South Seneca Middle School

The S.S. Falcon Players Drama Club sponsored a Middle School Paint & Slurp Night last week! The class was led by Artist & S.S. sophomore Aven Bower at the Uptown Diner in Ovid! 19 Middle Schoolers had a GREAT time painting and slurping milkshakes and creating beautiful pieces of impressionist art! Our goals include helping young people recognize that art, and the creative process overall are life practices that can help to reduce stress; create hope and connect us to our community. We want our students to be involved in community activities and experience creativity individually and together. A huge THANK YOU shout out to Kendra and Eric Reece for hosting the event in the Diner and providing the tasty milkshakes and snacks!! We hope to host another Paint & Slurp Night before the end of the school year, for high school students too!!

Join us next Tuesday for our annual Budget Hearing! #foreverfalcons

​It's that time of year again: budget season! The following are the two most important dates to know: BUDGET HEARING Tuesday, May 9 6:30 p.m. ES Auditorium, Interlaken BUDGET VOTE Tuesday, May 16 1:00-8:00 p.m. Lower Cafeteria, Ovid Until then, the best thing you can do as a potential voter is educate yourself about the budget so that you can make an informed decision. To help out with that, here is the South Seneca 2023-24 Budget Newsletter: https://www.southseneca.org/o/south-seneca/article/1089601

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Need Friday night plans? Look no further! #foreverfalcons

Last call!

🎶 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲/𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀! 🎶 The South Seneca Middle/High School Music Department is excited to share our recordings from our March Pops Concert! In addition to March being "Music In Our Schools Month," we were happy to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Company with our music selections. The SS MS/HS Music Department is so proud of all of our student's hard work over the last few months leading up to these performances. All videos are posted on the South Seneca Music Department YouTube channel. 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲/𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAFq7dan51yzdHYlK3STLnroNdLQStAR We hope that you enjoy, wish you a happy spring break, and we greatly look forward to performing again for you soon! -Mr. David Turken & Mrs. Kyla Perry

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We hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to have a great Spring Break this week! #foreverfalcons

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Book fair in the Middle/High School Library through Friday. Come check it out!

Is there anything better than book fair week?? Visit this website for more information: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/southsenecamiddlehigh.com

The Theatre Association of NYS (TANYS) recently recognized the South Seneca Falcon Players production of “Letters to Daddy” with the following awards: - Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Acting to the Cast - Meritorious Achievement in Choreography to Chad Eastman - Meritorious Achievement in Direction to Tina Bauder Congrats to everyone! Well deserved! #foreverfalcons Read more about these achievements here: https://www.southseneca.org/article/1053754

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From the Ford Memorial Library:

"Letters To Daddy" is a little musical that packs a powerful message — and one surrounding the impacts and ramifications of bullying and bully culture. Our Falcon Players cast members all shared their thoughts on bullies, being bullied, and bystanders. We will be sharing them day-by-day, leading up to the show. Today, we conclude cast members Julia Rogers, Kara Siurano, and Director Tina Bauder. Rogers said: "I love everything about theatre and Letters to Daddy is no exception. This show takes us on a journey of self reflection. We get to think about things on purpose and learn to look at things from a different perspective. That is the key to learning kindness, for yourself and those around us." Siurano said: "When it comes to being in musicals, I love almost everything about it, the acting, singing and the community you build with the cast. Letters to Daddy is a really powerful show and has a lot of really important messages. It's a sad reality that bullying is a really big part of society and our schools. I think it's important to talk about it and this show is an excellent way to build the conversations. The more we talk about it the kinder I hope we can all be to each other." Bauder said: "As a public school teacher I spend a lot of time working with young people in an effort to try to end the trend of mean behaviors and bullying. I see and experience rude, mean and bullying behaviors from many angles over the course of any given day. Quite honestly, it is overwhelming at times. I believe the most important thing I can continue to do is to work diligently every day to build positive and healthy relationships with and between people so that everyone feels heard, connected and part of something bigger than just themselves. Healthy connections lead to happier lives. It is so important that we listen to our kids and help them work through relationship struggles, even when they act like they don’t want or need us involved. Letters to Daddy gives us a platform to talk about all of this and more." The Falcon Players will perform their musical production on the South Seneca HS Auditorium stage THIS Friday, March 17th, Saturday the 18th & Sunday 19th!

"Letters To Daddy" is a little musical that packs a powerful message — and one surrounding the impacts and ramifications of bullying and bully culture. Our Falcon Players cast members all shared their thoughts on bullies, being bullied, and bystanders. We will be sharing them day-by-day, leading up to the show. Today, we continue with Choreographer Chad Eastman and Vocal and Tech Director Jared Pratt. Eastman said: "I enjoy the art of creating. Some of my favorite theatrical moments have been in creating unusual props, bold make-up and set paint designs, and even just pulling the curtain. One of the things I like most about theatre is the ability to be free and just have fun. This show offers us the chance to have fun and still learn together. This is the kind of show that inspires young actors to grow and become strong activists for positive change." Pratt said: "Bullying is unavoidable until people can start to make the conscious choice to be kind to one another, always. Letters to Daddy has a strong message of positivity and is one that I try to live by." The Falcon Players will perform their musical production on the South Seneca HS Auditorium stage March 17th, 18th & 19th!

"Letters To Daddy" is a little musical that packs a powerful message — and one surrounding the impacts and ramifications of bullying and bully culture. Our Falcon Players cast members all shared their thoughts on bullies, being bullied, and bystanders. We will be sharing them day-by-day, leading up to the show. Today, we continue with 6th grader Sophia Jennings and Junior Samantha Barkee. Jennings said: "I like how the show is about bullying because it's an important topic." Barkee said: "Bullying is not good of course and it doesn't affect my life that much but I know it can be a big problem for some people. Bystanders are hard to have an opinion on because most of the time you can't expect them to be the ones to do something about the bullying. But if they can they should do something to help the victim." The Falcon Players will perform their musical production on the South Seneca HS Auditorium stage March 17th, 18th & 19th!