Participating TeleOlympics98 Schools
School: Midlakes Intermediate School
School Contact Person: Jeff Maher
Email Address of Contact Person: mislib@epix.net
School Mailing Address: 22 Teft Ave.
City: Clifton Springs
State: NY
Zip Code: 14432
Country: USA
Approximate Number of Students Participating: 520
Ages and Grades fo students competing: ages 8-12 / grades 3-5
Description of your school: Midlakes Intermediate School is a public
school serving grades 3-5, within the combined Phelps-Clifton Springs C.S.D.
We attend classes from 9 am until approx. 3:10 pm, and our class size averages
25 students. Our total student population is approx. 520, but we are also a
BOCES magnet school for special populations which adds about another 20-25
students to our total. We will be competing in all events on our huge grass
playground behind our school.
Description of your community: The towns of Phelps and Clifton Springs
combined into one school district in the early 1970's. Both are rural
communities located in the Fingerlakes Region of NY, approximately
halfway between the cities of Syracuse and Rochester. Agriculture is the
chief economic supporter of the area, with Phelps claiming the distinction
of being the Sauerkraut Capital of the East. Clifton Springs claim to fame
is its' hot sulphur springs which attracted many tourists at the turn of
the century.
Description of sports done in your school: We participate in many sporting
activities, but our main focus in Physical Education is on
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