This Award of Excellence is given to schools that have completed the NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Promotion Survey and have developed proactive approaches in keeping sportsmanship in the forefront with their students, coaches, spectators, and communities.  Congratulations to all!

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As a District, we have been communicating with our federal representatives to encourage their support in providing financial assistance to our schools in the federal stimulus package that is currently being negotiated in Congress.  We are asking members of the Holland Patent Learning Community for your support in contacting our federal representatives in Congress to provide additional funding for P-12 education.  The contact information for our federal representatives is listed below, as well as a sample correspondence. 

Senator Chuck Schumer:

www.schumer.senate.gov
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Twitter-@senschumer

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand:

www.gillibrand.senate.gov
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Twitter-@gillibrandny

Representative Anthony Brindisi-NY-22

www.brindisi.house.govFacebook-@RepBrindisi
Twitter-@RepBrindisi

I am writing to you during this unprecedented health and economic crisis to encourage you to support the upcoming supplemental relief package, which will provide additional funding to states for K-12 Public Education because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the Holland Patent Central School District has remained dedicated to meeting the needs of our students and community through effectively transitioning to remote learning, preparing and delivering meals and directing essential workers to daycare centers.

In addition to meeting the needs of our students, staff, families and community, we are also extremely concerned about the future impact further reductions in state aid will have on our District.  Any cuts in funding would potentially lead to a reduction in staff and programs.  Your advocacy in supporting the additional funding during this crisis is vital now more than ever.   

We truly appreciate your consideration for this request and your leadership and commitment to guiding our state and community through this crisis. 

Sincerely,

Holland Patent Central School District Community Member

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Mrs. Heiser's third grade students started a very special project this year in their art class with Mr. Verri. This project started with the book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Mrs. Grower's High school students used the third grade drawings as reference to create digital drawings of the same monsters. Mrs. Spine's high school students and Mrs. Laubscher's middle schoolers were in the process of creating sculptures of the monsters from a ton of different materials. 

The digital drawings were completed before school was closed and the sculptures were partially finished. Hopefully, Next year we can see this project all the way through with another group of third graders, middle schoolers and high schoolers.

As for now, check out some of the fantastic results of this collaborative project!

 

Link to 3rd grade drawings: https://photos.app.goo.gl/s7sYk5nRLPDudyWDA

 

Link to HS digital monsters: https://photos.app.goo.gl/N4DJSZTuHctvuSvE7

11th grade Graphics 3 student Josh Dziekan's photograph has been selected for the juried Teen Art exhibit at the Everson. This year's topic is Youth Justice. The exhibition is provisionally scheduled for May 21-July 19. Congratulations Josh!

Congratulations to Holland Patent Middle School and High School for winning the Best of the Best Mohawk Valley Community Choice Award for 2019! 

The Holland Patent Central School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation for the third consecutive year by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievements and commitment to provide music education to all students.

The Holland Patent Central School District is proud to provide students with a Pre-K through 12^th grade music program which features classroom music, 12 performing ensembles, chamber groups, a Suzuki Violin program, AP Music Theory, and a Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter. Students regularly have the opportunity to perform at New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Solo Festivals and Major Organization Evaluations. This year, 35 Holland Patent music students were selected to perform in honor ensembles, including the New York All-State Wind Ensemble. The music department showcases the hard work of district music students in over 15 school-sponsored concerts per school year.

The Best Communities for Music Education Award recognizes that the Holland Patent Central School District is leading the way with learning opportunities for music students in the community. The music department appreciates the continued support from the administration, faculty, staff, and community to further the continued growth of music making in Holland Patent.

Though we’re but a country high school,
Our name unknown to fame
To our colors we are loyal,
Our heritage we claim;

We defend the gold and purple,
Wherever we may be,
Our hearts forever faithful
To the old school in H.P.

The purple hue is royal,
The gold is pure and fine,
And both are king’s apparel
Ordained by word divine,

Therefore, royal are our colors,
To them we true must be,
To show we love and honor
The old school in H.P.