Congratulations to the Attica girls varsity basketball team as they defeated the Wayland Cohocton Eagles tonight in the first round of the Class B2 sectional play by a score of 51-28.
The Blue Devils will move onto the quarter-finals this Friday as they will travel to Mynderse Academy to take on the #2. Game time is 7:00.
The Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track Teams traveled to Nazareth College tonight for the Class A3 Sectionals. The Girls team finished in third place out of 16 schools right behind Newark and Midlakes.
Mackenzie McLeod brought home a sectional championship in the pole vault clearing 9'1".
Skylar Savage was second in the 55 hurdles with a time of 9.35, third in the 55 meter dash 7.70, and third in the long jump 16'8".
Lauren Nelson took third in the pole vault with 7'.
Nichole Leitten took fifth in the 55 and sixth in the 300.
Mia Ficarella took fourth in the 600.
Elizabeth Gouinlock took fourth in the high jump.
Kaylie Bugajski took fifth in the shot put.
Lily Wheeler took fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump.
Girls 4x8 of Nelson, Bugajski, Blakely Pratt, and Amelia Signor took fourth.
4x4 team of Leitten, Ficarella, Gouinlock, and Annalyn Calmes took fourth.
4x2 team of McLeod, Pratt, Wheeler and Calmes took fourth.
The boys team took fourth place out of 16 schools finishing behind Wayland Cohocton, Newark, and Midlakes.
Simon Lamparelli was a sectional champion in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.61 and the 300 meter dash with a time of 35.64. He also teamed up with Ryan Meides, Colin Bannister, and Geoffrie Eisensmith to take first in the 4x4 relay.
Bannister took third in the pole vault with 11'6".
Geoffrie Eisensmith took third in the 600 with 1:30 and fourth in the triple jump.
Noah Atteberry took fifth in the 300 and sixth in the long jump.
Noah Wheeler took sixth in the triple jump.
Not to be outdone by their high school counterparts, our 7th/8th grade math team recently beat out seven teams from other local schools in the region to capture the Junior High Interscholastic Math Competition North Division title!
Following three meets at Genesee Community College in December, January and February, Attica came away with the highest total score of 327, beating second place finisher Pembroke by 53 points.
This is the fifth year in a row Attica has captured the north division title.
Leading the way for Attica were Josh Kipfer and Eli Crandall, who were the second- and third-highest scoring eighth graders in the competition, and Ilyssa George, the second-leading scorer among seventh graders.
Other team members are Gage Domes, Colton Spink, Jack Cusmano, Emmitt Vincton, William Franz, Mason Pappalardo and James Ackert.
Congratulations, mathletes, on an incredible season!
Now to find a place for that trophy…
Attica took fifth at the Section V Class C Swimming & Diving Championships Thursday at Haverling High School in Bath.
Junior Joseph Parkhurst was a two-time winner for the Blue Devils, capturing the 50-yard freestyle (21.43) and setting a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.46).
Joe teamed up with Sam Dunlap, Ethan Houghton and Matt Kingswell to set a new school record and take second place in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.74) and third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:36.30).
Ethan Houghton was another top performer for Attica, taking third in the 100-yard butterfly (59.96) and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.94).
Kudos to the Attica Boys Swim Team as they finished in 5th place at the Class C Sectionals in Bath-Haverling last night.
Winning two sectional titles for the Blue Devils was junior Joe Parkhurst in the 50 free and 100 breaststroke. Joe's breaststroke time of 57.46 broke the school record he set just two days earlier.
Attica's 200 Medley Relay team (Ethan Houghton, Matt Kingswell, Sam Dunlap, and Joe Parkhurst) finished in a strong second place while resetting a new school record with a time of 1:46.74.
Joe Parkhurst was voted as the Most Valuable Swimmer for the Class "C" Sectionals..
The Attica Fitness Center will be closed this Monday (2/20) for the holiday.
FARM TO SCHOOL: Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean Mrs. Michelle Barber’s horticulture students are taking it easy.
Using our district’s new high tunnel greenhouse, Barber’s students planted and are now harvesting lettuce that will help feed their fellow students by stocking salad bars in our cafeterias.
Let’s keep those fresh veggies flowing!
(Photos courtesy of Michelle Barber)
Attica Central winter athletics sectional update:
Please be advised that NYSPHSAA or Section V imposes admission fees for each of these events. Thanks and Go Blue Devils!
Students in Mrs. Gina Stefani’s class got into the Kindness Week spirit yesterday as they made the rounds at Attica Elementary School, delivering cards and treats to special area teachers and services providers to show how appreciated they are. Now THAT’S how you lead with love - great job, students!
Congratulations to our boys swim team as they broke 3 school records last night at the preliminary rounds of the Class C Swim Sectionals held at Bath-Haverling High School.
In the 200 Medley Relay - Joe Parkhurst, Ethan Houghton, Sam Dunlop, & Matt Kingswell came together to swim a school best 1:47.58.
Joe Parkhurst then doubled up breaking two more school records in the 50 free (21.32) and the 100 breaststroke (57.84)....
Joe's 50 free time also broke the Section V Class C record. His 100 breaststroke was the 7th fastest time recorded in New York State this year. The boys will look to break more records as the will head back to Bath-Haverling for the second day of sectionals on Thursday.
What better way for our kindergarteners to celebrate the 101st day of school today than with a “101 Dalmatians”-themed dress up day?
It’s a match made in heaven!
(Photos courtesy of Sherry Bennett)
High school mathletes ended their 2022-23 Interscholastic Mathematics Competition season on a high note last week as Attica’s ‘A’ team calculated its way to a third place overall finish while Jonah Clark was named the highest-scoring senior in the entire competition.
In addition to Jonah, Cassidy Shafer, Ji Wheeler, Libby Kibler and Olivia Bernacki all placed among the top 15 high-scoring mathletes in the region and were invited to the state competition.
Attica’s ‘B’ team had a very strong season as well, finishing in sixth place overall.
The Interscholastic Mathematics Competition season consists of four meets. Each meet consists of six rounds - five individual rounds and one team round. At the final meet, team scores are totaled from each of the four meets to determine the season’s final rankings.
Attica’s A team finished with 567 points, behind Oakfield-Alabama’s 599 and the Byron-Bergen ‘A’ team’s 678.
This season, 10 teams from Attica, Alexander, Batavia, Byron-Bergen, Le Roy, Oakfield-Alabama, Pavilion and Pembroke schools competed in the Interscholastic Mathematics Competition.
Congratulations, mathletes, on a great season!
(Photos courtesy of Will Paddock)
Some of our elementary schoolers gave junior Alana Pellicane a hand yesterday as she set about making a kindness tree in the high school main lobby.
A member of our High School Youth Empowerment Club, Pellicane filled the tree with heart-shaped leaves bearing positive messages.
Kindness Week is a celebration of all the ways we can become a positive influence in each other's lives. All week, Attica students have been encouraged to commit random acts of kindness toward one another.
We’ve also placed blank cards in different offices for kids to come down and write notes to staff or friends. Our Middle School Youth Empowerment students have done positive messages on the announcements all week and our Elementary Leadership Club students are making kindness bracelets to distribute.
It’s all part of our goal to Love, Serve and Care for one another this school year!
(Photo courtesy of Tricia Janes)
Our fourth graders really enjoyed the Valentine’s Day-themed STEM challenges Beth Falsone, Attica’s technology integration specialist, planned for them yesterday. Thank you Beth!
Fifth and sixth graders selected for All-County Elementary Chorus have been hard at work rehearsing with Middle School Music Teacher Julie Daley.
To be considered for the prestigious ensemble, students auditioned for Daley, who then selected the 10 students who’d performed best.
Their concert is March 25 at 2 p.m. at Elba Central Schools. The concert will also feature performance by the All-County Junior High Band and All-County Senior High Chorus.
Attica students selected for All-County Elementary Chorus are:
Fifth grade
• Hudson Sphar (soprano)
• Eden Domes (soprano)
• Emily Woloszyn (soprano)
• Ally Landphair (soprano)
Sixth grade
• Quinn Jerge (soprano)
• Norah Sphar (alto)
• Gabriela Mercado (alto)
• Zoey Degroot (alto)
• Stasia Struzik (alto)
• Lily Vanson (alto)
(Photos courtesy of Julie Daley)
Ms. Stacey Donahue came up with a fun way to teach information literacy skills to her eighth grade students earlier this week.
Donohue, our middle school library media specialist, led a review of news media and information literacy for eighth grade social studies classes and then tested students on how much they’d learned using a giant tic-tac-toe board she’d created on the floor.
Students had to answer a review question correctly before they were allowed to add an ‘X’ or an ‘O’ to a square.
Congratulations to Attica senior Skylar Savage who just committed to attend D'Youville College this fall. Skylar will be a Pharmacy major and also compete on their Women's Track Team.
Congratulations to Attica's Indoor Track team as they headed to RIT this weekend for a one and done event allowing for each athlete to compete in one event before Sectionals next weekend. Geoffrie Eisensmith ran a seasons best 1:27 to win the 600. Simon Lamparelli won the 300 in 36.2. Skylar Savage won the 55 hurdles in 9.36 with Ellie Cusmano taking fourth with 10.06. Lily Wheeler took second in the long jump with 15'7" and Anna Martino was third in the triple jump with 31'5". Mackenzie McLeod took fourth in the pole vault with 8'6" and Elizabeth Gouinlock took fifth in the high jump.
Congratulations goes out to Attica wrestlers Wyatt Bryman and Wyatt Kaufmann as both grapplers finished their season by making the podium at the Section V Division 1 State Qualifiers at SUNY Brockport. Bryman, a junior, finished in 6th place at 132 lbs. Kaufmann, a senior, landed in 4th place at 285 pounds.
Congratulations to Attica's Winter Cheer Squad as they took care of business at the Greece Arcadia Invitational this weekend. The Blue Devils scored an impressive 84.85 - the team's highest score of the season. Nice job ladies!