Downsville Central School District

DCS Graduation is Friday, June 23rd at 4pm

Menu Change for tomorrow, Thursday, June 22nd. Assorted Breakfast items 100% Juice Fruit Milk

Downsville CSD All Call: No school on Monday, June 19. 1/2 days on June 21 & 22 with dismissal at 11:30am. Our K-6 End of Year Ceremony will begin at 9am on June 22 in the auditorium.

Reminder: 1/2 Day - Wednesday June 21st - (lunch will be served) 1/2 Day - Thursday June 22nd - (lunch will be served) - Last Day for Grades K-6

No School Monday June 19th - Juneteenth

"Congratulations to Elaina on achieving the New York State Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish! So much hard work happens in your high school career to get to this point. She should be so proud! She can now declare to future colleges and employers that she is able to communicate in both languages!" -Mrs. Champlin

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." – Theodore Roosevelt

Absentee Excuses- If your child has missed any days of school and you have not sent Mrs. Odell any notes or an email excusing them, please do so. Those who lack excuses were sent notes (Elementary) and emails (High School) last week. If you need dates for when your child(ren) were out, please contact the Health Office

The Legoland trip for grades PK-6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 15 due to the forecasted weather.

We are watching the weather radar. By the end of the school day a decision will be made about which day the Legoland trip will be.

Reminder: DCS will host a merged athletics conversation tonight, Monday, June 12 from 6pm in the school auditorium.

We are keeping our eye on the weather forecast for the Legoland trip. We will make an announcement tomorrow (Tues. 6/13/23) on which day we will be going. 👏😁

DCS is excited to SHINE THE LIGHT on our PreK Graduates! Today the spotlight shines on *Christian* Likes: Playing Outside Dislikes: Bugs What I want to be: A Dad

DCS is excited to SHINE THE LIGHT on our SENIORS! Today's spotlight shines on *Skyler* Nicknames: Sky Future Plans: Move to Montana or Texas to get my hunting and fishing guide license High School Favorites/Memories: Playing sports and growing up with my class

DCS is excited to SHINE THE LIGHT on our PreK Graduates! Today the spotlight shines on *Frankie* Likes: Strawberries Dislikes: Pretzels What I want to be: A Mommy

DCS is excited to SHINE THE LIGHT on our SENIORS! Today's spotlight shines on *Kaden* Nicknames: Kader bug, 4 finger death punch, 9 1/2 Future Plans: Work force High School Favorites/Memories: Making Reed mad

The last day for grades 7-12 will be Tuesday, June 13. Please note the last day for grades 7 & 8 has changed since the end of year event letter that was sent home in late April. Regents exams will be given from June 14 to June 22. Please be sure your child is aware of the exam schedule for dates and times. In addition, should they need to ride the bus on any of these regents dates, they should check in with their bus driver so they are aware. The last day for BOCES Special Ed programs will be Wednesday, June 21.

The James S. Moore Auxiliary Unit #167 is proud to announce this year’s winners of the annual Poppy Poster contest in honor our sacrificing Veterans. We would like to also thank Mr. Rhinehart, Mrs. VanValkenburg, Mr. Reed, Ms. Comer and all the DCS teachers, staff, and students who made this possible. We had a bout 65 participants in this year’s contest. Each 1st Place winner receives a certificate, pin, and $10 cash award. 2nd Place – a certificate, pin and $5 cash award 3rd place – certificate, pin and $5 cash award This year’s winners are: Class I: 1st Place: Mia Odell 2nd Place: Prudence Rathbun 3rd Place: William Erwin Class II: 1st Place: DiYari Spence 2nd Place: Rachel Shaw 3rd Place: Elizabeth Odell We also had two students who won at the County level and will receive an additional certificate and award. Their posters have been sent on to be judged at the State Level. Congratulations Mia Odell and DiYari Spence. We hope next year to have even more posters to judge. The contest is now open to grades 2-12 and each year we are amazed by the wonderful creativity shown by the students. Keep those ideas flowing for next year. Thank You, Susan Early

DCS is excited to SHINE THE LIGHT on our PreK Graduates! Today the spotlight shines on *Audrey* Likes: Bananas Dislikes: Rocks What I want to be: A Teacher like Daddy

The Reading Incentive Committee is excited to announce our Top 3 Readers in grades 3-6. Each recipient received a gift card to Dollar General, and a trip over town to get a free ice cream cone! In Dr. Watkin’s Class: Wyatt, Alex, and Barry. In 3rd grade: Russel, Nicholas, and Hannah In 4th grade: Koleman, Aiden, Di’Yari In 5th grade: Courtney, Sadie, and Elizabeth In 6th grade: Enzo, Hazel, and Harper We would also like to take a moment to congratulate the student who had the most words read out of the ENTIRE third through sixth grade, with 925,685 words read! Congratulations Elizabeth!