BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL NEWS

Feb. 2012

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FROM THE DESK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

Dear Community Members, Our Community Forum on the Budget Process was held last week, and a great deal of information was shared on how we develop a budget and the new requirements regarding the tax levy limit. If you were unable to attend the forum and would like to see the presentation, it is posted on our website. Click on Departments, Business Office and Budget, and you will find it. Another topic that we addressed is the fact that if we were to provide the same programs in the same way next year, we would be facing a significant gap in the budget. The difference between our anticipated revenues and expenses would be more than $600,000. As a result, the 2012-2013 school budget process will be an extremely challenging one. While the Governors proposal indicates an increase in our state aid, we will also be losing all federal aid from the stimulus funds and the Education Jobs Fund. Increases in expenses resulting from mandates by the state for implementation of the Common Core standards, new systems of teacher evaluation, new assessments for students, and more complicated requirements for data management, add to the normal expenses associated with running our school. Increased expenses and decreased revenues result in a budget gap, and that is what we must work to solve for 2012-2013. Development of a school budget is a decision making process, and we are faced with many difficult decisions as we work to close the budgetary gap. Our focus as we build the budget is to honor our commitment to our goals for student success, and to recognize the need for maximum efficiency in the use of our resources. We also want to know what the community believes is important for our district as we move forward. In order to gather your input, we have a survey on our website in which you are invited to participate. If you are unable to access our website, but would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to write or call me (928-2937) with your responses to these questions: 1.) What do you value most about the current student programs at BRCS? 2.) What do you consider to be the most important priorities in funding as we prepare our students to be college and career ready as required by the Regents Reform agenda? 3.) What are some ways in which you think we could become more efficient? (Some items that might be considered are small class size at the elementary level, extracurricular and enrichment opportunities, field trips, elective classes, use of instructional technology, college level and AP courses, athletics, community use of facilities, non-mandated transportation) We will review all responses, and strive to incorporate the values of our community into our decision making process. I am confident that by working together we will be able to meet the challenge and continue to provide a program that meets the needs of our students and addresses our goals. One of our District goals is to increase student achievement, particularly in the area of English Language Arts. As you read through this issue of our newsletter, you will notice the emphasis on literacy in our elementary classrooms. Our teachers are working hard to provide a rich learning environment with many opportunities for reading, writing, listening and speaking throughout the day. These lessons are standards based, and integrated with other content areas to provide our children with meaningful experiences where they can apply their developing literacy skills to the real world. We know reading is the key to all future learning, so it is exciting to see the commitment to literacy demonstrated by our faculty, students and families. Congratulations to our Book-It participants!

ask questions of the teacher in terms of seeking extra assistance or communication, as well as inquiring about steps you can be taking at home to help improve your childs academic performance. 4. Regularly monitor your childs academic progress by going to the school website at www.brcs.wnyric.org and clicking on Parent Portal under Quick Links. You can also check upcoming assignments by going the website and clicking on Schools, selecting the middle/high school, and then clicking on Homework Links. 5. Take advantage of some of the opportunities the school provides to assist with student academic performance. Currently we have several different tutoring options as well as a Study Center. Study Center is held every night after school, with the exception of Friday, in the school library until 4:00 P.M. Several teachers from the various subject areas are on hand to assist students with homework and project completion, as well as test preparation. Students also have access to school technology during this time. Busing is provided for students who attend Study Center. 6. Continue to monitor or follow up on any of the previously mentioned actions you decide to take. Progress reports are sent home at the 5-week point of each marking period, however waiting until this point to check on the status of your childs academic performance can sometimes be too late and create larger than necessary barriers to their success. It is up to us as parents, teachers, mentors and role models to provide guidance to our children and afford them every opportunity to grow, develop and experience success. We are proud to be Bolivar-Richburg Middle/High School, home of the Wolverines, and a place where the school and community can come together for the sake of our children. Yours in Education,

John R. Marshall Secondary Principal

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS NEWS

Can you believe that half of the school year is behind us? Every year when we reach this point, Im amazed at how fast it has gone, how much we have done, and how much we still have to do. Im also reminded each year at this time how difficult it can be to carry the enthusiasm and excitement felt at the beginning of the year into the second half of the school year. Therefore, we need your help to keep the wind in our sails! One of the exciting events that we are hoping to energize our students with is our schools participation in the contest to bring WGRZ TV2s Weather Machine to our elementary school. This is a great STEM learning experience for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The Weather Machine is a learning tool for students to experience problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning and actively engage a situation in order to find its solution. This year, Andy Parker will be demonstrating the Green Energy elements of The Weather Machine and how they are all around us. We would love to have The Weather Machine come to our school! So please join us and tell your family & friends to watch Daybreak each morning and use the Weather Machine Word of the Day to vote for our school! I also wanted to thank everyone who attended the fourth and fifth grades Winter Concert. It was incredible to see such support for all the hard work our students and Ms. Bell put into the performance. Yours in Education, Michelle McDowell

Marilyn Capawan Superintendent of Schools

SECONDARY PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

Dear Students, Parents and Community Members, As I begin this correspondence I would first like to thank everyone for taking the time to read the school newsletter. I often reference the importance of communication between the community and the school, and this is perhaps one of the best ways for you to keep informed about what is going on in this building and district. Just recently we completed our second marking period or the halfway point for the 2011-2012 school year. I hope you have had the opportunity to review your childs report card and discuss with them their current status. If you feel that your child is not performing up to your level of expectation or is in danger of not passing a course/grade, I implore you to please take one or more of the following actions: 1. Talk to your child about what is causing them to not be as successful as you would like in school. 2. Call or Email either the teacher whose class they are having difficulty in, or the appropriate guidance counselor. Currently Mrs. Crandall-Bean provides services to students in Grades 10-12 and Ms. Keiser provides services to students in grades 6-9. 3. Request a meeting with your childs teacher and/or counselor. Do not be afraid to

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GRADE 6-8 STATE EXAM TEST DATES:

ELA exam: Tuesday, April 17th-Thursday, April 19th, 2012 Math exam: Wednesday, April 25th- Friday, April 27th, 2012 Science written exam (8th grade only): Monday, June 4th, 2012

require paper applications. These scholarships are listed in the Local Scholarship Chart. Please do not hesitate to contact the guidance office if you have questions regarding scholarships.

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

GREETINGS FROM THE ORCHESTRA ROOM!

Spring is right around the corner and with it comes many exciting musical opportunities for our students. On April 26, the Senior Orchestra will be traveling to Chautauqua Lake Central for the NYSSMA Large Group Festival. This is a performance situation in which our orchestra receives a rating and comments as to how they measure up against other orchestras in the state. This is the first time we have been at a performance level where we can attend and we are all very excited. Thank you to the BRCS Music Boosters for paying our registration fee! The all-district Spring String Fling concert for orchestra students in grades 4-12 will be held on May 3rd with the Spring String Festival soon after at Houghton College on May 25th and 26th . We cant forget the NYSSMA solo festival which will be here on June 1st and 2nd. More information on all the upcoming events will be in future newsletters. On January 27th, fifty eight orchestra students traveled to Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo for a full-length concert of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Since January 27th is Mozarts birthday, the BPO featured an all-Mozart program with a fantastic violinist performing Mozarts third violin concerto. The students were nicely dressed and very well behaved. We even had members of the audience coming up to us at the end of the concert and giving compliments on the students audience skills. BRAVO STRINGERS! Solo festival at Fillmore CSD was a huge success for our string players. Many students received Outstanding ratings and some even got perfect scores!!! I have sent home copies of their adjudication sheets so you can share in their achievement. Our more advanced players are going to the NYSSMA solo festival later in the spring which we host. They then will be eligible for Area All- State next fall, based on their ratings. As always: practice, practice, practice Musically Yours, Jennifer Berg Director of Orchestras, 4-12 jberg@brcs.wnyric.org

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 8TH GRADERS: Thursday, March 8th, 2012 6:30-7:30PM

Bolivar Building Auditorium IMPORTANT INFORMATIONAL MEETING:

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Speaker: Christy Crandall-Bean, School Counselor grades 10-12 * At this important meeting, New York State graduation requirements as well as information on preparing your child for high school will be presented. Also, every parent is invited to set up an appointment to come in and discuss preparation for your childs freshman year and create his/her ninth grade schedule. Students do not need to attend this meeting as they will receive a presentation on graduation requirements in Social Studies class on February 28th and 29th.

HS GUIDANCE NEWS
Mrs. Crandall-Bean - February 2012 PARENTS OF SENIORS TIME TO FILE FOR FINANCIAL AID I want to remind parents of this years college-bound seniors that you should be filing the 2012-13 FAFSA financial aid form as soon as possible. The FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This can be done on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov and the worksheet for the on-line application which was handed out to all seniors during Economics class, is available on-line or in the guidance office. Or, you may use the paper form, in which case you must call 1-800-433-3243 or download a copy off the Internet at www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov. Please keep in mind that the on-line application, done by over 98% of students last year, is much faster and safer than the paper application. Please make sure to use www.fafsa.gov NOT www.fafsa.com as the .com site will charge you an $80.00 fee to complete this form. The .gov site is free. Any parent who needs some help should either contact the students college directly or give us a call in the guidance office at 585-928-2985. Also, one of my favorite websites, www.hesc.org does a fantastic job explaining the financial aid process as well as providing links to the FAFSA and numerous other helpful websites. And this isnt only for parents of seniors - underclassmen wanting to get a jump on career and college planning will find great benefits from many of the available links. At the end of the FAFSA, students and parents are reminded to click the link to complete the TAP application. TAP stands for Tuition Assistance Program. Do not forget about TAP! TAP is a state funded program for New York state residents who plan to attend a college within New York State that may provide students with up to $5000.00 of grant money toward college expenses. Grant money is the best form of financial aid because it does not have to be paid back. The grant amount is based on parental income, but it never hurts to apply for any financial assistance available to see what you may qualify for. Lastly, please take a look at the guidance links on the B-RCS website. Were excited about many of the links that we have created for our students and parents. To get there, go to our website at: www.brcs.wnyric.org, then to the Departments menu and pull down to the bottom of the list and click on Guidance. Then to the left click on the High School Guidance link. There are then two pages that have financial aid documents to assist you in this process inside the Just for Seniors and the Financial Aid Information links. The document entitled Senior Winter To-Do List has the page-by-page lesson that I completed with the seniors in December. This document may prove useful to print off if your senior did not keep his or her original copy. IMPORTANT COLLEGE NIGHT PLANNED FOR JUNIORS & PARENTS On Monday, March 12th, at 6:30 PM in the high school Cafeteria, I will give a presentation to juniors and parents about the process of selecting a college major, selecting a college, the ins and outs of applying for college as well as paying for college. This will be a very informal presentation with the hope of making this process easier for both students and parents. There will be several handouts to help students and their families when making the important decisions about attending college. After a short presentation, I will gladly take questions from the audience. Although this presentation will be most beneficial to juniors and their parents, all students and parents, regardless of age or grade, are welcome. The program lasts about one hour, depending on the number of questions asked. PENN YORK COLLEGE NIGHT SCHEDULED Penn York College Night, the premier college night in our area, will once again be held at St. Bonaventure University on March 28th, from 6:30 8:30 P.M. in the Reilly Center, which is the college gymnasium. Over one hundred colleges and other educational institutions will be represented this year. Students and parents have the opportunity to speak with college representatives, receive college brochures and financial aid information. I cannot stress how important it is for college-bound students, particularly juniors, to attend this program. Since many of the colleges in attendance will not visit our school during the school year, this may be the only chance to speak with a particular colleges representative. Programs will be available in the high school guidance office as well as in Mrs. Donahues junior English classroom. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SENIORS All but one of the scholarships that will be awarded at graduation have been posted on the guidance portion of our schools website. These applications are linked in the form of a Word document as well as a pdf document so students may download applications to their computers and then type directly into them and then spell-check them, thus producing the neatest and most grammatically accurate applications possible. Applications can of course be hand-written as well. Please pay close attention to deadlines and instructions and make sure applications are neat and complete with all necessary documentation and information included. To get to the scholarship link go to our schools homepage, www.brcs.wynric.org. Then go to the Departments menu and pull down to the bottom of the list and click on Guidance. Then to the left click on the High School Guidance link. There are two specific scholarship pages- one for internal/local scholarships and one for external/ national scholarships. Seniors should be completing scholarship applications at this time. In addition to these awards, there are many more scholarships for which students need not apply since selections are made by committees or organizations and do not

SPANISH CLASS AT A GLANCE: FEBRUARY

Class/Teacher Spanish 8 Mrs. Lasnick Spanish I Mrs. Walker Spanish II Mrs. Lasnick Spanish III Mrs. Walker Vocabulary topics Family Members Chores and Responsibilities Asking questions Family and pets Parties and celebrations places around town giving directions travel plans airports Grammar concepts -ar verb endings Possession with de Possessive adjectives Tener Possessive adjectives familiar commands present progressive object pronouns subjunctive tense regular and irregular

BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL COACHING POSITIONS

The Bolivar-Richburg Central School District has the following coaching positions available for the 2012 spring season: Varsity Softball Modified Softball Modified Baseball Candidates will need to meet the coaching certification requirements prior to the start of the season. Applications are available on our website www.brcs.wnyric.org, in the main office at either campus, or in the athletic office. Please submit applications by February 17, 2012 to: Connie Emery, Secretary to the Superintendent, Bolivar-Richburg Central School, 100 School Street, Bolivar, NY 14715. * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * *

Dream of going to college?

The Upward Bound Program at Houghton College is accepting applications from 8th grade students to start summer 2012. Upward Bound helps high school students prepare for and go to college through academic encouragement, cultural experiences, and mentoring. travel to major cities college visits exciting monthly events weekly tutoring/mentoring summer program on the Houghton College campus long-term participants eligible for tuition-free courses through Houghton AND its free!!! Applications available on the web: http://www.houghton.edu/upwardbound or from your guidance counselor. Call the Upward Bound office 585-567.9493 for more information. Space is limited; apply today!

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EARTH SCIENCE NEWS

Students have just begun the astronomy unit. We started with a look at what the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed over the years to get a sense of scale. We are currently trying to understand how our planets motions in space affect what we see in the day and night sky (and how that changes with the seasons). We are using a few different tools to make this easier to comprehend including plastic celestial spheres (3D), paper sketches/interpretations of our 3D models and Stellarium (an iPad app.). Please ask your children which planets you can see with the naked eye at the moment. They should be able to tell you where they are and when you can see them. Parents/guardians, please keep in mind that most of the Earth science homework includes vocabulary sheets and Earthweek notes. Without a strong science vocabulary it will be difficult for most students to perform well on the Regents. Id like to also encourage you to encourage your children to complete all of the review questions in their review books. Please page through their book to see if they are practicing (particularly if you notice that their exam grades are low). We are currently in chapter ten. Thank you. Sincerely, Heather Renyck BRCS Science

that lots of things change in our world, but the most important things like love and family stay the same. Congratulations to all of our students of the month. All of these students are hard workers and good citizens. They set a good example for others to follow and display excellent self-discipline. Mrs. McClellan Saige Crainer Mrs. Scott- Maddox Day Mrs. Ferris Lillian Nease Mrs. Farwell Evan Pinney February birthdays in first grade are as follows: Ethan Jones -7th Maddox Day - 9th Kamee Sheahen 14th February may be a short month, but it is guaranteed to be a busy place in first grade! We cant wait to tell you all about it!

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PRE-K
Mrs. Washer & Mrs. Jones, Mrs. OGrady & Mrs. Loucks..... The students at Pre-K had a great time celebrating Groundhog Day! We did a lot of research on groundhogs and experimented with shadows. The students made predictionswill there be 6 more weeks of winter or is spring nearby? They learned some interesting facts about groundhogsa groundhog and woodchuck are the same animal, theyre vegetarians, they whistle when theyre in danger (sometimes referred to as whistle pigs), theyre so clean that the insects dont bother them, theyre cousins to the squirrel, they live underground in burrows that have many rooms, and they hibernate for about 100 days in the winter. The students painted a groundhog hole that they used to experiment with shadows. The groundhog project also included viewing a short video on groundhogs, modeling groundhogs from groundhog dough, creating burrows, making groundhog puppets, putting together a Groundhog Day Book with students picturesso they can reminisce, and several fun experiments with shadows. We ended our unit with a celebration-including a variety of activities and enjoying groundhog food (vegetables) as a snack.

SECOND GRADE
Mrs. Livingston, Mr. Bogey, Ms. Miles, Miss Scoville..... The second graders have really been working hard to become fluent readers who read with inflection. We have been learning about cause and effect, authors purpose and main ideas through our weekly stories. In math, we have covered a variety of topics from 3-digit addition and subtraction to telling time to five minutes and being able to solve money word problems. We are currently learning about plants and animals with the help of our BOCES science kits and our weekly stories in reading. Mr. Bogeys student of the month is Trinity Allen. Mrs. Livingstons student of the month is Sebastian Pope. Sebastian is a hard worker and a great listener. Ms. Miles student of the month is Matthew Mitchell. Miss Scovilles student of the month is Tayler Rockefeller. Tayler has been working very hard and making good choices. She does not give up even when shes frustrated. Keep up the good work, Tayler! February Birthdays Andrew Crawford - 6th Sadie Donnelly - 12th Chase Cook - 8th Elizabeth Shingler - 17th Matthew Mitchell - 9th Gracie Zilker - 18th Sebastian Pope - 10th

THIRD GRADE
Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Cawley, Mr. Smith..... This month in reading, we have been learning about amazing natural wonders including whales, volcanoes, and rocks and minerals. Reading a book after school or before bedtime is a great habit to start. Is your child reading 20 minutes each night? In math, we are all working on multiplication facts and using these facts to learn about division. The students have done well with these topics. Practicing multiplication facts at home would be a wonderful activity. In science, Mrs. Cawleys class has been learning about buoyancy. The students have designed boats and then modified their designs in an attempt to have the boats carry more cargo. They have learned about displacement. They have also done research on what makes a good boat. Everyone is enjoying the unit very much. In science and social studies, Mrs. Hills class has continued to learn about the natural wonders of the world and landforms. We used compare and contrast to discuss the blue whale and the beluga whale. The children wrote wonderful essays comparing the two. Mrs. Hills student of the month is Daniel Baldwin. Daniel has shown a lot of dedication and hard work this year. He is always taking his time and doing quality work. Mrs. Cawleys student of the month is Dylan Perkins. He has been working very hard to get all of his work completed on time and is very helpful in the classroom. Mr. Smiths student of the Month is Owen McDonald. Owen does very well in all areas and is a polite and helpful student. We are proud of his efforts! February birthdays are Owen McDonald on the 20th, Mady Johnson on the 24th, Tristen Prial on the 7th, Mary Carll on the 19th, Wayne Karnuth on the 24th, Brittney Mascho on the 4th, Eleanor Smith on the 19th, and Kyla Phearsdorf on the 21st.

KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Glover, Mrs. Lovell, Mrs. Rickicki..... February is a short month, yet very busy! Our theme in reading is, Where will our adventures take us? We will read the stories: Bunny Day, My Lucky Day, The Three Pigs, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and One Little Mouse. Students will write in their journals about animal adventures, their lucky day, and what they can do. Our comprehension skills that we will be working on are sequencing, main idea, and cause and effect. This month we will also be using the compare and contrast strategy along with reading for meaning from the Thoughtful Classroom. Some other themes we will be working on are Groundhogs, The Presidents, Valentines Day and the 100th Day of School! In phonics, students will learn about consonant blends, letter Hh, and Ll. We will brainstorm various objects, such as animals, places, names, etc. that begin with each of these letters. In math, we will be working on subtraction. Students will learn how to subtract numbers 0-10. We would like to congratulate the following students on being named student of the month: Alex Baron, Krysta Kane, Sarah Crawford, and James Margeson. Birthdays for February are Jaelyn Kinnicutt (1st), Kori Thomas (2nd), Sarah Crawford (6th), Alexander Lipka (9th), Roman Johnston (16th), Tristan Clayson (7th), Grace Higby (17th). We hope you all have a great birthday!

FOURTH GRADE
Mrs. Perry, Miss Weitzel, Mr. Pruch..... In fourth grade math, we have finished our measuring unit in metrics, our fractions and decimals and are now moving on to geometry. Having your child notice different shapes or polygons like triangles, rectangles, squares, octagons, hexagons, rhombus, trapezoids and pentagons will be a big help in shaping your childs knowledge of geometry. After geometry, we will be working with graphs, so if you notice a nice line, circle, or pictograph in a newspaper or magazine, feel free to send it in so we can look it over. In ELA classes, we have been working very hard on comparing and contrasting. Students have compared and contrasted the Komodo Dragon and the American Alligator, learning many important facts from informational texts. Weve taken a look at whales and sharks and explored their similarities and differences. Through all the informational text sources, we are learning so many new facts about a variety of unique creatures. As we continue through the next month, the students will be conducting research on a chosen creature living in the rain forest. This research project will go along with our featured story, The Great Kapok Tree. The highlight of our month in science was our visit to the new and improved Starlab. Mrs. Busack and Mr. Francis, from BOCES, set up the planetarium, put on a great show, and then packed it up at the end of the day. Our amateur astronomers (4th graders) are now on their own to try to find stars and constellations such as The Big Dipper, Orion, The Seven Dancers, Polaris and Sirius. Each has a homemade star-locator to make the job a little easier. Student of the month in Ms. Weitzels homeroom for January was Sarah Tarby. Sarah is a polite young lady who works hard to do her best. Congratulations Sarah! Congratulations to Macy Jones for being named student of the month in Mrs. Perrys homeroom. Macy is a conscientious worker. She is willing to lend a helping hand to her classmates. She is a polite young lady who gets excited to learn new things. Way to go Macy! Mr. Pruchs student of the month is Catherine Farrell. Katie deserves this recognition for the responsibility and respect she shows on a daily basis. She is a kind, smiling, friendly and warm young lady who is good to her classmates and is in turn well respected by them.

FIRST GRADE
Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. Farwell, Mrs. McClellan, Mrs. Scott..... The strange temperatures in January are merely a memory and February brings us that much closer to spring. First graders are looking forward to the many exciting activities being planned for this month. We have Groundhogs Day, Jersey Day, Valentines Day, the 100th Day celebration and Presidents Day, just to name a few! Our reading unit goes right along with the changing seasons as it asks the question, What is changing in our world? We started out with the story An Egg is an Egg. We examined the question of how we change as we get older. We brought in baby pictures and compared what we did as babies, what we can do now and what we want to do in the future. While reading Ruby in Her Own Time, we discovered how we learn new things as we grow and change and that everyone learns in their own time. We even read about a 100-year-old man who was just learning to read! While reading Jans New Home, we found out that some changes can be exciting. We read Frog and Toad Together and watched the changes that take place as a garden grows. In Im A Caterpillar, we learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. Through it all, we have learned

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FIFTH GRADE ELA

Mrs. Smith, Miss French..... ELA class has been a busy month with lots of reading and writing! We read Leonardos Horse ~ a biography about Leonardo da Vinci. This story was very interesting because we learned about the Renaissance. Another story we read was The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins ~ a biography about the artist/scientist Waterhouse Hawkins. He created the first models of dinosaurs to the world. The Student of the Month in our classroom is Lily Blauvelt. Lily works hard in all subject areas. She is very kind and always willing to help her classmates. Keep up the good work Lily!!

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BOOK IT! NEWS

The January Pizza Hut Book It! Program was a success. We had 70 students who completed 350 minutes or more of reading during the month of January. Keep up the good work! Remember that time spent reading at home can go towards both the Book It! Program and the Read to Ride Program where students can earn a ticket to Darien Lake. If you have any questions regarding the Book It! Program, please contact Mrs. Britt or Miss Ebeling. Congratulations to the following students who read 350 minutes or more during the month of January: Sydney Feldbauer Donavin Morrison Tayler Rockefeller Lillie Kreamer Cassidy Sawyer Kori Thomas Sebastian Pope Dakota Evingham Kayli Giardini David Abdo Sadie Donnelly Natasha Metz Jocilynne Priddy Claire Pangburn Ryder Easton James Margeson Rylie Osgood Tristan Clayson Bryannan Proctor Brian Learn Aliyah Cole Madeline Thornton Samuel Thornton Madeline Baldwin Logan Bess Brehden Osgood Tucker Gleason Alexander Baron Mary Carll Caden Giardini Lucas Higby Dylan Winchell Zachary Mitchell Kaylee McDowell Grace Higby Kelsey Donnelly Shaelyn Maples Skylar DeBoer Brena Walp Amber Bucher Braelin Bentley Kaylee Middaugh Allison Zilker Fiona Pope Evan Pinney Jordan McDonald Natalie McDowell Maggie Schiralli Kelsey Ward RJ Giordano Danica Yates Chris Carpenter Emma Farrell Gabriel Thornton Noah Martin Macy Jones Kyla Gayton Hannah Wiatrowski Colter Pritty Cody Starks Hunter Walp Dennis Deck Haley Mascho Alissa Wright Hunter Stuck Nicolas Scarpa Matthew Mitchell Adam Jones Madison Sisson Anthony Fountain

BOLIVAR/RICHBURG TRAP PROGRAM

The Trap Program is off to a great start this year. We have 17 shooters, male and female, from Bolivar/Richburg, Friendship, Scio, Cuba and Wellsville who braved the cold at our first practice January 30th at the Richburg Rod and Gun Club. We have new talent this year and look forward to competing against Ellicottville, Franklinville, Pine Valley, Portville and Randolph. A schedule of competition shoots will be posted once it is finalized. Our single largest expense for the program is ammunition. Several people and organizations have stepped up to support this program. We would like to say thanks to the Bolivar Masons and Eastern Stars, Wellsville American Legion 907, Dave and Linda Myers, The Hearing Aid Shop, Southern Tier Polaris and everyone who supported our Pizza Sale and other fundraising endeavors. Your donations and continued support make this program possible.

RICHBURG COLONIAL LIBRARY HOURS Mon. 9am-5pm; Tues. Eve. 3-7pm; Thurs. 9am-5pm.

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ministry of the Bolivar churches. It seeks to provide emergency food assistance and support for families and individuals who demonstrate an immediate need. To receive assistance, please call Connie Taylor, 585-928-2386. Call ahead for an appointment. Pantry is open Mondays 10am-1pm; Thursdays 2pm5pm; Fridays 12-3pm; other times by appointment. tf YOUTH NIGHT Knights Creek Evangelical Methodist Church, 2987 County Road 9, Scio, NY 14880. Starts at 6pm on Friday nights. All ages are welcome. Message and prayer, board games and snacks. tf
Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person. -Amanda Peet Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature. -Camille Paglia *** Beauty is only temporary, but your mind lasts you a lifetime. -Alicia Machado

PORTVILLE FREE LIBRARY HOURS: Hrs.: Mon., & Thurs. 1-8pm; Tues. 10am-5pm; Frid. 9am-5 pm; Sat. 10am-1pm. tf 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE: 585-593-5706 Offers help for those having a hard time coping! Confidential telephone counseling and a resource referral information agent for mental health situations. We are here to help with suicide prevention! Call us! We care! tf THE BOLIVAR COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY, located at the United Methodist Church, 80 Friendship St., is a volunteer