April High School Happenings
Ruben A. Cirillo High School
The Addams Family Production Receives Five Awards from the Theatre Association of New York State
Recognition received for cast and direction of the high school production
The Theatre Association Of New York State (TANYS) recently awarded the cast of The Addams Family with five awards. Award categories included:
Meritorious Achievement = Some advanced theatrical skill noted
Excellence = Theatrical skill base not routinely noted in non-professional theatre
Outstanding Achievement = Theatrical skill base rarely seen in non-professional theatre
We are pleased to announce The Addams Family cast and crew received following TANYS awards:
- Excellence in Direction to Kelly J Witter
- Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Mikey Martin for his portrayal of Gomez Addams
- Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Alizabeth York for her portrayal of Morticia Addams
- Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Rocco Olivieri for his portrayal of Uncle Fester
- Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Work to the Cast
Congratulations to our high school drama club and thank you to all of the parents and community members for their support in the making of this production.
Pictured students:
First Row from Left: Rocco Olivieri, Mikey Martin, Alizabeth York, Natiley Allen, Molly Nichols, Cassie Courteau, Dominic Petrucci.
Second Row from Left: Hannah Van Scoy, Alex Beenhouwer, Julia Newton, Emma Poulsen, Ariel Gaziano, Hope Worcester, Cameron Gannon and Julia Kuntz.
ID Required to Enter Gananda HS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School is using a new visitor management system called Raptor. The new 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. Please see the link below for information from Principal Mahoney regarding acceptable IDs and procedures. Additional information is also available online at www.gananda.org.
Visitor Management System Information From Principal Mahoney
Guidance Office News
Is your student interested in learning more about a possible college major and/or career path? Please take a look at the Exploring program website here:
http://www.swcexploring.org/ The purpose of the program is to check out a career of interest - it allows you and your friends to learn more about a particular career through hands-on activities led by people out in the real world.
Attention all parents of seniors:
The Excelsior Scholarship Program Application is now available online. The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free if the student/family meet all eligibility requirements.
A listing of all eligibility requirements and the link to complete the application can be found here: Excelsior Scholarship Program Information and Application
Work Based Learning
Upcoming WBL events
There are a number of exciting career exploration events that are scheduled over the course of the next few months. Please see Mrs. Marang in room #173 if you are interested in learning more about an opportunity or to sign up. Space is limited so please don’t wait.
April 25: Careers in Sports Day (all grade levels)
Have you ever thought about working in sports? There is much more to it than being an athlete. Come join us and listen to and interact with a diverse group of people from varying areas of backgrounds and expertise! Our day starts with professional presentations, followed by a meet and greet session and ends with a Red Wings game. This takes place at Frontier Field with an optional lunch.
April 25: Agriculture and Food Science career exploration event (all grade levels)
Students from across the Finger Lakes region will have the opportunity to participate in an all-day event learning about careers in horticulture, viticulture, animal nutrition, food science, AND MORE by participating in hands-on activities and watching live demonstrations provided by local employers. This takes place at various locations in Geneva with lunch provided.
Gananda PROUD
Blood Drive - May 15th - Mark your calendars!
Gananda's Math League Competition All-County Meet at St. John Fisher College Highlights:
Our Math League came in 2nd place overall for the season in their Division & they came in 2nd place at the All-County Meet
- Cora Hawn was awarded the regular season MVP award for Gananda for excellent participation and involvement this year
- Dmitri Novick was awarded the All-County Meet MVP award for scoring the most points for Gananda
- Emma Becker and Dmitri Novick were awarded certificates for attending the States Competition
The All-County Meet consisted of four rounds of competition:
- 1st round was the Power Round where the students all worked together for 50 minutes on a series of 10 power questions that related to the same overall problem
- 2nd round was the Team Round where the students all worked together again for 20 minutes to answer 10 separate questions that varied in mathematical topics
- 3rd round was the Individual Round where each student worked independently to answer 10 questions that varied in mathematical topics without the use of a calculator
- 4th round was the Relay Round where the students were broken up into teams of three. There were two relay rounds. Each round consisted of three questions. Each student answered one of those questions. The first student gave their answer to the second student who needed the first student's answer in order to answer their question. Then the second student gave their answer to the third student who needed the second student's answer in order to answer the final question. The relay was also done without the use of a calculator.
Emma Becker and Dmitri Novick competed at the States Competition on March 17th at SUNY Geneseo. The states competition is broken up into the same four rounds as the All-County Meet. Emma and Dmitri competed on a team of 15 students made up of students from our neighboring school districts: Canandaigua, Newark, Wayne, Victor, Thomas, Mercy, Gates and Arcadia.
SchoolMessenger phased out at the HS - Schoology is our platform for communication
Please note - district communications and emergency messages will still be sent via SchoolMessenger.
Gananda Central School District sends out notifications to parents via phone, text, and email messages during emergency situations through a software program entitled School Messenger. This system is separate from the Parent Portal system which keeps student records and information such as contacts, grades, and attendance. If your contact information is correct in Parent Portal, but you are still not getting the emergency notifications from the District, please contact Shannon Bergstresser directly at Sbergstresser@gananda.org or 315-986-3521 ext. 2408. At times information in the Parent Portal is updated but School Messenger is not. We can only provide information to parents if our records are current, so please make sure if you move, change jobs, or get a new phone number you let us know!
April 7th - French Trip Students Return
April 9th - Classes Resume
April 13th - End of Marking Period Three
April 20th - Report Cards Published + Ineligibility List Posted
April 25th - 7 p.m. Senior Trip Luggage Drop Off at the Gym
April 26th - April 29th - Senior Trip
April 26th - Sign Off Sheets Available in Guidance Office
April 27th - Ineligibility List Revised
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