Batavia City School District

Each month, we ask our teachers, staff, and administrators to share the good news that’s happening across the Batavia City School District. 

Check out this month’s Good News below! 

Submitted by: Dr. Molly Corey, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

• Kristen Gomez and school facilitators have worked hard to get grant funded extended day programs up and running!
• Kudos to Mallory Flynn at Jackson; Dan Geiger and Brianna Cooper at JK; Karen Shuskey and Stacy Marzello at BMS and Greg Cizak and Anthony Sweet at BHS
• Thank you all for working hard to offer rich opportunities at our schools!

Submitted By: Tom Ingalsbe – Special Education Teacher, BHS

• Members of the BHS Model UN Club attended the 46th Annual Hilton Model UN Conference at Hilton High School
• Students participated in a variety of committees including UNICEF, the World Health Organization and UNEP
  • In an effort to collaboratively craft solutions to global problems
• Gretchen Weicher was the first Batavia student in more than a decade to chair a Model UN committee
• Congratulations to everyone who participated

Submitted By: Christopher Gorton – Special Education Teacher, BHS

• Jane Paladino put together another amazing Veterans Day Presentation

Submitted By: Jeremy Mettler – SEL Teacher, BHS

• Alyssa Antinore has worked very hard to organize and get the mediation off the ground and running at BMS
  • Her organization and attention to detail are greatly appreciated
• Mark Warren and Kim Przybysz are doing a great job leading BHS's move to a school with WIN
  • Not an easy task
  • Both have stepped up, taken the lead, and will have it all figured out soon
  • Thank you for taking a risk, and for showing grit as you build a new system at BHS

Submitted By: Caryn Wood – BHS Musical and Drama Director

• BHS Drama Club is presenting a comedy satire play; Game of Tiaras
  • At BHS
  • November 21st at 7pm 
  • November 22nd at 2pm and 7pm
  • Ours students are working really hard to bring this fun parody of King Lear to stage
  • It features well-known Disney Princesses in a "Game of Thrones" style dramatic power struggle for control of the Magical Kingdom
  • These students are doing a fantastic job
  • We hope our audiences find it as hilarious as we have during rehearsals

Submitted by: Tiffany Fye – Teachers Aide, JAX

• Sara Whitehead is doing amazing as a first time Teacher!