Veronica E. Connor Middle School 2005
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Mr. Bruce F. Benson



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NYSSMA Performance Evaluations By Grand Island’s Music Ensembles - 2005





Neighbors Foundation Benefits From Middle School Donations - 2005


(left) Hank Kammerer of the Neighbors Foundation, Brett Brennan and Joe Green.
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   Sixth grade student Joe Green entered Connor Middle School in September and also entered Connor Middle School into a back-to-school sweepstakes at Wegman's. Recently a Wegman's representative came to the school to notify Joe of being winner of the sweepstakes, and to award his prize of five one-hundred-dollar Wegman's gift certificates. The Student Council held an International Night in early December and money raised at that event was ear-marked for the Neighbors Foundation. When Joe Green's good fortune was discovered, the Student Council added the gift certificates to those previous donations. The students are also bringing in non-perishable donations and have over 1000 items at last count. They have until the end of the week to break last year's record of over 3000 items. Neighbors Foundation representative Hank Kammerer visited the school on Wednesday, December 14 to accept the donations from Student Council President Brett Brennan, treasurer Steve Vitello and Joe Green.




Connor Middle School International Night - 2005


Annual Middle School International Night just gets bigger every year.
Above is Accordianist Charles Wolffer, former Island school district faculty member
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   Veronica E. Connor Middle School students and teachers combined to put on an even bigger and better International Night than ever before. Exhibits, ethnic food, entertainment in the form of dance and music, and a basket raffle highlighted the well attended event on Friday, December 2, 2005.




Connor Middle School Honor Roll - December 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the honor roll for the first quarter, 2005-2006 school year:
High Honor Roll

Grade 6: Gabrielle Ailinger, Eric Bellanca, Sarah Brady, Sonia Brar, Christopher Brownschidle, Andrew Chorey, Jesse Ciffa, Alexandra Corrao, Maggie DeMarco, Allison Donahue, Sydney Dudish, Rebekah Evans, Talia Fabiilli, Alyssa Fuoco, Matthew Gannon, Kaitlyn Gilbert, Katlyn Holt, Megan Karpie, Jessie Knab, Laura Kondziela, Elizabeth Kowalik, Rebecca Masse', Kallan McMillan, Shannon McNaughton, Joshua Miller, Dominic Morell, Samuel Railey, Danyelle Redmond, Nicolette Scerra, Alexandra Seibert, Sarah Stanczyk, Bridget Thompson, Jessica Ungaro, Rachel Watt, Sarah Williams, Nathalie Winder
Grade 7: Karl Albrecht, Kailie Baldes, Nicholas Battaglia, Jenna Cardone, Jason Chadwick, Bethany Cinelli, Nicholas Colao, Aliena Cook, Brooke DeMarco, Sara Diletti, Christopher Ernst, Anna Ferrante, Emma Henderson, Molly Higgins, Ava Jackson, Matthew Killian, Julia Manuszewski, Christina Martinez, Ariana Mendel, Shannon Moody, James Mysliwiec, Jessica Osvath, Michael Paasch, Paige Rockwood, Kathleen Rustowicz, Amy Schooping, Evan Shaw, Rebecca Sturniolo, Patrick Thompson, Sara Victor, Stephen Vitello, Alyssa Yaeger, Jessica Yarnes
Grade 8: Elisabeth Asbach, Kimberly Asbach, Steven Boyle, Luke Burkhart, Alexandra Buscaglia, Michael Chauby, III, Marwa Eltagouri, Kearney Erhard, Nicholas Ernst, Hillary Figler, Lauren Fonte, Alexander Fry, Sara Grana, Susan Head, Tara Hook, Maxwell Kilb, Seth Kline, Joel Klock, Lauren Kucharski, Jeffrey LaRiviere, Stephen LoPresti, Megan McInerney, Christopher Moody, Andrea Nicolia, Breanne Rafferty, Nicholas Russo, Ashley Rutland, Kaitie Samland, Christopher Stessing, Jameela Syed, Maria Todaro, Maritina Tsembelis
Honor Roll

Grade 6: Alexander Ahne, Laura Amantia, Makallie Banker, Joshua Bastian, Korey Bennett, Shane Bennett, Alexandria Black, Amanda Blanton, Conner Bolles, Diana Boulden, Emma Chambers, Jordan Davis, Shannon Doctor, Matthew Foote, Brent Fred, Joshua Fry, Rebecca Gasiorek, Jonathan Goc, Ashley Gorman, Deanna Green, Morgan Green, Anmol Grewal, Jessica Hall, Ryan Hughes, Samantha Kahn, Dylan Kelly, Jonathan Kneer, Korey Kostek, Jenna Lee, Jodi Lee, Brendon Lutnick, Michael Malaney, John McGinty, Nigel Michki, Ryan Miller, Kailah Moss, Samuel Oursler, Kristen Percival, Jamison Phillips, Corey Price, Sarah Ramsperger, Zackary Reese, Rachel Ripellino, Loretta Scherrer, Navjot Singh, Taylor Slowinski, Zachary Smith, Emily Sommer, Ryan Staines, Angelina Stromberg, Katherine Studley, Erica Surdi, Taylor Sweet, Harrison Thompson, Christina Ward, Alicia Zartman
Grade 7: Danya Abdellatif, Shannon Becker, Alexandria Bleich, Christopher Boulden, Kathryn Boutet, Kathleen Brady, Brian Brink, Michael Campanella, Brooke Chamberlain, Amandip Cheema, Tyler Ciffa, Amanda Cinelli, Nicolette Corrao, Alexandra DeMita, Robert Dickinson, Thomas Dzielski, Alan Endres, Korin Frantz, Patrick Gallagher, Edward Gauthier, Jr., Larissa Gelyon, Heather Graff, Rebecca Hammett, Julie Hasselbeck, Amanda Heftka, Kyle Held, Tyler Hinaman, Ryan Jackson, Mark Jurga, Alex Killian, Andrew Kuch, Donald MacIntyre, Ryan McCarthy, Jennie McCoy, Christopher Meyer, Shelbi Milkas, Marina Ortiz, Alaina Pariso, Emily Pease, Jenna Raepple, Jeremy Rockwood, Christopher Rose, Miranda Santa Lucia, Rachel Schauger, Aren Shanor, Christopher Shemik, Benjamin Sherman, Allison Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Megan Tates, Eugenia Taylor, Danielle Wegrzyn, Patrick Worbs, Tyler Wunsch, Andrew Yockey, Megan Young
Grade 8: Alyssa Accardo, Kaitlyn Affuso, Jonathon Anderson, Stephanie Aronica, Adam Asbach, Catherine Aughey, Stephanie Aughey, Jovana Bichler, Emily Bolles, Lisa Braun, Eric Breier, Brett Brennan, Victoria Cacciatore, Julianna Capizzi, Kenneth Cerrillo, Benjamin Certo, Kaitlyn Chapin, Krystal Chapin, Brittany Cieri, Kathryn Cobello, Courtney Cox, Samantha Darby, Anthony Darpino, Sarah Dolan, Jordan Dudish, Kara Dudley, Joseph Fischer, Victoria Fleming, Rahsanica Ford, Kate Garten, Mary George, Christopher Gibney, Anthony Grande, Jill Greinert, Maria Guidotti, Kelly Hooven, Krystin Hoppel, Emily Incorvia, Nicholas Kelly, Zachary Kelly, Brian Kulak, Jessica Lewis, Jonathan LoTempio, Jr, Trevor Maddi, Daniel Major, Aman Mattu, Keran Mattu, Liam McCabe, Nicole McGuire, Hayley Metro, Michael Montaldi, II, Alexandra Morell, Jared Northrup, Erika Osberg, Ryan Osvath, Sarah Palazza, Deanna Paternostro, Michael Rayhill, Spencer Seese, Taylor Segarra, Zaeem Shah, Keith Skelly, Jamie Sobieski, Benjamin Soos, Kelly Stark, Rachel Surdi, Scott Suszczynski, Caitlin Taylor, Samantha Tilkins, Patricia VeRost, Kristin Wegrzyn, Eric Weigold, Sara Wilczek, Nicole Winter, Aria Yanicki, Sarah Young




Connor Middle School Merit Roll - December 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the merit roll for the first quarter, 2005-2006 school year:
Grade 6: Reem Abdellatif, Sumr Ali, Nicolas Antonelli, Brian Argy, Eric Aronica, Jessica Bamberg, Katelyn Benns, Elliot Busch, Marshall Cancilla, Amber Carpenter, Eric Colon, Mikaela Connors, Samantha DeMarco, Kevin Dobson Jr., Kodie Fahrer, Alexander Farmer, Michael FitzGerald, Justin Frentzel, Olivia Graziano, Jonathan Grenda, Thomas Grenke, Marissa Haley, Lynne Huffnagle, Mary Irving, Andrew Jasek, Casey Jelonek, Daniel Kim, Paige Kippley, Victoria Kostenbauder, Mitchell LaRiviere, Elise Lenzner, Kelsie Loos, Cory Ludwig, Mark Lydle, David Mahon, Anthony Mallais, Madelyne Mankowski, Kameron McFarland, Alec Metro, Hallie Nowak, Alexis Pearce, Alyssa Pino, Ryan Proctor, Mallory Prygon, Brittanee Ramallo, Stefani Rhodes, Genesis Rivera, Matthew Robinson, Michael Sendlbeck III, Stephanie Senn, Glenn Skelly, Cassidy Smith, Brittney Sonnenberg, Jessica Spencer, Adam Stoddard, John Turner, Kathryn Turner, Benjamin Whitford, Jessica Young
Grade 7: Dale Baran, Taylor Bedford, Scott Bennett, Dallas Broady, Justine Call, Brianna Catanzaro, Austin Dee, Dominique DeGregorio, Kaleigh Deuser, Sean Donovan, Zerena Drake, Sara Dzielski, Chelsea Fairbairn, Geoff Federspiel, Christian Gibson, Vincent Golda, Steven Henderson, Chelsie Jamieson, Emily Jones, Jordan Kaufman, Kyle Keifman, Taylor Kozlowski, Justin Lee, Kyle Leinweber, Melina Lombardo, Kelly Lorence, Bradley Ludwig, Lucas Madia, Nicholas Masiello, Kristiana Montaldi, Kevin Neary, Jaclyn Nusstein, Katie Oursler, Jack Pilie, Alexzander Prine, Kayla Schmidt, Julie Schopp, Samuel Serra, Rachel Spiker, Ambria Tim, Sarah Webb, Zachary Wojnar, Nikki Zimmerman
Grade 8: Richard Amantia, II, Antonio Amin, Patrick Antonelli, Alissa Bailey, Benjamin Bakula, Jeffrey Bellanca, Katelyn Belter, Malorie Bennett, Christina Borden, Patrick Brady, Anthony Bruno, Nathan Busch, Jason Caldwell, Amanda Camizzi, Seana Chirico, Joseph Collins, James Cooke, Kayla Deuble, Brett Dlugosz, Renee' Doermer, Maria Edel, Alexander Fabiilli, Kayla Fermoile, Christopher Franklin, Anthony Genova, Krista Glownia, Maria Grant, Amy Grenke, Korey Hagen, Chelsea Hall, Eric Harnden, Timothy Howley, Courtney Justus, Raman Kaur, Jacob Killian, Kristy Knickerbocker, Savanna Kustra, Steven Lillian, Kori Loder, Elizabeth Lorence, Scott Ludwig, Michael Lydle, Zackery Manquen, Daniel Mathes, Thomas McDonnell, Sara McNulty, Christopher Mornelli, Kelsey Mulvey, Courtney Papaj, Jessica Randhawa, Alexander Re, Elizabeth Restey, Ian Rogers, Robert Ross, Anthony Russell, Jonathon Seaman, Kodie Shamrock, Margaret Shonitsky, Allison Snell, Vincent Spada, Michael Sperrazza, Rachel Starr, Kasey Sumner, Timothy Symington, Zakiyyah Wilbert, Molly Wynne, Rebecca Zimmerman, Travis Zukic





Middle School December Concert - December 2005

   Music students of the Veronica Connor Middle School will perform in a winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2005 in the high school auditorium, 1100 Ransom Road.




Connor Middle School Students Experience the "Power Team" - 2005


(Left) Power Team with 8th grade student; (center) Willie Raines; (right) Matt Dopson
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   The Power Team assembly at Veronica Connor Middle School on Thursday, November 20th left a powerful impression on the 6th through 8th grade students. Willie Raines and Matt Dopson snapped a baseball bat in two, ripped a 1200+ page phonebook in half, bent a steel rod like a pretzel and broke a stack of bricks with their elbow. Talk about getting the students attention! Along with the feats of strength came a message, "Live a life of excellence." Make the right choices, set goals, resist peer pressure, overcome the past, academic achievement, self-awareness & value, respect authority, be aware of the dangers of drugs/alcohol/ violence/ depression & suicide, and realize that "true love" waits. The Power Team assembly has been developed over 25 years and has been performing in more than 15,000 schools across the United States. The assembly was provided by the G.I.F.T.S. program of Grand Island.




Annual International Night Coming To Veronica E. Connor Middle School - 2005

   Students and faculty of Veronica Connor Middle School will hold the 7th annual International Night from 6-9 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2005 at the school, 1100 Ransom Road. The public is welcome to attend and there is no admission.
   A variety of activities will include musical and dance groups, international dance, cultural demonstration, and an opportunity to make an international craft. Those attending will be able to sample International foods in the cafeteria for a small cost. School clubs and merchants will be selling their handicrafts, plus international theme baskets will be raffled at the end of the evening.




The Power Team is Coming To Veronica E. Connor Middle School - 2005

   A performance by "The Power Team," sponsored by the G.I.F.T.S. program, is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2005 at the Veronica E. Connor Middle School. There is no charge to attend.
   The Power Team is a group of world class athletes that has performed the world's greatest exhibitions of power, strength, speed, inspiration, and motivation in every state and in over 40 countries for almost 30 years. These giant men, many weighing over 300 pounds, can blow up hot water bottles like balloons, snap baseball bats like twigs, lift telephone poles overhead, rip phone books and license plates like pieces of paper, and smash walls of ice and concrete. The Power Team has several world record holders, former NFL football players, and professional wrestlers. They have been endorsed by over 50 governors, senators, and congressmen for their positive contribution to the lives of America's youth.
   In 1976, The Power Team became the "Original" strength team, utilizing feats of strength to communicate positive messages to audiences in churches, civic centers, stadiums, and coliseums all across the nation, as well as the world. "We have been featured in People Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, and on the popular TV show, Walker, Texas Ranger, watched by an estimated 16.5 million," a spokesman for the Power Team said. They have also been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN, and even spoofed on Saturday Night Live and Mad TV on the Fox network. For over ten years they have had their own television show called "The Power Connection," viewed by millions around the world each week.
   The Power Team has performed 15,000+ school assemblies over the past 20 years, and is ranked as one of the top school assemblies in the nation.
   Believing that inspiration and motivation equals academic and personal achievement, they tackle the tough issues of drugs, alcohol, violence, abstinence, peer pressure, and suicide. School staff and officials appreciate the ability of The Power Team to customize the topics, content, and presentations to match their audiences. From elementary ages to high school, young people all over the world have been challenged and changed by their positive messages.
   The various members of The Power Team are among America's most sought after speakers, encouraging people to live a life of excellence and challenging them to be the best that they can be. The Power Team has an unparalleled history, with proven effective methods, that churches, corporations, cities and organizations utilize to draw people from all walks of life, reaching their communities with powerful, life-changing messages of hope and inspiration.




Connor Middle School Students Elect Officers - 2005


Student candidates wait to give their speeches.
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    The 900 members of the Veronica Connor Middle School gathered in the High School auditorium on Thursday, October 27, 2005 to hear the class officer candidates speak. Two candidates won primaries held for historian, treasurer, secretary, vice president and president. Each candidate was introduced by his/her campaign manager. The Syncopations sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and "America The Beautiful" at the beginning of the speeches. Voting was to be held in the classrooms right after the assembly.




Middle School PTA Meeting - Oct. 13, 2005

   Connor Middle School PTA will hold the first of three meetings at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 13, 2005 in the Connor MS Library. This is a great opportunity to join and become involved. There will be a presentation and vote on the 2005-06 budget. Those interested in attending the NYS PTA convention in Buffalo are asked to contact PTA President Phil Valore, 773-2944 prior to October 10, 2005. "Please join us for the meeting."




Connor Middle School Teachers & Staff Show Their Colors - 2005


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Veronica Connor Middle School teachers and staff wore their Viking Value t-shirts to school on Friday, September 9, 2005 and gathered at the front of the school for a picture as the students arrived for the day. The Viking Values are: be responsible, be respectful and be safe. The school has been promoting these values through posters placed in the school hallways and classrooms and in the student handbook.




Connor Middle School PTA Officers 2005-2006 - 2005


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Veronica Connor Middle School PTA officers are (front left) Amy Garten (2nd VP), Katalin Posch (Rec. Secretary), Phil Valore (President), Kathy Chadwick (1st VP); (back) Mary Howard (1st VP), Tracey Kozlowski (Corr. Secretary), Bruce Benson (Principal), Donnette Rayhill (Council Delegate), Vicki Harnden (Council Delegate), Mary Kulak (Treasurer). Not pictured: Mary Jane Fonte (2nd VP).




Connor Middle School - Back To School Information - 2005

MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION OF NEW STUDENTS

   Registration of students in grades 6-8 who are new to the Grand Island Central School District will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. Parents are encouraged to call Connor Middle School at 773-8837 to set up appointments for registration. An original birth certificate, proof of residence, a copy of your child’s last report card, and a record of immunizations will be needed to register.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT ORIENTATION
   On Wednesday, August 17 at 10 a.m., Veronica E. Connor Middle School will hold an orientation program for parents and students new to Connor Middle School. Parents and students are invited to meet with the principal, assistant principal and school counselors to become familiar with the Middle School program and facilities. The program will be held in the Middle School Little Theater. This orientation is a repeat of the programs done for parents and students in the spring.
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
• Wednesday, August 17 - 10 a.m. - Veronica E. Connor Middle School Orientation for parents and students in the Middle School Little Theater
• Wednesday, August 17 - Veronica E. Connor Middle School registration of after 1 p.m. students new to the District. Call 773-8837 for an appointment.




Connor Middle School Honor Roll - July 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the honor roll for the fourth quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
High Honor Roll

Grade 6: Kailie Baldes, Nicholas Battaglia, Jason Chadwick, Brooke Chamberlain, Bethany Cinelli, Nicholas Colao, Aliena Cook, Sara Diletti, Alan Endres, Christopher Ernst, Anna Ferrante, Edward Gauthier, Jr., Julie Hasselbeck, Emma Henderson, Ava Jackson, Matthew Killian, Lauren Kissel, Ariana Mendel, Shannon Moody, James Mysliwiec, Marina Ortiz, Jessica Osvath, Michael Paasch, Kathleen Rustowicz, Evan Shaw, Rebecca Sturniolo, Sena Tamaklo, Sara Victor, Stephen Vitello, Danielle Wegrzyn, Patrick Worbs, Alyssa Yaeger, Jessica Yarnes, Andrew Yockey
Grade 7: Elisabeth Asbach, Catherine Aughey, Stephanie Aughey, Emily Bolles, Steven Boyle, Lisa Braun, Luke Burkhart, Alexandra Buscaglia, Kenneth Cerrillo, Brittany Cieri, Sarah Dolan, Marwa Eltagouri, Kearney Erhard, Nicholas Ernst, Hillary Figler, Lauren Fonte, Alexander Fry, Sara Grana, Jill Greinert, Maria Guidotti, Susan Head, Tara Hook, Kelly Hooven, Maxwell Kilb, Seth Kline, Joel Klock, Lauren Kucharski, Brian Kulak, Jeffrey LaRiviere, Stephen LoPresti, Jonathan LoTempio, Jr, Daniel Major, Megan McInerney, Lianne Montagna, Alexandra Morell, Andrea Nicolia, Erika Osberg, Ryan Osvath, Sarah Palazza, Breanne Rafferty, Ashley Rutland, Kaitie Samland, Spencer Seese, Taylor Segarra, Jamie Sobieski, Christopher Stessing, Scott Suszczynski, Jameela Syed, Caitlin Taylor, Maria Todaro, Maritina Tsembelis
Grade 8: Amy Bidell, Allison Boron, Simarjot Cheema, Amber Duda, Mary Grace Egloff, Julia Figliotti, Ashley Fike, Kelsey Foote, Rachel Gaydosh, Taylor Jackson, Charles Lavallee, Kelsey Mash, David McMichael, Charlene Meyer, Alexander Richter, Kayleigh Shepard, Sheree Tamaklo, Evan Tsembelis, Kelly Williams
Honor Roll

Grade 6: Alexander Ahne, Laura Amantia, Makallie Banker, Joshua Bastian, Korey Bennett, Shane Bennett, Alexandria Black, Amanda Blanton, Conner Bolles, Diana Boulden, Emma Chambers, Jordan Davis, Shannon Doctor, Matthew Foote, Brent Fred, Joshua Fry, Rebecca Gasiorek, Jonathan Goc, Ashley Gorman, Deanna Green, Morgan Green, Anmol Grewal, Jessica Hall, Ryan Hughes, Samantha Kahn, Dylan Kelly, Jonathan Kneer, Korey Kostek, Jenna Lee, Jodi Lee, Brendon Lutnick, Michael Malaney, John McGinty, Nigel Michki, Ryan Miller, Kailah Moss, Samuel Oursler, Kristen Percival, Jamison Phillips, Corey Price, Sarah Ramsperger, Zackary Reese, Rachel Ripellino, Loretta Scherrer, Navjot Singh, Taylor Slowinski, Zachary Smith, Emily Sommer, Ryan Staines, Angelina Stromberg, Katherine Studley, Erica Surdi, Taylor Sweet, Harrison Thompson, Christina Ward, Alicia Zartman
Grade 7: Alyssa Accardo, Kaitlyn Affuso, Jonathon Anderson, Stephanie Aronica, Adam Asbach, Kimberly Asbach, Alissa Bailey, Kolby Banker, Jeffrey Bellanca, Eric Breier, Brett Brennan, Victoria Cacciatore, Amanda Camizzi, Benjamin Certo, Michael Chauby, III, Kathryn Cobello, Joseph Collins, James Cooke, Samantha Darby, Anthony Darpino, Renee' Doermer, Jordan Dudish, Maria Edel, Alexander Fabiilli, Joseph Fischer, Victoria Fleming, Rahsanica Ford, Kate Garten, Mary George, Amy Grenke, Korey Hagen, Chelsea Hall, Krystin Hoppel, Timothy Howley, Courtney Justus, Zachary Kelly, Kristy Knickerbocker, Elizabeth Lorence, Scott Ludwig, Aman Mattu, Keran Mattu, Liam McCabe, Thomas McDonnell, Nicole McGuire, Michael Montaldi, II, Christopher Moody, Deanna Paternostro, Jessica Randhawa, Michael Rayhill, Elizabeth Restey, Ian Rogers, Anthony Russell, Nicholas Russo, Keith Skelly, Michael Sperrazza, Kelly Stark, Kaitlin Symula, Samantha Tilkins, Patricia VeRost, Eric Weigold
Grade 8: Zachary Adams, Kelli Adreon, Natalie Agnello, Alexa Amato, Kaitlin Arida, Lee Becker, Maria Buyer, Kyle Clayton, Caitlin Cook, Dustin Coryn, Kaitlyn Czerwonka, Darren DelSignore, Melissa Fargino, Shannon Farmer, Gregory Feathers, Samantha Forysinski, Angela Fusco, Leah Gangloff, Jordan Gibson, Samantha Gieselman, Andrew Ginsburg, Brandon Greenwood, Kaitlyn Hardison, Scott Holler, Jenna Hutzler, Alexandra Imperi, Kaitlin Incorvia, Joshua Kahn, Michael Karpie, Taylor Kaufman, Haroon Khawar, Alexandra King, Benjamin Kose, Benjamin Kuch, Timothy Lewis, Matthew Ludwig, Mia Magliazzo, Jacqueline Maitner, Matthew Major, James McDonnell, Alexander Neutz, Joseph Oliverio, John Osberg, Marvin Pawlowski, III, Destiny Perez, Susan Pioli, Christopher Podlucky, Joshua Prygon, Robert Rutland, III, Jennifer Schaber, Victoria Schaber, Sierra Seese, Nicole Serra, Timothy Shantler, Kuljit Singh, Alyssa Spada, Jeffrey Szczepaniak, Emily Thompson, Jordan Tripi, Nicholas Vitello, Brianna Wojnar, Arlene Wunsch, Amanda Zernickel, Tyler Zikuski




Connor Middle School Merit Roll - July 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the merit roll for the fourth quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
Grade 6: Reem Abdellatif, Sumr Ali, Nicolas Antonelli, Brian Argy, Eric Aronica, Jessica Bamberg, Katelyn Benns, Elliot Busch, Marshall Cancilla, Amber Carpenter, Eric Colon, Mikaela Connors, Samantha DeMarco, Kevin Dobson, Jr., Kodie Fahrer, Alexander Farmer, Michael FitzGerald, Justin Frentzel, Olivia Graziano, Jonathan Grenda, Thomas Grenke, Marissa Haley, Lynne Huffnagle, Mary Irving, Andrew Jasek, Casey Jelonek, Daniel Kim, Paige Kippley, Victoria Kostenbauder, Mitchell LaRiviere, Elise Lenzner, Kelsie Loos, Cory Ludwig, Mark Lydle, David Mahon, Anthony Mallais, Madelyne Mankowski, Kameron McFarland, Alec Metro, Hallie Nowak, Alexis Pearce, Alyssa Pino, Ryan Proctor, Mallory Prygon, Brittanee Ramallo, Stefani Rhodes, Genesis Rivera, Matthew Robinson, Michael Sendlbeck III, Stephanie Senn, Glenn Skelly, Cassidy Smith, Brittney Sonnenberg, Jessica Spencer, Adam Stoddard, John Turner, Kathryn Turner, Benjamin Whitford, Jessica Young
Grade 7: Sarah Ali, Richard Amantia, II, Katelyn Belter, Malorie Bennett, Kelsey Bettinger, Jovana Bichler, Christina Borden, Anthony Bruno, Sean Burke, Nathan Busch, Jason Caldwell, Julianna Capizzi, Kaitlyn Chapin, Krystal Chapin, Seana Chirico, Joseph Connors, Anne Cooper, Courtney Cox, Kara Dudley, Michelle Fanara, Christopher Franklin, Anthony Genova, Krista Glownia, Anthony Grande, Emily Incorvia, Shaughn Irving, Raman Kaur, Nicholas Kelly, Savanna Kustra, Kori Loder, Daniel Mathes, Sara McNulty, Hayley Metro, Christopher Mornelli, Jared Northrup, Courtney Papaj, Alexander Re, Jonathon Seaman, Zaeem Shah, Margaret Shonitsky, Vincent Spada, Amber Spiesz, Rachel Starr, Timothy Symington, Kristin Wegrzyn, Sara Wilczek, Nicole Winter, Aria Yanicki, Sarah Young, Rebecca Zimmerman, Travis Zukic
Grade 8: Joseph Aladeen, Robert Amsdill, Mark Argy, Sarah Bastian, Victoria Belous, Courtnnie Booker, Tyler Booth, Conor Bryan, Olivia Chopra, Allison Cislarski, Aaron D'Angelo, Jason Davis, Michaeline Dera, Korey DiMatteo, Shane Eddy, Joseph Edel, Nicolette Fadel, Jenna Fanara, Brianna Fetzer, Amanda Geis, Zachary Gilbert, Krista Goff, Anthony Gugino, Kaitlin Hager, Meghan Haley, Chris Harper, Adam Helman, Michael Hillock, Craig Hooper, Jatinder Kaur, Joseph Koch, LeAnna Kozlowski, Erin Krieger, Beau Lapp, Drew Lazelle, Nicholas Lovetro, Jessica Martina, Andrew Mrzygut, Nicholas Muoio, Katie Nordvik, Genna Nuchereno, Brian O'Keefe, Shawn O'Rourke, Travis Perno, Sarah Pici, Lauren Priest, Scott Quider, Kathryn Raiser, Lance Robinson, Michael Rustowicz, Kayla Salonek, Michael Scheid, Carla Schory, Lee Schuster, Kaileen Shoemaker, Eric Siwicki, Carly Snyder, Sara Stenzel, Joshua Stoddard, Megan Wagner, Allison Walker, Lauren Whitney, Christopher Wilczek, Shaun Winter





Connor Middle School 8th Grade Moving-Up Ceremony - 2005

   Veronica E. Connor Middle School Moving-up Ceremonies took place in the Grand Island High School auditorium on Thursday evening, June 23, 2005. The processional of the 8th grade Class of 2005, numbering 246, entered the auditorium while the middle school orchestra, under the direction of Miss Deb Remson, played Pomp And Circumstance.
   The following received awards.
President’s Education Award for Educational Excellence (Gold):
Zachary Adams, Kelli Adreon, Lee Becker, Amy Bidell, Allison Boron, Kyle Clayton, Kaitlyn Czerwonka, Darren DelSignore, Korey DiMatteo, Amber Duda, Mary Egloff, Melissa Fargino, Gregory Feathers, Julia Figliotti, Ashley Fike, Kelsey Foote, Rachel Gaydosh, Samantha Gieselman, Zachary Gilbert, Andrew Ginsburg, Kaitlyn Hardison, Craig Hooper, Kaitlyn Incorvia, Taylor Jackson, Benjamin Kuch, Drew Lazelle, Jacqueline Maitner, Matthew Major, Kelsey Mash, James McDonnell, David McMichael, Charlene Meyer, Alexander Neutz, Marvin Pawlowski III, Sarah Pici, Christopher Podlucky, Alexander Richter, Robert Rutland III, Kayla Salonek, Jennifer Schaber, Carly Schory, Sierra Seese, Carly Snyder, Sheree Tamaklo, Emily Thompson, Jordan Tripi, Evan Tsembelis, Kelly Williams, Arlene Wunsch and Tyler Zikuski.
President’s Award for Educational Achievement (Silver):
Natalie Agnello, Alexa Amato, Robert Amsdill, Kaitlin Arida, Courtnnie Booker, Conor Bryan, Danielle Bush, Maria Buyer, Simarjot Cheema, Aaron D’Angelo, Jason Davis, Jenna Fanara, Angela Fusco, Leah Gangloff, Kaitlin Hager, Meghan Haley, Michael Hillock, Joshua Kahn, Michael Karpie, Taylor Kaufman, Benjamin Kose, Charles Lavallee, Kristin Millar, Katie Nordvik, Genna Nuchereno, Joseph Oliverio, John Osberg, Kelsey Patterson, Destiny Perez, Susan Pioli, Joshua Prygon, Scott Quider, Victoria Schaber, Timothy Shantler, Kayleigh Shephard, Kaileen Shoemaker, Kuljit Singh, Alyssa Spada, Robert Tates, Brianna Wojnar and Amanda Zernickel.
100% on the New York State Intermediate English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment:
Kate Hardison, Jennifer Schaber
Top ELA Average for each of Mrs. Campbell’s classes:
Kelli Adreon, Allison Boron, Mary Grace Egloff, Rachel Gaydosh, Taylor Jackson, Joseph Oliverio, Sheree Tamaklo
Top ELA Average for each of Ms. Stevens classes:
Kelsey Foote, Angela Fusco, Samantha Gieselman, Genna Nuchereno, Kelly Williams
Top ELA Average for each of Mr. Miller’s classes:
Charles LaVallee, Christopher Podlucky
New York State Comptroller’s Achievement Award:
Lee Becker
Top Science 8 Average for each teacher:
Mr. Butcher: Amy Bidell
Mrs. Hegarty: Charles LaVallee
Mrs. Schaber: Joshua Kahn
Top Earth Science Average:
Sheree Tamaklo
Top Math 8 Average for each teacher:
Mrs. Pioli: Ashley Fike
Mrs. Slowinski: Kuljit Singh
Mr. Brodie: Joshua Prygon
Top Math A Average:
Charlene Meyer
Mathletes:
1st Place: Joshua Kahn
2nd Place: Charles LaVallee
3rd Place: Sheree Tamaklo
Top Social Studies 8 Average for each teacher:
Mr. Markham: Jennifer Schaber
Ms. Brooks: Samantha Gieselman
Ms. Brooks (Honors): Sheree Tamaklo
Mr. Feeney: Amy Bidell
Mr. Feeney (Honors): Charlene Meyer, Taylor Jackson
NYS Attorney General’s Triple C Award:
Rachel Gaydosh, Christopher Podlucky
Outstanding Foreign Language Student of the Year:
Simarjot Cheema - Spanish
David McMichael – French
100% on the New York State Foreign Language Proficiency Exam:
For Spanish:				For French:
Tamara Bazan 			Darren DelSignore
Olivia Chopra				Melissa Fargino
Leah Gangloff				Evan Tsembelis
Rachel Gaydosh
Taylor Jackson
Taylor Kaufman
Kelsey Mash
Charlene Meyer
Alexander Neutz
Sarah Pici
Alexander Richter
Sierra Seese
Kayleigh Shepard
Sheree Tamaklo
Brianna Wojnar
Amanda Zernickel
Middle School Orchestra Awards:
Rookie of the Year: Evan Tsembelis
Tenacity Award: Amanda Zernickel
Most Improved: Amy Bidell
Outstanding Musician: Mary Grace Egloff
Musical Awards:
Rookie: Charles LaVallee
Spirit: Julia Figliotti
Best Actress: Allison Boron
Best Actor: Lee Becker
Aaron D’Angelo
Top Artists:
James McDonnell, Alex Richter, Sheree Tamaklo
   Following the presentation of awards, each 8th grade student crossed the stage to receive a certificate from Principal Bruce Benson.




Connor Middle School Students Build Largest Ice Cream Sundae Ever - 2005


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    Over 50 Connor Middle School students participated in building and eating the school's largest ice cream sundae ever. At a length of 50 feet, the ice cream sundae and all its toppings stretched the length of the Middle School cafeteria. The event, held June 9, 2005, was part of a youth mentoring initiative by the AZZ-set Development Group (named in honor of Zack Zarbo, a well respected Grand Island High School student who passed away in October 2004) in cooperation with GIFTS and the Community Enrichment Council.
   Fourteen outstanding senior high students were chosen and trained in Asset development (The 40 Developmental Assets have been statistically proven to play a very key role in the positive development of young people.). Equipped with their new knowledge and eager attitudes, these exemplary students headed up groups of four middle schoolers to create their portion of the sundae, each group with its own creative style. One group even created a working volcano, lava flowing, due in part to the high temperatures on what has been one of the hottest days so far this summer.
   The focus for these mentors was on building positive identity and self-esteem, (only two of the 40 assets). The concept of youth mentoring itself was to create a venue for two other important assets, (as regarded by the Community Enrichment Council), namely, "Youth as a resource" and "Community values youth".
   Admission of one dollar or a non-perishable food item went to benefit the Neighbors Foundation, giving the middle school students an opportunity to show that they are a valuable resource to the community as well. Thirty dollars and forty food items were collected.
   Thanks and congratulations go out to all the students who participated in making this event a great success. We look forward to more events in the next school year and for the opportunity to help build a stronger generation of future leaders.




Connor Middle School French Students Meet Amherst Middle Pen Pals - 2005


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   After corresponding with students from Amherst Middle School, eighth grade French students had the opportunity to personally meet their pen pals. A bus load of about 50 students arrived at Connor Middle School late in the afternoon on Thursday, June 2, 2005 and were welcomed by French teacher, Susan Trabert, and her class. The students had the opportunity to practice their French and also played games and activities with an international flavor. Students had fun learning how Chinese cookies are made.




Grilled Hot Dogs For Connor Middle Schoolers - 2005


Shown left is Mr. Ed Anker and Dennis Donovan, center.
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   Once a year school lunch manager Dennis Donovan brings out the charcoal grill and cooks hot dogs for the high school and middle school lunch. Thursday, May 26 was the middle school's scheduled day and was nice and sunny, if a bit windy. Technology teacher Mr. Ed Anker was helping at the grill as the students filed past with their lunch trays. Mr. Donovan started the char-broiled hot dog tradition six years ago when he began his employment with the Grand Island school system.




Author Gordon Korman Visits Connor Middle School - 2005

  
Gordon Korman talking with students.
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   The Veronica E. Connor Middle School welcomed author Gordon Korman to the media center on Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17, 2005. This was a long awaited visit as Mr. Korman had to reschedule an earlier date due to the birth of a child.
   Mr. Korman wrote his first book when he was 12 years old as a project for his ELA classes. "This Can't Be Happening At MacDonald Hall" was published in 1978 when Gordon was fourteen. Over twenty-five years later he has more than fifty middle grade and young adult novels to his credit.
   Mr. Korman talked with the students about how he gets ideas, the publishing process and funny stories from throughout his career. The students seemed to enjoy the presentation as they listened very intently and laughed in all the right places.




Concerts Prove Island Musicians Are The Best - 2005

   The school district's annual Spring String Kaleidoscope Concert was held in the high school auditorium Monday evening, May 16, 2005. String students from Huth Road and Kaegebein Elementary under the direction of Mrs. Kelly Robertson, started off the program with a small group of violinists performing "Swallow Tail Jig," a difficult piece for elementary musicians.
   Miss Debra Remson directed the Connor Middle School String Orchestra, winner of a Gold at the recent NYSSMA Performance Evaluations. The students gave an outstanding performance of four selections ending with a purely delightful "Singing in the Rain."
   The Senior High School String Orchestra, also directed by Debra Remson gave a superb performance. Lindsay Henderson played a difficult solo with ease during "Romance In F" by Beethoven. Soloist Vida Rostami was equally as good in the last piece, "A Gaelic Overture" by David O'Fallon.
   The Connor Middle School spring concert featuring five band and orchestra groups was presented on Tuesday, May 17, 2005.
   The Veronica Connor Middle School 6th Grade Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mr. Alex Hughes, gave a great overall performance with accolades to the percussion section who were strong and steady throughout. Deceiving is the size of these musicians and the talent they displayed.
   The large 6th grade band, also under the direction of Alex Hughes, played well. The band's presentation of "Asheville overture" by A. McGinty showed good balance of the various instrumental sections.
   The very serious Connor Middle School Orchestra members gave a repeat performance of the previous evening, for an appreciative audience.
   Next on the program was Mr. Clarke Elliott's fabulous 7th/8th grade jazz ensemble, playing "Bringin' It On" and "Make Me Smile," the later receiving applause that went on forever.
   Clarke Elliott, recently presented with the "Outstanding Band Director Award" at the NYSBDA Symposium, led the combined 7/8th grade concert and Viking bands in three numbers. The musicians certainly proved why they received a Gold with Distinction at the recent NYSSMA Performance Evaluations.
   Parents of younger school district students are invited to an informational parent night for beginning instrumentalists at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2005 in the high school, 1100 Ransom Road.




Connor Middle School Eighth Grade Honor Students Recognized at Breakfast - 2005


Principal Bruce Benson presenting award certificate to 8th grade student Taylor Jackson
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   The Veronica E. Connor Middle School Student Council hosted its annual 8th Grade Honors Breakfast on Friday, May 6, 2005 in the school cafeteria. The Student Council funds the breakfast and presents each student with a small memento of the occasion.
   Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Ramming congratulated the fifty-six students who were invited to the breakfast, based on their achieving honor roll or high honor roll status for all three marking periods this year. Approximately half of the middle school faculty was also in attendance. Teachers Patty Myers and Kay Saunders are the Student Council Co-Advisors.
   This year's 8th grade honor students are:
1. Kelli Adreon
2. Natalie Agnello
3. Lee Becker
4. Amy Bidell
5. Allison Boron
6. Simarjot Cheema
7. Kyle Clayton
8. Kaitlyn Czerwonka
9. Darren DelSignore
10. Amber Duda
11. Mary Grace Egloff
12. Melissa Fargino
13. Julia Figliotti
14. Ashley Fike
15. Kelsey Foote
16. Angela Fusco
17. Leah Gangloff
18. Rachel Gaydosh
19. Samantha Gieselman
20. Andrew Ginsburg
21. Kaitlyn Hardison
22. Kaitlin Incorvia
23. Taylor Jackson
24. Michael Karpie
25. Taylor Kaufman
26. Alexandra King
27. Charles Lavallee
28. Jacqueline Maitner
29. Matthew Major
30. Kelsey Mash
31. James McDonnell
32. David McMichael
33. Charlene Meyer
34. Alexander Neutz
35. Genna Nuchereno
36. Joseph Oliverio
37. Marvin Pawlowski III
38. Susan Pioli
39. Christopher Podlucky
40. Joshua Prygon
41. Alexander Richter
42. Jennifer Schaber
43. Sierra Seese
44. Timothy Shantler
45. Kayleigh Shepard
46. Kuljit Singh
47. Eric Siwicki
48. Sheree Tamaklo
49. Emily Thompson
50. Jordan Tripi
51. Lauren Whitney
52. Christopher Wilczek
53. Kelly Williams
54. Brianna Wojnar
55. Amanda Zernickel
56. Tyler Zikuski




GI Viking Wristbands Available From Connor Middle School Art Club - 2005


Left photo: Art Club member Kate Garten is shown on right.
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   Veronica E. Connor Middle School art teacher, Andrew Dulak, has announced that the Middle School Art Club is currently selling royal blue wristbands sporting the words, GRAND ISLAND VIKINGS. They are custom made just for Grand Island schools and are currently available for students and staff. The cost is $2 each and part of the proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Mr. Dulak only has 1,000 wristbands which will be available on a first-come basis.




Business First Ranks Connor Middle School 11th out of 144 Schools - 2005

   One of the reasons that Business First ranked Veronica E. Connor Middle School as #11 out of 144 schools in Western New York, has to be its students! Once again, this semester’s entrepreneurs from Mrs. Mary Jane Fonte’s and Mrs. Marcia McHenry’s Home and Careers classes put their Viking Value of “Be Responsible” into action by making donations to the Make-A-Wish-Foundation, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Heart and Soul Soup Kitchen and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Funds were raised through the sale of baked goods sold outside of the cafeteria. In addition to learning proper interviewing techniques, resume creation, cover letter writing and application completion, Careers students learned that it is their responsibility as citizens of our school, community and country to reach out to those in greater need. Pictured below are each company’s advertising managers and the advertising campaign that helped to boost sales and allow for charitable donations.
 
 
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(left) Ryan Vertino and Jordan Dixon; Kelly Williams and Kaitlyn Czerwonka; James McDonnell and Kelsey Foote; Meghan Haley; William Kohler and Adam Helman; Ashley McCord and Lee Becker; Jeff Szczepaniak and Josh Prygon





Connor Middle School Honor Roll - April 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the honor roll for the third quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
High Honor Roll

Grade 6: Matthew Killian, Lauren Kissel, Sena Tamaklo, Sara Victor, Emma Henderson, Nicholas Battaglia, Kailie Baldes, Kathleen Rustowicz, Jessica Osvath, Ariana Mendel, Julie Hasselbeck, Amy Schooping, Evan Shaw, Anna Ferrante, Edward Gauthier, Jr., Jason Chadwick, Jessica Yarnes, Rebecca Sturniolo, Aliena Cook, Alyssa Yaeger, Andrew Yockey, Ryan McCarthy, Stephen Vitello, Marina Ortiz, Christopher Ernst, Alan Endres, Sara Diletti, Patrick Worbs, Bethany Cinelli, Shannon Moody, Megan Tates
Grade 7: Alyssa Accardo, Elisabeth Asbach, Catherine Aughey, Stephanie Aughey, Emily Bolles, Steven Boyle, Luke Burkhart, Alexandra Buscaglia, Brittany Cieri, Kathryn Cobello, Jordan Dudish, Marwa Eltagouri, Kearney Erhard, Nicholas Ernst, Hillary Figler, Joseph Fischer, Lauren Fonte, Sara Grana, Jill Greinert, Maria Guidotti, Susan Head, Tara Hook, Kelly Hooven, Maxwell Kilb, Seth Kline, Joel Klock, Lauren Kucharski, Brian Kulak, Stephen LoPresti, Jonathan LoTempio, Jr, Daniel Major, Megan McInerney, Lianne Montagna, Alexandra Morell, Andrea Nicolia, Erika Osberg, Ryan Osvath, Sarah Palazza, Breanne Rafferty, Nicholas Russo, Kaitie Samland, Taylor Segarra, Jamie Sobieski, Christopher Stessing, Scott Suszczynski, Jameela Syed, Caitlin Taylor, Samantha Tilkins, Maria Todaro, Maritina Tsembelis
Grade 8: Amy Bidell, Allison Boron, Simarjot Cheema, Mary Grace Egloff, Julia Figliotti, Ashley Fike, Kelsey Foote, Rachel Gaydosh, Taylor Jackson, Charles Lavallee, Jacqueline Maitner, Kelsey Mash, David McMichael, Charlene Meyer, Joseph Oliverio, Alexander Richter, Robert Rutland, III, Kayleigh Shepard, Sheree Tamaklo, Kelly Williams
Honor Roll

Grade 6: Danya Abdellatif, Karl Albrecht, Dale Baran, Alexandria Bleich, Kathryn Boutet, Michael Campanella, Brooke Chamberlain, Amanda Cinelli, Nicholas Colao, Andrew Dale, Austin Dee, Brooke DeMarco, Alexandra DeMita, Robert Dickinson, Sean Donovan, Thomas Dzielski, Korin Frantz, Patrick Gallagher, Larissa Gelyon, Kyle Held, Steven Henderson, Tyler Hinaman, Ava Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Kyle Keifman, Alex Killian, Andrew Kuch, Justin Lee, Kelly Lorence, Julia Manuszewski, Christina Martinez, Nicholas Masiello, Jennie McCoy, Christopher Meyer, Shelbi Milkas, Kristiana Montaldi, James Mysliwiec, Kevin Neary, Michael Paasch, Alaina Pariso, Emily Pease, Paige Rockwood, Christopher Rose, Miranda Santa Lucia, Rachel Schauger, Samuel Serra, Aren Shanor, Christopher Shemik, Benjamin Sherman, Allison Stewart, Eugenia Taylor, Patrick Thompson, Ambria Tim, Sarah Webb, Danielle Wegrzyn, Megan Young
Grade 7: Kaitlyn Affuso, Jonathon Anderson, Stephanie Aronica, Kimberly Asbach, Jeffrey Bellanca, Jovana Bichler, Lisa Braun, Eric Breier, Brett Brennan, Nathan Busch, Amanda Camizzi, Kenneth Cerrillo, Benjamin Certo, Michael Chauby, III, Joseph Collins, James Cooke, Courtney Cox, Samantha Darby, Renee' Doermer, Sarah Dolan, Maria Edel, Victoria Fleming, Rahsanica Ford, Alexander Fry, Anthony Genova, Mary George, Krista Glownia, Amy Grenke, Korey Hagen, Krystin Hoppel, Timothy Howley, Courtney Justus, Zachary Kelly, Kristy Knickerbocker, Savanna Kustra, Jeffrey LaRiviere, Elizabeth Lorence, Aman Mattu, Keran Mattu, Liam McCabe, Nicole McGuire, Michael Montaldi, II, Christopher Moody, Deanna Paternostro, Michael Rayhill, Elizabeth Restey, Anthony Russell, Ashley Rutland, Spencer Seese, Keith Skelly, Michael Sperrazza, Kelly Stark, Kaitlin Symula, Patricia VeRost, Kristin Wegrzyn, Eric Weigold, Sarah Young, Travis Zukic
Grade 8: Zachary Adams, Kelli Adreon, Natalie Agnello, Robert Amsdill, Kaitlin Arida, Lee Becker, Maria Buyer, Kyle Clayton, Dustin Coryn, Kaitlyn Czerwonka, Darren DelSignore, Korey DiMatteo, Amber Duda, Mary Grace Egloff, Melissa Fargino, Gregory Feathers, Angela Fusco, Leah Gangloff, Samantha Gieselman, Andrew Ginsburg, Kaitlyn Hardison, Jenna Hutzler, Kaitlin Incorvia, Joshua Kahn, Michael Karpie, Taylor Kaufman, Alexandra King, Benjamin Kose, Beau Lapp, Matthew Ludwig, Mia Magliazzo, Matthew Major, Christian Martinez, James McDonnell, Alexander Neutz, Genna Nuchereno, Shawn O'Rourke, John Osberg, Marvin Pawlowski, III, Destiny Perez, Sarah Pici, Susan Pioli, Christopher Podlucky, Joshua Prygon, Michael Rustowicz, Jennifer Schaber, Sierra Seese, Timothy Shantler, Kuljit Singh, Eric Siwicki, Sara Stenzel, Jeffrey Szczepaniak, Emily Thompson, Jordan Tripi, Evan Tsembelis, Nicholas Vitello, Lauren Whitney, Christopher Wilczek, Brianna Wojnar, Amanda Zernickel, Tyler Zikuski




Connor Middle School Merit Roll - April 2005

The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the merit roll for the third quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
Grade 6: Robert Arsenault, Leonard Averhart, Kristina Baranyi, Christa Baron, Shannon Becker, Scott Bennett, Nathanial Benoit, Christopher Boulden, Kathleen Brady, Brian Brink, Dallas Broady, Justine Call, Amandip Cheema, Talon Colbert, Nicolette Corrao, Samuel Cummings, Elizabeth Davis, Dominique DeGregorio, Kaleigh Deuser, Zerena Drake, Matthew Edwards, Chelsea Fairbairn, Joshua Gebhart, Carmela Gentile, Christian Gibson, Heather Graff, Amanda Heftka, Molly Higgins, Chelsie Jamieson, Emily Jones, Nicholas Kellner, Melina Lombardo, Bradley Ludwig, Jaime Magaris, Melissa Manning, Daniel Mazurek, Jaclyn Nusstein, Katie Oursler, Jonathan Oyer, Jack Pilie, Alexzander Prine, Joseph Rains, Jeremy Rockwood, Nicholas Rossi, Julie Schopp, Michael Seaman, Rachel Spiker, Sarah Stewart, Amanda Sutter, Benjamin Tomkins, Zachary Wojnar, Tyler Wunsch
Grade 7: Sarah Ali, Patrick Antonelli, Adam Asbach, Alissa Bailey, Kolby Banker, Katelyn Belter, Malorie Bennett, Kelsey Bettinger, Anthony Bruno, Sean Burke, Victoria Cacciatore, Jason Caldwell, Julianna Capizzi, Kaitlyn Chapin, Krystal Chapin, Seana Chirico, Joseph Connors, Anne Cooper, Anthony Darpino, Brett Dlugosz, Kara Dudley, Alexander Fabiilli, Michelle Fanara, Kate Garten, Christopher Gibney, Anthony Grande, Chelsea Hall, Raman Kaur, Nicholas Kelly, Jacob Killian, Kori Loder, Scott Ludwig, Thomas McDonnell, Sara McNulty, Hayley Metro, Kelsey Mulvey, Jared Northrup, Courtney Papaj, Alexander Re, Ian Rogers, Zaeem Shah, Vincent Spada, Jennifer Spencer, Amber Spiesz, Rachel Starr, Rachel Surdi, Timothy Symington, Michelle Tobol, Zakiyyah Wilbert, Sara Wilczek, Nicole Winter, Molly Wynne, Aria Yanicki, Rebecca Zimmerman
Grade 8: Joseph Aladeen, Alexa Amato, Sarah Bastian, Courtnnie Booker, Conor Bryan, Danielle Bush, Olivia Chopra, Caitlin Cook, Aaron D'Angelo, Jason Davis, Michaeline Dera, Shane Eddy, Joseph Edel, Nicolette Fadel, Jenna Fanara, Brianna Fetzer, Samantha Forysinski, Amanda Geis, Jordan Gibson, Zachary Gilbert, Krista Goff, Adrian Grant, Kaitlin Hager, Meghan Haley, Brendan Hall, Chris Harper, Adam Helman, Cody Hogrewe, Scott Holler, Craig Hooper, Jatinder Kaur, Haroon Khawar, Joseph Khreis, Joseph Koch, Erin Krieger, Benjamin Kuch, Drew Lazelle, Timothy Lewis, Nicholas Lovetro, Carolina Luciani, Eric Manuszewski, Kristin Millar, Andrew Mrzygut, Davis Nelson, Katie Nordvik, Craig Perno, Travis Perno, Lauren Priest, Scott Quider, Lance Robinson, Joseph Romano, Kayla Salonek, Victoria Schaber, Michael Scheid, Carla Schory, Lee Schuster, Nicole Serra, Griffin Smith, Carly Snyder, Alyssa Spada, Joshua Stoddard, Robert Tates, Megan Wagner, Allison Walker, Alexandra Whitford, Shaun Winter, Zachary Winter, Arlene Wunsch, Joseph Zarbo




Middle School Sixth Grade Sports Night - April 2005

 

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   The annual Connor Middle School sixth grade sports night was held from 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2005. This is an opportunity for the students to whoop it up before the weekend, eat pizza and play different sports. Bingo was being played in the cafeteria while an energetic game of getting a flying disc into a can was being waged in the hallway. The gym held a bounce house, an on-going volleyball game and a half court basketball tournament. In the end, there was a wild game of basketball, the winning boys team against the winning girls team, neck and neck until the last few seconds when it was won by the boys.




Middle School "Kids Escaping Drugs" Program Is Enlightening - April 2005

 
 
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   The Connor Middle School PTA sponsored a "Family Night" on Thursday, April 7, 2005 with a focus on "Kids Escaping Drugs." Volunteers from the PTA, Junior Girl Scouts and Youth Advisory Board manned the basket raffle table, the dessert tables and cafeteria line prior to the program held in the Grand Island High School auditorium.
   All money raised supports the Renaissance Campus in West Seneca.
   PTA President Donnette Rayhill introduced the Kids Escaping Drugs special events coordinator, Amanda Leitten who described the annual campaign to raise money for Renaissance Campus and its programs. Three residents of the campus told of their struggles with drugs and how they are turning their lives around. One of the participants was a 17-year-old girl who has lived on Grand Island with her family in the past and hopes to return this summer. Their stories were heart-breaking and one hopes they have beaten back the forces that brought them to that place.





"Kids Escaping Drugs" Program At Middle School - March 2005

   A Connor Middle School "Family Night" will focus on “Kids Escaping Drugs.” Families are encouraged to attend the event planned from 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2005 in the Connor Middle School Cafeteria and the Grand Island High School Auditorium.
   Teens from the Renaissance Campus will educate the audience on what drugs kids are using today, how easy it is to get them, and where kid are getting them from. They will also discuss their own addictions and their road to recovery.
Evening Events:
• Food (Nominal Charge) 6-7 p.m. Pizza, Drinks, Desserts
• Speakers in High School Auditorium, 7-8:30 p.m. With questions and answer session
• Basket Raffle – Family/Guardian Must be Present to Win! Door prize generously donated by Fuccillo Chevrolet
• Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign
PURPOSE: The “Kids Escaping Drugs” campaign was created for the sole purpose of raising funds for the construction and support of treatment facilities at the Renaissance Campus (Buffalo, NY)
MISSION: Raise, manage and distribute funds for development and support of facilities, education and prevention programs for adolescents and families of Western New York suffering from alcohol and drug dependency/addition.




"Snoopy, The Musical" - Great Job, Kids! - 2005


From left: Woodstock (Emma Henderson), Linus (Kearney Erhard), Snoopy (Lee Becker), Charlie Brown (Aaron D'angelo), Sally (Kim Asbach), Peppermint Patty (Tara Hook) and Lucy (Allison Boron).
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   "Snoopy The Musical" was presented in the high school Tuesday night, March 22, 2005 to a near full house of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, family and friends. Music teacher Miss Debra Remson once again had the middle school students totally ready for the performance which drew lots of laughs and appreciative applause throughout the show. The production was made possible through the generosity of a Grand Island Foundation grant, Veronical Connor PTSA mini grant, Mary Ellen Jerge, Buffalo Embroidery Donation and Wynne Creative Group donation.
   According to the program, 67 students auditioned and after many hours of deliberation, the cast was picked. "These students worked very hard from the first rehearsal," Miss Remson said. "The more I gave them to do, the harder they worked," she said. "This cast has been so much fun. Rehearsals became the highlight of my day."
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"Snoopy" Middle School Play - 2005

   
(left) Peppermint Patti (Tara Hook) & Charlie Brown (Aaron D'angelo), - Peppermint Patti (Tara Hook), Sally (Kim Asbach) and Lucy (Allison Boron) - Snoopy (Lee Becker) and Ensemble.
   
(left) Linus (Kearney Erhard), Charlie Brown (Aaron D'angelo) and Snoopy (Lee Becker) - Cast (see photo above) - Linus, Snoopy and Ensemble.
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   "Snoopy The Musical" was performed by the Connor Middle School students for the Kaegebein and Huth Road classes on Monday, March 21, 2005 at the Grand Island High School auditorium. The performance for the general public is Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. Singing, dancing, humor...this show has it all. Director/Choreographer Debra Remson is a Connor Middle School music teacher who has been involved in the plays for many years. She stated in this year's program, "I believe this is the best cast ever!"
   Snoopy is played by Lee Becker, Charlie Brown by Aaron D'Angelo, Linus by Kearney Erhard, Lucy by Allison Boron, Sally by Kim Asbach, Peppermint Patty by Tara Hook and Woodstock by Emma Henderson.
   The Ensemble:
Kaitlyn Affuso, Beth Asbach, Alissa Bailey, Shannon Becker, Amy Bidell, Joe Connors, Renee Doermer, Kara Dudley, Shannon Farmer, Julia Figliotti, Lauren Fonte, Rachel Gaydosh, Charlie Lavalle, Hayley Metro, Andrea Nicolia, Sarah Pici, Katie Rustowicz, Ashley Turland, Kaitlin Symula, Brianna Wojnar and Molly Wynne.





Cast Announced for Middle School Musical, "Snoopy" - March 2005

   Veronica Connor Middle School students will take part in the musical Snoopy at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2005 in the Grand Island High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 and available from the students.
   The cast and crew follows:
Snoopy: Lee Becker
Charlie Brown: Aaron D’Angelo
Linus: Kearney Earhard
Lucy: Allison Boron
Sally: Kim Asbach
Patty: Tara Hook
Woodstock: Emma Henderson
Chorus:
Kaitlin Affuso
Beth Asbach
Alissa Bailey
Shannon Becker
Amy Bidell
Joe Connors
Renee Doermer
Kara Dudley
Shannon Farmer
Julia Figliotti
Lauren Fonte
Rachel Gaydosh
Charlie Lavalle
Hayley Metro
Andrea Nicolia
Sarah Picci
Katie Rusowicz
Ashley Rutland
Kaitlin Symula
Brianna Wojnar
Molly Wynne
Student Directors:
Kasey Sumner
Mary Grace Egloff
Hillary Figler
Elizabeth Restey
Stage Crew:
Seana Chirico
Elizabeth Davis
Sarah Diletti
Kaitlin Hager
Taylor Kaufman
Amanda Zernickel
Directed and Choreographed by Debra Remson
Sets Built by: Ed Anker
Accompanist: Cheryl Delventhal
Grants From: Grand Island Foundation - and - Veronica Connor Middle School PTSA
Donations: Buffalo Embroidery - and Wynne Creative Group





Kaleidoscope Concert - March 2005

   The Grand Island School District's annual Kaleidoscope Concert will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2005 in the High School Auditorium, 1100 Ransom Road. The choral concert will feature the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students from Kaegebein Elementary, Huth Road Elementary and the Connor Middle School.




Middle School Students To Compete in State Competition - 2005


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   There’s exciting news from the Science Department at Connor Middle School. The school’s Science Olympiad Team placed second in a regional competition held Saturday, March 5, 2005 at McKinley High School. Science teacher, Carl Guidotti, stated that his students missed coming in first place by only a small margin.
   Sixteen middle school teams from Erie County participated in this year’s Olympiad, which focused on bringing science to life, understanding science concepts, and emphasizing the problem-solving aspects of science. The Science Olympiad is a national competition in which schools compete in a variety of science related events. These are technical events such as designing and constructing a bridge, egg dropping, robots, fossils and forestry where students come up with winning ideas and strategies.
   The top two teams, representing Amherst and Grand Island, have been invited to compete in the April 2005 state competition, which will be held in Rochester.






Going Bald For Bucks - 2005
 
 
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   Veronica E. Connor Middle School math teacher and "Going Bald for Bucks" organizer Bill Brodie reports that as of Thursday morning, March 17, 2005, the school has raised $10,522.00 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute with more donations coming in everyday. It is very likely that donations will top $11,000 this year, he said. In the third year of participating, middle school students almost doubled last year's total of $6,100.
   What is now a huge event, started out with eight to ten teachers getting buzz cuts to benefit the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. This year, six hair cutters were lined up in the "shop room" shaving and cutting heads. Over 50 students and many teachers were involved in this great event. Four girls had 10" of their hair cut for Locks of Love, and 13 teachers, and 48 young men from grades 6 through 9 participated. The top fundraisers in each grade were Matthew Killian (Grade 6) with $816.25, Calla Clark (Grade 7) with $341.00, and Drew Lazelle (Grade 8) with $510.26. Mr. Brodie hopes to make this a combined effort next year with the high school and reach a goal of $20,000.
   This event was started in 2002 by Lakeshore History Teacher Anthony George. His sister, Cathleen, struggled for the third time with cancer. Anthony offered his moral support by shaving his head and from there the Lakeshore students grew this into a fundraiser to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute in memory of Cathleen George who succumbed to cancer on March 13, 2004.
   In the past three years students have raised over $72,000 for cancer research and patient care. The event has grown from 35 participants to over a 1000, and from one classroom to seven schools across WNY plus Buffalo State College.






Middle School Students Celebrate National Foreign Language Week - 2005


   National Foreign Language Week is generally celebrated the first full week in March. This year’s celebration took place March 6–12, 2005. Many schools held events and activities, and this year was no exception. Middle School Spanish teacher, Diane Malaney, invited Andrea and Jim Martinez to teach salsa and meringue dances to her classes. They are the parents of Christian Martinez, who is one of Ms. Malaney’s Spanish students. Students also had fun each day trying to identify the “mystery voices.” Teachers and staff members were recorded on tape as they spoke phrases in Spanish and French, while students then had fun trying to identify the speaker and laughed at some of the mispronunciations. School hallways were decorated with students’ artwork which were displayed for the annual Foreign Language Poster Contest. National Foreign Language Week strives to highlight the importance of language learning by bringing students together to learn about other cultures, customs, music, and traditions.






Middle School Science Olympiad Team Takes 2nd In Regional Competition - March 2005

(left front) Kayleigh Shepard, Jason Chadwick, Dale Baran, Austin Dee, Joe Collins, Taylor Kozlowski, Taylor Kaufman, James McDonnell; (back) Joe Aladeen, Darren DelSignore, Dave McMichael, Josh Little, Coach Camille DellaTorre, Luke Burkhart, Conor Bryan, Sheree Tamaklo, Coach Josephine Hegarty
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   The Veronica E. Connor Science Olympiad team took 2nd place honors at the regional middle school Science Olympiad Tournament held Saturday, March 5, 2005 at McKinley High School in Buffalo. Eighteen area middle schools participated in the event, which includes competitions in bridge building, catapult launching, astronomy, anatomy, and many other areas of scientific application. Connor Middle School was awarded medals in eight of the 16 events, placing first in Experimental Design, Storm the Castle, and Fossils. The students will be attending the New York State Science Olympiad Tournament at St. John Fisher College at the end of April. This was only the 3rd year that the school has participated in this event, which makes their progress and accomplishment that much more impressive.




Connor Middle School Holds 3rd Annual "Going Bald For Bucks Fundraiser" - 2005

   Veronica E. Connor Middle School will hold its 3rd annual "Going Bald For Bucks Fundraiser" to benefit Roswell Park. "Going Bald For Bucks" will take place at 8 a.m. Friday morning, March 11, 2005 in Room 191. The shaving of the head is to replicate the hair loss suffered by many cancer victims who go through radiation or chemotherapy every day. Ladies may also participate by donating at least 10 inches of their hair to Locks of Love (four girls have volunteered). Over 40 students and 13 staff members have signed up already. To support this worthy cause, contact Connor Middle School teacher Bill Brodie, 773-8830.
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Connor Middle School Musical Is "Snoopy" - March 2005

Veronica Connor Middle School students are in rehearsal for the musical Snoopy which will be produced at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2005 in the Grand Island High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 and available from the students.






Middle School Carnation Sale Benefits UNICEF - Feb. 2005

(left) Mary Beth Britten, Max Kilb, Mrs. Tetkowski, Lee Becker, Jessica Osvath, Chris Wilczek - Click photos for larger view

   Student Council members from Connor Middle School held their annual carnation sale for charity on Friday, February 11. Students purchased red carnations which were then delivered to fellow classmates for Valentine’s Day. The students sold 2,984 flowers and raised $2,000 which will be donated to UNICEF to aid the children affected by the tsunami. “We’re very proud of our students and faculty for their outstanding response to this year’s carnation sale,” said Student Council co-advisors Kay Saunders and Patty Myers. UNICEF representative, Lee Tetkowski, thanked the students for their generous donation.






Middle School French Class Celebrates Mardi Gras - Feb. 2005

(left) Shannon Farmer, Griffin Smith, Brendan Hall, Aaron Thompson and Robert Amsdill - (right) Samantha Riley, Shannon Farmer and Bianca Roberts - Click photos for larger view

   Connor Middle School students in Ms. Trabert’s French class celebrated Mardi Gras Friday, February 11, 2005 by doing an internet project, making masks, and listening to traditional “Zydeco” music, which is a popular accordion-based musical genre hailing from the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana. Students enjoyed eating “King” cake and decorating the classroom with the traditional Mardi Gras colors: purple, green and gold. The ”King” cake is an oval cake in honor of the three kings after the Christmas holidays. The shape of a “King” cake symbolizes the unity of faiths. Each cake is decorated in the traditional Mardi Gras colors: purple represents justice, green represents faith and gold represents power. A small baby is baked into each cake. Custom holds that the person who finds the baby in their slice will be rewarded with good luck. That person traditionally is also responsible for bringing the “King” cake to the next gathering.




Connor Middle School To Present Musical, "Snoopy" - 2004

   The Veronica Connor Middle School 2005 musical, Snoopy, will be performed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2005 in the Grand Island High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00.




Connor Middle School Honor Roll - February 2005
The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the honor roll for the second quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
High Honor Roll

Grade 6: Kailie Baldes, Nicholas Battaglia, Jason Chadwick, Amanda Cinelli, Bethany Cinelli, Nicholas Colao, Aliena Cook, Sara Diletti, Alan Endres, Christopher Ernst, Anna Ferrante, Korin Frantz, Julie Hasselbeck, Emma Henderson, Matthew Killian, Lauren Kissel, Ariana Mendel, Shannon Moody, James Mysliwiec, Marina Ortiz, Jessica Osvath, Emily Pease, Kathleen Rustowicz, Amy Schooping, Evan Shaw, Allison Stewart, Rebecca Sturniolo, Sena Tamaklo, Patrick Thompson, Sara Victor, Stephen Vitello, Patrick Worbs, Alyssa Yaeger, Jessica Yarnes
Grade 7: Alyssa Accardo, Jonathon Anderson, Elisabeth Asbach, Kimberly Asbach, Catherine Aughey, Stephanie Aughey, Emily Bolles, Steven Boyle, Mary Elizabeth Britten, Luke Burkhart, Alexandra Buscaglia, Nathan Busch, Benjamin Certo, Michael Chauby, III, Brittany Cieri, Jordan Dudish, Marwa Eltagouri, Kearney Erhard, Hillary Figler, Joseph Fischer, Lauren Fonte, Alexander Fry, Sara Grana, Jill Greinert, Maria Guidotti, Susan Head, Tara Hook, Kelly Hooven, Maxwell Kilb, Joel Klock, Lauren Kucharski, Brian Kulak, Stephen LoPresti, Jonathan LoTempio, Jr, Daniel Major, Nicole McGuire, Megan McInerney, Lianne Montagna, Christopher Moody, Alexandra Morell, Andrea Nicolia, Erika Osberg, Ryan Osvath, Sarah Palazza, Breanne Rafferty, Elizabeth Restey, Nicholas Russo, Ashley Rutland, Kaitie Samland, Taylor Segarra, Kelly Stark, Christopher Stessing, Scott Suszczynski, Jameela Syed, Caitlin Taylor, Samantha Tilkins, Maritina Tsembelis
Grade 8: Amy Bidell, Mary Grace Egloff, Ashley Fike, Rachel Gaydosh, Taylor Jackson, David McMichael, Charlene Meyer, Jennifer Schaber, Sierra Seese, Kuljit Singh, Sheree Tamaklo, Kelly Williams
Honor Roll

Grade 6: Karl Albrecht, Dale Baran, Kristina Baranyi, Shannon Becker, Scott Bennett, Alexandria Bleich, Christopher Boulden, Kathryn Boutet, Kathleen Brady, Brian Brink, Michael Campanella, Brooke Chamberlain, Amandip Cheema, Samuel Cummings, Austin Dee, Alexandra DeMita, Kaleigh Deuser, Robert Dickinson, Sean Donovan, Sara Dzielski, Thomas Dzielski, Patrick Gallagher, Edward Gauthier, Jr., Joshua Gebhart, Larissa Gelyon, Heather Graff, Amanda Heftka, Kyle Held, Steven Henderson, Molly Higgins, Ava Jackson, Emily Jones, Kyle Keifman, Alex Killian, Andrew Kuch, Justin Lee, Melina Lombardo, Kelly Lorence, Lucas Madia, Julia Manuszewski, Christina Martinez, Nicholas Masiello, Ryan McCarthy, Jennie McCoy, Christopher Meyer, Shelbi Milkas, Kristiana Montaldi, Kevin Neary, Katie Oursler, Michael Paasch, Alaina Pariso, Christopher Rose, Miranda Santa Lucia, Rachel Schauger, Julie Schopp, Samuel Serra, Aren Shanor, Christopher Shemik, Benjamin Sherman, Megan Tates, Eugenia Taylor, Danielle Wegrzyn, Andrew Yockey, Megan Young
Grade 7: Kaitlyn Affuso, Stephanie Aronica, Adam Asbach, Alissa Bailey, Kolby Banker, Jeffrey Bellanca, Katelyn Belter, Lisa Braun, Eric Breier, Brett Brennan, Victoria Cacciatore, Amanda Camizzi, Kenneth Cerrillo, Kathryn Cobello, Joseph Collins, Courtney Cox, Samantha Darby, Sarah Dolan, Kara Dudley, Maria Edel, Nicholas Ernst, Alexander Fabiilli, Victoria Fleming, Rahsanica Ford, Mary George, Korey Hagen, Krystin Hoppel, Timothy Howley, Emily Incorvia, Courtney Justus, Raman Kaur, Nicholas Kelly, Zachary Kelly, Kristy Knickerbocker, Savanna Kustra, Jeffrey LaRiviere, Joshua Little, Elizabeth Lorence, Aman Mattu, Keran Mattu, Liam McCabe, Thomas McDonnell, Sara McNulty, Hayley Metro, Michael Montaldi, II, Courtney Papaj, Deanna Paternostro, Jessica Randhawa, Michael Rayhill, Alexander Re, Jonathon Seaman, Spencer Seese, Keith Skelly, Jamie Sobieski, Michael Sperrazza, Rachel Starr, Kaitlin Symula, Maria Todaro, Patricia VeRost, Kristin Wegrzyn, Eric Weigold, Sara Wilczek, Aria Yanicki, Sarah Young, Travis Zukic
Grade 8: Zachary Adams, Kelli Adreon, Natalie Agnello, Allison Boron, Simarjot Cheema, Kyle Clayton, Kaitlyn Czerwonka, Aaron D'Angelo, Darren DelSignore, Korey DiMatteo, Amber Duda, Melissa Fargino, Gregory Feathers, Julia Figliotti, Kelsey Foote, Samantha Forysinski, Angela Fusco, Leah Gangloff, Samantha Gieselman, Andrew Ginsburg, Kaitlin Hager, Meghan Haley, Kaitlyn Hardison, Christopher Harper, Craig Hooper, Kaitlin Incorvia, Michael Karpie, Taylor Kaufman, Alexandra King, Benjamin Kose, Erin Krieger, Charles Lavallee, Matthew Ludwig, Jacqueline Maitner, Matthew Major, Kelsey Mash, James McDonnell, Alexander Neutz, Genna Nuchereno, Joseph Oliverio, Marvin Pawlowski, III, Susan Pioli, Christopher Podlucky, Joshua Prygon, Alexander Richter, Robert Rutland, III, Nicole Serra, Timothy Shantler, Kayleigh Shepard, Eric Siwicki, Alyssa Spada, Joshua Stoddard, Emily Thompson, Jordan Tripi, Evan Tsembelis, Lauren Whitney, Christopher Wilczek, Brianna Wojnar, Amanda Zernickel, Tyler Zikuski




Connor Middle School Merit Roll - February 2005

The following Veronica E. Connor Middle School students were named to the merit roll for the second quarter, 2004-2005 school year:
Grade 6: Danya Abdellatif, Mushref Alghamdi, Marissa Arki, Robert Arsenault, Christa Baron, Justine Call, Tyler Ciffa, Stephanie Cleveland, Nicolette Corrao, Andrew Dale, Elizabeth Davis, Brooke DeMarco, Zerena Drake, Samantha Ducette, Matthew Edwards, Chelsea Fairbairn, Geoff Federspiel, Sara Fiedler, Jennifer Fiels, Craig Fusco, Carmela Gentile, Tyler Hinaman, Ryan Jackson, Chelsie Jamieson, Nicholas Kellner, Krysta Kinmartin, Monica Knowlton, Taylor Kozlowski, Domenic Luciani, Bradley Ludwig, Jaime Magaris, Jonathan Oyer, Jeremy Rockwood, Paige Rockwood, Nicholas Rossi, Kayla Schmidt, Michael Seaman, Michael Sharon, Rachel Spiker, Sarah Stewart, Ambria Tim, Benjamin Tomkins, Courtney Weiser, Mitchell Wendling, Brandy Whiting, John Wrench, Tyler Wunsch, Nikki Zimmerman
Grade 7: Sarah Ali, Richard Amantia, II, Patrick Antonelli, Conrad Baker, Benjamin Bakula, Malorie Bennett, Kelsey Bettinger, Jovana Bichler, Christina Borden, Patrick Brady, Anthony Bruno, Sean Burke, Jason Caldwell, David Campuzano, Julianna Capizzi, Kaitlyn Chapin, Seana Chirico, Stacy Cich, Joseph Connors, James Cooke, Anthony Darpino, Brett Dlugosz, Renee' Doermer, Michelle Fanara, Christopher Franklin, Kate Garten, Anthony Genova, Christopher Gibney, Krista Glownia, Anthony Grande, Maria Grant, Amy Grenke, Chelsea Hall, Eric Harnden, James Heberlein, Jacob Killian, Michael Larry, Steven Lillian, Kori Loder, Scott Ludwig, Michael Lydle, Daniel Mathes, Kelsey Mulvey, Jared Northrup, Tony Rains, Ian Rogers, Anthony Russell, Zaeem Shah, Allison Snell, Vincent Spada, Amber Spiesz, Kasey Sumner, Rachel Surdi, Timothy Symington, Michelle Tobol, Zakiyyah Wilbert, Nicole Winter, Molly Wynne, Rebecca Zimmerman
Grade 8: Joseph Aladeen, Khaled Alghamdi, Alexa Amato, Robert Amsdill, Mark Argy, Kaitlin Arida, Sarah Bastian, Courtnnie Booker, David Britten, Conor Bryan, Danielle Bush, Maria Buyer, Olivia Chopra, Dustin Coryn, Jason Davis, Michaeline Dera, Shane Eddy, Joseph Edel, Nicolette Fadel, Jenna Fanara, Shannon Farmer, Andrew Fix, Amanda Geis, Jordan Gibson, Zachary Gilbert, Krista Goff, Adrian Grant, Brendan Hall, Adam Helman, Scott Holler, Jenna Hutzler, Alexandra Imperi, Joshua Kahn, Jatinder Kaur, Haroon Khawar, Joseph Koch, LeAnna Kozlowski, Benjamin Kuch, Beau Lapp, Drew Lazelle, Taylor LeFevre, Timothy Lewis, Nicholas Lovetro, Carolina Luciani, Mia Magliazzo, Eric Manuszewski, Christian Martinez, Ashley McCord, Andrew Mrzygut, Brian O'Keefe, Shawn O'Rourke, John Osberg, Destiny Perez, Sarah Pici, Lauren Priest, Scott Quider, Kathryn Raiser, Brian Reagan, Lance Robinson, Michael Rustowicz, Kayla Salonek, Victoria Schaber, Michael Scheid, Anthony Schojan, Carla Schory, Lee Schuster, Carly Snyder, Sara Stenzel, Jeffrey Szczepaniak, Robert Tates, Charanjot Tiwana, Matthew Violanti, Nicholas Vitello, Megan Wagner, Alexandra Whitford, Shaun Winter, Arlene Wunsch



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