The Bulletin January 2010 Volume 6 Issue 5

HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL

www.holland.wnyric.org

Dear Holland Community: I would like to thank you for your continuous support to the school district and the children of this community. You prove everyday how much you value children and their education. The district has been requested by the Erie County Health Department to host a H1N1 clinic on January 9, 2010. The clinic will be held at the Holland Middle School on Route 16. Parents who have signed and returned the survey requesting an inoculation for their children need to follow this schedule. Last Names from : A-L 8:00 a.m.— 9:30 a.m. M-P 9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Q-Z 11:00 a.m.—12:30.p.m. Community Members All Ages: From 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Erie County Health Department has opened up the flu shot clinic to all residents so that now are all eligible for H1N1 inoculation. The New York State Governor and legislators have made this school year a very difficult one financially. As of this writing the Governor has announced a reduction in the December State Aid payments to schools, a reduction in the Star aid that schools receive, totaling about a quarter million dollars. The Stimulus funds for 2010-11 have been used to offset the $4.1 billion dollar deficit this year. In light of these possibilities, the district has made financial adjustments, slowing or freezing purchasing, staff conferences, and using the district fund balance to offset this possible loss in state funding. New York State Education department has changed the date of the School Annual Election and Budget vote from Tuesday, May 18, 2010 to Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Erie County will require all schools to use the new voting machines, which will require a new format and location inside the high school auditorium to provide the voters a secure area to record their votes and then scan the sheets. Ms. Linda Poplewski, District Clerk, will be updating the Budget calendar and publicize the changes to the voting location in January and February so that all residents are informed of these changes. Candidates for the Board Education will have to turn in their petitions on Monday, April 12, 2010, 30 days prior to the Budget and election vote. Any questions, please contact the District Clerk, Linda Poplewski at 537-8202. After my five months in the district, I offer a report of some of the accomplishments made during this time by the Board of Education, the Interim Superintendent, the Administration, Teachers, and Support Staff. These items are listed on page 2. As the Christmas and New Year Holidays quickly approach, I offer my personal wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year for 2010.

Hope to see you next year. Sincerely, David F. Kurzawa

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Holland Central School Accomplishments

August – December 2009

1. Foundation Aid a. Tutoring program – started Dec. 9 b. Technology equipment c. Curriculum Audit started 2. Cleaning up Civil Service Procedures 3. Update Personnel Procedures 4. Tighter supervision of budget 5. Board Agenda – more information 6. Open better communication with Business Office Staff 7. Major clean-up of basement 8. Repaired broken sidewalks 9. Courier position full-time increase 10. Looking for Curriculum/ Instructional and Technology Director 11. Improvement of external facilities, playgrounds, etc. 12. Relocated Central Warehouse to

each building for 2010 – 2011 13. Views and Previews – Board of Education updated 14. Increase Board Committee meetings 15. H1N1 – pod for students and community in near future 16. Upgrade Cafeterias with needed equipment – more transportation process 17. Budget process earlier 18. Updating Board and Community on enrollments for the next 5 years 19. Grant application for Record Management 20. Approval of Foundation

Restoration/ARRA funds for Title 1, Special Education 619

21 Streamlining accountability of payroll 22. Outstanding athletic season for the fall 23. Added a speaker series for K – 12 students and adults 24. Adding data collection of test scoring district wide 25. Surplus funds of 1.4 million returned to taxpayers 26. Monthly meetings of the department and grade level chair persons have been held. 27. Computer upgrade for classrooms has been started. 28. White boards and projectors have been added to classrooms for

instructional use. 29. Hired a shared staff for Special Education, Behavior Specialist and

Transitional Specialist through BOCES.

30. Added 1 teacher aide at Elementary School 31. Offering Juniors and Seniors college course through ECC or JCC 32. Expanding AP programs 33. Additional dollars for staff development 34. Three year financial review and three year budgeting proposal 35. Grant for municipal/school sharing 36. 5 year transportation fleet analysis and projections 37. M.S. Auditorium seats – installation mid-January 38. Working toward central printing programs with staff to generate aid 39. Fixed refinancial bond of 2001 – 2002

DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS

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ELEMENTARYELEMENTARY

A A HUGEHUGE Success Success!! EXTRAVAGANZA WWONDERLAND ONDERLAND

Page 4 ELEMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS On Saturday, December 5th, H.O. Brumsted Elemen-tary School was transformed into a W inter Wonder-land. Students, parents, teachers and community mem-bers alike came out to take part and enjoy festivities that included Storytelling and Cookie Decorating, a Petting Zoo with Santa’s Reindeer, Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Scholastic Book Fair, Santa’s Secret Shop, games, prizes, snacks, holiday crafts and last but not least, a Celebrity Guest Appearance straight from the North Pole! Many thanks to the Holland PTO as well as all the teachers and students who volunteered their time and talents to make this years

Winter Wonderland Winter Wonderland EXTRAVAGANZAEXTRAVAGANZA

a HUGE Success!a HUGE Success!

Parents, Families & Community Members of H.O. Brumsted Elementary,

Can you believe it is already December? With win-ter and the flu season already hitting Western New York, it is very important to know we have and will continue to work at keeping all of our students and staff healthy. We continue to reinforce hand washing and have installed new hand sanitizers in high traffic areas that do not have access to sinks. On the follow-ing page, you will find our “Fever Policy”; previously sent home. I would ask that you continue to adhere to the policy in order to assist us in combating the flu. Information regarding H1N1 vaccines from Erie County via the school district was mailed to all fami-lies. P lease read it carefully and follow all advised recommendations.

With report cards going home on December 15th, I encourage you to take this time to review your child’s progress to date. Remember, this is a snapshot of the entire school year. If you have any questions or con-cerns, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.

Students will be off from school December 24th through January 3rd, returning on January 4th, 2010.

As always, parental involvement in and out of the classroom is encouraged! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me or stop into say hello. My door is always open.

Finally, if I don’t see you before Winter Recess, please have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season and Happy New Year with your family and friends.

Don’t forget to enter our school in the “Weather Word of the Day” Contest. Simply visit the Elemen-tary School Website and click on “Weather Word of the Day”. The “Weather Word” is posted here daily and we have provided a link to the C hannel 2 website.

Mr. Jeffrey S. Mochrie Elementary Principal (716)537-8250

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Gretchen M urray Sep ik is a ra re find. S he is an amazing storyte ller and ac tress who b ro ught M ary Jemiso n to life for her aud ience. So me peop le from Ho lland, my teacher and most o f my c lass were at the community cente r to share in the story presented by Gretchen Sep ik. Before the performance began, M s. Sep ik p ut some peop le in Native American c lo thes fro m the 1700’s. Some o f my c lassmates wore b lanke ts and o thers wore b ucksk in c lo thes and moccasins. Gretchen wore a b ucksk in dress and tha t made me fee l like I was rea lly there with Mary Jemiso n. Then she to ld us her sto ry. S he sa id , “I was ca lled the white wo man o f the Genesee.” S he to ld us many facts about Mary Jemiso n. Sometimes she po inted to peo-ple and ca lled us b y name. At one po int o f the sto ry, her vo ice was low, a lmost a whisper. Then her vo ice got so high, she scared us. Ano ther thing she sa id was tha t she was married twice. Her first husband was S he-nin-jee. Then she had a little girl who only lived fo r two days. Her other husband was Hi-o-ka-too. She had six child ren with him. They were John, Jess ie, Po lly, Nancy, Jane and Be tsey. After the story was do ne, Gretchen ca lled a ll the k ids with the Native American c lo thes o n to stand before the aud i-ence. S he exp la ined where a ll the co stumes came from and what the Seneca Ind ians wo uld wear. In-deed, Gre tchen M urray Sep ik is a fantas tic storyte ller and ac tress.

Gretchen Murray Sepik Gretchen Murray Sepik brings Mary Jemison to the brings Mary Jemison to the Holland Historical SocietyHolland Historical Society

by: Mallory D rews (4th G rader)

Afte r the p resentatio n, the Ho lland Histo rica l Soc i-ety treated everyone to re freshments. As you can see, I tho ught Ms. Sep ik d id a great job be ing the white woman o f the Genesee.

FEVER POLICYFEVER POLICY

W ith o ur schoo l, a lo ng with many W NY scho o ls having had a la rge n umber o f s tudents and staff o u t s ick, I am aga in remind ing you tha t we will be s tric tly enfo rc ing the 24 hour Fever Free Policy. Please no te the imp ortant pa rt o f t his po l-icy is tha t s tud ents a re fever free witho ut medica-tio n. We have p revio usly sent home two d iffe rent mailings; one with t he students, the o ther in the mail. Bo th documents s ta ted t his p o licy however a number o f s tud ents have s till been sent to scho o l the next day with a fever.

In o rder to ensure the health and sa fe ty o f a ll s tudents and s ta ff, please be aware tha t we will be calling you to p ick up yo ur child if they a re sent to scho o l e ithe r a fte r being sent home fro m scho o l the p revio us day with a fever o f if we have had commu nica tio n fro m ho me co nfirming a fever.

The Cente rs fo r Disease C o ntro l recommends tha t peop le with in fluenza-like illness remain a t home un til a t leas t 24 ho urs a fte r they a re free o f fever (10 0 O F [37.8OC]), o r s igns o f a fever witho ut the use o f fever- red ucing med ica tions.

Additional useful information can be found at Flu.gov

Thank you for your continued support and understanding!

ATTENTION ATTENTION PP AREN TSAREN TS/G/G UAR D IA NSUAR D IA NS

PERFECT ATTENDA NCE PROGRAM PERFECT ATTENDA NCE PROGRAM PERFECT ATTENDA NCE PROGRAM F OR 2 0 0 9F OR 2 0 0 9F OR 2 0 0 9———2 010 SCHO OL YEAR 2 010 SCHO OL YEAR 2 010 SCHOOL YEAR

CA NCELLEDCA NCELLEDCA NCELLED Trad itiona lly, s tudents with Perfect Attendance have been recognized each mark ing period with a

Princ ipal’s Award Ce rtifica te . This year, however, due to the onslaught o f the H1N1 virus and the

numb er o f s tudents a ffected b y it, the Perfect Attendance Program has been o mitted.

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M usician Jennifer Batten M usician Jennifer Batten Performs Live @ HCSPerforms L ive @ HCS

On Monday, November 18th Holland Central Schoo l w as host to guitarist, Jenn ifer Batten. Ms. Batten has played gu itar to over 4.5 million people in three world tours w ith M ichael Jackson’s high ly sk illed band followed by three years w ith guitarist Jeff Beck. A t one po int in her career, Batten was in six d ifferent bands, play ing everyth ing from straight ahead rock to metal, fu-sion and funk. Ms. Batten entertained students in three live performances w ith music that included M ichael Jack-son’s hit “T hr iller” and disp layed her mastery manipu la-tion of the gu itar w ith her rendit ion of “F light of the Bumblebee”. Special thanks to community member and elementary school parent, Sam Marabella (Jennifer’s book ing agent) for coordinating th is special event. This musical exper ience was co-sponsored by the Hol-land Mus ic Boosters w ith proceeds from month ly paper drives and the Annual Chicken Barbeque. For informa-tion on how to become involved w ith the Mus ic Boosters, please contact Maria Hager at the Elementary School.

Specia l Tha nks to the Zyw ic zynsk i Fa mily for the ir ge ne ro us do natio n o f a live C hristmas Tre e for the Ele-me ntary Sc hoo l B uild ing. Every e le me ntary stude nt has co ntr ib uted to the tree ’s decora tio n w ith a ha nd-made orna me nt. This year’s C hris tma s Tree is a true represe ntatio n o f o ur e ntire Ele me nta ry Stude nt Bod y.

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD For the 15th year, students at Holland Middle School, under the direction of Mrs. Newell and Student Government, participated in Operation Christmas Child. Sponsored by Samaritan's Purse, an international hu-manitarian organization headed by Franklin Graham and based in North Carolina, this project's goal is to provide a gift-filled shoebox for children around the world. Last year, Operation Christmas Child delivered more than 8 million shoeboxes to children in the United States and in coun-tries throughout the world, who are suffering from the effects of war, natural disasters, and poverty. Each homeroom was asked to fill a shoebox for either a boy or girl of a certain age category with items such as toys, school supplies,

hygiene items, candy, flashlights, and small articles of clothing such as socks and hats. These boxes were then gift wrapped, collected, and taken to an area church. From there, the shoe-boxes were shipped to North Carolina before being distributed to the children.

This year, Holland Middle School students created 53 shoeboxes! These shoe-boxes will not only bring Christmas joy to children throughout the world but also helped our students learn a valuable lesson in giving.

7th grade Mexican Christmas Fiestas

Mrs. Herráez’s 7th grade Spanish classes were busy before the holidays making piñatas for their annual Mexican Christmas celebration. These paper maché creations were beautifully crafted and decorated with an assortment of colored tissue paper and other interesting accessories. This year’s 7th graders’ imaginations soared to their highest levels ever! These in-cluded a phoenix, a dolphin, a dragon, Garfield, Mickey Mouse, Woodstock, bumble bees, birds, fish, pigs, maracas, Christmas ornaments and several monsters. Many of the piñatas were displayed in the lobby and enjoyed by students, parents and guests. Others were filled with candy and broken during the “fiestas” held in class. This annual tradition once again proved to be a colorful and culturally-meaningful experience for all.

Page 8 MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS FRENCH STUDENTS FLIP CRÊPES AT THE SAVVY GOURMET!

On November 13th, Mrs. Miller’s seventh grade French students visited the Savvy Gourmet in Buffalo for a cooking demonstration and lunch. Chef Jacqueline Frost first demonstrated how to make a traditional French balsamic vinaigrette for their salads. Then she moved on to create a delicious “Beurre Blanc” which was a rich but-ter sauce used as a topping for the crêpes. The highlight of the event was being called up to flip crêpes! Stu-

dents skillfully mastered the art of flipping crêpes very quickly! Dessert crêpes were also served with Intelligentsia French Pressed (coffee), and Orangina to drink.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT REVUE 2010 TRY-OUTS Try-outs for Talent Revue 2010 will take place on Wednesday, January 6. Students in grades 5 to 8 are invited to participate in this annual event. This is a wonderful opportunity for our Middle School students to experience first-hand what it takes to put on a show such as this. The discipline, practice and cooperation

needed to successfully perform in front of one’s peers, family and the community are skills and abilities that are valuable throughout a lifetime. This year’s show is on Friday, March 5 in the Middle School auditorium and we hope it will be the best yet! Mrs. Herráez looks forward to working with our talented Middle School students in preparation for this exciting night!

Page 9 HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE ▪ At the High School we have implemented a Peer Tutoring Center after school in the high school library. The Center is open to all students in Grades 3-12 to re-ceive extra help with their academics. High School students involved in our Peer Tutoring course and students involved in the National Honor Society have been trained and are providing the tutoring services. Debbie Tatar is the Program Su-pervisor, Elizabeth Langford is the Middle School Supervisor, and Mary Balling is the Elementary Supervisor. If you are interested in having your child participate in this program, please contact one of the previously named supervisors or the high school guidance office at 537-8215. ▪ District wide we are organizing the ESchool Parent Portal. The Parent Portal pro-vides you with 24/7 access to your child’s academic information. With a parent portal account, you may log on at any time to view information regarding your child’s schedule, grades and attendance. Our goal is to have the Portal up and running by second semester. You will be receiving an informational flyer with in-structions on setting up your account. At the high school, we will mail the flyer with interim reports on December 23rd. ▪ The end of the first semester is near. Please encourage your students to stay focused on their academics. The third quarter, fourth quarter, and final exam con-sist of 60% of the final average grade, so please do not give up. There are plenty of opportunities for extra help; including After School Academic Program, Extra-Curricular Intervention Program, Peer Tutoring Program, as well as Academic Inter-vention Services through the Academic Center, Math Labs and English Labs. Please take advantage of these programs; they are designed to help your child achieve success in school. Happy New Year!

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HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS  

SHARE THEIR ARTWORK WITH THE WORLD!  Holland, NY ‐‐ Move Over Famous Artists! Holland High School artists are taking over the spotlight!  Heather Shean, the school's Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com ‐‐ the world's largest online kid's art museum ‐‐ to display the students' artwork.  

 

Anyone can view the school gallery online at: www.artsonia.com/schools/Holland17. Visitors can browse the artwork in the school gallery by grade level, or by specific exhibits.  Holland High School students join thou‐sands of students from over 100 countries whose artwork is showcased on Artsonia.  

 

All of Artsonia's artwork (nearly 5 million and counting!) are viewable online, and any teacher or parent can create an online art gallery for their child or school. Artsonia provides several online features such as fan clubs and personal guestbooks, as a way for families to encourage the creativity and imaginations of their young art‐ists.  

 

In addition, family members can purchase keepsakes imprinted with the child's artwork, with Art‐sonia donating 15 percent of their annual product revenue back to school art programs.  

  

Headquartered in Gurnee, Ill., Artsonia was established in 2000 as an online kid's art museum providing free, educational resources for kids, families and schools to create art projects. Since its inception, Artsonia contin‐ues to integrate technology in the classroom, develop multi‐cultural understanding through art and increase family involvement in children's education. To find out more, visit www.artsonia.com. 

 

We just began uploading artworks and will continue to add art to the site. Artwork will only be uploaded if you signed the Artsonia permission form that was sent home with your child in September. Please visit Artsonia frequently for updated artworks. 

A message from Holland Schools SRO Trooper Jeff De-Pasquale……………………. The students, staff and community of Holland should be com-mended for their efforts in a recent charitable fund-raiser to bene-fit athletes that participate in the Special Olympics in New York State. On Sunday, December 6th at 12 noon, 29 brave souls, consisting of students and staff -clad only in swim suits and a towel - braved the freezing, wind whipped air and frigged waters of Lake Erie and participated in the 3rd annual WNY Polar Plunge. The event was held at Hamburg Beach and was attended by approximately 800 “plungers” from around the area. The Holland Central Schools team won the “Largest High School Team” award and raised nearly $1,800 for this great cause. Holland’s participation was done with short notice, so the fact that Holland Schools won this award and raised that amount of money speaks volumes about the Holland community and the generosity of the staff, students and resi-dents of Holland.

Page 11 HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

1st MARKING PERIOD High Honor 90 and above Honor 85-89 GRADE 9 High Honor: Amanda Burke, Brandon Clemons, Jordan Cook, Mackenzie Cook, Nathan DeMario, Kyle Dutton, Julia Hunt, Erin Izydorczak, Laura Jankowski, Jamie Jones, Kaylyn Jones, Cole Kerlin, Kelsey Perlino, William Pratt, Rachel Radecki, Melissa Ruszcyk, Abigail Schmidt, Nicole Schwab, Rebecca Simich, Emily Snyder, Barbara Sokolowski, Joshua VanRemmen. Honor: Sarah Anna, Sara Bennett, Curtis Blendinger, Devon Brodka, Jesse Brown, Jeffrey DeLaurie, Devan Donovan, Jillian Faltyn, Sara Fridman, Sydney Grupp, Joshua Harkins, Autumn Hoch, John Martina, Amanda Marzolf, Kristin McDermott, David Pedziwiatr, Storm Phillips, Savannah Rock, Katherine Trawinski, Riley Vallance, Nolan Wangelin, Jesse Zientek. GRADE 10 High Honor: Shannon Chowaniec, Sean Connelly, Jolene DeGroat, Joseph Dembik, Emily Dutton, Richard Evans, Jordan Farrant, Liza Fischer, Katelynn Groh, Matthew Helm, Candis Kapuscinski, Chelsea Kline, Jonathan Langford, Jacob Lips, Nathan Lovullo, Mitchell Maloy, Evan Moore, Samuel Pagano, Ashley Pajak, Alexis Reile, Natalie Roberts, Tyler Schwab, Katherine Shanahan, Jordan Thies, Emily Thurnherr. Honor: Amber Anderson, Deanna Bochicchio, Chelsi Campbell, Emery Connors, Kyle Crocker, Amanda Eckam, Justin Hathaway, Nicholas Kibler, Trevor Leach, Tyler Lewandowski, Danielle Marshall, Michael McMaster, Zachary Neudeck, Meghan Nowak, Kelsey Ortega, Cheyanne Rausche, Joshua Reichert, Mallory Sacher, Morgan Schmid, Caterina Smith, Stephan Steiner, Noah Veley, Joseph Zach, Adam Zientek. GRADE 11 High Honor: Katrina Cosgrove, Siobhan Hacker, Heather Heineman, Jesslyn Jones, Kasey Jones, Robert Lee, Victoria Logel, Paige Nichols, Megan Pajak, Brandi Pettit, Rebecca Reile, Lucas Reisdorf, Jacob Savage, Christian Schasel, Ian Seward, S.Tyler Stirk, Brittany Uschold, Emma Vallone, Taylor Vanderbush, Michael Webber, Grace Zilker. Honor: Jessica Hughes-Schott, Nicholas Hyman, Brianna Knopf, Samantha Lemke, Carissa MacNeill, Shane McArthur, Michael Moore, Jamie Neil, Nichole Perry, Jessica Rosenberg, Jaime Schmidt, Alex Schwab, David Snyder. GRADE 12 High Honor: Stacie Buchheit, Amber Calmes, Dana Cryan, Cara Czechowski, Meg DeMario, Craig Dietz, Patrick Dittmer, Darren Downey, Sean Folaron, Andrew Gibson, Andrew Hazen, James Hunt, Victoria Kensy, Meredith Lenz, Elizabeth Macie, Thomas Makin, Heather Marshall, Catrina Mary, Erik Murray, Joseph Pagano, Paul Pedziwiatr Jr., Corine Pettit, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Robert Pratt, Joshua Radecki, Kristie Schiefer, Thomas Sculllion, Sarah VanRemmen, Brittany Veley, Jessica Wilson, Brandon Wolanin. Honor: Brittany Bauer, Laura Bennett, Jason Buchheit, Patrik Colon, Eric DiChiaro, Mathilde Ditewig, Bryan Dragan, Jake Dutton, Douglas Hannah-Rausch, Heather Kelso, Craig Kwilos, John Mace, Timothy Major, Melissa Moshier, Brandon Nickerson, Melissa O’Keefe, Chelsea Rauch, Taylor Rock, Alexandria Samit, Heather Schneider, Jenna Shaver, Alyssa Sullivan, Megan Weed.

STUDENTS OF THE QUARTERCongratulations to the following students who have been recognized by the High School Faculty as “Students of the Quarter” for the 1st marking period. This recognition is based on outstanding effort and positive attitude.

Art – Jessica Rosenberg Music – Jessica Wilson Business – Brandon Wolanin Occupational Ed. – Axl Jakubowski English – Meredith Lenz Physical Education – Cara Czechowski Foreign Language – Sarah VanRemmen Science – Liza Fischer Health – Kyle Crocker Social Studies – Shannon Chowaniec Family & Consumer Sciences – Erica DiChiaro Library – Heather Schneider Math – Joseph Pagano

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HIGH SCHOOL JANUARY EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

The high school will be administering Regents, local and mid-term exams during the State Education designated days of January 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2010. Students are to report only on the days and times they have scheduled exams. Many students in English 11 will be taking the Regents Comprehensive English exam on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Our 9th and 10th grade studentswill be taking Part I of their final exam in English and all our students will be taking finals and/or mid-terms in their other core subjects. The following is the schedule followed by the procedures for all students taking exams. Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 Thursday, January 28 Friday, January 29

AM 7:40-10:40 AM 7:40-10:40 AM 7:40-10:40 AM 7:40-10:40 Liv. Environment Regents Earth Science Regents U.S. History Regents Global History Regents RCT Reading Mathematics B Regents RCT U.S. History Geometry Regents RCT in Writing RCT Global Studies French Regents * Pre-Algebra ** English 9 (Part I Final)

Spanish Regents * Algebra * Global Studies I * Algebra 1 ** English 10 (Part I Final)

* Living Environment * Algebra 2 * Global Studies II * Geometry * Chemistry * Earth Science * Adv. Algebra ** Democracy * Geometry Essentials * Physics * Pre-Calculus ** Economics * AP Calculus PM 11:25-2:25 PM 11:25-2:25 PM 11:25-2:25 Regents Comprehensive Regents Comprehensive Integrated Algebra Regents English: Session One English: Session Two Chemistry Regents RCT Math RCT Science Physics Regents

* U.S. History * AP European History

Bold - State Exams ** - Local Finals * - Mid-Terms

Please take note of the following related information: 1.) Students attending the Ormsby Center or Potter Road (AM Session) are expected to attend classes on days they do

not have a scheduled examination. 2.) The regular morning and afternoon transportation will be provided. If a student has a morning examination but

not one in the afternoon, a midday “area run” will be provided to take the students home. If a student has an afternoon examination but not one in the morning, the student must take the morning bus or provide their own transportation. There will not be a midday pick-up. Upon arrival, the student should report to the cafeteria until the start of the afternoon exam.

3.) A limited lunch menu will be available on examination days. 4.) Monday, February 1st will be the first day of the second semester. 5.) Attendance for all final and mid-term exams is mandatory! 6.) Students must remain in the examination for the full three hour session.

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F IN A N C IA L A ID IN F O R M AT IO N

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HOLLAND YOUTH BASEBALL

AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION

Baseball Ages 4 – 15 Girls Softball Ages 7 –16

(All Baseball Ages as of April 30, 2010) (All Softball Ages as of December 31, 2009)

WHEN: February 6th & 20th, 2010

TIME: 9 AM - 1 PM WHERE: Holland Community Center (Legion)

Baseball Ages 4 - 12 $35 per player/$90 per family Baseball Ages 13 - 15 $40 per player

Softball Ages 7 - 16 $40 per player

Copy of the player’s birth certificate required at signups for new players

This year’s fundraisers will be candy bars and daily drawing tickets. Each player is required

to sell one bag of candy (max 2 bags required per family) and each family is required to sell 5 tickets.

All candy money ($40 per bag) is due at signups. DON’T WANT TO SELL CANDY BARS? Additional $20 per player/$40 per family

For more information, contact Mark Messerschmidt at 537-2861

Town: Zip:

Phone:

Cell Phone:

Age:

Gender: Circle One:

Family Email Addr:

Parents Names:

Phone:Phone:

Signature:

Date:

STOP HERE

Y / N / NA Copy of Birth Certificate Received Reg Fee Amt Paid:

Nbr of Candy bags taken Candy Money Amt Paid:

Nbr of Lottery tickets taken Not Selling Candy Amt Paid:

Lottery Ticket Nbrs: Uniform/Pants Deposit Amt Paid:_________________ Amt Paid:

Shirt Size: Pants Size: Total Amt Paid:

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First Year Playing?: Yes ( ) No ( )

Year 2010 Registration Fees

Male ( ) Female ( )

Grade:

Baseball Softball T-Ball

MEDICAL INFORMATIONIllnesses:

Emergency Contact:

Allergies:

Medications:

Date of Birth:

Player's Name

Address:

*Candy Money Due at Signups: ($40 per bag)*Boys Travel Team: 13 - 15: $40 per player

*Additional Cost if not Selling Candy due at signups: $20 per player/$40 per family

PERSONAL INFORMATION*$5 dollars deposit per pair of pants

HOLLAND YOUTH BASEBALL, INC .Registration Form

*Baseball Boys/Girls 12 & Under: $35 per player/$90 per family*Girls Softball: $40 per player

Child's Name:

Doctor's Name:

participant in the game of baseball. I do hereby authorize the officers, leaders, or coaches, totransport as required the above minor to and from association sponsored activities.

I, the undersigned, parent/guardian of minor do for ourselves, executors, heirs, agree to hold ***********************************************************************************************************************

harmless and agree to indemnify the officers, officials, coaches, umpires, owners of baseball fieldsand facilities utilized, or any sponsors for any claims that might be asserted by us or our child as a

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