Our 6th graders learn about the Iditarod Sled Dog race from Anchorage to Nome every year. The students are assigned mushers whom they track through the 938-mile race. Each year, at the end of the race, there is a culminating celebration. It seems fitting that Mr. Bower’s musher won the race in his final year at HCS!
Yesterday, our Curtiss Chorus, Beginner, and Symphonic Bands performed an in school performance for the other Glenn Curtiss Students. Performing for their peers gives our musicians a chance to showcase their hardwork. This also gives our youngest Lakers a taste of what opportunities await them!
Congratulations to our Silver Lakers for the week of 3/10-3/14. We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work! Keep up the fantastic job. Go, Lakers!
Mrs. Robarge took our Ag Buddies Club on a field trip to Birdseye Hollow last Friday. The students saw how maple syrup is made. The owner, Mr. Ferris, taught our students about the maple syrup process and gave them a taste test of his award-winning maple syrup.
Good Morning,
As Board of Education President, I have some exciting news to share with you, we have selected a highly qualified individual to be the next Superintendent for Hammondsport and have agreed upon a tentative contract. The full board will be voting to approve that contract Wednesday night at our regular board meeting. The next Superintendent of the Hammondsport Central School District will be Dr. Brian Corey. I’ll take this opportunity to be the first to say welcome to Hammondsport and that we wish you a long tenure as Superintendent! Some of you may have met Brian as he comes to us from BOCES where he is currently the Director of the Central Business Office. Prior to BOCES in his 27 years of education experience he started out as a music teacher in Berne-Knox-Westerlo CSD, became an administrator there, transitioned to Jefferson CSD as Superintendent, transitioned to Superintendent at Red Creek CSD and left Red Creek for BOCES. Brian holds a Doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership from Walden University and a master’s and bachelor’s degree from The College of Saint Rose. Brian and his family live in Painted Post. Brian is planning on being at Wednesday’s board meeting and the board is working, along with Kyle, on sessions to introduce him to staff, students and the Hammondsport community. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the stakeholders in the selection process for their thoughtful inputs throughout this process. As the board sought feedback, we were reminded of what makes Hammondsport a special place in that the tendered questions and concerns had significant overlap between administrators, teachers, staff and community members. The board used those inputs to filter through two rounds of interviews down selecting from a highly qualified pool of candidates. We were thrilled by the overall quality of the applicant pool, several of the applicants for the position had selectively chosen to apply because they wanted to come to Hammondsport and were not actively seeking Superintendent roles elsewhere. The board would like to thank all the candidates for their time and applications and also thank the BOCES District Superintendent, Stacy Saglibene, for her help and guidance throughout this search process.
Go Lakers!
Kevin Bennett
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Glenn Curtiss Elementary School!
Congratulations to our Silver Lakers for the week of 3/3-3/7. We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work! Keep up the fantastic job. Go, Lakers!
On March 17th and March 18th Mosaic Health will be present to provide all Hammondsport students dental services during the school day. Mosaic will provide, cleanings, x-rays, hygiene instructions specific to each person, sealants, and Fluoride treatments. Interested families should register their child with the link below:
https://mosaichealth.org/community-dentistry
Once again, we are partnering with Finger Lakes Tees for a Spring apparel sale. All orders are due by April 4th. You can visit the webstore with the link below. Any questions please reach out to Gary Honeyford at gary.fingerlakestees@gmail.com
https://lakersapparelsp25.itemorder.com/shop/home/
A big shout out to our 5th graders Mazlow Sable and Lauren Welch! These two impressive Lakers represented Hammondsport this weekend in the Regional Spelling Bee at Campbell Savona. Lauren came in 4th and Mazlo in 7th place respectively. Congratulations to all of their hard work!
Congratulations to our Glenn Curtiss Golden Lakers for the month of February. These students are visionary and inspire positive action in others. They recognize, invest in, and leverage others' strengths to build collective ownership and action. These Golden Lakers help create an environment that empowers others to grow and succeed. Congratulations to these fantastic Lakers!
Congratulations to our Silver Lakers for the week of 2/24-2/28. We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work! Keep up the fantastic job. Go, Lakers!
Due to a water issue, all students are dismissed at 2:30pm today. No second bus run and no after school activities today 3/4. Go Lakers!
Glenn Curtiss Elementary had a dress as your favorite storybook character and a building-wide DEAR time to celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' birthday.
Congratulations to our Silver Lakers for the week of 2/10-2/14. We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work! Keep up the fantastic job. Go, Lakers!
Yesterday, Glenn Curtiss Elementary hosted our annual spelling bee. A job well done to all of our spellers on stage. Congratulations to our winner, Lauren Welch and runner-up up Mazlo Sable!
Congratulations to our Silver Lakers for the week of 2/3-2/7. We are so incredibly proud of all your hard work! Keep up the fantastic job. Go, Lakers!
The campus will be closed after the boys Varsity Basketball game on Friday, February 14th through Tuesday, February 18th at 7:00am. All scheduled activities are cancelled.
The HCS Community Fitness Room will be closed over Winter Break beginning
Saturday, February 15th through Saturday, February 22nd, and re-opening Tuesday, February 25th.
Congratulations to our Glenn Curtiss Golden Lakers for the month of January. These students are visionary and inspire positive action in others. They recognize, invest in, and leverage others' strengths to build collective ownership and action. These Golden Lakers help create an environment that empowers others to grow and succeed. Congratulations to these fantastic Lakers!
