DCS was thrilled to welcome Patty Lacey and Tish Drumm (Eck), two of our very own DCS Alumni, who graciously shared their published masterpiece, "Who Sees Who at the Zoo”. They read their book to our PreK-3rd grade students and answered questions the students had. Not only did they captivate our young minds with their storytelling and illustrations, but they also generously donated a signed copy of their book to our library. 📚
Tomorrow is NY Thursday!
Attention Seniors!
Last day to order a Senior Hoodie is Wednesday 2/14.
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Tomorrow is NY Thursday
Congratulations to Shantel Knorr for being accepted to SUNY Delhi, Cobleskill, and Keuka Collage.
Attention Seniors:
New Scholarship Opportunities have been posted!
https://www.dcseagles.org/page/scholarship-opportunities
Earlier this week, agriculture students were able to successfully harvest another crop of lettuce from the greenhouse.
This batch was then donated to be served to community members at Tuesday's senior meal program."
Attention Seniors! Sunday is the last day to place an order for your Senior hoodies. Click link below:
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Commencement Speaker 2024
DCS alumnus Lindsey Hollenbaugh will be the guest speaker for the Class of 2024 commencement ceremony. Ms. Hollenbaugh is managing editor of The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, MA. In 2003, she graduated from Downsville Central School as the class valedictorian. After studying acting at the American Musical Dramatic Academy in New York City, she went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a degree in journalism from Ithaca College in 2010. Lindsey became the first woman to hold the managing editor position at The Berkshire Eagle in 2023. She oversees the entire editorial staff, the daily print newspaper, and The Eagle's digital platforms. She lives in the Berkshires with her husband, Lenny, and son, David.
DCS commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday, June 21st at 4:00 pm
8th grade Home and Career Skills Apple Hand-pies. Students learned to make and roll pie dough, dice and sauté apples.
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES JUST POSTED!
https://www.dcseagles.org/page/scholarship-opportunities
Congratulations to Madison Garcia for being accepted to SUNY Oswego and SUNY Purchase College.
Today’s NY Thursday lunch featuring butternut squash macaroni and cheese, steamed peas and carrots, and apples. The NY items are the pasta, cheese, squash, peas, carrots, and apples.
Menu change for Friday 1/26/24:
Cucumber Salad instead of Romaine Salad will be offered with Assorted Pizza
Early Intervention and CPSE/CSE online workshop opportunities
Tomorrow is NY Thursday
Kids Who Code will be meeting today, Wednesday 1/24, during afterschool program.
The Downsville Lion’s club will be coming to DCS to provide vision screenings soon. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Health Office.
Vision Screening Program, The Lions Clubs in New York State, have launched a special program to screen children for vision problems that can lead to Amblyopia, commonly referred to as “lazy eye.” The program focuses on screening children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. The trained volunteers from your local Lions Club will screen the children’s eyes with either a Welch Allyn vision screener or a Plusoptix screener.
What we screen for: The Vision Screeners detect risk factors that may lead to Amblyopia including: Myopia - Nearsightedness Hyperopia - Farsightedness Anisometropia - Unequal refractive power Astigmatism - Irregular eye shape Media Opacity - cataract Strabismus - Eye misalignment The Vision Screeners are approximately 85 - 95% effective in detecting problems that may lead to amblyopia.
Click link for more details:
http://www.lionsseeny.org/uploads/2/6/1/6/2616597/lionssee_brochure16.pdf
Congratulations to Elaina Bull for being accepted to SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Cortland, and Keuka College.
