2010

This quote by Albert Einstein reminds me of how Wheatland-Chili supports education. Your continued support of what is best for the youth defines our community!

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because you have a mode of living in which we find the joy of life and the joy of work harmoniously combined. Added to this is the spirit of ambition which pervades your very being, and seems to make the day's work like a happy child at play.

- Albert Einstein

Looking forward to a productive 2010!

WCCS Student To Climb Kilimanjaro

2007 WCCS Graduate

To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for Charity

Diane Schmitt is currently a junior at Cornell University majoring in food science.

I am grateful for coming from a small and supportive high school. I feel that I developed a valuable skills that I continue to use in college especially research and presentation skills as well as, the opportunity to gain leadership experience.

I am involved in several groups at Cornell. One group that I am especially excited about is Fistula Free Climb. The group is made up of students that are raising money for OperationOF which funds operations and support for women with obstetric fistulas in Africa.

I will be traveling to Tanzania with Fistula Free Climb from January 3 to 23. I will be volunteering in a hospital and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,341ft. We hope to raise $100,000 for OperationOF an organization that delegates the money to hospitals to perform the surgeries for women with obstetric fistulas.

WCCS Students Travel Abroad

Western New York Students to be delegates to The Hague International Model UN Conference

Trisha Ignatowski, Emily McCall and Garret Quimby of Wheatland-Chili High School were selected to participate in the BOCES 2 International Model United Nations program coordinated by the Gifted and Talented Education Department.

The students will spend months working with their advisors, Robert Phillips and Susan Jacobitti, in an intensive research effort in the study of the country of Saudi Arabia, which they will represent at The Hague International Model UN conference in The Netherlands. This conference is the closest simulation of the real UN for high school students. In January, more than 4,000 students representing over 200 high schools in the United States, Western and Eastern Europe, the Far East, Middle East and Central and South America participate in this international conference.

The BOCES 2 delegation of 16 western New York State students is one of only two public school delegations from the United States invited to participate in this conference. This will be the 39^th year that BOCES 2 has sent a delegation to this prestigious conference. “The students will gain a new perspective of the world as they represent a country and prepare to discuss international issues as a delegate at the International Model UN,” said Charmy Perry, coordinator of BOCES 2 gifted and talented education. “They also serve as student ambassadors from the United States and are selected for this program after an extensive application process, recommendation, and interview,” said Perry. “We expect much out of them as they are highly qualified students and eager to learn about the world. They bring to the conference new insight, passion, and commitment to a topic they have researched as a delegate.”

Middle School Principal Appointed

The Board of Education approved Brad Zilliox as the new Middle School Principal at their November meeting. Mr. Zilliox was chosen after an interview process involving parents, support staff, teachers, board members, and administration.

Mr. Zilliox is currently the Assistant Principal at the Willink Middle School in Webster. He has held that position for the past five years. He also has experience as an Assistant Principal in Newark and as an administrator at Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES. Mr. Zilliox has also taught High School Social Studies and was a teacher for the New Visions Program.

We are excited for his start here at Wheatland-Chili in early January 2010. His wide range of experiences will continue the emphasis of quality education here at WCCS.