The Cooperstown vs Tully Sectional volleyball game originally scheduled for today will now be played on Saturday, February 8 at 12pm at Tully High School.
Good morning. Due to inclement weather Cooperstown Central School will be closed today. Please be safe.
The February 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important upcoming dates, college planning information and other valuable information to support CCS students and families. Monthly issues can be found on the Counseling page of the CCS website and issues are emailed to district families through student Naviance accounts. For more information, please contact the CCS Counseling Dept at 607-547-5300 or jlyons@cooperstowncs.org.
http://bit.ly/Feb2020CCSCounseling
CCS will host the annual Cooperstown TREP$ Marketplace on Sunday, February 9th at 1:00-3:00pm. CCS students grades 5 and older have been working hard to prepare their products for this year’s marketplace, which features bath and shower products, headbands, home decor items, pet products, beeswax food wraps - as well as many more products! TREP$ (short for enTREPreneur$) is a national project-based learning program based on entrepreneurship curriculum and designed for students in grades 4-8 who’d like to learn more about starting their own business. This extra-curricular enrichment program meets regularly at CCS and participants show off their work during the annual Cooperstown TREP$ Marketplace, which is open to the public and guests are invited to purchase products/services developed by students. Come out and support our CCS entrepreneurs!
Good morning. Due to inclement weather, Cooperstown Central School will delay opening by two hours today.
The Cooperstown Central School Student Council will host a Blood Drive on Wednesday February 12, 10am-3:00pm at the CCS High School Building (Wrestling Room). For more information and to register, please contact CCS Student Council Advisor Shannon Merwin at smerwin@cooperstowncs.org or register online at www.redcross.org. This event is open to the public.
Center State Conference Wrestling Championship at Bursey Gymnasium today starting at 9am.
Registration begins next week for CCS Girls on the Run (grades 3-5) as well as CCS Heart and Sole (grades 6-8). Girls on the Run is a character education based program in which students learn about setting and achieving goals while training for a 5k walk/run. Topics include; Being Healthy, Gossip, Being a Good Friend, Helping Others, and Serving Your Community. Girls will also design and implement a community action project. This year’s program will meet on Mondays and Thursdays, 3-4:15pm, March 16th through June 8th. The program will celebrate with a 5K fun run/walk at The Clark Sports Center on Sunday, June 7th. Families are welcome to participate in the 5K. Please register your daughter for Girls on the Run or Heart and Sole by using the following link, beginning February 1st. Registration is completed using a computer generated lottery and information is included in registration regarding scholarships. Register at: http://bit.ly/GirlsOnRun2020Registration
We apologize for any inconvenience but CCS Elementary School Ropers Club practice will be cancelled for today, Thursday, January 30th. We ask that families please update your student after-school plans through our Pick-Up Patrol portal prior to noon today if possible. Otherwise, please contact our CCS Elementary office at 547-9976 to let us know how this will impact your student’s after-school plans. Thank you for your patience and we appreciate your understanding.
The Farmers Museum in Cooperstown is offering opportunities for kids 11-16 years old to participate in upcoming Young Pioneer Workshops as well as the Young Interpreter Program and Exhibition Experts program. Go to www.farmersmusuem.org for information and how to apply.
CCS Elementary students K-6 were treated today to a special performance in the Sterling Auditorium at CCS High School. Students enjoyed the CCS Middle School Musical, School House Rock Live! Jr., based on the ever-popular and award-winning 1970’s educational cartoon, teaching educational lessons with clever and catchy music. For more information, contact CCS music teacher and musical director Kerri L. Hogle at khogle@cooperstowncs.org.
On Friday, our Cooperstown swim team took 3rd place at the Center State Conference Championships. The team won 5 events and finished second in 3 events. Congratulations to Coach Rock and all the swimmers.
The 2020 National Geographic GeoBee took place at CCS last week with 10 CCS students participating in the finals. CCS 5th grader Maddie Lukovsky claimed 1st Place in competition this year and will advance to the next level of the national GeoBee. In CCS competition, Brayden Sentz finished in 2nd place while Owen Nolan took 3rd place. Lukovsky will participate in a qualifying test to determine NY state competitors. Up to 100 of the top test scores in each state become eligible to compete in the state level GeoBee. Winners of each state GeoBee advance to a national competition. Over three decades, over 120 million students across the country have competed in the National Geographic GeoBee.
For more information regarding the National Geographic GeoBee, please contact www.nationalgeographic.org/bee.
CCS Elementary School celebrates independent reading as students choose a book they enjoy, write a review and share it with the entire school during morning announcements. Last week, CCS 5th-Grader Luke Miosek shared his review of Lost Boy by Tim Green, nominating a kindergartener to share the next Mindful Reader Book Review with students and staff. Giving students choice in what they read helps them to develop their love of reading!
Tonight's the night to let the light shine on CCS Middle School Thespians! Don't miss opening night of the CCS Middle School Musical, School House Rock Live! Jr. directed by CCS music teacher Kerri L. Hogle, in special arrangement with MTI Shows. Friday, January 24th at 7pm and Saturday, January 25th at 2pm in the CCS Sterling Auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door during the time of the production. Children $5, Adults $10, Family $25. For more information, please contact khogle@cooperstowncs.org.
Only two weeks away! ONC BOCES will be holding an open house for the new Mechatronics/Robotics program at the Otsego Area Occupational Center in Milford on Thursday, February 6th from 4-7pm. Activities will include demonstrations, tours and interactions with industry leaders. For more information, please contact Alyssa Oliveri, Executive Secretary to District Superintendent, Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES at 607-286-7715 ext. 2224.
Making weekend plans? CCS Thespians will host the CCS Middle School Musical, School House Rock Live! Jr. directed by CCS music teacher Kerri L. Hogle, in special arrangement with MTI Shows. You won’t want to miss this family-friendly production this Friday, January 24th at 7pm and Saturday, January 25th at 2pm in the CCS Sterling Auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door during the time of the production. Children $5, Adults $10, Family $25. For more information, please contact khogle@cooperstowncs.org.
If you have a friend or family member graduating from CCS in 2020, you may be interested in purchasing a yearbook ad. Jostens is selling ad space in ¼ page, ½ page and Full Page formats. For more information, please contact CCS Yearbook Advisor Sara Schallert at sschallert@cooperstowncs.org or create and purchase your ad directly online at jostensadservice.com.
Attention CCS Class of 2021! CCS will offer an SAT Prep course on Wednesday evenings 6:30pm-9:00pm for 8 sessions including 2/12, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/15, 4/22 and 4/29. Two additional dates have been built into the schedule for potential snow dates. All classes will be held on the CCS campus. The 2020 Edition of the College Board SAT Study Guide is included in the $145 fee. Checks should be written to the Cooperstown PTA. Payment is due upon arrival at the first class on February 12th. Interested CCS Class of 2021 students may sign up at the CCS Guidance office. Please contact the CCS Guidance Department ahead of time with questions regarding financial assistance.
The January 2020 issue of CCS Newsline is now available online, helping to strengthen our home-school-community connection. Catch this issue as well as other issues at cooperstowncs.org or http://bit.ly/Jan2020CCSNewsline. For more information, please contact our district office at wlansing@cooperstowncs.org.
