Congrats to Joysie (left) and Esmeralda (right) Velez for representing Granville in the Puerto Rican National team! #gohorde #granvilleny #granvillecsd
From Sports Reporter, Keith Harrington, of NYVTMedia.com:
"Granville Golden Horde softball sisters Esmeralda and Joysie Velez both excelled at the 10-day World Series Babe Ruth tournament in Florence, Alabama. Both girls play for the Puerto Rico International team at the event.
The sisters, who were both members of the Granville varsity team this spring, secured a second-place silver medal for the Puerto Rican team in the championship game against Taiwan.
Esmeralda's outstanding performance earned her the overall MVP award in the 16u category, along with a spot on the Babe Ruth All-Star team and an engraved bat.
Joysie was recognized as MVP in two of her team’s games, proudly representing Granville.
The team went 3-2 in pool play with wins over JPRD West, Australia, and Bronson.
Border Country Sports plans to catch up with the sisters for a more extensive story when they return home from Alabama. "
Here's a direct link to the NYVT Media article:
https://www.nyvtmedia.com/sections/nyvt-media-sports/articles/granville-s-velez-sisters-excel-at-babe-ruth-world-series-in-alabama?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJXOpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuakY4Y1d3R3MwcXhvRFFNAR7xU21_VHQ1agoW0bIOogPtdtl2IrOn4eKZxNa5Gpqgrl9ZHWs8-yStQpL4-A_aem_dbg7c7Gdt5akTHcCYQSuEg
Fall Sports Reminders - Thursday, 8/14 is the Player/Parent/Coach Meeting at 5:30 pm at JSHS. Please complete and review the 5 online registration steps outlined on the Athletics page by Thursday: https://www.granvillecsd.org/o/gcsd/page/athletics Thank you!
Slow the Summer Slide! Encourage your student to do 15 minutes on a free educational game each day to slow the summer learning loss: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
Do you have a favorite educational app that's free or low-cost? Please share it in the comments.
Save the Date! The Annual Community Backpack and School Supply Giveaway 2025 - Thank you to community member Ann Schinski and friends for organizing this each year! Saturday, 8/23 9:30am - 11:30am at the Granville Baptist Church
Prevent the Summer Slide Ideas! The summer slide is learning loss that happens during eight weeks of summer break. Here are ideas to pick from. Find free resources to try at the Community School page https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
Happy Summer!
First, congratulations to the Granville Jr/Sr High Jazz Band! They won first place at the Modern Woodmen Carnival Parade in the America Rock N' Roll Fantasy Band Contest this past weekend! Hurrah! (Picture of the band at the event in this post)
Friendly Reminders:
8/5 and 8/7 - FREE Field Hockey Fun Night begins this week with Coach Barber and the Granville Jr/Sr High Field Hockey Team - Tuesday and Thursday this week at 5pm. Come watch or join in and have fun as a family. https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=42409416
8/6 and 8/9 - FREE Summer Soccer Sessions Continue - All 7 - 12 soccer interested students are welcome to practice drills and get soccer ready for fall with volunteer GCSD parents Jason Mead and Cory Bourn. Wednesdays 5pm - 6:30pm and Saturdays 9:30am - 11am at the Lower Soccer Field (next to the Price Chopper parking lot) https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=42048391
Did you miss all the important August updates? This will help you plan ahead and take advantage of free opportunities.
Here they are: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
Don't forget to check the events at the Pember Library for free weekly activities for K - 12. It's easy to get a free library card and check out books, movies, games and pick up free food at their Farm-2-Library weekly fresh food pantry. https://thepember.org/
Want more ideas? Have you seen the events at @DiscoverGranvilleNY - full of local events for students and families too run by local volunteers in our community.
To make sure you don't miss out on other free opportunities, consider reviewing the district calendar once per week, every week and you'll be all set. Here's the link: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Have a great Granville week!
Go Horde!
#granvilleny #granvillecsd #goldenhorde
Here are the August Updates, Events and Opportunities for Your Family and a Chance to Meet the New Superintendent, Mr. Michael Hall https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
Time to register for Fall Sports! Please use our new online system on Aktivate.com to fill out your forms. Instructions are on the GCSD Athletics page here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/o/gcsd/page/athletics
We have openings for THREE grade 7-12 special educators for the 2025-2026 school year who are ready to build roots in our school community.
We are a small rural school in the beautiful countryside of Washington County, New York, with big heart and big opportunities.
With a new Jr/Sr High Principal leading the way that is here to stay, and a new superintendent ready to meet and greet our school community, the sky's the limit.
The best referrals come from within our community and we would appreciate assistance spreading the word wide and far for those who might consider being part of our school with one of the most competitive course catalogs and Jr/Sr High opportunities in the area.
Encourage potential teachers to also check out our neighborhood website DiscoverGranvilleNY.com to learn more about our community and what it has to offer.
We. Are. The. Golden. Horde.
Join us!
#granvillecsd #granvilleny #iloveny #countryliving #specialeducation #SPEDjobs #nysteachers #specialeducationteachers #washingtoncountyny
Dear School Families:
Please take a moment to fill out the following brief form to help the school plan their bus runs for the 25-26 school year.
If your child does NOT need the bus or you need to change the pick-up or drop-off location, please fill out this form and let us know.
Here is the form: https://forms.gle/RGt1MsobrHEG7ujE6
Thank you,
Granville CSD Transportation
(Correction) SUMMER BUS UPDATE: Cat bus riders will ride the Butterfly bus home TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, July 30th. If your student rides Cat or Butterfly, they will be home up to 15 minutes late on July 30th. Thank you! We apologize for the confusion.
It's the loss of skills during the time when students are not in school.
Solution? 15 minutes a day (or 2-3 hours a week total) of your student doing a free online academic game or daily reading makes a BIG difference in stopping the learning loss. We can do this Granville!
Check out the following Community School page for a list of FREE educational resources such as online games and resources that help with this:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
We can't do this without family and community support! Let's work together! Go Horde! #granvilleny #granvillecsd
Do you know a family that is considering attending Granville CSD in the fall? Do you have a UPK or Kindergarten student ready for school?
Please send them to our registration information page right away. Our UPK program is filling up fast!
To ensure new students can start on the first day of school (it can take up to a week to register a student due to requesting records and processing), please consider encouraging others to register as soon as possible so that we ample time to find the right placement, schedule and more. Thank you!
Here is the link to our registration page: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/registration
Here is the link to more information for Vermonters: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/vermont-residents
Please help spread the word!
Plan ahead with the Back-to-School 2025 Checklist: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2320506