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An International Nottingham by Zoe Kinney ‘85
Remember the 80s when English as a Second Language students were relegated to the two small self-contained rooms next to the office? Well, times have changed at Nottingham for English Language Learners.
We have over 190 ESL students this year, which doesn’t include the many current students who were previously in ESL. The halls echo with over 25 different languages from Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian and Burmese to Kirundi, Karen, Mai Mai, Pashto and Spanish. The majority of the students come as refugees to our area; Syracuse is one of the longest running refugee relocation centers in the US. Most recent arrivals to the area include Chin and Karen from Burma and Thailand, Somali Bantu from camps in Kenya, Bhutanese via Nepal and Kirundi speakers from Burundi and Tanzania. We have four levels of English classes with content courses that are sheltered for the first two years. Eventually, these English learners must pass the five NY State Regents required to graduate--a daunting task for some who arrive with very little English! We are always looking for volunteers or connections in the community. Contact me at zkinney@scsd.us if you are interested.
Theresa Trudell and Douglas Lewis were married April 12, 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas. Theresa is a math teacher at Nottingham. Her husband is a math teacher at Skaneateles High School. They reside in Dewitt.
Lisa Orlando and Scott Crowell were married at Southwick Beach on July 5, 2008. Lisa is a Spanish teacher at Nottingham. Scott is a teacher at Onondaga Road Middle School. They reside in Cicero.
Cynthia A. Lewis and Robert Johnson were married August 8, 2008, in Syracuse. Cynthia is a former Nottingham student. The couple resides in Syracuse.
Dr. Myriam Ibarra, the Math, Science, and Technology Academy Leader for Nottingham High School, was selected as a panelist for the Toyota International Education Program. She will be participating in the selection process for the 2008 Galapagos Tour. The panel will be conducted in Washington D.C. and will be reviewing over 900 applicants. Dr. Ibarra was a recipient of the Toyota International Education Program grant in 2007 and traveled to the Galapagos for an intensive teacher training program. She was one of 22 applicants chosen from a field of 420.
There were five retirees in June 2008: Cheryl Dixon-Hills, Guidance Counselor David Blakely, Science Steven Stelzner, Guidance/College Counselor; David Margrey, Technology Joseph Romano, Phys. Ed. Best wishes to all the retirees!
Barb Williams Stivenson ‘86 Nominated
When Barbara Stivenson (’86) tried to bring flowers to the
hospitalized wife of a co-worker, she found out the hospital
doesn't allow flowers in the rooms of leukemia patients.
"I brought flowers, but when someone has leukemia, the
pesticides in flowers would hurt them because you strip the
immune system down to nothing," Stivenson said. "I come in with
a big basket of flowers, and you can't have that - it's like
skulls and crossbones."
So six years ago, Stivenson became involved in promoting awareness and raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Central New York. She started with working on Light the Night, an annual promotion run by LLS in which different groups march downtown, holding red balloons for supporters and white balloons for survivors. The groups also pass out information during the event. Now Stivenson is in the running for the LLS of Central New York Woman of the Year Award. The candidates for the award all raise money in a nine-week campaign, and the man and woman who raise the most money win. In the past three years of competition, 32 candidates raised $379,000. She's raised $6,500, with $5,000 coming from Chancellor Nancy Cantor. Donations can still be made to her campaign at http://www.active.com/donate/cnymwoy05/cnyBStiven. © Copyright 2008 The Daily Orange
Nottingham all over town by Molly
Voorheis
Everywhere you look these days, you’ll see someone from
Nottingham. If you go to http://www.abcnews.go.com/oncampus look
for the story about Nottingham senior Jon Reid. The story titled
“Tireless Student” was produced by several SU students at
Newhouse who are part of an ABC News campus link. Only five
universities were selected as ABC News bases, and the Newhouse
students participating in the program decided to do a
“week-in-the-life” story of a local high school student. Good
job, Jon!
Syracuse Stage is currently featuring Tales From
the Salt City, a show by playwright Ping Chong based on seven
Syracuse residents telling their stories. The show is getting
tremendous reviews, and it features Nottingham graduate Albert
Marshall. Marshall was a member of the class of ’68, and in the
play mentions Nottingham English teacher Ms. Kasberger as the
teacher who really brought him alive. (Ed. note: the show
ran through November 2).
The City of Syracuse is participating in the Say Yes to Education program. Say Yes to Education, Inc. (Say Yes) is a national, non-profit foundation committed to dramatically increasing high school and college graduation rates for urban youth. For over 20 years, Say Yes has provided comprehensive support, including the promise of a full college or vocational education, and a host of other educational, social and health care resources to enable every child in the program to achieve his or her potential. Say Yes to Education has created a Higher Education Compact currently representing 23 colleges and universities to provide scholarships to eligible graduates of the Say Yes to Education program. Any student who has been a resident of the City of Syracuse for at least three years and has attended 10th, 11th and 12th grade in the Syracuse City School District is eligible for a scholarship. The majority of the schools provide financial aid that covers full tuition, books and fees for all admitted students. Some schools do have an income cap. A student who successfully graduates through the Say Yes program is eligible for scholarship aid as long as he/she gains admittance to a Compact school through the regular application process. This includes completing all appropriate applications, financial aid forms and meeting all deadlines for submission. Participating schools include: Adelphi University; Clarkson University; Columbia University (provides aid to students whose annual family income does not exceed $75,000); Cooper Union; Goodwin College; Hartwick College; Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Houghton College; LeMoyne College ($75,000 cap); Manhattanville College; Marist College; Medaille College; Molloy College; New York Institute of Technology; New York University; Polytechnic University; Rochester Institute of Technology ($75,000 cap); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Lawrence College ($75,000 cap); Syracuse University; Tufts University ($75,000 cap); University of Pennsylvania ($75,000 cap); and University of Rochester.
Chinese Classes at Nottingham
Nottingham was unable to hire a certified Latin teacher for the
2008-2009 school year, so Nottingham did not offer Latin.
Instead, the school was able to hire a certified Mandarin
Chinese teacher, so that language was offered to interested
students.
Kopp
Works Towards High Speed Rail
Quentin Kopp '45, one of the 2008 Wall of Fame honorees, Chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, announced that the November 4, 2008 bond vote was successful. A 220-mph railroad is one step closer to construction, linking San Francisco and Sacramento to Los Angeles and San Diego. This is a big deal for the USA, and brings us closer to the capability of existing high-speed railroads, such as the TGV in France and Shinkansen in Japan.
Jan. 9, 2008
Doug Roberts, who attended Nottingham, is one of the people making a case for “Smoky” Joe Wood to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Joe played for the Boston Red Sox in the early 1910s. So far, the efforts have been unsuccessful. Doug is a lawyer in Syracuse.Jan. 11, 2008
More than 250 people filled out voter registration forms online. Nottingham students were among the registrants.Jan. 20, 2008
In the 2008 Citizens Bank Scholastic Art Awards, Nottingham students Xenia Hinkelman and Ana Thor won honorable mention.January 31, 2008
The Syracuse School Board is considering new rules for public use of Nottingham’s new sports complex.Feb. 3, 2008
Nottingham finished in 10th place in the New York Midstate Regional Science Olympiad Feb. 2nd. The top six teams advanced to the state competition. Nottingham’s team included coaches David Blakely and Sydney Mendez, and team members Nicolette Apraez, Amanda Armstrong, Alyssa Dausman, Mary DeCosta, Jonah Gruber, Matt Guisbond, Samantha Hinds, John Lopez, Kelley Mooney, Tsengelen Nermunkh, Robert Nyumah, Riley O’Neill, Jenessa Price, Angela Sponsler, and Paul Traver.Feb. 8, 2008
Lt. Gov. David Paterson talked with students Feb. 7th at Nottingham to launch a new statewide campaign to increase awareness about teen dating violence. Senior Shayla Jones and sophomore Zoe Lancaster were among the students participating in the White Ribbon campaign against violence against women.Senior Ilko Luque was among the city students involved in a program to teach Spanish to Syracuse police officers.
Feb. 10, 2008
Ben Burdick was among 33 students in the Onondaga County Math League Meet Feb. 9th who will be advancing to the state meet April 5th. About 200 students competed.Feb. 15, 2008
Minority students from area high schools, including Nottingham, will take part in a trip that includes a stop at the 2008 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Festival in Virginia, as well as visits to several college campuses. One of the attendees is Nottingham junior Channie Wilcox, 16, who is interested in Florida A&M University.Feb. 16, 2008
Sophomore Janiese Flagg will leave today for Geneva, Switzerland. She and Henninger sophomore Jaquia Bolds will spend a week observing the UN hearing on racial discrimination. They were selected by the Center for Community Alternatives in Syracuse.Feb. 21, 2008
Nottingham grad Brandon Jones, 21, who is in his fourth semester at OCC, wants a graphic arts career. He started Hip-Hop in sixth grade and teaches Hip-Hop for Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell (’70). Wilkins-Mitchell directs the Onondaga Dance Institute and Kuumba Project Dancers. The ODI was the first to offer Hip-Hop classes locally.Feb. 26, 2008
Among the high school students writing for the Post-Standard are Nottingham students Yelena Galstyan and Malcolm Walters.Feb. 28, 2008
Students from Nottingham and Fowler High Schools produced original art work for an exhibit at the Warehouse Gallery called “King and Courage”, inspired by the speeches of Martin Luther King and the novel “Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane.Nottingham will present “The Wiz” March 14 – 16, 2008. There are approximately 60 people in the cast and crew. The main roles will be performed by Alisha Edwards, Jamel Jett, Julius Williams, David Wright, Jared Martin, Mattie Voorheis, Nicolette Apraez, and Parissa Pourpezshk.
A house built in the 1860s is the subject of a dispute between the Ronald McDonald House Charities and many local groups seeking to have it declared historic. The house at 1100 E. Genesee St. was formerly owned by Jerry True, who attended Nottingham.
March 2008
Five city schools, including Nottingham, will take part in the artsEMERGING program, this year focusing on comparing Shakespeare to rap. A group of 50 Nottingham students will dig deeper into self-identity and communication with a sculpture project using contemporary logos and graffiti art.Mar. 1, 2008
Nottingham student Nicolette Apraez was to be one of the competitors today as the Syracuse Branch of the English-Speaking Union took part in the 20th annual National Shakespeare Competition in Syracuse. Students from 18 Central New York high schools were scheduled to participate. The winner will compete April 26 – 29 in New York City.Retired Nottingham teacher Len Fonte has been keeping busy as the education coordinator of the Syracuse International Film and Video Festival. He is also an advisor to the new Arts in Mind initiative of the Syracuse-based nonprofit Partnership for Arts Education.
Mar. 7, 2008
Joe Romano, a physical education teacher and coach at Nottingham, was shown fishing for trout in Butternut Creek, in a photo called “Thinking Spring”.Mar. 13, 2008
Syracuse Stage is performing “The Bomb-itty of Errors”, a Hip-Hop version of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors”. As part of their “Arts Emerging” program, Lauren Unbekant, director of educational outreach for Syracuse Stage, has been speaking in Syracuse city schools about Shakespeare, hiphop, spoken word, slam poetry, and graffiti, and how they all relate. At Nottingham, she played a recording of the prologue of “Comedy of Errors”, followed by a Q&A. Then she played the “Bomb-itty” prologue. Syracuse Stage artist-inresidence Nick West worked with the students to create graffiti. Sophomores Ja-Nie Rolon and Quasia Boatman are two of the students involved. Paul Traver, sophomore, won the essay contest for the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series, in connection with Louise Erdrich’s lecture. The essay topic was to describe a memorable character in your own community.A Battle of the Bands was held March 1st at the Jewish Community Center. One of the bands, The Last Battle, includes Robert Button III from Nottingham.
Mar. 18, 2008
Senior Yelena Galstyan, an intern at the Post-Standard, wrote an article about fighting global warming, including ten tips for being a green teen. Yelena is taking a course on global environmental issues at ESF.Mar. 23, 2008
The All-Central New York Basketball teams were named. Tyshon K. Goode, senior, was named to the boys’ third team.Mar. 26, 2008
The Syracuse Commission for Women honored 18 women and one organization March 25th in honor of Women’s History Month, with a focus on the arts. Among the honorees were Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell (’70) (Builders of Communities award), and Nottingham senior Kelley Marie Mooney (Builders of Dreams Youth award).All four Syracuse high schools remain on the state Education Department’s “poor performance” list , although they are improving. The list is based on graduation rates and test scores.
Mar. 27, 2008
Samantha Bishop took fifth place in the grades 9 – 12 category in the Newspaper In Education Editorial and Cartoon Contest, sponsored by the Post-Standard.Mar. 29, 2008
Several girls were named to the CNYCL Basketball All-Stars: First Team: Iaellan Walters; Second Team: Nikki Works; Honorable Mention: Jamia Martin and Larika Smith.Former Nottingham basketball star Sophronia Sallard, a redshirt sophomore at Pittsburgh, is averaging 11 points a game in the NCAA tournament. Sallard was a two-time All-CNY Player of the Year.
Mar. 30, 2008
Nottingham grad Jessica Cutler is among the inner circle of a Manhattan call-girl ring that had former Governor Eliot Spitzer as a client, according to a New York Post story.Apr. 1, 2008
Rachel Brand of the Henninger/Nottingham lacrosse team, was named along with Dayna Piraino from Henninger, as one of CNY’s highscoring pairs. Together they scored 45 of their team’s 55 assists last year and 88 goals.Apr. 2, 2008
The Nottingham Drama Club won two awards at the Michael Harms Theater Festival 3/29 – 3/30 for their production of “Speak”: Alex Reeder, lighting designer, won the Josh Jaquin Memorial Scholarship of $300 for Exceptional Technical and Overall Theatrical Prowess; Nicolette Apraez won the Summerfame Scholarship of $1500 for outstanding work for her role
as Rachel. Nottingham was the longest-tenured group competing, having participated continuously since 1978.
Apr. 3, 2008
The Mobile Literacy Arts Bus (M-LAB), an art studio on wheels, was unveiled for the public at Nottingham. The bus was the fruit of a Social Sculpture course at Syracuse University with the goal of transforming a used recreational vehicle into a digital photography and creative writing studio for Syracuse City School District high school students enrolled in Partnership for Better Education programs.About 20 local high school students gathered on Westcott Street April 2nd to protest the war in Iraq. Among them were Nottingham students Ben Burdick, Marielle Fort, Eben Derooij, and Patrick Kennedy.
Senior Danielle Evans was profiled in an article in the Post-Standard. Danielle is a musician who plays the flute, bassoon and bass guitar. She is also a jazz singer. She performs with the Signature Syracuse Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Stan Colella All-Star Band. She hopes to become a music teacher, performing jazz gigs on the weekends.
Nottingham student Saquota Reaves participated in a play about conflict resolution as part of a workshop during the fourth annual Sisters Empowering Sisters conference.
Apr. 6, 2008
Nottingham alum Gabrielle Tinto is a soprano with the Seraphic Fire vocal ensemble based in Miami. The group performed in Syracuse on April 6.Apr. 11, 2008
Sofia Rodriguez, 16, a 10th-grader at Nottingham, hopes to use some of a $15,000 grant from the Central New York Community Foundation to recruit youths to pick up litter in her neighborhood on the Near West Side. She is one of 12 youths involved in the Youth Philanthropy Project, a new initiative designed to teach urban children about philanthropy.
April 19, 2008
Hanah Ehrenreich (’99) invited two men to join her parents’ Passover seder, as a result of her work with Syrajews, a group of young Jewish professionals in the Syracuse area. The group wants to provide opportunities for young professionals who may not live near their families to celebrate Jewish holidays.Apr. 21, 2008
Nottingham graduate Peter Gay (’97), 27, has announced his candidacy for the 25th Congressional District as a Republican. He boasts of being the only candidate who sings in a punk rock band, Crash Martinez. If he gets the nomination, he’ll be running against the Democratic candidate, Dan Maffei (’86).Apr. 22, 2008
Nottingham senior Yelena Galstyan, an intern at the Post-Standard, interviewed another Nottingham senior, Sam Kraemer, about doing whatever he can to reduce his impact on the environment. Sam recycles as much as possible, composts, and tries to be a conscientious consumer.Apr. 24, 2008
Nottingham students will be in Atlanta April 25 thru April 30 for the national DECA competition. DECA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship. In the state competition, Nottingham’s team placed first in the Quiz Bowl for the fourth consecutive year, with members Jon Reid, Riley O’Neill, Tevin Martin and Sam Kraemer; Samantha Gerbino placed first in the International Business Marketing Plan, with Mollie Deuel, Anna Pietrzak and Yelena Galstyan placing second; Alyssa Dausman, Megan Ferro and Kelley Mooney placed third in the Marketing Research Business Plan; and the following students received medals as Top 10 overall finalists: Karen Conroy, Kenneth Davis, Chris Davis, Jasmine White, Katie Oja, Krissie Oja, Dianne Seymour, Amanda Armstrong, Charles Western, Akeema Austin, Tim Odom, and Zakiya Moss.May 1, 2008
Senior Elizabeth Fennessy was one of six winners of the 2008 JPMorgan Chase Young Playwrights Festival Contest at Syracuse Stage with her play “The Emo-kateers and the Quest for the Magical Neverfade Hair Dye”. The six works were performed at a staged reading April 28th hosted by Syracuse author Bruce Coville. There were more than 200 submissions for the contest.Among the winners of the 36th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition were Nottingham freshman John Lopez (first place, prints); junior Vordanis Fasta (third place 3-D); junior Deborah Blakney (honorable mention, 3-D); and senior Chavonne Harris (CFAC Directors’ Award).
Nottingham graduate Zach Vinal is the reigning Post-Standard Amateur golf champion. He is senior co-captain at Binghamton and earned second-team America Sky Conference honors. His 74.0 average is the lowest single-season mark in
program history.
May 6, 2008
Nodesia Hernandez, a teacher’s assistant at Nottingham who is also a part-time paralegal, received the Liberty Bell Award at the Law Day 2008 ceremonies May 5th. The award is given to a non-lawyer whose community service has contributed to the American system of justice and liberty. She serves on Nottingham’s Family Life Team, which deals with teenage pregnancy, among many other activities.May 13, 2008
Several Syracuse City School District high school students were involved in the Image Campaign, writing and recording seven radio commercials, and designing a logo, eight posters, and a Centro bus wrap. Nottingham students included juniors Amber Jackson and Jaquor Sampson, and freshman Kelty Tippos.May 15, 2008
Thirty-two Nottingham students were inducted into the National Honor Society April 30.On April 21, Parents for Public Schools of Syracuse honored students, parents, and staff from the city schools as “unsung heroes and heroines” for their dedication and commitment to education. One of the honorees was Nottingham student Ilko Luque.
May 20, 2008
Senior Yelena Galstyan wrote a column in the Post-Standard about the importance of writing skills in all careers.May 21, 2008
Senior Zelda Thomas won the $1,000 Welch Allyn Amelia Earhart Math, Science and Engineering Scholarship through the Zonta Club of Syracuse. The award is given to a graduating high school woman who will be pursuing a degree in math, science or engineering. She plans to study science at Columbia University.May 22, 2008
Nottingham is scheduled to hold a Spring Gala-Creative Arts Academy Showcase May 29th. The concert is a school-wide showcase of the talent within the creative arts academy. Performance will include student artwork, sculpture, photography, drama, monologues, drum and dance of Africa and Brazil, vocal jazz, jazz ensemble, concert choir, concert band, chamber orchestra and gospel choir.Nottingham music teacher Ray Sturge was honored May 17th by the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra with one of its annual Music Educator Awards, in the area of Classroom and General Music. He joined forces with ESL teachers Zoe Kinney and John Anderson to create a unique ESL keyboard class, which uses music to help immigrant students with English language skills. Also honored was John Ianotta, retired from Liverpool High School but formerly at Nottingham.
Nottingham held the fourth annual fundraising basketball game between the Syracuse Police Department and the Syracuse Fire Department. The firefighters won 58-46. Proceeds will benefit Nottingham’s art and music programs May 26, 2008
Nottingham alum Matt Abbott was part of the Syracuse University Lacrosse Team which won the Division I Men’s NCAA championship, beating Johns Hopkins 13 – 10.
Food service workers Beverly Whelan and Carol Salvatore, known as “the lunch ladies”, helped arrange a special graduation ceremony for Veronica Claire, who is battling cancer. Veronica was named prom queen and promised to do her best to get to the prom June 7th.
May 27, 2008
The 2008 Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute, held last month in Albany, included Nottingham students Javier Garcia, Ilko Luque, Veronica Cedeño, and Julyanne Rosario.May 29, 2008
Nottingham senior James Sampson won the Peace Action of Central New York’s 2008 Youth Award. The $500 award recognizes a high school senior’s commitment to working for peace and social justice.Jun. 8, 2008
Senior Veronica Claire, who is battling a rare form of cancer, was determined to attend the prom June 7th. She was crowned queen of the prom.Members of the Signature Syracuse band led the Candle for Literacy Parade at Dr. King School. Band members include Nottingham students Eshan Escoffery and Greg White.
Jun. 10, 2008
Freshman Alex Hinkelman won an iPod Shuffle and senior Katrina Mott won a laptop in a six-week pilot online quiz program called USAgraduate.com. The program, open to any Central New York student in 4th thru 12th grade, is the first of its kind in the US.Jun. 12, 2008
Among the 2008 Post-Standard Teens of Achievement are Nottingham seniors Amanda Armstrong, Javier Garcia, Samuel Kraemer, Ilko Luque, and Riley O’Neill.Junior Michquan Stallings won a $100 gift certificate in the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site’s first high school poster contest. The judges complimented his use of the page, story, creativity and originality. The organization supports victims of child abuse and their families.
Jun. 15, 2008
“Hip-Shake”, a one-act play by retired Nottingham teacher Len Fonte, will be performed July 1st as a benefit for the Partners for Arts Education, a Syracuse-based nonprofit that provides grants to local schools to work with artists and cultural organizations.Malcolm Walters was one of 19 graduating seniors honored June 12th for participating in the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Program for finishing school. The program targets middle school children at risk of dropping out of high school. Malcolm will be attending Alfred University in the fall. He attributes his success in surviving four years at Nottingham to the Hillside program.
Jun. 24, 2008
Veronica Claire, 19, Nottingham’s honorary “prom queen”, succumbed to cancer June 23rd, after a three-year battle. A tribute to her was added to the graduation programs.Two Nottingham students were names to the CNYCL Baseball All-Stars, American Division: Anthony Johnson, senior, first team, and Jawan Jackson, junior, second team.
Jun. 25, 2008
Nottingham students named to the All-League Softball Teams included Megan Toole (CNYCL American Division First Team), Emily Johnson (Second Team), and Kayla Edwards and Emily Essi (Honorable Mention).Jun. 26, 2008
Nottingham’s graduation took place June 25th at the Oncenter. There were 225 graduates. Co-valedictorians were Riley O’Neill and Amanda Armstrong.The keynote speaker was Natasha Alford, Nottingham (’04) and Harvard (’08). Classmate Veronica Claire, who died June 23rd, was recognized by students and in the program. The graduates wore rubber wrist bands in memory of Veronica.The 2008 All-Central New York Girls Lacrosse players were recognized. Rachel Brand of the Henninger/Nottingham team, was named third team attack. Nottingham students named to the all-stars from the Henninger/Nottingham team were Nicole DeSalvia and Rachel Brand (CNYCL National League First Team), and Alyssa Dausman (CNYCL National League Honorable Mention). Rachel, Nicole, and Alyssa were also Section III Academic All-Americans. Tom MacDonald, the Henninger/Nottingham coach, was named one of the two CNYCL National League Coaches of the Year.
Jun. 27, 2008
In addition to being the sound designer for the new Pixar film “WALL-E”, Ben Burtt Jr. provides the voice of the robot WALL-E. He also gives additional sound to Elissa Knight, the voice of EVE, WALL-E’s girlfriend, and changes some actor’s voices, including Kathy Najimy and John Ratzenberger. Although he usually works in the background, for this film he is participating in print and television interviews. His interest in sounds began when he and his father, birding expert Ben Burtt, spent many hours in the woods near their home, where he recorded sounds of nature.Four Nottingham students were named to the high school boys lacrosse allstars: Tony Traver, Tyler Felice Jennings, Kevin Sabine, and Bentray Reed (CNYCL American League Honorable Mention).
July 10, 2008
Graduating senior Laura Pallo was one of 1,179 winners of “Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships”. The grants of $5,000 over four years were awarded to nominated seniors who maintained at least a “B” average and wrote an essay showing their commitment to community service.Students from Nottingham and other high schools will spend a week this summer taking a course called “Introduction to Green Entrepreneurship” at the ESF campus. They will get hands-on experience in running a business in the science or environmental field.
Among the recipients of Young Artist Development Grants June 13th were Nicole Blue (Summer Intensives) and Nicolette Apraez (Advanced Study).
The school board announced several administrative changes for next year, including the following: Nottingham vice principal Kevin Burns will become principal of the new expeditionary learning middle school; Bellevue Middle principal Anthony Williams will become vice principal at Nottingham; Fowler athletics supervisor Richard Spicer and Nottingham athletics supervisor Susan Warner will switch posts.
July 17, 2008
Junior Julyanne Rosario, received a full scholarship to MedQuest, a one-week sleepover camp at SUNY Upstate Medical University for students interested in health professions.August 6, 2008
The production of “Les Miserables” scheduled for August 15-17 at Nottingham, includes participants from all city high schools. Nottingham’s Virginia Fennessy is one of the teachers working on the show, and senior Joey Hernandez is in the cast. The musical gives the students from different high schools a chance to bond.August 7, 2008
This year’s high school theater productions include Nottingham’s presentations of “Les Miserables”, Aug. 15-17 (in collaboration with the other high schools), “Romeo and Juliet”, Nov. 14-16, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, March 20-22, and Multicultural one-act plays, May 8-9.August 12, 2008
William Orr, 19, has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Nottingham alum William Sullivan Jr. on August 6th.High school graduation rates improved statewide in 2007. Of Nottingham’s 241 students, 59% graduated. Of the 59 students with disabilities, 29% graduated. Superintendent Dan Lowengard hopes to improve the rates further.
September 3, 2008
Vera House’s Mentors in Violence Prevention program held a two-day training session for high school athletes on violence prevention and education. Nottingham football players Jawan Simmons, Will Gayton, and Dwight Hicks were among the participants.September 4, 2008
August graduates from Nottingham are: Hassa Ahmed, Almedin Ahmetovic, Cassius Gilreath, Chavonne Harris, Shayla Jones, Asheena Jennings, Sean Lyons, Niesha Maynor, Erica Odom, Husameldin Osman, Abdul Ramazani, Jamaal Richards, Jozel Richardson, Troy Tamoutselis, Miriam Ventura, Kianesha Wagner, and Pachet Watson.September 30, 2008
Sophomore Alysn Lyons recommended a helpful how-to book for high school students: “Been There, Survived That: Getting Through Freshman Year of HIgh School”. It was written by four high school students who have been through freshman year and survived.October 9, 2008
Nottingham student Marie Spoestra will join about 50 other Central New York high school students at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference. December 4 – 7 in Rochester. Marie, a trumpet player, is the only Syracuse student to earn all-state music honors.October 14, 2008
An article in the Post-Standard featured the history of the Nottingham family in Syracuse. The Nottinghams came to DeWitt in the early 1800s. They were farmers. In 1913, Nottingham Farms, Inc. was formed by brothers William, Edwin and Thomas. The main barn is the current Drumlins Country Club. Another brother, Edwin, was school commissioner for the town of Pompey and county overseer of the poor, while John was a Syracuse physician, one of the incorporators of the Homeopathic Hospital (later Syracuse General Hospital), and Franklin was a businessman who served as an attendant at the county courthouse. Thomas was engaged in fruit farming in Washington state and last lived in Rochester. William, the namesake of Nottingham High School, was a lawyer who served on SU’s board of trustees and as a state regent. He and his wife, Eloise, were early supporters of the Thornden Park rose garden. The Nottinghams’ original residence at 701 Walnut Ave. is now the home of SU’s chancellor.October 16, 2008
The Syracuse City School District is changing the social studies format in all five high schools. They are teaching global studies in one year rather than two, for some groups of students. Those who pass and finish both social studies credits on one year will be able to take elective courses and have some flexibility in their schedules. The district is also discussing a social studies-based study skills course that will teach geography, map skills, document-reading skills and language specific to the subject to better prepare students for future social studies courses.October 23, 2008
Nottingham was one of nine high schools in New York and New Jersey to participate in the Achieving through Coaching and Education (ACE) program. This program, started last year by the US Tennis Association Eastern Section and Reach for College, helps support disadvantaged students to prepare for college and gain or maintain an interest in tennis. Students spend time on academic, career and life skills and four hours each week playing tennis with a school or community team. Nottingham is the only high school participating in the four-county area. About 20 students are enrolled.Students from all five Syracuse high schools have been trained in the Mentors for Jenna program as mentors for elementary school students. Nottingham students mentor students in HW Smith, Ed Smith, Hughes, and Levy. Mentors lead workshops encouraging kindness, personal responsibility, and discussing the consequences of violence and bad behavior.
October 29, 2008
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with felony robbery, accused of forcibly stealing money from Nottingham student Shaneaka Butler, 18, on October 23rd, on Meadowbrook Drive, as she was walking home from school.November 3, 2008
Nottingham is one of the few schools in the area teaching Mandarin Chinese. Taught by Irene Lam, a native Mandarin speaker, the course is taken by about 45 students, including Ben Burdick and Rashaud Redfield, in five levels. The school district hopes to eventually have more than 100 students enrolled at Nottingham, and to add Mandarin to the other high schools.November 6, 2008
Preliminary hearings were postponed for two Syracuse teenagers charged with murder in the fatal shooting October 29 of Nottingham alumnus Nathaniel Jamison.Nottingham senior Jon Reid was featured in a TV spot produced by SU students. In the segment , called “One Student’s Tireless Drive to Succeed”, Jon discusses his high academic achievement, heavy course load and extracurricular activities.
The Advanced Placement American History class, taught by Don Little, spent their Wednesday class discussing the election. Most of the students had stayed up past 11 pm to watch the results. Students mentioned in the article were juniors Louis Webster, Briana Nolan, Greg White II, and senior Sam Hutchison, who voted in his first election.
November 7, 2008
Nottingham was evacuated November 6th for 30 – 45 minutes after pepper spray was released during a fight between two students inside the cafeteria. The fight stemmed from a fight the previous day on a bus. Two people were taken to the hospital, and twelve others were treated by the school nurse. A 15-year-old female was charged with possession of a noxious substance and reckless endangerment. A 16-year-old male was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.November 12, 2008
Students from the Syracuse City School District interning at Clear Channel Communications created a marketing campaign to counter negative stereotypes of the school district. As part of the “We Are SCSD!” campaign, they decorated a Centro bus with campaign posters featuring student faces, the district logo, the campaign slogan and the signatures of the 12 student designers. The bus will run regular Centro routes. A number of local companies helped to raise the $6,000 needed for the advertising wrap, and Centro provided the bus. Among the Nottingham students who participated were Jaquar Sampson, Amber Jackson, and Kelty Tippo.November 20, 2008
Nominations are being sought for the 2009 Nottingham Wall of Fame induction ceremony, scheduled for October 10, 2009.The Syracuse Educational Foundation handed out more than $40,000 on November 13 for projects and programs in city schools. Among the awards: Lucia Ashley, Nottingham, $4,079 to purchase six new “Baby Think It Over” dolls for the child development and teen pregnancy prevention programs; Jana Rogers, who works with Levy, Nottingham, Porter and Elmwood schools, $1,000 to buy orchestra instruments; Myriam Ibarra, Nottingham, $2,750 to buy science equipment for student projects going to the ESF science fair.
November 24, 2008
Syracuse school superintendent Dan Lowengard scheduled quarterly Report Card Forums, allowing parents to share ideas and express concerns. Nottingham’s forum is scheduled for December 17th.
November 27, 2008
Nottingham grad Jonah Smith was scheduled to be the headliner at the newly refurbished Westcott Theater November 28th. He has finished recording his new CD, which will be called “Lights On”.Nottingham players selected as Boys Soccer All-Stars include Edem Wemene, first team, and Phillip Hayes and Abdi Hirabi, second team, in the CNYCL American League.
December 5, 2008
In the Post-Standard’s basketball preseason scouting report, the Nottingham girls’ team was ranked 7th, and Iaellan Walters was named one of the best guards.
December 11, 2008
Sixteen Nottingham students from Jenniffer Benedetto’s “Cultural Voices” class spent time December 10th with 24 Mott Road fourth graders, in the Fayetteville-Manlius district. They discussed such things as diversity, racism, respect, and human rights. Among the Nottingham students were Malaysia Cole, Mariah Daniels, Keasya Hudgins, Evan Davis, and Louis Webster.December 18, 2008
Ten Syracuse University students spent part of the fall semester interviewing students, teachers and counselors at Nottingham and the other city high schools as part of a course they were taking on LGBT issues in education.Outstanding educators and student-athletes from each city high school were singled out for Special Recognition in connection with the Mayor’s Roundball Classic. Nottingham’s honorees were coach Jim “Duke” McGrath and player Jason Buchanan.
December 19, 2008
About 30 Nottingham students had a formal sit-down lunch at the Corinthian Club December 18th to show off the etiquette skills they have been learning. The three-session program, organized by business teacher Katie Gang, was led by Miesje Havens of The Refined School of Protocol and Etiquette in DeWitt. Students learned such things as table settings, phone and interview skills, proper conversation and appropriate attire for different situations. Among the Nottingham students participating were Leondra Polk, Donald Parker, Davia Skipp, Dahir Adde, and Quang Phan.December 20, 2008
The Nottingham High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, led by vocal director Andrea Armbruster, will perform Monday, December 22nd in the central lobby of Syracuse Hancock Airport.December 21, 2008
Retired Nottingham teacher Thelie Selzer was interviewed in the Post-Standard about the meaning of Hanukkah. She feels Hanukkah is about standing up for what you believe in, and a time for families to celebrate together.Iaellan Walters broke the 1,000-point mark as the Bulldogs defeated Whitesboro 59-41 in a non-league basketball game. She finished with 1,006 career points.
December 25, 2008
Several Nottingham students were named to the CNY Football All-Stars: First team – Anthony Harper, senior; Jawan Simmons, junior; Joe Chamarro, senior; Second team – Devorn Kinsey, senior; Tom Wilson, junior; Josh Mims, junior; Honorable Mention – Terrence Warren, Ryan Davis, Mike Wazzen, Calvin Odom, Donald Parker, and Isaiah Mathis.December 30, 2008
In an essay in the Post-Standard, Nottingham sophomore Kelty Tippos discussed his love of romance novels, especially those with happy endings. “Reading romance makes me want to read a lot”, he said. “Romance is my passion.”Home |
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