Winter Guard continues their success!

Varsity Winter Guard wins their 3rd consecutive Regional!

Congratulations to our Winter Guard that competed in the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania WGI Power Regional (SA1) on Sunday, March 17, 2019, and finished with a first place score of 88.505, which is absolutely amazing!!!  What is even more amazing is the fact that this was the Varsity Winter Guard's  third consecutive first place finish in Regional competition this season. They will be competing at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 2-5, and we could not be more proud as a District that understands the value of having a strong arts program. Pictured below are the parents of Guard members that volunteer to set the props up and break them down, and they are very much an integral part of the team as teams are penalized if the prop set up and breakdown exceeds the strict time frame provided during each competition.  The shirts they are wearing even match the performers'' uniforms with the sun flower theme. This, again, illustrates the high level of support our students receive in our amazingly supportive community.

More great news from our award winning music department at Central Square:  Congratulations to the members of the PVM Winter Drumline who placed second in competition at East Syracuse Minoa over the past weekend. 

Our student performers continue to exhibit the very qualities that we as a District seek to promote on a daily basis for ALL students, such as being an effective communicator and collaborator, innovative and critical thinker, grit and perseverance to keep working hard to overcome obstacles and set backs, and to constantly grow, not just as individuals, but as a collective...as a TEAM!     

March Celebrations and Updates...

When we say that our students at Central Square excel in sports, music, clubs/activities, and in the classroom, we are not exaggerating. Our students are simply amazing!!! 
Below are only a few of the examples... 

Music and Fine Arts Celebrations

Congratulations to the members of the Cadet Guard, Junior Varsity and the Varsity Winter Guards who had outstanding performances on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Home Winter Guard Show. 

The Cadet Guard placed 6th in their class while the Junior Varsity Guard placed 3rd in their class out of 6 competing Guards.  The Varsity Winter Guard placed first in their class among 5 competing Guards and the

Varsity Guard also had the highest score of all 36 Guards who competed on Saturday. The picture at the top is celebrating our seniors on the Winter Guard as they are being recognized for all of their hard work throughout their years in the program.  We were so happy to see their parents and family members standing with them because they played such a key role supporting their children and the Guard program.

Congratulations to the Central Square Varsity Winter Guard for placing 1st out of 27 groups at the Winter Guard International Regional Competition this past weekend in South Brunswick, NJ. Out of 91 guards across the country, the Varsity Winter Guard had the highest score of the weekend!”
Come see them and the other Central Square Winter Guards this Saturday in the Paul V. Moore gym at 2 o’clock.

Currently in week four of the Winter Guard season the Central Square Varsity Winter Guard based on competition scoring is ranked #1 in the Country!!!

The Sound of Music

Our student performers were absolutely amazing during each of their performances at PVM High School.  Our auditorium was packed for every showing of The Sound of Music.  Our students are so very talented at Central Square!

Central Square wins sectional rifle title

The Central Square Rifle team continues to shine, carrying on a long standing tradition of success under Coach Paul Menjik's guidance for several decades at Central Square. Here are the results from the Section III Rifle match. Central Square vs. South Lewis.  Central Square wins with a 1158 3 position v 1085 South Lewis. For International (all standing) it was again Central Square with a 1123 v. 1024 South Lewis.
Scores for 3 position (3 targets shot in the prone, standing and kneeling positions) were as follows:

Kamille Zakereski 295 Central SquareMaryann Sobel 290 Central Square
Ian Shaw 287 Central Square
Allen Tennant 286 Central Square
Bri Purdy 286 Central Square
Elise Penrod 282 Central Square
Alyna Munn 281 South Lewis
Gabriella Earl 274 South Lewis
For International (All Standing) - 3 targets all standing scores were as follows:
Kamille Zakrzeski 287 Central Square
Bri Purdy 283 Central Square
Elise Penrod 282 Central Square
Alyna Munn 273 South Lewis
Ian Shaw 271 Central Square
Allen Tennant 270 Central Square
Maryann Sobel 268 Central Square
Gabriella Earl 254 South Lewis

Central Square Rifle Team Wins States!!!

The Central Square rifle team placed first in the state championship held at the West Point Military Academy on Saturday. The team first for 3 position and for the sectional team title and placed second in the state championship for all standing, also placed second was the sectional team.

Scores for the 3 position match were:
For the high school teams: Central Square first with a 1161, second was Pioneer High School with a 1133 and third was Willsboro High School with a 1127. For the Sectional Teams: Section III took first place with a 1730, 2nd was Section VI with a 1701 and third place was Section VIII with a 1697.


Taking home metals for the Central Square team were:
Maryann Sobel: First place prone with a 100 with 9 centers, breaking a state record
Kamillle Zakreski: Fourth in kneeling and second in standing
Allen Tennant: Second in kneeling and Fifth in prone
Ian Shaw: Third in kneeling
Elise Penrod: Second in prone and Third in standing
Overall scores and placement in the State were:
Maryann Sobel 5th with a 290
Kamille Zakreski 3rd with a 292
Elise Penrod 2nd with a 292
Allen Tennant 7th with a 287
Brianna Purdy 6th with a 287
Ian Shaw 12th with a 282
Gabriella Earl with a 275

Congratulations to Kole Malhauser, CNY Wrestler of the Week

Kole is a freshman at PVM High School and is a Class A Champion, Most Outstanding Wrestler and has achieved his 100th career win! Click on the links below to see more on Kole's success https://tinyurl.com/Kole-Malhauser-1

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Congrats to the entire Central Square wrestling team for your success throughout the season!
Kole was crowned Section III Champion on Saturday, February 9. His coach, Mr. Tim LaRose, received the Coach of the Year Award by his coaching peers, which is an incredible honor.

Robotics at Central Square

This year, the RoboEagles have won an award at every event:
- 1/12 - Excellence Award at Liverpool
- 2/2 - Excellence Award at Baldwinsville
- 2/9 - Tournament Champions and Skills Champions at Fulton

They also had two new teams in their club competing this year. The middle school team competed 2/2 and 2/9 and did extremely well for their first time! At their first (ever) competition they qualified for the State Championships! They are competing in the High School Division at these competitions!
Here is team info:

Heavy Metal - Two high school students who are very busy, but wanted to build and compete! Hats off to Janis Jiempruekwattana (exchange student) and Megan Mitchell (freshman) for an awesome job!
Redhawk Middleschoolers:
- Campbell Bagley (6th)
- JD Bean (6th)
- Landon Drought (6th)
- Zach Jessie (7th)
- AJ Nichols (6th)

- Nick Rodriguez (6th)
- Sam Strupp (7th)
- Tyler McWeeny (7th)
RoboEagles:
- Forest Kerr (12th)  Sawyer Mitchell (12th)

- Ethan Rhinehardt (10th)   - Spencer Wells (12th)
- Matt Stewart (12th)  - Ethan Wells (10th)
- Noah Toleson (10th)

                                             
Our team, the RoboEagles, realized our 3^rd consecutive invitation to the Robotics World Championships at the NY State Championships, hosted at the SRC Arena on Saturday. Winning both the Robot Skill Champion along with our division, making us a tournament finalist, we are actually doubly qualified to compete in the World Championship competition. We also won the Think Award, for impressive and effective autonomous programming and sensor use, as well as the Teamwork Award for creating, mentoring and inspiring multiple teams both at our school and in the area, along with our friendliness and respect towards all other teams. There were a total of 74 high school teams present at the competition, randomly separated into two divisions, and teams each compete 8 times, paired randomly with a team to score more points than 2 randomly-selected opposing teams. Teams compete in 8 matches each, then the top teams play tournament-style to determine the winner of the division, which was us. Finally, the champions of the two divisions play a final match to determine the Tournament Champion. Unfortunately, we lost that match by a mere 2 points (the final score being 15-17), making it the first and only match we lost all day. Matches are 2 minutes long, where the first 15 seconds the robots operate autonomously, and the remaining 1:45 is driver-controlled. The autonomous winner earns a bonus of 4 points, a bonus our team enjoyed every match, including the finals, and probably a large contributor to our earning of the Think Award. We made sure that for this competition, the driver of the robot was very well practiced, and drove phenomenally all day. We even won a match in which our partner didn’t show up, and our robot single-handedly beat the 2 robots on the opposing alliance. Middle school teams compete in a separate division than the high school teams, and our middle school team also had a great day competing. This was their first-ever State robotics championship, as well as their first year competing at all, and they ranked 5th overall in the middle school division, capping off a great first season for these 6th and 7th graders.  They are a great group of students who each have unique skills and innovative ideas that will certainly allow them to become State Champions in the future! The next competition for the RoboEagles is the VEX World Championships in late April where we will be competing with 550 high school teams from all around the world. The competition runs Wednesday, April 24^th, through Saturday, April 27^th in Louisville, Kentucky. (Thank you to Ethan Wells for this detailed update)

Congratulations to Nick Ransom for receiving the CNY National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award. This award goes to high school athletes throughout Section III who excel in the classroom as well as on the football field. This is a well deserved honor!

2019 College Signing Day at Central Square
Tom Hunold – Boys Lacrosse – Division II Mars Hill University
Joshua Leavery – Boys Lacrosse  Division II – Wilmington University
Courtney Fox – Girls Lacrosse – Division I – St. Bonaventure
Mason Hoyt – Football – Division II – Seton Hill

                 The Fine Arts at Central Square
At this year’s 2019 CNY Scholastic Art Awards over 2,500 student artists, representing over 100 area schools, submitted 5,673 pieces of art! Paul V Moore HS winners in Photography, Jewelry, Ceramics & Glass were: Brent Tyrrell, Haley Earls, Isabella Heath, Kierstin Lorranie, Seth Morse, Jasmine Neddo, Mirra Osier, Mark Rio, Bernard Volpi, Conner Colesante, Joseph Cook, Allison Forderkonz, Sami Lamb, Madison Zacholl, Angelina Bellows, Skyla Cieslik, Jenna Countryman, Tyler Elderbroom, Morgan Foland, Isaac Geesaman, Hailey Peck, Cayley Sundet, and Dakota Wright.

The Boys Varsity Basketball team was named the SCAC December Team of the Month, and continued on to have an amazingly competitive season before falling to J-D in the 4th quarter of a hard fought game.  The Flock was at SRC Arena cheering on the boys, as always! The Girls Basketball team also had great success and again, made the playoffs.