Announcements for Friday, January 23, 2026

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Staff,

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our student artists from C.W. Baker High School and Durgee Junior High School who earned an impressive 64 awards in the 2026 Central New York Scholastic Art Awards competition. This is an extraordinary achievement that reflects the talent, dedication and creativity of our young artists.

This recognition is especially meaningful given the scale of the competition, with more than 5,000 works of art submitted this year. Sponsored by M&T Bank and hosted by Onondaga Community College, the CNY Scholastic Art Awards honor creativity, originality and technical skill, and our students rose to that challenge in an impressive way.

These accomplishments would not be possible without the exceptional guidance of our art teachers at Durgee and Baker, as well as our art educators at every level who nurture creativity, refine talents and build confidence year after year. Their dedication has a lasting impact well beyond the classroom.

Award-winning artwork will be on public display through Friday, February 27th at the Whitney Applied Technology Center at Onondaga Community College. I encourage families to visit the exhibit to experience firsthand the remarkable work of our students. You can also view the artwork on our website. 

Today marks the end of the second marking period for students in grades 6-12. Report cards will be available in the Parent Portal (SchoolTool) on Friday, January 30th. 

I have a few announcements to share with you today: 

Junior High All-County Festival

Congratulations to the 15 student musicians selected to participate in the Onondaga County Junior High All-County Festival, taking place today and Saturday at Henninger High School in Syracuse. The Junior High All-County Festival includes students in grades 7–9 and represents a significant musical achievement. Go Bees!

Bees Bands

Welcome to Show Week #1 for our Winter Guards and Indoor Drumline! The Winter Guards will compete at Phoenix on Saturday. Our JV show is entitled "The Shadows" and the Varsity show is entitled "Torn to Pieces." The Indoor Drumline competes in a preview show at Jordan-Elbridge on Sunday. Their show is entitled “Rap City.” Go Bees!

Athletics

• We are hosting the Larry Brown Junior Varsity wrestling tournament tomorrow at Durgee Junior High School. Go Bees!

• The Boys and Girls Indoor Track SCAC league meet is Tuesday at Onondaga Community College. Go Bees!

Musical Tickets

The Baldwinsville Theater Arts Program will present Meredith Willson’s The Music Man from February 5th to 8th. Online tickets are now available at www.bvilletheater.com. If you previously attempted to reserve tickets and found performances listed as sold out, please try again. A technical issue with the ticketing system has been resolved, and tickets are once again available for all performances. Tickets are available at no cost to the public. No online fees are assessed for free tickets. 

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. 

Good luck to all of our Bees in action this weekend! Go Bees! 

Sincerely,

Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri

Superintendent of Schools