A nominating committee will meet in May to come up with a slate of candidates for the PTA officer positions for the 2018-2019 school year. If you are interested in volunteering for an officer position or if you have any questions, please send an email to ccsnypta@gmail.com. For more information about the nominating and election process, please refer to pages 6 and 7 of our unit bylaws.

Did you miss our March PTA Meeting? Don't worry! You can catch up by reading our Meeting Minutes.

Yearbooks are almost sold out! Buy your 2018 elementary yearbook today!

Reserve your copy in one of these 3 ways:

1. Online at jostensyearbooks.com ***All Personalization must be done online***
2. Call 1-877-767-5217
3. Bring in order form that came home with your child & cash/check made out to Clinton PTA to the main office. (Orders must be in a sealed envelope marked: YEARBOOK)

Order Today! Don't Delay!

It's not too late to join the PTA! Click here to fill out your PTA Membership Form for the 2017-2018 school year. Volunteering and attending PTA meetings are completely optional. By joining our local unit, you also become a member of the New York State PTA and National PTA, which are both very active child advocacy groups. National PTA teams up with businesses committed to supporting PTA's mission of serving all children by offering its members special discounts, fundraising opportunities and other unique deals. You can look at some of those deals here. Thank you for your continued support!

Rachel's Warriors

Here’s How You Can Help…

• Make Start with Hello a part of your family culture. Intentionally greet each other and make an effort to ask about each other’s day.
• Practice active listening. During car rides or at dinner challenge each other to use eye contact and truly listen.
• Model best practices for your child. Say hello to people and make conversations.
• Share your story. Share a story about a time that you reached out to someone that was alone.
• Be there for your child. Have discussions about what your child can do if they feel alone at school. Remind them that you are always there to talk.
• Talk about good and bad kinds of alone. When is being alone justified or needed? When is it not wanted or needed? Talk about the differences in how they might feel in both situations.
• Monitor social media usage. Cyber bullying is a huge issue and can lead students to feeling alone or unwelcome. Monitor the interaction that takes place in an effort to prevent isolation and feelings of depression.

Did you know you can create an account with MySchoolBucks to track the amount of money in your child's lunch account? You can even sign up to receive low balance notifications. Sign up at https://www.myschoolbucks.com or download the free app. (Note: It is free to view account balances and purchases, but there is a charge if you use the app to add money to your children's account.)

Buy your 2018 High School yearbook today! The last day to order is April 15th.

Reserve your copy in one of these 3 ways:

• Online at balfour.com
• Call 1-800-853-1337
• Bring in order form that was mailed home & cash/check made out to Balfour to Mrs. Pavone.

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

• Friday, April 20 - Arbor Day! Wear green and brown.
• Monday, May 7 - Art festival Day! Wear all the colors in the rainbow at once.
• Thursday, May 10 - Musical Madness Day! Wear something from your favorite concert, band, or musical or something with musical notes! If you are in the concert, wear your concert attire.
• Monday, May 21 - Disney Day! Wear something with your favorite Disney character on it.
• Monday, June 4 - Crazy Sock Day! Wear the most fun socks you can find.
• Wednesday, June 13 - Fifth Grade moving up day! Everyone wear maroon.
• Thursday, June 14 - Flag Day! Wear red, white, and blue.

VOTE for the CLINTON ARENA April 13th-14th! Thank You!

The Clinton Arena has been selected as one of four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville promotion! There is a very short window to vote for the Clinton Arena. Voting will be open from midnight on Friday, April 13 to 11 am on April 14.

Let's pull together to help the Clinton Arena to be named "Kraft Hockeyville USA 2018"!

Prizes for the contest are:

• Grand Prize - $150,000 for rink upgrades and host an NHL preseason game
• 2nd Place - $30,000 for rink upgrades
• 3rd Place - $10,000 for rink upgrades
• 4th Place - $10,000 for rink upgrades

Check out the Kraft Hockeyville website for more information, including a short video about the Clinton Arena.

Thank you in advance for supporting our community!

The purchase of a $20 Clinton Dollars for Scholars raffle ticket provides the chance to win a new Ferris IS600Z riding mower or a cash prize of $3,000. Only 700 tickets will be sold and the winning ticket holder does not have to be present to win. The drawing will be held at 1pm on April 21st during Clinton Tractor’s Open House. All proceeds from the raffle go toward supporting scholarships for graduating Clinton Central School students. For more information, visit http://clinton.dollarsforscholars.org.

Tickets can be purchased at:

• Alteri’s Restaurant
• Clinton Agway
• Clinton Tractor
• Cliff’s Market, Route 5 in Kirkland on Saturday, April 7th, 10am to 2pm
• ACCESS Federal Credit Union, 6 Franklin Avenue, Clinton on Saturday, April 14th, 9am to noon
• Any DFS board member

April 2018 Workshops

Clinton Schools Community Fitness Center

• SPINNING 5:30AM-6:15AM Mon/Wed Apr 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 30. Instructor Susie Hamilton. Cost $45.
• TORCH 5:30-6:15 AM Tue/Thur Apr 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19. Instructor Susie Hamilton. Cost $39
• EXHALE YOGA 5:30-6:15AM Fri Apr 6, 13, 20. Instructor Susie Hamilton. Cost $20.
• MAT PILATES 6:20-7:00AM Mon/Wed Apr 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 30. Instructor Pam King. Cost $45.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Thursday	5:00 am - 7:00 am
Monday - Thursday	5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday	7:00 am - 10:00 am

Click Here for more information or register for classes online (be sure to choose "Clinton" from the "Facility" drop down).

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The Hamilton College Department of Music presents a recital by bass-baritone Carl DuPont on Friday, April 6, at 7:30 pm in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

DuPont, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, presents an evening of art songs by black composers for bass and baritone voice. This performance brings rare and neglected works to the concert stage.

DuPont is a vocalist equally engaged in teaching, performing, and research. He made his first operatic appearance as a boy soprano in the title role of Amahl and the Night Visitors in his hometown of Daytona Beach, FL, and has been singing ever since. Lately, he has been celebrated for his “dramatic, dark tones” (South Florida Classical Review) on stage as Leporello in Don Giovanni, the title character in Dennis Rodman in North Korea, and Jim in Porgy and Bess at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. He has performed as a soloist with the Winston Salem Symphony, Rochester Oratorio Society, Southwest Florida Symphony, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

This concert is free and open to the public. All seating is general admission. For tickets or information, call the box office at 315-859-4331 or visit hamilton.edu/performingarts.

The Hamilton College Department of Music, along with The Society for New Music presents Vision of Sound, a program of live new music and dance, on Saturday, April 7, at 7:30 pm in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center.

Now in its 12th year, Vision of Sound is committed to promoting the work of living composers and choreographers from across upstate New York, including Utica, New Hartford, Clinton, Chittenango, Syracuse, Ithaca, Geneva, Canandaigua, Pittsford, Fairport and Rochester. All six of the choreographed works are premieres, and three of the pieces of music are world premieres.

The composers for this project are Peter Allen, Diane Jones, Sally Lamb McCune, Mark Olivieri, Octavio Vazquez, and Michael “Doc” Woods. The choreographers working with the composers are Paige Cummings, Christina D’Amico, Lynea D’Aprix, Zachary Frazee, Molly Naef, and Caitlyn Schrader.

Musicians for this program include Hamilton faculty members Sar Shalom Strong, piano, and Peter Rovit, violin.

This concert is free and open to the public. All seating is general admission. For tickets or information, call the box office at 315-859-4331 or visit hamilton.edu/performingarts.

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