Gananda Blue Panther Gazette
Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District
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Budget Vote & Board of Education Election May 21 The Budget Vote and Board of Education Election will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Polls will be open from 6:00 am - 9:00 pm in the Ruben A. Cirillo High School Gym. Voters are to use the athletic entrance off Eddy Road. The full budget report is posted on the Gananda website. | Budget Forum Community members are invited to attend a budget forum on Monday, May 20, 6:30 pm at the Gananda Middle School Library | Upcoming Spring Concerts Don’t miss this year’s spring concerts!
All concerts will be held at the High School Auditorium. |
Budget Vote & Board of Education Election May 21
6:00 am - 9:00 pm in the Ruben A. Cirillo High School Gym. Voters are to use the athletic entrance off Eddy Road. The full budget report is posted on the Gananda website.
Budget Forum
Upcoming Spring Concerts
- Elementary Spring Concert - Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00pm,
- Middle School Arts Festival and Spring Concert - Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00pm
- High School Arts Festival and Spring Concert - Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00pm
All concerts will be held at the High School Auditorium.
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Upcoming Sporting Events
Varsity Baseball Plays at Frontier Field Tonight!
Track and Field League Championships
Congratulations to our athletes who qualified for their event(s) and placed in the top 32 in the league.
Noah Mueller - 110 and 400 hurdles, triple jump
Neko Ferrara - 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash
Justin Kurdziel-Tai - 200 meter dash and shotput
Darby McNamara - 2000 meter steeplechase
Christian Jenny - High jump
Nathan Clarcq - 800 meter run
Upcoming Senior Nights Planned for Spring Sports
Senior Celebrations will be held prior to the start of these home games:
Girls Lacrosse: Thursday, May 16 vs Eastridge at 6:30pm
Softball: Tuesday, May 21 vs. Sodus at 4:00pm
Baseball: Tuesday, May 21 vs. Sodus at 4:30pm
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Gananda's UPK and and Kindergarten Registration
To all 8th Grade Parents/Guardians:
8th grade students will be attending a high school visit on May 28th in the morning. The event will last about an hour and students will be bused to the high school and back.
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Attention Middle School Parents
It is time for your incoming 7th and 8th graders to choose their electives for next school year.
Please follow the link below for the grade your child will be in next year and fill out the elective choices with your student.
7th Grade 2019-2020
https://forms.gle/KFYhgXaUUPqnRhQTA
8th Grade 2019-2020
https://forms.gle/4JUFwM1HksmJEv7h6
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the middle school guidance office.
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Kindergarten Through Fourth Grade Parents Only
Dear Parents:
During the months of May and June, the Richard Mann teachers and myself will be devoting considerable time and energy placing children into classrooms for the upcoming year. It is the building philosophy to create classes that support learning for all children. Therefore, the primary goal of the placement process is to produce classes that are balanced in terms of gender, abilities, social maturity and peer relationships, and which are likely to foster healthy and productive learning environments.
Please use the following link to access the Parent Input Form: https://forms.gle/gdEYXGo5bPdoHDGe9
FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER Friday, May 24, 2019
Thank you for your help in this very important process.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Ernstberger
Elementary Principal
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Reminder: The elementary bus loop is unavailable for student pick up or drop off



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Gananda Alumni Lacrosse Games
Participation is free but registration is encouraged! Please email Dawn Nodar at dmloth@yahoo.com. Please include name and year graduated. After each game pizza and drinks will be given to all alumni participating. There will also be a concession stand for spectators. Please join us!
Therapy Dogs
The Gananda Board of Education has recently adopted a policy to include therapy dogs. Interacting with a therapy dog has many physical and emotional benefits, helping students to relax and destress. We are excited to be introducing a therapy dog to Mrs. Peterson’s class at the high school, and to a classroom at the Gananda Middle School in the near future. All therapy dogs and owners have been tested and accredited by Therapy Dogs International (TDI) or a comparable authority. A therapy dog will always be on leash and under the supervision of their owner.
If your student has a dog allergy, please notify the appropriate school office.
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Gananda Dollars for Scholars News and Events
Attention Seniors and Senior Parents
The Gananda Dollars for Scholars(GDFS) invites you to attend the senior luncheon on Friday, June 7th from 11:30-12:15. Lunch will be broccoli alfredo, pasta marinara with meatball, tossed salad, and milk or water. The cost is $2.75. Students can pay using their student accounts or cash. Parent can pay for their lunch with cash. A dessert table will be provided by GDFS.
Please be sure to RSVP to rhondaptak@gmail.com.
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.
Events
Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential
Monday June 3rd @ 7:00 in HS Auditorium-GDFS Awards Ceremony
Tueday June 11th @ 6:15 in HS Library-Last GDFS Meeting of the school year

Strategic Plan Surveys Coming Soon!
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Here Comes the Bus
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Gananda PTO Meeting
The meeting will be located at the middle school cafeteria from 7:00pm-8:00pm.
Discussions will include upcoming volunteer and committee opportunities.
All interested parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are welcome.
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Support for Mr. Flansburg
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#DrivenCongratulations to the Project Lead the Way students who earned their white coats and graduation cords on May 8. There are 9 students who have completed 3 years of the Project Lead the Way biomedical strand and 9 students who have completed all 4 courses.
The students who received their White coats (for 3 years of completion):
Kayleigh Britton Juliana DyRagos Maddy Gales Maddie Mancuso Megan Moskala Jocelyn Plaisted Matthew Robinson Franz Schachtner Lindsey Wunder
Students who received their graduation cords: Logan Chasey Zach Ciprich Zach Dier Matt Gabbard Abby Kolstee Tori Liess Darby McNamara Ally Schultz Krista Willard | #Unity Fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Weaver, received a nice surprise this week when her class was out for recess. Written in the playground sand were the words, “Be Proud.” What a great example of being #GanandaProud! | #Outstanding #Driven Congratulations to the Middle School April Proud Panthers! The first award recipient is sixth grader Aaron Kurdziel-Tai who was chosen by his teachers for being #Driven. Seventh grader Reese Davis was chosen for being #Outstanding by the seventh grade team. The eighth grade teachers selected Helena Hamilton for also being #Outstanding. |
#Driven
Congratulations to the Project Lead the Way students who earned their white coats and graduation cords on May 8. There are 9 students who have completed 3 years of the Project Lead the Way biomedical strand and 9 students who have completed all 4 courses.
The students who received their White coats (for 3 years of completion):
Kayleigh Britton
Juliana DyRagos
Maddy Gales
Maddie Mancuso
Megan Moskala
Jocelyn Plaisted
Matthew Robinson
Franz Schachtner
Lindsey Wunder
Students who received their graduation cords:
Logan Chasey
Zach Ciprich
Zach Dier
Matt Gabbard
Abby Kolstee
Tori Liess
Darby McNamara
Ally Schultz
Krista Willard#Unity
#Outstanding #Driven

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