Today marks the final grouping of students who have received their Seal of Civic Readiness. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors who have worked hard to achieve this distinction.
As we shared throughout this recognition process, the Seal of Civic Readiness is a formal honor from the NYS Education Department. Students earn the Seal when they attain a high level of proficiency in civic knowledge, civic skills, civic mindsets, and civic experiences.
Cassandra Denton
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Think about different ways that you have helped others in your life. This could include helping a neighbor, a club, a church, a community event, etc. Write a few sentences about your experience and why it was meaningful. Explain why you want to continue to “Be the Change.”
Denton: Since seventh grade, I have been in the Drama Club doing plays and musicals every year. I love doing it because of all the people I have met over the years and the sense of community that forms every year between each member of the club. I love the looks of kids’ faces after the shows, and when teachers at school compliment me on my performance and the show. It always pleases me when new people join the club and share with us that a previous show influenced them to join. I love changing their lives and helping them to introduce a new experience.
As you approach graduation, it is an exciting time to reflect on the people who have helped you become the person you are today. Give a shoutout to a member of the Fonda-Fultonville family who has made a positive impact on your life and explain why.
Denton: My grandmother, Gloria Denton, is a wonderful grandmother and woman who went to FFCS when she was in high school. I love her very much and she pushes me to do better every day.
Colton Dowgielewicz
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Think about different ways that you have helped others in your life. This could include helping a neighbor, a club, a church, a community event, etc. Write a few sentences about your experience and why it was meaningful. Explain why you want to continue to “Be the Change.”
Dowgielewicz: I have not been a huge help to the community, but I am always there for my family. I’m always my family’s go-to person. I learned it all from my father from mechanics to electrical. I never accept payment, and it always feels amazing to help family and save them money while extending my skill sets. I’m happy to assist those who have helped me become the man I am today.
As you approach graduation, it is a great time to reflect on the people who have helped you become the person you are today. Give a shoutout to a member of the Fonda-Fultonville family who has made a positive impact on your life and explain why.
Dowgielewicz: Jason Mosenthin (Mr. Moe) along with Matthew Melious have both been impactful on my life. They helped me realize that life wasn’t all about grades and stressing yourself out but finding out what you want to do and having it be something you enjoy. This helped me tremendously and allowed me to become better in the classroom without stress.
Ava Sanford-Hutchinson
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Think about different ways that you have helped others in your life. This could include helping a neighbor, a club, a church, a community event, etc. Write a few sentences about your experience and why it was meaningful. Explain why you want to continue to “Be the Change.”
Sanford-Hutchinson: I was able to “be the change” by helping struggling students with their work. I provided support and helped them improve their grades. I want to be the change and to bring growth to the students and peers I interact with.
As you approach graduation, it is a great time to reflect on the people who have helped you become the person you are today. Give a shoutout to a member of the Fonda-Fultonville family who has made a positive impact on your life and explain why.
Sanford-Hutchinson: Mrs. Priamo has had a positive impact on my life. This past year, I had the opportunity to work in Mrs. Priamos’s kindergarten classroom. She helped guide and teach me the best way to work with children, as I want to become a teacher. She also provided me with ideas that I can use in the future. I am extremely grateful for the time that I experienced with Mrs. Priamo.
Rhyan Lewis
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Think about different ways that you have helped others in your life. This could include helping a neighbor, a club, a church, a community event, etc.. Write a few sentences about your experience and why it was meaningful. Explain why you want to continue to “Be the Change.”
Lewis: The entire world is surrounded by a multitude of problems from global warming to widespread disease, to poverty and malnutrition in developing nations, to corruption and unethical practices; the responsibility is on us to be the leading push for the change which we want to see. Whether it be gathering garbage from along the roadways, collecting food for the local food pantries, or arranging a benefit for those in need. It’s the small actions that add up and create the biggest impact. If we want to see better, we need to be better. We need to lead by example and be the driving force to the change we long for.
As you approach graduation, it is a great time to reflect on the people who have helped you become the person you are today. Give a shoutout to a member of the Fonda-Fultonville family who has made a positive impact on your life and explain why.
Lewis: One faculty member that had an impact on me wasn’t a teacher, but that didn’t make her any less of our family. Mrs. Cass was the scariest sub my freshman year, she was strict and looked mean. However, throughout the years we’ve become friends and she’s one of the only people that I can go to with anything. We say hello every morning when I walk into school, and when it’s a Friday she tells me to have a great weekend. We’ve grown so close that we joke about me being her granddaughter. Seeing Cass is the highlight of my school day and it’s a little disappointing when I can’t say hello to her. She may not have been one of my teachers, but Mrs. Cass has taught me and so many others so much.