December High School Happenings
Driver's Education Winter 2020
Instrumental Winter Concert
We are fast approaching our Instrumental Winter Concert which will take place on Thursday, December 12th at 7 PM in the Susan H. Alexander Performing Arts Center. We have a wonderful concert planned for our audience with a variety of selections from our Middle School and High School Jazz Bands, 7th & 8th Grade Band and the High School Concert Band. Some of the highlights of the concert include: “Marshmallow World”, “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!”, “Moonlight Serenade” and “Symphonic Highlights from Frozen”.
We would also like to invite you to perform along with the band on our annual performance of the Leroy Anderson standard "Sleigh Ride". If you or any of your family or friends are interested please complete this form:
https://goo.gl/forms/8EENsK9trHl5YhSh1 Additional information regarding the performance of “Sleigh Ride” can be found on the link. This is a great opportunity to be on stage and have fun playing music!
We hope that you will enjoy us for a great night of music by the talented Gananda students!
Human Rights Club will be selling Pura Vida bracelets again, just in time for the holidays!
First Quarter Academic Achievements:
WTCC Honor Roll
Mark your calendars - Midterm Week is January 21st - 24th!
Citizens of the World Club
After Hours School Entrances
Office hours are 7:00-3:30, Monday – Friday
For after hours sports activities, please use the gymnasium entrance off Eddy Rd.
For school sponsored non-sports events, the front entrance off of Wiedrick Rd. may be used.
Order your yearbook NOW!
New Option to Report Student Absences
ID Required to Enter Gananda HS - please bring your driver's license when you come in!
Ruben A. Cirillo High School uses the same Raptor visitor management system that the Middle School used. The system provides an overall safer environment for our students and staff by enabling us to check visitors, contractors, and volunteers in the high school building. All visitors to Ruben A. Cirillo High School will need to present a valid ID to be scanned into the Raptor system. For our incoming Freshman parents and guardians, the Middle School system does not transfer over to the High School so you will need to provide your license the first time you enter the school. Once you have been scanned into the system you should not need to provide your license again.
Health and Attendance Office News
- Please fill out the Over-the-Counter medicine form with your student's pediatrician and forward it to the Health Office for the coming school year. Reminder - the form requires a physician's signature.
- If your student needs prescriptions while at school please fill out the Permission to Administer Multiple Medications form with your pediatrician and forward it to the Health Office for the coming school year.
- New attendance form option - check it out!
- It is a NYS requirement for all 9th and 11th grade students to have physicals and submit a copy to the Health Office.
Guidance Office News
Have questions about the FAFSA? Visit the FAFSA website for more information and helpful tips https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
Mrs. Mary Crelley, Guidance Counselor and Assistant to the Principal
Mrs. Kristen Kelleher, Mental Health Counselor
SAT and ACT Test Dates
SAT Assessment Dates
Register: www.collegeboard.org
December 7th (Deadline November 8th)
March 14th (Deadline February 14th)
May 2nd (Deadline April 3rd)
June 6th (Deadline May 8th)
ACT Assessment Dates
Register: www.actstudent.org
December 14th (Deadline November 8th)
February 8th (Deadline January 10th)
April 4th (Deadline February 28th)
June 13th (Deadline May 8th)
July 18th (Deadline June 19th)
Dollars for Scholars
Scholarship Opportunities
Juniors and Seniors:
Please visit the Guidance Website for scholarship opportunities.
Scholarship opportunities are updated weekly.
Give the gift of your time...
Ontario ARC's annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Booth opens on November 29th and runs through Christmas Eve at Eastview Mall. They are currently seeking volunteers to help out taking in gifts and wrapping and returning packages to customers. For more information see this flyer.
Work Based Learning
This month there are ACCES-VR Meetings December 4th.
Look at the WBL postings on our website for job openings and shadow opportunities!
Mrs. Audra Marang, Work Based Learning Coordinator
December 4th:
- ACCES VR Meetings
December 7th:
- SAT Test
December 12th:
- 7-12 Instrumental Winter Concert at 7:00
- Interim Reports Published
- Ineligibility Lists Posted
- ACT Test
December 17th:
- 7-12 Vocal Winter Concert at 7:00
- Eastview Mall performances by band and chorus at 10 outside JCPenney
- Ineligibility Sign Off Sheets Available
- Ineligibility Lists Revised
- Winter Recess Beings
- Last Day of Winter Recess
- Classes Resume
Schoology is the Learning Management System utilized by the HS
Schoology is the Learning Management System utilized by the HS. Here you will find information regarding your students schedule, coursework and grades along with other valuable information. For more information check out this article.
Please contact us (email hgravesmarkham@gananda.org) if you need to change or correct your email address in our system.
Gananda Central School District communicates information through a variety of ways to ensure our parents and community are informed. As a reminder, if you are not receiving phone calls, emails, or text messages from the district and you would like to, please contact the public relations office directly at GanandaPR@gananda.org. The contact information that we have on file in the parent portal is what we use to contact you, so if it isn't up to date, you may not receive our communications. You can also receive information on our Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/GanandaSchools and/or our Twitter handle at: @WeAreGananda.
Ruben A. Cirillo High School
Email: hgravesmarkham@gananda.org
Website: http://rachs.gananda.org/
Location: 3195 Wiedrick Rd, Walworth, NY, United States
Phone: 315-986-3521
Facebook: facebook.com/GanandaSchools
Twitter: @wearegananda