Oriskany Central School District

“Commitment to Excellence”2016-2017

Oriskany Jr.-Sr. High School1312 Utica Street

Oriskany, NY 13424315.768.2063

Oriskany District Offi ce1313 Utica Street

Oriskany, NY 13424315.768.2058

N.A. Walbran Elementary School8610 State Route 69Oriskany, NY 13424

315.768.2149

Elementary School - Shawn Chase768-2148

School NurseHigh School - Liz Salvatore

768-2061

Board of EducationCarl Graziadei, PresidentShirley Burtch, Vice PresidentMichelle AndersonRobyn ApplerTherese HannaAdam KernanAmy Mayo

Website: www.oriskanycsd.org

AdministrationGregory KelahanSuperintendent of Schools

David DreidelBusiness Administrator

Michael DavisElementary School Principal

Lisa KrauseJr.-Sr. High School Principal

Melissa LowellDirector of Pupil Personnel Services

Allen SalisburyTransportation

Wayne Griffi thSchool Resource Offi cer

Mark SantomassinoBuildings & Grounds

Christopher P. WilliamsDirector of Guidance

Karen HinderlingDirectory of Technology

Telephone & Fax Numbers768-2058768-2057 (fax)

768-2058768-2057 (fax)

768-2149768-2137 (fax)

768-2063768-2046 (fax)

768-2048768-2081 (fax)

768-2060768-2057 (fax)

768-2065768-2073 (fax)

768-2023768-2057 (fax)

768-2065768-2073 (fax)

TBATBA (fax)

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

The Oriskany Central School District Board of Education, school staff , and I take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2016-2017 school year. Thank you for making Oriskany your school of choice – we work hard to set ourselves apart in how we attend to the individual needs of our students and families. As our mission statement proclaims: “The mission of the Oriskany Central School District is to prepare students to excel in an ever-changing world. We are committed to our tradition of personal attention, positive relationships, and a productive climate for learning.” It is our intent to have our words and actions match our mission statement every day and in every way. Please let us know how we may do a better job of ensuring that the mission statement is enacted.

Beginning this year we are embarking on a multi-year initiative to further establish Oriskany as a school of innovation and high achievement. “Oriskany: Beyond the Box” will provide our students with the experiences necessary to succeed in a competitive global environment. Please look for communications from school throughout the year regarding this exciting initiative.

We thank all of you who are contributing to the success of Oriskany schools and our students. We believe that our partnership is key, and home-school communication is essential for our success. We do our best to provide you with accurate information. This school calendar provides you with our best estimate of activities and events planned for the school year. It is always our hope that changes to this calendar are not required; however, we know that additional opportunities arise and things beyond our control cause us to make adjustments during the school year. We will do our best to notify you in advance of changes to this calendar. In emergencies and for last-minute changes to our schedule we will use our automated telephone notifi cation system. Also, you may use the school’s website when seeking additional scheduling information.

My very best wishes to all of us for a successful school year –

Gregory Kelahan, Superintendent of Schools

September 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release, 12:15 p.m.

ES Release, 1 p.m.

Labor Day

Supt. Conf. Day

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

Supt. Conf. Day First Day of School for Students

HS Picture Day ACT

Patriot Day

Grandparents’ Day

Full Day Kindergarten Begins

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

PTA Mtg. ACT Registration Deadline for 10/22 Test

Mathletics

First Day of Autumn

HS Open House

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. ES Curriculum Night, 6:15 p.m.

Pep Rally, 6:30 p.m.

Gavin HowdGrade 4

Harry WilliamsGrade 9

October 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

EARLY DISMISSAL HS Release 12:15 p.m.

ES Release 1 p.m.ES Pictures

Maroon & White Dance, 7-10 p.m.

Rosh Hashana BeginsSports Boosters Mtg.,

7 p.m.

Rosh Hashana Ends

PTA Mtg.HS 5-Week Progress

Reports

NO SCHOOLColumbus Day

Yom Kippur Begins

MVCA College Night

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

Yom Kippur EndsHS Progress

Reports Mailed Double Down Qualifying

First Day of Sukkot PSAT (11th grade)ACT

Mathletics

Last Day of SukkotStrategic Planning Mtg.,

6:30 p.m.

Halloween

Josephine MelvinGrade 2

Matthew MatysGrade 4

November 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

EARLY DISMISSALES Parent/Teacher Conf.,

11:30 a.m.

EARLY DISMISSALES Parent/Teacher Conf.,

11:30 a.m.

EARLY DISMISSALES Parent/Teacher Conf.,

11:30 a.m.

NO SCHOOL — Thanksgiving Recess

PTA Book Fair 10/7-10/10

All Saints Day

PTA Mtg.

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.

ACT Registration Deadline for 12/10 Test

ES End of 1st Marking Period

Daylight Savings

Time Ends

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

JV/V Winter Sports Begin

Election Day HS End of 1st QuarterNO SCHOOL

Veteran’s Day

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. NHS Induction, 6:30 p.m. HS Report Cards Mailed Mathletics

Thanksgiving Day

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.

Logan DiNittoGrade 6

Jayden TwangKindergarten

December 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

NO SCHOOL — Winter Recess Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament 12/29-12/30

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

PTA Mtg. Pearl Harbor

Remembrance Day

District-Wide Band & Chorus Holiday Concert,

7 p.m.ACT

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. HS 15 Week Progress Reports

First Day of WinterHS Progress Reports

MailedChristmas Eve

Hanukkah Begins

ChristmasKwanzaa BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.

New Year’s Eve

Parker GauthierGrade 11

Addison FabbioGrade 3

January 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

NO SCHOOL Winter Recess

Regents Exams

New Year’s Day

Hanukkah Ends

Kwanzaa Ends

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

Modifi ed Winter Sports Begin

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

PTA Mtg. Strategic Planning Mtg., 6:30 p.m.

NO SCHOOLMartin Luther King

Jr. Day

Inauguration Day

ES End of 2nd Marking Period

Mathletics

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. HS End of 2nd Quarter

Joseph BehrGrade 7

Quinlan ChapmanGrade 7

February 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4

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26 27 28

EARLY DISMISSALHS Release 12:15 p.m. ES Release, 1:00 p.m.

NO SCHOOL — Mid-Winter Recess

Groundhog Day HS Report Cards Mailed Mathletics

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg.

Lincoln’s Birthday BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. Valentine’s Day

Presidents Day Washington’s

Birthday

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. Mardi Gras

Donte WolcottKindergarten Megan Wright

Grade 4

March 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4

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26 27 28 29 30 31

Jr. Play, 7:30 p.m.

Jr. Play, 2:30 p.m. Jr. High All County Music Festival

EARLY DISMISSALHS Release 12:15 p.m. ES Release, 1:00 p.m.

Ash Wednesday ACT Registration Deadline for 4/8 Test

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

JV & Varsity Spring Sports Begin

PTA Mtg. New Kindergarten Parent Orientation

HS 25 Week Progress Reports

Daylight Savings

Begins

Purim

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

NO SCHOOL

SUPERINTENDENT’S

CONFERENCE DAY

St. Patrick’s Day

HS 25 Week Progress Reports Mailed

Mathletics

First Day of Spring

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m.

Gabrielle Maxim Grade 11

Kayla AndersonGrade 10

Vincent KlepadloGrade 5

April 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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30

Elementary All County Music Festival

NO SCHOOL — Spring Recess

April Fool’s Day

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

Modifi ed Spring Sports Begin

PTA Mtg.

ES End of 3rd Marking Period

HS End of 3rd Quarter

ACT

Palm Sunday Passover BeginsStrategic Planning Mtg.,

6:30 p.m. HS Report Cards MailedNO SCHOOL

Good Friday

EasterPassover Ends

Earth Day

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m. OCMEA Scholarship Auditions Arbor Day

Ian BogaczPre-K

Ryan FishGrade 8

May 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4 5 6

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28 29 30 31

PTA Book Fair 5/8-5/12

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m.

PTA Mtg. AP English Literature 7th Grade Parent Orientation, 6 p.m.

Cinco De Mayo

AP U.S. History

ACT Registration Deadline for 6/10 Test

Budget Hearing, 6 p.m.

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

AP Biology

AP World History HS 35 Week Progress Reports

Mother’s Day

School Budget Vote

District Art Show

Grade 3 Recorder, Grades 4-12 Band &

Chorus Concert, 7 p.m.

HS Progress Reports Mailed

Armed Forces Day

BOE Workshop, 7 p.m. Ramadan Begins

NO SCHOOLMemorial Day Shavuot Begins

Autumn MclaughlinGrade 5

Angelina HaysGrade 8

June 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3

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Regents Exams Early ReleaseES, 11:30 a.m.

Early ReleaseES, 11:30 a.m.

Regents Exams

Early ReleaseES, 11:30 a.m.

Regents Exams

Early ReleaseES, 11:30 a.m.

Regents Exams Regents Exams

Shavuot Ends

Sports Boosters Mtg., 7 p.m. PTA Mtg. ES Physical Education

DayACT

Scholarship Breakfast

BOE Mtg., 7 p.m.

Student Council Awards, HS

HS Last Day of Instruction

Flag Day PTA Teacher Luncheon

Father’s Day

6th Grade Moving Up Ceremony First Day of Summer Last Day of School

NO SCHOOLSuperintendent’sConference Day

Commencement

HS End of 4th Quarter

Regents Rating Day

Ramadan Ends

Mackenzie BuckGrade 8Brendon Kelly

Grade 6

July 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1

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30 31

Independence Day

Taylor GarguiloGrade 9

Nolan BryantGrade 8

August 2017

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Alma MaterNear the hills of Oriskany

Where our forefathers fought and died,We have studied that we might be

Worthy of our ancestral pride.

Chorus

When the sun sets on high school daysEach battle some victory won.

We must aim high in all our waysAnd be proud when our work is done.

Alma Mater, we’ll stand for theeLike a banner that stands unfurled,

Where we’ve entered to work and learnAnd will go forth to serve the world.

Repeat Chorus

To view current articles and information, please go to www.oriskanycsd.org

To view current sports schedules, please go to www.digitalsports.com

Administration Telephone and Fax NumbersGregory K. Kelahan 768-2058Superintendent of Schools 768-2057 (fax)

David Dreidel 768-2058Business Administrator 768-2057 (fax)

Lisa Krause 768-2063Jr.-Sr. High School Principal 768-2046 (fax)

Michael Davis 768-2149Elementary School Principal 768-2137 (fax)

Melissa Lowell 768-2048Director of 768-2081 (fax)Pupil Personnel Services

Allen Salisbury 768-2060Transportation 768-2057 (fax)

Wayne Griffi th 768-2065School Resource Offi cer 768-2073 (fax)

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS AND DELAYSOccasionally, inclement weather conditions require that the opening of school be delayed, canceled or that students be sent home early. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, it is in the best interest of the health and safety of the children to cancel school, this will be done. It is of EXTREME importance that you instruct your children about what they are to do if school is canceled, delayed or dismissed BEFORE the regular hour. Your help and cooperation in this matter are something that we cannot possibly over-emphasize. Only custodial parents or legal guardians can authorize changes in transportation arrangements, so please maintain current information at your child’s convenience.

NOTICE OF SCHOOL BEING CANCELED OR DELAYED WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE (WWW.ORISKANYCSD.ORG), THE GLOBAL CONNECT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER, WEBSITE, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS:

WBUG-FM-101., 99.7 WIBX-AM-950 WSKS-FM-97.9, 105.5 TIME WARNER CABLE NEWS CHANNEL 9 WSYR WADR-AM-1550 WUTQ-AM-1480 WLZW-FM-98.7 WTLB-AM-1310 WOUR-FM-96.9 WUMY-FM-102.5 WKLL-FM-94.9 WODZ-FM-96.1 WIXT-AM-1230 WKTV-TV OBSERVER-DISPATCH WUTR WFRG-FM-104.3 WRNY-AM-1350 ACTION 3 NEWS WFXV SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION IF YOU DO NOT HEAR OTHERWISE.

School Nurse

High School - Liz Salvatore768-2061

Elementary School - Shawn Chase768-2148

Karen Hinderling TBADirectory of Technology TBA (fax)

Mark Santomassino 768-2023Buildings & Grounds 768-2057 (fax)

Christopher P. Williams 768-2065Director of Guidance 768-2073 (fax)

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