Southern Cayuga High School
2384 Route 34B -- Aurora, NY 13026
Phone: 315.364.7111 -- Fax: 315.364.8207  

Mr. Luke A. Carnicelli, Principal
CarnicelliL@southerncayuga.org  

SCHS Mission Statement: The Mission of Southern Cayuga High School is to create an environment that is conducive to personal and academic excellence. This will be accomplished by creating a school community that embodies the principles of being: Safe, Respectful, Responsible, and Kind.

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    SCHS Daily Newsletter (click here)               

     2010-2011 SCHS Course Offerings (click here) 
 

Principal's Message   
February 2010 - Hello and welcome to the SCHS website! Please click on the above links for our daily announcements.  

Greetings! It is hard to believe that we are more than half-way through the school year. As we start the second semester many students have begun new courses. Also, we are starting  to schedule students for the 2010-2011 school year. If you have not already, please review with your child their course selections for next year. The SCHS course offerings guide is available via the following link: click here . Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
As I stated in our last newsletter, we are phasing out our AP course offerings. Although, students taking college classes may still take AP exams for college credit. With this in mind, we will be offering additional SUPA (Syracuse University) college classes in addition to our CCC and TC3 offerings for the 2010-2011 school year. The following SUPA classes will be offered (pending student enrollment): English (two semester courses - Reading & Writing) Accounting, Entrepreneurship, US History, Economics, and Public Affairs.
We took the following data into consideration in phasing out AP course offerings and adding SUPA courses. Maximum score on an AP exam is a five. Usually, colleges accept a four or five for college credit. Over the past four years, we have had the following total percentage of students receive a four or five on the AP exams we offer: 2006: 12%; 2007: 25%; 2008: 13%; 2009: 4%. Using this information, very few students were receiving college credit for AP exams. Thus, it is a prudent choice to offer college affiliated courses with the option of the AP exam rather than just the AP course. 
Other reasons behind the shift to SUPA is teacher support, class rigor, and credit based on work throughout the semester. AP credit is based solely on the exam score not the student's work throughout the semester. In addition, SUPA offers training each summer as well as a teacher mentor at Syracuse University. The support provided to our teachers within the SUPA program will only enhance their ability to prepare our students for the demands of college. 
Finally, we are planning a college credit course information night for high school parents sometime this spring (date TBA). That evening will allow parents to better understand the benefits and expectations of our college course offerings. 

SCCS scholarships 
The  SCCS scholarship listing and common application for the 2009-2010 school year is available via the guidance office and on the Southern Cayuga Website homepage (www.southerncayuga.org). There are over 50 scholarships available to Juniors and Seniors totaling over $350,000! Most scholarships have a deadline date of April and May.

Parent Advisory Council
To date, we have held two parent advisory council meetings and will meet again on 2/25/10 at 6:00 p.m. to further discuss SCHS initiatives such as course offerings, attendance policy, facilities planning, web-based grading, and PE participation.

As always, if there is anything I can answer or assist with, please do not hesitate to call or email me at 364.7111 or CarnicelliL@southerncayuga.org.

Sincerely,
Luke Carnicelli
SCHS Principal

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Please click here for the 4th 2009-2010 SCHS newsletter.
• Please click here for the 3rd 2009-2010 SCHS newsletter.
• Please click here for the 2nd 2009-2010 SCHS newsletter.
• Please click here for the 1st 2009-2010 SCHS newsletter.
• Long-range academic planning: Information can be found via the following links:
  
  SCHS long-range academic plan
  SCCS long-range academic plan
  
• HS Parent Advisory meetings will be held during the 2009-2010 school year. The meetings are scheduled for the following dates (please click on the date for the agenda): 10/1/09 , 12/17/09 , 2/25/10, 5/20/10 . All meetings will be held in the guidance office from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Agendas for each meeting are sent via email.
  If you are interested in becoming part of this group or would like to receive the agendas, please email me at CarnicelliL@southerncayuga.org

Southern Cayuga High School does not restrict students on the basis of race/ethnicity, religion, physical handicap subject to medical eligibility, or gender.