NYS AHPERD Newsletter

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1 NYS AHPERD Newsletter Editors: Carol Atkins & Barb Wurz Vol. 7 No. 3 Spring Happy Spring.or whatever season it is trying to be! At the May 14 th budget meeting, the following meeting schedule was decided upon. Please notice that the meetings are monthly, with the exception of November, when we are at the State conference, and February. CZ has become involved with so many new activities, that monthly meeting are needed. Please mark your calendars for September. As always, we are looking for people to become active in the Zone, and to continue the tradition of professional involvement for our health, physical education, recreation and dance members. Why not bring a friend, and make September 2007, YOUR time to be active in the Capital Zone. We have a job for you, no matter what degree of involvement you are looking for! YEARLY MEETING SCHEDULE 2007 September 17 October 15 December 10 January 7 March 3 April 7 May 12 All meetings are held at Okte Elementary School at 7:15 PM, unless otherwise noted in the schedule above. Okte is located off Exit 8 of the Northway. Coming from the north, take a right off the ramp (from the south, take a left) onto Crescent Road and the school will be 2 miles down on your right. Secondary Leadership Awards Held On Sunday February 4th, the Capital Zone NYSAHPERD hosted the 8th Annual Secondary Leadership Awards. We honored

2 68 students from 34 schools, in the largest ceremony in the history of this award. One female and male from each school is nominated by the physical education faculty at their school. The recipients of the Secondary Leadership Award demonstrate high success in academics as well as, leadership in Physical education class, athletics, and extra curricular activities. Congratulations to the many recipients and thank you to the Capital Zone staff who aided in this ceremony; Carol Atkins, Sandy Morely, Allison Relyea, Janet Tully- Kuzman, Marc Vachon, and Donna VanZandt. Moving??? Please remember to send your new address to the NYS AHPERD Central Office, so that you willl continue to get this newsletter and all other correspondence! You can also to: You can also it to: LOST BANNER After the 2006 E/MS Leadership Award Ceremony last May, the display banner was borrowed by a member to take pictures of their award winners at their school. Unfortunately, it was not returned and we were unable to find it for the 2007 award ceremony. If you have any information as to where the banner might be, please call Janet or Lois. Thank you! Freihofer's Run The annual Freihofer s Run for Kids will be held at the Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY beginning at 11:30. Register online at the following website at: CALL FOR PROGRAMS Would you like to present at our conference next March? Do you know someone who should? What topics would you like for professional development? Let us know. You can the committee at We always welcome your ideas! Dates to Remember: June 2, 2007 Freihfor s Run for Kids September 17, 2007 CZ Otke, 7:15 September 20, 2007 Fall Newsletter deadline Mrs. Barbara K. Wurz 300 Wren Street Sacandaga Elementary School Scotia, NY bkwurz@nycap.rr.com Ms. Carol Atkins Prestige Parkway Scotia-Glenville Middle School Scotia, NY caa2530@aol.com Happy Summer!!!

3 Spring of 2007 From the Presidents: Dear Members, We know how precious your time is at this point in the school year. Therefore, as you are rejuvenating yourself, over the summer, we would like to invite you to reflect, on the following questions ~ 1. How do you promote your Health and Physical Education programs in your school and your community? Some ideas follow: Write an article or have a student write an article that describes what your students are learning in your class. This is an opportunity to communicate the quality activities you offer throughout the school year. Have your students create a bulletin board (pertinent news, student success, upcoming activities or events, or muscles/bones of the month). Ask to do a presentation about your program at a PTA meeting or a School Board meeting. Organize a family night as a culminating event of one of your most engaging units. 2. Are your colleagues members of NYS AHPERD? Encourage them to join. How can the Capital Zone help you? Contact us and let us know your thoughts. 3. Trish Kocialski is the Associate in Physical Education at the State Education Department. Trish presented to us at our spring Executive Council meeting and discussed the issue of school districts being out of compliance with Commissioners Regulation You can access the regulation on our website at Please review the regulation and determine if your district is in compliance. 4. The PE Profile at the commencement level is about to be finalized!! We have a dynamic cross section of professionals from various school districts who will represent the Capital Zone as Turnkey Trainers. They are Fred Powers, Regan Johnson, Pat Seligman, JoAnn Sabourin, Bud Watson and Jay Laveroni. We will be working with BOCES to set up training dates for school districts in our Zone. 5. Thank you for being part of the Capital Zone and for supporting NYS AHPERD your professional organization! We wish for you a relaxing and fun-filled summer. Blessings, Janet Tully Kuzman and Lois Gerhardt

4 NYS AHPERD Capital Zone Secondary Student Leadership Awards February 4, 2007 Albany Academy, Averill Park, Ballston Spa, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, Brunswick (Tamarac H. S.), Canajoharie, Cambridge, Catholic Central Cohoes, Columbia, Fort Plain, Galway, Glens Falls, Guilderland, Holy Names, Johnstown, Lake George Lansingburgh, Loudonville Christian, Maple Hill, Mayfield, Middleburgh, New Lebanon, Niskayuna, North Warren Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Schenectady Christian, Schoharie, Shaker, Shenendehowa, South Glens Falls, Warrensburg Photos by Allison Relyea

5 NYS AHPERD Capital Zone Secondary Student Leadership Awards February 4, 2007 Albany Academy Averill Park Ballston Spa Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bethlehem Brunswick (Tamarac H.S.) Canajoharie Cambridge Catholic Central Cohoes Columbia Fort Plain Galway Glens Falls Guilderland Holy Names Johnstown Lake George Lansingburgh Loudonville Christian Maple Hill Mayfield Middleburgh New Lebanon Niskayuna North Warren Saratoga Springs Schenectady Schenectady Christian Schoharie Shaker Shenendehowa South Glens Falls Warrensburg Jesse Meyer Alicia Bentley, Jason Sector Courtney Ruggiero, Patrick Halpin Jen Miller, Richard Geist Clare Browne, Kevin Kolbay Kate Finan, Ethan Estabrooks Emily Smith, Christopher Shineman Heather Clayton, Spencer Luke Rebecca Webster, Jason Kubik Sarah Briggs, Ryan Turcotte Kelly Griffin, Dante Lepore Kelsey Stockwell, Patrick Petty Hope Parker, Charlie Morgan Molly Gillespie, Patrick Titterington Katherine Murdock, Andrew Pettit Julie Purcell Holly Duesler, James Hillier, Jr. Abby Smead, Brandon Seaman Allison Bishop, Tim Geren Stephanie Collins, Robert Camilleri Krista Barber, Timothy Ciampa Lindsay Hill, Christian Tychostup Whitney Brown, Lance Hueston Noelle Chaine, Zach Arthur Mia Valetta, Julie Nicpon, Taylor Pierce Sarah Emlaw, Andre Wade Nicole Diemer, John Rivers Jessica Shaver, Joshua Flacke Matt McCarty, Rosa Pardee Kelly Gannon, Anthony Luz Jenn Risler, Kevin Kearnery, Andrew Valente Kelsey Allen, Chris Campoli Danielle Seeley, Logan Carpenter Cassandra Carleton, Evan Bassarab

6 RECEIVE YOUR NEWSLETTER VIA !!!!! An informal survey was taken at the Zone Conference in March. A significant number of members would prefer to receive this newsletter by . Using will have an additional benefit of saving our zone postage, (which just increased!) We could use your help. Over 100 of our members do not have accounts listed that are up to date. Could you ask the NYS AHERD members that you work with to consider receiving their newsletter electronically? Please pass this information on to your colleagues that are members. This will help us to stretch our dollars and we appreciate it! E- mail us at cz_newsletter@mac.com to receive the next edition of your Capital Zone Newsletter via . The newsletter is in PDF format and the most common program used to open this file is Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this program you can download it for free at the following web site: This program is available for most operating systems. If you use a Macintosh with OS X, you already have software for reading PDFs called Preview. Thank you for your help! CZ Newsletter Committee Barb Wurz Jessica Stanton Bob Collen Alison Broomhead Carol Atkins MANY THANKS TO BOB COLLEN Capital Zone would like to thank Bob Collen for his efforts and persistence in making the Capital Zone Newsletter available to members electronically! This is just another way that Capital Zone is leading the way by better serving our members, while at the same time stretching dollars! Thank you again, Bob!

7 2007 Capital Zone Conference Our Capital Zone conference on March 14th was our biggest one yet! Just under 180 people attended at Skidmore College. Presenters came from as far as Virginia and included NYS AHPERD Past-President Ron Whitcomb from Rochester. Keynote Ron Burke showed us how to bring out the Ironman in all of us. Photos by Allison Relyea

8 Capital Zone Mini-Grant Awards Eric Cocco (Tech Valley) Tchoukball Start Kit new program with (matching funds)$290 Nancy Lea Solomon RealCare Baby matching funds)$370 (Shenendehowa) (Health/Shaken Baby Allison Relyea Tchoukball (new program)$355 (Guilderland) Barbara Wurz (Scotia- Dance, Dance Revolution (supplement Glenville) existing program)$315 Wein/Mickle (Guilderland) Home Pedometer Kit (supplement Hooked On Health)$315 Carol Atkins Tchoukball Start Kit (new program)$355 (Scotia-Glenville) Total awarded = $2000 New Link to the State Web Site Project ACES now has a link to our State web site that was used by members to report their participation numbers. This year was the first time it was made available to members. Many thanks to Colleen Corsi, Executive Director and State webmaster David Price, for making this possible. Although we are starting out slow, I look forward to a significant increase in our participation numbers for next year. Thank you to all school districts who reported their participation making our New York State total 5,309 participants! If your school is not participating in ACES, visit the following web site to learn more. Start planning now, for the 20 th Anniversary of ACES on May 7, The activities that your plan can be as simple or elaborate as your schedule allows. Remember it is not the extent, to which you celebrate, it is just important THAT your school participates. Any questions your State coordinator at the below. Thank you, Barb Wurz, NYS ACES Coordinator bkwurz@nycap.rr.com

9 NYS AHPERD CAPITAL ZONE THE SANDRA G. MORLEY PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL From left: Program Coordinators Deb Wein Deb and Wein Colleen Mickle, Mistress of Ceremonies Sandy Morley and Colleen Mickle, Mistress of Ceremony, Sandy Morley Shenendehowa Color Guard Bob Oates the guest speaker On Monday evening, May 7th, the Sandra G. Morley Student Leadership Program celebrated its twenty-second year of honoring students for their leadership and positive influence on their peers. Each year we seem to be growing. Our new venue, the McDonough Sports Complex at Hudson Valley Community College, provided us with a beautifully set-up facility for us to honor our students. By moving the event to HVCC, we were able to offer a more central location for all the districts, ample parking, and so we thought, various routes to approach the facility. However, we did not plan on one small glitch, the propane tanker explosion. Although two major routes were blocked, which in turn delayed the start of the ceremony, the audience and students were most understanding. This year we presented certificates and t-shirts to a record number six hundred and eighty six honorees representing 104 schools and 37 school districts! Over two thousand spectators including teachers, parents, family members, and friends attended the event. As mistress of ceremonies, Sandy Morley, as always, was outstanding in orchestrating the evening. Her opening comments about the importance of taking the time out of our busy schedules to acknowledge our young leaders was well received by all who attended. As in the words of Dan Jansen, the Olympic speed skater, she reminded us to savor these moments of celebration and encouraged the award winners to continue being positive role models. The Shenendehowa Color Guard, under the direction of Mr. Scott Snell, was fabulous! Eleven middle and high school girls performed a phenomenal rifle throwing, flag twirling routine with precision, expertise and athleticism. The rousing routine performed to the tune of Van Halen s Jump was awe-inspiring! We were excited and pleased to have our own Bob Oates as the guest speaker. His home-spun stories of his heroes, his first boss, his father-in-law, and Abraham Lincoln provided us with the understanding of how leaders act. It is not what is said, or the title held, but the decisions to do what is right that makes a leader. A special thanks to our leader and mentor, Bob, for his continuing leadership and inspiration. Deb Wein presenting a certificate to an award winner Photos by Bob Collen The Sandra G. Morley Student Leadership Program is a success because of the number of Physical Educators from our zone who continue to show their commitment to our profession by nominating their students to receive leadership recognition and providing support at the ceremony. The program coordinators, Colleen Mickle and Deb Wein extend heartfelt thanks to all for your continued support.

10 Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart Participating Schools and Coordinators Jump Rope for Heart Schools Albany School of Humanities, Leslie Bogucki Poestenkill Elementary School, Laura Showers Scott M. Ellis Elementary School, Eileen Kiefer Hamagrael Elementary School, Chris Berchswinger Pinewood Elementary School, Bill Mottola Sand Creek Middle School, Lisa Pollicino Hillside Elementary School, Darryl Bray St. Thomas The Apostle School, Linda Helm Sacandaga Elementary School, Barbara Wurz Coxsackie-Athens Elementary School, Bryana Laveroni Okte Elementary, Sue Runkel Charlton Heights Elementary School, Laura Barry Warrensburg Elementary School, Anne Downes Stevens Elementary School, Eric Freestone Bell Top Elementary School, Nancy McGonaghy Catskill Elementary School, Scott Burger Durham Elementary School, Emma Stalter North Warren Central Elementary School, Susan Huck Boght Hills Elementary School, Joan Hart Albany Academy for Girls, Lisa Giombetti Pashley Elementary School, Kim Ziehnert Elementary School 19, Don Catellier Executive Woods Childcare, Stacie Weaver Kingsborough Elementary School, Gina Ruller Lake George Elementary School, Blake White Windham-Ashland Central School, Jay Laveroni Guilderland Elementary School, Colleen Mickle Abram Lansing Elementary School, Terry Gendron Arongen Elementary School, Meghan Curley Guilderland High School, Andy Maycock Menands School, Lisa Wheeler Rosendale Elementary School, JoAnn Sabourin Westmere Elementary School, Ann Reed-Best Berlin Elementary School, Jason Hurd Yates Magnet Elementary School, Valarie Scott Knickerbacker Middle School, Marcia Plante Herman L. Bradt Elementary School, Jim Huggins Curves for Women, Eileen West Saratoga Independent School, Katie Anderson Heatly Elementary & High School, Lori Rafferty Chango Elementary School, Dan Caparelli Brighter Choice Charter School, Rachel VanNorstrand Cohoes Middle School, Dan Gibson Whitehall Elementary School, Nicole Hughes Hamilton Elementary School, Eric Obman Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Maurice Watson Hoops for Heart Schools Glenmont Elementary School, Laurie Nolan Scotia-Glenville Middle School, Carol Atkins Lynnwood Elementary School, Mike Schaffer St. Mary s Institute, Sandy Banas Peter B. Coeymens Elementary School, Maijel Noonan Wildwood School, Patricia O Mara Salem Elemtary School, Matt Parker Catskill Middle School, Joseph Crocetta Ballston Spa Middle School, Sharon Wohl Mechanicville Middle School, Casey Scambati Duanesburge Jr./Sr. High School, Sarah Strain Academy of Holy Names H. S., Molly Pentak Questar III, Mona Cady Catskill Senior High School, Stacy Collier Jump Rope for Heart & Hoops for Heart Schools Northville Elementary School, Kristy McNight Academy of Holy Names Elementary, Marilyn Pusatere Watervliet Civic Center, Bill Sheehy St. Lukes Elementary School, Stephanie Ryall

11 Name: Contact info/ School and District: Years Teaching: Years in Capital Zone: Favorite activity to teach: Expertise you would share with others: New activity you would like to learn more about from colleagues: Personal info: hobbies, interests, etc. We may contact you for a digital photo. Please send to Allison Relyea at Guilderland High School, 8 School Rd., Guilderland Center, NY or fax at

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13 Capital Zone Directory Spring 2007 Co-Presidents: Janet Tully-Kuzman Retired! (H) Lois Wilke Gerhardt Retired! (H) Past President: Barb Wurz Scotia-Glenville (W) (H) President Elect: Marc Vachon Canajoharie (w) ext Treasurer: Allison Relyea Guilderland (W) ext.4000 (H) Co-Secretaries: Wendy O Connor Niskayuna (W) (H) woconnor@niskyschools.org Lonnie Wilson Niskayuna (W) x4016 (H) lwilson@niskyschools.org SECTION REPRESENTATIVES: Adapted: Sharee Diechman Bethlehem (W) (H) Aquatics: Pat Seligman Shenendehowa (W) (H) Coaches: Leslie Bogucki Albany School of Humanities (W) (H) Council of Administrators, Zone Rep: Donna Van Zandt Retired (H) Dance: Bob Oates Retired (H) moates@nycap.rr.com Elementary Anne Downes Warrensburg (W) ext. 201 (H) Dow927@aol.com Exercise Science: Jodi Rajchel Shenendehowa (H) jrajchel@nycap.rr.com Future Professionals: OPEN Health: Lonnie Wilson Niskayuna (W) ext (H) wilson.l@nisk.k12.ny.us Higher Education: Dr. Pat Mosher Russell Sage moshep@sage.edu Hoops for Heart: Carol Atkins Scotia-Glenville (W) (H) caa2530@aol.com Jump Rope for Heart: Laura Showers Averill Park (W) (H) Showersl@averillpark.K12.NY.US Leisure Recreation: Bob Collen Menands (H) RCollen@nycap.rr.com

14 Retirees: Donna Ahnert RETIRED! (H) Secondary: Deb Hayes Ballston Spa (W) COMMITTEES: Zone Conference: Co-Chair: JoAnn Sabourin Niskayuna (W) (H) Carol Atkins Barb Wurz Conference Registration: Laura Showers Amazing People Awards: Kathy Frederick Shenendehowa (W) ext (H) x2516 Wendy O Connor Niskayuna Newsletter Editors: Carol Atkins Barb Wurz Newsletter Printing & Mailing: Alison Broomhead Niskayuna (H) abroomhead@niskyschools.org Jessica Stanton Niskayuna (H) jstanton@niskyschools.org Electronic Communication Specialist: Bob Collen Sandra G. Morley Elementary/MS PE Leadership Awards Colleen Mickle Guilderland (W) micklec@guilderlandschools.org Deb Wein Guilderland (W) weind@guilderlandschools.org Secondary PE Awards: Allison (Dollar) Relyea Guilderland (W) ext Kate Charvat peteach23@yahoo.com Mike Charvat Bethlehem (w) Bob Oates Sandy Morley (see below) Marc Vachon Canajoharie (w) ext Donna Van Zandt Mini-Grants: Patty O Mara Wildwood School (W) (H) Public Relations: Kim Ferrie Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake kferrie@admin.bhbl.neric.org TOY/POY Capital Zone Awards: Chairperson, JoAnn Sabourin Kathy Frederick Sandy Morley Bethlehem M.S. (W) (H) smorley@nycap.rr.com Wendy O'Connor Joe Torre Retired! (H)

15 CAPITAL ZONE TEACHER OF THE YEAR/PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Awards These awards are called the Teacher of the Year (TOY) and the Professional of the Year (POY) awards. The following categories exist for these honors: Adapted Dance Elementary Health Middle School Professional Secondary Professional of the Year (POY) can be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated general excellence in the discipline and may or may not be connected to a specific level of area.. One award will be made annually in each category should qualified candidates be identified. The winner s application will be forwarded by the committee chairperson to the chair of the state TOY/POY Committee. State winners are forwarded to Eastern District Association (EDA). EDA winners are forwarded to the National (AAHPERD) association for consideration. EDA nominee must be AAHPERD members. APPLICATION CRITERIA * Nominee must be a current member of NYS AHPERD or NYSFPHE AND the section in which they are being nominated. * Nominee must have been a member of NYS AHPERD or NYSFPHE for a minimum of seven (7) consecutive years prior to the year of nomination. * Nominee must have been a member of the NYS AHPERD Section being nominated for a minimum of two (2) years prior to the year of nomination. * Nominee must have a minimum of ten (10) years professional experience in the field of their nomination. * Nominee must demonstrate professional contribution in two (2) of the following three (3) areas: SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY * Nominee should demonstrate some level of involvement in NYS AHPERD. * The nominee should direct successful programs that may illustrate areas which include but are not limited to: Program creativity and/or innovation Inclusion of all students Opportunity for out of class experiences School-wide activities Positive public relations/parent interaction Community based programs and/or involvement Professional Peer Leadership Professional Development Those individuals interested in obtaining applications should contact the Committee Chairperson below. Applications will be mailed, faxed or ed by the Committee chairperson to the individuals making the nominations. Nominators are responsible for completing the application forms and returning them to the committee chairperson by December 1st, Completion of the application may be done in cooperation with the nominated individual. Individuals selected as award winners will be announced in our Winter Newsletter and will be presented their award at lunch at our Conference at Skidmore College in March Committee Chairperson: Jo Ann Sabourin, school phone: , Fax: jsabourin@niskyschools.org