Fredonia Central School District

This year's polar plunge to benefit @SpecOlympicsNY was a HUGE success! Our team, the Chilly Billies, smashed their fundraising goal and raised $6,965 for the cause! Check out what a fun (and frosty) time they had this past Friday! ❄️🌊 Thanks to student Ryan Davis for this video. https://youtu.be/EFiaEGQOJcA

The second graders in Mrs. Price’s class enjoyed working with Mr. Haase and his high school seniors recently during their technology class. The students collaborated on building a catapult. They tested their design using a cookie and a marble. The final goal was to see if they could shoot both objects into a cup. This was achieved by working cooperatively to make changes to the placement of the catapult due to the weight of the object. It was an awesome learning experience for all students. The seniors learned the importance of being patient while mentoring, and the second graders learned a little physics and walked away with a “Big Buddy”.

Thanks to WDOE Radio for featuring our therapy dog Yost and owner Tim Wright on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program. They chat about Yost's adoption, the process he went through to become a therapy dog, and how he's helping students at Fredonia. Check out the interview here: https://chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=344769#.Y4jzrHbMKUk

Come join our team! We are currently seeking a School Psychologist, Teacher Aides, and substitutes. Click here to apply: https://www.fredonia.wnyric.org/page/human-resources-home

Recently Mrs. Johnston held a student volleyball tournament after completing their volleyball unit in PE. Seven teams competed and the winning student team competed against a staff team comprised of 6 HS staff members and one MS teacher. The students played exceptionally well and defeated the teachers in a close game, 25-19! Thanks to our willing participant staff members: Steven Romans, Pat Newell, Amanda Krakowiak, Kerry Sweatman, Dan Bittinger, Shannon Marsh and Lisa Johnston.

Middle School students from Miss Hockwater's and Mrs. Greenough's English classes faced off in a "You Laugh, You Lose" Dad Joke Tournament last week as part of their Humor unit. What a fun way to bring a lesson to life!

We're back with another Weekly Update from the District Office. This week we thank Draejen Hicks for his guest spot in our video! We're covering some Thanksgiving activities, a fun, collaborative catapult project, and highlighting our school food pantry. Check it out! https://www.smore.com/dgb4w

Please note - the SAT previously scheduled for December 3 at FHS has been cancelled. Registered students will receive an email from CollegeBoard with instructions on how to reschedule their exam.

Fredonia High School Student Council is hosting "Santa's Workshop" for children in grades PreK-4. Activities include crafts, games, a holiday sing-a-long, and a special visit from Santa Claus! Use the attached registration form to sign up.

Each year the students in Mrs. Alguire & Mrs. Ashworth's classes learn about the history of the Macy's Day Parade to celebrate the Thanksgiving season. They create their own balloon sculptures and hang them in the hallways. We love seeing this festive activity continue!

The Fredonia Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, November 29, at 6:00 PM in the High School Library. Visit our website for the agenda: https://www.fredonia.wnyric.org/documents/district/board-of-education/2022-2023-board-agendas/11-29-22-regular-meeting/394793 Please also note: the Board of Education Audit Committee will hold a meeting Monday, November 28 at 4:00 PM in the HS Library.

Happy Thanksgiving from FCSD! 🦃 Pictured are our Unified "Friendsgiving" activities as well as members of our NHS and Interact Club decorating cookies with residents of the WCA Home. We wish everyone a happy, healthy celebration!

Dear Fredonia Families, Despite the challenging weather over the past few days, we continue to do our best to keep our schools open.  Part of the difficulty for tomorrow is the high number of faculty and staff we have commuting from the north and east, including those in travel bans.  In order to give those individuals plenty of time to get to work and be as safe as possible, Fredonia CSD will be operating on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday 11/21. We ask that our faculty and staff still leave early and take their time while traveling. Thanks to everyone for their patience and understanding as we work through winter weather related scenarios. All after school events and activities for tomorrow will continue as scheduled.

Hello Fredonia families, All events/activities for Saturday 11/19 will occur as scheduled. Stay safe and warm!

Good morning Fredonia families. We are open and on time today. Please give yourself a little extra time and drive safe. We continue to monitor conditions for our after school activities as well as the coming days.

Dear Fredonia Families, Governor Hochul has declared a disaster emergency in Chautauqua and surrounding counties effective November 17.  Based on the Governor’s declaration, consultation with County authorities, and the weather forecast, we are closing school for Friday, November 18.  All after school activities for Friday are also canceled.  However, after school activities will continue for tonight, Thursday November 17. The Friday performance of the Middle School musical "Matilda JR" is postponed to Monday, November 21 at 7:00 PM. As of now, the Saturday performances at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM will still be performed as scheduled. All ticket holders for Friday night's performance will have their tickets transferred to Monday. If any ticket holders have questions, they should e-mail Mr. Wendell at bwendell@fcsd.wnyric.org. At this time, all other activities scheduled for Saturday will continue as planned.  If this should change, we will make an announcement as soon as possible. Brad Zilliox Superintendent

On Thursday, Nov. 3rd at Cheektowaga High School, Special Olympics NY hosted the first ever culminating event for Unified Bocce as an extramural. Four schools took each other on in divisional competition: Cheektowaga, Dunkirk, Fredonia, and Iroquois. Over 60 athletes and partners competed! There were well over 150 people in attendance throughout the event. It was the perfect day for an outdoor tournament, and everyone had an incredible time. Thank you to Special Olympics NY for organizing this event!

Congrats to student artists Grayson Osborne-Coy, Stephen Keefe, and Kathryn Czekanski for being selected to be in the NYSATA NYSSBA Exhibition online. To view their work, click here: https://nysata.memberclicks.net/nyssba Their work is on slides 139-141.

Recently, 28 of our seniors took a trip to the University of Buffalo. They had an information session with admissions and took a tour of the campus. It was a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about their options for higher education.

Our Unified team will once again be participating in the Polar Plunge at Woodlawn State Park Beach on December 2 to raise money for the Special Olympics. We have an amazing team this year with a fun name - the "Chilly Billies"! Check out the names below of students who need your donations to reach their goal. Each student is trying to raise $125.00. How can I make a donation? Click here to donate: http://events.nyso.org/site/TR/Plunge/POLARPLUNGE?team_id=13436&pg=team&fr_id=2740 or... Can Kings Fundraiser: Just bring your cans/bottles to Can Kings in Fredonia and donate to FHS Polar Plunge!