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Five teachers and one administrator were appointed tenure at the Wheatland-Chili Board of Education Meeting on Monday, June 24. Those who received tenure are: Margo Sadowski (l-r), Elementary Special Education Teacher; Alison O’Neil, ESOL Teacher; Matthew Scott, High School Technology Teacher; Shirley Marotta, Fifth Grade Elementary Teacher; Eric Windover, Middle School/High School Principal and Kaylee Mitchell, Sixth Grade Math and Science Teacher. “Congratulations to our tenure recipients,” said Superintendent Deborah Leh. “This is an important milestone for an accomplished group. These staff members tirelessly support our students, and we are fortunate that they are a part of our Wheatland-Chili community.”
Cadet Michael Worth, a 2016 Wheatland-Chili graduate, currently in his third year at United States Military Academy West Point, was selected as an usher for the Medal of Honor ceremony for Mr. Gary Beikirch from Greece. Worth is seventh from the right and Gary Beikirch is tenth from the right.
JoAnne Iovoli has been named the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Rochester Area Chemistry Teacher of the Year. Iovoli teaches Advanced Placement (AP) Biology and Chemistry, and the electives of plant science and landscaping classes at Wheatland-Chili High School. She applies the principles of green chemistry to reduce the use of chemicals used and chemical waste generated while teaching students a safe sustainable way to learn a lesson.
Wheatland-Chili senior Allissa Merritt's artwork is featured on the Hometown Heroes banners on display through November.
Channel 8 invited all the 50 Golden Apple Award winning teachers to a celebration at News 8.
Wheatland-Chili High School students who attend Career and Technical Education programs were honored at the SkillsUSA Award Ceremony.
Thank you to our T. J. Connor Student Ambassadors for all their work this school year.
In recognition of Earth Month, the T. J. Connor Environmental Club hosted a school-wide collection of used markers for recycling by Crayola Color Cycle.
Congratulations to Nikki Nestler who was recognized for her supporting actress role as Donkey in the spring production of Shrek the Musical.
Meteorologist Glenn Johnson from 13WHAM visited the T. J. Connor Kindergarten classes to give a presentation on weather.
T. J. Connor celebrated reading during the month of May with a Wild about Reading theme.
On Thursday, May 30, the T. J. Connor K-5 Special Olympians traveled to Greece-Arcadia.
Madeline Ozminkowski was recognized, at the Monroe County Council of School Superintendents’ Outstanding Senior Recognition Dinner, as the Outstanding Senior from Wheatland-Chili High School.
During the month of May, all of T. J. Connor is Wild about Reading as the entire school celebrates reading.
Tornados, blizzards, hurricanes, sandstorms, and thunderstorms were a few of the weather events sixth-grade science students researched used the library resources.
In preparation for the NYS Mathematics Exam, students in Kaylee Mitchell’s sixth-grade math class participated in a lockbox activity in order to practice some sample state test questions.
T. J. Connor students are programming Dash Robots using the Blockly App in the Library.
Guest speaker Katie O'Donnell, with Everfi, a computer-based financial literacy program, spoke to middle school students in Danielle Bartl's Family and Consumer Science (FACS) class about financial literacy.
Abigail Webster earned second place at WEMOCO SkillsUSA Statewide competition in the Cosmetology Quiz Bowl.
As a fun way to get student input, T. J. Connor staff decided to hold a March Madness -style bracket/vote so the students could vote on the logo.
The Wheatland-Chili High School Band and Chorus participated in Music in the Parks in Boston, MA.
“Lifelong learning is for all of us,” Montrois said in her acceptance speech. “It isn’t easy. It isn’t fast. But it’s worth it. We are growing the capacity of our colleagues and making a positive impact on student learning.”
Thirteen Wheatland-Chili High School students joined more than 500 students from 35 area high schools for the eighth Roc2Change Student Summit on Race held at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center on March 29. The Summit on Race encourages dialogue about race through speakers, student-led activities and sessions. Each summit also includes time for students to collaborate on how to bring the Roc2Change progress and plans back to their respective schools and communities.
Fifth-graders created carnival-style games and invited all the third-graders to test them out.
The fourth graders have been working on an informational writing unit and pairing it with a Social Studies topic called In Search of Freedom/A Call for Change.
Starting Tuesday, April 23, chicken Caesar salads and garden salads are available every day at T. J. Connor.
In honor of Earth Month, the T. J. Connor Environmental Club will be collecting ALL plastic markers for recycling through Crayola Colorcycle.
The Varsity Boys Basketball Team won the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award given to the school and team that best exemplified good sportsmanship throughout the course of the season.
“Spending a day on a college campus, outside of a traditional admissions tour, is not something a lot of high school students do. Having new experiences, networking, recognizing diversity, these are the first steps in becoming a global citizen.”
Kindergarteners are learning about weather patterns and variations in local weather and the use of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
Ten Wheatland-Chili High School students competed in the first Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge on March 1.
T. J. Connor students and staff joined elementary students across the nation for Read Across America Week and author Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a literary-themed week.
D.A.R.E. teaches fifth graders to avoid bad decisions. The fifth grade is currently participating in the D.A.R.E. program. This week students learned about resistance and how to use different strategies to avoid making a poor choice.
Thirty K- 5 students participated in the Fourth Annual T. J. Connor Science Fair.
Fourth graders at T. J. Connor recently completed their European Explorers study. Groups picked explorers that influenced the founding of New York State.
When Mrs. McDougall was in middle school, she told her band teacher that she wanted to be a middle school band teacher someday and, for the past sixteen years, that is exactly what she has done.
Third and fifth grade projects explore black and white vs. color and fantasy vs. reality in District Office art display.
Students and staff joined the #BeAFan initiative to cheer at the Special Olympics. The group attended the Friday night opening ceremonies at the Riverside Convention Center. The Wheatland-Chili fans all wore Wheatland Chili gear and showed support as they clapped and cheered with joy and pride.
Mrs. Bayer's fifth-grade class is focusing on Random Acts of Kindness as a focus for SEL.
During the week of Feb. 11-15, students in grades K-5 participated in various Heart Healthy activities to celebrate the end of the Kids Heart Challenge.
Four Wheatland-Chili musicians recently performed with the Hochstein Youth Wind Symphony, an ensemble of students grades 9 through 12 representing 22 school districts.
Congratulations to Jenna LaMere for achieving 1000 career points with the Wheatland-Chili Varsity Girls Basketball team.
