West Genesee District e-Newsletter
November 26, 2019
Ten Students are Inducted into the National Honor Society
On November 25, West Genesee High School inducted ten students into the National Honor Society: Erin Byrnes, Cameron Chao, Robert Dube, Emily Dunning, Mycah Hunter, Kaliya Kritzer, Jacob Petrik, David Puma, Victoria Reaume, and Colin Whalen.
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Pictured above in the front row, from left to right, are Erin Byrnes, Cameron Chao, Emily Dunning, Kaliya Kritzer, Jacob Petrik, and Mycah Hunter. In the back row, from left to right, are Robert Dube, David Puma, Colin Whalen, and Victoria Reaume.
West Genesee Students Inducted into the National Technical Honor Society
On November 21, OCM BOCES inducted seven West Genesee students into the National Technical Honor Society. Inductees represent the “best of the best” of students enrolled in career and technical education programs.
Congratulations to the following students: Alexander Goodwin (Construction Technology); Brendan Walker (Construction Technology); Joseph Romano (New Vision Criminal Justice); Alexis Pitcher (New Vision Criminal Justice); Etana Davis (New Vision Medical Professions); Olivia Grome (Physical Therapy Professions); and Jacob Petrik (Health Occupations). (See picture above.)
Kindergarten Registration Begins in December
Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-2021 school year will begin on December 3, 2019 and will go until March 31, 2020 at the Central Registrar Office located at 300 Sanderson Drive, Camillus, NY 13031.
For information about registering your student, go to the Registration Section of the website.
Prior to coming in to register, you will need to make an appointment by clicking the appropriate link on the Registration web page or by calling the Central Registrar at (315) 487-4683.
When registering, parents should bring:
- proof of residency (ie. mortgage or property statement or signed lease agreement)
- proof of immunizations
- proof of age
A physical examination is also required and a dental certificate is requested for entry into kindergarten.
These examinations should be done up to one year prior to the first day of school. Children who enter kindergarten this fall must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2020.
For more information visit our website or email the Central Registrar at centralregistrar@westgenesee.org. To access the most updated health requirements as of June 26, 2019, click here.
Time to Refresh your Mobile App Calendar
If the time for an event on the mobile phone app calendar is not correct, check the timezone setting in the phone settings to make sure it is set to the correct time zone.
If you are not seeing calendar changes reflected on your mobile app calendar, then it is time to refresh the Mobile App. You can refresh from an android phone by: opening the app, go to settings, manage app, storage, then clear data and cache. For iphones: open the app, go to settings, click on reset app defaults.
Emergency Closing Information is Important!
Announcements about school closings, delayed openings, or early dismissal will be posted on the News Headlines section of the District website home page. They are also broadcast on Twitter, Facebook, and the following stations which you can access by clicking here.
Blackboard communications software allows us to send emails, texts, phone app notifications, and make phone calls. (Phone calls will be used for emergency situations only.)
Parent/Guardians and staff will NOT need to sign-up to receive information from schools that you are registered for in Schooltool. (You will have the option to opt-out if you choose not to receive emails, texts, and/or phone calls.)
For more information and/or to sign-up (if you are not a parent/guardian or staff in the Schooltool system) go to the website and click on Communications Sign-up/School App from the Connect section of the home page.
Upcoming Events...
- November 27-29, 2019 Thanksgiving Recess - No School
- December 3, 2019 Kindergarten Registration Begins
- December 4, 2019 Board of Education Meeting - 7:00 p.m. - High School Library