Attention 6th grade families! 6th grade students will be dismissed at 10:30AM, this Friday, December 9th, and will be bused home at that time as they do for a normal dismissal.
Local Organization Celebrates CVCS Teacher, Jennifer Ringler! In November, the Chadwick Bay Women Chapter of New York State Women met at the El Azteca Restaurant to honor Jennifer Ringler as their teacher of the year.
Check out the article here! https://www.observertoday.com/news/local-region/2022/12/chadwick-bay-group-salutes-cvcs-teacher/
Here's the link for tonight's JV (6:00pm) / Varsity (7:30pm)boys basketball games at Maple Grove!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCztJBqxlAtaVryjWPlgOXDw?view_as=public
On Wednesday, November 30th, Cassadaga Valley inducted its newest class into their chapter of the National Honor Society. Three senior students and nine junior students were recognized for their dedication and adherence to the cardinal principles of the National Honor Society: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. Senior Inductees - Colden Berwick, Jenna Repine, and Riley Schroeder, were joined by Junior Inductees - Eliza Anderson, Hunter Cleland, Gregory Edson, Benjamin Elder, Caden Frost, Matthew Helwig, Lauren Jasinski, Hunter Johnson, and Austin Main. We want to say congratulations to our 2022 National Honor Society members!
Also included are the current members inducted last school year - Jordan Austin, Maxwell Comstock, Shane Comstock, Ella Ekstrom, Madilynn Hattaway, Kylie Horton, Kyle Ingersoll, Dana Maze, Hadyn Myers, Madison Sischo, Allison Wakelee, Garrett Williams, Paiden Wittmeyer, and Hannah Yonkers.
🏀🏀Basketball games!! 🏀🏀
The boys basketball team plays at Cattaraugus Little Valley tonight (JV at 6:00pm / Varsity at 7:30pm). Livestream available on on NFHS
The girls basketball team has a game at Maple Grove today (JV at 4:00pm / Varsity at 8:30pm). Livestream available here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCztJBqxlAtaVryjWPlgOXDw?view_as=public
Here's a snippet of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame December newsletter announcing their Class of 2023 inductees which includes a graduate of Cassadaga Valley CSD, Marty Nichols!
Last week, our preschoolers learned counting through this fun 5 little turkey song! https://5il.co/1lep5
Elementary school safety drill information and a reminder about snow day procedures: https://ensemble.e2ccb.org/Watch/Hf5k9D7R
December's newsletter from the Elementary Health Office is about Seasonal Depression Awareness. You can check it out here! https://5il.co/1l80h
November was epilepsy awareness month. Hope Windnagle taught Mrs. Richir's seniors and HS History Club about a very personal topic, epilepsy. Students were able to ask Hope questions and learn about the history, signs, and treatment.
Reminder to all Class of 2025 Students:
The CVCS Class of 2025 online apparel store has been launched. Please click on the link below if you would like to order a t-shirt, long-sleeve shirt, and/or hoodie in our class color! Everything is done online, so please complete your order and pay through the site. Be sure to click on "Pick up from School" before submitting an order to avoid any shipping fees. You can pick up your items from us as soon as they come in. The store will be open until the end of the day on December 18th.
The direct link for the store is: https://jamestowncycleshop.chipply.com/cvcsclass2025/
Mrs. Zappie's and Mrs. Nelson's classes made "turkey cookies" to celebrate Thanksgiving! They had to write about the steps to make the cookies. Afterwards, the students read the story "Balloons Over Broadway" and then created their own balloon animals and had a little parade!
The M/HS Honor/Merit Rolls for Quarter 1 of the 2022-2023 school year can be found here: https://5il.co/1kv8y
Important School Closure Information:
Schools across western NY have been made aware of an Executive Order from the NYS Governor’s Office that has declared a disaster emergency in Chautauqua County effective today (November 17). As a result of this executive order all schools in Chautauqua County will be closed tomorrow - Friday, November 18, 2022.
This early announcement is based on the Governor’s declaration, consultation with County authorities, and the weather predictions of heavy snowfall, high winds, and blizzard-like conditions throughout parts of the region. As a result of this, the Cassadaga Valley Central School District has determined that the safest course of action is to close school tomorrow. We are also cancelling all after school activities for today as well.
REMINDER! We have Parent/Teacher Conferences this Friday, 11/18. And, a second reminder that we are in session on December 22nd! On the school calendars that were mailed home, the 22nd was colored blue, indicating it was part of winter break. Winter break is from 12/23/22 - 1/2/23. Please contact the district with any questions.
Sinclairville Elementary Reminder: This Friday, November 18th, students will dismiss early for parent-teacher conferences. Walkers will begin dismissing at 11:15 and busses at 11:30.
Check out November’s school social workers’ newsletter on vaping awareness!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CMUn39LD8nS3nJwqHe_j3YhVFx2A7vdAMhyMwazSIkA/edit
Taps Across The Valley 2022: It was a rainy Veterans Day, but several of our CVCS Band students honored our Veterans by performing Taps on Veterans Day at 11:00 a.m. at their homes. This is the 2nd year for many of these students to participate in Taps for Veterans. Thank you for your service, Veterans!
Dear Cougar Families - I'm writing to make you aware of a situation that is taking place at the school right now. A young student in our middle school broke her arm and to make access easier for first responders we placed the middle/high school in a brief shelter in place. That keeps other children out of the hall as paramedics and other support personnel come and go through our hallways. We only stay in a shelter in place long enough to provide the injured or ill student with privacy as the emergency is managed. Unfortunately, the injury is serious enough that Star Flight has been called. This child's parents are on sight and the emergency responders are with them in the nurse's office. To be clear, while this is a serious injury, it only involves one student. The rest of our student body will be going on with the remainder of their day as usual. We expect the helicopter to arrive shortly - but there is no safety concern in the building.
All winter sports practices start Monday, November 14th except Modified Boys Basketball which starts January 3rd. Contact your coaches or Kay McElwain for practice times! Modified Girls Basketball will open up with a home game Monday at 5pm!
