Seven students from Silver Creek Elementary School arrived via firetruck on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, as part of a Fire Safety Week-themed coloring contest.

More than 40 vendors will showcase their creations, crafts and merchandise during the inaugural ‘Christmas in the Creek’ Craft and Vendor Fair set at Silver Creek Central School on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Music, food and a basket raffle will round out this free and festive celebration sponsored by the Silver Creek/Forestville cheer teams.

Due to the lack of availability of lifeguards, Open Swim will be cancelled every Thursday in October 2018.

Taxpayers in the Silver Creek Central School District should please note new payment information along with additional details about the 2018 school tax collection.

Registration is underway for a variety of exercise, art, music, finance, computer and driving classes open to the public. Some classes begin as early as late August 2018 with some classes extending through mid-December 2018.

Scott Herdzik was appointed to a probationary position as a elementary teacher and Elizabeth Bromsted and Erin Cole were appointed to probationary positions as special education teachers at the July 10, 2018, meeting of the Silver Creek Central School District's Board of Education.

Attention parents: Order your child’s back-to-school necessities via Yubbler.com by Aug. 30, 2018, and SCCS gets 50% of the profits!

Friends, families, teachers and staff filled the auditorium at Silver Creek Central School on Friday (June 22, 2018) to celebrate the Class of 2018 during the district’s 66th annual commencement.

Briget Whipple and Lauren Grover are the valedictorian and salutatorian at Silver Creek. In an happy coincidence, both plan to attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., in the fall.

A focus on Flag Day during June 14, 2018, assembly at Silver Creek Elementary School.

Knights Against Cancer volunteers prepare meal at Buffalo healthcare hospitality house.

Silver Creek third-graders. participate in community beautification project

Silver Creek Teacher’s Association selects scholarship winner Emma Pryll based on her heartfelt essay.

Silver Creek’s Class of 2018 bids adieu via volunteerism on Senior Service Day.

A student reads her essay at the front of the classroom.

Several juniors from Silver Creek High School were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society during a ceremony held May 16, 2018, at the LoGuidice Educational Center in Fredonia.

The unofficial results of the 2018-2019 budget vote for the Silver Creek Central School District held May 15, 2018, were announced by Superintendent Todd A.Crandall shortly after 9 p.m. in the high school lobby.

More than 100 students from the Silver Creek and Forestville school districts in seventh through 10th grades gathered Thursday morning (April 26, 2018) to get some insight into the world of work. The teenagers enjoyed a main course of career overviews with side dishes of personal experience, pep talks, and sage advice during the 4th annual Career Fair held in the auditorium at Silver Creek. Forestville and SCCS take turns hosting the event.

Knight University, a unique before-school program, engages students and the community.

2nd annual Bald for Bucks event supports research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Pop-up hair salon emphasizes cleanliness, caring & confidence. When the scissors were put away and the portable hair-washing sink was dried off, more than 70 students received mini-makeovers – and some valuable life lessons.

On December 22, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo held a conference call with reporters announcing that he would sign an executive order to assist taxpayers seeking to pay property taxes prior to December 31 in order to deduct them on their 2018 federal income taxes. We have reviewed the executive order. The order does not expressly authorize school districts to adopt tax warrants and issue tax bills in advance of adopting a 2018-19 school budget. During the conference call with reporters, the Governor and his budget director explained that the action was directed primarily at local governments, which operate on a calendar year (January 1 – December 31) fiscal year. They acknowledged that facilitating pre-payment of property taxes may not be possible for most school districts. The executive order does not suspend any provision of Article 13 of the Real Property Tax Law, which governs the levy of property taxes for most school districts. Accordingly, we do not see the order as providing authority for school districts to adopt estimated or partial tax warrants for 2018-19 school taxes, nor to issue tax bills corresponding to those warrants. Therefore, our interpretation is that school districts are unaffected by the Governor’s action on Friday. Our school district is not able to accommodate pre-payment of school taxes for federal tax purposes. Final payments of 2017-18 school taxes were due by OCTOBER 31, 2017. We are not able to provide estimated tax bills for 2018-19. Our district will not adopt a budget and tax levy for 2018-19 until the May school budget vote occurs.

Students in teacher Kristen Foley and teacher Jason Mirek's Government class at Silver Creek High School participated in a service project recently to encourage character strengths such as leadership, kindness, and teamwork. The class participated in the Adopt-A-Family program through WNY Heroes, a non-profit organization that reaches out to veterans and military families that need essential services and financial assistance. Students had the privilege of speaking to two Iraq/Afghanistan veterans involved with WNY Heroes and hearing their personal stories. In early December, the students were matched with a local veteran family. Students sponsored a $1 hat day in order to raise money. Those participating paid a dollar for the privilege of wearing a hat during school hours. To advertise, the group created flyers and decorated the showcase in the lobby. All donations were used to purchase items from the family’s "wish list" to ensure they have an enjoyable holiday season. This was a great opportunity for the students to get involved and show their appreciation for those that protect our country.

A pair of two-day enrichment opportunities in the form of canning workshops was facilitated this fall by the Middle School’s Family and Consumer Science department in cooperation with the Guidance and Counseling department.