S E N I O R R E C E I V E S

ACCOLADES FOR ART

PORTFOLIO On Sunday, November 3rd,

senior Haley Cavarello

attended “Portfolio Day” at 1

Lomb Memorial Drive in

Rochester, NY. Present at the

review were many prestigious

art schools.

Haley’s portfolio was

received with high accolades

and a resounding “Yes” for

entry into to RIT, Drexel

University, and Kendall College

of Art and Design of Ferris

State University’s

undergraduate art programs. The representatives rated her portfolio 5/5, and

commented on the quality, variety, and technical skill level of her work.

Haley’s goal is to attend the college of her choice to study Medical

Illustration which will afford her the opportunity to seek employment that

marries her talent and love of art to the medical field. The Eden High School

Art Department wishes to congratulate Haley on a job well done and a

magnificent portfolio.

101 Dalmatians

at GLP

Regrouped Math

2

Early Morning

Drop- off

Program

Free & Reduced

Meals Reminder

Substitutes

Needed

Students in the

Spotlight

3

Welcome to New

Athletic

Director/

Assistant

Principal

Student

Gingerbread

Houses

4

Eden Elementary

Honor and Merit

Roll Students

5

Welcome to New

High School

Principal

Holiday Sharing

Program

6

ETA Hosts Youth

Activity Night

Holiday Book

Tree

Welcome New

Nurse

7

From the

Superintendent

8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Volume 57, Issue 3

EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2019

THIRD GRADE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SING AT NURSING HOME

Eden Elementary third graders sang at Eden Heights Nursing home.

The students came together to sing carols and spread holiday cheer to the residents.

Great job to everyone that learned the songs and performed them.

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101 Dalmatian's at the GLP

Regrouped Math By Johanna Funke

The fifth grade Regrouped Math students at Eden Elementary were guest teachers in some kindergarten, first, and second grade classrooms at GLP. The fifth grade students planned and created their own math games or activities and then shared them with the younger students. It was a great learning experience for both the younger and older students and was the perfect way to show how fun math can be!

Pictured are all the fifth grade students who participated.

This year, the GLP teachers and staff dressed as the 101 Dalmatians for Halloween with Principal Loran Carter as Cruella De Vil.

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Do You Need Childcare in the Morning? We offer an Early Morning Drop Off Program at Eden Elementary School from 7:00

am to 8:30 am for students in Grades K-5. This program is designed to provide a needed service by giving parents the

opportunity to bring their children to school prior to the beginning of the regularly scheduled school day. Students will be supervised from 7:00-8:30 AM and engaged in daily low-impact activities. K-2 students will then be transported to GLP for the start of their day, and students in grades 3-5 will be released to their classrooms. Go to http://www.edencsd.org home page under site shortcuts, and click on Eden Raiders Early Morning Drop Off Program for more information and registration forms.

Free & Reduced Meals Reminder:

Please remember to fill out your free and reduced meal application.

You can download one from the school website

or call the school—992-3645.

Eden Elementary Students in the Spotlight–

By Lisa Postle

October Grade 3 Genevieve Hubbard, Mallory Ritz, Alexander Hilton, Kara Horschel, Issac Wakelam, Colin Singleton Grade 4 Patrick Tighe, McKenna Steward, Leah Meslinsky, Michael Chiapetta Grade 5 Robert Schneider, Helena Sinicki, Lina Ratajczak, William Hoyle

November Grade 3 Evelyn Pfeffer, Savannah Doctor, Autumn Coventry, Zander Lee, Ean Flowers, Troy Flynn-Fletcher Grade 4 Ryan McCann, Emma Thomas, Riley Casselberry, Emilie Fodor Grade 5 Ruger Pastwik, Mason DellaPenta, Violetta Gargano, Kaleigh Berfield

Substitutes Needed : Substitutes in all areas: To apply,

send cover letter and resume, along with application found on

edencsd.org https://www.edencsd.org/Page/10

to Sandra Anzalone, Eden Central School, 8289 North Main

Street, Eden, NY 14057

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DECEMBER 2019

High School Students Make Gingerbread Houses

Eden Central School District is excited to be welcoming a new face to the administrative team. Mr. Jason (Jay) Iwankow began his position as Athletic Director/Assistant Principal on December 20th, just in time to meet the staff and students before the winter recess.

“This combined position of AD/AP was created to help in the reorganization of our Middle & High School, and Mr. Iwankow’s energy and passion is the reason he is a perfect fit for our school district”, stated Superintendent Anzalone. While Mr. Iwankow’s primary focus will be athletics, this will also give him an opportunity to make a difference with the entire 6-12 student body.”

Mr. Iwankow earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Health from Canisius College, and a Master’s in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University. He has taught Health/Physical Education, and coached multiple sports at all tiers, for the last thirteen years. His most recent assignment was with the Niagara Wheatfield School District where he was a Dean of Students.

When asked about his new position, Mr. Iwankow stated, “I found my success academically in my career because of athletics. I know firsthand that it is a privilege to be a student athlete and how athletics overall impacts a student’s educational career.”

One of the reasons Jay was drawn to the Eden school district was the overall family atmosphere and sense of community. “I want to work for a school district that feels like home and where I can build successful relationships with all community members.”

Mr. Iwankow lives in West Seneca with his wife, Alison, his two-year old son, Jack and his dog, Reggie.

The district is grateful to Mr. Jim Graczyk for serving as our Interim Athletic Director, and to Mr. Jason Bernardone, GLP Physical Education teacher, for serving as our Teacher on Special Assignment, since the beginning of November. Their last day in this capacity was December 20th.

A Warm Welcome to Jason “Jay” Iwankow, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal

Grade 5 - High Honor Roll Kaleigh Berfield, Haley Clerc Morgan Cooper Ethan Dietzen Adeline Donovan Adelaide Fultz Sophia Gagliardo Lainey Galuszka Elizabeth Gernatt Gavin Hanrahan William Hoyle Emma Kwas Makenzie Richards Grace Ritz Daniel Sargent Isabelle Schauer Robert Schneider Alaina Sims Grade 5 - Honor Roll Sawyer Balone Mason DellaPenta Troy DellaPenta Alex Dietzen Brielle Donovan Luke Ersing Maximilian Folts Amelia Foltyniak Violetta Gargano Blake Gernatt Austin Horan Ava Johnston McKinley Lindstrom Sage Martin Ava Meyer Sienna Miller Matthew Milligan Silas Nellis Collin Nielsen Anna Ogle Ruger Pastwik Timothy Pompeo Lina Ratajczak Luke Ricigliano Madison Russillo Connor Schunk Helena Sinicki

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The following students are listed on the honor/merit roll for Eden Elementary for the first trimester:

Miana Smith Nathan Tarnish Zachary Tepfenhart Richard Ventry Aliyah Wakelam Grade 5 - Merit Roll Myles Babcock Brayden Baker Madison Bateman Peyton Dee Liam Ersing Peter Fusco Austin Gombos Robert Haag III Kaylee Hallick Liam Hauret Veronica Inserra Nyjah Jovic Reese Kinley Makhia Korst Bayleigh Krempa Daniel Lara Alexander Mrugala Marionna Palmieri Cambry Paternostro Mattie Peterson Gavin Piskun Addison Schauer Patton Schultz Collin Soda Andrew Strawbrich Garrett Walczyk Alexander Wallin Richard Weber Jodee Wesolek Riley Wierzba

Grade 4—High Honor Roll Cont’d. Lillian Koszelak Ryan McCann Leah Meslinsky Mason Pastwik Lexi Popovich Jonathan Schneider Averiana Vassallo Chase Ziobro Grade 4 - Honor Roll Joseph Colantino Delaney Jobe Mary Kauzala Grace Meyer Chase Paluch Savannah Phillips Quinn Ramos Ella Rybarczyk Macey Scott Garrett Smith Zander Walczak Jennavieve Zajac Grade 4 - Merit Roll Matthew Cole Santino Eggleston Xavier Folts Connor Helta Darian Mazur Evelyn Rowles Mckenna Steward Emma Thomas

Grade 4 - High Honor Roll Henry Agle Brianna Allein Marko Alvarez William Battleson Joseph Bojczuk Noah Cichocki Matthew Coniglio Sean Jacobs

Please join us in welcoming the new Middle & High School nurse, Mrs. Ashley Geraghty.

The Eden School-Community welcomed its new High School Principal, Jason

Lyons. Mr. Lyons’ first day at Eden High School was December 20th. “To say that Mr.

Lyons is excited about this new adventure is an understatement”, stated

Superintendent Anzalone. “Our interview process is intense and Jason Lyons

undoubtedly proved that he will be the perfect addition to our family of educators.”

A graduate of Lake Shore High School, Mr. Lyons holds a Bachelor of Science in

History from SUNY Brockport, a Master of Science in General Education and a Master

of Science in Educational Administration & Supervision, both from Canisius College.

For the last twenty years, Mr. Lyons has taught Social Studies at North Collins High

School. He has also served as an Educational Specialist for the New York State

Education Department as a writer for the New York State Social Studies Regents

exam.

When asked about his new position, Jason stated,

“I am extremely excited for the opportunity to be the

Principal at Eden High School. I am looking forward to

building a relationship with the community and the

school. Together, we can build on the tremendous

success and tradition that has already been

established.”

Jason lives in Hamburg with his wife, Jennifer, and

two daughters, Sophia, 15 and Avery, 14. The District

is grateful to Mr. Joseph Lucenti, for his willingness

and flexibility to serve as our interim Principal since

August. Mr. Lucenti’s last day with Eden High School

was December 20, 2019.

A Warm Welcome to Jason Lyons, Eden High School Principal

HOLIDAY SHARING PROGRAM

The GLP and Eden Elementary Schools again participated in a Holiday Sharing

Program from November 25th to December 13th. Children brought items to school

which were distributed through the Eden-North Collins Food Pantry.

Suggested gift ideas were for Children (ages 2 – 12): Pajamas, slippers,

sweatshirts, socks, hats, mittens/gloves, fleece blankets, books, crayons/markers,

coloring books, water colors, construction paper. Ideas for Teens & Adults:

Sweatshirts/Hoodies, scarves, gloves, hats, socks, blankets, dish towels/kitchen

items, wallet or purse, flashlight w/batteries, hair products/toiletries, puzzle books/

journals, book of stamps. Thank you for making the Holidays brighter for all.

Darlene Smith, RN Stephania Cooper, RN 992-3611 992-3612

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The ETA hosts Youth Activity Night

The Eden Recreation Department and

Eden Middle School partnered together

for Youth Activity Night on Friday,

October 18th. The event was for

students in grades 6 - 8 with activities

for everyone. The Eden Teachers’

Association (ETA), sponsored candy bar

bingo, gyms were open for a variety of

games, including basketball and

dodgeball, and the pool was open for

open swim and water polo. Members of the Eden National Honor Society and others

volunteered to assist in gym games, ran the concession stand and helped with set up

and clean up duties.

The event was a huge success and there will be two more events this year on

January 17, 2020 and February 28,

2020.

Volunteer Staff Members include:

Chris Dobek

Abigail Guzzino

Randy Perison

Linda Schwanz

Larry Millson

Amy Porter

Jeff Cervoni

The holiday book tree was

on display at the Eden Middle

& High School Library in

December.

Students were invited to

guess how many books it took

to construct the tree.

The number of books in

this year's Library Book Tree

was 377. Seventh grader,

Reiley Schwabel had the

closest guess with 372.

From the Superintendent

Happy Winter!

In the last edition of our District Newsletter, I

asked you to hold back the snow for just a bit longer.

Well, you have certainly done a great job with that

request! We still have five snow days, and that takes a

bit of the pressure off. It’s January now, and I believe

we need a bit of snow!

In this edition, you will see a few new faces- our

new High School Principal, Mr. Jason Lyons; new

Athletic Director/Assistant Principal, Mr. Jay Iwankow; and our new Middle & High

School Nurse, Mrs. Ashley Geraghty. Please help me in welcoming all of them to

Eden Schools.

Our most updated school calendar can be found at EdenCSD.org. Please take a

look at this web calendar for events/calendar changes that may be important for you.

The hardcopy that we sent you last summer obviously cannot be updated once it is

printed. One important upcoming event is our Annual Community Budget Forum,

scheduled from 6:15-7:00pm in the Elementary School Auditorium on Wednesday,

January 15th.

We hope to see you at other events! Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Sandra Anzalone

Superintendent

EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mrs. Jennifer Horschel, President 2021 Mr. Donald Sutfin, V. President 2022 Mrs. Cheryl Carpenter 2020 Mr. Jack Cuddihy 2021 Mrs. Marlene Grunder 2022 Mrs. Ellen Kindley 2020 Mr. Allan Silver 2022 Mrs. Sandra Anzalone, Superintendent Barbara Thomasulo & Cathy Dobson,

Co-Editors December 2019

Eden Central School 8289 North Main Street Eden, New York 14057

MISSION: In collaboration with the

community, the Eden Central School District pursues our tradition of excellence in personal and academic achievement. We provide a positive and respectful learning environment that places students at the heart of all activities. Students are afforded the tools and opportunity to realize their potential within our global society, while cultivating the understanding necessary to fully appreciate their journey.

VISION: ECSD is a collaborative learning

community that embraces the individuality of each student, educating and empowering them to become productive citizens in an ever-changing and diverse society.

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