Silver Creek CSD

A wonderful community partnership helped three students with their looks for graduation! Darice Sampson, a local seamstress, came into Miss Tahamont's class to work with Skyla Gates, Amirya Warrior and Arianna Jones to make a dress to be worn at their upcoming graduation ceremony. We appreciate Darice for coming in to share her knowledge and skills with these girls. 
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Students at Silver Creek Elementary School capped off the academic year with the annual Special Olympics celebration! The festivities kicked off with the Parade of Athletes featuring Black Knights and their educators wearing matching T-shirts and carrying signs as they proceeded around the school to a cheering crowd. Ceremonies opened with School board member Matt Bogosian volunteering as emcee for the day, and students leading the Pledge of Allegiance and the Special Olympics oath. Director of Special Education, Megan Cook, welcomed the attendees. Throughout the day, students participated in fun and competitive events, which included some water fun to beat the heat. A special thank you to the student volunteers from our middle and high schools.
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SNI Education Department held its annual High School Graduation recognition Banquet for the Class of 2026 on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Cattaraugus Territory Seneca Fire Hall.

Ja:goh to all the students and the award recipients. Silver Creek's recipients are listed below.

Native Success Scholarships:
Alijah Williams - Silver Creek Central

Faith Stewart Memorial Scholarship:
Kyrie Buffalo - Lake Shore Central

American Legion Scholarships: Presented by Commander Ron Cook
Alijah Williams - Silver Creek Central

American Legion Auxiliary Scholarships:
Skyla Gates - Silver Creek Central

Andrew John Scholarships:
Amirya Warrior - Silver Creek Central

SNI Marshal Scholarships: Presented by Chief Marshal, Tom Thompson
Amirya Warrior - Silver Creek Central

Did you know? Cows have an excellent sense of smell, and can smell something as far as six miles away!
#National DairyMonth

Children’s mental health is important. Students who miss just 2 days of school a month tend to be more stressed and anxious.​ Help lower student stress by encouraging attendance when students are feeling well. #BKP #SCCARES #everyday

On Saturday, some members of the class of 1976 visited the campus for a tour! #BKP #SCCARES #everyday #OnceABlackKnightAlwaysABlackKnight

Students in Mrs. Anderson’s 4th-grade art classes studied Chinese tea traditions, created a tea cup out of clay, and then enjoyed a tea party to celebrate Black Knight Pride! This year's special guests were Mrs. Vasko, Miss Neubauer, Mr. Case, and Mrs. Radoani. The students and their guests enjoyed two types of brewed tea, two flavors of “fancy” water, tea sandwiches, treats, wonderful conversation, and laughter!
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96.8% of our Pre-K students were present the week of June 8-12. Way to go, PK! Keep coming to school #everyday! #BKP #SCCares

Did you know? The average American consumes 25 gallons of milk each year.
#NationalDairyMonth

New this year, we allowed our Seniors to customize their parking spaces! Let’s take a peek at their progress so far on this #SeniorSunday! #BKP #SCCARES #everyday

**COURTESY POST** This FREE virtual workshop will discuss supporting healthy relationships and transitions into adulthood for teens and young adults with Autism and other developmental diabilities. Learn more and register at: www.parentnetworkofwny.org/events

Last night was a packed agenda for our Board of Education meeting! We recognized our 2026 Valedictorian Nathan Cross and Salutatorian Samual Bowers. Next, we recognized some key community members for their hard work and dedication, Community Education Coordinator Donna Roof and outgoing PTSA President Bobbie Kilburn. We had several presentations including the Seal of Biliteracy projects and student board member Molly Shaw’s year-end wrap up. We also welcomed new teacher Abigail Buffum, and congratulated Mr. Albert VanDette on a well-deserved retirement after 24 years of service to our school! #BKP #SCCARES #everyday

We spotted some twins! #WhenWeTwinWeTweet #WhenWeTwinWeWin #BKP #SCCares #everyday

**COURTESY POST** The Silver Creek Fire Department is holding a drive-thru Chicken BBQ on June 12th from 3pm-6pm, which is also Class Night. Great opportunity for families with busy schedules that day to get dinner! Tickets are $15 and can be purchased from any SCFD member, or by scanning the QR code on the flyer!

Fifth-grade students had the opportunity to experience the work of famous artists firsthand during a field trip to the AKG Art Museum in Buffalo. In addition to touring the exhibits, the students enjoyed the beautiful weather while eating lunch next to Hoyt Lake behind the gallery. 
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I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream!

Creativity was on full display as Rachel Castiglia’s Marketing students hosted their 12th Annual Ice Cream Competition! Students combined innovation, branding, and marketing skills to invent their own one-of-a-kind ice cream flavors, then put their creations to the ultimate test. After developing their products, the class welcomed 30 ice cream enthusiasts to sample the flavors and vote for their favorites.

This year’s competition featured impressive talent and imaginative ideas. Tanner Stern and Marshall Shuart took home the award for Most Creative Package Design with their flavors Banana Bread and Rice Krispie Fluff Swirl. Marshall also earned recognition for Best Flavor Name, while Tanner scored a double victory by winning both Best Advertisement and Best Flavor with his delicious cinnamon banana bread-inspired creation.

Other standout competitors included Molly Shaw with 6-7 Moon Beam and Caiden Fote with Cannonball, each bringing their own creativity and marketing savvy to the event.
More than just a fun competition, the project gave students valuable hands-on experience in real-world marketing by challenging them to:
Create a company name and logo.
Identify a target market for their product.
Design effective and eye-catching packaging.
Develop competitive and realistic pricing strategies based on costs and market competition.

The annual event showcased not only the students’ creativity but also their ability to apply classroom concepts in an engaging, entrepreneurial setting. #BKP #SCCARES #everyday

Please join us in congratulating Nathan Cross, valedictorian of the Class of 2026! Son of Jerry and Katie Cross, he plans to attend Cornell University to study Viticulture and Enology. Nathan served as Treasurer for both the Junior and Senior Class, Vice President of Key Club, Student Council Treasurer, Business Club Vice President, Earth Club President, Cross Country Team Captain, and participated in Knights Against Cancer, History and Culture Club, The Chautauqua County Music Festival and Quiz Bowl! He also earned several notable awards, including the NY Senate Youth Leadership Award, the NY Attorney General Triple “C” Award, the RTI Science and Math Award, and twice earned the Cross-Country Black Knight Award. #BKP #SCCares #everyday

Tonight we celebrate the journey and accomplishments of the Class of 2026 at Class Night! Class Night will be held tonight at 7 PM in the Aud.
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Elementary students celebrated Field Day recently! Students rotated through fun stations, including a bounce house obstacle course, dunk tank, sack race, water games and more! They enjoyed snow cones and were sprayed by the Silver Creek Fire Department's hose to cool off!
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