April Updates...

College and Career Readiness Committee

At the April 17 CCRC meeting, we reviewed the "Attributes of a Central Square Learner" that were created by this committee during previous meetings, which can be seen by clicking the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/Attributes-of-a-CS-Learner


To view the PowerPoint from the meeting, click on the following link: 
https://tinyurl.com/CCRC-PowerPoint-4-17-18 
In a previous meeting, the committee focused on what has been traditionally viewed by most school districts as the main pathway for students, which is the college and university pathway. We had an amazing Central Square graduate, now a student at the prestigious Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, Camryn Lawyea, speak of the wonderful, rigorous courses she took at PVM High School, as well as the meaningful clubs and activities she participated in such as DECA, Student Government, Student Leadership Task Force, and our nationally recognized Rifle Team, to name a few.  She described how the courses she took and the clubs/activities she participated in while at PVM, prepared her for the rigors of attending college. It really speaks volumes that she is on our College and Career Readiness Committee during her freshman year of college.

At this past meeting, as you can see from the PowerPoint link above, after reviewing the "Attributes of a Central Square Learner," we focused on an equally rewarding pathway, Career and Technical Education.  Similar to how we showcased the college/university pathway, we had a wonderfully experienced Central Square parent/employee at PVM High School, Ms. Linda Fuller, who has had three children at Central Square that have attended CiTi BOCES, with her youngest son currently in the P-Tech program.  Click here for more information on the P-Tech program: https://www.citiboces.org/ptech.  

We also had an outstanding BOCES student, Miranda Hoyt, speak of the courses she took at CiTi BOCES that have prepared her for a nursing career. She also shared many wonderful experiences she had while attending PVM that also prepared her for such a meaningful career. Our next College and Career Readiness Committee (meeting again on May 17 at 5:30pm-7pm) will focus on the military pathway, as this is yet another choice that our students have. We continue to be delighted by the large number of committee members that attend these meetings and share such valuable experiences with the group, experiences that ALL students will benefit from. The following link with bring you to a wonderful article written by Debbie Grooms from the Citizen Outlet: http://www.oswegonews.com/osw/central-square-school-committee-seeks-better-communicators-and-thinkers-in-its-graduates-20180427&template=mwdt

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          Student presenting to the Chamber of Commerce                

                   

Tristin Rice presented to the Fort Brewerton Greater Oneida Lake Chamber of Commerce on April 18, 2018, on the achievements of our DECA chapter at PVM High School. He wanted to personally thank the Chamber members for their much appreciated donations they made to DECA that the students greatly benefited from. Tristin also shared that the skill sets and experiences he received as a member of DECA at PVM prepared him for his future, which will lead him to Stanford University, as he has been accepted to this very prestigious university to study physics. The Chamber members continue to be impressed by the students at Central Square and they are so very proud of them, as we all are!!!!