WCCS Student to Climb Kilimajaro

Diane Schmitt Class of 2007 Graduate

To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for Charity

I am currently a junior at Cornell University majoring in food science. I am grateful for coming from a small and supportive high school. I feel that I developed a valuable skills that I continue to use in college especially research and presentation skills as well as, the opportunity to gain leadership experience.

I am involved in several groups at Cornell. One group that I am especially excited about is Fistula Free Climb. The group is made up of students that are raising money for OperationOF which funds operations and support for women with obstetric fistulas in Africa.

I will be traveling to Tanzania with Fistula Free Climb from January 3 to 23. I will be volunteering in a hospital and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,341ft. We hope to raise $100,000 for OperationOF an organization that delegates the money to hospitals to perform the surgeries for women with obstetric fistulas. The cost of a surgery is $250. I hope to personally help ten women by raising $2, 500.

Sincerely,

Diane M. Schmitt

Wheatland-Chili Class of 2007

Middle School Principal Appointed

New Principal for

Wheatland-Chili Middle School

The Board of Education approved Brad Zilliox as the new Middle School Principal at their November meeting. Mr. Zilliox was chosen after an interview process involving parents, support staff, teachers, board members, and administration.

Mr. Zilliox is currently the Assistant Principal at the Willink Middle School in Webster. He has held that position for the past five years. He also has experience as an Assistant Principal in Newark and as an administrator at Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES. Mr. Zilliox has also taught High School Social Studies and was a teacher for the New Visions Program.

We are excited for his start here at Wheatland-Chili in early January 2010. His wide range of experiences will continue the emphasis of quality education here at WCCS.