POINTS OF PRIDE 2017-2018
ACHIEVING OUR FULL POTENTIAL - TOGETHER
The Baldwinsville Central School District is the third-largest suburban public school system in Onondaga County, covering approximately 75 square miles and serving about 6,000 students in eight buildings. About 900 instructional and support staff work in our facilities. The district offers a wide range of programs and services, as well as cutting-edge technology, a widely respected special education program, and numerous extracurricular activities.The district continually strives for excellence in education so that all students may reach their full potential. We are proud of our students’ and staff members’ accomplishments. On this page we list the district’s most notable highlights in academics, the arts, athletics, and staff achievement for the 2017-2018 school year. Please come back often! The page is updated on a regular basis to provide the community with the latest information on student and staff achievement.
These accomplishments would not be possible without the efforts of the entire school district community. Thank you for your support!
ACADEMIC, ARTISTIC AND ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS: 2017-2018
ACADEMIC & STAFF ACHIEVEMENT |
| ♦AP SCHOLAR AWARDS: •National AP Scholar Award - 2 •Scholar with Distinction - 30 •Scholar with Honor - 15 •Scholar Award - 51 ♦NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER •Matthew King 
•Madeline Gaus •Ben Iven •Sean Micho •Alexander Milewski ♦NYSED SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
♦NYS FINALIST in SCIENCE - 2017 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) •Lynda Barry, Baker High School 
•Christina Rode, Baker High School ♦2017 NYSAFCSE PROMISING NEW PROFESSIONAL •Leslie Schafer, Ray Middle School ♦THE CENTRAL NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL 2017 SCHOOL LIBRARY OF THE YEAR •Baker High School ♦THE CENTRAL NEW YORK SCHOOL LIBRARIANS SOARING THROUGH EXCELLENCE SUPER LIBRARIAN AWARD •Leslie Cartier, Baker High School ♦AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS LIBRARY OF THE YEAR FINALIST •Durgee Junior High School Library ♦2018 NORTHEAST SCHOLASTIC WRITING COMPETITION •Gold Key - 6 •Silver Key - 15 •Honorable Mention - 7 ♦ MID-STATE REGIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COMPETITION •Baker High School - 8th Place Overall •Matthew King, Thomas Grindle, and Peter Demjanenko - 2nd Place, Science Quiz Bowl •Abby Christman and Nora Penhollow – 3rd Place, Ecology and 8th Place, Herpetology ♦REGIONAL SKILLSUSA •Isabellah Hightower - 1st Place, Job Demo A competition, Laboratory Technician Program •Levi Barnes - 1st Place, Medical Terminology, Laboratory Technician Program •Alexis Townsend - 1st Place, Medical Math, Laboratory Technician Program ♦NYS VEX Robotics Engineering Division Champion •Baker High School Team 7327A, Aries - Griffin Seifritz, Sean Locke, Tom Grindle, Tyler Miller, Damyon Maw-Coe, and David Teska
♦NYS VEX TEACHER OF THE YEAR •Matthew Hudson ♦CNYCSS 2018 OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AWARD The 9th Grade Social Studies Teachers of Durgee Jr. High School: •Jennifer AuClair •Lisa Froelick •Amy Stewart •Kelly Will 
Front, l to r - Jennifer AuClair and Kelly Will |
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ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS |
| ♦2018 BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION DESIGNEE, 9th Consecutive Year The NAMM Foundation recognized the District for its outstanding commitment to music education with a Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation for the 9th consecutive year |
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| ♦NYSSMA ALL-STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE •Kylan Benoit - Band •Parker Bruce - Band •Hannah Conlon – Treble Chorus •Maggie Gaus - Orchestra •Jessica Mullin – Mixed Chorus •Olivia Richards – Treble Chorus •Vanessa Vacanti – Mixed Chorus |
Chorus Members |
| ♦NYSSMA JR. HIGH SCHOOL AREA ALL-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL •Annalisa Arostegui - Orchestra •Evan Burmeister - Chorus •Owen Davison - Chorus •Bianca Gascon - Orchestra •Lauren Gascon - Orchestra •Sydney Hall - Chorus •Allison Hay - Chorus •Mary Kuhlmann - Chorus •Rebecca Mantione - Orchestra •Maddy MacLaury - Chorus •Andrew Millard - Band •Tristan Miranda - Orchestra •Jake Person - Chorus •Olivia Ransiear - Band •Kyle Rogers - Band •Maria Santana - Chorus •Ella Smith - Chorus •Trevor Stoyer - Band •Christopher Tapia - Orchestra ♦SR. HIGH ALL-COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL 39 Students ♦JR. HIGH ALL-COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL 29 Students ♦ELEMENTARY ALL-COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL 46 Students  ♦2018 CENTRAL NEW YORK SCHOLASTIC ART COMPETITION •Gold Key - 8 •Silver Key - 18 •Honorable Mention - 37 ♦DARIEN LAKE MUSIC COMPETITION •Rayriffers Jazz Chorus: 2nd place in their division •Katz Pajamaz Jazz Band: 1st place in their division •Bee Sharps Jazz Orchestra: 1st place in their division and also the Grand Judges Award and trophy for the top score of all performing ensembles at their site for the day •Special additional awards: Outstanding Rhythm Section (Jazz Band) Outstanding Saxophone Section (Jazz Band) •Outstanding Soloist Awards given to: Ruby McCoy Gordon Flood Kelly Rogers Billy Shipman Owen Penhollow Ben Smith |
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Band Members |
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS |
| ♦BAKER HIGH SCHOOL - 2017-2018 NYSPHSAA School of Excellence Award ♦BAKER HIGH SCHOOL - #10 In Best High Schools for Athletes in NY, Niche.com ♦BALDWINSVILLE GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER * Army National Guard National Ranking Trophy in 13th Annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions *United Soccer Coaches National Top 25 High School Girls Soccer Poll Fall 2017 - #9 ♦ATHLETIC MILESTONES •Carl Sanfilippo, Varsity Football Head Coach - 200 Wins •Tim Scheemaker, Boys Varsity Soccer Coach - 300 Wins ♦SECTION III CHAMPIONS •Boys Varsity Bowling •Girls Varsity Field Hockey •Girls Varsity Soccer •Girls Varsity Volleyball •Boys Varsity Indoor Track •Varsity Baseball 
♦REGIONAL CHAMPIONS •Girls Varsity Field Hockey - Class A •Girls Varsity Soccer - Class AA •Varsity Baseball - Class AA 
♦STATE CHAMPIONS •Girls Varsity Soccer - Class AA •Girls Crew Junior 4+ Boat ♦US LACROSSE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN •Benjamin Dwyer ♦ALL-AMERICANS •Brandon Mimas - Boys Soccer •Gabrielle Piontkowski - Girls Soccer  ♦ALL-STATE Girls Field Hockey NYS All-Stars •Lauren Brushingham •Megan Doyle •Amanda Strenk Girls Soccer Class AA All-State •Gabrielle Piontkowski – 1st Team •Kelsey DeLola – 2nd Team •Simone Neivel – 4th Team •Carolyn Brussel – 5th Team Boys Soccer Class AA All-State •Brandon Mimas - 1st Team Girls Volleyball Class AA All-State •Maddie Stone – 2nd Team •Rileigh Kimball – 3rd Team •Katie Welcher – 6th Team Baseball Class AA All-State •Jason Savacool - 1st Team •Cam Williams - 3rd Team •John Andres - 3rd Team Boys Lacrosse Peter Fiorini - 1st Team Ben Dwyer - 5th Team Girls Lacrosse Sara Goodwin - 5th Team Peyton Fleming - 5th Team ♦ALL-STATE CO-COACH OF THE YEAR Kathy Morse - Girls Soccer ♦2017-18 ALL-CNY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS Gabrielle Piontkowski - Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Large Schools Brandon Mimas - Boys Soccer Player of the Year, Large Schools Jason Savacool - Baseball Co-Player of the Year Ben Dwyer - Overall Male Athlete of the Year ♦THE WENDY'S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN AWARD •Ben Dwyer, Baker High School Senior - State Winner •Lauren Brushingham, Baker High School Senior - School Winner ♦SYRACUSE SPORTS CORPORATION BELIEVE TO ACHIEVE INDIVIDUAL FEMALE ATHLETE AWARD Gabrielle Piontkowski - Girls Varsity Soccer ♦U.S. ARMY PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FINALIST Benjamin Dwyer ♦USA TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS' ALL-USA NY BASEBALL TEAM, FIRST TEAM Jason Savacool |
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