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2008-09 proposed budget goes before voters on May
20; Learn more about the budget and board candidates
on May 12 —
Mohonasen
Central School District residents will go to the
polls on Tuesday, May 20, to vote on a
$41,935,614
proposed budget for the 2008-09 school year.
Spending in the proposed
budget is up by $1.6 million over the current-year
budget. That translates to a 4.065 percent
budget-to-budget increase, with an estimated tax
levy increase of 2.60 percent.
In addition to the budget,
voters will
elect two candidates to serve on the Board of
Education and
consider a proposition to replace six school buses.
Meet the board of education candidates and
learn more about the budget on Monday, May 12 at 6
p.m. in the high school Farnsworth Technology Center
(LGI).
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 Community
Day slated for May 17
— Residents, local
businesses and organizations will join the Mohonasen
school community on Saturday, May 17 to celebrate
academics from childhood to adulthood at Community
Day: A Learning Celebration. The day will get off to
an energetic start at 8:15 a.m. with a one-mile walk
in conjunction with the Amber Teta Memorial 5K Run,
set to begin at 9 a.m. The day will conclude with a
spectacular fireworks display at 8:15 p.m.
Find out what's planned for the rest of the day.
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 Mock
DWI accident a sobering experience for Mohonasen
High School students —
On Thursday, May 1, emergency service agencies in
the Town of Rotterdam worked with Mohonasen High
School to stage a mock DWI (driving while
intoxicated) accident scene on the high school
grounds.
In the hypothetical crash scene, a simulated two-car
accident was caused by an “intoxicated” student
driver. “The whole idea is to send the message that
alcohol and motor vehicles are a deadly
combination,” Mohonasen School Resource Officer
Thomas Culbert says.
Read more.
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 Mohonasen
students and staff Walk@Lunch on April
30 —
Approximately 900 students and 100 teachers at
Mohonasen braved the unseasonably cold weather on
April 30 to walk together at lunch. This was all a
part of National Walk@Lunch Day, designated by Blue
Shield. "We need to model and encourage our young
people to stay active and use physical activity,
something as basic as walking, as a way to improve
their overall health and to stay fit," said Draper
Middle School Assistant Principal Rosemary Soltis.
"Daily walking reduces some lifelong risks for heart
disease, high blood pressure and overall weight
gain. Not to mention, it's free and it's fun." |
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Board adopts basic 2008-09 school calendar —
On Monday, April 21, the Mohonasen Board of
Education adopted the basic 2008-09 school year
calendar.
View the calendar here. A more detailed
calendar, listing individual school events for the
upcoming year, will be available to district
residents in mid-August. |
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Looking for enrichment opportunities for your child
this summer? —
The
Summer 2008 at Mohonasen Program Guide will be
mailed out in mid-April. The guide includes details
about summer school programs, driver education,
enrichment classes, sports camps, swim programs,
Town of Rotterdam programs, and more! |
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 Hannaford
helps schools; Awards Pinewood with $1,000 check
— The Hannaford supermarket in Rotterdam
awarded a very special prize to Pinewood School. The
store manager, Tim Carroll, hand-delivered a $1,000
check to Pinewood principal, Michele Hunter, on
April 11. Read
more. |
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 Class
of 2008 graduation speakers chosen —
The 18th annual Graduation Speaker Contest for the
Class of 2008 was held on Thursday, April
10. Speaking candidates in the contest included John
Anderton, Brett French, Jackie Gunn and Brittany
Tommasone. Judges for the competition included
George Amedore, Assemblyman
to the 105th Assembly District, FOX 23’s Rich
Becker, and Erin Breslin and Susan Whitaker from the
Schenectady County Museum.
Find out who won the Graduation Speaker Contest. |
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 On
your mark...get set...BUCKLE UP! —
On April 8, Mohonasen High School’s SADD (Students
Against Destructive Decisions) chapter sponsored a
“Battle of the Belts” competition, as part of
“Sean’s Run 2008.”
Congratulations to the fastest Mohonasen team,
seniors Michael Mora, Chris Marco, Alex Massaroni
and Rob Claus, who will go on to compete at Chatham
High School on April 27 for the World “Battle of the
Belts” Championships!
Read more.
View photo gallery.
View Channel 10's coverage of the event. |
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 Have
you signed up for Mohonasen's School News Notifier
yet? —
Mohonasen is pleased to announce the launch of the new "School News
Notifier" (SNN), a system designed to help keep parents and the community more in touch with what is happening at Mohonasen Central Schools.
Visit the SNN FAQ & Help page for information on how to sign up and log in, what notifications are available, how to subscribe and unsubscribe from notifications and much more.
Continue to the School News Notifier home page to sign up for
SNN! |
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Voters
approve $21.8
million capital project
— By a vote
of 1,369 in favor to 160 opposed, residents
overwhelming approved a
$21,881,000 capital improvement project on
October 16. Read more here about what this project will
fund.
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Mohonasen census: New
children in district? — The Mohonasen
Central School District is taking a census of all
school district residents who have children under
age 5 in order to plan for
future student enrollment in our schools. Please
take the time to fill out and send in the district
census as soon as possible to Bradt Primary
School, 2719 Hamburg Street, Attention: Alma DiCocco. Thank you for your assistance.
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2007-08
updated publications —
A handful of informational publications
have been updated for the new school year. Please
take the time to download one or all of the
following documents at your convenience as they will
be available online throughout the school year. 2007-08
District Calendar;
2007-2008 Food Service Newsletter;
District
Code of Conduct (K-12); Mohonasen
High School Parent-Student Survival Guide; and
the Draper
Middle School Success is Required Guide.
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Help "Fill the Bus" for Mohonasen students at
Community Day, May 17 —
The Mohonasen Teachers'
Association will be collecting school supplies to
help families for the 2008-09 school year. Look for
the orange bus from 1-5 p.m. on Community Day, May
17, to deposit school supplies.
Find out more.
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Absentee
ballot applications now available — Absentee
ballot applications are available to residents who will be out
of town or unable to vote in person due to illness
or disability at the annual school budget vote on
May 20. The applications must be received in the
Mohonasen District Office no later than 3 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 13. Download
an absentee ballot application here. The
actual absentee ballot needs to be received in the
district office no later than 5 p.m. on the day of
the budget vote, May 20.
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Board
of Education recognition nominations due June 2
—
The Mohonasen Board of
Education recognizes individuals who have displayed
extraordinary service to the district each year. If
you know someone who fits this description, download
a nomination form and return it to the Office of
the Superintendent by Monday, June 2, 2008. Read
more.
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Find out how to go on a Western Mediterranean Cruise, July 2-July
12, 2009
—
Students, families and staff who are interested in going
on this district-approved trip from July 2, 2009 to July
12, 2009 are encouraged to find out the
details at www.myexplorica.com. For questions, contact
Patrick Keegan
at Mohonasen High School in room 9.
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Mohon
Masque presented
The Music Man, April 3-6
Mohonasen’s Mohon Masque theater group
presented this year’s spring musical, The
Music Man, on April 3-6. Click
here for photo gallery.
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Mohonasen weighs educational
improvements —
Mohonasen has begun an educational
planning initiative to identify program
improvements—and the impact those improvements
would have on the district's facilities. Find
out more.
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District
vision and goals for the 2007-08 school year —
Read
more here.
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Facts
about the 2007 property reassessment in Rotterdam
— There's a lot
of misinformation about the recent Town of Rotterdam
reassessment, but don't believe everything you hear!
Mohonasen wants to set the record straight.
Read
more!
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Sex offender notification — The Mohonasen
School District has been notified by the police that
a registered sex offender has moved into our area.
You can find more information online by going to the
following Web sites:
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us or
www.rotterdampd.org.
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Mohonasen uses automated phone messaging service —
Mohonasen is able to communicate with thousands of
parents within minutes via the automated phone messaging
system. It's important to make sure that you notify your
child's school office with any changes to your home,
work or cell phone numbers. Learn
more.
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Alumni:
Don't forget to register in database
— The
Mohonasen Central School District Web site features
an alumni directory. Want to register? Click
here.
Are
you having trouble accessing certain files on our
Web site? —
The Mohonasen Web site, like most sites, makes
frequent use of information saved as "PDF" files. To view information in a PDF format, you
need to have the Adobe Reader installed on
your computer. This software is so essential
that many computers now come with it preinstalled.
If you don't have it on yours, the good news is it's
easy to download and it's FREE. Just
go
to the Adobe Reader site
and follow the
directions to download it now.
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SNN is an opt-in e-mail alert system for which parents and residents can sign up to receive
e-mails from the district. Sign up today!
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