Gananda Blue Panther Gazette


Homecoming 2019 Homecoming week is September 30 - October 4! Show your school pride by participating in our remaining School Spirit Days: Thursday, October 3: *Super Hero Day:* Dress like your favorite super hero. Friday, October 4: *Class Color Day: Have one major piece of clothing that matches your class color. Saturday October 5: Alumni soccer, basketball and volleyball games. Please contact Dawn Nodar if interested in playing. Please remember dress codes will remain in effect during Spirit Week.*	Homecoming Games Come out and support our Gananda Blue Panther Athletes during Homecoming Games this week! The remaining home games are as follows: Tonight , October 2 - Boys Varsity Soccer vs. East Rochester 7:15pm October 3 - Girls JV Soccer 430pm and Varsity Soccer 6:30pm vs Williamson October 4 - Boys JV Soccer 4:30pm and Varsity Soccer 6:30pm vs World of Inquiry October 5 - Varsity Football 7:00pm at East Rochester High School	Alumni Games Calling all past volleyball, basketball and soccer players! The Gananda Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni volleyball, basketball and soccer game this year. All games will be held on Saturday, October 5. The coed soccer game starts at 11:00 am, the volleyball game at 12:00 pm, and the coed basketball game at 3:00 pm. If you are interested in playing in any of the games, email Dawn Nodar.

Homecoming 2019

Homecoming week is September 30 - October 4! Show your school pride by participating in our remaining School Spirit Days:

Thursday, October 3: Super Hero Day: Dress like your favorite super hero.

Friday, October 4: Class Color Day: Have one major piece of clothing that matches your class color.

Saturday October 5: Alumni soccer, basketball and volleyball games. Please contact Dawn Nodar if interested in playing.

Please remember dress codes will remain in effect during Spirit Week.

Homecoming Games

Come out and support our Gananda Blue Panther Athletes during Homecoming Games this week! The remaining home games are as follows:

Tonight , October 2 - Boys Varsity Soccer vs. East Rochester 7:15pm

October 3 - Girls JV Soccer 430pm and Varsity Soccer 6:30pm vs Williamson

October 4 - Boys JV Soccer 4:30pm and Varsity Soccer 6:30pm vs World of Inquiry

October 5 - Varsity Football 7:00pm at East Rochester High School

Alumni Games

Calling all past volleyball, basketball and soccer players! The Gananda Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni volleyball, basketball and soccer game this year. All games will be held on Saturday, October 5. The coed soccer game starts at 11:00 am, the volleyball game at 12:00 pm, and the coed basketball game at 3:00 pm. If you are interested in playing in any of the games, email Dawn Nodar.

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.

Save the Date

The annual Gananda K-12 Science Fair will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Experiment, explore, and fulfill your curiosity! Registration forms, important deadlines, and other information will be posted to the Gananda Science Fair webpage in the coming months. Questions can be directed to ScienceFair@gananda.org.

I heard....is it true?

Gananda Central School District recognizes the importance of communication with parents, community members, students and staff. While every effort is made to ensure that accurate information is shared, it is not uncommon for rumors or myths to be circulating throughout the community. As such, we have started a page on our website entitled, "Fact Checker Page." This page is dedicated to providing accurate information about GCSD. If you see or hear information about GCSD that you believe is inaccurate you can have it fact checked! Please send your contact information, the facts you would like checked, and where you found the information to Shannon Bergstresser, Public Relations Specialist, at: Sbergstresser@gananda.org. The first fact check: The turf field cannot be used for JV or Varsity Football Games. Is it true? Check out the answer on the Fact Checker Page!


#Outstanding Our 7th graders had a great day last Thursday, September 26, supporting citizenship, empathy and diversity! Students visited the Rochester Public Market to purchase food items and then delivered them to the Open Door Mission, a non-profit organization supporting homeless men, women, and children within our local communities.	#Unity Thank you to the donors and supporters that came out for the Spaghetti Dinner and Trivia Night Competition on Friday, September 27. The event raised over $1400 for the Gananda Girls Basketball Team. It is because of the great support of our community that this event was such a success	#Driven Those jars are filling up with pennies and other change for the Gananda Dollars For Scholars Jar Wars this week! Students have been bringing in coins all week at all schools in hopes that their class will be the Jar Wars winner! Money raised helps support the Gananda Dollars For Scholars. There are still two days left to compete so don't forget your loose change!

#Outstanding

Our 7th graders had a great day last Thursday, September 26, supporting citizenship, empathy and diversity! Students visited the Rochester Public Market to purchase food items and then delivered them to the Open Door Mission, a non-profit organization supporting homeless men, women, and children within our local communities.

#Unity

Thank you to the donors and supporters that came out for the Spaghetti Dinner and Trivia Night Competition on Friday, September 27. The event raised over $1400 for the Gananda Girls Basketball Team. It is because of the great support of our community that this event was such a success

#Driven

Those jars are filling up with pennies and other change for the Gananda Dollars For Scholars Jar Wars this week! Students have been bringing in coins all week at all schools in hopes that their class will be the Jar Wars winner! Money raised helps support the Gananda Dollars For Scholars. There are still two days left to compete so don't forget your loose change!

Mark Your Calendar: Elementary School Picture Day

The elementary school picture day is on Monday, October 7. Order forms and additional information will be coming soon!

Middle School Activity Night

The 6th Grade Class is hosting an activity night this Friday, October 4 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. There will be open gym, a DJ, and pizza and snacks. Admission is $5, but remember to bring extra money to purchase refreshments.

Gananda Middle School has an Instagram Account!

The middle school has created an Instagram account and you are invited to follow it! There will be photos posted regularly showing what the students are working on in class, along with other activities throughout the year. To follow us, scan the middle school nametag (The photo to the left of this story). If you are unsure how to do this follow these instructions: Go to your Instagram profile, tap on the three-line button in the top-right corner, and choose the Nametag tab. Then tap Scan a Nametag at the bottom of the screen and scan the nametag. Otherwise, you can just search Gananda_MS.

High School Open House

Ruben A. Cirillo High School will host a fall Open House on Thursday, October 10th from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Please take this opportunity to meet your student’s teachers and tour the high school.

Please remember that the purpose of Open House is to provide you with an overview of the courses your student has. Any further information or detail about a class can be obtained by contacting the teacher at a later date.

Please visit the Open House page for more information.

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.

Concession Volunteers Needed!

Gananda Sports Boosters is looking for high school students to volunteer at the concession stands during games this year. Volunteer hours would count as standard volunteer hours and are not included in the GDFS hours. Students would be working with an adult at the concessions at all times. Various opportunities are available so those interested are encouraged to contact the Gananda Sports Boosters directly at: sportsboosters@gananda.org.

Upcoming Can/Bottle Drive

Save the date and save your cans! The Gananda Girls Soccer program will be holding a can drive on October 12.

Please help support our Gananda Girls Soccer program by leaving your empty cans and bottles in bags by 9am on your doorstep or driveway. The soccer athletes will be around to collect them. You can also drop your cans off at the elementary school from 9:00am-12:00pm.

Thank you for helping us keep the soccer program strong!

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!

Jar Wars is continues through October 4th!

Elementary Students: Bring in those PENNIES! The class that collects the most wins a prize! The buckets will be set up at the Dining Hall entrance.

Middle and High School Students: Bring in loose change and/or dollars. In the HS, the class that collects the most money gets points at the end of spirit week that will count towards you class competition.

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!

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Gananda Blue Panther Gazette

Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District

Gananda Blue Panther Gazette

Weekly Newsletter of Gananda Central School District

October 2, 2019

Homecoming 2019

Homecoming Games

Alumni Games

Homecoming 2019

Homecoming Games

Alumni Games

Reminder: All Chromebooks need to be fully charged when brought into school each day.

Your PTO Calendar Now Available

Save the Date

I heard....is it true?

#Outstanding

#Unity

#Driven

#Outstanding

#Unity

#Driven

Helpful Documents

Mark Your Calendar: Elementary School Picture Day

Middle School Activity Night

Gananda Middle School has an Instagram Account!

High School Open House

Yearbooks are On Sale Now!

Concession Volunteers Needed!

Upcoming Can/Bottle Drive

Gananda Dollars for Scholars News and Events

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