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Hello North Syracuse Central School District parents, guardians, teachers and staff,

Tonight we will begin the "official" celebrations for the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Class of 2023 with a commencement ceremony at the NYS Fair Expo Center. The ceremony will be livestreamed for those unable to attend. Another school year has gone by too quickly and I can’t help feeling a little sad but I am even more excited about the great things that are still to come.

We are holding our first full Chip Camp with Micron next week. So many staff have been working diligently to make the event a reality and they deserve tremendous thanks for their efforts. Our partnership with Micron is growing stronger and will ultimately provide our students with unique and wonderful opportunities.

In the next few weeks we will be sending out a District Dispatch newsletter highlighting our Class of 2023 and sharing highlights of the past year. I encourage you to thoroughly read your newsletter and celebrate the good things that are consistently happening here in the NSCSD.

We have many academic, social, athletic and food service programs continuing throughout the summer and we will be reaching out with news and updates. For those of you taking time off, I wish you a wonderful and restful summer. For our students moving on to new things, congratulations! I wish you happiness and success and I encourage you to always let the Northstar guide you home.

Sincerely,

Daniel D. Bowles, Superintendent of Schools

The Cicero-North Syracuse High School Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m. and is being livestreamed on YouTube. Click here to view the livestream.

Lakeshore Music Teacher Maureen Alvaro was recognized at the CiTi Boces’ Central New York Gala for the Arts at the Everson Museum in Syracuse Wednesday. She was among those acknowledged for helping establish a district culture that celebrates the arts through innovation and creativity.

“I love making music with the students every day! I love watching them grow as musicians over the five years that they come into my classroom. They bring so much talent, creativity, and joy to the music room” said Maureen.

Congratulations Maureen on the well-earned recognition. We're so very thankful for all of your contributions to the district's music programming.

Click here for the full article.

On Wednesday, June 21, students at Roxboro Road Middle School put on their running shoes for their school's annual Rox Trot. This year's event raised money for Paws of CNY and collected $3,500 for the organization. Click here to see pictures from the event.

Free summer meals, funded by the USDA, are available to kids and teens ages 18 and younger at Roxboro Road Middle School. This is an open site therefore free meals are available to all children ages 18 and under. This site does not require families to provide income information, registration, or other paperwork.

• Meals are FREE to children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals site.
• Free summer meals will help families save money and stretch their already tight food budgets.
• Food served is healthy and follows USDA nutrition guidelines.
• Summer meals sites are at fun, safe places for kids and teens to be active and visit with friends.
• No application or proof of income needed. You can just bring your child to a summer meals site in your community.

For more detailed information, including dates and times, click here.

Congratulations to Cicero-North Syracuse High School students Brooke Molchanoff, Gabby Putman and Elizabeth Smith who were named to the All-CNY girls lacrosse large school team! Elizabeth is also a finalist for Player of the Year. Additionally, Kathleen Harbold, Mackenzie Prentice, Nicole Mirra and Sophia Nesci were named to Second Team and Jillian Howell received an Honorable Mention! Click here to read more on Syracuse.com.

Congratulations to Cicero-North Syracuse High School students Mason Ciciarelli and Ian Leahey who were named to the All-CNY boys lacrosse large school team! Additionally, Joe Green and Elijah Martin were named to Second Team! Click here to read more on Syracuse.com.

C-NS aviation class pivoting to drones - June 14 by Krystal Cole | Spectrum News

Tell me something good: Spinning into summer vacation - June 16 by Tim Fox | LocalSyr.com

Cicero-North Syracuse senior closes high school career with record-setting performance - June 14 by James McClendon | jmcclendon@syracuse.com

We love to share photos and videos from our students, families and teachers. If you're willing to share, please do! We'll be using your photos in this newsletter and other publications throughout the school year. Additionally, high resolution, horizontal photos will be considered for the District website. If you'd like to share pictures, please email them to our Communications Officer, Laurie Cook at lcook@nscsd.org.

C-NS High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Alicia Frisbie shared some pictures from her “Hospitality and Pastry Arts” course.

The pictures are from various labs the class did including: “Cupcake Wars” where students made themed cupcakes that were judged by staff, “Flood Cookies” where students learned how to make royal icing and decorated sugar cookies, and “Hors D'oeuvre’s” where one group of students made the Indian dish Pani Puri.

Other labs completed include cake rolls, fruit galettes, focaccia bread art, homemade pastry cream, and slice and bake cookie designs.

Thank you to Alicia for sharing these delicious-looking pictures!

Lakeshore Road Elementary School PTO Sunshine Chairperson Angel Fikes recently shared pictures from the school's Flag Day Celebration. She said that the band played and students sang and they even had a military color guard come in for the event. She shared that, "Our veterans families also told us what the flag means to them." Thank you Angel and thank you to our military men and women for their selfless service!

Did you know that the North Syracuse Central School District's Athletics Department has an email newsletter? If you'd like to subscribe to the newsletter, click here to learn more.

The NSCSD produces a digital newsletter, "NorthStar Lights," to share important information and good news with NSCSD families and staff. Parents and staff members automatically receive the newsletter through ParentSquare. Grandparents, community members and all friends of the NSCSD are also welcome to subscribe. Newsletters are emailed every other Friday when school is in session. Help us share the good news and the great things happening in the NSCSD! Click here to learn more.

JUNE 23: Class of 2023 Graduation, NYS Fair Expo Center, 6 PM

JUNE 26: Board of Education meeting at 6 PM at the Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building (5355 West Taft Rd.) in North Syracuse. If you'd like to attend the meeting in-person, you must pre-register by the Friday prior to the meeting. Please email jherrera@nscsd.org to attend.

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