“Bows/Twists for Merrie”
Mrs. Maxon is the former principal of Silver Creek Elementary and is currently the Director of Pupil Personnel Services at Eden Central. She resides in Angola where her children attend Lake Shore Central.
Mrs. Maxon has been diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Each “School Spirit Bow/Twist” will be sold for $5 with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the Maxon family. Orders can be emailed to: bowsformerrie@yahoo.com
For more information please contact Molly Hamilton at 716-982-1879
Mrs. Buczkowski's class made 2D shapes Chewbaccas, ripped paper Darth Vaders, puppet Yodas, and Star Wars code writing to celebrate May 4th!
May 5th is designated as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) day. The epidemic of MMIW is considered a national crisis in both the United States and Canada. Murder is the third leading cause of death for indigenous women in the U.S. and Canada. In conjunction with Lake Shore, Gowanda and Salamanca districts, all community members are encouraged to wear red this Friday, May 5th to bring awareness to this important topic.
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU: Tonight (Thursday, May 4th, 2023) is the first SCCS Unified Basketball HOME GAME and it’s “Star
Wars”-themed! 🏀 💫 🌌
Unified games are the definition of sportsmanship & kindness and our Black Knight family is encouraged to attend. Dunkirk City School District is visiting us for the 5 p.m. game featuring a “Star Wars” knock-over game at halftime. There will also be a concession stand & 50/50 raffle. 🍿🥤🎟️
There will be a photo booth, balloons, posters, blow-up light sabers, and other props. Our Youth Advisory Committee purchased “Star Wars” stickers to give away! And rumor has it there may even be an appearance by Han Solo... 📸🎈⚔️
📆 Two Unified basketball games are planned next week: Tuesday, May 9, and Friday, May 12, which will be the senior game. 🎓💛🖤
In track and field action, Silver Creek team senior Grace Mullen made today’s Dunkirk Observer Sports page for winning the discus with a throw of 91 feet, 2 inches at yesterday’s meet against Frewsburg Central School District. 💪🤩👏
Read the results from the boys’ and girls’ track and field meets here: https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2023/05/top-showing/
Silver Creek PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Silver Creek High School cafeteria. Please join us for the final two meetings of the 2022-2023 academic year on Wednesdays, May 3 and June 7, 2023. Thank you!
Reminder: The seniors are holding a Chicken BBQ today (Tuesday, May 2, 2023) to support their Class Night Bash. It will take place 3:00-5:30 p.m. You can drive up or pick up in the Silver Creek High School cafeteria. The cost of the tickets is $15 at the door.We appreciate all of the community support of a safe graduation-season celebration! 👩🎓 🎉 💛🖤
Graduation for the Class of 2023 at Silver Creek High is scheduled Friday, June 23, 2023, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. More details TBD.
The SCCS Key Club is proud to be bringing back Italian Night, Tuesday May 16th! Tickets can be purchase from a Key Club member or by contacting Rachel Castiglia at rcastiglia@silvercreekschools.org. A limited number of tickets will also be available that night at the door! Come vote and enjoy a nice Italian meal. Presale tickets must be purchased by May 9.
Twenty-one students from Silver Creek High attended a symposium held by the Holocaust and Social Justice Education Program on Friday (April 28, 2023) with teacher Mrs. Jessica Kardashian at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. 🚌🇺🇸🗽
Students from the History and Culture club, Global 9 Honors, Global 10 and Genocide and Human Rights classes took advantage of the opportunity to learn and work alongside students from other schools and participate in a variety of activities.
“I am so thankful to be able to share these opportunities with our students and to see them take not only an active role in standing up for others but for working to be a part of the process of change and understanding,” says Kardashian. “This generation of students has so much drive and passion and getting to have them be a part of the conversation of what they want to see for their own futures is so important.”
Interactive questions about the meaning of justice, how it is decided and how those decisions affect the future were considered. They also took a tour of the center and had a mock trial with speakers ranging from state Senator George Borello, the mayor of Jamestown, and local WJTN radio personality Dennis Webster.
The final speaker was Dr. David Crane, the first chief prosecutor from the United States to try war crimes and crimes against humanity since Robert H Jackson. He current is working on criminal tribunals in Ukraine and taking action in Syria through the Global Accountability Network he founded.
𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗖𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗦: Daily breakfast and lunch menus are available via the CAFETERIA MENUS button on the homepage of the Silver Creek Central School District website www.silvercreekschools.org.
Harvests of the Month for May 2023 are New York State-produced potato chips and apples!
A special, festive menu is planned for a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Friday, May 5, 2023!
Full monthly menus for May 2023 are also posted via the Documents folder of the website:
• Elementary breakfast: https://5il.co/1ta2u
• Middle/High breakfast: https://5il.co/1ta2x
• Elementary lunch: https://5il.co/1ta2v
• Middle school lunch: https://5il.co/1ta2y
• High school lunch: https://5il.co/1ta2w
Friendly reminder: ALL students of Silver Creek CSD are entitled to free breakfast and lunch.
**COURTESY POST**
*courtesy post* Attention area students in grades 2-8: Bring your team, your basketball sneakers and your game to the GUS MACKER in Olean, N.Y., from June 2-4, 2023. Sponsored by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. Questions? Call 716-372-4433 and visit facebook.com/gusmackeroleanny
Middle and high school students at Silver Creek Central School District were introduced to drums from India today (Friday, April 28, 2023) as part of a Diversity and Cultural Connection virtual opportunity called “Talking Table: Drums of India” presented by the Manhattan School of Music and offered by our school library. 💻🎼
Our Black Knights learned a little bit about India and Indian culture as well. 🇮🇳
April is School Library Month. 📚
Third grade students in Mrs. Estee and Mrs. Schuster's math classes are preparing for NYS Math assessment with a good game of "Trashketball"
Silver Creek Central School District will host a collaborative and informative HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the high school gym. We encourage ALL qualified voters to participate in the annual BUDGET VOTE & BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION and attend the fair!
Silver Creek/Forestville’s varsity baseball team beat Chautauqua Lake 7-2 in nonleague baseball Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park in Jamestown.
Read more via the Friday, April 28, 2023, edition of the Observer newspaper: https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2023/04/black-knights-triumph-at-diethrick/
The Class of 2023 at Silver Creek High is hosting a drive-thru style CHICKEN BBQ FUNDRAISER on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, outside the cafeteria between 3-5:30 p.m.
Purchase $15 tickets on the day of the event for a half chicken, salt potatoes, salad and a roll. 🍗🥔🥗🥖 Weidner's BBQ is preparing the food. Proceeds support the seniors’ Class Night Bash and annual clean-up day. 🎓
**NEW COMMUNITY EDUCATION COURSE OFFERING**
Yoga/Pilates
Wednesdays
May 10 – May 31, 2023
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 4 classes
Elem. Library
Registration fee: $20 OR $5 per class
Instructor: Karen Bogosian, Fitness & Aerobics Instructor.
A great starting point for beginners, yet highly beneficial to the experienced exerciser. This gentle exercise will leave you invigorated and relaxed. Pilates focuses on the strengthening of “core” muscles that help to define and elongate your body. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat. Open to the public
Join us for the Unified Basketball game on May 4th at 5pm in the HS gym!
