Gananda Blue Panther Gazette
Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District
Alumni Basketball Game The Alumni Association is hosting a Men's Alumni Basketball game this Saturday, January 12 at 3pm in the gymnasium at Ruben A. Cirillo High School. Come out and cheer for our Alumni as they compete against each other in this fun event! It's free to attend. | Strategic Plan Surveys Coming Soon! Gananda Central School District is nearing the halfway mark for the 5-year strategic plan which will conclude in June of 2021. As such, we will be sending out survey questions to all of our students, staff, parents, and community members to gather input as to the progress we have made so far. Be on the look out for emails in the coming weeks about participation in the surveys. | The Next PTO Meeting is tonight, January 9 The Gananda PTO will be meeting the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. The next meeting is scheduled forJanuary 9. The meeting will be located at the middle school library from 7:00pm-8:00pm.. Discussions will include fundraisers and volunteer/committee opportunities. All interested parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are welcome. |
Alumni Basketball Game
Strategic Plan Surveys Coming Soon!
The Next PTO Meeting is tonight, January 9
Discussions will include fundraisers and volunteer/committee opportunities.
All interested parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are welcome.
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Grab a Yearbook!
Keep your middle school memories forever
and order a yearbook today!
To order your 2018-2019 Gananda Middle School yearbook:
Click the green “Order a Yearbook” button
Enter the Yearbook ID code: 12624419
Enter your information and select your yearbook package
Contact Mrs. Mereness or Mrs. Campbell with questions
Yearbook packages start at $21.60
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Order Your PTO Calendar Now Available
We are excited to announce the creation of a Gananda PTO 2019 Calendar. Student artwork was submitted by the art teachers at
each of our three buildings, and one winning piece was voted on to represent each of the different grade levels.
The calendars are $10.00 each and can be ordered by downloading the order form.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the calendars will be donated to the art department in each of our three buildings to help supplement their materials & supplies budget for the 2018-2019 school year.
Another portion will be donated to the GoFundMe account that has been established for our middle school art teacher, Mr. Flansburg, who is currently battling lung cancer.
Please visit the PTO webpage for more information.

Starting January 2019 the elementary bus loop will be unavailable for student pick up or drop off
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Procedure for Dismissal Changes
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Elementary New Attendance Line
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Successful Substitute Teacher & Tutor Training
Can You See Yourself working with students? We Can! Substitute Teachers and other substitute staff as well as one-on-one Tutors are needed throughout Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates Counties. As a sub or tutor, you choose the districts and grade levels you prefer.
The W-FL BOCES Substitute Registry and Home Tutoring Service offers training to perspective substitutes and/or tutors (it is possible to do both) who wish to work within our four-county region. (Substitutes are hired directly by the school district, therefore the qualifications and application process for that district must be followed. However, Tutors are hired by W-FL BOCES and are assigned by the Tutoring Office.)
Visit the Gananda website for more information on this free training.
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It's Flu Season
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Registration is now open for the Annual K-12 Science Fair!
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Community Open Forum Ideas Needed
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Support for Mr. Flansburg
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Gananda Education Foundation Seeking New Members
January 29, 2019
February 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
April 9, 2019
May 14, 2019
June 18, 2019
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News
It's a new shopping season! Did you know that you can help GDFS by shopping online? If you use Amazon, you can help raise money for scholarships! Simply start off by going to AmazonSmile, and select Scholarship America, Gananda Dollars for Scholars as the organization you want to support. From then on, you just go to AmazonSmile to shop and you have access to the same site as Amazon or Amazon Prime. That's it! About 0.5% of your purchase before tax will be donated to GDFS.
Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential
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Can you be allergic to the cold... yes! Cold urticaria is a skin reaction to cold that appears within minutes after cold exposure. Affected skin develops reddish, itchy welts. Taking antihistamines before cold exposure helps and protecting your skin from the cold, don't forget your hands and lips. Some people may need an Epi Pen if they develop anaphylaxis to the cold exposure.
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#OutstandingIn the month of December, the Rachel's Challenge Club held an inaugural Kindness Cup to recognize multiple students for their kindhearted natures. Through staff and student nominations and voting, senior Mia Beutel was deemed the kindest student in the building. | #DrivenCongratulations to both Jayden Castrechini and Will Powell for their All-State honors in football! Jayden has been selected to the 1st Team All-State and Will was selected to the 3rd Team All-State. Both players have helped the ER/Gananda Football team achieve 4 straight Class C league titles from 2015-2018.The complete article can be found: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/…/joe-gira…/2512638002/ | #Outstanding Congratulations to the Middle School's December Proud Panthers. These students were chosen for being outstanding. They are sixth grader Kiera King, seventh grader Maria Melnik and eighth grader Jordan Falso. Great job girls! |
#Outstanding
In the month of December, the Rachel's Challenge Club held an inaugural Kindness Cup to recognize multiple students for their kindhearted natures. Through staff and student nominations and voting, senior Mia Beutel was deemed the kindest student in the building.
#Driven
Congratulations to both Jayden Castrechini and Will Powell for their All-State honors in football! Jayden has been selected to the 1st Team All-State and Will was selected to the 3rd Team All-State. Both players have helped the ER/Gananda Football team achieve 4 straight Class C league titles from 2015-2018.The complete article can be found:
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/…/joe-gira…/2512638002/
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