Second grade students had a lot of fun painting pumpkins today!
Avery Privitera and Lillian Mallaber each received a MMCSD sportsmanship t-shirt for consistently displaying exceptional sportsmanship during practice and at our athletic events! “Avery and Lilly are great team players. They show up to every practice and game ready to play and work hard. They are always positive and encourage their teammates. They have been a great asset to our team this year,” said Coach Swede. If you see Avery or Lilly, be sure to congratulate them on this great accomplishment!
National Red Ribbon Week takes place each year from October 23rd through October 31st. This year’s Red Ribbon Week Theme is “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.” Next week, MMCSD will celebrate being drug free with a different dress-up them each day. Monday’s theme is Celebrate your Dreams! (wear pajamas). Click on the image to see a different theme for each day. Red Ribbon Week is a drug prevention program that educates our students about the dangers associated with drug use and encourages a drug-free lifestyle! You too can pledge to be drug free by clicking on the following link: http://redribbon.org/pledge/.
Our boys varsity soccer team (11th seed) played and won their first sectional match of the season in a battle against GV/Belfast (6th seed)! The game extended through two overtimes and concluded with a PK shootout, wining the shootout 4-3. Mason Santini, Owen Yencer, Cooper Davis and Robbie Lonsberry each scored a goal. Goalkeeper Aidan Stanley had an astounding night with 10 saves plus 3 additional saves in the PK shootout. Congratulations, Blue Devils! The team will now play in a sectional game vs Northstar on Friday, October 20th at 3:30pm at Grace and Truth Sports Park (373 North Greece Rd. Hilton, NY 14468). The cost per game, per person, is $7.30 for tickets purchased online or $8.00 cash at the event. Click on the following link to purchase tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1117780?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV
Our varsity boys soccer team will play Genesee Valley/Belfast tomorrow, Tuesday, October 17th at 6:30pm at Belfast Central School in a sectional game. The address is 1 King Street, Belfast NY (Upper field). Our varsity girls soccer team will play in a sectional game, home vs Notre Dame of Batavia, this Wednesday, October 18th at 3:00pm on our Upper Varsity Field. The cost per game, per person, is $7.30 for tickets purchased online or $8.00 cash at the event. Click on the following links to purchase tickets.
Varsity boys sectional tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1117750?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV.
Varsity girls sectional tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1117847?schoolId=NYSPHSAAV.
Good luck to both our varsity teams!
Among the 30+ extracurricular student activities offered at MMCSD, we are excited to tell you about our newly added Mountain Biking (MTB) Club! With over 15 years’ experience racing mountain bikes, leading clubs & teams, coordinating events and working at a bike shop, English teacher and coach, Anthony Sylor not only proposed the concept of this club, he is also the advisor for it. At the start of this school year, we were able to purchase six mountain bikes. The club rides 2 to 3 days a week outside of regular school hours and interested JH/SH students can sign up in Mr. Sylor’s class room. We have sign-ups for each ride so that students can rotate taking turns because the club has proven to be very popular. “Some of the benefits for participants is improved mental and physical health. Riding 7.5 - 10 miles at a time is great exercise and builds confidence. Students also get to see nature in our community in a way they can’t otherwise. The bikes and helmets we purchased are of exceptional quality and all the students really enjoy the experience,” said Mr. Sylor. Within just one mile of the school, we have access to 70 miles of the Greenway trail and 25 miles of the Finger Lakes trail. This 25-mile section of the Finger Lakes trail is the only section of roughly 500 miles that mountain biking is allowed on and our high-quality mountain bikes are great for riding the difficult single-track terrain that this trail offers. The club also uses Al Lorenz Park, typically on a weekend where Mr. Sylor will set up a skills course. The mountain bikes have also been used to help cross train with some of our varsity teams such as our Varsity XC Team. We hope to grow the club over time and include more students.
Congratulations to our varsity girls soccer team on their win over RAC, 12-0! The team
finished the season 6-7-3, locking in a home game for sectionals. Abby Provo recorded her 4th shutout of the year; Adriana Mann scored 2 goals; Shayla Brown, Addyson Barnhardt, Shaniese Brown and Kaitlyn Petti each scored a goal and had an assist; Morgan Luick, Natalie Gaby, Gabrielle Pagano, Holly Lin, Sarina Johnson and Addy Dipasquale each scored a goal. “The girls are playing really well at the end of the season and are looking to carry this momentum into sectionals,” said Coach James.
Mount Morris Elementary was excited to welcome back the REV Theatre Company! Fourth grade students went on a wild adventure with the REV’s world-premiere adaptation of the classic science fiction Jules Verne novel “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. Each student received an official notebook for the journey and along the way, they helped break codes, explore the depths, and used their imagination to travel to the center of the earth.
Congratulation to our Athletes of the Week, Addison Coniglio and Jacob Zangerle! Addison has been a great team player. She is able to play multiple positions during our games and has been a successful part of our team both on defense and offense. She started out this season being a key player on defense and has now been playing offense the last two games, scoring her first goal of the season in our game against Letchworth,” said Coach Swede. “This is Jake's first year playing modified soccer and he has shown great improvement throughout the season. The boys won a game against Perry this week, 4-2 and Jake led the team in scoring with 3 goals,” said Coach Mann.
Attention class of 2024! Seniors can apply to SUNY Schools for FREE from Oct 16th through Oct 29th. Please see Ms. Atwell if you have questions or need help applying.
We would like to give a big thank you to the Mount Morris Fire Department! Today, at MMCSD, members of the Mount Morris Fire Department put on a fire safety assembly for students in Pre-k through 3rd grade. We watched video clips about preventing fires, how to stay safe in case of fire, escape routes, and calling 911. Students were also given the opportunity to tour fire trucks! Click on the following link to watch our picture slideshow: https://www.facebook.com/MountMorrisCentralSchool/videos/1049130009474270. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. You can learn how to make your fire safety plan by visiting the National Fire Protection Association website at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education.
Congratulations to both our girls and boys varsity soccer teams on their victories over the long weekend! The girls team won against Perry, 2-1 on Friday. “Shaniese Brown scored with 14 minutes remaining in the game off a thru ball from Adriana Mann. Shaniese also scored the game winning goal with another well placed thru ball from Adriana 1:15 into the second overtime to give Mount Morris our 5th win of the season. This win was a total team effort and there is no doubting the passion these girls have for the game. I am so proud of them and the work they have put in this entire season,” said Coach James. The boys team won against Holly Monday night, 2-1. “Junior speedster, Matt Bacon, scored two goals and Jaiden Davis added an assist. Senior goal keeper, Adam Johnson, recorded 11 saves in net and was aided by solid defensive play by Chase Young and Tyler Guzzardi. Another great team win for the boys,” said Coach Connolly.
Congratulations to Jadyer Torres Ocasio on receiving the Daily News Online and Livingston County News Teen of the Week Scholarship! This scholarship is given to students who are conscientious, hard-working and self-motivated individuals who continue to better their communities, exceed expectations and are enthusiastic learners. You can read the full article and watch the video by clicking on the following link: https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/special/jadyer-torres-ocasio/article_96a552fa-5fd1-11ee-93bf-038a34a9ed10.html.
Picture Day is Tuesday, October 10th, for all students, PreK - 12! If you have specific questions regarding picture day, please contact your child’s teacher. VERY IMPORTANT: If your child is wearing any green clothing, the color will not show up in their photo due to the green screen used for backgrounds. Click on the following link for the JH/SH Flyer: https://5il.co/26coo. Click on the following link for the Elementary Flyer: https://5il.co/26cp0.
We would like to give a huge thank you to SUNY Geneseo students for coming out to work with our elementary students! Second grade classes learned about landforms and first grade classes learned about the elements of a story.
Through the Finger Lakes Area School Health Plan (FLASHP) we are able to offer access to “The Lift Project” (a $149 value) for FREE! The program will run from October 16th – December 1st, delivering a weekly lesson (15 minutes each) right to your email that is designed to give individuals, groups, and organizations a lift. This is not just for our community so please feel free to share with friends, family and colleagues no matter where they are located! Scan the QR code on the flyer or click on the following link to learn more and to register: https://theliftproject.global/lift/registerflashp/.
Our boys varsity soccer team had another great win for the season over Hammondsport, 4-0! Aidan Stanley scored 2 goals, Mason Santini and Matt Bacon both scored 1. Jaiden Davis, Owen Yencer, Bryson Constantino and Chase Young each had an assist. Adam Johnson made 3 saves in net for the shutout. Congratulations, team!
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Carson Riefsteck (6th grade) and Auqtavia Nixon (3rd grade) are our Attendance winners for the month of September! Not only are these two students excelling in the classroom, they are doing it with perfect attendance for the month. If you see Carson and Auqtavia be sure to congratulate them on this wonderful accomplishment!
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, Adriana Mann and Abby Provo! “Adriana has been a huge part of our success this season, finding the back of the net 6 times and having an assist on the season. She scored 3 out of the last 4 games, with one of those goals being the game tying goal with less than 2 minutes in regulation and another being a game winning goal. Abby has done an amazing job this season including recording shutouts against Wayland and RAC. In the last four games Abby has recorded 49 saves, only giving up 3 goals,” said Coach James.
Congratulations to our girls varsity soccer team on their win over Rochester Prep/RAC, 8-0! This was a very exciting game and each goal was made by a different player. Adriana Mann scored a goal and had 1 assist, Morgan Luick scored a goal and had 1 assist, Shaniese Brown scored a goal, Addyson Barnhardt scored her first varsity goal, Kaitlyn Petti scored a goal, Gabrielle Pagano scored a goal, Maya Kleisley scored her first varsity goal, Savannah Morris scored her first varsity goal, Sarina Johnson had an assist and Holly Lin tied the school single game assist record with 3 assists. The girls are now 4-4-3 on the season! Way to go, team!
