Gananda Blue Panther Gazette
Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District
October 30, 2019
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Reminder: Friday is a Half Day Friday, November 1 is a half day for all students in grades K-12. There will be no UPK classes. Dismissal times will be as follows: Richard Mann Elementary: 11:30am Gananda Middle School: 11:10am Ruben A. Cirillo High School: 11:17am | Halloween Costumes As a reminder, Halloween is tomorrow, October 31. The district will allow students and staff to wear costumes to school, however, please adhere to dress code policy, and remember there are no masks, weapons of any sort, or sharp objects allowed. Students who have physical education should come prepared to participate. We encourage our elementary and Pre-K students to bring their costumes to school as opposed to wearing them. We look forward to a fun and festive day! | Upcoming Capital Improvement Project - Preserving Our Future With the completion of the Road to 2020 Capital Improvement Project, the district is looking ahead to the next phase of improvement to begin in 2021. We will be unveiling a new capital improvement project entitled Preserving Our Future in the coming weeks. The major components of this project include altering the parking and traffic flow to the high school to increase safety, replacing outdated roofing on all buildings, and updating mechanical systems to ensure a productive learning environment. Additional information about the project will be available shortly. The vote for the project will be held on Tuesday, December 17 from 12-9 pm at Ruben A, Cirillo High School. |
Reminder: Friday is a Half Day
Dismissal times will be as follows:
Richard Mann Elementary: 11:30am
Gananda Middle School: 11:10am
Ruben A. Cirillo High School: 11:17am
Halloween Costumes
Upcoming Capital Improvement Project - Preserving Our Future

Come out and Support our Blue Panthers in Upcoming Sectional Games
Gananda Volleyball (5th seed) will take on number 4 seeded Avon on Saturday, November 2. The game will be played at Avon High School at 6 pm.
Gananda Girls Swimming and Diving will compete in the Section V Championship on Saturday, November 9. The meet will be held at 10 am at Webster Aquatic Center.
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Alumni We Want to Hear from You!
Please email Gananda PR with information about what you have been doing since you graduated from Gananda. (Where you attended college, where you are living, what is your job, what year you graduated from Gananda) Please also include a recent photo of yourself.
We would really love to see where our Gananda graduates are now. Please consider sharing your story.
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I heard....is it true?
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#Driven Congratulations to Jocelyn Roos for winning the 50 yard Freestyle in the Finger Lakes Swimming League Championship last weekend! We are #Ganandaproud of our League Champion! | #Outstanding Sources of Strength is a peer led resiliency building group. Peer leaders are nominated and carefully selected as they are viewed as leaders in their own diverse social groups and have the capability to create a positive change in the culture and community of a school. Their mission is to spread hope, health and strength within the Gananda community by sharing stories of strength. | #Unity Thank you to all of our students and staff who participated in Red Ribbon Week. They wore hats, neon colors, crazy socks, sweats, dressed like twins and wore their shirts on backward to demonstrate their choice to stay drug-free. |
#Driven
#Outstanding
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Order your Yearbook Now!
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Yearbooks are On Sale Now!
Keep your high school memories forever and order a yearbook today! Yearbooks are available to purchase online at Josten's website. The cost of the yearbook is $50.
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Your PTO Calendar Now Available
We are excited to announce the creation of a Gananda PTO 2019-2020 Calendar. The calendars contain district news along with student artwork.
The calendars are $5.00 each and can be ordered by emailing the Gananda PTO or messaging them on the Gananda PTO Facebook Page.
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 2019-2020 school year.
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News and Events
Did you know that you can start gathering volunteer hours as soon as you leave 8th grade? Just download a volunteer log from the Gananda Dollars for Scholars webpage, and start recording your high school volunteer experience!
Amazon Smiles
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.
Fall United Way Campaigns Area Wide
Did you know that you can designate Gananda Dollars for Scholars on your annual United Way Pledge form? Just write in the code#3323 on your form and your pledge will come to GDFS! Don't forget also to check and see if your employer supports Matching Donations. Many area employers do. Thanks for considering to support GDFS!
Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential
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