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October 11-13, 2007

Thursday, October 11th - 6:00 p.m. - Powder Puff Football 6:30 p.m. - Chili cook off/Apple Pie Judging Half Time - Greenwich Idol Finale Bonfire following game

Friday, October 12th - K-12 Spirit and Pride Day - Wear Green 2:30 p.m. - Class Banner Competitions Face Painting/Music 4:00 p.m. - Chicken BBQ 5:30 p.m. - Hot Air Balloon Rides 6:00 p.m. - Elementary Greenwich Witch Mascot Competitions 7:00 p.m. - Football Game against Hoosick Falls

Saturday, October 13th - 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Homecoming Festivities!!!!! 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Open House Primary, Middle and High School Buildings Family Fun Music Greenwich Idol with the Top Five FOOD - FOOD - FOOD 2:00 p.m. - Tricycle Race for 3/4 year olds 7:00 p.m. - Homecoming Dance

Sponsored by the Student Council If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Facin at x4219 or Tanya Grimes at x8318.

Homecoming 2007

“Scholarship, Character, Community—Cultivating the Future”

Inside this issue:

Important Dates 1

STAR Program 2

Capital Project 3

New Faculty & Staff 4-5

∗ 9/25 - Elementary Picture Day ∗ 9/26 - High School Picture Day ∗ 9/27 - Grade 8-12 Open House ∗ 9/29 - PTSA Fall Festival ∗ 10/8 - Columbus Day - School Closed ∗ 10/10 - PTSA Kindergarten Family Pizza Night 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. ∗ 10/11-10/13 - Homecoming Weekend ∗ 10/22 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m HS ∗ 10/26 - PTSA Grades 4-6 Sock Hop ∗ 11/1 - Family Reading Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. ∗ 11/9 - Emergency Release Day

∗ 11/12 - Veterans’ Day - School Closed ∗ 11/13 - Elementary P/T Conferences ∗ 11/14 - Elementary P/T Conferences ∗ 11/16 - PTSA Family Movie Night 6:30 p.m. ∗ 11/19 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. HS ∗ 11/21-11/23 - Thanksgiving Recess ∗ 11/26 - Superintendent Conference Day K-12 ∗ 12/10 - Grades 7-12 Vocal Winter Concert ∗ 12/13 - Middle Grade Winter Concert ∗ 12/17 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. HS ∗ 12/20 - Grades 7-12 Instrumental Winter Concert ∗ 12/24-1/1 - Holiday Recess

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A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

John W. McGuire Superintendent of Schools

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year at Greenwich Central School! As a result of community support to our recent Capital Project, and following a busy summer of renovation work, we have opened school this September with our buildings and grounds in their best ever condition. Thank you for your support to the maintenance and enhancement of our educational facilities. Please join us on Homecoming Weekend, October 11th – 13th, to participate in special events and tour our schools. In this edition of our newsletter, you will find information about Homecoming, along with an introduction of our newest faculty members, an update on the STAR program, and other items of interest. As we enthusiastically enter this new school year, it is also good to reflect on the successes of our students, whose learning and achievement are at the heart of our mission, and to recall that earlier this year Richard Mills, New York State Commissioner of Education, designated Greenwich Central School as a “High Performing – Gap Closing School District.” We are proud of this recognition, even as we rededicate ourselves to the continuous improvement of our efforts on behalf of our students and the community we serve. Have a great school year!

“Through commitment to scholarship, character and community, we prepare our students to take charge of their

lives and benefit the world.”

The State has asked school districts to make homeowners aware of the details of the new Middle Class rebate program. This was negotiated in the State budget process, and has some differences from the rebate checks that were sent to homeowners last year. Everyone who receives the basic STAR exemption should have received a letter from New York State explaining what they must do to receive a check from the State. The letter includes a property code that identifies the resident as a STAR recipient. An application must be filed, either on paper or on line, that links the property code with social security numbers and income tax returns for 2005. For Greenwich STAR recipients, the rebate will be over $400 for those with incomes of less than $90,000. There are two higher income categories that qualify for lower rebate amounts. The web address is www.nystax.gov for those with questions about this program. Applications must be filed by November 30, 2007.

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We are very happy to announce the completion of our latest Capital Project which concluded prior to the start of the 2007-2008 school year. Our community can once again be very proud of the beauty of our Middle Grade building after the many months of restoration work performed. The new floor system that was installed over the summer in both the Middle Grade and Primary buildings looks great and will serve our District for many years to come.

Highlights include: *Renovation of the façade, cornice and brickwork at the Middle Grade School.

*New floors in the Middle Grade and Primary building. *New concrete sidewalk and handicap ramp at the Primary.

*New playground equipment at the Primary. *New Ansul system fire protection in both the Middle Grade and Primary kitchens.

*New ductwork insulation in the Middle Grade. *New asphalt sidewalk from a back door of the Primary to the larger playground behind the school.

*New floor and furnishings in the High School cafeteria. *New exterior doors on both the Primary and High School.

*New interior doors at the High School gym area. *New key operated basketball backboard winches in the High School.

*New concrete floor installed in the Auditorium storage area of the High School. *New concrete sidewalks that lead from the tennis courts and past the Senior Parking Lot at the High School.

*New outdoor lights that extend down the Senior Parking Lot and one installed where tickets are sold at the Football field. *New speed bumps along Woodlawn Avenue at the tennis courts along with a new asphalt surface.

*Asphalt repairs along the Faculty Parking lot between the Primary and High School. *Repaired and reconditioned surface of the Field Hockey field.

*Repaired and enlarged Varsity Soccer field. *Landscaping changes throughout each school.

*Landscaping at our sign in front of the Middle Grade and a new concrete pad around the flag pole.

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Welcome New Staff

Scott Bryant First Grade BS Elementary Education and Special Education, Plattsburgh State,2002; MS Literacy, Plattsburgh State 2003; Ballston Spa Central School 2005-2006; Burnt Hills Central School 2005. Holly Garcia Special Education 6:1:1 Grades 3/4 BS Elementary Education, SUNY Oneonta 2002; MS Special Education, College of Saint Rose 2005; Amsterdam City Schools 2007, Capital District Beginnings 2006.

Kathryn Kendall Speech Pathologist (Long Term Leave) BA Biopsychology, Russell Sage College 2003; MS Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Saint Rose 2007.

Catie Ann Kwak Special Education 12:1:1 Grades 3/4 (Long Term Leave) BS Elementary Education and Special Education, College of Saint Rose 2005; MS in Literacy, 2007; Schuylerville Central Schools 2007.

Misha Mugits Sixth Grade BA Elementary Education, Endicott College 2006; Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology Magnet School (TOAST) 2006-2007. Joanne Penman Second Grade BS Elementary Education, College of Saint Rose 2004; MS Literacy, 2005 Greenwich Central School, 2006-2007.

Brooke Vermilyea Special Education 12:1:1 Grades 5/6 BS Elementary Education, LeMoyne 2005; MS Literacy, SUNY Albany 2006; Coxsackie Athens Central School 2006; Greenwich Central School, 2007.

Elementary teaching staff:

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Welcome New Staff

Nicole Carner Junior-Senior High School Library Media Specialist BA English/Secondary Education, 1998 Russell Sage College; MA Library Science, 2003 University at Albany 2004-2006, Pember Library & Museum, Granville, NY; 2006-2007 Sanford Street & Kensington Road Elementary Schools, Glens Falls, NY. Randy Howard 8th Grade English/Language Arts BA, College of St. Rose, 1993; MST, Plattsburgh State University, 2004. Andrea Jacobs LOTE French, 7-12 Université de Rouen, Troisième Degré Certificat, 1995. BA French, UMASS at Amherst, 1996. MAT French and MA Caribbean Politics, UMASS at Amherst, 1998.

Deborah Maines 8th Grade Mathematics BA, University of Colorado, 2002, MS SUNY Albany, 2004. Diane Testo Instrumental Music Grades 5-12 BS Music, College of Saint Rose, 2006, MS Music, College of Saint Rose, 2007.

High school teaching staff:

Lorraine Werner Primary Cafeteria Aide

Katherine Gulley Primary Cafeteria Aide

New csea staff:

Jill Autiello Part Time High School Secretary

Holly Timmins Classroom Aide

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Phone: 518-692-9542

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Superintendent of Schools

• John W. McGuire Secondary Principal

• Matthias E. Donnelly

Assistant Principal, Secondary

• Kenneth i. hughes

Elementary Principal

• Benjamin a. pisani

Assistant Principal, Elementary

• Jennifer r. payet

Director, Pupil Personnel Services

• Alison Neary

Business Administrator

• Wesley clark

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• Kim fitzgerald

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Volume 3, Issue 6

“Scholarship, Character, Community—Cultivating the Future”

Inside this issue:

Superintendent’s Message 2

Girls Cross Country 3

FFA News 3-4

Operation Santa 4

French News 5

Uganda Visit 6

Guidance Office 6

Budget Outlook 7

Varsity Field Hockey 7

District Contacts 8

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Student Council volunteers at salvation army

T he Greenwich Student Council traveled to the Glens Falls Salvation Army on Tuesday,

November 20, 2007, to volunteer with distributing Thanksgiving dinners to the area’s needy families. The Glens Falls Salvation Army served as many as two hundred families this year. Student Council plans on making this a yearly volunteer event. Student Council members that volunteered were from left to right: Brenda Facin (Student Council Advisor), Christine Fauler, Sarah Tuttle, Jasmine James, Tanya Grimes (Student Council Advisor), Megean St. John, Jordan James, Laura Collins, Emily Collins, Alyssa Askew and Mike Kelly (Bus Driver).

• 1/2 - Classes Resume • 1/7-1/11 - Gr. 3-5 ELA Testing • 1/11 - Uganda Visit • 1/14-1/18 - Grade 6 ELA Testing • 1/21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • 1/22-1/25 - Regents Testing • 1/22 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. • 2/4 - K-12 Staff Development - 1/2 Day p.m. • 2/11 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. • 2/12 - Focus Groups Supt. Search 7:00 p.m. HS Media Center • 2/18-2/22 - Mid-Winter Recess • 3/3-3/7 - Gr. 3-5 Math Testing • 3/11-3/12 - Gr. 6 Math Testing • 3/17 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. • 3/21 - Good Friday • 3/24 - K-12 Staff Development

1/2 Day p.m. • 4/14-4/18 - Spring Recess • 4/22 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. • 5/2 - Budget Hearing • 5/19 - BOE Meeting 7:00 p.m. • 5/20 - Budget Vote/BOE Election • 5/26 - Memorial Day

A n exciting new program began this fall at Greenwich Elementary School. It’s called Morning Program! On the first day of each

week, all K-2 students and staff meet in the gymnasium to build community within the school by targeting Character Education. Each month a particular grade leads discussions and productions involving 13 different character traits. These traits include: responsibility, compassion, caring, self control, generosity, individuality, honesty, trustworthiness, cooperation, respect, fairness, sportsmanship and patriotism. At the end of each month, students that display these traits are honored with certificates and a celebration. Morning Program is open to everyone and begins at 8:30 on the first school day of each week.

Welcome to morning program!

Pictured above are Mr. Bryant - Elementary Teacher and Mrs. Payet - Assistant Principal with several students at the K-2 Morning Program.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT

I t has been my pleasure to be working with the Greenwich School community over the past two months as Interim Superintendent. I have been most impressed with numerous student accomplishments including the

Egyptian exhibit in sixth grade, musical performances, Elementary Morning Program revolving around character issues, twenty five high school students being inducted into the National Honor Society, State Championship Girls Cross Country and much more. You should be very proud of the Greenwich students. Also, the staff is most professional and dedicated in assisting our students to reach their potential. At the Superintendents’ Day in November, teachers spent time working in Learning Communities sharing and focusing on the best instructional practices. The CSEA staff had excellent workshops on the special education process and a session on successful business practices emulating Pike’s Fish Company in Seattle, Washington. This energy invested in self growth helps demonstrate the quality of our staff. We have two important issues to accomplish together in the next six months. One is to find the best leader to serve your schools as Superintendent. The second is to also develop a fiscally responsible budget providing the highest quality instruction for our students. I invite you to attend our budget meetings and to participate in the sessions designed for community input in our Superintendent search process. Please feel free to contact me on these issues or other important educational items. Sherman Parker Interim Superintendent of Schools

A s indicated in my message from the Superintendent, on February 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. starting in the High School Auditorium a focus group activity will be held

with members of the community. The purpose of the evening session will be for the development of the characteristics profile of the prospective Greenwich Superintendent of Schools. Groups of stakeholders will include student groups, community members and parents of current students, staff groups from the district and administration. The groups will meet in separate rooms to consider the following questions. * What are the strengths of the Greenwich Central School community? * What might be the areas of improvement for the next school system? * What are the desired characteristics of the next Superintendent? The results will be used by the Board of Education to develop interview questions and determine skills necessary for the next Superintendent. In April through the middle of May, representatives of all constituent groups will be invited to participate in the interview process. This involvement will assist the Board of Education in selection the next Superintendent. Please be vigilant for exact dates so we can get strong involvement in this process.

Superintendent Search

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students to take charge of their lives and benefit

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C ongratulations to the Girls Cross Country Team for winning a second straight Class C State Cross-Country Championship on

Saturday, November 10th, at Norwood-Norfolk High School. The Witches were the most dominant team of all classes, boys and girls, placing four runners in the top five of one hundred and thirty-one run-ners. Nationally, the Witches’ final ranking was #13 (there are approxi-mately 37,000 High Schools in America). The Witches have once again been named a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete award winner for having a team grade point average over 90. Hard work may be their mantra, but they are also a happy, fun-loving group. Pictured left to right are: Brittney Lane, Caitlin Lane, Ashley Fung, Emily Fung, Betsy Edinger, Roxanne Henningson and Cady Kuzmich.

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M r. Daniel Fischer, Junior and Senior High Technology teacher and the Junior High FFA advisor and Mrs. Audrey Fischer, Third Grade teacher were awarded a grant through the New York Agriculture in the

Classroom Bluebird Project. The main goals of the NYAITYC’s project are to increase an appreciation and understanding of agriculture, the local food system and the environment by getting students involved in learning about bluebirds, building boxes and partnering with a local farmer. Another goal is to establish “outdoor classrooms” that provide community connections and help educators meet New York State Learning Standards.

Mr. Fischer’s Eighth Grade Technology students designed bluebird boxes using solid modeling CAD software and then cut out all necessary wood pieces to create “kits” for his FFA students to assemble cooperatively with the Third graders.

On November 29, 2007, after several weeks of classroom instruction on the Eastern Bluebird as New York’s State bird, its habitats and conservation awareness, the third graders walked to the High School to hear a presentation given by Mr. Gerald Barnhart, a former NY State Director of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources. Following the presentation, the children eagerly donned their safety glasses and got to work hammering and drilling with the help of the Junior High FFA students. The three year grant will enable cooperative groups to travel to a local farm to create a bluebird trail with the boxes and conduct field research.

Junior High FFA Students team up with third grade

Pictured above are Derek Verdon, Joseph Lauder and James Woodward.

Pictured above are Hannah Walsh, Evangeline Bitzan and Alicia Anuszewski.

Pictured above is Quinn Saunders.

T he Sixth Grade students in Mrs. Aidala, Miss Mugits,

Mrs. Rasmussen and Mrs. Records’ classes held four bake sales between Thanksgiving and Holiday break. All items are priced at $.25 each. This year the students raised over $400, all of which was donated to Operation Santa Claus. This has been a sixth grade community service project for two decades.

Operation Santa

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Greenwich Gives

Greenwich FFA recently helped to organize Breakfast with Santa, a community event where children could meet Santa Claus. Over 30 FFA members, along with volunteers from FBLA, FCCLA, and Student Council, helped out with various activities during the breakfast. Volunteers helped by serving breakfast and making arts and crafts with the children. FFA members hosted what has come to be known as “the World’s Coldest Hayride”. Members also sold wreaths and center pieces that were made during Plant Science and Ag Science classes. The money made by the FFA was donated to Operation Rudolf. These students truly displayed commitment to their community and we are proud of their efforts.

Greenwich FFA - Breakfast with Santa Pictured to the left are John Barnes and Adam Thomas of Miss Mugits Sixth Grade Class

O n Thursday, December 20, 2007, the Greenwich Elementary First Grade Classes visited the Greenwich Free

Library. The trip was a culminating activity to a Special Giving Project by the First Graders and correlated with the Character trait for the month of December—Generosity. Instead of a grab bag gift, students selected and purchased a new children’s book to donate to the Library. For each book donated, a book plate was placed inside the book with the child’s name as the book donor. The bookplates were purchased and donated to the First Grade teachers by Tom and Terry Butler. This is the third year of this special project. Last year all books were donated to the Easton Town Library. While at the library the students enjoyed holiday stories read and toured the library. We all learned about and experienced the wonderful feeling of giving to others and to our community!

Showing Generosity

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Pictured above are students from the Greenwich FFA Program.

Pictured above are Kim Brown and Jackie Proch selling wreaths for Operation Rudolph.

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Thank You to the Greenwich Community

B ox Tops For Education: www.boxtops4education.com In December we received a check for $497.90 from our Box

Tops collection. We are still saving to send again for February 28, 2008. They will send us another check in April 2008. Our lifetime earnings with Box Tops is $6,426. Keep those Box Tops coming!! Check out the web address listed above for eligible products. Campbell’s Soup Labels: www.labelsforeducation.com In October we turned in 20,200 soup labels to order merchandise for our school. Merchandise: 2 Motivational Class Packs - 10,700 labels 1 Prehistoric Life VHS Video - 1,000 labels 1 Electric Pencil Sharpener - 2,400 labels 1 Wall Clock - 2,350 labels 2 Cross-Section Earth Models - 1,800 labels 1 Three-Hole Punch - 1,950 labels We still have 5,472 labels left in our account and we are adding to them all the time. Remember that we now cut and save the UPC code off the cans of soup labels. Since the year 2001 we have spent 109,450 labels on miscellaneous merchandise. Check out the web address to find all the eligible products. We want to thank all those people who help with our programs. We appreciate what you do for our schools. We have collection bins in the Primary and Middle Grade Buildings and also in the Hannaford Store in Greenwich. Ask grandparents, friends and relatives to help us reach our goals. A special thanks to Mrs. Donna Granger for her help in organizing these worthwhile programs.

O n December 7th and 8th, twenty-seven 7th and 8th grade French

students traveled to Montreal with the help of Miss Andrea Jacobs, Mr. Brady Waite and Mrs. Marilyn Dore as chaperones. They kept busy the entire time in Montreal with French-speaking activities involving food, history, art, music and culture. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves participat-ing in a hip-hop workshop, snowshoeing, a circus activity, shopping, singing, eating, and sight seeing, just to name a few. Please keep an eye out for future trips to Quebec City, France and Martinique!

French news

Pictured above are students who traveled to Montreal on December 7th and 8th.

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Uganda Comes to Greenwich

I n January, 2008, the Ugandan performance troupe, The Chosen, will be in the area. The Chosen consists of six children, ages 7

-11. They will be accompanied by two Ugandan chaperones. The Chosen dance and sing in English, Swahili and the local dialect, Lugandan. The Chosen is the children’s performing arm of Action for Empowerment, Uganda (AOET). They have toured the U.S. and other countries several times. This tour includes New York and Midwestern states for three months. Their purpose is to raise awareness of African AIDS pandemic (some of the children are AIDS orphans) and to increase cultural understanding. Additionally, they fundraise for AOET. AOET is an indigenous non-government agency with a mission of educating AIDS orphans and other extremely vulnerable youth, providing vocational training to AIDS widows, and offering healthcare to the children and their families. Local public performances are as follows: January 11, 2008 - Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Avenue at Henning Road. Optional potluck dinner with the children at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. performance. January 12, 2008 - Albany Union Missionary Baptist Church, 3 Morton Avenue. Performance at 3:00 p.m. followed by dinner. January 13, 2008 - Queensbury United Methodist Church, 460 Aviation Road. Performance at 10:20 a.m. as part of the worship service. January 13, 2008 - Greenwich United Church, 37 Salem Street. Performance at 4:00 p.m. The Chosen will also be performing at several area schools, including Greenwich Central School on January 11, 2008.

Messages From The Guidance Office

Parents of Seniors should make sure to obtain a copy of the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid) after January 1, 2008. It is available in the High School Counseling Office, the public library or at www.fafsa.ed.gov .

There will be an important Financial Aid Night presentation in the High School Media Center on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Parents of juniors and seniors are urged to attend. The guest speaker will be Ms. Maureen Reilly (Director of Financial Aid at ACC), who will “wow” you with her knowledge and sense of humor. Refreshments will be served.

As a financial aid follow-up, Financial Aid Day at Adirondack Community College will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2008. This is an opportunity to have individualized as-sistance regarding your FAFSA.

There will be a visit to BOCES for any Tenth Grade Student who is contemplating one of their two year CTE certificate programs on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Please sign up in the Counseling Office.

Please take advantage of all of these worthwhile events!

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Board to Prepare for 2008-2009 Budget

T he Board of Education is about to embark on the process of preparing the 2008-2009 school budget.. The schedule is as follows:

January 22……... Review of Budget Guidelines and Debt Service February 11……. Review of Elementary, Special Ed., Technology, Secondary, Interscholastic Athletics, & Extracurricular Budgets March 17………. Review of Operations / Maintenance, Transportation, Employee Benefits, BOCES Services Budget, Estimated Revenues & Tax Projection Data Presented April 7…………. Community Dialogue on 2007-2008 Budget April 22………... Appointment of Clerks & Inspectors of Election May 2… ……….. Budget Hearing May 20.. ……….. Budget Vote & Election of School Board Members

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W ith the entry of 2008, we come to the half way point of the 07-08 fiscal

year. Unlike the State, our revenues are on track with our projections. Our expenses are coming in much better than last year, except for the already well publicized cost of fuel. Most of the new initiatives that were developed last year have been successful so far. Our new GED class has produced a graduate already, with several others close behind. The new Chinese class has been well received by the students. At this point we are preparing a draft budget which will be used throughout the spring. There are many areas to look for potential improvements in 2008-09. We are planning to replace three buses which have been in service for many years. Also under consideration is a landscaping plan that will improve the quality of our athletic fields. We are looking for the most efficient way to provide graphing calculators to our high school students. Our experience with smart boards has been positive, so more of these will be considered. The major work of the building project has been completed and paid for. No one has asked for the fencing to come back. There is still some money left to be used for capital improvement purposes, and we hope to upgrade our computer network. I look forward to communicating our progress as the 2008-09 budget takes shape. The dates for budget meetings are in a separate article. If you have input, please contact me. Wes Clark, Business Administrator

A Message From The business Office

T he Field Hockey team was a scholar athlete team fall 2007. Cassie Hughes, Bridget Dusha, Brittanie Nolan, and Bianka Nolan were

Section 2 all stars. Brittanie Nolan was an All State Selection. The Field Hockey team was also the League Champions and Section 2 Finalists.

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Greenwich, New York 12834

Phone: 518-692-9542

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Superintendent of Schools

• Sherman Parker Secondary Principal

• Matthias E. Donnelly

Assistant Principal, Secondary

• Kenneth Hughes

Elementary Principal

• Benjamin A. Pisani

Assistant Principal, Elementary

• Jennifer R. Payet

Director, Pupil Personnel Services

• Alison Neary

Business Administrator

• Wesley Clark

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• Katherine Roome, Vice President

• Thomas Graves

• Daniel pemrick

• Kim Fitzgerald

Newsletter Editors

• Jennifer R. Payet

• Jennifer L. O’Connor

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