South Lewis Central School

Calling all runners Pre-K through 6th grade: It's Falcons on the Run Night! Drop by the elementary playground at 5:00 p.m. to begin registration for the 400m, 100m, or 1 mile race. It's great day to run! (Check out this view from the first night -- we truly are lucky here at South Lewis.)

Yearbooks are on sale now with an Early Falcon... er Early Bird price! Sale is going on now through November 18, 2022. Order form is attached!

As part of our District’s Taste It Tuesday and N.Y. Thursday led by the South Lewis Farm to School Team, the Elementary School got a chance to sample hot dogs brought to us by Shauna Davoy of Red Barn Meats. We really appreciate her spending some time with us and helping the South Lewis hotdog gang pass out the tasty treats. Red Barn Meat hot dogs were featured on our N.Y Thursday menu. Hot diggity dog that was fun and delicious!

ATTENTION! There are times that South Lewis Schools experiences a service outage for our phone system due to an interruption caused by our provider. Should you encounter such an issue when trying to contact the District, please utilize the following emergency lines on the attached flyer. Thank you!

Calling all Falcon Runners in Pre-K through grade 6! We are looking for you to join the cross-country fun on Thursday, September 29, at South Lewis. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on the new playground. Races start at 5:15 p.m. (ish). Drop by and see how fast your feet will fly. (Attached are results from last week. Congrats to all of our participants for coming out and staying fit.)

Water you up to? Take a walk down by Ms. Huntress’ chemistry hallway by the high school gym and see how the students are trying to solve the world’s problems. The class took a stab at how to purify water and also successfully discovered what not to do! In a thirsty world, they might have solved a very real problem!

It isn't too early to starting thinking about the Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony! Please see attached for important information regarding the date of that special event.

On the first day of school -- woo hoo, can you believe we finally made it? -- let's take one last look at some FFA State Fair fun this summer. The South Lewis team placed 1st in Tree Identification! Congratulations. Individual standings are : 🌲 1st Place - Ashley Wright 2nd Place - Evelyn Farese 4th Place - Mitchell Domagala (Also pictured is Matt Marks.) Again we are so proud of our FFA program: keep growing , keep sowing, keep going!

Just a friendly reminder that the Modified Sports of Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, and Girls Swim start Tuesday, September 6th. Practice will take place from 3:00-5:00 with Boys Soccer at Lyons Falls Park, Girls Soccer at Turin Firemen's Fields, and Girls Swim in our South Lewis Pool. All athletes should come to practice with proper attire for the specific sport that the athlete is participating in. School transportation will be provided to the practice site and back to the main campus for the late bus run if needed.

Congratulations to Megan Klossner, South Lewis Junior and Second Year FFA Member, who placed 3rd in the New York State FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. We are so proud of her, the whole FFA Team, and their beyond-compare leader, Mrs. Rachael Howard. We love the way this program grows year after year.

Even though the 2022-2023 school year hasn't yet started, it isn't too early to starting thinking about the Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony! Please see attached for important information regarding the date of that special event. We will keep you posted!

The FFA Team uses good judgement once again and shows up at the State Fair to show off some great Dairy Judging skills. The Team placed 2nd in the NYS Milk Quality & Products and will advance to the Big E Regional Contest. Individual results are as follows: Mitchell Domagala, 2nd; Ella Sherman, 6th; and Liadan McAleese, 7th. Whey to moooove on, Team; we are over the moooon for you!

These South Lewis FFA Members are at The New York State Fair, where it's "A Great Time, Every Time." This team placed 2nd in the Horse Evaluation division and now advances to the Big E. Pictured here are the following students and their individual placements: (from left to right) Mitchell Domagala, 9th; Ashley Wright, 8th; Brooke Kraeger, 1st; and Lanelle Vile 7th. Hay!, students, way to stop stalling and rein in a good time....

We're switching gears! Our 2022 Falcon Volleyball Camp was well underway last week. Aside from the hot summer heat and being stuck inside the gym, these young ladies showed up and showed out every day!

Last Thursday was the conclusion of our 2022 Falcon Soccer Camp! As you can tell by the second picture we even had a guest appearance from our therapy dog, Lewy! But all this action can really work up an appetite....once all the hard work was over our players got to enjoy a few slices by the field to conclude their last day. Yum! Once again we would like to send out a big thank you to all parties that made this happen for our athletes! Go Falcons!

We couldn't have asked for a better day to kick off the start of our Boys and Girls Soccer Clinic! We would like to thank the Utica City Football Club as well as Varsity Girls Soccer coach - Ms. Gehrke along with JV Girls Soccer coach - Ms. Paluck, for giving our athletes this opportunity to improve their skills and put in some work during the off season. We're less than a month away from the beginning of the season and we can't wait to officially see these Falcons in action!

More shots of our FFA kids pushing their limits with kayaking, rope climbing, paddleboarding, and .... costume-ing at Camp O. What fun ways to grow confidence and promote teamwork. Pictured in the group photo: Isabella Kalitzke, Mrs. Rachael Howard, Kaitlin Hosmer, Mallory Bush, Megan Klossner, and Mason Krokowski.

Congratulations to the South Lewis High School Band members! The band has been accepted to perform in April, 2023, on one of the Universal Studio stages in Orlando, Florida. What an honor! (More details about the trip are forthcoming, musicians.) Click below to enjoy the band's starworthy spring performance. https://youtu.be/Ea6d9YT4g0M

These South Lewis FFA students are spending time at Oswegatchie Educational Center and are finding out what life is like WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. (Apparently, it is possible, who knew?) Yesterday's summer camp agenda included photography, arts and crafts, kayaking, archery, and mountain biking! We are so proud of the following students for learning about and exploring the natural world (and, of course, for working it out without WIFI): Mason Krokowski, Mitchell Domagala, Mallory Bush, Kaitlin Hosmer, Megan Klossner, and Isabella Kalitzke.

Some highlights from the FFA @ The Lewis County Fair. MEGAN KLOSSNER & EMILY WRIGHT show off their "cuddly" friends. ASHLEY WRIGHT & EVELYN FARESE seriously concentrate on plant life. WYATT STARING, MALLORY BUSH, MARIAH LAFOUNTAIN, and MATT MARKS use their best judgment and earn 2nd Place! ALEIGHA HILL keeps everything tidy and clean. Congratulations to all the South Lewis students who represent FFA and are the next generation of leaders who will change the world with agricultural education.