**CORRECTION** Please note that our attendance line is extension 4122. It was printed incorrectly on page 3 of the January edition of the Silverliner. Thank you.
Students in ninth-grade Global Studies at Silver Creek High made their own cylinder seals in their unit on Mesopotamia using crayons and clay. Cylinder seals are engraved with characters or scenes used in ancient times and used as an administrative tool or a form of signature and/or worn as jewelry.
In Mesopotamia, they would have been made out of stone depicting various aspects of their life. So our Black Knights carved pieces that represented them and practiced rolling them into clay to see what the process was like 5,000 years ago.
Teacher Mrs. Jessica Kardashian tells us historians have a better understanding of Mesopotamia through the finding of cylinder seals and her students had a blast making them.
Today in the library, elementary and middle school students got to listen to NFL Pro hall of famer, Tony Boselli and ask Mr. Boselli questions about his career and achievements. Mr. Boselli shared his tips for success, including working hard, being honest, showing people you care and always being ready to help and support one another. Students enjoyed the virtual visit and the ability to ask Mr. Boselli questions directly.
Students in Knights Against Cancer Club at Silver Creek High volunteered with Courage of Carly and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center pediatric patients and their families on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. 🎄🏥
This is of the club's favorite yearly events and leaves every student feeling like they are part of something special. Our Black Knights worked a variety of craft tables, the scavenger hunt, greeted guests and had a dance party with the kids. Advisor Jessica Kardashian notes the club has been fortunate to partner with Courage of Carly Fund and support their efforts.
HS Winter Sports Spirit Week #BKP #GoBills
Silver Creek Central School District anticipates a vacancy for a School Secretary for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Qualifications: Civil Service qualified.
Initial position location: Elementary School Office.
Work hours: 12-month, full-time position.
Salary and benefits: Per CSEA Contract.
Job duties, skills and minimum qualifications: Complete reception and office duties including greeting visitors, managing phone calls, typing/word processing, database entries; filing, and other tasks as assigned. Must be able to work collaboratively with others; communicate effectively with parents, students, and staff and community members; organize and prioritize tasks.
For internal consideration, individuals must currently hold title or be determined eligible by Chautauqua County Civil Service through the current eligible canvass list or deemed eligible to take upcoming written exam.
For additional qualifications, see the Civil Service information below.
Apply to: Interested internal candidates should submit a Chautauqua County Civil Service Application to: Lisa Rohloff, Business Administrator, Silver Creek CSD, PO Box 270, Silver Creek, NY 14136.
Deadline: January 30, 2023.
SCHOOL SECRETARY
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is important clerical work that involves responsibility for the smooth and efficient operation of a school district office requiring the exercise of independent judgment and a general understanding of departmental procedures and policies. Employees in this class perform a wide variety of clerical and typing duties while working with faculty, staff, students, parents and visitors. This position differs from lower-level clerical titles by being a lead assistant in coordinating tasks of lower-level workers and/or performing complex operations independently involving office or school-wide operations. Work is performed under general supervision for routine matters requiring ordinary courtesy and tact. Unusual problems are referred to a supervisor before action is taken. Supervision may be exercised over a small number of clerical assistants. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Answers telephone and acts as receptionist for an office:
Performs general office duties (which may include taking dictation), handling general correspondence and reports, filing:
Acts as information clerk where a general knowledge of personnel, organization, department activities and established praclices
are involved;
Prepares, copies, and distributes bulletins, notices and other announcements as required:
Assists in preparation and follow-up of annual budget:
Prepares requisitions for and maintains supplies for the office or department;
Distributes mail and supplies to staff;
May handle petty cash accounts:
May maintain master schedule for an office;
Composes and types routine correspondence;
Types, processes, checks, codes and files requisitions, claims, vouchers, bills and receipts:
May assign work, review and record work done, and instruct new employees in the specialized clerical work of a unit;
Collects fees and accounts for monies received;
Assists in proofreading typewritten and printed material:
Reviews reports and other documents for completeness, accuracy and conformity with established procedure:
Answers telephone, gives routine information to the public and makes appointments for superior:
Enters and retrieves computer database records.
Sets up and maintains current records pertaining to student enrollment;
Keeps journal of early dismissals, prepares and submits attendance reports:
Attends to students sent to the office for discipline:
Maintains "lost and found".
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures and equipment: good knowledge of business arithmetic and English: ability to type accurately at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to operate a visual display terminal and an office copier: ability to learn organization, functions, rules, policies and regulations of the department: ability to understand and follow oral and written directions: ability to meet and deal effectively with faculty, staff, students, parents and visitors: ability to write legibly; ability to handle routine details independently; clerical aptitude: mental alertness: good judgment: accuracy, neat appearance: tact and courtesy: physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Promotional: Candidates must be permanently employed in the competitive class in a Chautauqua County school or Erie 2 BOCES and must be serving or have served that school, or Erie 2 BOCES continuously on a permanent basis as an Account Clerk, Account Clerk-Typist, Clerk II, Clerk II (Database), Health and Attendance Clerk, Stenographer, Stenographer 11, Telephone Operator-Typist, Typist, Typist II or Typist II (Spanish Speaking) for two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the written test.
Open Competitive - Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and:
A. Two (2) years of clerical experience involving customer service: OR
B. Completion of an Associate's degree or two-year business college program in a secretarial science or business administration: OR
C. Completion of 60 semester credit hours with a concentration in business administration or secretarial science; OR
D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A, B & C above.
Revised 12/23/2011
Students in the History & Culture club of Silver Creek High attended the musical "Come From Away" at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
The production highlights the people from Newfoundland and the relationships they formed with the thousands of people on the planes that were grounded for days beginning the morning of September 11, 2001.
Teacher Mrs. Jessica Kardashian made this possible through the Arts in Education program grant and is beyond thankful to have been able to share this opportunity with her students.
"This musical is such a pivotal telling to those who were not yet alive to experience 9/11 and how it changed the world." says Kardashian. "The students left feeling like they had seen something more than moving but that they learned from it and that was what I had hoped for when I planned this trip."
Silver Creek and Forestville Cross Country Teams awarded Scholar-Athlete designations.
The Silver Creek Girls team was awarded the Scholar Athlete team designation again this year, but this time they were also joined by the Silver Creek/Forestville Boys. On top of the team designation, three seniors received Honorable Mention Scholar Athlete Recognition. Aidan Jamison was honored for the boys and was also selected as the County Sportsmanship winner from the team. Benjamin Bock from Forestville lead the boys with the highest average submitted. For the girls team, though an incomplete team, all members received substantial recognition. Amber Lockwood and Melanie Wilson both were awarded Honorable Mention Scholar Athletes. Amber received the County Sportsmanship for the team as well as Honorable Mention All- County. Melanie Wilson was also selected as Second Team All-County Recognition. Junior Emily Bowers was also selected First Team All-County.
Join the Elementary School in a #BuffaloBills Spirit Week! #GoBills
Silver Creek High students RILEY DIATE, ANGELA PACIFICI & CAITLYN RICE are featured in the latest Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Educational Collaborations publication for our district! Be sure to check out this document detailing how we collaborate for shared services including Career & Technical Education, P-TECH, Alternative Education and more. Link to print document: https://www.e2ccb.org/files/filesystem/silver%20creek%20ec%202022-23.pdf
The Knights Against Cancer club at Silver Creek High held its first Mo-vember initiative in November 2022.
🧔♂️ 🧔 🧔♀️ ✂️ 🚫
Along with a casual day to support its mission, the club raised $1,118.29 to benefit PUNT Pediatric Cancer Collaborative, which help WNY families as they navigate diagnosis and treatment. 💰 🏥
District faculty and students were challenged to grow their beards out for the month of November and —
on the last day — if they chose to do a fun design they could win a special prize along with a prize for being the highest fundraiser.💈
Mr. Johnson and Mr. DiGennaro both designed their beards, with the KAC members naming Mr. DiGennaro as having the best beard design. 🗳️ 🏆 He won a specially designed Beard Comb as well as a gift card to Sunset Bay Restaurant for being the highest fundraiser with $250 in donations.
Other fundraisers included School Resource Officer Mr. Wes Johnson, who raised $190. Mr. Yelich, Mr. Schneider and Ms. Kolasa all donated $100. Other participants and donations included Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kruszka, Mr. Gerard, Mr. Colson, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Kardashian.
Friendly reminder that Silver Creek Central School District is holding a public hearing tonight (Tuesday, January 17, 2023) at 5:30 p.m. on the Smart Schools Bond Act. The hearing will be held in the board room and time for public comment will be reserved.
Silver Creek Central School District is CLOSED today (Monday, January 16, 2023) in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Silver Creek High School students made and sent cards to recovering Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin through Smile Mail the week of January 9-13, 2023. Students from the classes of Mrs. Kardashian, Mrs. Karnes, Miss Foley, Mrs. Heller and Mr. Abate all made and signed cards.
Pre-Kindergarten students in Ms.
Danielle Jakubowicz’s class at Silver Creek Elementary enjoyed a “shape scavenger hunt” across the district this week with special guest Principal Kyle Yelich from the high school! 🗺️ 🏫 💛🖤
Good afternoon,
Today is Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Please be advised that this afternoon the District went into a shelter in place for approximately three minutes. A student exited a classroom and a teacher was not certain of the whereabouts of the student. The student was located within approximately 45 seconds of the shelter in place being called. There was a rumor that a shelter in place was called because of an alleged “person” outside of the building- this is not true.
Please be advised that shelter in place is used to limit student/staff movement but teaching can still take place within a classroom. Please see the Parents tab on our website for further information on shelter in place, lockdown, and lockout procedures.
As with all Parent Broadcasts, this will be placed on the District website and Facebook for your review.
**NEW COMMUNITY EDUCATION COURSE** Cardio/Core & Stretch: Instructor Christine Berfield, a certified Group Exercise instructor, NATC Level-1 Fitness instructor, Aerobics and Fitness Assoc. of America Telexercise Resistance trainer will lead a fun-filled, high energy full body workout. In this class we start with 35 minutes of cardio strength conditioning, followed by 10 minutes of core and stretch. All ages are welcome! Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat, sweat towel. Dry sneakers are preferred. Drumsticks will be provided. If you own Ripstix and want to bring them, please do so.
Everyone will be expected to sign a waiver at the first class they attend.
SESSION 1 is scheduled Tuesdays & Thursdays from Jan. 24 – March 30, 2023 for 18 classes from 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. in the Crowe Commons. Registration fee: $5 per class
SESSION 2 is scheduled Tuesdays & Thursdays from Apr. 11 – June 8, 2023 for 18 classes from 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. in the Crowe Commons. Registration fee: $5 per class.
Talented students of Silver Creek High School are taking center stage this month with a tragic romance between two youths from feuding families in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
The community is warmly invited to attend this Performing Arts Department production directed by teacher Phillip McMullen on Friday and Saturday, January 20-21, 2023, at 7 p.m. in the district auditorium at 1 Dickinson Street. Run time is just over two hours with a 15-minute intermission featuring a bake sale and a single-basket basket raffle to benefit performing arts for all ages.
More than 20 students are involved in the production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular and beloved plays. Star-crossed lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet find a way to make true-love happen despite an age-old vendetta between two powerful families that erupts into bloodshed.
“Despite its underlying themes of deception, death and violence, the story is often romanticized as one of the greatest love-stories of all time,” says McMullen. “However, many relate to the story of finding true love but feeling as if that love is tainted or unattainable. If anything, Romeo and Juliet never give up on each other and the love they share.”
The plot: A group of Montagues risk further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet masquerade party. Lovesick Romeo falls in love with Juliet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the Count Paris. With the help of Juliet’s nurse, arrangements are made for the couple to marry, but Romeo’s attempt to halt a fight leads to the death of Juliet’s cousin, and Romeo is banished. In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows a plot and fakes her own death. But the message fails to reach Romeo and he, believing Juliet dead, takes his life in her tomb. Juliet wakes next to Romeo’s corpse then takes her life. The grieving families agree to end their feud.
Cast and crew:
House of Montague: Romeo: Julie Decker, Lord Montague: Kolby Jamison, Benvolio: Trent Lack, Abram: Lilly Carlson, Balthasar: Irelynd Henry.
House of Capulet: Juliet: Aleidy Vega, Lord Capulet: Liam Matney, Lady Capulet: Bella Banach, Nurse: Eva Tytka, Tybalt: Tristan Carstens, Petruchio: Emily Houck, Sampson: Lexi Parks, Gregory: Haleigh Salisbury.
The Royals: Prince Escalus: Mr. Phillip McMullen, Paris: Dawson Russo, Mercutio: Katie Gard.
Chorus/Servingman: Emily Houck, Servingman: Mrs. Carolyn Laurenzi, Friar Lawrence: Levi Lawton, Friar John: Rachel Kemp, Apothecary: Ana Szymanek.
Stage manager is Alayna Brillhart with lights and sound by Lily Prince-Rivera.
Special thanks: The Performing Arts Department is grateful to the stage crew, Buildings and Grounds department, high school Principal Mr. Kyle Yelich, secretary Mrs. Jody Johnson, Superintendent Todd A. Crandall, the Board of Education, the Performing Arts Booster Club and the community for its support.
Tickets: $10 general admission and $8 for students/senior citizens. Buy tickets online at https://silvercreekhs.seatyourself.biz. Please note: This story is appropriate for all ages, but the language may be a challenge for young children.
Friendly reminder that the next Board of Education meeting of Silver Creek CSD is scheduled Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 7 p.m. and the public is welcome. 🗓️
Shoutout to Silver Creek High senior MELODY HEATH for designing these beautiful posters for the upcoming production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" on Friday and Saturday, January 20-21, 2023, at 7 p.m. 🤩 👩🎨 👏
Tickets: $10 general admission and $8 for students/senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased online: https://silvercreekhs.seatyourself.biz
