Freeport Public Schools

Notice of Audit Committee Meeting - November 20, 2019

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Get to Know You Mentor/Mentee Party

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Nothing warms students and staff like J.W. Dodd Middle School’s first gathering of the Mentor Program. Mentor Coordinator Ms. Felice Niland and teachers invited their mentees to the school’s “Get to Know You” mentor/mentee party on Oct. 30.

Teachers donated snacks and beverages for the event, as mentors and mentees mingled and chatted with one another. The gathering gives students and staff an opportunity to get to know one another in a relaxed atmosphere.

Throughout the school year, mentors meet with their mentees on a regular basis for at least one hour a week. As is often the case, many of the mentors go above and beyond what is required.

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Students Craft Signs For Teachers

Dodd Middle School students in Mr. Dave Gordon’s second period class sharpened their skills in making wooden signs. Mr. Gordon, a technology teacher, had each student engrave a different teacher’s name on the sign as a generous gift.

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Reverse Trick or Treat for a Cause

Students of the Freeport High School’s Human Relations Club took action this past Halloween to “be the change” for their annual “Reverse Trick or Treating” initiative. During lunch periods, students handed out samples of wrapped Fair Trade chocolates on informational flyers to raise awareness about poverty, unsustainable farming practices, and child labor in areas where cacao beans are grown, including Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana.

According to the New York Times, Americans consume nearly half of the world’s chocolate. Fair Trade certification requires farmers to abide by international labor laws that prohibit illegal child labor. The certification also ensures that farmers receive a fair, stable price for their cocoa and use environmentally sustainable farming practices.

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Select Chorale Receives Standing Ovation at NYSSBA

The Freeport High School’s Select Chorale took the audience on a musical journey during the New York State School Board Association 100th annual Convention and Education Expo in Rochester. Attending the performance was Freeport School District administrators and members of the board of education.
Under the direction of Monique Retzlaff, the group began its performance with a polyphonic piece, “Sicut lilium inter spinas,” followed by a traditional spiritual, “My Lord, What a Mourning,” and then completed with a saved harp tune, “On My Journey Home.” The diverse musical program received a well-deserved rousing standing ovation.

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Notice of Audit Committee Meeting - November 20, 2019

Attachments:

Get to Know You Mentor/Mentee Party

Students Craft Signs For Teachers

Reverse Trick or Treat for a Cause

Select Chorale Receives Standing Ovation at NYSSBA

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