Enjoy the beautiful weather this week as we say goodbye to winter and hello to spring! 🌻🌺
On March 3rd, 29 art students went on a field trip to Mercyhurst University, in Erie, PA. They participated in one of three workshops (graphic design, photography, or art therapy) led by art department faculty. The workshops were meant to give the students a taste of the art majors offered at the university. They also toured some of the campus, ate lunch in the dining hall, and had some question and answer time with a current art major. It was an amazing experience, and everyone had a great time!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
Tonight is OPENING NIGHT! Congratulations to everyone involved in this year's musical, CRAZY FOR YOU. Dates are 3/17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30pm! All tickets are $10. Reserved tickets are available at http://fredoniamusical.com with any remaining tickets sold at the door. We hope to see you there!
Our principal cast members:
L to R (bottom): Jack Tuccio (Bela Zangler), Draejen Hicks (Everett Baker), Gianna Gullo (Tess), Miriam LaBarr (Lottie Child), Ava Hartung (Polly Baker), Ryan Davis (Bobby Child), Ezra Daly-Griffen (Eugene Fodor), Caitlyn Clary (Irene Roth), Julia LeBaron (Patricia Fodor), Andrew Cowan (Lank Hawkins) & Katherine Fortna (Patsy)
L to R (top): Jackson Gollnitz (Mingo), Grant Abbey (Moose), Andrew Kinney (Sam)
Photo by Sue Cobb
Congrats to our first place winner Claire McMurty D'Amato and our runner up Adalyn (Addie) Stellrecht at this years Spelling Bee!
We had 13 total contestants and moved through a total of eight rounds. They have both been entered in the next round at Corning Middle School!
Fredonia High School is celebrating 50 years of musicals this year and will present the musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU on March 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30pm in the District Auditorium. All tickets are $10. Reserved tickets are available at fredoniamusical.com with any remaining tickets sold at the door.
CRAZY FOR YOU is an award-winning musical comedy featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin. It is about a New York City banker who goes to the Old West town of Deadrock, Nevada to close on a theater but he falls in love with theater owner's daughter. The musical is filled with funny characters and situations and features, dazzling dance numbers and classic Gershwin music including "Someone to Watch Over Me," "I Got Rhythm," "Nice Work if You Can Get It," "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and many more.
Approximately 100 Fredonia students are involved in this production between the cast, pit orchestra and backstage crew. Principal cast members include Ryan Davis (Bobby Child), Ava Hartung (Polly Baker), Jack Tuccio (Bela Zangler), Caitlyn Clary (Irene Roth), Andrew Cowan (Lank Hawkins), Draejen Hicks (Everett Baker), Miriam LaBarr (Lottie Child), Gianna Gullo (Tess), Katherine Fortna (Patsy), Ezra Daly-Griffen (Eugene Fodor) & Julia LeBaron (Patricia Fodor).
Any questions, please contact Ben Wendell (Director): 716-679-1581, ext. 1455 or bwendell@fcsd.wnyric.org. Thanks to Ryan Davis for creating this preview!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GT95dAkHmpc&t=16s
Our middle school orchestra members had an amazing time with our guest artist Rodney Page! Rodney Page is a classically trained violinist & Julliard trained Orchestral Conductor. He bridges the gap between classical & pop/hip-hop music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zup7TnE_Z5Q
Mrs. Noody’s ceramics classes participated in the First Annual Magnet Exchange! This year’s theme was called “home” and was loosely based on the State/City/Town where you are from. It was an amazing opportunity for our ceramic students to connect with other ceramic students across the country!
Students each sketched ideas for the theme “home” and presented them to their class. Each class voted, and the top designs made it to the prototype round. Our winning design was the awesome grape magnet!
We hope to continue this exchange in years to come!
The Fredonia Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, March 14, at 6:00 PM in the High School Library. Visit our website for the agenda.
Saturday morning at 9:30am our boys basketball team will be departing the school for Rochester to compete in the Far West regional game with a chance to head to the NYS final 4. If any students, families or community members would like to stop at school tomorrow morning to give the boys a proper send off, you can gather on the sidewalk by the flagpole around 9:20am to cheer the boys on as they board the bus and depart for the game. 🏀 Hope to see you there!
Please join us in celebrating International Women's Day! This day recognizes the political, social, cultural, and economic achievements of women, as well as embracing equity. Click here if you want to learn more: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Come join our #fredoniafamily! View current openings and apply online here: https://www.fredonia.wnyric.org/page/human-resources-home
Many thanks to our wonderful PTO for sponsoring a trip to the Chautauqua Children's Gym for our UPK students. Here are some pictures of Mrs. Snyder's class having a great time on their visit!
Congrats to our boys bball team on winning the Class B-2 Sectional championship! Next up is the overall class B final tomorrow night (3/7) at 6pm back at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. If you would like to purchase tickets, use the link below.
https://gofan.co/app/events/840600?schoolId=NY14933
It's School Social Work Week! We celebrate our social workers everyday and truly appreciate everything that they do for our students and community! Please take a moment, any day of the year, to thank these amazing professionals: Kat Beyer and Cassie Farrell!
Kim Maternowski's Kindergarten class is finishing up a module called Kings and Queens. The children designed blueprints of palaces, and they worked together to build palaces from their designs using a variety of building blocks!
Our adorable new therapy dog Millie had the chance to visit some students. She truly is working hard to make everyone feel better! And we're sure she also loves all the cuddles and pets!
Congratulations to the boys varsity basketball team and coach Nick Bertrando on their 53 to 49 sectional semifinal win over Newfane last night at Buffalo State! They will be playing in the sectional championship game tomorrow at 12:00pm against Salamanca back at Buffalo State.
If you plan to attend, use the link below or the attached QR code to purchase tickets. They cost $7.00 each.
https://gofan.co/app/events/840598?schoolId=NY14933
Laura Depue and Steven Romans took 12 students from FHS on a trip to the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to learn more about jobs and careers within this facility. The students were given a tour, and they learned about opportunities in Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), dietary, nursing, and maintenance. Students also learned about the center's CNA training and opportunities to receive free college tuition for specific careers in nursing.
It's National Read Across America Day!
Celebrated every year on Dr. Seuss' birthday, it's a day for everyone to come together and enjoy reading. So, grab your friends, family members, or your household pet, and curl up with a great book!
