INSIDE THIS EDITIONSuperintendent’s Message ......................... 2Welcome High School Principal ............... 2National Honor Society Inductees .......... 3Congratulations Retirees ............................ 32018 Top Ten Students........................ 4 & 5Class of 2018 .................................................... 6High School News ............................... 7 & 11Middle School Honors.................................. 8Elementary News ............................... 9 & 10Fall Sports Eligibility Review ..................11Bulletin Page ..................................................12

Top Ten Students Left to right; Valedictorian, Fredrik Diehl; Salutatorian, Michaela Reed; Dana D’Orlando, Erin Migas, Charlotte Waltz-Rieber, Danielle Tomaka, Kaysie Blersch, Courtney Ashbery, Rae Ann Kowalski and Jackson Strycharz.

Congratulations Class of 2018!

HAMBURG, NY 14075Summer 2018

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Frontier Central Schools Fall Sports Eligibility Review 2018

**Walk-In Physicals and Eligibility Review**

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES August 6, 8 & 13 • 8:00 am - Noon

at High School Health Office

MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETESAugust 15, 16 & 20 • 8:00 am - Noon

at Middle School Health Office

TRYOUT DATES: Call the Athletic Office at 926-1704or check the school website for the most up to date information.

More Information on page 11

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Superintendent’s Message

Message from the Superintendent

Dr. Richard J. Hughes

Dear Frontier Community,Congratulations to the Class of 2018 and our “top ten” students!!! Graduation is a culmination of years of growth, hard work and dedication. Every single one of our 367 graduating Falcons have earned their rightful place in joining our incredible legion of Frontier alumni. The “top ten” have set themselves apart and deserve special recognition for the many countless hours spent in academic, extra-curricular, and philanthropic endeavors. My hope is that you all continue to take chances and carve out your own path. You all make us very proud!Yours in Blue!!!Rich

Welcome Frontier High School Principal ~ Mr. Daniel Charland By Frontier InFlight writers, 9th graders, Marissa Zoerb and Samantha McLaughlin

Frontier High School has a new principal who started in May 2017 after a year search. We sat with him to learn some things about who he is. Mr. Charland is coming to Frontier with a lot of experience in the field of education and a strong dedication for success. As writers for Inflight, the school newspaper, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit and talk with Mr. Charland so the district can learn about who he is and what he brings to this district, and we walked away from this meeting feeling very good about what lies ahead for us in our future years here at the high school.

We started off by asking if he always knew he wanted to go into education. He replied with, “I’ve always known that I wanted to work with kids in some capacity. It wasn’t until later in college that I learned I wanted to go into education. In high school I always thought working with kids, perhaps in school psychology, adoles-cent psychology, psychiatry was interesting. After taking education courses at Fredonia, I realized education was a great path.”

Since he mentioned taking courses at Fredonia, it prompted the question of where he went to college. He informed us that, “My undergraduate degrees are in music education and music performance. I then received a Master’s degree in music education from Boston University. Then I received a Master’s degree in educational administration from University of Buffalo.”

Mr. Charland had a lot of different positions over the years, we asked how he worked his way up to being principal, and what jobs he had before. He explained that, “The last seven years I’ve spent as an assistant principal in the Kenmore-Tonawanda school district. I’ve worked at Franklin Middle School. I also worked at Kenmore East High School and Kenmore West High School.”

To learn more about his personal life, we asked about his family. “I have a wife, Courtney who is also a teacher. She teaches a multi-age classroom in Buffalo Public schools. I have three boys, Camden, and Carter and Colton. They’re six, five, and two respectively. Camden is in kindergarten and Carter is going to be in kindergarten next year.”

We also asked if he has any pets, to which he replied, “We do, we have a dog named Rosie and two fish, Bombster and Chippy. The boys named them.”

Inflight thinks it’s important that you know about what he has in the works for Frontier, so we asked about what he thinks he’s bringing to the high school. His response was, “I think one of the things I bring to Frontier is a student-centered philosophy. Everything, all decisions, all aspects of the building have to center around student success. I am very enthusiastic and passionate about coming to work every day and leaving the job a little bit better that day than I found it. My experiences have been working in buildings with high levels of school spirit, students are proud where they’re receiving their education. That’s something I want to work hard at increasing and promoting here at Frontier. Obviously, we have some great school spirit as it is, but we can always grow, and get better at the things we’re already doing well. I think enthusiasm, passion, honesty, and integrity are all things I can bring to the high school.”

While we understand that he can’t give us too many details, we asked him what his plans are for the upcoming year. “Plans for the upcoming year?. I came in at the end of the year where people are leaving as I’m starting. That’s not really an opportunity for anyone to really know me yet. Starting in September, we’re really, especially the students, starting from scratch. Taking the time out of my schedule and taking my evenings to dedicate to the school and community is something that is important to me. People can get to know me, and I can get to know them and we’ll make decisions from there,” he explained.

It is evident that Mr. Charland is passionate about his job and cares about the outcome of students. It should be interesting what ideas and plans he has for the high school when we return in September. Inflight school newspaper was proud to have the opportunity of interviewing and getting to know a little bit about our new principal, Mr. Charland.

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Transportation News

My Thoughts on My First Year Driving a Frontier School BusBy Mary Ludlow, 1st year bus driver

When I look back to September, many things come to mind. I remember the fear of actually driving the bus, looking in the mirror and imagining all those seats filled with children. I remember how encouraging my bosses were and especially the kindness of of the other drivers. I am surprised by how quickly I became attached to the students I drive and the parents I talk to everyday.

I enjoy the many challenges that bus drivers face every day, everything from the weather conditions to the never ending list of complaints from my elementary students. When I see all of our Frontier buses pulling in at the end of the day, I can’t help but feel a real sense of pride knowing what an important job we all have and how well we manage to get it done. I’m looking forward to the next school year and all the challenges it will bring.

District News

2018 National Honor Society InducteesCourtney AllenAllison AndrzejczakEmily Applegate Jamie BadawyBrooke BakerMadison BantleMegan BickertStacy BielecLauren Blair Claire BojdakCami BozardMorgan BreindelTaylor BukoltRobert BurkettAbigail CaligiuriCarly CaligiuriAmi CanaleViolet Cartonia Phillip CeccarelliVictoria ChizukRyan ChwojdakChristopher CiccarellaKaylee ClarkMikaila ClendeningAllison ClineEmily CloudenJohn CmokLeah CoccoMadison Connors

Adrianna Conrad-LaFordChase CrowellTricia CurranJessica Cye Matthew D’OrlandoJenna DicksonOlivia DiMilloRyan DioSean DlugoszNate DolanJulia DowneyKaitlyn DufresneLauren DufresneBrandon DunzSamantha DziulkoJohn Patrick Egloff Jr.Grace Farrell Sarah Feeley Adam FisherDaniel FiutkoAnna FrydrychConnor GatesMarissa GawlakIsabella GiannicchiMolly GillenBrian GleasonSarah GoetzLindsay GonzalezHannah Gorski

Kayleigh GovenettioGillian GrothAlea GuginoJessica GuzzinoAshley HaffnerAlison HansenKenzie HauserAlexa HefnerGrace HenniganMadelyn HorucyHunter ImiolaEthan JablonskiChristopher JonesSadie JonesKaitlyn KelleyAmanda KocherLauryn KoeppelKelly KoprevichPayton KuryakMadison La PortKailee LaRosaTara LauferMarissa LivseyAlyssa LorkaConnor MannLauren ManneyMegan MascioAmber MatlaMadison Matuszewski

Congratulations 2017-18 RetireesJulene Ardito, Electronic Publishing Machine Operator; Annette Baldwin, Science-High School; Diane Bianchi, Foreign Lang.-High School; Charles Biondo, Bus Driver; Nancy Brand-Vernale, Art-High School; Vicky Bukowski, Food Service-Pinehurst; Anna Coventry, Cleaner-High School; Stephen Csati, Art-Middle School; Richard Davis, Bus Mechanic; Lynne DiRosa, Food Service, Pinehurst; David Fox, Laborer-High School; Anne Friedrich, Account Clerk Typist-Transportation; Laura Glista, Art-Pinehurst; Deborah Graser, Laborer-High School; Rosalind Hamerski, Grade 2-Big Tree; Michael Horozko, Custodian-Middle School; Ginger Jensen, Bus Attendant; Natalie Krupa, Grade 6-Middle School; Gail Lewis, Assist. Director/Pupil Services; Teri Lilga, Grade 2-Big Tree; Christopher Luksch, Social Studies-HighSchool; Sandra Luss, Teacher’s Aide-High School; Dave Marx, Technical Specialist/Computers-District; Karen Morgan, Foreign Lang.-High School; Kathy Norway, Social Studies-High School; Kathleen Pangallo, Bus Driver; Mary Radens, RN-Pinehurst; Lisa Root, Bus Attendant; Matthew Schoefield, School Counselor-Middle School; Carol Scott, Clerk Typist-High School; Lynda Taylor, Bus Driver; Edward Tomasik, Laborer-Middle School and Richard Tomaszewski, Custodian-Blasdell.

Abigail MausAllison MausRiley McGloinSarah McMullenKiersten MejakJodie Mejia Andrea MercadoJoel MercadoKayla MetzgerDavid MoranZoey MorriseyMorgan MulawkaSamantha NagleNicholas NoelBrian NorsenDanny OarEmma OvaskaPatrick PetronskyLea PhamMya PhamChristina PierinoKatie PokornowskiJordan PrusieckiKerri RauschelbachMarcus RauscherAlexis ReedLuke ReesorBrandon ReinhardBrandy Reynolds

Brittney ReynoldsJames RigganElliott RobinsonElizabeth RokesEvan ScarsellaMadeline SchefflerChristina ShinnersBrianna SikorskiBethany SionkiewiczFrancis SlazykChristopher SmithShannon SmithLindsey SobaszekKacey StackMcKenna StaruchMaria StrycharzBenjamin TaylorArianna TschipMikayla WaltersCarlie Warner Alex WeinsheimerKyle WeinsheimerOlivia WellerCarly WickaTrevor WilsonClara WittmanRylee WoodPaige ZaifertLucas Zak

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#4 Erin Migas

2018 Top Ten Students

#1 Valedictorian

#2 Salutatorian

Most Memorable Experience: Concert Choir was asked to sing at the remembrance service our school held for the victims of the Parkland shooting. We sang “Requiem”, a song originally written for the victims of a tsunami. To have the opportunity to express the tragedy, hurt and hope every person at the assembly felt, and to do that through music and with my “music family” was the most amazing moment in my high school career.

Music can do a number of things, and that day, I think it allowed all of us to grieve over the tragedy of this horrific event and remind us there is always hope. I feel honored that I was afforded the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful moment.

Parents: Darrell and Laurie Reed

#3 Dana D’Orlando

Honors and Awards: NYS Academic Achievement Award, George Eastman Young Leaders Award, University of Buffalo Presidential Scholarship and RPI Medal Award.

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track, Robotics Club and International Club.

Volunteer/Work Experience: Worked at Lucia’s On the Lake and Math Tutor

Most Memorable Experience: Winning the 2016 Section VI title in cross country with my teammates and friends for Frontier’s first overall win in 17 years, earning our way to the state championship where we finished 9th.

Parents: Alexander Diehl and Margrét Harðardóttir

Friðrik DiehlGrade Point Average: 99.95

College Plans: Cornell University, chemistry.

Michaela ReedGrade Point Average: 99.07

College Plans: Roberts Wesleyan College for Nursing

Honors and Awards: New York Academic Excellence Scholarship, National Honor Society, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Star Student Recipient and Conference All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble member.

Extracurricular Activities: Frontier Jazz Ensemble, Frontier’s Musical Productions as cast and pit crew.

Volunteer/Work Experience: Grace Church Nursery, Various events for National Honor Society: Eggstravaganza and Santaland and helped plan Frontier High School Lock-in.

Grade Point Average: 98.81

College Plans: Case Western Reserve University, double major in biochemistry and musicHonors and Awards: National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Discipleship Award, All County, Area All State and Conference All State Ensembles.

Extracurricular Activities: Southtowns Youth Orchestra, Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra, Frontier High School pit orchestra and Senior Class Officer.

Volunteer Experience: Religion teacher at St. Mary on the Lake parish, assisted at the New York State School Music Assiociation (NYSSMA) festival, Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy and Big Tree Elementary Carnival.

Most Memorable Experience: My most memorable experience of high school was traveling to Europe with American Music Abroad. We travelled to France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia and Italy. The ensembles performed concerts in all of these countries during our trip. I was able to make many new friends on this trip and create many memories.

Parents: Paul and Irene D’Orlando

Grade Point Average: 98.39College Plans: SUNY Geneseo, Chemistry major on a pre-medical track.Honors and Awards: Tri-M Music Extracurricular Activities: Violinist in pit for school musicals and SYD Orchestra member.Volunteer/Work Experience: Hostess at Lucia’s on the Lake.Most Memorable Experience: Being part of the music department at Frontier gave me the opportunity to make new friends and participate in events like the musical and NYSSMA. Parents: Bridget Bacon-Migas and Nicholas Reed

#5 Kaysie BlerschGrade Point Average: 97.8

College Plans: Roberts Wesleyan College, Spanish

Honors and Awards: Student of Month-World Languages Department, Outstanding German Student and Outstanding Spanish Student.Extracurricular Activities: International Club-Treasurer, Media Arts Club, Karate, National Honor Society and Big Tree Wesleyan Youth Group.Volunteer/Work Experience: Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company-Member with Restrictions and Buffalo Police Explorers.Most Memorable Experience: In ninth grade, I went on a music trip to Boston with the band, chorus and orchestra. It was a really cool place and we even went on a dinner cruise and a ghost tour. Parents: Kraig and Sally Blersch

“The Past is where you learn the lesson.

The Future is where you apply the lesson.

The secret, Don’t Give Up in the middle.”

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#6 Courtney Ashbery

2018 Top Ten Students

Congratulations 2018 Top Ten Students

#8 Charlotte Waltz-RieberGrade Point Average: 96.93

College Plans: Attending Parson’s School of Design for Illustration

Honors and Awards: Student of the Month - English

Extracurricular Activities: GSA, Media Arts Club and Yearbook Club.

Volunteer/Work Experience: Employed part time at Walmart, volunteered on Mission trips with church youth groups; spent weeks at a time helping elderly people in the community of Perry doing yard work, washing windows, painting porches, cleaning and numerous other chores. Volunteered in church nursery helping supervise children during Sunday services. Volunteered face painting at various events.

Most Memorable Experience: At the beginning of senior year, I made a digital drawing of Cooper in a superhero cape that said “Super Cooper.” I paid for it to be a geo-filter on snapchat for a day. All day, people used it constantly and loved it. I also got the most Cooper snapchats I’ve ever received and that made my heart happy.

Parents: Fred Rieber and Vivian Waltz

#9 Danielle TomakaGrade Point Average: 96.9

College Plans: Ohio State University, Actuarial Science

Honors and Awards: National Honor Society and Best Doubles Team-Varsity Tennis

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Tennis, 2 years; Varsity Softball, 2 years; JV Softball, 2 years and Ski Club, 3 years.

Volunteer/Work Experience: Volunteered at Lake View Hopp Stop and volunteered UAW Christmas party. Worked at Fox Run in Orchard Park.

Parents: Ken and Joyce Tomaka

#10 Rae Ann KowalskiGrade Point Average: 96.72

College Plans: Mercyhurst University, Forensics Science

Honors and Awards: High honor roll throughout high school.

Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society and International Club

Volunteer/Work Experience: Volunteered at pancake breakfasts and Spaghetti dinners, numerous NHS events and volunteered at Saint Vincent De Paul thrift store.

“Intelligence plus character

– that is the goal

of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Left to right; Danielle Tomaka, Jackson Strycharz, Kaysie Blersch, Dana D’Orlando, Fridrik Diehl, Michaela Reed, Erin Migas, Courtney Ashbery, Charlotte Waltz-Rieber and Rae Ann Kowalski.

Grade Point Average: 97.22

College Plans: ECC for two years then transfer to University of Buffalo

Honors and Awards: Tri-M, High Honor Roll and Wegmans Scholarship.

Extracurricular Activities: Chorus/MusicClub, International Club and Yearbook Club.

Volunteer/Work Experience: Working at Wegmans over two years.

Most Memorable Experience: One of my most memorable experiences at Frontier High School was Physics Day to Darien Lake.

Parents: Ann Baggett and Jason Ashbery

#7 Jackson StrycharzGrade Point Average: 96.96

Extracurricular Activities: President of National Honor Society, co-founder of Robotics Club, Track & Field and Symphonic Band.Volunteer/Work Experience: Worked at Lucia’s on the Lake and volunteered for National Honor Society.

Most Memorable Experience: Giving a speech for National Honor Society.

Parents: Paul and Dana Strycharz

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Class of 2018

Michaela AbertHannah AcanforaJaraile AkbarMarianna AllecaNoah AllenNicolette Almanzar-

SparrowDonovan AndersonLauren AnzaloneJenna AronicaCourtney AshberyBrandon BadaszewskiEmma BaileyBayley BannisterEmma BantinKaitlyn BaroneSabrina BaroneTaylor BartoeSamantha BautzTaylor BaxterMadison BeamishAlexis BellChristopher BellancaSamuel BelsenichNicholas BentlerOlivia BerneMikayla BeutlerAlexandra BevilacquaEmma BiggsTaylor BlattenbergerKaysie BlerschNatalie BojanowskiTyler BollingerLuke BorkowskiRobert BorowskiAlexis BorrelloCamryn BowenBrandon BozardHayley BradleyHarley BranningBenjamin BrombosJames BrownBlake BrownellMelyssa BullAlexis BurtNolan BushShyann CaberAlyssa CaldwellEmily CaligiuriMatteo CaligiuriNoah CapodicasaDaniel CappelloMichael CareyJulia CarrocciaDesmond CarrollAlyssa CastroMeghan ChildsMatthew ChristianoKayleigh Chudoba Samantha CieslaEmily ClarkAlexandra CliffordMichelle ClohessyJoshua ColangeloBrianna ColeMarissa ComerateDominic ComitoHaylee ConradSabrina ConstantinoMatthew CookCameron CooperKeven CoppolaAmanda CraftsSierra CraigAustin CrowellElizabeth CulverKyle CummingsShane CurranHannah CzumajDana D’OrlandoTrisha DaBoltGillian DaiglerAbagail DamicoCameron DannerBritni DaviesKelci DaviesJason DayXavier DeanKendall DeeringSebastian DeJesusBrianna DeMarcoGabriella DeMeoAlexandra DicksonFridrik DiehlKathryn DlugoszTimothy DouglasKonnor DowdallHillery DowneyTaylor DudekCameryn Duggan Bradley DunzAmber DurettRyan DurskiChelsea DziulkoKyle EbertSavanna EitlerNatasha EllisErik EndresRobert ErnstNickolas EvanchoRobley Evans llVictoria Fadeley

Tia FalsoneLuke FielitzLilah FigielCamden FilerSirena FitzeryDevon FlynnMariah FolanMadison FortunaAshley FoxNathaniel FrydrychMichael FulloneWalter Galey Maiti GaneyJamie GangemiTaylor GarlandJarrett GauerTaylor GehenTrevor GehenShae GeisMadison GenitiJanie GeorgeEmily Gifford Riley GizziConnor GleasonThomas GlinskiAlyssa GossJonathan GouldRylee GovenettioMolly GrahamBriana GrayPayton GrayMadeline GreenanMatthew GrossoCarolyn GuerinNoelle GuerinCarly GuidoRebecca Gunning

Jacob GuzzinoAbigail HajdajBailey HallJordan HartmanDakota HastreiterJosh HauserBaylie HayesRylee HedigerErin HenryConnor HilemanMeghan HiltonKurston HinckleyCourtney HinkleySimon HinoTaylor HoldsworthBrandon HollandNicholas HolyNikolaos HudakMadilyn HusseyTaseen ImranAshley IncorvaiaBenjamin Jack Meaghan JackMichael JankowskiChase JanusDanielle JaroszynskiBradley JohnsonJessica JonczykAnthony JonesJordan KeefeMegan KeefeLauren KennedyMegan KennedyJustin KerrAurora KirkpatrickJohn KlaffkaAshleigh Kloc

Dylan KmitchOlivia KochanBlake KolbHannah KolpackEmma KoprevichMatthew KoshaJeffrey KossJoseph KourtRae Ann KowalskiTyler KowalskiAndrew KrollConner KroneCamille KruszkaSara KuligowskiJacob KumiegaEmily KwiatkowskiMaria LakeTrevor LatesTyler LatesAbigail LattZachary LazarzAbby LemkeJoshua LeporeChristina LesterReid LieblerKelly LippacherDominic LocklearKamryn LoftErica LowNicholas LudlowMarissa MacDonaldKyle MackRonnie MaldonadoEvan ManganJessica MannVivian MannJenna Manney

Abigail MareanSophia MarinaccioJeremy MarszalekAllison MattoxColin MayJoseph McAllisterBrittany McAndrewsWalter McCabeGabriel McGovern Mckenzie McGroartySamantha McIverConnor McMillianAmanda McMullenBrian MeeganEryn MeeganLauren MejiaAria MergenhagenErin MigasJeremiah MillerMatthew MillerJeremy MiskaCole MitchellAshley MohlerAustyn MolendaAlexa MonacoMichael Morris Adam MorrisonHannah MuellerMackenzie MuldowneyElijah MullenMia NapolinJoy NelsonLauren NicholasThomas NottoEmily OngleyEvan OvaskaAshley Pajak

Paige PasquarellaLainey PawlakTaylor PelowSavanna PembletonTyler PetrieBrian PientaAlexis PiniewskiLydia PodkulskiPatrick PokigoMatthew PrattsMorgan ProppZachary QuinnMichaela ReedHeather ReimondoBrandon ReynoldsPaige RichardsCecelia-Ann RobertsonChristina RobichaudZachary RogersNathan RogersHarrison RosenAlexander RossBailey RossKyle RubeckKenneth RussellChristopher RussoElizabeth RybarczykMcKala SaglianiGia SantasieroJack SargentZachariah SawulakAmanda ScanlonSamantha SchefflerNathan SchiferleJack SchmittendorfKayla SchroderEric Schuh

Kearstyn SchultzSkye SchultzZachary SchultzAustin SchwartzmeyerMadison SefcovicZachariah SegoolJonathan SeierAlexis ShelleySamantha SherkHaley SherryKelsey SienerShelby SimmethBrittany SimpsonChristopher SmithCrystal SmithGabrielle SmithMadison SobaszekBrianna SolazzoAlexis SpanichMikayla SpeidelDante StachoskiMallory SteenburnJared StephensAnthony StockmanJackson StrycharzNathaniel SuarezCole SzczerbackiAndrew SzczublewskiElizabeth SzewczykEvan Tanner Haylee TatarJoseph TempskiRegan TheronVictoria ThomasLynna TodorovDanielle TomakaBrandon Tomasik

Nadia TomasikBryce ToporekGabriella TorresNathan TrojanovicNoah TysiacDiego VelásquezMichael VentrescaNicholas Vogel Emily VogtBrittany WahlJaida WalczakJeffrey WalczakBailey WalshDevyn WalshCharlotte Waltz-RieberRyan WeaverKyle WeibelKelsey WeiseJacob WeissAustin WhitakerMariah WhiteGrace WidmanJohn Wiedman VNicholas WillardCassandra WilliamsChristina WilliamsPiper WilliamsCassidy WirthDerek WojciechowskiJared WojtaszczykBlake WoodlingRyley WoodlingRyan WrobelRyan WysockiSera ZbockMagdalene Zitnik

Congratulations Frontier Class of 2018

We, the Falcons, of Frontier High

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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Smart Living Fair-Smart Ways to Lead The annual PTSA sponsored Frontier High School Smart Living Fair is an event that brings members from the community, faculty, and staff together to show the student body that there are numerous ways to lead a healthy life. This year’s fair had activities to show students how to keep healthy physically, mentally and fiscally. Students could compete in a physical challenge or learn basics of self-defense, how to knit to relax, pick up a book in the reading corner, learn about how to be a lifelong blood/organ donor or grab some cash in the money booth and balance a budget as well as many other activities. The event is a student body favorite each year and it changes and evolves each year but always maintains the message of “smart ways to lead a healthy lifestyle.”

Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra

Standing in front of St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle are left to right Noah Webster, percussion; GBYO Music Director Ansgarius Aylward, Madelyn Stoklosa, trombone; Lauryn Koeppel, viola and Jessica Jonczyk, cello.

Four Frontier High School mu-sicians were part of the Great-er Buffalo Youth Orchestra’s (GBYO) 2018 concert tour of Austria and the Czech Republic in late Spring this year. The Greater Buffalo Youth Orches-tras make possible a unique performance opportunity for talented young Western New York musicians. The GBYO and GBYSO offer these musicians a chance to experience the disci-pline and rewards of preparing and performing advanced rep-ertoires; the Foundation exists to facilitate this experience for young people.

The GBYO has successfully completed international tours in Italy, Spain, Austria and Prague, and regional tours to Rochester, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto, Baltimore and Boston.

12th Anniversary of Frontier Ecology Club’s Elementary School ProjectBy Cece Robertson, grade 12

Eleven years ago, on April 20, 2007, the Frontier High School Ecology Club launched a campaign to promote the idea of a sustainable Earth and has continued to do so every year since. The dedicated students, led by an equally enthusiastic and proactive advisor, Ms. Paula Malesa, have been visiting Frontier district elementary schools with the goal of teaching the students the importance of trees and protecting the natural world around us and how they can make a positive difference.

Sometimes it can be difficult for children, and even some adults, to truly appreciate our environment. There is so much we need to implement for a sustainable and healthy Earth. So, in order to educate them, the high school students decided that an interactive and creative approach was the

way to go. In 2007, the Ecology Club gave each student, teacher and support staff member their very own tree: a river birch sapling. They were able to do so at no cost to the recipients, due to Eco club’s amazing fundraising efforts.

The hope is to show kids how good it feels to make a difference, and how it can also be fun! After the presentation, kids were encouraged to plant and take care of their own tree and to share the environmental message with their families, friends, and the world!

Without trees, the world we have come to know and love would be unrecognizable. The Ecology club members know that it is the children of today who will make the decisions of tomorrow. It is their hope that

this project and its message will stay with the Frontier elementary students for the rest of their lives, that they will continue to spread that message, and will make the world a greener and better place for all. Don’t just hug a tree; plant one!

photo submitted by: Mark Webster

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWS

High Honors Grade 6Kaitlyn AdamsTamirat AllecaElizabeth AlmeidaMackyla ArceNolan BaggettScott BartonMegan BartusOlivia BattagliaSamantha BellaKian BennettMichael BleechMeriel BoothbyCarter BovaEric BrogcinskiJacob BrownQuinn Callahan Hana CarneyCole CascianoZoe CasuccioNoah CervoniNolan ChambersPhillip ChandlerBelle ClearyShannon Conley

Allison ConnollyIvan DeJesusOwen DiplockGianna DiPronioCaitlyn DonaldsonLauren DraszkiewiczDavid DreyerElla DuffyMercedes DurantLee EckmanNolan EdwardsMallory EsfordAlexis EvtimovskiOlivia FadeleyPolly FerroElliott FirthKhiara ForantRenee Gall Desiree GiordaniOlivia GleasonNathan GonsiorekGrace GorczycaGrace GordonLiam Griffin

Salvatore GulloBella Francis HabererAustin HammerKyra HettingerNathan HohlAva ImiolaSamuel InsalacoParis IzzoSienna JaroszewskiEmily JenningsKaleigh JordanSamantha JoskerScarlet KandeferKendall KaufmanBridgette KentAlexander KochanTyler KocherCourtney KoprevichHailey KorczynskiAddison KumiegaZachary LaRosaMatthew LaRuschAnthony LaSpesaAva Leyh

Jillian LocherKadynce MackJoshua MackertAva MalcosNicholas MarsocciGabriela MartinSophia MatsonAshley McGrathJuliana MeadeGrace MullinsMichael MurrinMadison NappoJamison NewellSara NixAbigail NormanAlexa NormanBraedon O’BrienRyleigh O’BrienMcKenna O’HaraCaitlin O’KeefeTaryn O’SheiAbigail OlejniczakLeah OrffeoMaxwell Osborne

Joseph PanzarellaMadison PapucciBansi PatelEmily PattonColin PerezBrooke PersoniusHunter PersoniusLea PhilaromConnor PoleonMegan PrzybyszKaysie ReederOwen RiggsRaphael RiveraLeyton RobertsMakayla RoweJoel SchaselGrace SchwarzkopfEaston SeifertNicholas SheaSamantha SikoraMegan SingerAlexander SpaethHarmoni StufkoskyOwen Sweetman

Jenna SzczpanikPeter SzczpanikAbilene TerryKendrah TiradoJulia TufanNicholas TumpaloffThomas UtterAidan ValachosIsabela VegaAnthony VendittiNathan VentreAlexander WalkerAshley WarrenOlivia WassCassidy WellerEmily WhitakerBrandon WillardBrielle WyantBree YeatesMyla ZegaczewskiTyler ZentPaige Zitnik

High Honors Grade 7Owen AllaireEvan ApplegateMia BauchSophia BellSydney BestCameron BogdanAidan BrodiePiper BrownCaden ChambersZoey ChandlerRyan CharlapBrendan ChengDominic CiccarellaTaiya ComstockMikayla CrossLily DaleyCaelyn DayNeil DowneyGabrielle DubrevilleJohn Dubreville Makayla EaganNicholas Eckhert

Maria EvanchoDaniel FeeleyParker FeldmannIsabella FellingerMadelyn FilipiakAnna FisherChole FisherHillary FullerAlexis GarmongJosephine GeorgeEmma GordonMaeve GregoireMorgan GubalaOlivia GwittBrett HajdajChase HarboldBennett HeeterSpencer HendelMatthew HiltonRyan HiltonJessica HoegelRadi Imran

Kaylin JanowskyCameron JonesNora JonesSean KacmarskiKassidy KaroleskiLeanora KellyLilian KelseyDoyle KnodelAiden KowalskiAva KozakAbigail KrausDiana KrullKayla KrupskiEric LanningKara LippacherAidan LitwiniakZachary MajchrowiczJohn MalloryMark MankowskiMakayla MascioMadelyn McDonnellAshley Mecca

Edward MercadoEmma Brown-MichalekLily MillerIsabella MolleViola MulawkaOwen MulderigVincent NiElla NiedbalskiAlexander NoelAdam NowakAidan O’BrienEmily OhnmeissTimothy OldmanMorgan PasternakJulia PawlakMorgan PereiraSamantha PetersJason PetronskySamantha Petronsky Kelly PierinoAyden Pry

Charles RadomskiMadison RauscherMaggie ReganEmma RessmanMarissa RigganRayna RiveraBrycen RobertsCharles RooneyEmily SantangeloMirabel SasielaEmma SauerAlexander SchicklingAlexandra ShermanBailey StaedtAlexander StayochDrew StworzydlakNicholas StworzydlakMikayla SullivanTaylor SullivanKatelyn TighePaige TomlinsonAbigail Traverse

Veronica TrojanovicNathan TuckerAbby TurnerOlivia ValentiDominik VaughnLuke VentrescaNatalie VicarettiZachary WalshCamden WappmanOlivia WatersCora WeberGracie WieczynskiTanner WilsonSarah WisinskiBrian WoodsLydia WozniakSophia YannazioMegan ZakeriZoe ZawodzinskiAli Zglinicki

High Honors Grade 8Lauren AffronteAndrew Allen Kylie BadawyOlivia BakerEthan BaroneBonnie BautzGrace BeanMegan Beres Brooke BickertZachary BigajPaige BlerschGavin BoothbyBraden BovaReaghan BroadbentCailey Burke

Emiley Burke Bernard CarrollJenna ChristieMadelyn ChwojdakMadison ClarkColton ClendeningJaclyn ConleyHailey ConwayElayna DiPasquaCarly DorsheimerCole EckmanSarah EnglandDonald ErnstKailyn FlickJohn Gangemi

Haley GerkenEmma GormanMatthw GreulichEmilie GriffinMadeline HayesSofia HefnerMitchell JasinskiEmilee JoskerGracie JoyceThomas KashinoSarah KassemKatelin KerlAnna KochanJordan KoelemeyerJulia Koeppel

Nathan KossLaura KowalskiAlexandria KrzesLauren KubackiDanielle KulikRachel KumiegaEmily LackiDena LatonaSamantha LubaDylan MackRyan MahoneyConnor MankaJeffrey MartinMorgan MasseyAbigail Mazur

Grace MillichHaley MisPaige MulawkaJoseph MuldowneyGretchen NewellJack NovakHunter NowakJovana PetrovicErin PickeringKenneth PironeJackson RadomskiSara RasChase ScarpullaNicholas SchulzEmma Schwarzkopf

Emily ShaverMadison SinwellRebecca StanekAlyana StarrSawyer SullivanBianca TaylorSamantha Torgerson Alexis Van WieKyla Ventura Kaitlyn WalkerJoshua WaltersMatthew WassHannah WeissKyle WickaVictor Wong

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Elementary School News

Big Tree Elementary

First grade students proudly hold their tree saplings during the after the Ecology Club visited their classroom. Left to right Evan Bratcher, Ecology Club member, Alyssa Ernewein; Logan Slager, Olivia Willet, Genevieve Kumiega, Emma Cox, Ecology Club member, Nicolette Amar-Sparrow; Lucy Kick, Mark Tomaka, Dakota Arno, Bobby Ryan, Ecology Club member, Mia Napolin; and Devin Nelligan.

Blasdell Elementary

Big Tree Enjoys Arbor Day TraditionFrontier High School Ecology Club members helped distribute pine, black cherry and tulip tree saplings during the 12th annual Arbor Day campaign at Big Tree Elementary. Under the direction of High School Advisor Ms. Paula Malesa, Club members visited the classrooms giving demonstrations on to properly plant and care for their Arbor Day sapling. Big Tree students enthusiastically answered questions regarding the benefits of having trees in our community, from releasing oxygen to providing fresh fruit to eat.

Each year the Ecology Club visit one of the elementary buildings. This year, over 700 trees were distributed on Arbor Day, April 27. To date, over 9,000 trees have been donated in the past 12 years.

You’re a grand old flag,

You’re a high flying flag

And forever in peace may you wave.~ George M. Cohan

Blasdell Elementary proudly participated in their annual Flag Day celebration on June 14. How did June 14 get chosen as the day to celebrate our flag?

A resolution was signed by America’s brand new Congress on June 14, 1777, that finalized the flag’s design and President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day in 1916. In 1949, following the end of the war, Congress officially made June 14 National Flag Day.

All this was conveyed by none other than George Washington and Betsy Ross, portrayed by 5th graders Izaiah Pirro and Morgan Osborne.

Sweet Blasdell Rocks! As you walk through the village of Blasdell, don’t be surprised if you find some colorful, creative rocks along the way. These beautiful creations were made by the third, fourth and fifth grade students from Blasdell Elementary School. As part of the “Sweet Blasdell Rocks” project, these rocks (donated by Gernatt’s, Boston NY) were designed and painted by the students and scattered throughout the village as a way to spread good wishes and happy thoughts to the village residents. If you are lucky enough to find one, you may enjoy its message and design for a while and then replace it somewhere else for another person to find and enjoy, or you can simply keep it to enjoy forever! The Pre-K, kindergarten, first and second grade students from Blasdell Elementary also participated in this special project. Their rocks are part of an inviting design that greets visitors when they arrive at the front entrance of the school. Either way, we hope you get a chance to experience “Sweet Blasdell Rocks”!

As the student body gathered around the flagpole, 5th graders Reginald Hartel from Troop 285 and Student Gov’t president, Nevaeh Adams, assisted Custodian Rick Tomaszewski raising the flag while the student band played the Stars Spangled Banner. With their hands placed over their hearts and dressed in red, white and blue, the students recited the Pledge to Allegiance.

After the band finished their patriotic song selections, the students paraded around the building waving their flags.

Second grade students from Mrs. Pelonero’s class proudly show off their contribution to “Sweet Blasdell Rocks”! Left to right; Madison Baker, Gabriella Incorvaia, Salome Murcia Botina and Muskan Thaper.

Taryn Nurmi from Mrs. Mayle’s 4th grade class, leaves her beautiful rock in the Blasdell Little Free Library drop-off box.

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School News

Cloverbank Elementary

Kindness for KittensSecond grade students in Mrs. Koteras, Mrs. Sessanna, Mrs. Gicewicz-Touris, Mrs. Hilton and Mrs. Pyne classes came together and created 30 blankets for kittens at the West Seneca SPCA along with donations of hand santizer, paper towels and cat toys.

Pinehurst ElementaryA Frontier tradition that brings nostalgia and smiles took place at all the elementary buildings in June. At Pinehurst, the graduating seniors, who had attended Pinehurst were welcomed to the cafeteria where a video played of their 5th grade activities, water bottles with graduating caps on top, snacks and their 5th grade graduation photos awaited them. Then the seniors walked through the halls while the current Pinehurst students clapped and high-fived the seniors as they paraded by.

Photo by Patty’s People Pictures

Left to right: Madelyn Schrubb, Emma Matthews, Mrs. Pyne, Jayden Burgwardt and Luke Finnerty.

Proudly showing their finished blanket are left to right, Carter Littere, Travis Wilke and Carter Broadbent.

Tradition Continues!Together we are one! Patty Watson has made it her mission toarrange and photograph groups of people into images that promoteunity and patriotism. She has done over 30 aerial images for local schools and companies. Cloverbank Elementary continues the annual tradition, with this year creating a patriotic dove.

It takes many hours of planning and preparation to successfully complete one of these aerial photos with a big “thank you” to the Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Department for their continuous aerial assistance. Frontier is honored and grateful to be part of an annual patriotic and artistic tradition.

Frontier’s June 2018 Terrific KidsWe wish to congratulate the Frontier Terrific Kids in Grades 4 and 5 that are honored each month by the Kiwanis Club of Hamburg as being Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Impeccable and Caring.

BlasdellGrade 4 Grade 5Amaya Jordan Antonio CasuccioBrady Tomaka Summer CollinsJustin White Alexander Evertt

Ava JenneyAngelina Rotino

Big TreeGrade 4 Grade 5Emily Clouden Madilynn FadeleyJayda Dietz Addison HacicElla Girdlestone Sara ParyzAva Rowe Jacob Robinson-Schneider

CloverbankGrade 4 Grade 5Salina Bovo Nicole MeccaEthan Hediger Aiden NiedermeierArianna Kyser Jayla ScottNadine Pustulka Myla WappmanMatthew Travers

PinehurstGrade 4 Grade 5Lainey Carder Madalyn CookBella Cruz Christina KulikMaya DeMario Jack NiedbalskiGavin Robinson Zachary SameLandon Wheeler Julia Socha

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District News

Fall Sports Eligibility Review 2018NO Athlete will be allowed to tryout until all eligibility requirements are met.

***ALL ATHLETES MUST ATTEND ONE OF THE DATES LISTED BELOW***

WALK-IN PHYSICALS and ELIGIBILITY REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES Where: Frontier High School Health Office

When: August 6 - 8 am to Noon August 8 - 10 am to 2 pm August 13 - 8 am to Noon

MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES Where: Frontier Middle School Health Office

When: August 15, 16 & 20 - 8 am to Noon

TRY OUTS High School sports – Monday, August 13, 2018

Modified Football – Thursday, August 16All Other Modified sports – Monday, August 20

Call the athletic office at 926-1704 or check the website for times.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS1. Current Physical Exam / Health Appraisal*

(including hearing and vision screening) Completed by the primary care provider, the exam must be dated after August 1, 2017 or

2. Parent Permission form*. Signed & dated by parent on or after 8/1/18 NO FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL AUGUST 2018

3. Additional Medical information if applicable Physician release for recent injuries, surgeries, vision, hearing, scoliosis referrals.

Medication orders* for inhalers, insulin & Epi-Pen (athlete MUST BRING current Epi-pen or inhaler to receive Emergency Card)

4. WHITE EMERGENCY CARD – Student’s ‘ticket’ to tryouts. This card will be given to the athlete on the dates listed below after all of the above eligibility requirements are met.

*To download forms, go to: www.frontier.wnyric.orgClick on athletics (the basketball on the bottom)

Click on sports forms for physicals

Print, fill out and return Sports Participation Form (Parent Permission Form)

Frontier Visits State Capitol A group of 18 students made up of interested junior and senior members of Frontier High School Student Government along with interested AP United States History students and Student Government Advisor, Mrs. Jean Baker, Principal Daniel Charland, Superintendent Dr. Richard Hughes and Board Member Davis Podkulski made the trek to the State Capitol. Upon arrival the group was greeted by officials from the offices of NY Senator Chris Jacobs and Assemblyman Sean Ryan. The group was given a narrated tour of the Capitol Building then met personally with the representatives where they were able to engage in discussion with them. They indicated that it is a rare thing for students to travel from Western New York to Albany to see State Government in action. The highlight of the day was for the students to sit on the Assembly floor and in the upper level of the Senate where they listened to arguments on the floor and observed voting take place on a large number of bills. Many of the students indicated that they had an interest in pursuing politics as a career path.

Bottom row left to right; High School Principal, Mr. Dan Charland; Sophie Landers, Alyssa Lorka, Student Gov’t. Advisor, Mrs. Jean Baker; Adam Fisher, Nate Suarez, Noah Lepsch, Tom Kowalski, Fridrik Diehl, Stacy Bielec and Brandon Frayne. Top row left to right; Evan Allen, Morgan Breindel, Brenden Moyer, Montana Tysiac, Paige Korczak, Senator Chris Jacobs, Christopher Smith, Jacob Schwab, Matthew Dils, Joel Mercado, Superintendent, Dr. Richard Hughes and Board of Education Member Davis Podkulski.

Frontier Central District NewsPublished by the

Board of EducationFrontier Central Schools

5120 Orchard Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075

(Non-Profit Organization)U.S. Postage

PAIDHamburg, NYPermit No. 92

Superintendent of SchoolsRichard J. Hughes, Ed.D.

2017-18 Board of EducationJanet MacGregor Plarr, President

David Patton, Vice-presidentLarry J. AlbertPatrick Boyle

Dr. Mary Ann CostelloMartin Lalka

Davis Podkulski

Public Relations Office: (716) 926-1798Editor/Photos By: Susan Melski

Design By: Erie 1 BOCES

Frontier Central School District Introduces Online Registration Registration of students new to the Frontier District (grades 1 through 12) is online through the student management system, Infinite Campus. Central Registrar’s Office is located at the Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Avenue, Hamburg, Room 205.

If you are a new family to the district, or your children are new students in the district, the NEW STUDENT ONLINE REGISTRATION process allows you to enter all required information for enrolling your children, including mailing information, emergency contact information and medical information. Our district web site will guide you through the registration process.

Please have available the following documentation to upload during the registration process:

Character CouncilJune 2018Endurance vs. DiscouragementEndurance is the inward strength to withstand stress and do my best.

July 2018Meekness vs. AngerMeekness is yielding my personal rights and expectations with a desire to serve.

August 2018Security vs. AnxietySecurity is structuring my life around that which cannot be destroyed or taken away.

Bulletin Board

40th Reunion for Frontier Class of 1978When: Saturday, July 28, 2018

Where: Wanakah Grill, 2293 Pleasant Ave., Lake View NY 14085

Contact: Barb Horton @ 716-510-5232 or blasdellbabe@aim.com

• birth certificate • immunization record

• proof of residency • current report card

If you have any questions during the online registration process, please email fcsdregistration@frontiercsd.org or call the Central Registrar’s Office at (716) 926-1734.

Class of ‘78