Gananda Blue Panther Gazette
Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District
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Sports Boosters Present Monte Carlo Night November 10 Tickets on sale now for fundraising event to support Gananda's high school athletic teams Gananda Sports Boosters present their annual Monte Carlo Night on Saturday, November 10 at The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills. Doors open at 6:30pm and gaming fun starts at 7pm.
Tickets are on sale now at https://bit.ly/2IEX6ga for $40 per person or $80 per pair. Admission includes 2.5 hours of gaming, $500 in gaming chips, h'ors d'oeuvres and lots of prizes!
Gaming tables include: Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, and Texas Hold 'Em. A cash bar is also available.
This event is for adults only ages 21 and up.
Proceeds benefit the Gananda high school athletic teams. | Gananda Middle School Drama Club Presents "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" The Gananda Middle School Drama Club is working hard on their Fall production, "The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe". Twenty sixth, seventh and eighth graders have been rehearsing since early September to get ready for opening night. "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" is a classic story, set in the land of Narnia, that presents the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. The production will run for two performances, Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 at 7pm in the Gananda Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. | Free Pre-K Could Be Coming January 2019 Gananda Central School District is excited to announce we have officially applied for a grant from New York State to begin a district run Pre-K program for 3 and 4 year olds in January 2019. On September 25 we received notification from the state that were a priority district to receive this grant to begin a free Pre-K program. To be a part of this grant, we needed to submit our application by the end of this month. We are pleased to inform our parents and community members that we have officially submitted our application to the state for this exciting program. In order to qualify for funding, we must begin this program in January 2019. We will not hear about official approval from the State until December, but we are preparing for the program now. Additional information, as well as registration packets, will be available in the coming weeks. Registration will be open from November 19 through December 7 for 3 and 4 year olds. We will also offer Parent Information Nights on November 13 at 7pm and November 19 at 6:30pm. Stay tuned for more information coming soon! |
Sports Boosters Present Monte Carlo Night November 10
Gananda Sports Boosters present their annual Monte Carlo Night on Saturday, November 10 at The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills. Doors open at 6:30pm and gaming fun starts at 7pm.
Tickets are on sale now at https://bit.ly/2IEX6ga for $40 per person or $80 per pair. Admission includes 2.5 hours of gaming, $500 in gaming chips, h'ors d'oeuvres and lots of prizes!
Gaming tables include: Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, and Texas Hold 'Em. A cash bar is also available.
This event is for adults only ages 21 and up.
Proceeds benefit the Gananda high school athletic teams.
Gananda Middle School Drama Club Presents "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" is a classic story, set in the land of Narnia, that presents the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.
The production will run for two performances, Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 at 7pm in the Gananda Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.
Free Pre-K Could Be Coming January 2019
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Elementary New Attendance Line
Registration is now open for the Annual K-12 Science Fair!
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Chromebook Training Workshop
As part of the 1:1 program, we will be providing training workshops to parents. The final training date is Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30pm in the High School Auditorium.
Register today for your training workshop!
We look forward to rolling out this program to bring our learning into the 21st century! Please visit our website for more information.
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Community Open Forum Ideas Needed
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Hidden In Plain Sight Parent Information Seminar
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Welcome the New Gananda PTO!
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Support for Mr. Flansburg
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Gananda Education Foundation Seeking New Members
November 13, 2018
December 18, 2018
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
Gananda Dollars for Scholars is a nonprofit organization that raises money for scholarships that go directly back to graduates. Last year, our small but mighty organization of hardworking volunteers gave over $36,000 to 24 students of the Class of 2018. It's never too early to invest in the future!
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

Rules About Dogs On School Grounds
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With the flu you are contagious from 1 day before you have any symptoms until about 5 to 7 days after you start feeling sick.
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Helpful Documents

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#RespectMiddle school students proudly recognized the veterans in our community yesterday during the monthly PBIS assembly. The chorus performed “God Bless the USA” while a slideshow of veterans related to students and staff was displayed. Three members of Gananda’s School Board who are veterans were also in attendance: Greg Giles, Steve Nims and Chuck Rothfuss. Unplanned, students lined up to shake hands with each veteran at the close of the assembly giving thanks for their service. | #PracticeSelf-ControlOctober Middle School Proud Panthers | #OutstandingBoys Varsity Soccer Team awarded Gary Schenk Fair Play Award The Gananda Boys Soccer Team was awarded the Gary Schenk Fair Play Award. Wayne County selected the team for demonstrating exemplary character during matches and representing Gananda Central School with class.Our team had the fewest yellow cards and no red cards for the 2018 season. Way to go boys! |
#Respect
Middle school students proudly recognized the veterans in our community yesterday during the monthly PBIS assembly. The chorus performed “God Bless the USA” while a slideshow of veterans related to students and staff was displayed. Three members of Gananda’s School Board who are veterans were also in attendance: Greg Giles, Steve Nims and Chuck Rothfuss. Unplanned, students lined up to shake hands with each veteran at the close of the assembly giving thanks for their service.
#PracticeSelf-Control
October Middle School Proud Panthers
#Outstanding
Boys Varsity Soccer Team awarded Gary Schenk Fair Play Award
The Gananda Boys Soccer Team was awarded the Gary Schenk Fair Play Award. Wayne County selected the team for demonstrating exemplary character during matches and representing Gananda Central School with class.Our team had the fewest yellow cards and no red cards for the 2018 season. Way to go boys!
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Cross Creek Church - Project Serve 2018

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Macedon Community Christmas Program
The Macedon Community Christmas Program is getting ready for another year of helping local families during the holiday season. For 35 years, Macedon and Walworth families in need have received assistance through this program. If you, your family, or organization is interested in donating time or items to this year’s program, there are various ways to help:
- Donate canned and other non-perishable foods to the Macedon Food Pantry, or ask for a family assignment and fill-up a food box with a nice holiday meal.
- Buy gift certificates to local grocery stores for the purchase of perishable items like milk, eggs and meat.
- Buy gifts for children or senior citizens (we can provide ideas).
- Donate gift cards from area stores for items like clothes, gas and toiletries.
- Tuesday December 11th, volunteers will meet downstairs at St. Patrick’s Church at 7:00 PM to organize all of the donations, and help is always welcome. There will be food to sort, gifts to wrap, and many hands make light work.
The Macedon Community Christmas Program has been successful every year, thanks to the united efforts of the Macedon Food Pantry at St. Patrick’s Church, of St. Katharine Drexel Parish; and other area churches, schools, civic organizations, businesses, scouting groups, and individuals. In 2017, 146 families totaling almost 450 individuals (including about 190 children and over 50 seniors) received holiday support.
If you would like to be a part of the Macedon Community Christmas Program, or are a family that resides in the Macedon or Walworth area and is in need of assistance this holiday season, you can send an e-mail to: macedoncommunitychristmas@yahoo.com.
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Gananda Alumni Association Presents the One Stop Holiday Shop

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GRAT Flapjack Fundraiser

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GRAT Registration

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