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Gowana is
one of three middle schools located on the main campus.
It opened in 1953. The
three middle schools buildings are attached and share core
areas such as gym, libraries, etc., however, they function as
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Posted on
2/24/10
Gowana
Middle School 8th grade students Courtney Altenburger (1st
place) and Gabrielle Grace (3rd place) took home
District-Level honors in this year’s VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay
competition and were honored at the VFW’s Gold Chevron
Awards Dinner in Cobleskill on Feb. 6. Many veterans
attended this event to congratulate the young writers on
their winning essays reflecting this year’s theme: “When is
the Right Time to Honor our Military Heroes?”. The VFW
District-Level comprises of 14 counties in the eastern
portion of New
 York
State. Congratulations to these VFW Patriot’s Pen
District-Level Winners!
Gabrielle Grace, Art Devoe: VFW Dist. 3 Quartermaster, &
Courtney Altenburger |
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Posted on 2/10/10
Gowana's
2nd Quarter Achievement Lists -
Click here to view list. |
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Posted on 1/8/09
In
December, Gowana
Team 6-2 students participated
in their first National & International Treasures Museum.
The theme of this year’s interdisciplinary Science and ELA
research project was targeted to help make personal
connections for the students to the outside world. The
students worked throughout the month of
 December
learning about the National or International Treasure of
their choice, and then discovering how
“Mother Nature” and the larger forces of life have
unfortunately started to erode them of their original glory.
Not only did the students have to learn about the location
and history of their treasure along with the
 climate
of the area, they also had to figure out what the
surrounding countries and government have already put in
place to help prevent further erosion or even the
destruction of these monuments all together. From that
knowledge the students then drew their own conclusions about
what they would personally propose
to the government as further action to help decrease
erosion.
 The
students put their research and self made models of the
treasures on display for over 200 museum spectators of
parents, staff, & other students throughout the district in
the Humanities Library. We celebrated not only the hard
work of our students and their final projects, but also
getting through the research
process together and making
personal connections along the way!
A special
congratulation goes out to Adam Barcori & Carly Sinnott for
being voted favorite model for their portrayal of the Statue
of Liberty and Jenna Espey, Ellen Yang, & Julia Venditti for
being voted favorite poster for their fabulous display on
the Terra Cotta Warriors! A job well done.
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Posted on 12/1/09
Gowana PTA
Newsletter - Click here. |
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Posted on 11/18/09
Former
Gowana student Jonathon
 Walraven
is greeted at the White House by President Obama.
Jonathon received care packages from Grade 7 students at
Gowana while he was serving in Iraq. |
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Posted on 10/29/09
Gowana
SUPPORTS The Pink Hair Tour!
On Wednesday October 28th
Gowana’s Community Club and Student Council sponsored the
pink hair tour. Students showed their support for breast
cancer by donating $10.00 to receive a pink hair extension.
All proceeds were donated directly to The Breast Cancer
Foundation. Gowana Middle School is happy to say they raised
$1, 640.00 on this event. Gowana broke the record on the
amount of money raised in one day! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
GOWANA!!!! |
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Posted on 10/18/09
DJ Eberle,
former Gowana student and currently in Shenendehowa High
School, recently completed a well needed relining of the
Gowana Courtyard pond for his Eagle Scout Service Project.
DJ also added mulch, plantings and a picnic table. He is
working to complete his Eagle Rank this year with Boy Scout
Troop 6 of Jonesville, NY.
DJ wishes to thank Gowana staff and the Buildings and
Grounds Department; Eddie's Aquarium for their knowledge and
support; and Home Depot and Lowes for landscaping materials
and plants. Gowana thanks you DJ!
  
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Posted 2/4/09
The Middle
School Program of Studies 2009-10.
Click here. |
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New York State
requires English/Language Arts testing for all students in grades
3-8. Click here for information
about the exams including dates, test-taking strategies and sample
tests. |
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WHO'S WHO |
Principal:
Robin Gawrys
Assistant
Principal:
Thom VanGelder
Counselor: Caryn Simone,
Linda Shady,
Clifford Szablewski
Psychologist:
Debra Wisner
School Nurse:
Karen DiPalma |
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START & DISMISSAL |
School
starts
at
8:55
a.m.
School dismisses
at
3:35
p.m. |
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REGULAR PERIOD
SCHEDULE |
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HR: 8:55-9:00
Per. 1 9:03-9:43
Per. 2 9:47-10:27
Per. 3 10:31-11:11
Per. 4 11:15-11:55
Per. 5 11:59-12:39
Per. 6 12:43-1:23
Per. 7 1:27-2:07
Per. 8 2:11-2:51
Per. 9 2:55-3:35 |
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1-HOUR
DELAY
PERIOD SCHEDULE |
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Period length 33 min.
HR: 9:55-10:02
Per. 1 10:06-10:39
Per. 2 10:43-11:16
Per. 3 11:20-11:53
Per. 4 11:57-12:30
Per. 5 12:34-1:07
Per. 6 1:11-1:44
Per. 7 1:48-2:21
Per. 8 2:25-2:58
Per. 9 3:02-3:35 |
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2-HOUR
DELAY
PERIOD SCHEDULE |
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Period length 26 min.
HR: 10:55-11:05
Per. 1 11:09-11:35
Per. 2 11:39-12:05
Per. 3 12:09-12:35
Per. 4 12:39-1:05
Per. 5 1:09-1:35
Per. 6 1:39-2:05
Per. 7 2:09-2:35
Per. 8 2:39-3:05
Per. 9 3:09-
3:35 |
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DIRECTIONS |
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To get to Gowana, take
the Northway I87 to Exit 9. Head west on Route 146. At
the fourth light take a left onto the main campus. Bear
left, Gowana is the first school on the
right. |
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MAP OF
BUILDINGS |
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A map of the building is
available for students at the main office. The NYS
police have advised us not to put maps of our buildings
on the website. |
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TEACHER AND STAFF
WEBPAGES |
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GOWANA TEAMS:
- Grade
6, Team 1:
Ms. Alderman, Math,
Mr.
Anderson, Science,
Mrs. Erno, Language
Arts,
Mr. Bradley, Social Studies
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Grade 6, Team 2:
Mrs. Ricci,
Ms. Newman,
Mrs. Corcoran and
Mrs. delaRocha
- Grade
6: Mr. Bradley,
Social Studies
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Grade
7, Team 1:
Ms. Reilly, Social Studies;
Mrs. Hausman, English
- Grade
7, Team 2:
Mr. Anthes, Social Studies;
Mrs.
Starr
English;
Mrs. Hacker,
Math; Ms. Coulter,
Science
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Grade 8, Team 1
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Grade
8, Team 2:
Mr. Millington, Social
Studies;
Mrs. Ali-Khafaga, Science;
Mrs. Friedman, English; Ms.
Reynheer, Co-teacher/AIS and Mrs. Stinebrickner, Math
- Accelerated
Courses:
Math AE,
Ms. Romano;
Accelerated Math 7H,
Ms. Miller
GOWANA
UNIFIED ART TEACHERS:
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS:
- English Language Arts (ELA)
gr. K-8: Diane
DeSilva, 881-0430
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Math gr. K-8: Carrie Peverly,
881-0430
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Science gr. K-8: Diane Betzwieser, 881-0430
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Social Studies gr. K-8: Michael Gutchell, 881-0430
- K-8 Programs: Jill
Gould,
881-0510 x 41809
- Art
Gr. K-12:
Frances Battistoni,
881-0370
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Music
gr. K-12: Matthew Cremisio, 881-0370
- Physical Education gr. K-12: Rebecca Carman,
881-0390
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Counseling Center gr. 6-8: John Puccia, 881-0313
- Family and
Consumer Sciences gr. 6-12: Ken McDermith,
881-0370
- Health gr.
6-12: Rebecca Carman,
881-0390
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World Languages
gr. K-12: Greg
Schaefer, 881-0370
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Technology Department
gr. 6-12: Ken McDermith, 881-0370
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