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Brooke Canetti, Grade 11 Kennadi Alberti, Grade 6 Lola Nigro, Grade 3
DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
2021-2022 Calendar & Information • www.depewschools.org
Kate Durham, Grade 6 Abigail Herendeen, Grade 5 Angelina Maldonado, Grade 12
Depew Union Free School District 1
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Emergency School Closings
Closing schools due to hazardous weather conditions during the winter months is a
(Notification of Rights under FERPA) . . . . . . . . . . 7
Website Asbestos Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Attendance Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
difficult decision. The final decision is made by the District’s Superintendent after
consultation with the local weather bureau, area police agencies, and neighboring
Information on the Depew school districts. Parents are urged to follow these guidelines for school closings.
Busing: Including Special Ed, Private/Parochial . . . . . 4
Union Free School District can Child Find Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Automated Telephone Notification System
be found at www.depewschools. Code of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Our automated telephone notification system will dial the home, work and cell phone
org. You will find information Communicable Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 numbers of parents, guardians, and staff to deliver important messages. The district
specific to the High School, Community Use of Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 will record emergency messages, school closing information and other pertinent
Middle School and Cayuga Directory Information Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 information and broadcast these messages rapidly to all stakeholders in the district. It
Heights Elementary School. The Disabled Property Owners Tax Exemption . . . . . . . . . . 7 is an improved way of disseminating information under our District Safety Plan.
calendar of events and activities
will be posted, along with news
Dress Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Health Policy & Required Physicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Listen to your Radio and Television Stations
events from each building. As Announcements will be made over the radio and television stations as early as
Immunization Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 possible (between 6:00 and 7:00 AM). Please check announcements on one of the
you go to each building site you Interscholastic Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
will find even more information following if the weather is stormy. Do not call the schools as phone lines are used to
Lunch Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 handle the emergency situation.
about your child’s school. Non-Discrimination Notice / Civil Rights Policy . . . . 3 Radio WBUF (92.9) WJYE (96.1) WGRF (96.9)
If you are interested in athletics Parent’s Right to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (FM) WEDG (103.3) WHTT (104) WYRK (106.5) WKSE-KISS (98.5)
you will find sports schedules, Pesticide Neighbor Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (AM) WBEN (930) WECK (1230) WGR (55)
team information and driving Prescription Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Television WKBW (Ch. 7) WGRZ (Ch. 2) WIVB (Ch. 4)
Questions and Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
directions, if needed. Information
on sportsmanship and school- Registration Information for Kindergarten Check with Neighbors They may have heard the radio announce-
sponsored tournaments is also and New Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ments and can relay messages. Please refrain from calling the public schools, if
Senior Citizen Tax Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 possible. Do not make presumptions about Depew closing schools. Although other
available.
Special Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 area schools have closed, DEPEW MAY NOT CLOSE.
Before every Board of Education
meeting, the Board agenda is
Tax Code Number Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Students With Disabilities will not be transported to BOCES or
Technology Acceptable Use Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . 6 private placements when the public schools are closed due to weather.
posted online for those who
are interested. Along with this
Work Permits for ages 11 and up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Non-Public Schools served by Depew will be notified. Depew buses will
you will find the names and
contact numbers of all the
Calendar not transport students to private or parochial schools on that day.
Evening Activities will generally be canceled, with the possible
Board of Education meetings, members . . . . . . . . . . . 14
trustees elected to the Board of exception of away games in sports.
College Entrance Testing: SAT, ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Education.
Comprehensive District Education Plan . . . back cover If school is closed during the school day, students will
The Food Service Department Report Cards and Parent-Teacher Conferences . . . . . . 2 be kept at the schools until the latest possible moment for safety reasons. Generally
will make the school lunch School Hours for all Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 the students are safer at school in a supervised and warm environment. In the event
menus for all three buildings NY State (Standardized Testing) and Regent Exams . 13 that children MUST be returned home, dismissal will occur on a school-by-school
available. You will also find other Student Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 basis. Please have an emergency plan in place. Parents should arrange to have their
nutrition and healthy eating tips. Telephone Numbers (District wide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 children met upon their return and have a neighbor alerted to provide temporary
shelter until you arrive home.
During the year, please check our website at www.depewschools.org for updates to this calendar.
Important Information 2
Report Cards and Parent Teacher Conferences Lunch Prices
Report cards will be issued quarterly for all middle and high school students in grades Free breakfasts and lunches will continue in the 2021-2022 school year. It is still
6-12. Cayuga Heights operates on a trimester schedule and with report cards issued three important to fill out the Free and Reduced Meal Application sent home over the summer
times a year for students in kindergarten to grade 5. All quarterly and trimester marking or available on our website. Free and reduced lunch applications are available online and
period closing dates are included in the calendar section. If a parent has any reason to from Depew’s Food Service Director, Barbara Albi, whose office is in the Cayuga Heights
meet with the teacher at any time during the school year, please contact the teacher by Elementary School. She can be reached at 686-5009.
calling the school’s main office.
Schedule for Parent-Teacher Conferences: REGULAR SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES
School Begin Dismiss
Cayuga Heights Elementary (Gr. K-5) High School & Middle School (Gr. 6-12)
Thursday, Dec. 2, 1-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 6-9 p.m. High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:38 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 6, 1-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 12-3 p.m. Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:38 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:20 p.m.
Information regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences will be sent home with the students Cayuga Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:45 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:05 p.m.
so that you may schedule your appointment.
Additional Early Dismissal Day
Rian Alberti, Grade 9
On Friday, December 3 there will be early dismissal for all students in grades K-12.
Open House Schedule
Cayuga Heights, Sept. 7, Kindergarten, 3:00-4:30 p.m. (Hot Dog Roast)
Cayuga Heights, Sept. 7, Grades 1, 3, 5, 5:30-7 p.m. (Supply drop off)
Cayuga Heights, Sept. 7, Grades 2 & 4, 4:45-6:15 p.m. (Supply drop off)
Depew Middle School, Sept. 15, Grades 6-8, 6-8 p.m.
Depew High School, Sept. 30, Grades 9-12, 6 p.m.
Sasa Nguyen, Grade 9
Isabel Gorski, Grade 3
Kindergarten Registration - March 14-17, 2022
A child is eligible to enroll in kindergarten if their fifth birthday falls on or before
Dec. 1 following the start of the school year in September. A birth certificate, proof of
immunization, and proof of residency are required. Kindergarten registration will be
held during the week of March 14-17, 2022. Please call the Cayuga Heights Elementary
School Office (686-5003) for an appointment to register and for the student to
participate in our kindergarten screening for school readiness.
August 2021
On May 12, 2022, there will be an Orientation Program for those new kindergarten
students registered for the 2022-2023 school year. Students presently in kindergarten will 17 Sports Summer Physicals, 23 Fall Sports Begin
CHE Nurse’s Office, 8am-12pm 25 DMS Welcome Back Lock Sale, 8:30-11:30am
have a half day of school that day so that teachers will be available for the orientation
sessions. 18-19 Link Crew Training Day, DHS Café, DMS New Student Orientation, 9:30am
9am-2pm
26 Freshman Connection, DHS Large Gym, 9am
Freshmen Locker Day, DHS, 10am-1pm
31 Superintendent’s Conference Day No School
September 2021
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
September Fundraisers 1 2 3 4
• CHE PTO Fall Fundraiser & Apparel Sale • Sophomore Class Apparel Sale
• DMS Grade 6 Locker Ladder Sale - Sept. 12-25 Superintendent’s Superintendent’s
Grade 6 Sept. 8-22 • Class of ‘23, ‘24 & ‘25 Spirit Week Conference Day Conference Day
• DMS Student Council Class Shirt Sale T-Shirt Sales Sept. 15-24 No School No School
Sept. 8-22 • 8th Grade Class Fall fundraiser begins
• DHS Chorus Zap a Snack/Save Around Sept. 24
the City Sale Sept. 9-17
5 6 7 Superintendent’s 8 9 10 11
Conference Day
Labor Day No School First Day of
No School • Welcome to Kindergarten School for Students
Hot Dog Roast, 3-4:30pm
• Open House and Supply
Drop Off: Grades 2 & 4
(4:45-6:15pm), Grades 1,
3 & 5 (5:30-7pm)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
• Grade 7 Team Building
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm • AOF Advisory Board Day
• Underclassmen Photos, • Underclassmen Photos, • DMS Open House, Meeting, DHS Library, • Senior Clothing Balances
DHS Aud DHS Aud 6-8pm 7:45-9am due
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
• DMS/DHS PTSO
Meeting, DHS Main
Office, 3:30pm
• College Kickoff - Senior
• Board of Education Parent College/Financial
Meeting, DHS Café, Aid Info Night, DHS Café, • Senior Portrait Make-ups/
6:30pm 7-9pm Re-takes
26 27 28 29 30
Paige Borodzik Grade 10
Alyssa Ackman, Grade 9
• DMS Fall Picture Day
• Grade 7 Health & • High School Open House,
Wellness Day 1 DHS, 6pm
October 2021
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
October Fundraisers 1 2
• CHE PTO Candy Apple Sale
Arianna Dommell Grade 12
• DHS Student Senate Candy Sale Oct. 8-22
Paige Fiorella, Grade 12
• DHS Band Cookie Dough Sale Oct. 25-Nov. 8
• NJHS Operation Gratitude Candy Collection for Troops
Oct. 27-Nov. 3
• Early Dismissal – K-12
Serena Krull, Grade 6 15 min. Emergency Drill
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm • 5-Week Reports
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
• Sophomore Class Ring
Sale until Oct. 15
Columbus Day
No School • CHE School Pictures
(Grades K-2)
• Board of Education • CHE School Pictures
Meeting, DHS Café, (Grades 3-5)
6:30pm • PSAT (Juniors)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
• AOF Advisory Board
• Grade 7 Health & Meeting, DHS Library,
• DMS/DHS Spirit Week Wellness Day 2 • DMS Pep Assembly 7:45-9am
until Oct. 22 • Modified Football Depew • JV Football Depew vs. • DHS Motorcade
• DHS Gym Decorating,
• Cayuga Heights Book vs. Lancaster, At Home, Lancaster, At Home, 7pm 2:30-7pm • DHS Pep Assembly
Fair until Oct. 22 6pm • DMS/DHS PTSO • Varsity Football Depew • DHS Homecoming
• CHE Spooktacular
• All Classes Chicken BBQ, • DHS Bonfire, DHS, Meeting, DHS Main Halloween Bash, vs. Lancaster, At Dance, DHS Gym,
DHS, 3-7pm 7-9pm Office, 3:30pm 6-7:30pm Lancaster, 7pm 8-11pm
24 25 • Red Ribbon Week
until Oct. 29
26 27 28 29 • DMS Halloween
Dress Up Day -
30
• Underclassmen Portrait Student Council
Re-takes • DMS Trick or Treating -
• Pops Concert, DHS 8th Grade Class
• DHS Blood Drive,
31 Large Gym, 6:30pm
Multipurpose Room,
• Trunk or Treat - 9am-1pm
Challenge for Change, • DMS Student Council
DHS Parking Lot, 7:30pm Dance, 7-9pm
November 2021
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
5
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
• BOCES Staff • NHS Induction
Development Day - No Ceremony, DHS Aud,
Carleigh Richards, Grade 8 BOCES Programs • CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm 6:30-7:30pm
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Veterans’ Day
Observed
No School
• Grade 7 Health & • Music Dept. Craft Show,
Wellness Day 3 • End of 1st Marking Period DHS, 10am-3:30pm
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
• AOF Advisory Board
Meeting, DHS Library,
• Grade 8 Field Trip Parent 7:45-9am
Meeting, 6pm • DMS Picture Makeup
• Senior cap/gown payment • Board of Education • DMS/DHS PTSO Day • Homeless Sleep Out
due Meeting, DHS Cafe, Meeting, DHS Main • DHS Talent Show, DHS – HELP Club, DHS
• Winter Sports Begin 6:30pm Office, 3:30pm Aud, 7pm Courtyard, 10pm-6am
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
• Student Senate
NYS CLSA State • ASVAB Career Thanksgiving Recess - No School
Conference, Niagara Exploration Program
Falls, until Nov. 23 (Juniors)
28 29 30 November Fundraisers
• CHE PTO Wreath/Poinsettia Sale
Ashton Bellinger, Grade 11
• DMS Student Council Holiday Food Drive Nov. 8-19
• DMS/DHS PTSO Gift Card Sale Nov. 9-Dec.3
• Senate Dinner for Two Gift Certificate Sale
Nov. 22-Dec. 6
• CHE Fall Picture
• Classes Resume Retakes
December 2021
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
December Fundraisers 1 2 3 4
• NJHS Reverse Advent Calendar Service • DHS Honor Roll Breakfast
Project Dec. 1-17 - Quarter 1
Destiny Clark, Grade 10
• Early Dismissal - K-5,
12pm
• World AIDS Awareness • End of 1st Trimester
• Parent Teacher
Day – HELP Club Conferences – K-5 (1- • Early Dismissal- K-12, • CHE PTO Breakfast with
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm 7pm), 6-12 (6-9pm) 12pm Santa
5 6 • Early Dismissal – 7 • Grade 6 Honor Roll 8 9 10 11
K-12, 12pm Breakfast
• Grade 7 Honor Roll
• Parent Teacher • DMS 12 Days of
Breakfast
Conferences, K-5 (1- Christmas Activities until
3pm) 6-12 (12-3pm) Dec. 22 • FAFSA/TAP Application
Assistance, Rooms • Grade 8 Honor Roll • DHS School Holiday
• DMS/DHS Jazz • CHE Winter Concert
244/243, 7-9pm Breakfast Assembly & Pictures
Ensemble and Choirs Band 4, Band 5 and
Concert, DHS Aud, Chorus 4/5, DHS Aud, • DMS Holiday Concert, • DMS School Holiday • NJHS Babysitting Night
7:30pm 7:00pm DHS Aud, 7:30pm Assembly & Pictures (ages 3-10), 6-8pm
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
• AOF Advisory Board
Meeting, DHS Library,
7:45-9am
• 13 CHE Merry Moose • Grade 10 Harkness CTE • Grade 10 Potter Rd CTE • Second Quarter 5-Week
Holiday Shop until Field Trip Field Trip Reports
Dec. 17 • DMS/DHS PTSO • Wildcat Boys’ Basketball • DMS Freedom In
• DHS Winter Concert, Meeting, DHS Main Holiday Tournament, DHS America 2020-21
DHS Aud, 7:30pm • Concert Snow Date Office, 3:30pm Gym, until Dec. 18 (Tentative)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
• Lady Wildcat Basketball
Tournament, DHS Gym,
until Dec. 23
• Board of Education Winter Recess - No School
Meeting, DHS Café,
6:30pm
26 27 28 29 30 31
Calleigh Witkowski, Grade 5
Winter Recess - No SchoolJanuary 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
January Fundraisers 1
• Class of 2023 - Lawn Signs for Seniors
Elizabeth Kopacz, Grade 12
Jan. 10-Feb. 7
Logan Paterek, Grade 5
Ella Mahoney, Grade 4
Olivia Nagy, Grade 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Classes Resume
• ECMEA Elementary Solo
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm Festival, DMS & DHS
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
• ECMEA Jr. High Solo
Festival, Orchard Park
• DMS Spelling Bee HS
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Martin Luther
King Day
No School
• Board of Education • DMS/DHS PTSO
Meeting, DHS Café, Meeting, DHS Main • CHE PTO Winterfest, • ECMEA Sr. High Festival,
6:30pm Office, 3:30pm 6:30pm BPA
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Regents Exams
30 31 • CHE Musical
• AOF Advisory Board
Reorganization Day Meeting, DHS Library, • End of 2nd Marking • ECMEA Elementary Solo
No School for Students 7:45-9am Period Festival Snow DateFebruary 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
8
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
Gabriella Kelm, Grade 6 • DHS Freshman
Orientation (Grade 8),
DHS Aud, 7pm
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
• DHS Honor Roll
Breakfast – Quarter 2 • DHS Blood Drive, • Father/Daughter Dance
• DMS Superbowl Essay • DMS Student Council Multipurpose Room, - IMPACT Team, DHS
Contest Start Super Bowl Essays Due 9am-1pm Gym/Café, 6:30-8:30pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
• DMS Faculty Meeting
• Grade 6 Honor Roll & • DMS/DHS PTSO • Grade 8 Honor Roll &
Most Improved Breakfast Meeting, DHS Main Most Improved Breakfast
• Board of Education Office, 3:30pm • AOF Advisory Board
Meeting, DHS Café, • Grade 7 Honor Roll & Meeting, DHS Library, • AOF Application Due
6:30pm Most Improved Breakfast 7:45-9am Date
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
President’s Day
Mid-Winter Recess - No School
27 28 February Fundraisers
• CHE PTO Valentine’s Day Pizza Sale
Gemma Morales, Grade 3
• DMS Valentine Grams Feb. 7-11
Thomas Nagy, Grade 3
• All Classes Follies Apparel Sale Feb. 28-March 11March 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
Isabella Klink, Grade 10
Haley Dobucki, Grade 8
• CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
• Third Quarter 5-Week
Report • ECMEA Elementary
• End of 2nd Trimester Concert, Kleinhans
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Kindergarten Registration and Screening
• BOCES Staff
• DHS Musical Preview for Development Day - • DHS Musical, DHS Aud,
• Board of Education DMS & CHE, DHS Aud No BOCES Programs 2pm and 7:30pm
Meeting, DHS Café, • Shared Decision Making • DHS Musical, DHS Aud, • ECMEA Jr High Concert,
• Spring Sports Begin 6:30pm Team Meeting 7:30pm TBD
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
• AOF Advisory Board
• CHE Spring School Meeting, DHS Library,
Pictures Gr. K-2 7:45-9am
• DMS/DHS PTSO • CHE Spring School
Meeting, DHS Main Pictures Gr. 3-5
Office, 3:30pm • K-12 STEAM Night, DHS, • ECMEA Sr High Concert,
6-8pm • CHE PTO Movie Night UB
27 28 29 30 31 March Fundraisers
• CHE PTO Easter Candy Sale
• Masterminds Anderson’s Coupon Book Sale & Spirit
Night at restaurant March 1-15 4-8pm
• Class of ‘23 Holiday Chocolate Sale March 14-25
• Grade 3-8 NYS ELA • Challenge for Change - Popcorn sale during STEAM
Computer Based Testing • Spring Festival of Bands, • College Information night, DHS Gym, March 24 6-8pm
• Follies Week until April 1 until April 5 DHS Aud, 7pm Night, DHS Café, 7pmApril 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
April Fundraisers 1 2
Jaxson Seefeldt, Kindergarten
• CHE PTO Mother’s Day
Sammy Reinhardt, Grade 10
Hanging Basket Sale
Isabella Papaj, Grade 6
• DHS Band Spring Craft
Show, DHS, 10am-
• Follies Assembly 3:30pm
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• DHS Summer Job Fair,
lunches • CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Spring Recess - No School
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
• AOF Advisory Board
• AOF Mad City Money, Meeting, DHS Library,
DHS Library, 2:30-4pm 7:45-9am • End of Third Marking
• Classes Resume • Board of Education • DMS/DHS PTSO • Paying for College Period
• Financial Literacy Week Meeting, DHS Café, Meeting, DHS Main Information Night, DHS • DMS Talent Show, DHS
until April 22 6:30pm Office, 3:30 PM Café, 7pm Aud, 7pm
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
• DHS Grim Reaper Day –
• Grade 3-8 NYS Computer SADD Club
Based Math Testing until • Mr. Depew, DHS Aud, • Wildcat Relays, DHS
May 4 • PACT (Sophomores) 8pm Stadium, 12pmMay 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
• DHS Honor Roll • CHE PTO Individual
Breakfast Quarter 3 Mother’s Day Plant Sale
for students
• College Acceptance
• DMS Freedom In
• Teacher Appreciation Celebration
America Assembly 2022
Week until May 6 • DHS Spring Concert • NJHS Induction, DHS • Junior/Senior Prom,
• DHS Spring Concert Choruses, DHS Aud, Aud, 6pm Sterling at Arrowhead,
Bands, DHS Aud, 7:30pm 7:30pm • CHE PTO Meeting, 7pm • DMS Safety meeting 6-11pm
8 9 10 11 12 • Grade 8 Honor Roll
& Most Improved
13 14
Breakfast for 8th
• Grade 7 Honor Roll & grade
Most Improved Breakfast • Kindergarten Orientation-
• Grade 6 Honor Roll & ½ Day of School for
Most Improved Breakfast for 7th grade
Kindergarten ONLY
for 6th grade • CHE Spring Concert: • DMS Spring Concert –
• Budget Hearing, DHS Band 4, Band 5, Chorus Grades 6, 7/8, DHS Aud, • Fourth Quarter 5-Week
Café, 6:30pm 4/5, DHS Aud, 7pm 7:30pm Reports
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
• DMS Character
Education Breakfast
• Budget Vote & Election, • AOF Year End Banquet & • DMS/DHS PTSO
DHS Awards, The Grapevine Meeting, DHS Main
• Chicken BBQ Banquets, 5:30-8pm Office, 3:30pm
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Memorial Day
Recess
• NYS Grade 4 & 8 No School
Performance Testing
• Board of Education
Meeting, DHS Café, • DHS Awards Consortium, • Band/Choir Trip -TBD
6:30pm DHS Aud, 7pm until May 30 • Grade 8 Field Trip
29 30 31 May Fundraisers
Johanna Hernandez, Grade 7
• Senior Clothing Sale (50% Deposit Due) May 2-26
Memorial Day
• Senior Class Mother’s Day Plant Sale May 4-6
Jenna Fiorello, Grade 9
No School
• Classes ResumeJune 2022
ALL EVENTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR
CANCELLATION. Please refer to the District website: www.
depewschools.org for updates.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
Harper Tomasulo, Grade 3
Kate Durham, Grade 6
Mea Getzoni, Grade 9
• DHS Blood Drive,
• Music Dept. Banquet, • Pre-Commencement Multipurpose Room,
Ripa’s, 6-10pm Celebration, DHS 9am-1pm
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
• NYS Grade 4 & 8 • Grade 4 Spelling Bee,
Science Written Exam DHS Aud, 9:30am
• Grade 5 Promotional
• Senior Athletes Award Ceremony, DHS Aud,
Night, DHS Café, 6pm 1pm
• DMS/DHS Jazz Bands • DECA/AOF 14th Annual
and Choirs Concert, • Senior Portraits until • Senior Breakfast, Walk & Car & Bike Show, DHS,
DHS Aud, 7:30pm June 9 Picnic 5-8:30pm
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
• Grade 8 Class Night,
DHS Aud, 7pm
Local and Regents Exams
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
• Regents Rating Day –
• Board of Education Last Day for Teachers
Juneteenth Holiday Meeting, DHS Café, • Graduation Rehearsal, • End of 4th Marking
No School 6:30pm DHS Café/Aud, 9am Period
Regents Exams • End of 3rd Trimester
• Class of 2022
Commencement, 7pm
26 27 28 29 30 June Fundraisers
• CHE PTO Father’s Day Car Wash SaleWhen Students are Tested 13
The chart below details the NYS Assessments and Regents Exams for the 2021-22 school Graduation Requirements: High school students must pass certain Regents Examinations
year at the time of printing. Please consult our website for any updates. and a foreign language proficiency to graduate. In addition, students must earn a minimum
of 22 credits to graduate. Call the Counseling Center for further information.
Examination Administration Dates Make-Up Dates
Higher Level Thinking Skills: The state assessments like the curricula focus on students
High School Regents Jan. 25-28 being independent thinkers. Learning facts and computations are only a beginning.
Alternate Assessment for Students Students need to apply skills to solve daily as well as abstract problems. The key to school
March 14-June 10 Within Testing Dates
with Disabilities success is the ability to express knowledge, support opinions with data, and utilize a
variety of resources. To be competitive in today’s global market, our students need to be
Grades 3-8 ELA March 29-April 5 April 1-8
highly skilled, problem solvers, and good communicators. The standards and assessments
NYS English as a Second Language developed by New York State set the criteria and measure our success at preparing students
April 11-May 20 Within Testing Dates
Achievement Test- Spoken for life.
Grades 3-8 Math April 26-May 4 April 29-May 9
College Entrance Schedule 2021-22
NYS English as a Second Language May 9-20 Within Testing Dates To complete most college applications, students often take college entrance examinations.
Achievement Test-Writing
Either the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and/or the American College Test (ACT)
Grade 4 & 8 Science Performance May 24-June 3 Within Testing Dates meet this requirement for many colleges. These tests may also be used to qualify for some
Grade 4 & 8 Science Written June 6 June 7-8 scholarships. Students should plan to take one or both exams in May or June of their
junior year, which gives them the opportunity to repeat one or both at the beginning of
High School Regents June 15-23 (No Test 6/20) their senior year. Applications are available in the Counseling Center or register online.
This year the Practice SAT (PSAT) is offered to juniors on Oct. 13, 2021 and the Practice
Besides the English language arts and math assessments in grades 3-8, there are
ACT (PACT) will be given to sophomores on April 27, 2022. Students should seek
benchmark exams in science in eighth grades. For information on testing and other
assistance in the HS Counseling Center.
documents including the new common core curricula in English Language Arts and
Math visit www.engageny.org. Students may earn college credit by taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses and
exams and Advanced Studies courses through Erie Community College. There are also
Overview of the Standards and Assessments opportunities to earn college credit for Project Lead the Way, Spanish, and French. For
The Next Generation Learning Standards, approved by NYSED in 2017, have been further information, contact the High School Counseling Center at 686-5076.
the result of over two years of collaborative work to ensure New York State has the SAT & ACT Testing in New York State (Please visit the Counseling Office to register or register
best learning standards for our students. Over 130 educators and parents worked online).
together to make recommendations and revise the standards, resulting in a new set of
revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards. In high school, SAT Test SAT Registration ACT Test ACT Registration
the English Language Arts standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and Dates Deadline Dates Deadline
language are also translated to literacy standards in history and social studies, science, Oct. 2, 2021 Sept. 3, 2021 Sept. 11, 2021 Aug. 6, 2021
and technical subjects. The expectation is that students will develop literacy skills Nov. 6, 2021 Oct. 8, 2021 Oct. 23_, 2021 Sept. 17, 2021
specific to these subject areas in addition to what they learn in their language arts Dec. 4, 2021 Nov. 4, 2021 Dec. 11, 2021 Nov. 5, 2021
classes. The goal of next generation standards is to raise the achievement bar to a level March 12, 2022 Feb. 11, 2022 Feb. 12, 2022 Jan. 7, 2022
comparable to those of the best education systems in the world. Graduating students May 7, 2022 April 8, 2022 April 2, 2022 March 25, 2022
must be college and career ready. June 4, 2022 May 5, 2022 June 11, 2022 May 6, 2022Board of Education/District Administration 14
Board of Education Board of Education Meetings District Administration
The Depew Union Free School Board of Education meetings are held on the third 5201 S. Transit Road, Depew, N.Y. 14043 • 686-5000
District Board of Education sets policy Tuesday of the month. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Superintendent of Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey R. Rabey, Ph.D. 686-5104
for the school district, in accordance (unless otherwise noted) and will be held in the Business Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Arena . . . . . . . . 686-5110
with state and federal laws. The High School Cafeteria. The annual reorganization Director of Instruction, Curriculum & Personnel . . . . Joseph D’Amato . . . . . 686-5129
seven members are elected by District meeting takes place in July each year. The public Board of Education, District Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Neischel . . . . . . 686-5104
residents and serve unpaid, three-year will be notified of any change in location, time or Director of Special Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Snuszka . . . . . . . . . 686-5123
terms. Elections are held at the time dates. Board meeting dates are subject to change Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Skoczylas . . . . . 686-5077
of the annual budget vote in May. at the discretion of the Board of Education. Director of Technology & DPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Gilliam . . . . . 686-5066
Meeting dates are available on the district Director of Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hess . . . . . . . . . 686-5088
President Website calendar, www.depewschools.org. School Lunch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Albi . . . . . . . . 686-5009
David Sheff
684-4772 Aug. 17 High School Cafeteria Depew High School • Grades 9-12
Sept. 21 High School Cafeteria 5201 S. Transit Road, Depew, N.Y. 14043 • 686-5065
Vice President
Oct. 12* High School Cafeteria Executive Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Lupini . . . . . . . . 686-5095
Todd Bush Assistant Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Skoczylas . . . . . 686-5090
807-8537 Nov. 16 High School Cafeteria
Assistant Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natasha Fatta . . . . . . . 686-5090
Dec. 21 High School Cafeteria Counseling Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5069
Trustees
Jan. 18 High School Cafeteria School Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meghan Kutas . . . . . . . 686-5087
Amy Doody Attendance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5084
390-5938 Feb. 15 High School Cafeteria
March 15 High School Cafeteria Depew Middle School • Grades 6-8
Nicholas LaMarca
725-2824 April 19 High School Cafeteria 5201 S. Transit Road, Depew, N.Y. 14043 • 686-5045
May 24 High School Cafeteria Executive Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James J. Lupini . . . . . . 686-5051
Patrick Law House Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Girdlestone . . . . 686-5050
560-3887 June 21 High School Cafeteria Assistant Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natasha Fatta . . . . . . . 686-5040
John Spencer Counseling Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5055
681-1557 Budget Information School Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn Martin . . . . . . . . 686-5042
Attendance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5055
Justin P. Young May 10, 2022 - Budget Hearing at Depew High
683-1421 School cafeteria Cayuga Heights Elementary • Grades K-5
District Clerk May 17, 2022 - Budget Vote and Election at 1780 Como Park Boulevard, Depew, N.Y. 14043 • 686-5005
Depew High School, Noon - 9 p.m. Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Kudla . . . . . . 686-5006
Jessica Neischel Assistant Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Fatta . . . . . . . 686-5026
686-5104 School Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Smith . . . . . . . . . 686-5008
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Fayad . . . . . . . . 686-5007
Attendance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5005
Cindy Bleasdale
686-5107 Transportation Department
Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686-5155Non Profit Organization
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Depew, NY
Depew Public Schools
5201 S. Transit Road
Depew, New York 14043
Board of Education
David Sheff, President
Todd Bush, Vice President
Amy Doody, Trustee
Nicholas LaMarca, Trustee
Patrick Law, Trustee
John Spencer, Trustee
Justin P. Young, Trustee
Jeffrey R. Rabey, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Comprehensive District Education Plan 2021-22
Vision
Provide an engaging learning environment focused on achieving
excellence.
Mission
Challenge and inspire students to achieve at the highest level and
become responsible citizens.
We Believe
• All students can learn.
• Literacy is essential for all learning.
• Good character and a healthy lifestyle enrich student well-being.
• Individual student needs must be met through caring classrooms
and engaging instruction.
• Parental involvement and support enhance a child’s ability to
succeed.
• Effective communication is essential for success.
• Students will be prepared to adapt to an ever-changing world.
• Excellence in our schools requires significant and continuing
commitment of human and financial resources.
Guiding Philosophy
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