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T h e R e p o r t C a r d is a d o c u m e n t .d e s ig n e d to sh o w the p e r fo r m a n c e o f students on a va r ie t y o f N e w Y o r k state tests in such areas as re a d in g , w r it in g , m a t h , science a n d social stu d ie s at several check p o in ts in grades 3 -6 . A t th e se c o n d a r y le v e l , the fo c u s is o n R e g e n t s le v e l test scores as w e ll as m i n i m u m c o m p e t e n c y e x a m in a tio n s in re a d in g , w r i t i n g , and m a th e m a tics. F o r b o t h sc h o o ls, data are also c o m p ile d on attendance rates, susp e n s ions, e n r o ll m e n t pa tte r n s , p u p il d e m o g r a p h ic s , and sch o o l exp e n d itu r e s . A s noted in the in tro d u c t io n p r o v id e d b y th e N e w Y o r k State E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t , th e R e p o r t C a r d has been d e v e lo p e d t o en a b le t h e sch o o l c o m m u n i t y to re v ie w k e y in fo r m a t io n a b o u t acad e m ic p e r fo r m a n c e a n d serve as a fo u n d a t io n fo r sch o o l im p r o v e m e n t . Ju s t as a re p o r t card h e lp s to d e te r m in e stu d e n t p r o g r e s s , so to o can the sch o o l d istric t b e n e f it b y e v a lu a tin g the q u a lity o f se r v ice it p r o v id e s to the c o m m u n i t y and its stude n ts. T h e R e p o r t C a r d d o c u m e n t p r o v id e s three ye a r s o f data to in d icate p o s i t i v e o r n e g a t ive tre n d s in th e resuits. T h e data s h o w th e percentage o f students w h o pass a g i v e n test and th o s e w h o pass \ w i t h d is t i n c t i o n \ ( 8 5 % o r h i g h e r ) . T h e R e p o r t C a r d s also c o m p a r e th o s e results w i t h th e N e w Y o r k state ave r a g e a n d a n a v e r a g e ta b u la te d fo r m a n y o th e r sch o o ls d e e m e d s i m i la r to S a le m C e n t r a l in te r m s o f grad e ra n g e , so c io e c o n o m ic c o m p o s i t i o n , a n d ty p e o f c o m m u n i t y (u r b a n , su b u r b a n , r u r a l) . F o r S a le m E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l , students sco re d a b o v e th e N Y S refer ence p o in t in e v e r y a c a d e m ic area. T h i s in c lu d e d the re a d in g a n d m a the m a tics tests in g r a d e 3 : th e science e x a m in g r a d e 4 ; w r it in g in grad e 5 ; and read in g , m a th e m a tic s , and social studies in g r a d e 6 . A t th e se c o n d a r y le v e l, stude n ts at W a s h in g t o n A c a d e m y (g r a d e s 7 - 1 2 ) d id e x c e e d in g ly w e ll on th e ir R e g e n t s e x a m in a tio n s . T h e results in th e fo u r general subjects in c lu d e d in F F A convention to be in G reen w ich T h e 19 9 8 N e w Y o r k S t a t e F F A c o n v e n t i o n w i l l b e h e ld at G r e e n w i c h C e n tral s c h o o l o n M a y 7 . 8 and 9. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 7 0 0 F F A m e m b e r s fro m a r o u n d the state are e x p e c t e d to a tten d . •T h e c o n v e n t io n w i l l b e k ic k e d o f f b y a p a t r i o t ic laser lig h t s h o w . O v e r the co u rse o f th e c o n v e n t i o n , m a n y m e m bers w i l l p a r tic ip a te in leade rsh ip c o n tests, career d e v e l o p m e n t e v e n t s , and o f f i c e r e le c tio n s . M e m b e r s w i l l also h a v e th e o p p o r t u n i t y to ta k e e d u c a tio n a l to u r s o f th e S a r a t o g a R a c e w a y . S t e w a r t 's Ic e C r e a m p l a n t , a n d m a n y d a i r y fa r m s in th e G r e e n w i c h area. T h e r e w i l l b e ed u c a tio n a l e x h i b i t s and a n F F A store a t t h e c o n v e n t io n as w e l l . T h e b a n q u e t fo r E m p i r e D e g r e e re c ip ie n t s , F F A m e m b e r s w h o h a v e re c e ive d th e h ig h e s t le v e l o f re c o g n itio n in N e w Y o r k state, w i l l b e h e ld o n S a t u r d a y , M a y 9 . T h e b a n q u e t w i l l b e ca te r e d b y th e A r g y l e F i r e d e p a r tm e n t. A l l m e a ls a t th e c o n v e n t io n w i l l b e se r v e d in tw o ca fete ria s at th e s c h o o l. F o r th e m o s t p a r t , m e m b e r s w i l l b e s t a y in g at h o te ls in S a r a t o g a a n d w i l l h a v e access to th e S a r a t o g a Y M C A in th e e v e n in g s . « T h e G r e e n w i c h C h a p t e r o f t h e F F A h a s b e e n w o r k i n g o n th e N e w Y o r k state c o n v e n t io n fo r n e a r l y tw o y e a r s , a n d is lo o k i n g fo r w a r d to p u t t in g o n a class act. Joint meeting A jo i n t P u b l i c B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s a n d in f i r m a r y C o m m i t t e e m e e t in g is s c h e d u le d fo r F n d a y , M a r c h 1 3 , a t 1 2 :3 0 p .m . in th e large c o n fe r en c e r o o m o f C o u n t y O f f i c e B u i l d i n g B in - F o r t E d w a r d . in this ye a r 's d o c u m e n t s h o w e d th e f o l lo w i n g fo r S a le m H i g h S c h o o l students: E n g l i s h - 9 2 % pa s s in g r a te , 4 6 % passed w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S a v e r a g e (p a s s in g 8 2 % , d is t in c tio n 2 4 % ) ; F r e n c h and S p a n ish - 1 0 0 % p a s s ing ra te , 59% passed w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S a v e ra g e (pa s s in g 9 4 % , d istin c tio n 5 7 % ) ; M a t h e m a tics C o u r s e I - 9 6 % p a s s ing rate, 8 0 % passed w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S ave r a g e (pa s s in g 6 7 % , d is t in c tio n 3 3 % ) ; M a t h e m a t i c s C o u r s e II - 9 1 % passing rate , 7 2 % p a s s in g w i t h d istin c tio n , N Y S a v e r a g e (p a s s in g 8 3 % , d is tin c tio n 4 6 % ) ; b i o l o g y - 8 8 % p a s s in g rate, 3 8 % p a s s in g w i t h d is t in c tio n , N Y S a v e r a g e (p a s s in g 7 5 % , d is t in c tio n 2 5 % ) ; c h e m is t r y - 9 2 % p a s s ing rate, 4 2 % pa s s in g w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S ave r a g e (p a s s in g 7 6 % , d is t in c tio n 2 7 % ) ; G l o b a l S t u d ie s - 8 1 % p a s s ing rate, 3 1 % p a s s in g w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S a v e r a g e (p a s s in g 6 6 % , d is t in c tio n 1 9 % ) ; a n d U . S . H i s t o r y and G o v e r n m e n t - 8 6 % p a s s in g ra t e , 3 8 % pa s s in g w i t h d is t i n c t i o n , N Y S a v e r a g e (p a s s in g 7 3 % , d is t i n c t i o n 2 2 % ) . A s n o t e d in each re p o r t , the g o a l is to u t i l i z e the d a t a in s u p p o r t o f esta b lis h in g the h ig h e s t p o s s ib le p e r f o r m a n c e le v e ls fo r stu d e n ts to a c h ie v e . A c c o r d i n g to sc h o o l S u p e r in t e n d e n t G r e g o r y A i d a l a , th e re s u lts a re p le a s in g , b u t rt is im p o r t a n t 1 f o r stude n ts- t o c o n t i n u e to s t r i v e fo r t h e m o s t c h a lle n g in g p r o g r a m o f s t u d y . S t u d e n ts p a r tic i p a t in g in th e m o r e d i f f i c u l t courses su c h as m a th 1 2 , F r e n c h a n d S p a n is h I V , c h e m i s t r y , p h y s i c s , a n d A d v a n c e d P l a c e m e n t courses in E n g l i s h , m a th e m a t i c s , a n d U . S . H i s t o r y a r e t o b e c o m m e n d e d . A i d a l a a lso n o te d th a t the H i g h S c h o o l B u i l d i n g P l a n n i n g T e a m is n o w d e v e l o p in g a n e w p o l i c y re q u i r i n g a ll stu d e n ts to c o m p le te three years o f m a th e m a tic s a n d science (tw o ye a r s are re q u ire d at presen t) w h i c h w i l l ta k e e f f e c t in g r a d e 9 w h e n o u r cu r rent se v e n th graders reach that le v e l. T h i s sch e d u le is tw o ye a r s ea r lier t h a n the a p p r o a c h a d o p t e d b y * the N Y S B o a r d o f R e g e n t s . Pa r e n ts a n d d istric t residents are e n c o u r a g e d t o read the fu ll te x t o f th is ye a r 's S c h o o l R e p o r t C a r d s fo r th e S a le m E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l a n d S a le m H i g h S c h o o l . C o p i e s are a v a il able u p o n reque s t. Students named to College W ho’s Who S e v e n t y A d i r o n d a c k C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e ( A C C ) stude n ts h a v e b e e n se lected as n a t io n a l ca m p u s leaders and are in c lu d e d in th e 19 9 8 e d i t i o n o f Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. C a m p u s n o m i n a t i n g c o m m itte e s and e d ito r s o f th e a n n u a l d ire c t o r y h a v e c h o s e n these students b a s e d p r i m a r i l y o n th e i r a c a d e m ic a c h ie v e m e n t . A d d i tio n a l c o n s id e r a tio n w a s g i v e n to th e i r s e r v ic e to th e c o m m u n i t y , le a d e r s h ip in e x t r a c u r r ic u la r a c tiv it ie s a n d p o t e n t ia l fo r c o n t i n u e d success. T h e y jo i n an elite g r o u p o f stu d e n ts fro m m o r e th a n 1 ,8 0 0 in s titu tio n s o f h i g h e r le a r n i n g in a ll 5 0 states, th e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a a n d se v e r a l f o r e i g n n a t io n s . A re c e p t io n fo r th e s e students a n d th e i r fa m i l ie s fo r m a l l y r e c o g n i z i n g th is a c h ie v e m e n t w i l l b e h e ld at t h e c o lle g e la t e r t h is s p r in g . T h e fo l l o w i n g A C C stu d e n ts fr o m th e area h a v e b e e n selected fo r in c lu s i o n in Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges: S c o t t M . M c I n t o s h , L a u r i e M . M c W h o r t e r , J u d i t h A . P o r c a r o a n d R y a n n L . S u l l i v a n o f A r g y l e ; J a n e t K . Z e n o o f G r e e n w i c h ; a n d T i m o t h y M . O 'B r i e n o f S c h u y l e r v i l l e . A d v iso ry co u n c il to m eet T h e M a r c h m e e t in g o f t h e W a s h i n g to n C o u n t y A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l o n H i s to r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n w i l l b e h e ld T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , att 7 : 3 0 p .m . i n t h e la r g e c o n fe r e n c e r o o m lo c a te d o n th e s e c o n d flo o r o f B u i l d i n g B at th e W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y M u n i c i p a l ce n ter. T h e p u b l i c is w e l c o m e t o a tte n d . Village Elections A l t h o u g h there are n o conte s ts in t h e villag e s o f G r e e n w i c h , S a le m a n d A r g y l e o n i u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 7 , it is im p o r t a n t tliat residents in o u r c o m m u n itie s cast th e ir vo te s in v i l l a g e e le c tio n s o n th a t d a y . W h e r e th e r e is n o c o n t e s t , o n e 's v o t e e x p r e s s e s c o n f i d e n c e i n th o s e r u n n i n g fo r o f f ic e . In G r e e n w i c h , v i l l a g e r s w i l l b e v o t in g f o r three trustees. M i g u e l Pa c h e c o and R o b e r t J e f f o r d s are i n c u m b e n t s , e a c h se e k ing re e le c tio n to a fo u r y e a r te r m . M i c h a e l S c h r e i n e r is r u n n i n g as an in d e p e n d e n t f o r a tw o - y e a r t e r m w h i c h w i l l fill o u t t h e v a c a n c y o n th e b o a r d c r e a t e d b y th e r e s i g n a t i o n o f L o r i s B r o w n e l l , w h o m o v e d outside the villa g e lim its. In S a le m , Jo h n J . P h i l li p s is s e e k in g the o f f ic e o f m a y o r , a t w o - y e a r t e r m . Jo n S . M c C l e l l a n is ru n n i n g u n o p p o s e d fo r trustee, a f o u r - y e a r t e r m . T h o s e s e e k i n g o f f i c e in A r g y l e a re t w o - t e r m M a y o r J a m e s D i e r a n d Truste e s M a r k H a l e y a n d H a r o l d A d a m s , tw o - y e a r term s ea c h . A h a r b i n g e r A r o b i n , r e t u r n e d f r o m h i s s o jo u r n in m o r e so u th e r n c l i m e s , sto p p e d b y o u r o f f i c e o n S a l e m S t r e e t o n M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n . H i s v i s i t in d ica te s t h a t , a lt h o u g h w e are c u r r e n tly e x p e r i e n c in g a c o ld s n a p , s p r in g w i l l a r r iv e i n a b o u t a w e e k a n d a h a l f . T h e ro b in is d e f in i t e ly a h a r b in g e r o f the season to c o m e . W E A T H E R S p r e a d i n g l o v e a n d h o p e o n e b e a r a t a t i m e Local women involved in e f f o r t P e n n y B e a r p a t r o n s B a r b a r a S i m o n e a u a n d H o l l i e V a n d e r z e e . T h e P e n n y B e a r C o m p a n y has a n n o u n c e d plan s t o p r o v id e 10 0 0 P e n n y B e a r s t o ca m p e r s at t h e D o u b l e “ H ” H o l e in th e W o o d s R a n c h in L a k e L u z e r n e . T h e c o m p a n y n a m e d fo r th e m a g i c p e n n y e a c h b e a r has a n d th e s p e c i a l m e s s a g e it c a r r i e s , is a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n , sta ffe d e n t ir e ly b y v o l u n t e e r s , w h i c h p r o vid e s hears to c h r o n i c a ll y ill c h ild r e n a n d a d u lts , h o s p ice pat!«E?s and 'h e i r fa m ilie s a n d to y o u n g s t e r s w h o are f lQ w n on A n g e l F l i g h t s f o r d ia g n o s is a n d t r e a tm e n t. D o u b l e “ H ” H o l e in th e W o o d s R a n c h , fo u n d e d b y P a u l N e w m a n a n d C h a r l e s R . W o o d , p r o v i d e s reside n tia l c a m p in g e x p e riences f o r o v e r 10 0 0 ca m p e r s , ages s i x t o 1 6 , w i t h c h r o n i c a n d / o r life th r e a t e n i n g illn e s s e s . C h i l d r e n a t t e n d th e D o u b l e “ H ” R a n c h t u i t i o n fr e e . T h e c a m p , located o n 3 0 0 acres o f A d i r o n d a c k fo r e s t la n d , serves ca m p e r s f r o m all o v e r the w o r l d . T h e p a r tn e r s h ip betw e e n D o u b l e “ H ” R a n c h a n d th e P e n n y B e a r C o m p a n y b e g a n as a result o f a chance m e e tin g b e t w e e n H o l l i e V a n d e r z e e o f E a s t o n , a v o l u n t e e r at the D o u b l e “ H ” R a n c h , and P e n n y W ig g le s v v o r t h , fo u n d e r o f T h e P e n n y B e a r C o m p a n y . T h e projec t has g r o w n b y leaps a n d b o u n d s . V o lu n t e e r knitters fro m at least f i v e states h a v e p r o d u c e d 10 0 0 hand k n i t sw e a ters in c a m p co lo rs w i t h t h e D o u b l e “ H ” lo g o fo r the bears to w e a r . T h e v e r y successful loca l k n i t t i n g e f f o r t w a s c o o r d in a te d b y B a r b a r a S i m o n e a u o f N e e d l e w o r k s in G r e e n w i c h . 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H e , e n ^ G e o r g e C a „ a w a y jn i m a n d e n g r a v e d w i t h t h e n a m e o f the artist Committee meeting a n d th e n a m e o f th e artist's s c h o o l, w i l l A C o u n t y O f f i c e r s a n d P e r s o n n e l be d is p la y e d at th e sch o o l o f the first C o m m i t t e e m e e t in g has b e e n set fo r p la c e A r t A c h i e v e m e n t A w a r d w i n n e r T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 1 2 , at 9 a .m . in th e f o r o n e y e a r . large c o n fe r e n c e ro o m o f C o u n t y F i r s t p la c e w a s a w a r d e d to B r e n d a n O f f i c e B u i l d i n g B in F o r t E d w a r d . 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T h i r d p la c e p r i z e w a s a w a r d e d to W here is it*^ A l i s s e F o w l e r o f S c h u y le r v i ll e fo r h e r a c i y l i c t it le d \ W o m a n w i t h C a n d l e .\ B u l l e t i n B o a r d ........................................................................7 C l a s s i f i e d s .................................................................................... 1 H o n o r a b le m e n tio n s w e n t t o th e f o l - C r o s s w o r d P u z z l e ............................................................4 lo w i n g stude n ts: R e n n e C h a d w i c k o f E d i t o r i a l F e a t u r e s ............................ . .................................4 H a r t f o r d , o i l title d \ A p p l e S t i l l L i f e \ ; L e g a l N o t i c e s ........................................................................ 7 T i n a W o o d e l l o f H a r t f o r d , o il title d N E W C O ......................................... .. .............................................. 4 \S c h o o l H o u s e ” ; K e v i n A r c h a m b e a u l t S p o r t s ...................................................................................................5 o f G r e e n w i c h , co lo r e d p e n c i l, \ S e l f V i c i n i t i e s - P o r t r a i t \ ; a n d C h r i s t y M c K e i g h a n o f A r g y l e .......................................................................................3 S a le m , c o lo r e d p e n c i l, t it le d \S p la s h .\ C a m b r i d g e ........................................................................5 A rece p tio n w a s held o n S a tu r d a y , C o s s a y u n a ..................................5 M a r c h 7, in the lib r a r y . 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Related P e n n y B e a r team projects in c lud e p r o v i d i n g 1000 illu s tra te d j o u r n a l s in w h i c h the c a m p e r s ^ a n ^ c o lle c t p h o t o s a n d re c o r d th e i r c a m p e x p e r i e n c e s a n d th e “ P e n n y B e a r M u s i c a l G r o u p ” w h i c h w i l l ho s t a c a m p fi r e s i n g - a - l o n g on the o p e n i n g n ig h t o f each se s s ion. “ W e ’ re r e a l l y e x c i t e d a b o u t th e P e n n y B e a r te a m ’ s e f f o r t s ,” says M a x Y u r e n d a , e x e c u tive d ir e c to r a t th e D o u b l e “ H ” H o l e in the W o o d s R a n c h . “ T h e bears a n d t h e s in g - a - I o n g s a r e p o s i t i v e , in t e r a c t i v e a d d i t i o n s to th e c a m p e x p e r ie n c e . T h e j o u r n a ls w i l l h e lp th e m re m e m b e r the f u n th e y h a d lo n g a fter th e y h a v e re tu r n e d h o m e and also p r o v id e a w a y t o share those m e m o r ie s w i t h t h e ir f a m i l ie s .” T h e P e n n y B e a r team is se e k in g d o n a t io n s fro m in d i vid u a l s , o r g a n iza tio n s and businesses to raise the a d d itio n a l fu n d i n g t o c o v e r the r e m a in d e r o f p r o je c t e x p e n s e s . D o n o r s can p r o v i d e one bear to a c h i l d o r s p o n s o r an en tire ca b in . F o r each bear p u r c h a s e d , t h e n o n - p r o f it P e n n y B e a r C o m p a n y w i l l p r o v i d e o n e m a tc h in g bear in the d o n o r ’ s n a m e . A l l d o n a tio n s to th e P e n n y B e a r P r o je c t are t a x d e d u c tib le . C o n t a c t p r o jec t c o o r d in a t o r H o l l i e V a n d e r z e e to m a k e d o n a t io n s and t o learn m o r e a b o u t th e p r o g r a m . 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