Announcements for Friday, November 8, 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Staff, 

It’s been a busy and exciting week for our Bees! The Boys Varsity Soccer team won the Section III Class AAA championship on Monday and Swimmer Olivia McManus won the Section III Class A Championship in the 100 butterfly on Wednesday. Olivia set a new school record, qualified for states and was the 5th overall swimmer. Great job, Bees! 

There is no school and district offices are closed on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the veterans in our district for their bravery, dedication and service to our country! Our Marching Bees will be helping to honor our local veterans on Saturday as they perform in the 2024 CNY Veterans Parade, which starts at noon at the NYS Fairgrounds.

I have a several announcements to share with you today: 

• We are releasing the third video in our series for our Capital Improvement Project, which will go before voters on December 10, 2024. We solicited the help of our award-winning Baker News students to produce a series of videos to help inform the public about the project. The third video in the series is available now. Watch it here. The Capital Improvement Project looks to do a full renovation at either Van Buren Elementary or Elden Elementary. Why Elden OR Van Buren? Both schools are almost 70 years old and are in need of full renovation. Given that one of the project’s goals is to maximize state aid, and factoring in the length of time it takes to complete capital improvement projects, only one of the two schools will undergo full renovation as part of this proposed project. The second school will undergo renovations with this project, but the full renovations for the second school will be completed as part of a future proposed project. You're invited to take a building tour of the schools to take a look at their current conditions. The tour of Elden will take place on Thursday, November 14th at 5:30 p.m. The tour of Van Buren will take place on Tuesday, November 19th at 5:30 p.m. No registration required. Visit our capital project webpage to learn more about the project. 
  
  

• Tickets are available now for Baldwinsville Theater Arts Program's Junior Musical production of Dear Edwina Jr., which is running on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd. Tickets are no cost to the public. No online fees are assessed for free tickets.  A reservation is required for entry. Reserve tickets on the BTAP website. There are three showtimes: 

  • 7 p.m. on Friday, November 22

  • 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 23

  • 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 23

• Last month, SU students in the 2024 Alexia Fall Workshop spent time uncovering stories nestled in the daily life of Baldwinsville, from the bustle in the village to the entire day at C.W. Baker High School. The public is invited to attend the community showcase of the student's work on Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the C.W. Baker High School Auditorium. 
  
  

• Congratulations to senior Alex Jerrett who won the Bousquet Holstein Photo Contest Grand Prize this year with his "Eyes on the Milky Way" photo. The theme this year was "Humanity & the Natural World.” There were more than 200 photos submitted from high school students in Onondaga and Tompkins counties. Twenty-two photos were chosen as finalists. Alex Jerrett had three photos selected as finalists. Senior Alex Sherpa’s “Sky on Fire” photo was also honored as a finalist. Visit our social media pages to see the winning photography. Go Bees! 
  
  

• Athletic updates:

  • Seven members of our Girls Varsity Swim team qualified to go to State Quals, which start at 2:30 p.m. today at Nottingham High School. 

  • Our Girls Varsity Volleyball team will compete in the Sectional Finals vs. Liverpool at 9 a.m. on Saturday at EJD Middle School in the Phoenix Central School District.

  • Sectionals for Boys and Girls Cross Country start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mount Markham High School in Herkimer County.

  • Our Boys Varsity Soccer team advances to Regionals on Saturday vs. Shaker. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. and West Genesee High School Stadium. 

  • Tickets are available through HomeTown for all events. Go Bees! 

• The Faculty Art Exhibition opened this week at the Baldwinsville Public Library. The show features the work of current and former art educators from our district. The work will be up all month. Check it out! Our Bees are so lucky to have such talented teachers!

• Calendar reminders: 

  • The marking period ends today – Friday, November 8th.

  • There is no school for students and district offices are closed on Monday, November 11th for Veterans Day. 

  • Our next Community Cafe is on November 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at C.W. Baker High School. The topic is Supporting All Students through Funding Improvements and Building the Future (Capital Improvement Project). Registration required. 

  • Tuesday, November 26th is a reduced day for PreK-5th Grade students. 

  • Thanksgiving Break is November 27th to November 29th. There is no school for students. District offices will be closed on November 28th and November 29th. 
    
    

• We are excited to once again support the Paige's Butterfly Run Organization and their annual Paige's Pajamarama fundraiser event! This year's event will take place on Friday, November 15th. Last year we raised over $7,000. All of these funds go to support local children and their families who are battling cancer. Donations to the Baldwinsville fundraiser can be made online. This is also a friendly competition with our neighboring school districts!

Please continue to check ParentSquare, your email and our website at www.bville.org, for important updates. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. 

Have a great 3-day weekend! Go Bees!

Sincerely,

Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri

Superintendent of Schools