MARGARET E. BRODINE SCHOLARSHIP: The Southern Tier Legal Secretaries offers an annual scholarship towards the continuing education of a high school senior or college freshman.
Please keep the following in mind as you complete your scholarship application:
1. All applications should be typed, spell-checked, and grammatically correct.
2. Applications will be judged on appearance as well as content.
3. Use only the space provided. All applications are to be limited to one page.
4. Explain in 300 words or less why you would like to receive this scholarship.
5. Submit completed applications directly to Southern Tier Legal Secretaries at doreenloll@lwindstream.net by May 19, 2023.
They will notify the scholarship recipient and the Guidance/Financial Aid office of the award.
The $750.00 scholarship award will be issued upon confirmation of the recipient's enrollment for the 2023 Fall term.
Learn more via the SCHOLARSHIPS button on the homepage of this website.
SPECIAL BUDGET NIGHT EVENTS SET: A wellness event, an ice cream social, an art show and a spaghetti dinner are planned Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in conjunction with Silver Creek Central School District’s annual Budget Vote and Board of Education election.
Qualified voters may cast ballots in the district lobby at 1 Dickinson Street, between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. and are invited to enjoy the following campus events scheduled during voting hours:
• An Italian Night spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Key Club runs between 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Buy tickets for the pasta meal with salad,
bread, drink, and dessert at the door ($12 adults, $10 seniors, kids under age 12
$10 and kids under age 3 eat free.) Takeouts available.
• The Health & Wellness Fair runs between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. and features a
host of community collaborators including: Family Service of Chautauqua Region, SUP Erie Adventures, Prevention Works, Parent Network of WNY, Chautauqua County NY Connects, Suicide Prevention Alliance of Chautauqua County, Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene, Chautauqua
Opportunities, INC., Together We Bloom, Chautauqua County Sheriff Office - K9
and Drone, Feedmore WNY, The Resource Center, The Brain Injury Association of NYS, Chautauqua County Health Department, Chautauqua Health Network, Healthy Community Alliance, Southwestern Independent Living Center, The Chautauqua Center. Blood pressure screenings from Silver Creek CSD nurses will be featured along with a chance to win an hourlong massage from The New Me Massage and Yoga Studio.
• The Parent Teacher Student Association is hosting an ice cream social during the art show from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Cones will be sold for $1 at the installation featuring a variety of pieces created by students in Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade at the elementary school. Additionally, art by students in grades 6 through 12 is featured in the showcases and on bulletin boards.
Three students in Miss Elliott’s English class were published in a national writing contest. Ethan Sanchez, Makayla Farley, and Frankie Laspesa won a YoungWriters writing contest and their work was published along with other students from around the country. They were to write a 100-word story from the perspective of a villain and out of thousands of entries, theirs were chosen to be added to the collection. Their works can be found in the MS/HS library titled “Twisted Tales.”
Mrs. Williams' 3rd grade class chose to play Gaga ball with Ms. Krystofiak for their "25 red ticket prize"! Fun was had by all!!! Mrs. Weiss' class even came to cheer us on!
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Silver Creek Central School Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m., in the Board of Education Room for the purpose of appointing a new Superintendent of Schools.
SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: The Silver Creek PTSA would like to invite all seniors to apply for our new and improved Annual Senior Scholarship.
Please submit either a 2-minute video, a 10- to 12-page PowerPoint (all pages must include text) that address the following or an essay: "What extracurricular activities have had the greatest impact on your personal growth and development?" Highlight your extracurricular activity in any media you would like.
Your video or PowerPoint including references must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Monday, May 22, 2023, by email to jojohnson@silvercreekschools.org. We look forward to getting to know you!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Silver Creek Superintendent Todd Crandall made appearances at Hanover and Silver Creek board meetings to present the district’s proposed 2023-24 school budget.
The spending plan includes a 0% tax increase and the only candidate running for the Board of Education is Greg Cole, who is seeking a 5-year term.
The public is encouraged to vote on the budget Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in the high school lobby. The budget is available to view online on the district website www.silvercreekschools.org.
READ MORE via the Dunkirk Observer newspaper: https://www.observertoday.com/news/top-stories/2023/05/crandall-makes-rounds-for-district-budget/
Knights Against Cancer students of Silver Creek High prepared dinner recently at Kevin Guest House in Buffalo for the club’s last visit of the 2022-2023 academic year. 🚌
One of the field trips our club looks forward to the most, the students donate, make and serve the dinners for all patients and their families staying there. 🧑🍳
“Having the ability to cook dinner 3 or 4 times a year at Kevin Guest House is vital to our students feeling they have a place to give back and serve others, which is so important to them,” says advisor Mrs. Jessica Kardashian. “We have been so blessed to continue to go there and I am so proud of the kids who take the time to be a part of this.”
Our Black Knights served a picnic dinner with hot dogs, pasta salad and devil’s food strawberry shortcakes. They can’t wait to go back next year! 🌭🍝🧺 🍰 🫶
Juniors are reading “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins in Mrs. Carolyn Laurenzi-Timmerman’s English class at Silver Creek High. 📖 🏹
They are participating in a weekly competition with every student assigned a district (1-12) just like in the novel series.
Students will be the tribute of their district and try to "battle it out" to become the victor of the 2023 Silver Creek Hunger Games!
Black Knights in 11th grade are ranked every week based on how many points they received. For their first competition, students went on a scavenger hunt to find food items, shelter, water, and tools that would help them during the games. Each item was assigned a point value and the person with the largest number is the leader this week.
The week's top three tributes are:
▪️Karmine Kuppel (District 9) with 1460 points
▪️Jack Ewing (District 6) with 1330 points
▪️Joel Dolce (District 8) with 1070 points
Happy Mother’s Day 2023 from Silver Creek Central School District. 💛🖤💛🖤
Forestville-Silver Creek Youth Football sign-ups are set Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Silver Creek High cafeteria and Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Forestville Central School District lobby. 🏈 ✍️
$100 registration fee for Rookie and Jayvee. $50 for flag. Call 716-338-3937 for more information. ☎️
Knight University instructors of Silver Creek Central School District.
On Monday, May 8, Mr. Cerne’s Applied Tech class held their annual boat races in the school pool. The entire high school was invited to stop down during 4th period to watch the six teams compete. Steph VanCheri and Karli Deet made it the furthest, while John Steinwachs and Jorge Hasbun came up just short but did it in a faster time, so technically the two groups were co-champs. Thank you to Kaylee Hutchison for the photo submissions!
Hey, Silver Creek students: Are you looking for Community Service hours? Gus Macker Olean is looking for volunteers for their event June 2-4, 2023. 🏀
They need help with setup, registration, scorekeeping and tear down.
Please visit facebook.com/gusmackerolean and check in with your administrative office at school. You can also call 716-372-4433 for more information.
**ATTENTION COMMUNITY** Please note, there was a minor typo on page 4 of our Budget Silverliner. The years were listed incorrectly in the columns, but the dollar amounts were accurate. The chart should read as attached.
It’s School Nurse Day! 👏 Join our Black Knight family in recognizing Silver Creek Central School District’s terrific nursing staff.👩⚕️👨⚕️
When you see Jennifer Johnson RN, BSN; Patricia Sternisha, LPN; Diane Graf, LPN; Jeanette Kilian, LPN and teacher aide; and Carol Woodward, LPN be sure to thank them for caring for our students. 💛🖤💛🖤
The Dunkirk Observer put a spotlight on our honor roll students in the weekend edition of the newspaper! ☺️📰🏫💛🖤 Read more: https://www.observertoday.com/life/sunday-lifestyles/2023/05/silver-creek-announces-honor-merit-rolls-for-third-quarter/
Here is a peek at a few projects our creative Black Knights have displayed this spring at Silver Creek Elementary. 🎨💐🌈🐍🐵🦖🐶🦛🧑🎨
Silver Creek Central School District urges its Black Knight families to attend the FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY 2nd annual Western New York Regional MAKER FAIRE on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Shore Central High School at 959 Beach Road, Angola, New York. 🤖 🎉 👩🔬 🧑🏭 🦠🔬👨🎨
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments, and DIY projects.
Reserve FREE TICKETS online: https://wnyregion.makerfaire.com/tickets/
Learn more about the Makers here: https://wnyregion.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/
To the delight of Silver Creek Elementary students, Public Speaking students from the high school visited classrooms during Children’s Book Week (May 1-7, 2023) for read-alouds.
Not only did these Black Knights from Mrs. Carolyn Laurenzi-Timmerman’s class strengthen their oratory and presentation skills, but they made some enthusiastic new friends.
Pictured: Senior Eva Tytka reads “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss to pre-Kindergartners in the classroom of Mrs. Danielle Jakubowicz and teacher aide Ms. Audriana Russo.
Pictured: Senior Harmony Sinders reads “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss to Kindergartners in the classroom of Ms. Mary Chesbro and Ms. Kristin McChesney.
Pictured: Amber Lockwood reads “We are All Different” by Tracey Turner while Samantha reads a Clifford book.
