New York FFA Association – PRESS RELEASE

Please Join the NYFFA Association in congratulating Ms. Mandi Millen of Cazenovia on her receiving of the District 5 Golden Owl Award! She is now in the running to be our statewide Honoree!

“Mandi single handedly runs the ag program at our school as if it were run by 5 ag teachers. She is a Huge asset to our CTE department and truly deserving of this award!” – Mr. Phan; Tech Teacher

“If I could describe Ms. Millen in three words they would be selfless, determined, and hard working. As a former student, I saw the hard work she put into our program both in and out of school. She always wanted her students to do their best, feel welcomed, and love what they are doing.” – Erin Curtis; Former Student

Thank you for all you do for the Cazenovia Aggies, Ms. Millen!

The High School Honors / AP process for the 2021-2022 school year has been posted on the website – click here for more information.

The FINAL day for friends and family members to take out ads congratulating seniors in the yearbook will be at midnight on Wednesday February 10th. The Yearbook Staff also recommends you purchase your yearbook by Valentine’s Day however, yearbook orders will be accepted through midnight on Friday, February 19th. After that date, a yearbook CANNOT be guaranteed and no more orders will be taken. We will order very few extras and the price will increase from $65 to $80. Currently the yearbook purchase may be split into three equal payments with NO extra added fees. Visit https://www.jostens.com/  and follow the prompts under “yearbooks” for Cazenovia Central High School for both the ads and to purchase a yearbook. CCS Yearbook is unable to change these deadlines, they are set by Josten’s.

High School Principal, Molly Hagan recently received a letter from Josephine Salvador, Ed.D., Executive Director, New York State Master Teacher Program of The State University of New York mentioning that Mr. Chris Hurd has been featured in “News & Updates” of the New York State Master Teacher Program’s (NYSMTP) webpage of www.SUNY.edu.

The letter, link to their feature story, and the “Chris and Jim CIM” site are posted below:

“Dear Principal Hagan,

I write to share that Chris Hurd, Cazenovia High School Technology and Computer Science teacher, is featured in “News & Updates” of the New York State Master Teacher Program’s (NYSMTP) webpage of www.SUNY.edu.  Mr. Hurd was selected as a NYS Master Teacher in the fall of 2017, and we are honored to recognize and support his efforts to share his experience— and course materials!—through his website.

Thank you, Principal Hagan, for sharing your thoughts about Chris’s work.

The “Portrait of a Master Teacher” features the myriad ways that experienced teachers are supporting student learning, face-to-face and on-line. As you will see at “Chris and Jim CIM”, Mr. Hurd and his Indiana-based colleague Jim Hanson have created a valuable resource for teachers and students.

The NYSMTP is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating great teachers and great STEM teaching in NYS.  Featuring teacher websites helps their best practices reach more teachers and students.  You can view NYSMTP “News & Updates” at  https://www.suny.edu/masterteacher/news/.”

SUNY Article

Mr. Hurd’s, Chris & Jim CIM, website:

January 22, 2021

Dear Cazenovia High School Parents and Families,

On Tuesday, January 26th, we will be administering the PSAT exam to the Junior Class.  Due to this test administration, students in grades 8-12, and juniors not taking the PSAT exam, will participate in a Full Remote Learning Day on Tuesday, January 26th.  In order to safely administer the exam for our 11th graders, we will need to use multiple classrooms and the High School Library for the majority of the school day.  To allow for social distancing, the rotation of staff proctors, and to meet PSAT guidelines for test administration, we feel that this is the safest and most effective way to offer this exam on-site to our Junior students. 

Correspondence regarding the PSAT test administration will be shared with all Juniors taking the exam and their parents, regarding test day details.  

Transportation will be provided for all BOCES students attending classes in-person at respective BOCES locations on Tuesday.  Please contact Mrs. Haube if your junior or senior BOCES student needs transportation arranged for Tuesday. 

The High School Regular Bell Schedule will be followed for all classes on Tuesday, 1/26, for the Remote Learning day.  Students will be expected to attend classes synchronously following their daily schedule.  This Remote Learning Day applies to High School only.  

We appreciate everyone’s flexibility with this pre-scheduled Remote Learning Day planned to safely accommodate this important PSAT test administration opportunity for our junior students.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Molly Hagan

High School Principal