Voters approved the 2008-09 school budget May 20 and elected three members to the Board of Education. They also approved bus purchases, the appointment of a non-voting student member to the Board of Education. Here are the results:
2008-09 School Budget
| Yes: | 1209 |
| No: | 733 |
Bus Purchase for 2009-10
| Yes: | 1274 |
| No: | 635 |
Ex-Officio Student Member on Board of Education
| Yes: | 1303 |
| No: | 562 |
Board of Education (three ran for three seats)
| Pamela Strollo: | 1393 |
| Rose Apgar (incumbent): | 1335 |
| Brian Lynch (incumbent): | 1507 |
Superintendent of Schools Ralph Marino Jr. reports to the community that a host of important initiatives and projects are ongoing in the Horseheads district:
| Initiative | Tentative Completion |
| Long-Term Strategic Planning | June 2009 |
| Curriculum Mapping | Aug. 2009 |
| Early Childhood Education Task Force | June 2008 |
| Pre-K-8 Differentiated Curriculum Task Force for Higher-Level Learning | June 2008 |
| District-Wide Capital Project | Sept. 2008 |
| Special Education Program Review | Jan. 2008 |
| Chemung County School Readiness Project | Ongoing |
| Student-Athlete Code of Conduct | June 2008 |
| Student Extracurricular Activities Code of Conduct | June 2009 |
| Technology: Wireless network, interactive white boards, Mastery Manager, replacement plan, virtual learning programs, hand-held projects | Ongoing |
| Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten Pilot | June 2008 |
| Transportation Dept. Software | Pilot - Jan. 08 |
Superintendent Ralph Marino, Jr. invites everyone in the community to one of his monthly roundtable discussions. Join Ralph as he meets with residents to share ideas and discuss issues affecting the district. Here's the schedule:
Horseheads High School honors the following graduates who have served our country in the military, or who are still serving today. These graduates' photos and information are posted in a permanent display in the High School. We call it our "Hallway of Heroes." We thank them all for their sacrifice and their dedication to our country.
If you or someone you know is a Horseheads graduate and served our country in the military, or is serving now, we'd like to add the name and photograph to our Hallway of Heroes. Please send the person's name, branch of service, rank, years of service, and a photo to Susan Pirozzolo at supirozz@horseheadsdistrict.com, or mail it to the Horseheads Central School District, One Raider Lane, Horseheads, NY 14845, attn: Susan Pirozzolo. Thank you!
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Kyle Adams B
Claudia Bailey C
Doug Canfield D
Robert Dennison E Robert C. Ervay F
Anthony Falkowski G
Chad Gardner |
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Bryce E. Haardiman I Chris Irwin J
Allison Jernigan K
Jennifer Potter Keenan L
Matt Laser M
Timothy Maneval N
Taylor Niver P
David Pangia |
Q Sean Quattrini R
James Rankin S
Tolia Sanscharowski T
Andrew Terwilliger U
Michael Utter V
Adrian Van Curen W
Tim Wade Y Stephen L. Yontz Z
Tyler Zelko |
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We also honor the following graduates in our Hallway of Heroes; however, we don't have photos for them. If you can help us get a photo, please e-mail us at hcsdinfo@horseheadsdistrict.com. Thank you! |
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Jordan Bartlett |
Arian Gaylord |
Taylor Niver |