Granville Central School District

This Week at Granville CSD! Reminder: Please complete the New Superintendent Search Survey by Thursday, 2/6 Here is the link to the survey: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1986253 2/3 - 2/28 - Heart Health Month at MJT with P.E. Teacher, Miss. Smith - MJT students will be learning hearth health tips and have opportunity to complete "heart hero missions". Ask your students about what they're learning in P.E. Check out the MJT Weekly for Heart Health tips. 2/3 - Free Webinar: Vaping and the Teenage Brain (Details in the District Calendar) 2/3 - Granville Music Booster Association - Monthly Meeting - Parent/Guardian Meeting 6pm, Band Room - Jr/Sr High Families Welcome 2/4 - Weekly Meeting - Jr/Sr HIgh Spirit Club - 2:30pm 2/6 - New Superintendent Search Survey Due by 4pm 2/7 - PTO Snowflake Shake, 6pm at MJT for PreK and K families 2/8 - Jr/Sr High Music Boosters Basket Party, 11am All event and activity details are in the District Calendar: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events Have a great Granville week!

Dear GES and Jr/Sr High Families: We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, but due to short staffing Granville Transportation has to cancel the morning route for the Elephant bus. Students that ride this bus will need to be dropped off at their school by a parent or guardian. The students can be dropped to each school as early as: GHS: 7:20 GES: 8:30 MJT: 8:45 If your child does not have a ride to school, we will try our best to have a a bus run through the route starting at 9am to bring students into school. If there are any changes to the afternoon route, we will notify families by 1pm. Please contact the transportation department after 630am on Monday if you have any questions to Jaime Sklar jsklar@granvillecsd.org or 518-642-0660 Ext. 5201. Thank you for your understanding and assistance in getting your students to school tomorrow morning, Granville CSD Transportation

Happy Sunday! Here are some health tips to keep your kids feeling well and avoid any unnecessary absences from school. Regular, on-time attendance is an important life skill that helps students succeed in and out of school. Show up 15 minutes early for school and enjoy a free breakfast to fuel up for the day. Looking forward to seeing your student tomorrow! #gohorde #granvillehorde

Resource! Looking for something on the school website? Try the new "communications" page with an A-Z quick reference list. Missing something? Let us know and we'll keep adding to it. https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/communications

Good afternoon, This week's updates from Granville CSD are on the blog: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1999911 Have a good weekend!

Good Afternoon, All after-school activities have been cancelled today, Friday, January 31st, 2025, due to impending snow. Thank you!

Local Superintendents, including Granville Superintendent Tom McGurl, spoke at a press conference Tuesday, January 28th at the NY State Assembly in support of a bill, put forth by Asm. Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks), that would allow school districts to opt out of the electric bus mandate. The full press conference replay is on the following CBS6 Albany website: https://cbs6albany.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/lawmakers-superintendents-show-support-for-opting-out-of-zero-emission-school-bus-mandate#

Reminder: No School Today in Observance of Asian Lunar New Year Lunar New Year 2025 is the first time as an official state holiday in New York. To learn more about Asian Lunar New Year, check out this web page of Smithsonian Museum all about the holiday, it's traditions, food and more: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/celebrations/lunar-new-year-celebration/ Happy Lunar New Year to all our students and their friends and family who are celebrating!

Remediation Complete! Here is the summary of our water testing results and remediation: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1993221

Come watch a home game and cheer on the Golden Horde! You do not have to have a student player in order to attend. Our teams would love encouraging support and positive energy in the stands. Dress in Granville blue, if you can! MJT and GES families, this is a free, fun family outing and your littles can imagine being one of the "big kids" one day. You can view our athletic game schedule for the Jr/Sr High on the homepage of our website and here is the direct link: https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493 Go Horde!

This Week at Granville CSD... 1/28 - SENIORS: How to Pay for College and Vocational School, Financial Aid Workshop Details Here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=37185127 1/29 - NO SCHOOL - Lunar New Year 1/29 - FREE PARENTING WEBINAR - 10am - Understanding Children's Behaviors Details Here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=37695861 1/30 - FREE SPECIAL EDUCATION WEBINAR for PreK and Kindergarten Families - 5:30pm - Details Here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=37696168 1/31 - SIGN UP DUE: PTO Snowflake Shake for PreK and Kindergarten Families Details Here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=37341125 1/31 - INTEREST FORM DUE for Jr/Sr High: Would you like a Spirit Club t-shirt for your Jr/Sr High student for Spirit Night in March? Fill out this interest form: https://tinyurl.com/spiritnightshirt2025 Come watch a home game this week! Here is the game schedule: https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493 Please fill out the Superintendent Search Survey by 2/6 https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1986253 District Calendar for All SchooL Event Details https://www.granvillecsd.org/events Have a great Granville week!

Good Afternoon! The following blog post includes the weekly updates from each school and an invitation to provide feedback on the search for the new Superintendent of Schools: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1986213 Thank you and have a good weekend!

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Congratulations to Granville CSD 10th grader, Cali Powell! This is Cali at her recent photography show on January 16th, along with her art teacher, Mr. Todd Houston. More About the Show from the Jr/Sr High Art Department The Granville Junior Senior High School Art Department is pleased to present "Hidden In Plain Sight," a photography work created by Cali Powell. The true title of Cali Powell’s work is hidden in the symbolic portraits of a diverse group of women, each representing the significance and strength of women. The show is predominantly digital photography. "My mother and many other women in my life inspired me to create this artwork to emphasize how strong we are," Cali says. "These strong and powerful women like my grandmother, mother, and all of the women presented in this show are often hidden in plain sight in our society and overlooked by many." This artwork reflects the beauty, strength, significance, and untapped potential of women. This show is a message that rejects the societal gender norms that women are weak and dependent. For questions about upcoming showings of Cali's work, please contact Todd Houston: thouston@granvillecsd.org

Extreme Weather Reminders Students are welcome to wait indoors when arriving to school. At the Jr/Sr High, students are welcome in the building by 7:20 AM to warm up in the Junior High Gym with supervision or join in the cafeteria for a free breakfast. At GES, students not taking breakfast, can wait in the warm foyer for classes to start. And at MJT, PreK students can wait in the vestibule with their guardian, or in family car if they prefer, and all other bus and vehicle drop-offs go right into the building. Walkers should be encouraged to wear warm winter gear to school. If your student needs a coat or other winter gear, please contact your school nurse or Principal and we'll be glad to assist. At the Jr/Sr High, students are able to "shop for free" for warm clothing, winter jackets, socks, hats, personal care items and more in the Care Closet, located in the Junior High Guidance Office. Stop in anytime! Shopping bags available. Need heat assistance at home? Here is where to apply for Washington County, NY Heat Assistance, if needed: https://www.washingtoncountyny.gov/837/Home-Energy-Assistance-Program-HEAP Stay warm!

Come cheer on our teams this evening! Today our Granville Lady Horde Basketball takes on Ticonderoga! Girls JV at 5:30pm at home and Girls Varsity at 7pm at home. Thank you to community member Kayla Oshea for this picture of our JV team! #gohorde #granvilleny #granvillecsd

Hello Families! Does your daughter want to play soccer for Granville CSD next school year? The Athletic Department is inquiring and collecting names to see if we have enough for a team. Please complete the following interest form by January 31st, 2025. Here is the Girls Soccer Interest Form: https://forms.gle/LYHVQawZ7YP4DqH27 This interest form is going out to grades 6 through 11 for next school year. Thank you! Granville CSD Athletic Department

This Week at Granville CSD... 1/21 - 1/24 - Regents and Midterms at the Jr/Sr High https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=30988940 1/24 - Marketing Period Two Ends Check your student's eSchool Progress https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/parent-portal 1/24 - PTO Family Movie Night at GES 6pm https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=31099724 Jr/Sr High Game Schedule Bring your family to a free home game and come cheer on our teams! https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493 Have a great Granville week!

Good Afternoon! Here are this week's updates from Granville CSD: You'll find the newsletter for each school on this blog post: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/1974117

Yesterday Granville Jr/Sr High teachers, guidance and Principal Duell put on a fun and interactive Elective Fair for grades 8-11. Students got to learn and meet teachers and students taking a variety of optional classes that students can enroll in. Things like Chorus, Band, Career and Finance, Foreign Language, the Arts, Sports Management and Fitness, Writing, Agriculture Mechanics and more! To watch a snippet from the Fair, see the following video posted on our Facebook page. Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15roEfbMXT/?mibextid=wwXIfr