CSS Newsletter
September 5, 2019
Produced by the CCS PTA
Submissions for the CCS Newsletter are due by 3 PM on Mondays prior.
Email to: news@ccspta.info
Email to: news@ccspta.info
The CCS PTA would like to welcome you back to another school year! This summer seemed to fly by but hopefully your children are ready and excited to get back to school.
Each year, the CCS PTA strives to enrich the lives of students in the district by organizing and/or funding additional activities and programs. You can see our 2018-2019 impact list here.
The PTA is made up of parents, teachers, community members, and even students.
We would love for you to participate in any way that works for you, whether it be volunteering, participating in fundraisers, attending PTA meetings, or joining as a member.
The easiest way to join the PTA is through Memberhub (ccsnypta.memberhub.store).
Please contact the PTA at ccsnypta@gmail.com if you're interested in volunteering or have any questions. Thank you
in advance for your support!
| President: Angela Rorick | Secretary: Mindy Pavone | Communications: Lauren Brodock | |
| Vice President: Erin Higgins | Treasurer: Diana Haldenwang | Membership: JoDee Leahy |
Please join us for the first Clinton PTA General Meeting of the school year on Wednesday, September 25 at 7 pm in the *Senior Lounge. We will discuss upcoming events and vote on our budget for the 2019-2020 school year. If you have any ideas or just want to find out what the CCS PTA is all about, we'd love for you to join us!
** Please note that this location is not the usual location due to construction. If you enter the high school from the bus circle and go in the doors under the “blue ribbon school” banner, the senior lounge is the first door on the left. (Alternately, you can access the senior lounge through the cafeteria.)
Over the summer, the PTA sent out 18.5 pounds of markers to Crayola ColorCycle to be recycled and 22.5 pounds of crayons to The Crayon Initiative to be melted down and molded into new crayons to distribute to children's hospitals across the country. That's over 40 pounds of used crayons and markers that were diverted from the trash at Clinton Elementary over the 2018-2019 school year!
The collection bins will be set up again for this school year so feel free to send in any retired crayons and markers that you may have at home!
| WHEN? The entire month of September |
| WHICH HANNAFORD? 55 Meadow Street, Clinton, NY |
| HOW DOES IT WORK? For every Community Bag sold during the month of September, the CCS PTA will receive a $1 donation! |
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1. Shop Look for the shelf tags on more than 1500 products to earn money for your school! |
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2. Check Out Get 3 school dollars for every 4 participating products you purchase. |
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3. Submit Deposit your school dollars in the collection tower in the Clinton Hannaford store. |
| Grade | Lunch | Recess |
|---|---|---|
| K | 10:45-11:15 | 11:15-11:45 |
| 1 | 11:15-11:45 | 10:45-11:15 |
| 2 | 12:17-12:47 | 11:47-12:17 |
| 3 | 11:47-12:17 | 12:17-12:47 |
| 4 | 12:49-1:19 | 1:19-1:49 |
| 5 | 1:19-1:49 | 12:49-1:19 |
Berries are an excellent nutritious choice for stopping sugar cravings. Berries taste sweet but they are high in fiber and low in sugar. Regularly eating berries may also help reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
2019 - 2020 Harvest of the Month Schedule
| September | Green Beans |
| October | Pears |
| November | Brassicas |
| December | Salad Greens |
| January | Winter Squash |
| February | Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes |
| March | Carrots and Maple Syrup |
| April | Protein Foods Feature |
| May | Cooking Greens |
| June | Strawberries and Dairy |
The Hamilton College and Community Masterworks Chorale is welcoming new singers as it begins rehearsals for its concert on December 3, when the chorale will be joined by Symphoria to perform Mendelssohn's timeless dramatic masterpiece Elijah.
No audition is required; singers may join the ensemble by coming to the first rehearsal at 7:00 on September 10, in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts on the Hamilton College campus. Rehearsals continue on Sunday evenings (7:00-9:00). For further information, contact Dr. Rob Kolb at 315-859-4351 or gkolb@hamilton.
The Hamilton College Department of Music starts of the semester with two faculty concerts in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. The faculty artists of the Department of Music present the Fall Faculty Concert on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 pm. This concert will feature solo performances by Sar-Shalom Strong, piano; Allan Kolsky, clarinet; Monk Rowe, saxophone; Tina Toglia, piano; Katie Martins, oboe; and others.
The Jazz Kick Off Concert is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9:00 pm “Doc” Woods, composer and bass, presents a fun evening of funky new tunes written for the concert. The band includes guest artist Jakubu Griffin, percussion; Jeff Stockham, trumpet; Bob Cesari, saxophone; Marty Hollister, trombone; Joe Handy, guitar; Tom Witkowski, keyboard; and Sar-Shalom Strong, piano.
"Doc" Woods
Both concerts are free and open to the public. Visit www.hamilton.edu/performingarts or call the box office at (315) 859-4331 for more information.
Join Chelsea Opera (co-founded by Leonarda Priore and Lynne Hayden-Findlay) as they kickstart their 16th Season with a special solo organ performance by internationally renowned organist Paul Jacobs in Utica, NY. Local audiences will not want to miss this opportunity to hear this celebration of a unique instrument, played by the only organist to win a Grammy. Mr. Jacobs will perform on Grace Church's thirty-six year old Holtkamp Organ, with sixty-four ranks. The concert will also feature a guest solo by Utica born-and-raised Mezzo-Soprano (and Chelsea Opera founder/president!) Leonarda Priore. There will be one performance on Sunday, September 22nd at 3:00pm at Grace Church (6 Elizabeth Street, Utica, NY). The concert, which is supported in part by the Central New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in Utica, New York and Grace Church, is free to the public, with free will donations accepted. Visit http://www.chelseaopera.org/events.html for more information or call 917-797-3152.
Maestro Octavio Mas-Arocas is our guest conductor, and will present a pre-concert lecture at 1:30.
Our featured guest artist will be pianist David Kim, well-known to audiences in the greater Clinton area. He will perform the Piano Concerto No. 2, c minor, op.18 of Serge Rachmaninoff, in memory of his mother, Susan Kim. “We enthusiastically welcome him back,” stated Music Director Charles Schneider. “He was the soloist on our very first concert and enjoyed a rousing success!”
The orchestra will open the concert with the renowned epic tone poem of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Open-seating Tickets are $35 for adults and FREE for all students with ID.
For reservations, please call 315-404-2016 or mail payments to CSOMV, PO Box 270, Clinton, NY 13323
Also, tax-deductible donations may be made to “Clinton Symphony Orchestra” and mailed to the PO Box above.