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The Weedsport boys’ basketball team earned its first Sectional championship since 1980 on March 7 with a 61-52 win over Cooperstown. Jake Brown led the Warriors with 21 points on his way to most valuable player honors. Aidan Mabbett also added 14 points and eight rebounds. Weedsport came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to …
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March 9, 2020 Dear Parent/Guardian: With the recent news of more confirmed cases of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, within New York State, District officials are continuing to monitor information from local, state, and federal officials. On Saturday, March 7, Governor Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York, which gives the state …
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Spirit Week at Weedsport Elementary School concluded with an engaging visit by author Jeff Mack, who led a series of assemblies with students in pre-kindergarten through grade six on March 6. Jeff Mack has illustrated numerous children’s books, many which he also wrote, including “Good News, Bad News.” Each day of Spirit Week, the school …
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The artwork of multiple Weedsport students will be on display from March 8-28 at the Beaver Lake Nature Center as part of an exhibit called “Student Art – Naturally.” The Central Region of the New York State Art Teachers Association sponsors the exhibit. From 1-2 p.m. March 15, there will be an informal artist’s reception …
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Students from Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School were recently selected to represent the school at a week-long Empire Girls State leadership event held in late June at the College of Brockport. Alexandra Lajo Leonardi and Allyson Germinara were both selected. The New York State American Legion Auxiliary sponsors Empire Girls State, which is a hands-on week-long …
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March is National Reading Month and Weedsport Elementary got a head start with a kick-off assembly for spring reading in late February. For the assembly, teachers introduced the book “Friendship According to Humphrey” by Betty Birney. Principal Tim Cowin read a few pages and then showed a short video for the students to build some …
The valedictorian of the Class of 2020 is Garrett Sevier. He is a member of the National Honor Society has played football and basketball. He has also attended Boy’s State and been a member of the chorus. Sevier said it was his goal to become valedictorian since sixth grade. “It’s a relief knowing that I …
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The Weedsport swimming & diving team earned its second straight Sectional championship on Feb. 13 at Nottingham High School. Coach Dan Walter was also named Coach of the Year. Team members Joe Wloch, Will Sterling, Caleb Tracy, Andrew Williams, Sam Whitman, Forrest Nguyen, Ethan Gilfus, and Robert Quigley also qualified to compete at the Section …
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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association recently recognized three sports teams from the Weedsport Central School District as scholar-athlete teams for the winter sports season. The teams include boys’ basketball, girls’ volleyball, and swimming & diving. To receive scholar-athlete team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must …
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The three kindergarten classes at Weedsport Elementary held a publishing party in late January to celebrate the class books they created. The students created class books called “The 5 Senses of Winter,” with each authoring and illustrating their own pages. Students worked through the writing process, thinking of a topic, pre-writing, editing, and finalizing their …
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