Senior Spotlight 2023 Edition! Fill out the form & submit a photo to: communications@brunswickcsd.org. The form can be found here: https://forms.gle/qg1aes9wMekQ2ZeY6
Over the weekend, Emilee Roadcap, a Tamarac sophomore and member of the Trailblazers 4h horse club, participated in the 4h Horse Communications contest at Cornell University in Ithaca, placing 2nd in the state in the Seniors division (14-18 year olds). Horse Communications is an individual contest, where contestants present on a horse related topic for 9-12 minutes. To get to the state level, Emilee had to place in the top 3 at both the county and regional levels. As a second place winner, she is the alternate to represent New York State at the national competition in Kentucky in November. Congratulations, Emilee!
Starting off 'Teacher' Appreciation Week by recognizing some of our new tenured faculty and staff and by saying thank you to a few who are ready to retire. These photos were taken at our most recent Board of Education meeting. #ThankYou
We want to let our families know that Tamarac Secondary held a scheduled lockdown drill with the assistance of law enforcement today, Thursday, May 4th. The drill was completely precautionary and provided us with an opportunity to practice keeping our students and staff safe in the event of an emergency.
Tamarac Secondary School Library is having a Scholastic Book Fair. There are two ways to shop!
In-person
The Book Fair will be in the middle school library from May 15th - May 19th. It will be open during lunch and study hall for browsing.
The bookfair will also be open during the Art Show on May 16th. Come as a family to check out some books.
Students can bring cash, credit card or check (made out to Brunswick CSD).
Scholastic is now offering a new, cash-free payment option called eWallet, making it easier for kids to buy books! This is a secure, cash-free way to shop the fair. Simply create a free account, pre-authorize a spending limit, and have funds immediately available. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
Online:
Support our school by shopping at The Scholastic Store Online. All orders ship home and book-only orders over $25 ship free. Every purchase benefits our school and helps develop a love of reading! Visit https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/tamaracmiddleschool
May Cafeteria menus are out: https://www.brunswickcsd.org/documents/food-service/breakfast-%26-lunch-menus/may-2023-menus/442089
The eSports Club held the second annual Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament in April. The games of the final 4 were played with Mr. Seils, Olliver Bulmer, Colin Skaarup and Liam Harriman competing for the top spots. Congratulations to Olliver in third place, Liam in 2nd place, and Colin as the 2023 Champion.
Congratulations to the High School Chorus, Middle School Select Choir and Mr. Price on their awards at NYSSMA this week!
The Valley Falls – Pittstown Youth Commission is looking for Counselors for their 2023 Summer Program. All applications must be mailed no later than May 10. Questions?: please contact Mary McNeice at 518-753-6679. Applications can be found here: https://5il.co/1tc6r
This week 11th grade students went on a field trip to Hudson Valley Community College. Students met with an admissions counselor and then had a tour of the campus.
Our Life Skills class recently learned about Axolotl's and took a trip to Via Aquarium today to see some in real life!
You drive us safely every day, you always wear a smile; So here's the THANKS you so deserve, for each and every mile! We appreciate our bus drivers and aides each and every day! #BusDriverAppreciationDay
Prom tickets are on sale next week during lunches!
Update: The police are in charge of the investigation and working with the parents of the student involved. The student in question will not be present at school and extra law enforcement will have a presence on campus as an additional safety measure.
We have received information regarding a picture circulating social media. We take these situations very seriously and will follow the lead from law enforcement. Our SRO is currently working with administration and Rensselaer County to investigate. Thank you to all who have shared this information so we can investigate as quickly as possible.
Mark your Calendars for the Post-Secondary Planning Information Session on Wednesday, May 10th at 6:30 p.m.
A message from the Life Skills Class: Lost and Found will be boxing up the clothing that has been posted from January 2-April 6 and sending it to Unity House. New lost and found clothing will be posted starting this Friday.
The Yearbook Committee has ordered a limited number of extra high school yearbooks for late purchases. Act fast - they are being sold on a first come, first serve basis. Order by May 19, 2023. Order here: https://shorturl.at/fxKMN
Attention SENIORS! There are many awards posted to the Counseling Center google classroom and now on our website: https://www.brunswickcsd.org/page/counseling-center-scholarship-page
Some deadlines are as early as tomorrow!
We welcome back our students, faculty and staff tomorrow and hope you all had a wonderful and restful Spring Break! Plug those Chromebooks in so they will be ready to go! Tomorrow is a C day.
