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Raider pride for over 75 years!

1937-2013

2011-2012

Red Hook Central Schools 9 Mill Road

Red Hook, New York, 12571 (845) 758-2241

www.redhookcentralschools.org

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Red Hook Central School District

9 Mill Road

Red Hook, New York 12571

Phone: (845) 758-2241 Fax: (845) 758-3366

www.redhookcentralschools.org

Board of Education Members

2012-2013 Kelly Mosher – President

Johanna Moore – Vice President

Dawn Morrison – Trustee

Ryan McCann – Trustee

Ed Mercier – Trustee

Administration Paul Finch

Superintendent of Schools

Bruce Martin

Business Administrator

Donna Gaynor

Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum/Instruction

Joseph DeCaro

Director of Pupil Personnel Services

Tom Cassata

Director of Physical Education/Health/Athletics

Donna Seelbach

Director of Computer Technology

Perry Sheldon

Director of School Facilities

Clara Wittek

Director of Food Service

Jeff Popp

Director of Transportation

Roy Paisley – Principal Red Hook High School

Amanda Greene – Assistant Principal Red Hook High School

Katie Zahedi – Principal Linden Avenue Middle School

Jill Berardi – Assistant Principal Linden Avenue Middle School

Brian Boyd – Principal (3-5) Mill Road Elementary

Erin Hayes – Principal (K-2) Mill Road Elementary

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Our Mission Statement The mission of the Red Hook Central School District shall be to develop in its students the knowledge, intellectual integrity, and social consciousness to prepare them to accept the obligations and opportunities found in a complex society. The District seeks to provide a challenging educational environment that fosters and rewards the values of respect, responsibility, honesty, integrity, and community service in all its members.

Red Hook High School Awarded Gold Medal in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 Ranking of the Best High Schools

Red Hook High School has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 ranking of the best high schools in America. The high school ranks 38th out of 370 schools in New York State, and 221st out of 21,776 high schools across the nation that made the list. Red Hook High School is one of 68 high schools that received the Gold Award.

Red Hook High School Placed on the College Board's Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Advanced Placement® Access and Student Performance Red Hook is one of only 367 public school districts nationwide honored by the College Board with a place on the 2nd Annual AP® Honor Roll, for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. “The Red Hook Central School District has achieved something very remarkable. It managed to open the doors of its AP classrooms to many more students, while also increasing the percentage of students earning high enough AP exam grades to stand out in the competitive college admission process and qualify for college credit and placement,” said Trevor Packer, the College Board's senior vice president of Advanced Placement and college readiness.

Financial Audits The annual external audits have found the district’s finances and practices to be in excellent order, as determined by sixteen consecutive clean, unqualified external audit opinions.

Moody’s High Rating Moody’s Investor Service has continued the rating on the Red Hook Central School District’s general obligation debt at Aa3. Moody’s believes that the district’s financial position has improved markedly, and reserves will be maintained at healthy levels given conservative budget management and significant operating flexibility.

Highly Experienced Business Office Staff

The strong financial position and the positive audit results that have enhanced the District's ability to pursue its educational mission in recent years are largely the result of maintaining highly qualified and experienced staff working on functions such as Payroll, Personnel, Accounts Payable, Compliance, Purchasing, Tax Collection, Insurance, Banking, and Accounting. The least experienced employee in the business office has over ten years of experience in the position held. The level of experience and expertise of these employees helps to ensure the continued operation of an efficient and effective business office that increases non tax revenues to the District, reduces costs paid by the District, and works to support the educational mission of the District into the future.

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FACULTY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Lead Evaluator’s Certification Lead Evaluators certification was attained by all District and building administrators.

Project Lead the Way Training (PLTW) Steve Hughes

International Baccalaureate Training/Certifications Aaron McCasland – German

National Board Certified Teachers

Debbie Beam Yvonne Pierce Kim Goldhirsch

NYS Science Teacher Award to attend the Astrobiology Teachers Academy at RPI Yvonne Pierce

Edible Schoolyard Academy of 2012

The following team of educators and parents were admitted to the Edible Schoolyard Academy in California. The “fruits” of their training are evident when you look at the Mill Road Garden.

Clara Wittek Food Service Director Lydia Cordier Teacher Trisha Paffendorf Parent Marla Walker Parent Christine Lankenau Parent

Projects Supported by the Red Hook Education Foundation (RHEF)

The Red Hook Education Foundation (RHEF) works to enhance public education for students in our community by funding programs that promote equity and inspire excellence. It is a non-profit organization that engages the support and energies of educators, businesses, citizens, parents, students, alumni, and civic organizations to enhance public education in our community. The Red Hook Education Foundation sponsored the following initiatives in its first year of operation: The Martha Strever Scholarship for Achievement in Mathematics; the garden classroom project at Mill Road School; the middle school and high school debate clubs (a co-venture) with Bard College; and the College and Career Night event for the high school.

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Cooperative Program Activities with Bard College

Bard College is a strong supporter of the Red Hook Central School District and helps provide additional opportunities for

our students. Activities include: Debate Club, Citizen Science Days (K-5), Science Fair, Model United Nations, Language

Experience programs, Science Lab Explorations, use of Fischer Center, shared use of athletic facilities for sports and post

prom party, Multi-Cultural Club, International Student presentations, and student/teacher invitations to the Bard Thinking

and Learning Summer Institute.

ACADEMICS

Valedictorian- Class of 2012 Sophie Laing

Salutatorian – Class of 2012 Chandler Coons

Class of 2012 Top Ten in Ranking Order

Sophie Laing Chandler Coons

Erin Pierce Gianna Fenaroli

Karen Suzuki Julia Kent

Jessica Wohlfahrt Kate Davis

Amanda Burke Insun Hendricks

International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates (23 students)

The IB program became part of the Red Hook High School program in September 2002. Since its inception, 99 students attempted the full diploma, and all 99 have been successful! This compares to 79% of students world- wide and 69% of

students who attempt it in New York State.

Amanda Burke Hajar Ismail Shawna Burke Jonas Kempf Zachary Charter Julia Kent Maribeth Coons Betsy Kirtland Kate Davis Sophie Laing Hannah D’Onofrio Erin Pierce Omawumi Ejueyitchie Glenn Rothwell Gianna Fenaroli Hunter Salmon Sam Ferguson Ben Siegel John Graham III Steven Torrisi Melissa Haggerty Jonathan von Reusner

Jessica Wohlfahrt

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Advanced Placement Program (AP)

2012 ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS: (29) Average Score 3.78 Students received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams

Avis, Emily C. Kent, Julia Blisko, Rebecca Kruse, Geena Burke, Amanda Levenson, Raeanna Capano, Alexa Lindholm-Uzzi, Ella Charter, Wyatt Meyer, Matthew Diaz-Kelly, Ayari Mullen-Mechtly, Mathew Gabriel, Kyla Obrizok, Jenna Gilbert, Alexander Peterson, Charlotte Green, Rebecca Quinlan, Ellie Hannan, Devon Quinn, Kathleen Hendricks, Insun Robitaille, Megan Holmes, Spencer Rose, Chelsea Iwamoto, Naomi Safford, Julian Karpinski, Katrina Shapiro, Lilianna

Zulch, Megan

AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR (11) Average Score 3.86

Students received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher, on four or more of these exams

Burke, Shawna Pica, Ashley Butler, Andrew Rothwell, Glenn Davis, Kate Schroeder, Molly Fildes, Rebecca Totten, Kathryn Peyton, Miles Willigan, Maclyn

Wootan, Collin R.

AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION (11) Average Score 4.18 Students received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or

more of these exams

Charter, Zachary Laing, Sophie Dwyer-Mcnulty, Declan Pierce, Erin Fenaroli, Gianna Search, Cara Ferguson, Samantha Torrisi, Steven Kirtland, Elizabeth Von Reusner, Jonathan

Wohlfahrt, Jessica

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AP Exams taken at Red Hook High School 237 exams in 15 subjects were given in 2012

Biology 16 Environmental Science 7 Calculus AB 10 European History 41 Calculus BC 13 French Language* 7 Chemistry 12 German Language* 5

English Language 46 Music Theory 4 English Literature 13 United States History 60 Computer Science A* 1

French Language* 7 German Language* 5

* Not offered as a Red Hook High School Course. Students took these exams after an independent study.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores (Mean)

Critical Reading Mean Score

Math Mean Score

Writing Mean Score

Red Hook 556 553 537

New York State 483 500 475

National 496 514 488

New York State Grade 3-8 ELA and Math Assessment District Rankings of 13 Dutchess County School Districts

Tested Grades

ELA Math

3rd 2 2

4th 1 1

5th 1 1

6th 1 1

7th 5 3

8th 1 4

Lower Hudson Valley Dinner

The Lower Hudson Council held a dinner honoring the top students in the four counties on May 23, 2012. The following students were honored: Sophie Laing and Chandler Coons

ESL Family Events Monique Tambini and Leighann Lusito organized a Family Night for ESL Families in November and over 100

people attended. In May they hosted a Spring Picnic and had 90% family attendance.

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Arts in Education Program

The Arts in Education program provides programming for students through the various visiting artists. Story Laurie Grade K Residency Mill Road Garden Songwriting Story Laurie Grade 4 Residency Red Hook Bicentennial Songwriting Alec Gabler Grade 3 Residency Landscape Drawings Tracy Leavitt Grade K Residency Storytelling Susan Griss Grade 1/Pre First Residency Creative Movement and Picture Books Epic Theatre HS English classes Macbeth Mimo and Pam LAMS PE students African Dance Mimo and Pam Grade 2 Residency African Dance Gustavo Caldas Grade 5 Residency Vanaver Caravan Dance

Clubs and Activities Our high school and middle school offers a full range of athletic and extra-curricular activities, including 2 levels of interscholastic teams and over 60 clubs and activities for student participation. Over 90% of our students are involved in at least one club/activity.

Contributions

The PTA and the PTSA are strong supporters of our schools. Over $30,000 was raised throughout the year to support various educational programs. Activities and resources coordinated by our Parent/Teacher groups included: Family Fun Nights, Stories by the Swings, Reading Programs, Kindergarten Orientation, Summer Library, Assemblies, Teacher Mini-Grants, Plays, Grandfriends Days, Recognition Nights/Graduations, Field Days, Scholarships/Grants and Staff Appreciations.

Civic Contributions by Staff

The Red Hook Faculty Association (RHFA) is actively involved in supporting community and national needs with both financial support and resources. Some of the projects supported and coordinated by the RHFA include: Annual Ice Cream Social, Senior Scholarship Fund, Golf Outing, Holiday Food Drives, Adopt a Family, Catch a Rae Run, and the Hurricane Irene Relief Fund.

Civic Contributions by Students In meeting the District mission to “develop a social consciousness in our students” Red Hook students are involved in many civic contributions. In addition to various building and club initiatives, participation in the following activities are district-wide: Food drives, Adopt-a-family, walk-a-thons(runs), Soles for Souls, Special Outreach Drives, Toys for Tots, Book Drives, and Coat Drives.

HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION– WEST SIDE STORY

In March 2012, the Red Hook Central High School performed one of theatre’s most recognizable accomplishments, “West Side Story.”

Pit Orchestra

Neil Bostian Billy Carey Brenna Dolen Catie Ely Devon Hannan Ryan Hicks Hajar Ismail Naomi Iwamoto Mike Jankowiak Adam Jeffreys Julia Kent Winnie Lewis Lucy Almada Makebish Joey Martin Alley O’Farrell Ellie Quinlan

Jesse Rolfe Jed Sarabia Amity Wootan

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Middle School Production

“Sherlock Homes and the Emerald of Alcazar”

Class of 2012 Scholarship Funding Sources

We are grateful for the support from institutions and local supporters for their generous scholarship awards that totaled slightly over $3,250,500. With the high costs of a college education, each and every award helps our students reach their dreams. (College costs: 4 year private tuition $127,100; 4 year public tuition $37,800; 2 years community college and 2 years Private College $73,700.)

Institutional Scholarships $3,200,000.00

Local Scholarships & Red Hook Community Awards $50,500.00

A. Herbert Campbell Memorial Alexandra Rae Gravino Scholarships (3) Bard College Prize in Humanities B’nai B’rith Brotherhood Award CJs Italian Restaurant Clermont Fire Company Awards (2) Coleman Hagadorn Constance J. Parr Memorial Award DCSMA Woody Klose Scholarships (2) Delta Kappa Gamma, Alpha Zeta Chapter Rhinebeck Performing Arts- Theater Hendrick Hudson Masonic Lodge Herbert J. Elsmore Memorial Hudson Valley LGBTQ Youth Jack and Joan Lewis Awards (2) Joseph Chupay Memorial Award John A. Smithers Memorial Engineering Joseph Siedsma Memorial – Mathematics Karen M. Nughent Memorial Award Lloyd Hapeman Award Maynard M. Ham - Math Kingston Maennerchor & Damenchor Award Martha Strever Scholarship- Math Martin Tirsch Memorial for Music Maynard M. Ham - Math Melley-Platania PLLC Law Old Dutch Village Garden Club NYS Correctional Officers & PBA (2) Patti Donohue Robbins PTSA Awards (3) Red Hook Faculty Association (4) Raider Sports Club Senior Athletes (6) Red Hook Democratic Society Red Hook Alumni Association Awards (18) Red Hook Family Practice Red Hook Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Red Hook Grange Red Hook Rotary (2) Red Hook VFW Auxiliary Awards (6) Red Hook School Support Staff Assoc. (4) Reverend Roger & Mrs. Bernice Leonard Rhinebeck Farmers Market “John Honey” Rhinebeck Ford (2) Rhinebeck Kids Benefit Carol Denu Memorial Ruth Oja Environmental Ruth Livingston Donoghue Shane Leone Memorial Steuben Society of America Tivoli Mon Lodge 374 F&A Masons Tivoli Volunteer Fire Company (2) Vincent Singleton Citizenship Walter H. and Kathryn T. Henning Memorial Wayne Rice Memorial William “Doc” Dunn Women in Leadership Society for the Apprehension & Detention of Horse Thieves

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ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART

Exhibits and Events Over 200 student artworks displayed at the K-12th grade year-end art exhibit at Ulster Savings Bank.

16 RHHS seniors showed highlights of their IB Art senior exhibit at the Chocolate Factory. As a result of the exhibit, senior Cayman Johnson was offered a solo show through the Red Hook Can artists’ organization and senior Lorna Brundrett received a private portrait commission.

Columbia Greene Community College juried high school art exhibit. The artwork of 33 K-2 Mill Road students were displayed in the annual "Young Emerging Artist Show"

at the FDR Library in Hyde Park. The elementary art program rented "WYLAND," a traveling art exhibit, with funding from the Mill Road

PTA. The Spring K-5 Art Show took place in May. The Annual K-2 Sculptural Art Show in which each K-2 student was photographed with his/her

sculpture. Participation in the Red Hook Bicentennial Celebration. Art students and teachers created variety of

projects, including a scale model of the village of Red Hook circa 1912 that was displayed at Montgomery Place, and a variety of props and costumes worn and carried by students and community volunteers during the bicentennial parade. Mill Road art students decorated Time Capsules that were buried in Red Hook as part of the bicentennial festivities.

Awards and Honors Completed its first year as a chapter school of the National Art Honor Society. Eight juniors and seniors met the

NAHS academic and creative requirements and completed the necessary hours of creative community service. A $500 LGBTQ scholarship was awarded to senior Olivia Hackett for her work to stop bullying and harassment

and promote acceptance of diversity in RHHS. Seniors Cayman Johnson and Lorna Brundrett won second and third prize ($100 and $50, respectively) in the

2012 Columbia Greene Community College juried student art exhibit (see above).

ACHIEVEMENTS IN MUSIC

The Music Department in the District consists of very active students who strive for consistent improvement in quality and look forward to performances and competitions.

New York State Student Music Association (NYSSMA) Students study music of varying degrees with the easiest (Grade 1) to professional caliber (Grade 6) and get critiqued by an expert judge. Results are later used as the basis for all-county and all-state competitions.

Over 100 4th -12th grade instrumental and vocal musicians qualified to participate NYSSMA High School All-State wind ensemble, orchestra, and chorus participation

Dutchess County Music Educators Association (DCMEA) 17 students represented Red Hook as the Dutchess County Music Educators Association select “all-

star” performances DCMEA Jr. High All County band, chorus and orchestra participants

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Other Music Performances The K-12 Music Department performs at various events around Dutchess County throughout the year.

NYSBDA (New York State Band Director’s Association) Middle School Music Festival participant High School Jazz Ensembles performed at the Barnes & Noble PTSA Book promotion High School NYSSMA soloists performed at the IB Art Show opening Varisms concert, combined vocal and instrumental variety show High School and Middle School bands marched in the Memorial Day Parade Seniors in the High School Chorus perform at the High School Graduation High School Jazz Choir performed with the Rhinebeck Choral Club at the Reformed Church in

Rhinebeck Mill Road (K-2) School-wide Chorus Volunteer Tea Sing-a-long Mill Road (K-2) School-wide chorus Holiday Sing-a-long Mill Road Intermediate (3-5) Chorus performance at Bus Driver’s Breakfast Linden Avenue Middle School’s Beginning Band Club

ATHLETIC AWARDS New York State Public High School Scholar Athlete Team Awards (NYSPHSAA). NYSPHSAA were awarded to teams that achieve an average of 90.0% or higher.

FALL SEASON

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY VOLLEYBALL Charles Callejo Lucy Almada-Makebish Olivia Bemis Kristina Blackwell Sam Dickson Gianna Fenaroli Brenna Couture Madison Bryant Jonathan Fleming Samantha Ferguson Michelle Eggink Caroline Drayton Skyler Fustos Nancy Guerrino Hannah Hackett Sarah MacHugh Sam Gilbert Naomi Iwamoto Olivia Hackett Danielle Region Mike Jankowiak Julia Kent Lindsay Hobson Daphne Schroeder Jonas Kempf Kaitlin McGovern Hajar Ismail Cara Search Matthew Lynch Morgan Parkin Ryan Ann Kelly Abbey Velie Miles Peyton Olivia Popovitch Sophie Laing Brandon Picciuolo Ellie Quinlan Summer Mosher Aaron Ricci Alison Sagerman Sienna O’Han Steven Torrisi Karen Suzuki Katie Quinn

Jessica Wohlfahrt

FOOTBALL BOYS’ SOCCER GIRLS’ SOCCER GIRLS’ TENNIS William Carey Aaron Barkstrom Emily Avis Sophia Barber Daniel Gall Spencer Cavotti Nicole Baker Allix Coon Luis Garcia Sean Dorrian Brenna Dolen Kirstin Coons Mike Gemmel Hyung Tong Guerra Sarah Dowling Lydia Goff Mike Hahn-Rauch Matt Jantzen Rebecca Fildes Melissa Haggerty Matthew Johnson Kyle Johnson Kyla Gabriel Geena Kruse Taylor Lee Julian Safford Insun Hendricks Ella Lindholm-Uzzi Cramer LeGrand Ben Siegel Elena Howland Aidan McLaughlin Brian Messmer Tyler Sivulich Elizabeth Kirtland Christine Munisteri Jacob Moir Mike Whitman Ashley Pica Katherine Totten Ryan Murphy Maclyn Willigan Caitlin Swanson Nicholas Whelly Julianne Wilkinson

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WINTER SEASON

BOYS’ BASKETBALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Gabe Insogna Emily Avis Sean Michitsch Brenna Couture Nolan Parr Rebecca Fildes Padraic Parr Kyla Gabriel Derek Pitcher Raeanna Levenson Yegor Stjupan Sienna O’Han Joe Stortini Talia Stortini

Julianne Wilkinson

SPRING SEASON GIRLS’ LACROSSE BOYS’ LACROSSE BOYS’ TENNIS SOFTBALL Ciara Burud David Akst John Templeton Kaye Elisabeth Brisley Brenna Couture Logan Cook Everett Knag Ashley Cahenzli Rebecca Fildes Chandler Coons Trevor Kowalsky Sarah Dowling Insun Hendricks Nolan Dalton Sam Laing Christine Munisteri Ryan Ann Kelly Skyler Fustos Jonas Lindholm-Uzzi Sienna O’Han Sophie Laing Daniel Gall Tyler Mara Ashley Pica Erica Mansfield Michael Gemmel Brian Messmer Danielle Region Mia Michaelides Taylor Lee Nicholas Signor Karen Suzuki Summer Mosher Theodor Ross Zachary Signor Ye-Shin Tsumagari Claire Mulpeter Brandon Voll Abbey Velie Caitlin Swanson Drew Zarrella Sarah McHugh Alexandra Theisen

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD Andrew Butler Lucy Almada-Makebish Charles Callejo Nancy Guerrino Andrew Coons Hannah Hackett Declan Dwyer-McNulty Abigail Higgins Jonathan Fleming Katrina Karpinski Sam Gilbert Julia Kent Joshua Goldhirsch Sara Livecchi Michael Jankowiak Kaitlin McGovern Jonas Kempf Nicolette Pinto Liam Peterson Olivia Popovitch Miles Peyton Camille Queen Brandon Picciuolo Ellie Quinlan Derek Pinchbeck Alison Sagerman Colin Rafferty Rachael Seymour Kosei Suzuki Lisa Wiley Alexander Ziminski Sara Wohlfahrt

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Members of the Class of 2012 are enrolled at the following colleges and universities

Ashworth College Marist College SUNY System Marywood University -Albany Ball State Mount Saint Mary College -Binghamton Bard College -Brockport Bennington College New York University -Buffalo Bentley University Northeastern University -Canton Boston University Norwich University -Cortland Brigham Young University -Envti’l Science & Forestry

Oberlin College -Farmingdale Christopher Newport University Olin College of Engineering -Geneseo College of Saint Rose Onondaga Community College -New Paltz Columbia Green Community College -Old Westbury Community College of New Mexico Pasadena City College -Oneonta Culinary Institute of America Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -Oswego -Plattsburgh Drexel University Sacred Heart University -Potsdam Dutchess Community College Sage College of Albany -Stony Brook

Saint Andrews Presbyterian College Emerson College Saint Joseph’s College Fairfield University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Framingham State University Seton Hall University Franklin Pierce University Siena College Simmons College Gettysburg College Skidmore College Stonehill College

Hartwick College Tufts University Hudson Clay Community College Ulster Community College

University of Connecticut University of Buffalo Wesleyan University University of Florida Westminster College University of New Haven James Madison University Wheelock College United States Marine Corp

William Paterson University United States Naval Academy University of N. Carolina Charlotte

University of Rochester Lafayette College University of Scranton Lewis and Clark College University of Vermont Loomis Chaffee Prep School Utica College Loyola University Maryland Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles