All qualified voters will be receiving your absentee ballots in the mail with prepaid envelopes and they are due back in the District's Clerk's Office by 5:00 PM on June 9, 2020.  Ballots received after 5:00 PM on June 9 will not be accepted.  We will also have a ballot box outside the District Office from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on June 9.  

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Compliments of the Dairy Farmers of America and Onieda County, we will be giving away gallons of milk at the loading dock behind the HS from 10:00AM - 12:00 PM beginning on May 27th and continuing daily until gone. Dispersment will be on a first come first serve basis.

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The 2020 School District's Annual Budget Vote is set for June 9, 2020 and must be conducted entirely by mail  through an absentee ballot process.  Every qualified voter will receive a mailing that will include a ballot and postage prepaid envelope in which to return the completed ballot.  The Annual Budget Hearing will be held virtually on May 26, 2020 at 6:00 PM.  Information on how to access the Budget Hearing will be posted on the District website.  Petitions for candidates for the Board of Education are due on Monday, May 11, 2020 by 5 PM to the District Clerk. Please contact Valerie Marris, District Clerk, at (315) 865-7221 for further instructions.  Candidates must meet all requirements under the law, but there is no minimum signature requirement this year.  Candidates must:

• Be able to read and write.
• Be a qualified voter of the District. A qualified voter of the District is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older and not adjudged to be an incompetent.
• Be and have been a resident of the District for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year immediately before the election.
• Have not been removed from any school district office within the preceding year.
• Not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family.
• Not be a current employee of the school board.
• Not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.

NTS Data Servces is providing a service for voters to check if they are registered or not.  Please visit vip.ntsteamed.com.   If you find you are not listed please contact Valerie Marris at vmarris@hpschools.org to receive a ballot.

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
Facebook-@senschumer
Twitter-@senschumer

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand:

www.gillibrand.senate.gov
Facebook-@senkirstengillibrand
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.