Congratulations to Piper Seamon for joining the 1000 point club tonight vs Waterville. She becomes the 15th player in Cooperstown history to do so.
The CCS Fine Arts Department Cabaret Night has been moved from February 7th to February 28th to avoid conflicting with the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Opening Night Festivities. The evening will begin at 5:00pm and feature soup and chili dinners, two stages of entertainment, and a silent auction - all to support programs in the arts for our CCS students (including NYSSMA solo and ensemble festivals, all-state participation, juried art shows, etc.) Performance slots are open for community performers who would like to volunteer their time, and local businesses and individuals are encouraged to donate items for the silent auction. Please contact Tim Iversen (tiversen@cooperstowncs.org) at the high school for more information on how you can support this great annual event!
Congratulations to Coach Jantzi on picking up his 200th career volleyball victory last night at Frankfort-Schuyler. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the program.
Friday, January 10, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - CCS Thespians have been working hard in rehearsals for the upcoming CCS Middle School Musical, School House Rock Live! Jr. directed by CCS music teacher Kerri L. Hogle, in special arrangement with MTI Shows. Families and friends from around the region won’t want to miss this family-friendly production on 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.
Thursday, January 9, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - CCS 7th and 8th Grade Students participated in National History Day (NHD) yesterday at CCS. NHD is a research project competition which challenges students to research, create, edit and revise, produce a final project, and present to a group of judges. The long-term inquiry project, done individually, with a group, or as part of a class, teaches students research and presentation skills. The tenacity needed to complete the project over a period of time and continually revise and improve the product benefits them as students and helps develop the life-long skills needed to be successful in any profession. John Brotherton, CCS 8th grade social studies teacher, Zachary Williams, CCS 7th grade social studies teacher, and Michelle Hitchcock, CCS librarian, guide students with their projects based on the NHD annual theme. Local winners are invited to participate at a regional NHD competition and winners at the regional level will move on to NY State competition. For more information, contact jbrotherton@cooperstowncs.org or mhitchcock@cooperstowncs.org, or visit http://nyshistoryday.org/.
CCS 4th-Grade students are now accomplished film creators. During a project in art and library classes, students studied traditional Native American storytelling and created their own original stories. To make the tales come to life, students turned their stories into scripts, made paper characters, props and backgrounds. With the help of Caitlin Cook-Wightman, Cooperstown Elementary School art teacher and Emily Gibson, Cooperstown Elementary School library media specialist, students produced the final stop motion animation shorts using an iPad app. The final projects are fantastic examples of student collaboration, creativity and technology integration in art, literature and social studies. For more information, please contact egibson@cooperstowncs.org or ccook-wightman@cooperstowncs.org. Check out our CCS 4th Grade work at http://bit.ly/grade4lib.
The January 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important upcoming dates, college financial aid information and college testing 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/Jan2020CCSCounselingNewsletter
Cooperstown Sports Booster Club hosted the Annual Dick White Holiday Basketball Tournament over break and the CCS Girls JV and CCS Boys Varsity teams earned championships in their divisions. CCS would like to thank the Cooperstown Sports Booster Club, tournament volunteers and CCS Staff for their efforts to plan, organize and run this annual event that raises money to fund many valuable efforts in support of our CCS Athletic programs and facilities. CCS also thanks the coaches, players and families of Clinton, Utica Notre Dame, Institute of Technology Syracuse, Herkimer, Duanesburg and Unatego! Congratulations as well to Unatego Girls Varsity as they captured the Girls Varsity bracket and Clinton Boys JV as they earned the Boys JV Championship. Just prior to the Boys Varsity Championship game, CCS celebrated the 2019 NY State Champion Boys Basketball Team as the NY State Championship Banner was unveiled for all to see in Bursey Gymnasium. CCS also hosted a Modified Wrestling Tournament last week including 120 student athletes from Section 3 and Section 4. Cooperstown Sports Booster Club was busy once again with volunteers and donations to support concessions for this event and will provide all proceeds back to our CCS district in support of athletic programs. Many thanks to all involved who make these large events possible for our district!
CCS 7th Grade students joined CCS Health Education Teacher, Molly Toulson, for the annual “Cardiac UpClose” information session at Bassett Healthcare Network where students gained an understanding of heart health and how lifestyle choices impact their health. CCS Faculty Angela Eldred and Deb Miller also joined the class for this unique opportunity to learn more about cardiac health. CCS students and staff conducted break-out sessions that utilized diagrams and models, dissected sugar drinks and analyzed the effects of smoking on the heart . Students were also provided the opportunity to witness cardiac surgery (via video) as well as listen to the story of a cardiac surgery patient. CCS thanks Bassett Healthcare Network for this unique opportunity to take health education out of the classroom and into the field.
Today, CCS is hosting their annual modified wrestling tournament in Bursey Gymnasium. They will have over 120 wrestlers from Section 3 and 4. Come out and support our grapplers.
Cooperstown Central School will be closed for Winter Recess beginning Monday, December 23, 2019. School will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
Congratulations to Ryan Lansing on signing his National Junior College Athletic Association Letter of Internet agreement today. Next year, he will join the baseball/cross country teams at Herkimer College and pursue a degree in Sports and Recreation Management.
CCS Jr./Sr. High Student Council participated in the “Stuff the Bus” Challenge hosted by Roser Communications, sponsor of Utica Communication Systems. Students competed against other area schools to collect new, unwrapped toys for area children in need. On Tuesday, December 10th Roser Communications stopped by CCS to "Stuff the Bus" with toy donations. CCS Student Council would like to thank all community members, families and CCS faculty/staff who donated to the challenge. For more information, please contact CCS Advisor Shannon Merwin at smerwin@cooperstowncs.org.
Don't miss the CCS Jr./Sr. HIGH SCHOOL WINTER CONCERT tonight 12/18 at 7pm in the Sterling Auditorium at CCS High School. CCS students have been working hard to prepare for a wonderful evening of music in our schools. Come celebrate with CCS!
A great THANK YOU to our supportive voters of the CCS Community! The Capital Project Vote was YES! this evening. We are thankful! Great things in store for the students of CCS! Stay tuned...
Please be advised due to continued Inclement weather Cooperstown Central School District is closed today.
The capital project vote will continue throughout the day today until 8 PM this evening.
The junior senior high school holiday concert scheduled for this evening will be held tomorrow evening, December 18, at 7:00 PM.
Please be safe
Good morning. This is Dr. Crankshaw, superintendent of the Cooperstown Central School District. Due to inclement weather conditions Cooperstown Central School will open with a two hour delay today.
The public referendum on the capital project will continue as planned. The hours for the votes are 7 AM to 8 PM in the junior senior high school.
Please stay tuned - IF there are further decisions to be made on the opening of school, we will communicate them and advertise them close to 8:00 AM.
Nevertheless, the public vote on the Capital project will continue as planned from 7 AM until 8 PM today and this evening.
Please be safe.
A reminder that Cooperstown Central School District residents will VOTE on the 2019 Capital Project Referendum on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 7:00am until 8:00pm. Voting will take place in Room 305 at CCS Jr./Sr. High School. For more information, please contact Dr. William Crankshaw, CCS Superintendent at 607-547-5364 or visit our website at cooperstowncs.org.
On November 24th, CCS Litmag officers Kara Gildea, Eric Kukenberger, Peter Weil, and Lola Thompson presented the film “Utica: A Town That Loves Refugees,” filmed by last year's Media Team and Litmag, to a crowd of twenty Cooperstown community members. The CCS Seniors answered questions and spoke about their experiences making the film, issues refugees face, and passing the torch to the next group of CCS students coming up through future projects. Thanks to the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown for hosting this event.
http://bit.ly/CCSLITMAGMEDIA2019
CCS volleyball defeats Westmoreland 3-0 tonight. They host Mount Markham tomorrow in Bursey Gymnasium. Game time is set for 12pm.
