Students from Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School were recently selected to represent the school at a week-long Empire Girls State leadership event held in late June at the College of Brockport. Alexandra Lajo Leonardi and Allyson Germinara were both selected. The New York State American Legion Auxiliary sponsors Empire Girls State, which is a hands-on week-long …
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March is National Reading Month and Weedsport Elementary got a head start with a kick-off assembly for spring reading in late February. For the assembly, teachers introduced the book “Friendship According to Humphrey” by Betty Birney. Principal Tim Cowin read a few pages and then showed a short video for the students to build some …
The valedictorian of the Class of 2020 is Garrett Sevier. He is a member of the National Honor Society has played football and basketball. He has also attended Boy’s State and been a member of the chorus. Sevier said it was his goal to become valedictorian since sixth grade. “It’s a relief knowing that I …
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The Weedsport swimming & diving team earned its second straight Sectional championship on Feb. 13 at Nottingham High School. Coach Dan Walter was also named Coach of the Year. Team members Joe Wloch, Will Sterling, Caleb Tracy, Andrew Williams, Sam Whitman, Forrest Nguyen, Ethan Gilfus, and Robert Quigley also qualified to compete at the Section …
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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association recently recognized three sports teams from the Weedsport Central School District as scholar-athlete teams for the winter sports season. The teams include boys’ basketball, girls’ volleyball, and swimming & diving. To receive scholar-athlete team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must …
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The three kindergarten classes at Weedsport Elementary held a publishing party in late January to celebrate the class books they created. The students created class books called “The 5 Senses of Winter,” with each authoring and illustrating their own pages. Students worked through the writing process, thinking of a topic, pre-writing, editing, and finalizing their …
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Weedsport junior Suzie Nemec recently became the seventh girls’ basketball player to join the 1,000-point club. Cassi Carroll joined the list last year. “It feels pretty good, especially because I’m a junior,” Nemec said. In January, Nemec was named the Toyota High School Athlete of the Week from CNY Central and the WSYR NewsChannel 9 …
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Steve Sheinkin, the author who plans to visit Weedsport on May 5, won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Some of his books include “Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” “The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights,” and The …
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The artwork of more than 40 students from Weedsport will be printed in this year’s Three Lakes Sampler, which is published by the Talented and Gifted Advisory Committee of Cayuga Onondaga BOCES. The Three Lakes Sampler features a collection of art and writing that recognizes the creative work done by students in the component districts. …
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The following students have been selected to perform in the 2020 Sr. High All-County Band at Cato-Meridian on March 27 and 28: Allyson Germinara, Julie Cook, Reilly Montreal, Bridget Hickey, Nicholas Gray, Forrest Nguyen, Ryan Hickey, Joe Wloch, Ashton Collins, Tyler Hill, Leah Hanscomb, Dylan Langdon and Emma Grieco. Bridget Hickey and Tyler Hill are …
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