jake Bethel, Francesca Brown, Abigail Burns, Ashlee Cunningham, Clara Jean Derby, Hannah Fichter, Isabella Field, Cassandra Gates, Samantha Gleason, Troy Gleason, Gretchen Haney, Mitchall Holt, Kyle Kiteveles, Paige Lane, Aidan Lewis, Ariel Mead, Emily Mocyk, Ivan Orozco, Hannah Osborn, Grace Phelps, Hannah Power, Kendall Shaw, Samuel Sherman, Gabrielle Skotniski, Keith Titus, Myles Town, William Van Zandt and Nathan Wagner.
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Jordan-Elbridge Marching Eagles earn state title:
The Jordan-Elbridge Marching Eagles won a state championship at the 2018 New York Field Band Conference Championships at the Carrier Dome on Oct. 28. JE beat out nine other school bands to finish first in the Small School 3 Class group. The win made Jordan-Elbridge 14-time state champions.
Marching band director Randall Bennett said the win capped off an undefeated season in the state for the 42-person band. He attributed the win to the dedication of both the students and the staff.
“We started our season in July, and we lost a lot of kids from the previous season,” he said.
“Still, the kids worked extremely hard all season, which was absolutely incredible.”
Bennett said that as soon as the second place band was announced following the competition, ...
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JEMS students enjoy being a part of new strings program:
If you stroll down the third floor halls of Jordan-Elbridge Middle School after school, you’re bound the hear the sounds of violins, cellos and violas. For the first time, the school has launched a strings program for students in grades 6-8. The new after-school program includes about 35 students.
Music teacher Andrea Love said the program was partly made possible through an Arts in Education grant, which allowed the district to purchase the string instruments.
Although most of the students are just learning to play their instruments, the new string orchestra plans to play short pieces at the December middle school concert and others in the spring.
“Many famous pieces of music, as well as music from around the world incorporate the string instruments,” Love ...
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JEHS students learning both digital and traditional art in new studio art format:
For the first time, studio art students at Jordan-Elbridge High School are learning about both digital and traditional art in the same class.
Each marking period, the students switch from traditional art to digital art. That means that during the full-year course, the students learn about digital photography, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, painting and drawing. They will also learn about video this year.
Theresa Bondgren teaches the traditional mediums, while Katie DeLorenzo teaches on the digital side. About 57 students are enrolled in studio art this year.
“This is the first year we’ve got it to where they’re switching every marking period,” DeLorenzo said.
“This prepares them for the advanced courses by introducing them to ...
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JE varsity football coach celebrates 100th career win:
Jordan-Elbridge varsity football coach Joe Fiacchi celebrated his 100th career win on Oct. 5 with a 62-48 victory over Hannibal. During the game, Jeremiah Sparks ran for 271 yards and scored five rushing touchdowns. The win raised the team’s record to 4-2.
Fiacchi is in his first year at JE, but spent many years coaching Marcellus and other schools in the region. He left Marcellus with 96 wins.
He credits both his success and longevity to the bonds he’s made with his staff and students along the way.
“It feels fantastic and it makes me realize that I’ve been coaching a long time. When I started out, I didn’t think about those things,” he said.
“When I look back, the bonds I’ve built really stick out to me. I have made a lot ...
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Computer integrated manufacturing students at JEHS attend career day:
On Oct. 5, the students in the computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) class at Jordan-Elbridge High School attended the 9th An nual Manufacturing Career Day at the WestRock and Gear Motions companies. The CIM class is part of the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program at the school.
CIM teacher Travis Bruneau said the JE technology department worked with Partners for Education & Business, Inc. to get the students into the state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.
“While touring the two facilities, students were able to talk to engineers, machinists, tradesmen and marketing professionals,” Bruneau said.
“Currently, these students are studying automation and how it is changing the manufacturing landscape. This was a great opportunity for them to see those ...
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Jordan-Elbridge voters approve $3.8 million capital project on Oct. 2:
Jordan-Elbridge Central School District voters approved a $3.8 million capital project on Tuesday, Oct. 2, by a vote of 94 to 21.
The project includes creating a single point of entry at the main entrances of each school building to improve security. It also includes new PA systems and cameras at each building, relocating the nurse’s office at the elementary school to the first floor, a new generator at Elbridge Elementary, new lights outside the middle school, additional security door hardware at each school and more.
"We'd like to thank our community for coming out to vote and supporting our schools," said Superintendent James Froio.
"All of these upgrades and having a secure, single point of entry at each school will create an even safer environment ...
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School resource officer entering sixth year at JE:
Jordan-Elbridge school resource officer Timothy G. Siddall enters his sixth year on the job this year.
Siddall, a former New York State Trooper and Elbridge station commander who is now retired, brings more than 30 years of experience to the district.
He graduated from Jordan-Elbridge in 1977, earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Albany,
and became a New York State trooper in 1983.
During his career, he has worked on a drug enforcement task force in New York City and was also an investigator for 16 years.
At Jordan-Elbridge, his compensation is $50,000 per year and he will not receive any additional benefits. In accordance with New York State Education Department regulations, Siddall’s employment has been approved under Section 211 of Retirement ...
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