Regional School District 17
Weekly Bulletin # 091027
 
Gary S. Mala
Superintendent of Schools

Week of May 3, 2010 
  
The last day of the 2009-2010 school year and the date for the graduation for the Class of 2010 is Friday, June 18th.
 
 Please join the Board of Education and the Central Administration of the District with recognizing all staff during Staff Appreciation Week (May 3 through May 7).   
 
 
 
The district is pleased to congratulate the HKHS students who achieved honor roll status for the third marking period of this school year. 
 

Haddam Killingworth High School Honor Roll

2009-2010   3rd Quarter

HIGH HONORS ~ GRADE 12 Anderson, Jordanne L.

Armstrong, Alison

Bartosiak, Andrea F.

Brangi, Alyssa C.

Brough, Andrew L.

Buckley, Melissa A.

Camolli, Samantha

Conway, Jaimie C.

Craffey, Elizabeth A.

Frederick, Andrew D.

Funaro, Jason R.

Gallagher, Killian G.

Gambardella, Eric A.

Gersz, Meryl R.

Gillespie, Allyson L.

Kelsey, Kyle J.

Kindschi, Danielle E.

Kinney, Heather A.

Manzi, Katrina R.

Mastria, Francesca M.

Mazzotta, Rachel L.

McEwen, Matthew

Moore, Jessica L.

Moskey, Kellie A.

Murray, MaryKatherine

Pastor, Kayla

Ravishanker, Varun

Reynolds, Randall W.

Sheahan, Charles R.

Taylor, Stephen J.

Ticino, Brandon

Tischbein, Sarah E.

West, Eric T.

HONORS ~ GRADE 12

Alaconis, Emmeline

Amendola, Maxx A.

Annino, Marina A.

Armstrong, Grant

Baccaro, Paige E.

Bates, Sydney J.

Blewett, Ryan J.

Boccia, Michael P.

Brown, John A.

Buckley, Tyus A.

Bull, Lindsay S.

Cerino, Raymond M.

Chon, David

DiGregorio, Michael C.

Gopinathan, Alex M.

Griswold, Ashley L.

Groves, Brianna P.

Hammell, Madeline A.

Haynosch, Madison C.

Helenek, Clair V.

Hollenbeck, Daniel

Johnson, Michael A.

Karst, Leila E.

Kostek, Camille V.

Lisitano, Kelly L.

Malloy, Hannah N.

Mislick, Carson C.

Montesi, Tyler D.

O'Brien, Heather A.

Pfrommer, Christopher J.

Reynolds, Sean P.

Rose, Haley E.

Shultz, Jordan L.

Sodergren, Cassandra J.

Sward, Kayla M.

Thayer, Jennifer A.

Venuti, Jamie A.

Walsh, Connor P.

Wezenski, Danielle L.

 

HIGH HONORS ~ GRADE 11

Bosco, Elliott A.

Cerini, Nicholas

Cordner, Amy

Egri, Shawn

Flanagan, Michael

Goodwin, Deanna

Griswold, Jill

Hawkins, Kelsey

Linsenbigler, Megan

McDowell, David

Milardo, Christopher

Morasutti, Paul

Powers, Nicholas D.

Roberge, Michelle

Rountree, Clayton

Scully, Ashley

Stojak, Matthew

Venuti, Anthony

 

HONORS ~ GRADE 11

Abbott, Brianna

Anderson, Emily

Belliveau, Benjamin

Benton-Smith, Jordan

Berman, Emily

Brochu, Nicole

Calhoun, Daniel

Catalano, Tristan

Church, Megan

Cizek, Ellen

Cornell, Bailey

Distefano, Summer

Drager, Grant

Eberl, Jesse

Ferguson, Teagan B.

Ferjak, Emily

Fronte, Marissa

Gallagher, Alana

Gesick, Reece

Goodwin, Alisha

Hickey, Barbara Ruth

Hudson, Patrick

Kindschi, Steven

MacDonald, Connor

Meegan, Carly

Monroe, Katelyn

O'Brien, Megan

O'Neill, Michael

Paranzino, Sabrina

Plum, Michelle

Severino, Rachael

Simms, Alexander

Sokol, Ashley

Stehr, Beth-Anne

Sumner, Benjamin

Wagoner, Lee

Webber, John

Wojick, Matthew

Wright, Meghan

Yates, Alexander

Zaidel, Kaitlin

HIGH HONORS ~ GRADE 10

Colonia-Hughes, Bryce D.

Day, Thomas

Eldredge, Emily A.

Gesick, Cameron D.

Kelly, Hanna L.

Kostek, Alina V.

Meredith, Emily

Nugent, Brittany

Peplau, Allison N.

Pytlik, Breanne C.

Raccio, Alexandra T.

Roberts, Rachel L.

Soneson, Emma E.

Tischbein, Megan S.

Wendt, Michelle

 

 HIGH HONORS ~ GRADE 9

Blewett, Lauren E.

Brandon, Peter K.

Buckley, Erin O.

Fairchild, Cailee M.

Gaiss, Shelby R.

Greco, Caitlin R.

Groves, Christopher T.

Hall, Megan E.

Hutchinson, Erin E.

Isleib, Kurt E.

Jansma, Alix N.

Schultz, Taylor R.

Sullivan, Carter S.

 

 

 

HONORS ~ GRADE 10

Buffinton, Cody A.

Callahan, Fallon N.

Cannelli, Angela R.

Carpenter, Sara M.

Caruso, Mario A.

Church, Brianna

Cope, Ryan C.

Corda, Jamie E.

Delldonna, Samantha N.

Dole, Jordan

Duval, Gregory

Flanagan, Lauren K.

Foreman, Adrianna T.

Goldsmith, Sarah J.

Gregoli, Ciara L.

Griffin, Ryan C.

Hennessy, Patricia E.

Johnson, Emily A.

Kozak, Christina L.

Kubacka, Krista A.

Lynskey, Brynn

MacIntyre, Heather A.

McFee, Allison E.

Mooney, Ashley H.

Murray, Gregory M.

Nuhn, Westley T.

O'Donnell, Colin D.

Potter, Patrick J.

Ramirez, David

Rodman, Allison G.

Savino, Cloe H.

Shultz, Anna L.

Sodergren, Andrew J.

Soobitsky, Ty A.

Tarbetsky, Ana

Venuti, Nicholas S.

Weglarz, Eric

Wettemann, James

 

 

 

HONORS ~ GRADE 9

Accola, Hayden C.

Bates, Emmery R.

Bauer-Pisani, Tory Jo

Burger, Taylor E.

Butkus, Lauren R.

Cherry, Andi J.

Colonia-Hughes, Grace M.

Craffey, Logan J.

Cruz, Nathan R.

Day, Daniel

DiGregorio, Leah E.

Dornfeld, Eric G.

Emerson, Taylor

Esteves, Jacquelyn A.

Fetteroll, Anna M.

Gersz, Luke A.

Gorski, Kelsey M.

Harlow, Cody S.

Hausherr, Nicole R.

Kaminski, Kristie L.

Mackowitz, Samantha A.

Mainetti, Rachel

Massicott, Sarah N.

Mueller, Alexa

Parker, Samuel

Powers, Addison R.

Silvia, Joseph M.

Stephens, Richard J.

Toman, Erik B.

Whalen, Courtney A.

Whiteley, Rachael A.

Wright, Lauren N.

 
The district is pleased to announce that the inductees to the 2010 class of the Haddam-Killingworth Hall of Fame are: Frank Sparks, Robert Baranoff and Michael Kish. These inductees will be honored at a dinner scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2010. Tickets to this dinner may be purchased beginning on April 30 at any Region17 school and the Central Office of the district. Tickets are priced as follows:  Adults:  $30.00 & Students: $25.00.              
 


The KES Festival of Arts and Sciences Committee is currently looking for food donations to help us feed the many presenters, volunteers and staff that help to make this day so special! The list of items needed is located in a notebook at the KES front office. If you wish to choose an item, but can not get to the office, please contact Caryn Luneau at 860-663-3603 / carynluneau@comcast.net.
 


 Haddam Killingworth Project Graduation
Attention Senior Parents: The HK Project Graduation Decorating Committee is seeking photos of Senior HKHS students for the memory wall at Project Graduation.  Pictures can range from kindergarten age through today.  Candid and group shots are preferred.  Photos can be sent to the Attention of Project Graduation at the High School Office. Please note photos will not be returned.  Photos can also be sent by e-mail to pictures@suzannemazzotta.org.

HK PROJECT GRADUATION NEEDS YOUR HELP:  If you would like to help on the Decorations Committee, please join us starting Tuesday  & Thursday evenings at 6:30pm - 8pm in the B116 photo room. No creative experience necessary, just come and join in the fun. We will be meeting every Tuesday and Thursday from now until Graduation. You can join in at any time. Please contact Suzanne Mazzotta suzmazzotta@snet.net if you are able to help.
 
Chaperones needed: Please contact Sue Craffey at  jcraffey@snet.net or 860-345- 3908 if you are able to help out with chaperoning for a few hours from  Friday night, June 18, 2010 into Saturday morning.  We need lots of volunteers to help make this event a success.

Clean up Volunteers: Please contact Laura Roman at Landdroman@aol.com  or 860-345-3583 if you are able to help out with clean up on Saturday, June 19, 2010. All volunteers will be greatly appreciated.
HK Project Graduation meetings for the rest of the year are:  Tuesday 5/11/10 and Tuesday 6/8/10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Media Center of the High School. 
 
 
Killingworth Nursery School invites you to the 44th annual Tiny Tots Fair on Saturday, May 8th from 10:00am to 2:00pm rain or shine, at the Killingworth Congregational Church Route 81, Killingworth, CT.  New this year - a child's identity kit booth!  There will also be a variety of children's games and crafts, pony rides, touch-a-truck, prizes, vendors, raffle, silent auction, food concession and much, much more!  Admission is $1.00.
 
 

Care-Free Celebrations from RSD 17 Food Services 


Whether it's a birthday celebration or a special occasion, let Care Free Celebrations do the work for you.  We offer a variety of items that can be picked up or delivered to a classroom.  In order to accommodate all requests, a one-week notice is required.  Look for flyers announcing this new, low cost option now available through the district's food services department.
 
For additional details, please contact Sharon Shettleworth, Director of Food Services at RSD No. 17 Food Service, 57 Little City Road, Higganum, Ct 06441   (860)345-4534 extension 4231 or at sshettleworth@rsd17.org
 

IMPORTANT PRODUCT RECALL

The McNeil Consumer Healthcare Company, the makers of Children's Tylenol, Children's Motrin, Children's Zyrtec and Children's Benadryl, is initiating a voluntary recall of these children's liquid products.  These are very commonly used medications.  The recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events.  These products may not meet required quality standards.  For more information about this recall you can access the website at www.mcneilproductrecall.com  Generic brand medications are not included in this recall.  Please check your medicine cabinets and discard any products that may be affected.  Don't forget to check with your child's school nurse about replacing any of these liquid products that you may have brought into school for your child.


 
 
 

NOTES & REMINDERS:

 
 Information regarding the 2010-2011 Board of Education Proposed Budget is available at www.rsd17.org.

 
Please visit the District Calendar located on the district's homepage (www.rsd17.org) to see when the various activities and meetings are scheduled.

A reminder that the district utilizes the Honeywell Instant Alert system to communicate with parents during times of emergency or to deliver messages of high importance. Please be sure that you are registered with Honeywell (link available at www.rsd17.org) and have indicated how you wish to have messages received. If you have questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact the Principal of any one of our schools for assistance. 

If you wish to have an announcement included in any Weekly Message, please forward the text to Pamela Hensel, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools at henselp44@rsd17.org.
 

If you have any suggestions regarding the Weekly Message, please contact Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools at gmala@rsd17.org.

 

Enjoy your week and thank you always for your continued support.
 

Gary
Gary S. Mala
Superintendent of Schools
Regional School District 17
(860) 345-4534
http://www.rsd17.org


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