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.
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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
Lil’ Cagers, a boys’ basketball intramural program for grades 4, 5, and 6, takes place Saturdays from 8-10 a.m. through February 18, 2023, in the Silver Creek Central School gyms.
Questions? Contact Coach Ralph Jackson at rjackson@forestville.com.
Friendly reminder to our Black Knight families that the SCHOLARSHIPS button on the homepage of the Silver Creek Central School District website is updated throughout the academic year: https://www.silvercreekschools.org/documents/scholarships/283643
We recommend checking the link regularly to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about these financial opportunities.
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Early registration for Hanover Little League runs February 1 to March 11, 2023. Visit hnyll.square.site for more information.
Silver Creek Central School would like to acknowledge one of our outstanding employees, Working Supervisor Matthew Ciardello, for his willingness to brave the weather in order to open the building for a sheltering place for the community due to the recent storm on December 23, 2022.
Thank you, Mr. Ciardello, for your dedication to the district!
Silver Creek High School will present 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
It’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! We are grateful to School Resource Officer WESTLEY JOHNSON for helping keep our Black Knight family safe. He is pictured with district Nurse Jennifer Johnson at a bike rodeo held during the back-to-school bash over the summer. They collaborated to teach our Black Knights proper bike safety on sidewalks and roads and helped families properly fit helmets for students. Thank you for all you do to protect us, Deputy Johnson!
Black Knights in Mrs. Jakubowicz’s class at Silver Creek Elementary School worked on a “Get well soon” sign for Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills this week as he recuperates. #wearesilvercreek #hamlinstrong #blackknightpride
