Congratulations to our Draper Students of the Month for the month of April:

• Back row: Elcie Ferreira, Connor McCarthy, Matt Rodgers
• Middle row: Shealyn Whipple, Brian Zhu
• Front row: Jazimine Frasier, Tori Hladik, Catelyn Hodge, Claudia Hetzer, Morgan Castelli
• Not pictured: Alexa DiCocco, Yuliano Camarena, Alexis Haley

Congratulations to all of these students!

ROTTERDAM – Sen. George Amedore took to the front of the classroom on Thursday to talk government and lobbying with students in the Capital Region BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) West Campus.

During a nearly hour-long talk with the high school freshmen, Amedore spoke about his decision to enter the world of politics 12 years ago after building a successful construction company, his job as a senator and his job when he was in the assembly, as well as what area he represents and why it’s important for constituents to communicate with elected officials.

“P-TECH programs are such a great opportunity for our students to get a three-dimensional learning experience that provides them with practical, real-world experience. I enjoyed my visit with 9^th grade P-TECH students at Mohonasen’s CAT Center, where we had a lively and energetic discussion about the importance of our young people being involved in their community, and engaged with their elected officials,” Amedore said following the visit.

The students in the first-year Capital Region BOCES program will be sending letters to the elected officials as part of a wide-ranging project that examines everything from scientific issues – ocean pollution and plastics – to social justice topics, said Principal Makensie Bullinger.

Using advice Amedore gave, the students will make impassioned pleas to their elected officials about their individual topics. The students are also creating TED Talks on similar topics as part of the project and will post them to the internet.

“I feel that it is important to spread awareness about things that people might not usually think about.”  “You need to know how to address higher officials because if you can contact these officials then you can address these important issues that you care about,” said Liz Hess, a P-TECH student from Schalmont.

P-TECH is a four- to six-year program (grades 9-14) offered to students throughout the region through a consortium that includes Capital Region BOCES, the Capital Region Chamber, Hudson Valley Community College and SUNY Schenectady County Community College.

The program’s two campuses – East Campus is at Watervliet High School, West Campus at the Center for Advanced Technology at Mohonasen – provides pathways for students to earn free college degrees in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity.

The P-TECH curriculum focuses on engaging students in hands-on, project-based learning – such as coding – to be successful in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and providing students with workplace skills that will ensure success, no matter the career path they are applied to. Through the program, business partners provide students access to cutting-edge technologies and innovations that allow them to see the real-world application of the knowledge they are gaining at P-TECH.

Below is a letter from Superintendent Shannon Shine. View the printed letter here.

“Dear Parents, Teachers and Staff,

It is with a heavy heart I write to inform you of the untimely death of a Draper eighth-grade student Jonathan Johnson.

The Crisis Team has been activated to provide support for students and staff. We have guidance counselors, social workers and grief counselors, in addition to teachers and administrators, assisting and counseling students and staff regarding this tragic situation. We will maintain additional counseling staff for as long as needed.

Should you be aware of any student or adult in need, please contact the school via any staff member so we can follow up accordingly. You may also reach the Draper Main Office at 518-356-8350 and the school principal, Mr. Richard Arket, can be reached directly at rarket@mohonasen.org.

As news is quickly spreading via electronic communication and word of mouth, all Draper students will be directly apprised of Jonathan’s passing during student lunch periods today by Principal Arket. Eighth-grade lunch is at 10:30 a.m., seventh-grade is at 11:20 a.m. and sixth-grade is at noon.

This news will be shocking and troubling for some students. Although we will maintain counseling supports on site for as many days and weeks as needed, it is also important that parents and guardians further support children for whom this is particularly impactful. Should you need further information regarding how to best support your child, the following resources may be helpful to you.

• “Children and Grief” (Hospice Foundation of America): https://bit.ly/2LpA4h5
• “How to Talk to Kids about Death” (Child Development Institute): https://bit.ly/2PWbfsY
• “Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death and Grief” (National Association of School Psychologists): https://bit.ly/2JcY9XB

At this time, funeral service details are unknown and we are unaware of whether the services will be private or open to the public. If the services are open to the public, I will forward that information to you as soon as it becomes available.

I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to everyone who is helping students and staff navigate this exceptionally challenging situation. Times such as these highlight the love and compassion we have for our students and for each other. May peace and solace be ever present during this time of grief.

In Sadness,

Shannon Shine
Superintendent of Schools”

Follow the link below to watch the Meet the Candidates forum that happened May 13.

4 candidates running for 2 seats on Board of Education

Mohon sports fans have two more chances to catch the school’s Unified Basketball team in action at home. The co-ed varsity team, which joins students with and without disabilities in competitive play, launched its season at home on Thursday, May 2 and is undefeated with a 3-0 record.

The two remaining home games are:

• Thursday, May 16 vs. Cohoes at 4:30 p.m. at Mohonasen High School
• Tuesday, May 21 vs. Scotia at 4:30 at Draper Middle School

Check out some of the photos from the May 2 game, where the team scored a solid win over Fort Plain, 51-36. At the game, student and team member Caitlyn Breen-Sostre gave an amazing performance of the national anthem in front of a large and supportive crowd of spectators. The Unified Cheerleading team provided additional support to the team on the court. The game against Fort Plain also featured one of the most recent “Warrior of the Week” award winners, Ben Parker, who scored 11 points.

Come out and support our undefeated Unified Basketball team!

2019-20 Mohonasen Unified Basketball Team Roster

• Arnold Bova – Grade 10
• Catilyn Breen-Sostre – Grade 10
• Michael Clemovich – Grade 9
• Carson DeMyer – Grade 11
• Jack Fitch – Grade 12
• Louis Galarza – Grade 11
• Dylan Hart – Grade 12
• Tyler Hatch – Grade 12
• Benjamin Parker – Grade 9
• Caroline Pecor – Grade 10
• Devin Pigliavento – Grade 12
• Jayden Ryan – Grade 9
• Sydney Sciocchetti – Grade 10
• Matthew Small – Grade 9
• Clarence SMith – Grade 10
• Destiny Varno – Grade 11
• Coach Graham Macbeth
• Assistants: Katie Bartone, Diane Blinn, Sue Petrosino, Justin Smith, Brent Flouton-Johnson, Duncan Tallman

2019-20 Mohonasen Cheerleading Team Roster

• Emely Varno
• Dimene Hall
• Alina Tarango
• Jessica Barber
• Ashlee McGinnis
• Shannon Reily
• Mandy Hatfield

The following is Deborah Escobar’s prepared opening statement that she read at the Meet the Candidates Night on Monday, May 13.

“Thank you for this opportunity to talk to you about why I am running for re-election to the Mohonasen school board.

When I first ran three years ago, I did so because I knew that public education was under attack. Hedgefund investors were using their money and influence to attack public schools in an attempt to privatize education. They pushed reforms like standardized testing in an effort to label public schools, teachers, and students as failures. This is why I became an education activist in 2014. While I feel that my background has been helpful to the Mohonasen community, unfortunately things have not improved over the last three years.

Although minimal changes have taken place, test scores are still based on inflated benchmarks that are not developmentally appropriate, falsely labeling large numbers of our students as not proficient. For example, only 24% of eighth grade students were marked proficient on the 2016 State math test, yet 74% of the same cohort passed the Algebra 1 Regents exam a year later. For a data-driven education movement, they pay little attention to the glaring facts that tell us standardized testing has been a failure.

This year, even though the State Education Department and Regents declared that parents are allowed to opt-out, they doubled down when they scored opt-outs as zeroes for placing schools on the ESSA accountability list, and made the majority of criteria for the list dependent on state test scores. This unfairly penalized schools like our own Draper Middle School. I say this to our Governor, legislators, Commissioner Elia, and Regents. Our children are not political pawns. Though all schools can, and should, improve, it is unethical to skew unreliable testing results in order to label a school a failure. I am Mohon Proud and our schools are quality schools, as evidenced by our high graduation rate.

This year we did not receive enough foundation aid from the state to meet our budget. Stuck between a tax cap that has now become permanent, and a Governor who refuses to acknowledge the need and importance of adequate school funding, we had to make some heart wrenching decisions and let valuable people go. We may have lost the battle this year, but we must continue the fight to make sure that our students receive what they deserve in the way of foundation aid, and that legislators help us find answers for the problems of high health insurance and rising prescription costs. I ask for your vote to keep me in that fight.

I would also like to say that I am honored to run alongside Chad McFarland, who proved his worth to the school board in a previous term, and I hope to work with him once again. Thank you.”

Assemblyman Santabarbara to Host Arrive Alive Prom Pledge Signing at Mohonasen High School

Students Pledge NOT to Drink and Drive, Parents Promise to Give a Ride Home Anytime – No Questions Asked

Ahead of this year’s prom, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is hosting a special event to talk to teens about the consequences of drinking and driving. Students will assemble in the high school auditorium to sign Santabarbara’s Arrive Alive pledge — teens to make a promise not to drink and drive or ride with anyone who has done so and parents to promise to give a ride home at any time, no questions asked. The Arrive Alive Pledge has been made available to high school students in the Albany, Montgomery and Schenectady County school districts represented by Assemblyman Santabarbara.

“One life lost to drunk driving is one too many, especially since drinking and driving accidents are completely preventable,” said Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara. “That’s why I’ve partnered with the schools in my district, like Mohonasen, to encourage teens and their parents to take the Arrive Alive pledge. Prom should always be about having fun and celebrating the end of a successful school year – it should never end in tragedy.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 teen drivers involved in a car crash had alcohol in their system. Further, young drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 are 17 times more likely to die in a car crash when they’ve been drinking and had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over .08 percent. However, even at a lower BAC, judgment and ability is impaired, which can lead to potentially devastating consequences.

High school students worked on designing and building a new mailbox for Finn, a therapy dog that visits Bradt Primary every week!

Finn is an Australian Cattle-dog mix and attends Bradt two times a week and goes to four or five classes each day with Erin. Finn also helps work with smaller groups of students and sometimes the children read stories to him. 

Finn has his own mailbox where the students write to him and send him pictures.

Attention 12th-grade parents: Keeping with tradition, we are asking for two photos of each graduate (ideally one old, one new), which will be displayed at the end-of-the-year senior celebrations.

Please send photos and the student’s name to seniorpictures@mohonasen.org.

Deadline for photos is Friday, May 31. If you have not sent in photos by this date, the student will not be included in the slideshow.

As a junior, Chris Cowell chose to explore the field of education, as recommended by his sisters.

He completed two elementary internships, which he enjoyed, but ultimately decided to shift his career path to studying criminal justice in college.

“I am thankful I had the chance to experience the field of education,” Cowell said. “I now have a clearer sense of my future career goals as a result of this valuable experience.”

Connecting students like Chris to local businesses – both to encourage the opportunity to try out an industry before college, and to get feedback from employers about what skills Mohonasen students need to strengthen — is exactly what the Mohonasen Business Advisory Board is trying to achieve. The goal is to create a space where the school district and local businesses can collaborate to help ensure that students experience positive career and workforce readiness.

View photos from the meeting on Facebook here.

“We want to know what you know,” Community Business Coordinator Graham Macbeth told a room of area businesses and organizations who attended a May 14 Business Advisory Board meeting. “We want your expertise. We want to know what skills are required in your offices that our students need.”

In attendance that day were representatives from several Mohonasen departments including Special Education, Science and Technology, the Counseling Office, the Center for Advanced Technology and some students. There were also representatives from Schenectady ARC, local rental offices, First New York Federal Credit Union, local hair salons, MiSci, SUNY Schenectady, Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Schenectady County, Price Chopper, plumber and carpenter unions, General Electric, Saratoga National and more.

“Our business partners play an important role in helping students find their path and nurture their career skills,” Sue Petrosino said at the meeting. Ms. Petrosino is the other community business coordinator of the Mohonasen Business Advisory Board. “Together we are developing tomorrow’s workforce.”

Barbara Kessler of Price Chopper and Mark Vermilyea of General Electric both shared their thoughts about career development.

The next Advisory Board meeting dates are Tuesday, Oct. 8, Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Tuesday, May 5. The meetings are from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Center for Advanced Technology.

If you have any questions or want to get involved, contact Ms. Petrosino at spetrosino@mohonasen.org or 518-356-8345.

Mohonasen residents approved the district’s 2019-20 school budget with 771 yes votes and 360 no votes, a margin of 68 percent.

Voters also approved a proposition to purchase four full-size, 72-passenger buses and two 33-passenger buses. A total of 818 voted in favor and 308 voted against, a margin of 72 percent.

Residents elected incumbent Deborah Escobar (667 votes) and Chad McFarland (720 votes), who had previously served on the Board of Education. Candidates ran at-large and were elected to unpaid, three-year terms that begin on July 1.

“This was a challenging budget to develop,” said Superintendent Shannon Shine. “Throughout the process, we listened to the community. Despite difficult decisions to reduce expenditures through staffing reductions, we were able to preserve all programs for students.  The community demonstrated that they have been heard and the results are evident tonight. We appreciate everyone who came out to vote today and are encouraged by the community’s continued support of our schools.”

Please join the Integrated Intervention Team from the NYS Education Department for a Parent Focus Group. The purpose of the meeting is to provide valuable parent feedback to the ITT.  

The meeting will take place from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m on Thursday, May 30 in the Draper Library.  All Draper parents are welcome.  

Seven amazing Mohonasen students were recognized for their strong character and leadership at an area Student Leadership Breakfast, hosted recently by the State Administrators Association of New York.

Congratulations to Pinewood students Abby Quenneville, Nate Mansky, and Laurel Karp. 

Also, from Draper Middle School: Arianna Audette, Jillian Collins, Lucas Braccini, and Jesse Mathis.

Well done, students!

Congratulations to the Mohonasen High School honor roll students for the third quarter:

9th Grade Gold Honor Roll

• Andriola, Justin
• Brazee, Ryan
• Bush, Courtney
• Colamarino, Laura
• Condon, Lora
• Cox, Lia
• Cuomo, Loren Asselli
• D’Allaird, Isaac
• DiGesare, Sophia
• Fish, Emma
• Fish, Sarah
• Fusco, Benedetto
• Gadoury, Arriannah Nevaeh Lynda
• Galusha, Angelina Michele
• Gaudio, Katilyn
• Kelly, Michael
• Lonergan, Cara
• McCumber, Lily E.
• McFarland, Ella Catherine
• Middleton, Megan
• Nguyen, Doan Trong Thanh
• Pacifico, Alyssa
• Phillips, Hunter
• Pochobradsky, Benjamin Stuart
• Pollizatto, Alexandria
• Preissler, Grace
• Quenneville, Emma
• Reedy, Kaitlyn
• Reohr, Cameron
• Scavullo, Vincent
• Standhart, Olivia
• Supaul, Bonnieta
• Tedford, Olivia
• Tracy, Lahna Grace
• Volk, Julianna Nikole

10th Grade Gold Honor Roll

• Boyle, Caoilfhionn Z
• Cemerys, Klementyna
• Gandrow, Emily
• Hart, Madeline
• Holloway, Michael
• Jurgelon, Michael
• Madden, Alexa
• McCarthy, Kyra Lyn
• Monroe, Gabriella Elisabeth Mary
• Morgan, Nicholas
• Morrissey, Logan
• Mostoller, Nathan
• Muller, Mattison
• Nadareski, Rachel
• Pusz, Caitlin
• Ridgeway, Zachary
• Rifenburg, Ty Hunter
• Sardos, Jade
• Sherman, Kate
• Signore, Sydni

11th Grade Gold Honor Roll

• Audette, Veronica
• Brazee, Emily
• Bui, Kelley
• Conway, Mary Kathryn
• DiGiuseppe, Adeana Marie
• Esposito, Christina
• Esposito, Zachary
• Gestring, Zachary
• Huba, Julianna
• Jordan, Timothy
• Marsh, Joseph Dylan Clifton
• Mc Murray, Craig
• McWilliams, Julian Alexander
• Perretta, Ashley
• Phillips, Emma
• Raucci, Olivia
• Sacchetti, Sophia
• Sloan, Madeleine Maeve
• Smith, Justin
• Stewart, Jenna
• Whalen, Genesis Aurora

12th Grade Gold Honor Roll

• Bencze, Malcolm
• Busjit, Ravena
• Calkins, Lena
• DeCocco, Bailey
• Denning, Emily Marie
• Dunleavy, Brendan
• Graham, Daniel
• Hiscock, Kelsey
• Jalwaj-Soubai, Youssef
• Jordan, Charles Harrison
• Mach, Tiffany Lieu
• Samborin, Ashley Nicole
• Sardos, Jaynie
• Serafini, Nina Pauline
• Shendler, Ryan Scott
• Sherman, Anna
• Stanley, Abbigail
• Tallman, Duncan
• Tegiacchi, Rebecca
• Van Blarcom, Kyle
• Zonis, Clara L.

9th Grade Silver Honor Roll

• Adriance, Alyssa
• Baumgartner, Benjamin
• Bennett, Tristin Jane
• Brown, Sophia
• Cimino, Mackenzie
• Clemovich, Michael
• Cooper, Justin Dominick
• Cornell, Kyle
• Desbiens, Leah
• Ewiss, Nora Mohamed
• Francis, Haley
• Gannon, Lucas
• Gonzalez, Vayda Kristine
• Grock, Julia
• Hausgaard, Rebecca
• Hess, Elizabeth
• Kraft, Jocelyn Roberta
• Letson, Jodie
• Li, Vicky
• MacVilla, Nicholas Joseph
• McNeill, Alonzo
• O’Connor, Marissa
• Parker, Benjamin Paul
• Parody, Amy-Elizabeth Rose
• Pavone, Alexa Marie
• Perez-Tucker, Zionna
• Perry, Vail
• Randt, Alexandra Elizabeth
• Rice, Andrew
• Riley, Ross
• Rodriguez, Leo George
• Schweizer, Dominic
• Singh, Joshua
• Small, Matthew
• Stissi, Angela
• Swan, Mattison
• Toukatly, Sara Ann
• Ullman, Katherine
• Valcourt, Shawn-Paul
• Willey, Kyle
• Zullo, Justin

10th Grade Silver Honor Roll

• Anzalone, Samuel
• Blackstone, Natalie Marie
• Chaitram, Kameni Kavita
• Della Rocco, Abigail
• DeMatteo, David
• DeNofio, Nicholas
• DiSanto, Antonio
• Finn, Caitlin
• French, Michael
• Hilder, Isabella
• Hotaling, Allison
• Jenks, Dylan
• Laudano, Chloe Cynthia-Louise
• Li, Michelle
• Little, Nina Renee
• Lopez, Marcos Julian
• Lyman, Noel
• Maitino, Julie
• Margison, Kyle
• Marx, Savannah
• Mikropoulos, Spiro
• Mootoo, Jeson
• O’Connor, Amanda
• O’Flaherty, Rylee Grace
• Pappas, Anastacia Precious
• Pease, Kailey
• Raed, Angel Joy
• Relyea, Noelle
• Romano, Gabriel
• Schoonmaker, Andrew
• Shattuck, Ethan Thomas
• Sheremeta, Matthew
• Smith, Gwyneth
• Zarrelli, Marcus

11th Grade Silver Honor Roll

• Armour, Tarah Marie
• Barry, Sierra Grace
• Britten, Alek
• Bronson, Breyauna Jayde
• Caffarella, Jonathan
• Degener, Tessa
• DeMyer, Carson
• Dilbone, Abigail Grace
• Eckl, Stephanie
• Fasolino, Ava Rose
• Fiozzo, Juliet
• Fowler, Sadie
• Frank, Brenden
• French, Julia
• Gagliardi, Anthony
• Gagnon, Cameron
• Gatchell, Lily
• Hodge, Cyle M.
• Hopkins, Kayla
• Jarvais, Keegan
• Lester, Jenna
• Lupi, Amber Rose
• Mastromarchi, Joshua
• Memoli, David
• Pettit, Skylar
• Phillips, Spencer
• Pierce, Michael
• Rapp, Nikolas
• Russell, Camrin
• Shelmerdine, Devin
• Sinisgalli, Emma Caroline
• Snyder, Hannah
• Spadaro, Victoria
• Tariq, Saad
• VanNordstrand, Michael Owen
• Walter, Eric
• Winters, Jakob
• Woodard, Charles
• Zhao, Xin Yi
• Zuend, Amber

12th Grade Silver Honor Roll

• Alden, George
• Berube, Nicholas Ryan
• Bigness, Samantha Rose
• Boettner, Isiah
• Calkins, Logan
• Drake, Emma
• Fiore, Dakota
• Gonzalez, Raven Imya
• Hart, Dylan Robert
• Howard, Nicholas
• Moon, Jason
• Olsen, Hailee Patrice
• Pigliavento, Devin
• Racana, Emily
• Ramson, Kianna
• Reedy, Daniel
• Sefcovic, Danielle Erin
• Singleman, Katelyn Rose
• Smith, FelipMarvin
• Soulia, Lauren
• Stewart, Jessica Rose
• Taranto, Veronica
• Therrien, Jacob
• Valentino, Angelina
• Wang, Sue
• Woodward, Timothy

9th Grade Bronze Honor Roll

• Albee-Tisdale, Hailee Rose
• Butler, Louise J
• Collins, Gregory
• Curcio, Evan Mark-Scott
• DeJoy, Thomas
• D’Elisiis, Mattia
• DiSorbo, Mackenzie Colleen
• Dykeman, Paul Lawrence Yoo
• Farnsworth, Andrew
• Gayle, Shauri
• Gershon, Isaiah Lee
• Girard, Kenneth
• Gonnelly, Ethan
• Grogan, Ari’yanna Lee
• Hatch, Noah
• Hill, Jordyn Caleb
• Jaster, Joseph
• Laustrup, Jacob
• Martinez-Salazar, Anthony
• Mihalek, Kaytlin Ann
• Neale, Arnez Sincere
• Park, Justin
• Pierre, Tirajae Emmanuel
• Santana, Madison L.
• Seetaram, Brandon Yashwan
• Skoda, Andrea
• Smith, Ashley
• So, Jennifer Y
• Starr, Gavyn
• Wright, Kameron Thomas
• Yetto, Matthew

10th Grade Bronze Honor Roll

• Arbeeny, Jenna Leigh
• Beblowski, Amanda Marie
• Bissoondyal, Andrew
• Cancilla, Andrew Michael
• Cartier, Dakota Rayne
• Cartier, Piper Ann
• Daunais, Allison
• Dearbeck, Alyssa
• Dennis, Paul
• Dias, Steven
• Duell, Emma
• Esposito, Joshua
• Farrell, Zoey
• Flouton, Lily
• Hackett, Theodore
• Herrick, Keeley Rae
• Hiscock, Lauren
• Iadicicco, Nicholas
• Isles, Sean
• Lowe, Braeden
• Martin, McKaden Patrick
• Nielsen, Krystal Elizabeth
• Paluch, Kelsey Marie
• Perez, John
• Plumadore, Cody
• Reinke, Tyler
• Robinson, Ayanna Nate
• Rogers, Elisha
• Santiago, Aviahna Idalia
• Shaul, Cristina
• Shendler, Kyle
• Shepard, Krissy
• Simmons, Mackenzie
• Smith, Clarence
• Spaulding, Rylee Elizabeth
• Strauss, Amanda Klairyce
• Tedisco, Emma
• Vanderwarker, Isabella L
• Warner, Bailey Morgan
• Willis, Jesus Rahi Raeem
• Wolcott, Kristine
• Zhao, Yi

11th Grade Bonze Honor Roll

• Adamec, Katherine
• Bailey, Christa Ann Cathrine
• Barnes, Nicholas
• Belcastro, Nathan
• Brooks, Alexander
• Campos, Max Bill
• Cecil, Rebecca
• Cocco, Siara Christine
• Coelho, Drew
• Collins, Margaret
• Coppola, Montana
• Costanzo, Sara Rose
• Countryman, Jocelyn
• Cramer, Lauren
• Crawford, Bianca Louise
• De Piero, Dominic
• Dean, Alexander Christian
• Fox, Nicholas
• Gandrow, Nathan
• Hallberg, Tyson
• Hamblet, Alyssa
• Harris, Tianna
• Henry, Jasmine Eve
• Hetzer, Justin Andrew
• Hudson, Waverlee Dean
• LedDuke, Dennis J.
• Lepore, Joshua Joseph
• Lofstrom, Shaelin Michaela
• Loika, Joshua Alexander
• Lonergan, Joshua
• Lott, Breanna Lynn
• Mach, Emily
• Mannato, Eric
• Nazir, Aftab
• Neeley, Myles
• O’Clair, Isabella
• Peña Sosa, Maria
• Peña, Grisbel
• Potts, Emily
• Relyea, Victoria
• Robles, Hailey Alexis
• Roman, Gavin
• Ross, Joshua Raymond
• Salhan, Anita Raj
• Singh, Randeep
• Skoda, Alexandra
• Slingerland, Stavros
• Smith, Kaitlyn
• Starr, Eric
• Taylor, Sapphire DeAsia
• Thompson, David Alexander
• VanSchaick, Jacob Edison

12th Grade Bronze Honor Roll

• Alesio, Catherine
• Bradt, Dylan
• Chahal, Gursimran
• Chaney, Isaiah Mekhi
• Colberg, Natalie Logan
• Corsaro, Marissa
• Edwards, Olivia Rose
• Foti, Lauren
• Frank, Jonathan
• Heitzman, Elizabeth Ann
• Koretnicki, Kimberly
• Le, Mai Trinh
• Liegeot, Skyler
• Madden, Skylar
• Mathis, Sophie
• McBride, Kelsey
• McLeod, Cameron Alexander
• Moutray, Kasey Lynne
• Neary, Brittney
• Paul, Cecilia
• Pecor, Brian Paul
• Pitt, David Joseph
• Provost, Max
• Rafferty, Emma
• Richmond, Nicholas James
• Shaw, Navi
• Sheremeta, Kevin
• Sicilia, Abigail
• Tuohy, Cheyenne Elizabeth
• Vumbaco, Kateri Grace
• Welch, Russell
• Williams, Troy
• Wright, Cole Michael

Bradt students raised $2,827.48 for the Ronald McDonald House by reading this school year.

Students Hannah and Brooke Toukatly were invited to celebrate at the RMH.

June 2019 Regents Review Sessions

The Humanities Department will be offering 10th-period review for students taking Regents Exams in June in Global History, U.S. History and English.

Each teacher established their own review schedule and students are invited and encouraged to attend all of their teacher’s review sessions.

Mrs. Bartlett, Room 26

• Wednesday, May 29:  Government (Articles of Confederation &
• Constitutional Principles)
• Thursday, May 30: Thematic Essay Review (Govt Actions)
• Wednesday, June 5: Top Ten Tested Presidents
• Thursday June 6: Thematic Essay Review (Supreme Ct)
• Wednesday, June 12: Reform Movements
• Thursday, June 13: Thematic Essay Review (Geography)

Mr. Sabourin, Room 75

• Thursday, June 13
• Friday, June 14
• Monday, June 17

Mrs. Wallace, AP/ Global 10, Room 35

• Thursday, June 6
• Thursday, June 13
• Wednesday, June 19

Mrs. Wallace, Global 9, Room 35

• Wednesday, June 5
• Wednesday, June 12

Ms. Von Stetina, Global 10, Room 30

• Wednesday, June 5
• Wednesday, June 12

Mr. Massaroni, Room 65

• Wednesday, June 19, 9 to 11 a.m.

Additional Regents Review Resources

• http://www.wcny.org/education/regentsreview/
• http://www.wmht.org/regentsreview/
• https://www.regentsprep.org/
• Past exams for global history https://www.nysedregents.org/GlobalHistoryGeography/
• Past exams for U.S. history https://www.nysedregents.org/USHistoryGov/home.html
• Past exams for ELA https://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/home.html

The Mohonasen High School Jazz Ensemble was one of three area high school jazz bands to be invited to perform for Chuck Mangione at a concert being given in his honor.

Born in Rochester, NY, Chuck Mangione is an American composer, trumpeter and flugelhorn player who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single “Feels So Good.” He has released over 30 albums since 1960.

The Mohonasen HS Jazz Ensemble will be performing “Bellavia,” by Chuck Mangione, “Night and Day,” by Cole Porter, arr. by Mark Taylor, and ‘A Quiet Heart,” by Pete McGuinness.  Several soloists within the ensemble will be featured at this concert.  Additionally, the Mohonasen students will have the opportunity to meet and speak with Chuck Mangione at this prestigious event.  Other ensembles that will be performing include the Schuylerville High School Jazz Ensemble, The Saratoga Springs High School Jazz Ensemble and the Avante Garde Drum Corps.

The concert will be held at Lake Avenue Elementary School (126 Lake Avenue) in Saratoga Springs at 7:00 PM on Friday, June 7, and is open to the public.  Tickets are available at https://avantgardealumni.com/

Congratulations to the members of the group for this honor!  We hope that you will consider attending this concert that evening in support of our students.

Ensemble performers

Saxophones

• Zy’Aijha Epperson
• Ethan Shattuck
• Madeline Hart
• Isaac D’Allaird
• Laura Rickard
• Dylan Jenks
• Ty Rifenburg
• Amanda Strauss

Trumpets

• George Alden
• Sophie Mathis
• Abigail Thomas
• Kaitlyn Reedy
• Aaron Armour
• Aidan Brisley
• Kaitlyn Smith

Trombones

• Juliet Fiozzo
• Tarah Armour
• Abbey Black
• Emily Ellers
• John Ogden

Drum Set

• Anthony Napoli

Guitar

• Evan Curcio

Piano

• Nathan Mostoller

Bass

• Kevin Gildharry