Sidney Jr/Sr High

Congratulations to the Sidney CSD Athlete of the Month and Sportsmanship Award winner for November!

The Athlete of the Month is junior Owen Mott for cross country, and the Sportsmanship Award for the month goes to sophomore Nathan Strauss for football.

Congratulations to both!

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Congratulations to Nayla Miley, who earned Class B fourth-team All-State from the New York State Sportswriters Association! in girls soccer Well deserved!

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Congratulations to the November 2025 Students of the Month for the Jr/Sr High School!

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SSADD (Sidney Students Against Destructive Decisions) recently attended the annual Teen Institute Conference in Penn Yann.

The Teen Institute, which began in 1980, is a seminar that equips high school students to prevent substance misuse among their peers. During the conference, the Teen Institute:

• Provides up-to-date information regarding the consequences of alcohol and other drug use and misuse.
• Develops an understanding of prevention.
• Teaches leadership and programming strategies.
• Motivates participants to implement and/or enhance prevention programs in their schools and communities.

What a great experience for our students!

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Congratulations to six Sidney CSD students who were recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at the DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus!

Those inducted were:

Faith Short (Carpentry and Building Trades)
Braylee Stafford (Security and Law Enforcement)
Tia Tracy (Business Foundations)
Joseph Travis (Computer Technology)
Payton Thompson (Certified Nursing Assisting)
Leland Constable (Welding)

Such a tremendous honor! Great job!

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Four Sidney CSD students recently took part in the NYSSMA Zone 8 Area All-State Festival in Cooperstown.

Talking part were Ian Moodley and Samuel Boyce in the mixed choir, Tia Tracy in the treble choir, and Isaiah Swartz playing the bass clarinet in concert band.

Great job!

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Students from the National Honor Society spent parts of this past weekend volunteering with the Salvation Army! Proud of these students for showing commitment to service and community!

Well done!

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Students from InterACT recently helped support Sidney CSD's counseling team to prepare Thanksgiving dinner boxes for students and families within our community. The boxes provide a complete meal to recipients and are donated by faculty and staff. This program started in 2020.

This year the program supported 26 families, totaling 125 people. Boxes include turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, vegetables, cranberry sauce, desserts, and rolls.

Thank you to the students for helping with this important program! For more photos, please visit our Facebook page.

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REMINDER: Thanksgiving recess is from November 26-28. District offices are also closed during that time. Classes resume on Monday, December 1.

Enjoy the break!

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Maryssa Wilson's 9th-grade marketing and product development class recently attended SUNY Delhi's Fall Flavor Showcase.

During the event, students from area middle and high schools had the opportunity to meet culinary students, as well as try both sweet and savory dishes featuring local, in-season fruits, grains, and vegetables. Students were also able to tour the kitchens and talk with Chef Smith about the Hospitality Program at SUNY Delhi.

An excellent learning opportunity!

See more photos on our Facebook page.

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It's all-star season!

Congratulations to Dejah Taylor, Teagan Stanton-Helms, and Dylan Casey for earning all-star honors in Division 2 of the Section Four Field Hockey Conference!

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Students in Peter Okoniewski's physical science class recently completed research projects on common over-the-counter medications. Students were tasked with researching their selected drug, providing scientific explanations on how they work, and then developing a claim and provide scientific reasoning as to whether their selected drug should remain over-the-counter or be prescription medications. Students presented their findings to the class.

Great work with some interesting facts and opinions!

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Sidney Federal Credit Union Financial Literacy Specialists Lilly Whitehead and Sam Harrington recently visited Carin Lee’s personal finance classes to discuss budgeting with students. The students practiced zero-based budgeting using Skittles. Students had to recognize needs and wants, and then make adjustments to their budgets based on unexpected expenses or pay raises.

Thank you to Lilly and Sam for their knowledge and insight! We also want to thank SFCU for the continued partnership with the Sidney Central School District!

See more photos on our Facebook page!

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Congratulations to Owen Mott and Kellen Begeal for finishing in the top 10 of the Midstate Athletic Conference cross country championships Wednesday at Bainbridge-Guilford.

Mott, a junior, placed third, and Begeal a freshman, finished sixth.

Congratulations!

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The Class of 2026 is holding a Bingo Night as a fundraiser!

The event will be in the Jr/Sr HS gymnasium, with doors opening at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 5.

Please see the attached for more information!

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October is National Principals Month! We want to thank the wonderful group of principals we have at the Sidney Central School District for everything they do for our students and staff!

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The annual FFA Fair was held last week at the Sidney Central School District. Jr/Sr High School students displayed various themes and topics as elementary and Jr/Sr HS classes came out throughout the day to look at and interact with the presenters.

This was once again a wonderful event that allowed students of all ages to interact and work with one another!

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Students in Bryan Neubert’s Earth & Science class recently made solar ovens as they learned about how the sun produces energy through nuclear fusion, and how the sun can be used as a clean fuel source. The class also utilized Sidney CSD’s outside learning spaces for this project.

Students learned how harnessing the sun’s energy can help populations of people without access to clean cooking fuel. Students were given certain criteria and constraints to build their ovens. Criteria included doubling the air temperature in the oven, fitting four s’mores in the oven, and to melt the chocolate within 20 minutes.

Additionally, students were tasked with creating a poster to demonstrate their knowledge of the sun’s structure, nuclear fusion, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the social values of using solar energy as a clean fuel source. Students put their posters on display while cooking s’mores in their ovens, and staff members and administrators walked through to view the projects and ask questions.

Quite the delicious lesson!

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The Sidney CSD FFA recently held a fundraising meeting with more than 50 students in the club. The FFA is thriving at Sidney CSD. Advisor Jay Waltz and student leader Emily Hardy spoke with the group during the meeting.

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