Retirees of 2017
Mrs. LambThe teacher we all know for her kindness, generosity, and infamous hugs is retiring. Mrs. Lamb states, “I started in 1977 and I taught here through 1986. I taught fourth-sixth grade in one room and it was called a resource room. From 1986-2007 I went to work for Paul Smith’s College.” In January 2008, she came back to the Tupper Lake School District to work as a Grant Writer/Accountability Coordinator. In the 2015-2016 school year, she got to teach morning Pre-K. Not only do students learn, but adults learn a lot from them too! Mrs. Lamb decided to teach here because, “It was close to my family but the main reason was because people love children here.” Not a lot of kids like school but Mrs. Lamb loved school. She loved reading, writing, and social studies. All of those interests inspired her to be a teacher.
While teaching, the craziest thing that ever happened while teaching is when her principal called her into his office to “chat”. Mrs. Lamb was very nervous. Eventually, she was sent back to her classroom to find that her students and their parents had thrown her a surprise bridal shower. She was forever touched and will remember that experience. All kids have their own excuses for lost homework but the most common one Mrs. Lamb experienced was, “I forgot because I didn’t have all the reminders and things we have now.” For an exciting retirement, Mrs. Lamb plans on “going to craft and read books. I'm going to travel.” Mrs. Lamb is going to miss everything about this school. Goodbye Mrs. Lamb, we will all miss you!! |
Mrs. BenczeMrs. Bencze is retiring after teaching for 32 years! Fun fact, Mrs. Bencze created Adirondack Day fourteen years ago! Before teaching at L.P. Quinn, she worked in Potsdam for a year and then her husband wanted to move to Tupper. She wanted to become a teacher because her dad was one and he would let her correct tests the students took. Her and her cousins would always play school together, and Mrs. Bencze would always play teacher. Little did she know, she would become a teacher later on in life. Her favorite thing to teach is to teach kids to be passionate about nature, and appreciate the beauty of the Adirondacks. Not only has Mrs. Bencze taught kids, but she has learned from them, too. She has learned that children are wonderful; they can make you feel great on your worst days. The biggest excuse kids gave her when they didn’t do their homework is “I forgot.”
When she retires she is going to do the things she loves. She plans to get outside more by kayaking, hiking, and visit the Grand Canyon. Even though she will have fun when she retires she will miss the students the at L.P. Quinn the most! We will all miss Mrs. Bencze very much! |
A Wild GraduationThe kindergarten graduation is just around the corner! Miss Burnham can’t wait for their graduation. She said, “it's a time of year where we can celebrate the kids accomplishments with their parents.” This year they are going to celebrate the student’s graduation at The Wild Center instead of having it in the cafeteria. Miss Burnham is looking forward to how it's going to go.The one thing she’s going to miss is her students saying “good morning” to her everyday. She’s not the only person that is going to miss something about kindergarten. Peyton, a student in Mrs. Burnham’s class said, “I am going to miss the chicks the most.” This year they are going to watch a slideshow and are going to have cookies and milk. Something that Peyton is looking forward to in first grade is to learn more and new things. This year’s Graduation is going to be Tuesday, June 20th from 9:30 to 10:30 in the morning. The Graduation ceremony is when the kindergarteners walk into the theater at The Wild Center. Mrs. Bencze is going to read the students names aloud to the parents and guests. Also, the graduates are going to sing songs and join their parents for the slideshow. Then they will enjoy cookies with milk and explore The Wild Center. “There was quite a bit of planning for the Graduation” Mrs. Burnham said. “We meet as a kindergarten team, we meet with Mrs. Aubrey and Mr. McGowan and talk with The Wild Center to set up the day.” Miss Burnham is going to really miss seeing her class and hearing their stories and their cute smiles. Although the year is almost over and their Graduation is coming soon, there still more years of school to come.
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Going, Going... They're GoneThe seniors of L.P. Quinn are graduating from the elementary school and going to the Middle High School! The graduation is going to be held June 22 in the gymnasium at 6:30 pm. At the event Mrs. Aubrey will give a speech for the students and audience. Then, some 6th grade students will sing the song Find Your Way from The Croods. Following the performance, the teachers will hand out awards throughout the ceremony.
It takes a lot of planning to organize such an important event. For example, the teachers are responsible for ordering t-shirts, making a slideshow, setting up the programs, and getting the students ready. The sixth graders have many mixed emotions about leaving L.P. Quinn and heading up to the Middle/High school. Katherine Barkley stated, “I am going to miss the teachers.” On the other hand, Kylie Mashtare said, “I’m excited to move up so I can hopefully get my grades up, and after school I will celebrate with my family.” As you can tell everyone is very excited to graduate, and I hope everyone has a great time at graduation. |
On Your Mark... Get Set... Relay!
This year’s annual Dream Mile is on Thursday, June 15, 2017. It is the 19th year the Dream Mile is run on the track. Mr. Merrihew and Ms. Grulich created the Dream Mile because it is a way to display student’s physical education and special talents, just like band and chorus have concerts. However, the Dream Mile has not always been a relay race. Before 2010, it was just a regular, individual race. The fastest time a boy has ever gotten is 5 minutes and 20 seconds. For a girl, it is 6 minutes and 38 seconds. The relay team does not always have to be two boys and two girls, but they try to keep it that way. They decide the teams by choosing the four fastest kids in each class. ANYONE can come and watch the Dream Mile. Parents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, teachers, staff, and students are welcome. Mr. Sorensen says, “You can bring anyone you want...even your cat.” Every one who runs gets a certificate and popsicle, and the winners get a medal. Mr. Sorensen’s favorite part about the Dream Mile is, “the teamwork and the cooperation the students come up with to race against other classes.”
The day of the event, racers, spectators and organizers were ready and eager to begin. The races were all exciting; each runner giving their best effort. After the races were done, the students had many things to say. First grader, Rylee Kennedy stated that her favorite part was when, “everyone was cheering for her(me).” On the other hand, Christian Moody from a fourth grade team was excited when he “got to the finish line.” Many students appeared to be having fun. Adriana Dattola from second grade said the Dream Mile was fun because “I (she) like running!” The popsicles were a hit! Allisa Denis (third grade) and Livia Meade (fifth grade) both stated that the popsicles were their favorite part of the Dream Mile. The Dream Mile was another success this year for all who participated and attended!
The day of the event, racers, spectators and organizers were ready and eager to begin. The races were all exciting; each runner giving their best effort. After the races were done, the students had many things to say. First grader, Rylee Kennedy stated that her favorite part was when, “everyone was cheering for her(me).” On the other hand, Christian Moody from a fourth grade team was excited when he “got to the finish line.” Many students appeared to be having fun. Adriana Dattola from second grade said the Dream Mile was fun because “I (she) like running!” The popsicles were a hit! Allisa Denis (third grade) and Livia Meade (fifth grade) both stated that the popsicles were their favorite part of the Dream Mile. The Dream Mile was another success this year for all who participated and attended!
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Celebrating the Place We Call Home
We are celebrating the 14th year of Adirondack Day! The main purpose of Adirondack Day is to celebrate the beautiful place we live in. Mrs. Bencze was the one who came up with the occasion to honor our Physical Education Teacher, Mrs. Grulich, who passed away in a plane accident. Adirondack Day was on June 2, 2017. The event is held throughout the L.P. Quinn. Mrs. O’Leary and other teachers and people in the Adirondack community help out with this event. This activity is also held so that presenters can come in and share their knowledge with others. We have local musicians come in and play their music. The L.P. Quinn students participate in the Adirondack Day event by making t-shirts and playing fun activities. The students benefit from the event by developing and appreciating the Adirondacks and how they learn new information about the wonderful place we live in. The most rewarding part about Adirondack Day is seeing all the students wearing their t-shirts and joining together for a school-wide music assembly. All the kids enjoy this annual experience!
Springing with Talent
Spring has arrived and it was time to celebrate by listening to the young musicians of L.P. Quinn! The spring band and chorus concert was on June 13th for the fifth and sixth grade, and on June 15th for the fourth grade students. At each concert, the band performed first, followed by the chorus. The fifth and sixth band played Ode to Louie, Grand Old Flag, and Jaws. The fourth grade band played Bunyip Blues, as well as Recorder Rock with some of the third grade students. The fifth and sixth chorus sang Boats Sail On The River, Renegades, Music In The Water, and Surfing USA while the fourth grade chorus sang Playball, Drag Me Down, Route 66, and Footloose. There were many differences between the winter and spring concerts. First, the students are more advanced and can play their instruments more fluently. This makes the concert longer than the winter concert. Also, Mr. McGowan and Mrs. Cordes were the accompanists for the chorus. Even though the event is fun there is a lot of planning that goes into the event. For example, choosing songs and rehearsing them, practicing on risers, and playing with the accompanists.
Both teachers became chorus and band teachers for similar reasons. Mrs. Davison became a teacher because she, “always loved playing in band and then started teaching the flute. She started teaching band as her job 27 years ago.” Ms. Ryan teaches chorus because she loves to sing and watch all the hard work come together. In the end, it was an awesome performance by the young musicians to end the year!
Both teachers became chorus and band teachers for similar reasons. Mrs. Davison became a teacher because she, “always loved playing in band and then started teaching the flute. She started teaching band as her job 27 years ago.” Ms. Ryan teaches chorus because she loves to sing and watch all the hard work come together. In the end, it was an awesome performance by the young musicians to end the year!
Funding for Comfort
Hospice Day is a great day for our community to give back to an organization that supports our area during difficult times. Hospice Day took place in the L.P. Quinn Library, on June 6th. The school did a live stream, and the students brought in their donations and presented them to the camera and audience. The people that work Hospice Day down in the live stream area are Ted Merrihew, Gibb Brown, Josh Tremblay, and Susan Rdzanek. People using Hospice will be at home in more comfort because of all the great fundraising we did as a school. Mrs. Aubrey explained that her family has benefited from Hospice care and she liked having the chance to say thank you. As sad as the end of life is, Hospice makes the family a little more comfortable with the death of a loved one. Mrs. Aubrey is very proud of all of the students’ hard work. The purpose of Hospice is to help people and to realize how great things can come from just a small community donation like Tupper Lake!
The best part of 2016-2017 was...“Adirondack Day and Spring” - Mrs. Brown
“Having the best class!” - Miss May “Getting to know the students.” - Miss Shumway “Seeing the growth in students from fall until now.” - Miss Guiney “June." - Mrs. Lavigne “The first week of school when everyone comes back, and also seeing the kids.” - Miss Ryan “When we went to the ADK refuge!” - Mrs. Mellon “ADK Day!” - Mrs. Dukette “April and May when I can see all the growth the kids have made since September.” - Mrs. Pickering “Last month of school because there is a lot of fun stuff” - Mrs. Klossner “The first day of school because all the kids are happy and excited.” - Mrs. LaScala “Last day of school because of the bus boulevard.” - Mr. Holmund “Meeting all the students.” - Mrs. Snyder “Spring in Kindergarten students have grown so much and they likes to do the chick experiments.” - Mrs. Safford “When my students are excited about learning.” - Mrs. Ellis “February and April because I see kids start to grow.” - Miss Burnham “Subbing reading in sixth grade.” - Mrs. Fortier “Beginning when kids are first coming in, Fresh faces, and Graduation.” - Mrs. Martin “First days of school seeing everyone's fresh faces ready for the new year.” - Mrs. Demers |
During summer vacation, I am … “Going to LA with my best friend, and sitting in the sun with my dogs.” - Miss Ryan
"Going to get a million dollars, eat oreos, practice the ukulele, and play video games.” - Andrew Kavanagh “I’m going to hike, and kayak as much as possible and be a lifeguard at the beach.” - Mr. Savage “Going to to Cape Cod with family." - Miss May “Camping, biking, and being a mom.” - Mrs. Kendall “Camping with sons, and spending time outside.” - Mrs. Brown “Spending time outside... camping trips, and spending time at camp with family and friends.” - Mrs. Pickering “Going to Lake George for four days and swimming.” - Mrs. Lavigne “Lots of family time and being outside.” - Miss Shumway “To spend summer at summer camp in Silver Lake Clinton County, while swimming, fishing, and boating with his twin sons.” - Mr. Kissel “Getting married, spending time with my son, Ryder and going to the beach, fishing, camping, family time, going out to eat, grill, organize classroom, and spend lots of time outside.” - Miss Christy “Biking, reading, and boating.” - Mrs. Ellis “Has a camper at Little Wolf and we will be camping at Little Wolf and Fish Creek all summer long and will eat lots of s’mores.” - Mrs. Safford |
Hopping Down the L.P. Quinn Trail
The weekend before Easter, the Kiwanis Club and the Adirondack Regional Federal Credit Union held their fourth annual Erin’s Easter Egg Hunt at L.P. Quinn. It is called Erin’s Easter Egg Hunt is because Mrs. Dewyea was a member of the Kiwanis Club so she helped plan the first one and after she passed away they named it after her. There were three fields based on different age groups. Everyone gathered around the field and waited until the horn went off before collecting the eggs. Inside the eggs there were candy, stickers, small toys, tickets for a free happy meal at McDonalds, and Mcdonalds toys. There were also six golden eggs. If you found one, you won an Easter basket. Some of the kids pre-registered at the bank which entered them into a drawing for an Easter basket. The winner this year was kindergartener Kobe Brooks. Some other people who donated and volunteered are McDonald’s, Dollar General, Shaheen's IGA, Kinney Drugs, high school volunteers, and the Dewyea and Farkas Families. This is a great event for the kids to have fun and to also honor Mrs. Dewyea!
Displaying of Local Talent
Where can you see the amazing work of the Tupper Lake students? The Art Expo is the place to be when the community comes to see the incredible art of the students in the Tupper Lake Central School District. Many students at the L.P. Quinn and Tupper Lake Middle/High School have amazing artistic abilities. It is held annually on the same day of the school budget vote, usually during the second week of May. The Expo includes works of poetry, music, and of course, art. Kindergarten through 12th grade students can participate in the Art Expo, but not every student has to participate. There is no winner because the Art Expo is an event where you can just show your work without being judged. The faculty and staff of the High School and Elementary School come up with students projects to be displayed. Mrs. Pelletieri’s favorite part about the Art Expo is reading some of the students work. One of the highlights about the Art Expo is that the High School students and the Elementary students come together. The Art Expo is a great display of students talents!
Saddle Up Pioneers!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live over one hundred years ago? Well, the second grade dressed up as pioneers on Pioneer Day and experienced just that! It was held March 31st of this year. On Pioneer Day, all four second grade classes participated in this event. During the event, the students played games, pretended to travel west and “stay alive” because some people got “sick” and “their cattle ran away.” The students loved learning about how to survive living on the Oregon Trail. All of the second graders wore “pioneer clothes” such as old fashioned dresses. They also had different clothes so that they could paint them. The kids thought the whole week of celebrating was super fun because they made butter, dressed up, and even made bacon! They learned it was very difficult to survive back then but it was a fun lifestyle to recreate! Pioneer Day was a great learning experience for the second grade students!
Rescue, Rehabilitate & Release
Miss Mellon’s third grade class took a trip on March 23rd to the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, NY. Miss Mellon said, “The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge is a place where the owners are really passionate about helping their animals and getting them back in the wild.” The owners of The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge are Steve and Wendy Hall. The third grade class chose to visit the Wildlife Refuge because they were learning about wolves in their ELA unit. Third grader, Sawyer Dewyea, states, “The goal of them is rescue, rehabilitate and release.” Ashton Metz said that his favorite exhibit was “the silver fox because he was small, shiny, and cute.” While they visited The Wildlife Refuge the kids learned the importance of protecting animals in the Adirondacks. We are lucky to live near such an educational place!
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