Cassadaga Valley Central School District

CVCS Food Services hosted a Chautauqua County Food Safety Training on Monday. Here is a picture of our staff and their certificates! #ValleyProud

It was Opening Day here in The Valley! It's a great day to be a Cougar! #ValleyProud!

Attention girls in grades 6-8: unlock your power and potential with Heart and Sole this fall! Please see Ms. Broadhead or Mrs. Zenns for a paper application on the first day of school!

Football Update for next week only! Practice schedule is as follows: Varsity/JV @ Falconer 4:00 - 7:00pm M-F / Saturday 9:00 - 11:00am Modified @ Maple Grove 5:15 - 7:15 pm M, W, F / Thursday at Falconer 4:30 - 6:30pm Leave times are 3:30pm for JV/Varsity and 4:45pm for modified, 8:30am Saturday, and 4:00pm Thursday. Each school is providing their own buses. FYI - JV/Varsity equipment handout is tomorrow, 8/17, at Falconer from 9:00 - 11:00am - you do need your own transportation for this **This is not mandatory** Modified equipment handout is Monday, 8/19, at practice. Any questions, please contact the Athletics office at (716) 962-8581 ext: 1600 or 1510

If you have any questions, please contact the MHS office at (716) 962-8581.

REMINDER FOR FALL SPORTS!! FamilyID is open for M/HS fall 2024 sports. Please complete FamilyID no later than August 18th! https://www.cvcougars.org/page/home-athletics https://hello.familyid.com/

Join us, this Sunday, at Barnes and Noble in Erie, PA for a CVCS HS Book Club fundraiser! Can't make it but still want to show your support?! Just visit bn.com/bookfairs from 8/11/24 to 8/15/24 by entering Bookfair ID 12782751 at checkout.

A message from Mrs. Zenns for 5th grade band!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u-YLFwggHK6y1ggY76mFYZZifryAzqZkGRMH53YryoU/edit?usp=sharing

Cassadaga Valley School Food Service is continuing to offer food for children ages 1-18 years old. If you haven't signed up and would like to get on the list, please contact Heidi Ottaway, the Food Services Director, at (716) 962-8581 Ext: 1507. If you leave a message, please state your name, your children's names and your phone number. Distribution will be on Wednesdays: August 7th, August 14th, August 21st and (Tuesday) August 27th. Pick up time is between 11:00am-6:00pm at the Sinclairville Elementary School front entrance, 43 Sinclair Drive, Sinclairville, NY. Planned menus can be found here https://5il.co/2o2rh or on the school website, however changes may occur due to supply chain issues.

The Chautauqua County Free Mobile Health Clinic will be attending our Open House at SES August 28th from 5pm to 7pm. They will have staff here to answer any questions and they will have adolescent vaccines available as well so if your child did receive a letter and is in need of vaccines they will be able to help you with that if you wish. This is such a great resource if you are unable to get into your primary care!

Location change: PreK and K Screenings now will be at Sinclairville Elementary on August 7,8, and 9. Please call the Elementary office if you have any questions or need a screening appointment. Note: If your child already did PreK with us, they do not need to be screened for Kindergarten.

August/September events! If you have any questions, please call the main offices at SES and the MHS.

Music Students complete 7-country European Music Tour 25 Students from high schools throughout Chautauqua County experienced the EMPIRE tour with American Music Abroad in July. Their 20 day tour included Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, where they performed 7 concerts and experienced cultural dinners, sightseeing, and museum tours. Students performed in string orchestra, choir, and concert band, under head directors Rich and Christine Riederer. Local band director J. Nicole Zenns from Cassadaga Valley conducted 2 pieces with the concert band, and continues to serve as Chautauqua County recruiter for AMA Empire Tour. Another tour is planned for July 2025. Students are listed by school and instrument below: Cassadaga Valley HS: Gia Knott, flute; Miranda Ryen, alto saxophone; James Mullen, bari sax; Angelica Mullen, trumpet; Cathryn Russell, French horn; Skyler Szablewski, euphonium; Aubre Bonasera, percussion. Chautauqua Lake Secondary School: Daniel Klinek-Cornell, choir; Eve Kushmaul, trumpet & choir; Lydia Kushmaul, French horn & choir; Meghan Pauley, choir; Caleb Prewitt, euphonium; Eliot Reyda, trumpet. Dunkirk HS: Michael Brown, euphonium. Fredonia HS: Grant Abbey, bass; Jackson Gollnitz, trombone. Jamestown HS: Olivia Beach, French horn & choir; Hayden Langford, French horn & choir; Alison Latona, flute & choir; Adrianna McSkimming, clarinet & choir; McKenna Schneider, trombone & choir. Silver Creek HS: Emily Bowers, trumpet; Sam Bowers, trombone. Southwestern HS: Dorian Weaver, trumpet; Alana Weaver, percussion.

Hello Cassadaga Community! I am so excited to start the school year as your new superintendent. One of the most important things to me as a leader is teamwork and collaboration. We have built several committees for the coming year where we will be seeking student, parent and community representation to help us build goals, solve problems and team up to do great things! We will be sending out information on all of these committees the first week of August. Our Code of Conduct is in need of both immediate and long-range updates. We have collaborated quickly this summer to ensure that our Code of Conduct is up to date for the start of the new school year. You can find that updated document here https://5il.co/2sfcg. If you have comments you would like to share, please reach out to me to share your insights. We will also have a public hearing on August 28th at 6:00 PM before we approve the updated Code of Conduct. For long-range planning and more substantial updates, we need you! Please consider joining our Code of Conduct Committee for this important work! This team will meet September through February, from 4:00-5:00PM on the following dates, to build a new Code of Conduct to be presented to the Board of Education in March for feedback and approval for the 2025-2026 school year: ~September 11, 2024 ~October 9, 2024 ~November 13, 2024 ~December 11, 2024 ~January 8, 2025 ~February 12, 2025 We need 2 elementary and 2 middle-high school parents as well as students for this important work. Please email Mr. Tonelli rtonelli@cvcougars.org and Mrs. Sedlak ksedlak@cvcougars.org to sign up today! -Ms. Mangus

PreK Registration Now Due!!

Join our Cougar Community! Cassadaga Valley is accepting applications for the following certified positions: ~Anticipated opening for Elementary (6th grade) Teacher ~LTS - Family & Consumer Science Teacher ~Speech & Language Pathologist Apply online here: https://wnyric.atenterprise.powerschool.com/ats/job_board?APPLICANT_TYPE_ID=00000001&COMPANY_ID=00005387&REPRESENTATIVE_COMPANY_ID=MA000930

We'd like to thank the following law enforcement agencies and participants, who conducted drills on our property this week: New York State Police - Special Operations Response Team, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office - Special Response Team, BOCES Criminal Justice students and staff as role players, and several School Safety Advisors and School Resource Officers from the area. Once again, CVCS was proud to host these very important drills on our school property this week!

Cassadaga Valley is still seeking candidates for the following non-instructional positions: ~School Bus Driver ~School Bus Attendant Interested candidates should fill out the application linked below. Join our Cougar Community! chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1554/CVCS/3731906/Civil_Service-Non-Instructional_App.pdf

Congratulations to Middle/High School Student, Gabrielle Cunningham, on her achievement! We're rooting for you! https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2024/07/cunningham-heading-to-regionals/

Congrats to all of our 4th quarter Honor and Merit Roll students! Honor Roll 12th Grade – Eliza Andersen, Jorden Carlson, Nathaniel Case, Benjamin Elder, Caden Frost, Lily Harkins, Matthew Helwig, Elijah Higgs, Lauren Jasinski, Cheyenne Johnson, Hunter Johnson, Gracelyn Kohler, Jonathan Lewis, Austin Main, Lucas Martin, Robert Polley, Merrick Samuelson, Um-Khathum Shabazz, Lily VanValkenburg 11th Grade – Emiley Anderson, Hailey Anderson, Joseph Bellardo, Charlotte Couchman, Justin Gonzalez, Aliyah Hopkins, Ariana Main, Derrick Runge, Autumnskye Seagrave, Charles Taylor 10th Grade – Gavin Blair, Summer Cieplinski, Mya Cusimano, Elizabeth Daughenbaugh, Denza Fanara, Austin Gloss, Jasmine Gugino, Addison Helwig, Alexa Jaquith, Isabella Jaquith, Morgan Johnson, Cameron Katilus, Keyamari Keys, Georgiana Knott, Lilleean Meacham, Brandi Meder, Payton Meder, Adrianna Myers, Katarina Pattison, Gavin Penhollow, Tristan Reese, Shea Richerson, Alyssa Snyder, Aaron Steen, Xabrina Szablewski, Grant Zahm, Zoe Zuech 9th Grade – Aubre Bonasera, Noah Brandt, Anna Burlingame, Jackson Crowell, Gabrielle Cunningham, Mia Fanara, Lilly Green, Addisyn Grissom, Natalie Hallett, Breonna Hopkins, Jakob Huling, Connor Main, Angelica Mullen, James Mullen, Lilliana Payne, Isadora Pryll, Cathryn Russell, Skyler Szablewski, Jocelyn Wintersteen 8th Grade – Pheobie Brandow, Mathew Chrispen Jr, Alicyn Debo, Skyleigh Debo, Mathew Farmer, Marsal Fenton, Anastazia Hale, Dawson Harper, Makenzie Lahnen, Taylor Lahnen, Reese McKay, Faith McVey, Kristyn McVey, Eden Miller, Emma Nickerson, Alexis Pattyson, Benjamin Petry, Robert Sutherland, Kadence Swanson, Cheyanne Weaver 7th Grade – Caleb Anderson, Jaidyn Briggs, Nora Brown, Mikayla Carlson, Anthony Clark, Sophie Conti, Cole Daughenbaugh, Madison Debo, Emmalyn DeGolier, Marli Deyell, Brionna Doland, Julissa Evans, Ayden Hall, Kayden Hallett, Gabriella Hubler, Quinn Johnson, Eliana Katilus, Kailee Lacki, Matthew Lawrie, Bridget McQuiggan, Nora Nopper, Alea Runge, Quinn Smith, Maliyah Stone, Preston Swan, Evelyn Winton 6th Grade – Gemma Andersen, Antonio Bonasera, Olivia Burlingame, Cooper Davis, Summer Debo, Colton Frost, Hannah George, Niall Guayasamin, Anthony Hamernik, Sydney Hawkins, Makayla Hopkins, Elora Kelley, James McChesney, Maddison Near, Lydia Petry, Emily Pierce   Merit Roll 12th Grade – Easton Berwick, Riley Brooks, Lucas Brown, Hayden Carr, Evan Diers, Gregory Edson, Calvin Hilliker, Andrea Johnson, Sapphire Johnson, Ean Kelley, Eric McKeown, Ella Pacos, Blaine Percey, Tristan Pierce, Mason Rhoades, Miranda-Lee Ryen, Monica Snyder 11th Grade – Lorelei Beichner, Kameron Brown, Morgan DeGolier, Paige Dellahoy, Isabella Dutton, Andrew Faulkner, Jessica Hornburg, Matthew Huch Jr, Naomi Johnson, Summer Johnson, Kieth Mesler, Hailey Myers, Jaelynn Nagy, Cadence Thompson, Bradley Windnagle 10th Grade – Danny Callentine IV, Ryley Clutter, Jazmin Debo, Hayden DeGolier, Destiny Kelley, Jordynn Main, Brianna Myers, Gabriel Myers, Adabella O'Hara, Kali Richerson, Ashlynn Smith 9th Grade – Makayla Edson, Cameron Fitzgibbons, Caleb Gierlinger, Jakob Higgs, Mattea Hilliker, Chloe Lundberg, Maddison McLane, Melanie Myles, Lillian Phillips, Kolton Samuelson, Alex Serrano, Ruby VanValkenburg 8th Grade – Nathan Cieplinski, Elliona Echevarria, Cadence Fitzgibbons, Aiden Frost, Brody Hawkins, AngelLee Little, Katreena O'Rourke, Blake Sam, Kianna Sanchez, Peyton Senear, Jaden Skinner 7th Grade – Ryan Anderson, Khloey Carr, Mason Debo, Hadley Green, Chelsea Johnson, Mathieson Krupa, Jayden McEntire, Isaac Meacham, Peyton Meyers, Jannah Rullon, Zayelah Swierkosz 6th Grade – Joseph Allessi, Bentley Brown, Jayden Brown, Bre'Ahna Carr, Jackson Frangione, Levi Hall, Kristen Heath, Lucas Mcalister, Atlas McCann, Gracelynn Parker, Noah Paxton, Riley Szukala, Noah Troxell, Amilya Wolnik