Gator Bites

Saturday, May 20 - Chester on Track - 7th - 12th grade band will be marching in the parade

Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26 - Pre Kindergarten Screening (see below for details)

Friday, May 26 - High School Prom

Monday, May 29 - Blandford Memorial Day Parade - 7th - 12th grade band will be marching in the parades

Tuesday, May 30th 6:30-8:30 - Gators 2022-23 Sports Banquet. The banquet will be held in the GRHS cafeteria and more details will be coming out soon. Please send sports photos to the Gateway Athletics Booster Committee: gateway.athletics.booster@gmail.com

Friday, June 2 - High School GRADUATION

Sunday, June 11 5:00pm - Gateway Night at the Westfield Starfires Baseball Games - Come to the game at Bullens Field in Westfield on June 11th to celebrate the end of the year at Gateway Night!! Tickets are $10. Use the QR code above to purchase your tickets in advance. Our band will be playing, our chorus will be singing, there will be lawn games between innings for the kids and our baseball and softball teams will be with the Starfires team during the National Anthem.

• Band parents, please use this link to let us know if your child will be coming and participating in this fun event. Their entrance fee is covered by a grant. Link: https://forms.gle/sk1WGrZfRDf12rcXA

Banking Day

• GRMS and Littleville Elementary - the first and third Wednesday of the month.
• Chester Elementary - the first and third Tuesday of the month.

On Thursday, May 11th we celebrated the Gateway 8th grade students that have applied for and been accepted into either our Early Childhood Education and Care or Metal Fabrication and Joint Technology (Welding) Chapter 74 Vocational program at Gateway!

Congratulations to the following students:

Metal Fabrication and Joint Technology (Welding)

Elias Besancon

Jack Boyden

Collin Cruess

Zachary Hess

Jakeb Kelso

Kalvin MacAdam

Levi Savoy

Early Childhood Education and Care

Angela Beneway

Taegan Campagna

Addison Green

Vendella Keier

Bella Moulton

Emilee Silvagni

Amelia Steward-Frey

Students in our Early Childhood Education and Care program will graduate with their Preschool Teacher Certification, college credits, First Aid as well as CPR Certifications and many hours of experience working in preschool/elementary classrooms.

Starting with the 2024 graduating class, students in our Metal Fabrication and Joint Technology program will graduate with all of the skills from the American Welding Society requirements for high school students, their 10-hour OSHA Certification, their AWS safety certification, as well as many hours of designing, welding and reading blue prints in order to complete projects.

Our high school counselors will be holding a Post Secondary Planning Night workshop for students in 9th, 10th and 11th grade and their parents/guardians on Wednesday, May 24th, starting at 6:00pm. The meeting will take place in the distance learning center across from the main office. We will be discussing topics regarding creating a list of colleges, the college application process, financial aid, SAT/ACT information, personal essays, teacher recommendations and college visits. Feel free to contact us with any questions at 413 685 1108. See you there!

On Wednesday night, May 10, the school committee approved our updated bullying plan which will go into effect immediately. You can view it here and on our website.

https://www.collaborative.org/event/youth-mental-health-blended/

Our School Committee approved a revised 2023-24 School calendar. Click below to download and view the approved calendar for next school year.

All parents interested in Pre School at Gateway for their child(ren)Screening, must sign their child(ren) up for screening. Screenings will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023: Appointments every 45 minutes between 9:15-11:30 & 12:45-3:00 and on Friday, May 26, 2023: Appointments every 45 minutes between 9:15-11:30. All screenings will take place at Chester Elementary School. To sign up please contact Stephanie Conway in the Pupil Services Office at 685-1017 between Monday, May 1, 2023 and Wednesday, May 10, 2023. NO EARLY CALLS PLEASE.

All children interested in enrolling in any of Gateway’s Integrated Preschool Programs must participate in preschool screenings as part of the registration process to be considered for a peer partner slot.

From the Director of School Health Services for DPH:

The federal and state public health emergencies will end on May 11. What this means for school health offices:

• Isolation and quarantine guidance for COVID-19 will not change and will be in

accordance with previously issued state "Guidance for Children and Staff in Child Care,

K-12, Out-of-School Time and Recreational Camp/Program Settings."

• Facemasks will no longer be routinely required in school health offices.

• Facemasks in licensed school-based health centers are subject to Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services regulation, which is based on the Centers for Disease Control’s

"Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel

During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic" guidance.

• School health staff should continue to use appropriate PPE for management of known or

suspected cases of COVID-19, including where healthcare personnel perform testing.

Click here for great deals on your Gator wear: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/massachusetts/huntington/gateway-high-school

May 20, 2023 will mark the 33rd anniversary of Chester on Track. This awesome event will be held from 9am - 4pm. There will be a massive parade, Revolutionary War, CCC Camp and Irish railroad re-enactors, blacksmith demos, a train show, and a craft fair. The National Historic Landmark Chester Railroad Station will be open as well. Also happening during Chester on Track will be the garden tractor pulls, 'one-lug' steam & gas engine demos, a classic car show, the infamous duck race, a petting zoo and so much more!!! Live music will start at 11 at the Station will also be live streamed to You Tube and will be shown live on the Chester on Track site. The site includes all of the activities, shows, etc. for the day as well as other important information. Click here for the site: http://www.chesterontrack.com/. There is also information attached below.

Monday, May 15 - 6:00pm Varsity Boys Baseball vs. Pathfinder - AWAY

Tuesday, May 16 - 4:00pm Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Westfield Tech - AWAY

Wednesday, May 17 - 4:00pm Junior Varsity Softball vs. Westfield Tech - HOME

Thursday, May 18 - 4:00pm Junior Varsity Softball vs. Granby - AWAY

• 4:00pm Varsity Baseball vs. School of Commerce - AWAY

Friday, May 19 - 4:00pm Junior Varsity Softball vs. Holyoke- AWAY

Thank you to our entire community for coming out for the Senior Night Games for both our Varsity Baseball Team and our Varsity Softball Team. The stands were packed and we were all able to cheer our teams, and especially our seniors, on!

Congratulations to our senior players:

Baseball: Dominic Lucia, Jacob Tester, Liam Bowler, Zander Hicks, Rylie Heeter and Owen Przybyla

Softball: Olivia Dame and Olivia Kanner

Congratulations to Gateway Junior Eli Gilbert for making Second Team All-State Wresting! Way to go Eli!!

Congratulations to Alexandra Henrichon, a Freshman at Gateway, for making the All Western Massachusetts First Team for Girls Basketball!! Way to go Alex!!!

The Gateway Athletics Booster Committee in conjunction with the Gateway Athletics Department is hosting the Gateway All Sports Banquet on May 30. Please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfz3RJdlF3iD7_Qd41KNRMUDdAIEkY2MEqrVkBkH1HIapelLw/viewform more details. You can also RSVP, sign up to volunteer/donate and upload photos of your student athlete right through the link. We hope to see you there!

Please see the attached Field Trip Fact Sheet to answer any questions that you have about medications, etc. on field trips.

You can still purchase a Middle School Memory Book, the yearbook for our middle school. The cost is $13. Make checks payable to Gateway Regional School District and reserve your Memory Book today with Mrs. O'Malley.

• Gateway Regional School District is looking for substitute teachers and nurses

• Gateway's Special Education Summer Camp is hiring for:
• Special Education Teachers: $50/hour (Sped and/or Early Childhood certified
• preferred)
• Special Education Paras: $25/hour
• Summer Camp Nurse
• Contact Kurt Garivaltis at 413-685-1019 if you are interested or for more information

• The Town of Huntington is seeking a full-time Highway Superintendent. Applicants must possess a Massachusetts Class B CDL with Air Brake Endorsement and 2B or higher & 4G Hoisting Engineer’s licenses. Application and complete job description are available online at https://huntingtonma.us/alerts.html#jobs or by emailing admin@huntingtonma.us. Position is open until filled. Town of Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  

The Appalachian Mountain Club Western MA Chapter, The Russell Public Library & The Hilltown Family Center Event:

New Storywalk for the book, We Are Water Protectors.

Upcoming Russell Library Events:

Saturday, May 20 10:00am Signs of Spring! Come to Storytime, eat "ants on a log", create a bug and flower craft, and enjoy the fun!! Open to everyone, no registration required.

Ongoing Activities:

Adult Coffee and Community Hour, Thursdays 10-11

Past Gator Bites

May 5: https://www.smore.com/f20zg

April 28: https://www.smore.com/v4efu

April 14: https://www.smore.com/1dxhb

April 6: https://www.smore.com/e63ps

March 20: https://www.smore.com/92xwb

March 2: https://www.smore.com/fwybx

February 10: https://www.smore.com/3n2tj

February 3: https://www.smore.com/ubjsq

January 9: https://www.smore.com/mu6h0

December 19: https://www.smore.com/hm943

December 7: https://www.smore.com/5yn3t

November 29: https://www.smore.com/4zs6ax

November 14: https://www.smore.com/u49t2

November 7: https://www.smore.com/mb78u

October 26: https://www.smore.com/gmqb5

October 19: https://www.smore.com/w2fk5

October 10: https://www.smore.com/m9uke

October 3: https://www.smore.com/pnds3

September 23: https://www.smore.com/q0x4c

September 16: https://www.smore.com/bkwp3

September 9: https://www.smore.com/uyc4m

September 1: https://www.smore.com/vu28z

August 25: https://www.smore.com/k2jehc

Please reach out to us if you have questions or concerns!

Chester Elementary School:
Principal Vanna Maffuccio vmaffuccio@grsd.org

Littleville Elementary School:

Interim Principal Mark Folta mailto:mfolta@grsd.org

Middle School/High School:
Principal Jason Finnie jfinnie@grsd.org

Assistant Principal Will Sullivan wsullivan@grsd.org

Athletic Director Matt Bonenfant mbonenfant@grsd.org

Superintendent Kristen Smidy, ksmidy@grsd.org

Website: grsd.org
Location: 12 Littleville Road, Huntington, MA, USA
Phone: 413-685-1100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GatewayRegionalMA?mibextid=LQQJ4d