The Box Tops committee will be meeting soon to count and sort Box Tops. Please bring in Box Tops to the collection bin inside the main entrance of the elementary school or send them to school with your child on a Collection Sheet or in an envelope or bag. Please note that the Box Tops program does not accept expired Box Tops. Thank you for participating!

Performing groups from all three buildings presented concerts in the theater and throughout the community during the month of December. Please click here to view additional photos.

Clinton Middle School wants to thank of all our parents and community members who participated in our annual Holiday Fundraiser and Gift Giving. In combination with our local Salvation Army, faculty, staff and students, we were able to help 31 local families with gift cards and food baskets!

We also wanted to specifically thank our advisers and students in the Middle School Honor Society, Middle School Student Council as well as the Kirkland Police Department for their tremendous contributions. Without their support, this drive would not have been possible!

The Clinton High School Art Department and Clinton Pottery have raised $4169.90 for Puerto Rico through the "Pottery for Puerto Rico" effort. Funds will be sent to to the Glenview Baptist Church in Ponce, PR for distribution. Thank you to all who have contributed.

Below you will find the dates of several upcoming school spirit days at Clinton Elementary:

• Monday, January 22 - Decade Day! Dress like you are from a different decade.
• Monday, February 5 - Happy day! Wear a shirt with a positive/happy message and take the time to make someone extra happy today in some way.
• Wednesday, February 14 - Valentine's Day! Wear red or pink.

The CCS Indoor Track teams have been chewing up the record books in recent meets this season.

For the boys:

Junior Robert Musante set a new record in the 45 meter dash of 5.9 (hand-held time) to surpass the 6.0 record that was shared by Nick Williams (2014/15) & Nick Kowalczyk (2015/16). Both "Nicks" ended up running after graduation for Utica College.

8th graders Kass Gifford and Mesafint Ellingson have exploded onto the scene by significantly contributing to the team's point totals on the scoreboard.

Only half-way through the season Gifford has already surpassed the school record for "points in a season by an 8th grader" with 47 so far. However, this record is far from "in stone" as Ellingson is right on Gifford's heels with 46 points of his own! The old record was 10 set by distance stand-out Jon Kulpa as an 8th grader in 2010/11. Kulpa also went on to run for Utica College.

Not to be outdone, the girls have responded with record setting performances as well:

Sophomore Gloria Kramer broke the 45 dash record in 6.5 (hand-held time) previously held by Victoria Gudnaya of 6.6 in 2015/16.

Fellow Sophomore Roxee Hughes took down the 50 meter hurdles record in 8.5 (hand-held time) to surpass "multiple state meet athlete" Alayna Lofgren's 8.7 from 2015/16.

Senior Taylor Highers teamed up with Juniors Emmeline MacPherson and Eva Borton as well as Freshman Taylor Harvey to break the school record in the Sprint Medley Relay in a time of 4:35.74 (old record of 4:36.91 was set in 2013/14 by Emma Short, Ellen Arnison, Nina Salerno & Haley Allen).

In the field, Senior Libby Militello partnered with Junior Brenna Masner to break the 2X20 pound Weight Throw record of 57'11.50" set by Anissa (Utica College) Lewis and Hannah Elia in 2015/16 with a combined distance of 58' 2.25"!

The boys team has placed first in 4 out of their 5 meets so far this season with a third place showing coming over vacation at the 30 school Oscar Jensen relays in Syracuse.

The girls team has finished first twice, second twice and 6th at the same 30 school invite over vacation.

The squad participates in one more 24-school invite on Tuesday 1/9/18 at Colgate University before gearing up for the Center State Conference Championship meet on Friday 1/12/18 at Colgate University at 4:30 pm!

ESPN will broadcast the following athletic contests on 1310 AM

Friday, January 12, 7:30	Girls Hockey vs Skaneateles
Saturday, January 13, 3:00	Boys Basketball vs CVA
Friday, February 8, 7:30	Boys Hockey vs RFA

Schedule of Events

Thursday, February 8th

Youth Hockey Fundraiser

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: This casual food and dining event will be held at the Kirkland Art Center (KAC) on Thursday, Feb. 8th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Admission will be $10 per person (over 12 years old), $5 per person (aged 5-11), and Free for kids under 5. There will be canned beer (Utica Club and Saranac), white and red wines, Saranac root beer, and water for sale. A silent video loop will run throughout, and historical hockey artifacts will be on display.

7:15 pm: Pat Kelly will speak at 7:15 p.m., with a question and answer session afterward.

All proceeds will benefit Clinton Youth Hockey programs.

Friday, February 9th

Hamilton College registration and reception for everyone

7:00 pm: Clinton High School Boys Hockey versus Rome, Clinton Arena

Saturday, February 10th

8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Alumni games at Sage Rink and Clinton Arena. Breakfast at Arena.

2:30 pm: Keynote Program at CCS Auditorium

• Stan Fischler, Emmy & Lester Patrick Award winner/MSG Commentator
• Pat Kelly, Coach of Legendary Clinton Comets & Lester Patrick Award winner
• Guy Hebert, Hamilton College & NHL Goalie/Anaheim Mighty Ducks Commentator

7:00 pm: Men's Hamilton College Hockey versus Connecticut at the Clinton Arena

• Recognition of Clinton High School players who went on to play at Hamilton College

Sunday, February 11th

3:00 pm: Men's Hamilton College Hockey versus Tufts at Sage Rink (possible "Senior Night")

• Prettyman banner unveiling at Sage Rink
• Hamilton College Feb-Fest - TBD

Weekend activities throughout the village including, exhibits at the Kirkland Art Center, Clinton Historical Society, Kirkland Town Library, Burke Library, Clinton Arena and Alteri's Restaurant.

Weekend Accommodations

Reserve your hotel room at the Hampton Inn & Suites in New Hartford by January 18, 2018 to get the "Hamilton Hockey" rate of $139 per night.

Call (315)793-1600 or book online or look for other area hotels and B&Bs.

More information can be found at http://www.thankyoualbertprettyman.com/ and http://www.clintonhockey.org/.

Have a pizza and help a student go to college! Every Wednesday during the fall and winter months, when you purchase a pizza from Alteri's Restaurant in Clinton (dine in or take out), $2 of the price will go to Clinton Dollars for Scholars to support a scholarship to honor Mr. and Mrs. Alteri. The local chapter matches up to $500 to make this a $1,000 scholarship. For more information, go to clinton.dollarsforscholars.org.