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Publishers Parkway to Close for Homecoming: Portions of Publishers Parkway will be CLOSED this Friday, October 18 for the Webster Thomas Homecoming football game. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the road will be closed from after the Willink entrance to the Webster Ice Rink entrance across from the tennis courts. Food trucks will start arriving shortly thereafter. For the Webster Theatre Guild performance that night, parking will be first come, first served; all theater guests are encouraged to arrive early to secure a spot and be on time for the 7:30 p.m. production. There will be additional handicapped spots by the entrance of Webster Thomas High School. Also, there will be shuttle service from the south parking lot of the Lakefront Soccer Complex to Webster Thomas from 6:30-10:30 p.m. There will be NO ... Parent-Teacher Conferences Mean Half Days for K-5 Students: Webster CSD families of elementary students are reminded that upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences mean half days for our students in grades K-5. Conferences will take place on Friday, October 18, and Thursday and Friday, October 24-25. On these days, students will be dismissed early. Buses will roll for the end of the day as follows: Plank North and Klem North at 10:10 a.m. Plank South, Klem South, State, Schlegel, and DeWitt at 10:20 a.m. Parents are asked to be prepared for the early dismissal of their K-5 children on these days.     F.I.R.E. to Meet October 22; Community Invited to Join: Families Igniting Racial Equity will meet Tuesday, October 22, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the library at Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Road. Interested persons are welcome to attend.  Families Igniting Racial Equity (F.I.R.E.) began this past spring with the goal to spread racial equity throughout our One Webster community. The group continues to gain momentum. For further information about F.I.R.E., please contact Terry McCarthy, Webster CSD Director of Humanities, at terrance_mccarthy@webstercsd.org or 216-0000.     One Webster Invited to Join Celebration of Hispanic Culture: The entire community is invited to a dance party to the sounds of Cinco Con Swing! This local salsa band will have the room jumping as One Webster continues Hispanic Heritage Month with dancing, remembrance, and celebration of this beautiful culture.   Join us on Saturday, November 2, at Willink Middle School, 900 Publishers Parkway, Webster. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with salsa and merengue dance lessons from 6:45-7:45 p.m. and open dancing until 9:00 p.m. The event is free, but in the spirit of the season (Día de Muertos) attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable as  una ofrenda  (an offering); there will be an area to write the name of a loved one who has passed, for those who wish to do so.   This evening of Hispanic Heritage celebration ... Nine Named Commended Students: Webster CSD is pleased to announce that nine of our seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from their schools and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by school principals Paul Benz and Glenn Widor to these scholastically talented students.  Webster Schroeder seniors earning this honor are Shamitri Bandyopadhyay, William Bezenah, Adelyn Carney, Victoria Sanberg, and Luke Stowell. Webster Thomas seniors achieving this honor are Hayley Lenhard, Abigail Roetker, Scott Schleede, and Daniel Yang.   About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in ... Title 1 Review: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides for, and the Webster Central School District expects and encourages, the involvement of parents of children in programs assisted under Title 1 of the act (ESSA). PTSA meetings held during October will include the annual review of Webster Central School District's Title I Programs. A district representative will evaluate the content and effectiveness of the Parent and Family Engagement Policy (5400) in improving the academic quality of all of our Title I schools including Klem South, Plank North, Schlegel, and State elementary schools, Spry Middle School, and Webster Schroeder High School. Parental participation and involvement is encouraged.

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