The high school character committee is back in full swing! For the month of October, students, faculty, and staff were nominated for displaying "perseverance." Perseverance is the ability to not give up on yourself or others when times get hard. Nominees were highlighted on the morning announcements. There were many nominations, and on Monday, November 14, there was an assembly. Here, anyone who was nominated was called up. They received a certificate which explained why they were nominated and a Tootsie pop. Our Knights of the Month were then announced. The Knights of the Month for perseverance are (in picture order): Mr. Albert VanDette, Spanish teacher; Jorge Hasbun, 11th grade; Bella Banach, 9th grade; Michael Dispenza, 10th grade; and Isabella Kmitch, 12th grade. Congratulations to all of the nominees and the Knights of the Month!
For November/December, people can be nominated for demonstrating "humor." Humor is the ability to look on the lighter side of life and trying to brighten others' days through laughter.
A group of 20 local students looking to get out into the community and help in some way gathered recently (Monday, November 7, 2022) at Glenwood Cemetery in Silver Creek.
Armed with rakes borrowed from their homes or loaned by the district and village, Earth Club and National Honor Society of Silver Creek High School were on a mission to spend a morning giving back.
“The students wanted to show they are willing to get into the community and lend a hand that’s not always there,” says Earth Club advisor and teacher Megan Kucharski, who along with NHS advisor Carolyn Laurenzi, oversaw the work. "We chose Glenwood Cemetery by chance, and we all are so glad we did.”
The students boarded a bus mid-morning and -- when they arrived at the Old Main Road location and saw the vast expanse of leaf-covered ground – they got right to work. For two-plus hours they toiled alongside groundskeeper Cliff Edwards on a wind-swept, sunny day to make the cemetery plots visible again for visitors.
It was hot, sweaty work and -- for efficiency’s sake -- they focused on one large section by raking leaves to a nearby roadway so Mr. Edwards could use his plow to clear them away.
“It’s a great community service project. I’m always happy when the kids are willing to lend a hand and it was a fantastic turnout,” says cemetery board president Ed Newman. “They got a lot of leaves raked and we were against a lot of wind. I know our groundskeeper appreciates it, too.”
After returning to campus, the students enjoyed some pizza lunch and reflected on their effort.
“Being able to speak with the president of the cemetery was what truly made us believe we did something nice for the community,” says Earth Club president Karissa Buchanan, a sophomore at SCHS. “(Mr. Newman) said that us coming down was a huge help and a great deed not only for the cemetery staff, but for those wanting to visit their families. In the end our group was able to look at all the progress and enjoy what we did for our town.”
The Earth Club and National Honor Society are thankful to the cemetery board for affording the students this opportunity to collaborate for the sake of the community.
Glenwood Cemetery operates with a small staff of one part-time employee. It is overseen by the Silver Creek Cemetery Association Inc. Its board members include Mr. Newman, Wayne Ashley, Tyler Bain, David Clark, Donald Dawley, David Edwards, Linda Fryberger, Donald Gage, and Richard Schulenberg.
The cemetery cleanup is the first of many service projects of Earth Club and NHS plan for the 2022-2023 academic year. The groups are always welcoming suggestions for where they should turn their attention. They are already hoping to return to Glenwood in the fall of 2023 to lend a hand.
GRAD ANNOUNCEMENTS & CLASS RINGS: Balfour has an online sale for GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS and CLASS RINGS for the Class of 2023 at Silver Creek High.
Commemorate your student's graduation by ordering graduation announcements and graduation rings online today.
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Order here: https://www.balfour.com/new-york/silver-creek/silver-creek-high-school
Visit www.balfour.com or call 716-972-0265 for more information.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Silver Creek Central School District facilitated a virtual presentation for our high school students with Dr. Anne Derouin of Duke University. She discussed nursing roles and jobs with our Black Knights. #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP
Please help us with a big #BlackKnightPride hello for our new Academic Assistant Cultural Coordinator at Silver Creek Elementary School! Let’s give WILLIAM R. REYNOLDS IV a warm welcome!
He is excited to join our Black Knight family.
“I’m looking forward to meeting new faces and encouraging each other to be the best that we can be each day,” says Reynolds.
WORDS OF WISDOM: “Remember each day is a new start. Each and every one of us, as individuals, has the power to make a change for ourselves. We just need to take the first step toward action!”
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Hiking, camping, music, reading, traveling, eating, “Star Wars,” the Pittsburgh Steelers, boating, movies, speaking German, volleyball and other sports!
PETS: He has a shitzu poodle mix named Augustus
FUN FACTS: He is actually William R. Reynolds V, but when the first William R. Reynolds passed away, they all moved down one. His (4) great grandfather, Ruben E. Fenton, was the governor of New York in 1864.
FAVORITE QUOTE: "Wenn Schon, Denn Schon" which means “If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth doing it well!” and is an old German proverb
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Mr. Reynolds joins our Black Knight family after 6 ½ years of teaching at John T. Waugh Elementary School in the Lakeshore Central School District for the Seneca Nation of Indians. He holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Gannon University, dual bachelor’s degrees in Secondary Education social studies and history from The State University of New York at Fredonia and an associate degree in liberal arts from Jamestown Community College.
#wearesilvercreek #BKP #BlackKnightPride #NewStaff #WelcomeWagon
𝗛𝗬𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗖𝗦
The local Silver Creek Food Pantry is in need, and our Black Knight family is asking for help through Friday, November 18, 2022!
While hygiene products are highly requested, they are in short supply. Knights Against Cancer & History & Culture Club are asking for your help to change that for the holiday season.
Please consider donating any new and unopened hygiene products. The list below gives a variety of options, but everything helps!
Where: Donations can be brought to Mrs. Kardashian in Room.182, placed into the box in the district lobby or pickup can be arranged.
All donations will be delivered before Thanksgiving for immediate use in the community. We appreciate your kindness, generosity and support.
Items needed include:
Deodorant
Shampoo and conditioner
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Mouthwash and floss
Tampons/pads
Body wash
Hairbrushes/combs/hair ties
Hand soap/hand sanitizer
Diapers, wipes and baby creams
Toilet paper and paper towels
Tissues
PLEASE NOTE: All items should be new and unopened.
As we continue to celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Silver Creek students attended a virtual lecture with Mr. Hayden Haynes of the Deer Clan. Mr. Haynes discussed the influence of the Seneca Nation in western New York
Silver Creek Central School District is closed today (Friday, November 11, 2022) in observance of Veterans Day. 🇺🇸
Balfour will be onsite at Silver Creek High School to do CAP AND GOWN MEASURING for the Class of 2023 for ONE DAY ONLY on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, outside the cafeteria during lunches. Cost for cap, gown and tassel is $27; cash is preferred. Checks payable to Balfour. Questions? Call or text (716) 972-0265.
Silver Creek Elementary School plans two Spirit Weeks in November 2022.
Native American Heritage Spirit Week:
• Monday, November 14: Wear red or wear green for Pickle Day
• Tuesday, November 15: Rock your Mocs/wear teal
• Wednesday, November 16: Wear your Ribbon skirt/shirt
• Thursday, November 17: Wear orange
• Friday, November 18: HAUDENOSAUNEE DAY/Wear purple or BKP wear
Thanksgiving Spirit Week:
• Monday, November 21: Turkey Trot Day – Wear your best turkey trot attire/sports attire
• Tuesday, November 22: Wear your PJ’s
First-graders in Mrs. Mahaney's classroom at Silver Creek Elementary School are learning about Veterans Day. They wrote about thanking service members for protecting our country. 🇺🇸
Fifteen boys in grades 3-5 from Silver Creek Elementary School participated in the Veterans Race — a 5k — on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in Buffalo. 🏃 🇺🇸
The 5k is the culminating event for the Boys on the Right Track program coached by Mrs. Pieniazek and Mrs. Weiss. The program runs for nine weeks and helps boys develop social and emotional skills while training for a non-competitive race. 🤝💛🖤
These Black Knights extend a special thank-you to all their buddy runners, including family members and elementary teachers Ms. Meyerhofer and Ms. Mohan. 🤩 🙌
Silver Creek Middle School’s Red Ribbon Week – celebrated October 24-28, 2022 – was a huge success. Our Black Knights made pledges to celebrate life and live drug free on hearts that were then made into the shape of a ribbon. Our students also worked on adorning their homeroom doors for the door-decorating contest.
Silver Creek Middle School will present a musical performance of “James and the Giant Peach” — a classic tale of love, wonder and what it means to be a family by Roald Dahl — in the auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday, November 9-10, 2022, at 6 p.m. The community is warmly welcome to enjoy this production featuring 100+ students involved from singing to acting and from stage crew to set design. Tickets cost only $5 at silvercreekhs.seatyourself.biz
Silver Creek Central School District has a Support Staff Anticipated Vacancy Announcement for the 2022-2023 School Year for a CUSTODIAN (Civil Service Title: Working Supervisor) for a full-time, 12-month opportunity.
Qualifications: Must meet minimum qualifications per Civil Service.
Initial Position Location: Buildings and Grounds.
Salary & Benefits: Per CSEA Contract .
Job duties, skills and minimum qualifications: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two (2) years of experience in building mechanical maintenance, grounds maintenance or building cleaning maintenance using mechanical floor cleaners. For additional qualifications, see the Civil Service information below.
Apply to: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, completed civil service application, references, and certifications to: Lisa Rohloff, Business Administrator, Silver Creek Central School District, P. O. Box 270, Silver Creek, NY 14136.
Deadline: November 14, 2022.
DISTINGUISING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: An employee in this class is responsible for the efficient accomplishment of a wide variety of manual tasks in keeping municipal equipment, buildings, grounds, recreational areas and streets cleaned and functionally maintained. The work is performed according to general practices and policies set by superiors, but wide leeway is allowed for the use of independent judgment in organization of own work and in planning and directing the work of subordinates.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Supervises and participates in the following work activities:
Performs daily floor cleaning including stripping and waxing using mechanized equipment;
Sweeps and mops floors;
Collects and disposes of trash;
Washes windows, light fixtures and other building items;
Makes minor repairs to mechanized cleaning equipment and performs preventive maintenance; Dusts desks, woodwork, furniture and other equipment;
Mows grass, trims shrubs, rakes leaves and performs other laboring tasks in the upkeep of grounds; Cleans streets, access roads, parking areas, culverts and basins;
Clears brush and beautifies recreation areas;
Cleans stream banks and lake shores of debris;
Performs minor electrical, plumbing and carpentry repairs on municipal buildings and recreational
areas;
Paints interior and exterior wood, metal, and masonry surfaces to include preparation of surfaces;
Keeps inventory of cleaning supplies and requisitions replacement products;
Keeps records of activities or accidents and makes simple reports;
Inspects cleaning and maintenance work of subordinate employees;
May load, unload, receive, transport and check delivery of goods.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of building cleaning methods, procedures and equipment; good knowledge of the principles involved in the use of mechanized cleaning equipment; Working knowledge of building, grounds and recreational area maintenance and repair techniques and practices; some knowledge of the repair and preventive maintenance of standard mechanized cleaning equipment; Skill in the use of hand and power tools; ability to plan and supervise the work of others; ability to operate a motor vehicle and small motorized vehicles; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; ability to plan tasks in logical sequence; mechanical aptitude; initiative and resourcefulness; dependability; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two (2) years of experience in building mechanical maintenance, grounds maintenance or building cleaning maintenance using mechanical floor cleaners.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. When Assigned to Towns, Schools, or Villages - Possession, at time of appointment and during service in this class, of a valid NYS Motor Vehicle Operator's license appropriate for the type of vehicles which the employee may operate.
B. When Assigned to County of Chautauqua Department of Public Facilities - Possession, at time of appointment and during service in this class, of a New York State Class D Operator's License.
Chautauqua County Non-Competitive Class Grade 5 / Revised November 14, 2012.
SCCS is pleased to announce that Adult Lap Swim will resume on November 7, 2022! Sessions will take place Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. The cost will be $2.50/day per swimmer. Participants will pay and sign in on the pool deck before each session.
Our friends at Anderson-Lee Library are facilitating a fantastic speaker series during Native American Heritage Month in November!
Read more via Dunkirk Observer: https://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2022/10/native-american-heritage-series-begins-tuesday/
COMMUNITY EDUCATION UPDATE: Instructor Karen Bogosian is offering a Session 2 of Yoga/Pilates via Silver Creek Central School District’s Community Education division. 🧘♀️
It will run Wednesdays on November 2, 9, 16, and 30, 2022, from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. in the HS Library. Class fee is $20 for the whole session or $5 per class. Register here: https://www.silvercreekschools.org/o/sccsd/page/community-education
Fourth-graders at Silver Creek Elementary School just finished making longhouses as a part of their unit on Haudenosaunee culture and communities. 🪶🏠 Our Black Knights really enjoyed this project. Silver Creek CSD is observing Native American Heritage Month throughout November.
Check out a few creative classroom doors decorated by Silver Creek Middle School students and staff observing Red Ribbon Week 2022!
🚪 Our Black Knights spent October 24-28, 2022, celebrating life and living drug-free. 🎊
