CONGRATULATIONS: Students in Mrs. Laine's Science Olympiad team placed 6th overall in the regional competition in Ithaca this weekend! Our own Gabby Barry and Aspen Nabinger placed 3rd overall and won a bronze medal in the Robot Tour event!
CLASS OF 26': Support the Class of 2026 with a purchase of #ForksNation gear!
Available with or without Graduation Year | Youth Sizes Also Available - Click or Tap the link to start your purchase today! ALL proceeds go to the class of 2026! Sale ENDS: March 1, 2024 at midnight!
https://zapathletics.chipply.com/cf-class-of-2026/
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SAVE THE DATE: The CF Costa Rica Club is hosting a fundraiser at El Pulpo on Feb. 21! 10% of profits go back to the club!
HAPPY RETIREMENT: Yesterday we bid farewell to one of our cafeteria staff, Mrs. Betty Gincerowski! Betty started her career with #ForkNation 36 years ago at the Charlotte Kenyon. Since then, her journey has led her to hold a plethora of positions though all of our school buildings. We will miss her dearly but wish her the very best in her retirement!
HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: Show your love and pride by purchasing a personalized recognition ad in the yearbook. Act now and create a special memory that will be cherished forever and make their yearbook even more special! Just visit www.jostensadservice.com to create and purchase your ad! But hurry, time and space is limited! DEADLINE: FEB 2!
REMINDER: Board of Education Meeting - February 8th. New Energy Lab Tour at 5:30 pm | Regular Meeting at 6:00 pm
REMINDER: January 26 will be a 1/2 day. The MS/HS will dismiss at 11am and CFE will dismiss at Noon.
STALKER SHOTS: Students in Mr. Rosko's Film Analysis class are discussing the horror trope of a 'stalker shot'.
Stalker Shot is when the camera reveals someone stalking another character without their knowledge. The character and the audience have no idea there's a stalker in the area, but only the audience will be aware of them once the camera reveals their presence.
Like Halloween (a classic) or The Strangers (a newer example).
So of course… the Films Analysis class should each have to create one of their own to prove to me they actually get it (along with a discussion of the rule of thirds and balance).
Enjoy the student's 'stalker shots'.
ENGINEERS WEEK: Community Day is back for Engineers Week at Binghamton University / Watson College! The event will be held at the Innovative Technologies Complex (85 Murray Hill Road in Vestal) on Saturday, Feb. 24.
There will be two sessions limited to 150 children each: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. And this year, we have a brand-new high school track! Our high school track is limited to 15 students each: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Student groups have more than two dozen super-fun, STEM-related activities planned, along with a panel of current students that will guide you through a day in the life of an engineering/computer science student. See details and register here: https://www.binghamton.edu/watson/eweek/communityday.html
NY THURSDAY: Check out today's menu for NY Thursday!
MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING: Chenango Forks is proud to be the first school district in Broome County to offer mental health training for teens and adults through Madison County Rural Health Council. Autriya Maneshni WBNG met with Principal, Steve Tronovitch, Program Manager Jamie Hagenbuch, and one of our students! See the story here:
https://www.wbng.com/2024/01/22/chenango-forks-high-school-students-receive-mental-health-training-class-help-peers-facing-crisis/
SALTWATER ECOSYSTEM: Mr. Edward's class recently established a saltwater ecosystem in the fish tank in his classroom. The tank currently holds a few different species of fish, snails, hermit crabs, and a starfish. Eventually, he wants the tank to be able to support coral growth This would allow his classes, especially the Environmental Science class, to study the coral reef ecosystem, something that many will never see in person due to our proximity from them in nature.
On Friday, the students in the Environmental Science class worked to take as many observations of the tank as they could, including number of different organisms, interactions between them, feeding habits, and how they behaved. These observations help them understand how everything in this ecosystem is connected. In addition, the students performed several tests of the water in the tank to check the parameters of the water. Many species of coral are very sensitive to changes in water conditions, and if the parameters aren’t just right, they cannot live. By performing these tests, the students are gaining an understanding of what it takes for a coral reef to thrive and what we need to do for our tank to help us get to those conditions. The results of their tests show that the tank is nearly ready to support coral growth.
MEDIA COVERAGE: We had some amazing coverage of our grand opening of the New Energy lab at Chenango Forks yesterday! Learn more about the event here:
WBNG - https://www.wbng.com/2024/01/18/with-100m-grants-chenango-forks-high-school-introduces-new-energy-lab/
FOX 40- https://www.wicz.com/story/50352075/first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation-energy-lab-opens-at-chenango-forks-high-school
News Channel 34 - https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/chenango-forks-open-new-energy-lab/
COOKING IN CLASS: Students in Mr. Groovers high school FACS class are keeping warm today by making chicken teriyaki bowls with broccoli!
WINTER TREES: Keeping with the theme of our winter weather outside, Mr. Rosko's high school Painting Class has created some wonderful scenes!
FIRST THINGS FIRST: Take a look at how CFCSD is 'Putting First Things First' in the month of January. This is our Third trait out of our 7 Habits!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ttlo3Vgc7g
CONGRATULATIONS: We would like to congratulate the following students on their achievement of being accepted to participate in All County Festivals this March!
5-6 Chorus: Miriam Vetticatt, Camden Little, Payton Paludi, Rachel Su, Lily Astrologo, Michaela Wood, Sawyer Kasmarcik, Samuel Scofield
5-6 Band: Jonah Sanford, trumpet; Samuel Scofield, baritone
7-9 Chorus: Lucy Bunker, Aubrey McMullen, Madison Andreula, Clara Little, Emma Vetticatt, Anna Nottingham, Keaton Boyuka, Jack Donovan, Jayden Matarazzo, Samuel May, Eli Oshrin, Dylan Raab, Joseph Rullo, Jack Vaseleck, Sam Williams
7-9 Band: Jackson James, clarinet; Calliope Brennan, flute; Abigail Beston, trumpet; Porter Sirgany, horn
10-12 Chorus: Ash Phommachanh, Gabby Barry, Kayla Caswell, Ari Gray, Moss Valla, Aidan Link, Virgil Sehn, Connor Little, Caleb Wilcox, Kyle Ippolito, Michael Moppert, Owen Smith, Dominic Balcom
10-12 Band: Alex Robinson, clarinet; Caleb Halupke, trumpet; Aaron Oshrin, trombone; Jaxon Krupp, percussion
10-12 Jazz Band: Aaron Oshrin, trombone
REMINDER: There is no school on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
NY THURSDAY: Check out today's menu for NY Thursday!
