July High School Happenings
The High School Offices will be closed July 3rd and 4th
Summer School Bus Schedule
7:30 Pick up at Ruben A. Cirillo High School (RACHS) for first class (everyone attends at this time on the first day)
9:30 Pick up at RACHS for the second class
10:05 Drop off at RACHS from the first class
11:50 Drop off at RACHS from the second class
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SUMMER SCHOOL
The 2019 Western Wayne Summer Academy will be held from July 8th – August 8th at Wayne High School. Courses will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. There will be no regular classes on Friday, August 9th, only Regents review sessions. Students that have failed courses and may need summer school will be notified through phone calls from the teacher of that course.
Students attending summer school will be provided a bus that picks up and drops off at the front door of the high school. The first day of school is July 8th and all students will be picked up at 7:30 and bused to the location to receive their schedule for the summer.
Students/families can register for summer school on their own through this REGISTRATION PAGE, although we strongly recommend that you work with Mrs. Crelley or Mrs. Kelleher prior to submitting this form as we want to ensure that you are registered for the correct course/exam. Please contact Mrs. Kelleher or Mrs. Crelley with any questions regarding summer school.
Blood Drive July 19th 11:00-3:00 - HS Band Room
Seniors of 2019-2020!
Here are two other forms you will need:
Contact Ms. Fee with questions at afee@gananda.org
Health and Attendance Office News
- Please fill out the Over-the-Counter medicine form with your student's pediatrician and forward it to the Health Office for the coming school year.
- If your student needs prescriptions while at school please fill out the Permission to Administer Multiple Medications form with your pediatrician and forward it to the Health Office for the coming school year.
- Registration for fall sports opens on Family ID on July 19th (physicals can be uploaded to Family ID)
- It is a NYS requirement for 9th and 11th grade students to have physicals and submit a copy to the Health Office.
Guidance Office News
Final transcripts for seniors heading off to college will be mailed the first week of July. If your plans change over the summer, please be sure to let your counselor know so that we can be sure to get your transcript to the right place!
Summer is a great time for college visits! Please take a look at this College Visit Checklist from CollegeBoard for information to gather, questions to ask and places to visit while on campus! Considering taking a tour during a summer vacation you may have planned, or take a look at some of the great colleges locally. Every visit you make will help you start to narrow down your likes and dislikes for college campuses.
Mrs. Mary Crelley, Guidance Counselor and Assistant to the Principal
Mrs. Kristen Kelleher, Mental Health Counselor
SAT and ACT Test Dates
SAT Assessment Dates
Register: www.collegeboard.org
August 24th (Deadline July 26th)
October 5th Deadline September 6th)
November 2nd (Deadline October 3rd)
December 7th (Deadline November 8th)
March 14th (Deadline February 14th)
May 2nd (Deadline April 3rd)
June 6th (Deadline May 8th)
ACT Assessment Dates
Register: www.actstudent.org
September 14th (Deadline August 16th)
October 26th (Deadline September 20th)
December 14th (Deadline November 8th)
February 8th (Deadline January 10th)
April 4th (Deadline February 28th)
June 13th (Deadline May 8th)
July 18th (Deadline June 19th)
Scholarship Opportunities
Juniors and Seniors:
Please visit the Guidance Website for scholarship opportunities.
Scholarship opportunities are updated weekly.
Work Based Learning
Are you looking for something to do this summer?
Look at the WBL postings on our website for job openings and summer shadow opportunities!
Mrs. Audra Marang, Work Based Learning Coordinator
July 3rd - July 4th
- HS Offices Closed
July 5th
- Report cards published
July 8th
- Summer School begins - bus for all students leaves the HS at 7:30 for the first day
- Driver's Education Begins
July 19th
- Blood Drive 11:00-3:00 in the HS Band Room
- Freshman Orientation 8:30-10:30
- First Day of School - D Day
ID Required to Enter Gananda HS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School is using a visitor management system called Raptor. The 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.
Schoology is the HS platform for communication
To access your parent Schoology account:
- Go to www.schoology.com and select “Log In” in the top right hand corner. (Do not select “Sign Up”)
- Select “Forgot your password”
- Please enter the email address you have provided to us for contact.
Please contact us (email hgravesmarkham@gananda.org) if you need to change or correct your email address in our system.
Gananda Central School District communicates information through a variety of ways to ensure our parents and community are informed. As a reminder, if you are not receiving phone calls, emails, or text messages from the district and you would like to, please contact the public relations office directly at GanandaPR@gananda.org. The contact information that we have on file in the parent portal is what we use to contact you, so if it isn't up to date, you may not receive our communications. You can also receive information on our Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/GanandaSchools and/or our Twitter handle at: @WeAreGananda.
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