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Capital Improvement Project Vote is October 11: The Webster CSD Building Our Future capital project vote will take place Wednesday, October 11, 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Webster Schroeder High School gym, 875 Ridge Road, Webster. This project will affect all 11 schools with zero tax impact for district residents.   The proposed $85 million Building Our Future project aligns with the district’s ongoing commitment to providing a safe educational environment for students. Proposed renovations and improvements at every school will ensure that all students have safe, accessible spaces to learn well into the future. Building Our Future is highlighted by safety and security upgrades, roofing, and improvements to interior and exterior building spaces, including the expansion of the One Webster Learning Center (OWL) special ... Webster CSD's Spry Middle School Hosts 9/11 Freedom Flag Raising Ceremony: Webster CSD's Spry Middle School hosted a special 9/11 flag raising ceremony in partnership with the Freedom Flag Foundation. Spry applied for and was granted a National Freedom Flag from the Freedom Flag Foundation which will be flown every year on Patriot Day, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US. According to the Freedom Flag Foundation, the Freedom Flag is the nation's only codified 9/11 flag of remembrance, and it has been flown or displayed in nearly 2,000 schools, fire stations, and civic buildings in all 50 states. In addition to the Freedom Flag, Spry Middle School also received a World Trade Center steel artifact recovered from Tower 1 at Ground Zero in New York City. That artifact will be displayed at Spry for the next year along with the Freedom ... Absentee Ballot Applications Available for Capital Improvement Project Vote: Absentee ballot applications are now available for Webster CSD's proposed Building Our Future capital improvement project.   Qualified voters of the district who will be unable to attend the polls on the day of the vote, for reasons outlined on the absentee ballot application, may wish to use an absentee ballot. Voters must apply for the ballot in advance. Absentee ballot applications are available at the link below or from District Clerk Heather Murphy, 119 South Avenue, Webster.   All absentee ballot applications must be RECEIVED by the district clerk at least seven business days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be picked up personally by or for the voter.   The Webster CSD ... Nominate Exemplary Teachers for Oak Tree Award: Oak Tree Award nominations are now being accepted for the 2023-24 school year. Co-sponsored by the Webster Teachers' Association (WTA) and the Webster Central PTSA, the Oak Tree Award recognizes teaching excellence in Webster CSD at the elementary and the secondary levels. Any Webster resident or district employee, current or former student, parent, teacher, or administrative colleague may nominate a teacher for the Elementary or Secondary Teacher of the Year Oak Tree Award. Award nominees must meet the following criteria: Currently teaching in a full-time position in Webster Central Schools Have a minimum of 5 years teaching experience in Webster Central Schools Plan to continue to teach the next school year in, or ... Five Honored by College Board: Students at both of Webster CSD’s high school have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs . These programs celebrate students' hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent. At Webster Schroeder High School, Davids V. and Ethan V. each received the National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA), and at Webster Thomas High School Maxwell B. received the National African American Recognition Award and Catherine M. and Ryan M. each received the NHRA.   Webster ... Five Achieve National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Status: Webster CSD is pleased to announce that five One Webster students have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in the 2024 program.   Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 69 th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists ...

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