{"id":93914,"date":"2018-05-29T13:42:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=93914"},"modified":"2018-05-29T09:59:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:59:07","slug":"collaboration-brings-success-message-to-hamilton-central-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=93914","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration brings success message to Hamilton Central students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Collaboration brings success message to Hamilton Central students<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hamilton Central School is racing to the finish of another school year in partnership with Matt Janczuk
\nRacing and the Hamilton Area Community Coalition. Janczuk is a five-time champion dirt track race car
\ndriver at the Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, with more than 40 wins across the state. He\u2019s also a police\u00a0sergeant with the Hamilton Police Department, and the only state-certified juvenile officer in Madison\u00a0County.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cWe thought it would be a cool way to bring safety messages to the kids to combine my work as a police\u00a0sergeant with my passion for racing,\u201d said Janczuk. \u201cPartnering with community organizations such\u00a0as the Hamilton Coalition is important and provides a way to give back and reach out to the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program is called \u201cFinish Strong \u2013 with Sgt. Janczuk,\u201d and includes tips for beating end of school year\u00a0stress, staying safe, and keeping away from drugs &amp; alcohol. Posters around school feature a unique\u00a0photo of Janczuk in both of his uniforms, half policeman, and half racing champion. The goal is to help\u00a0kids build a positive relationship with their police department, build resiliency, and give them the encouragement they need to finish the school year with excellence.<\/p>\n

Janczuk brought his race car out in front of the school and spoke to students in grades 6-12.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning a\u00a0championship takes courage and strength. You have to believe you can win,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we\u00a0believe about ourselves determines how we live our lives. I want to encourage everyone to keep your\u00a0head up and always give your best effort moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students from HCS Students Against Destructive Decisions also issued a challenge and\u00a0encouraged their peers to build their own \u201cPit Crew\u201d by finding positive people who would encourage\u00a0them to do their best through the rest of the school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we surround ourselves with people\u00a0who will inspire and motivate us we are more likely to find happiness and success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also, as part of the campaign, tire-shaped stress balls will be handed out before state testing, reminding\u00a0students taking their Regents to \u201cThink Like A Champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hamilton community has rallied behind the project with support from HCS Middle and High School
\nPrincipal Bill Dowsland, Hamilton Police Chief Shawn Stassi and Mayor Ruthann Loveless. Vantine Imaging spearheaded Janczuk\u2019s photo shoot and donated printing, and Hamilton\u2019s Department of\u00a0Public Works brought their newest traffic cones to help decorate the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project has\u00a0illustrated once again Hamilton\u2019s strong community spirit,\u201d says Melissa Cassulis, program coordinator\u00a0of the Hamilton Coalition. \u201cThe HACC is proud to partner with Matt Janczuk Racing to bring these safety\u00a0messages to the kids in a fresh and fun way. Sgt. Janczuk\u2019s eagerness to invest in the lives of our young\u00a0people goes above and beyond his job description. It\u2019s this type of community support which builds that\u00a0safe and healthy environment in which our children can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos of the event can be found at www.hamiltoncoalition.com or on\u00a0Facebook\/hamiltonareacommunitycoalition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Collaboration brings success message to Hamilton Central students Hamilton Central School is racing to the finish of another school year in partnership with Matt Janczuk Racing and the Hamilton Area Community Coalition. Janczuk is a five-time champion dirt track race car driver at the Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, with more than 40 wins across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23813,32,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-crime","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}