Questar III's Annual Career & Technical Education (CTE) 10th Grade Parent Open House at the Robert H. Gibson Technical School on Thursday, October 20th.
Additionally, 11th grade students interested in their Nursing Assistant Program can attend on October 20th, as well.
CALENDAR UPDATE: On November 18th, sixth grade students will be dismissed at 11:40 a.m. This is already a half day for elementary students. Sixth grade students will be able to ride the elementary bus home or parents can pick them up at that time.
Our annual Middle School Character Challenge, facilitated by Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center, was held today, Thursday September 22nd, in the Multi Purpose Gym. Students had the opportunity to get reacquainted with their classmates while working together in teams to problem solve how to complete various tasks. The ultimate goal being not how well the task was completed but how well the team worked together to solve the problem.
The Brittonkill News Network is requesting donations of blazers or jackets (men's and women's, all sizes) in good condition that you no longer want or need. Please drop off at the front desk of the Secondary School.
Purchase your 2023 Tamarac High School Yearbook at the lowest price of the year. Order a personalized yearbook before Oct 21 and receive 3 FREE icons.
Sales are online at: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A05396450
Yearbooks will be delivered in June before school ends!
The Patriot's Pen essay contest is back with an entry deadline of October 31, 2022! The contest is open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. The theme for this year is "My Pledge to Our Veterans." Find more info on the images below.
Tomorrow, Tamarac is hosting the College Caravan from 8:15 to 9:15am with 18 colleges in attendance. Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to attend.
Attention Secondary Students from the Science Department: Wear black and white to celebrate the Autumn Equinox on Thursday, September 22. It is the time of year when we will experience even amounts of daylight and night time and is also the first day of fall.
A few weeks ago, 11 Tamarac choral students were chosen to perform in the New York American Choral Director's Association Summer Honor Choir, along with students from all over New York State. This is a prestigious honor and we are so proud of these students! They spent time out of their summer vacation rehearsing the music to prepare for the festival and two days rehearsing with the choir and finally performing in a concert for members of the New York State Music Association as well as family and friends. A huge thank you to the Friends of Music for providing the funding for our students to participate! The following Tamarac students performed:
Junior High Choir (Sunday, 8/14 concert) - Jade Black, Maddie Balistreri, Kai Cleary, Bridget Guiterrez, Charles LaBatt, Gianna Shea, Danu Treahy and Halley Williams
Elementary Choir (Tuesday, 8/16 concert) - Charlotte Anderson, Addison Devine and Lily Onorato
Reminder: Tamarac Elementary Meet the Teachers Night is this Thursday, 9/22 at 6:30 PM. All parents/guardians will meet in the cafeteria for a brief welcome and will be released to their child's classrooms from the cafeteria. Teachers will offer 2 sessions to accommodate multi-child families.
An opportunity for our high school students: Young Writers Awards. Bennington College is accepting submissions in the following categories - poetry, fiction or nonfiction. Deadline is November 1.
Recent grad, Allie, connected with our Life Skills class to tell them how life after Tamarac is going so far.
The Book Fair will be in the middle school library from October 3rd - October 7th. It will be open during lunch and study hall for browsing. The bookfair will also be open during "Meet the Teacher" night on October 5th. Come as a family to check out some books.
Upcoming College Visits: Juniors and Seniors should sign up with Ms. McKeon at the front desk to meet with representatives from the following colleges.
Please join us for Elementary Meet the Teachers - September 22nd from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
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College Application Workshops will be held in the Counseling Center next week! Sign up is required.
Due to maintenance in the elementary gym, there will be no morning kicking on Wednesday, September 14th.
