Silver Creek CSD

The students in Mrs. Buczkowski’s class welcomed Hermione, a 1- 1/2 year old bearded dragon, to join their classroom. Thank you to Brian Boedo and Just Pets for donating the set up and making sure the students have everything they need to be responsible pet owners. 🦎🖤💛

SC High School! Spirit Week is October 3-7. See the flyer for the themed days!

Friday September 30th is an official “Wear Orange Day’’ in honor of boarding school survivors and in memory of those who died. Orange Shirt Day originated in Canada and is held every year on September 30 to honor the healing journey of residential school survivors and bring awareness to the need for reconciliation. As part of Silver Creek’s opening day professional development, Mary Williams, Silver Creek CSD’s Title VI coordinator, presented information about the Native American residential boarding school experience. The residential school system was a network of boarding schools for indigenous children spanning across the United States and Canada. It was funded by the department of Indian affairs and run by Christian churches. The goal of these schools was to assimilate the indigenous children by removing them from their community and teaching them the ways of dominant culture. It is still unknown the number of children that attended, died, or were stolen. The name of the boarding school that has closely affected Silver Creek students, staff and their families is the Thomas Indian School, located just 11 miles away from the Silver Creek campus. Some buildings have been remodeled and are used for the Seneca Nation’s day to day duties. For more information about Orange Shirt Day visit this orangeshirtday.org and please wear orange on Friday to show your support.

Silver Creek Central School District has a vacancy for an INTERNAL CLAIMS AUDITOR. This is a part0-time position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Associates Degree in Accounting or Business or comparable experience - Excellent oral presentation skills and writing skills. - Proficient in MS Word and Excel - Ability to read and analyze contracts EXPERIENCE: 2 to 3 years of accounting experience LOCATION: Silver Creek Central Business Office HOURS: Approximately 8 hours per week SALARY: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour based on experience APPLY TO: Martha Howard, Board of Education President c/o District Office, Silver Creek Central School District, P. 0. Box 270, Silver Creek, NY 14136 DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 7, 2022 Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resume with references and completed non-instructional application. CLAIMS AUDITOR JOB DESCRIPTION This is work involving the application of internal control/fiscal accountability practices in reviewing requests for disbursement or reimbursement of qualifying expenses. On a continuing basis, the employee must prepare oral or write reports regarding routine reviews of payment requests or requested financial analysis. Does related work as required or requested. The claims auditor is an exempt position for civil service purposes and the individual serves at the pleasure of the board. The claims auditor reports to the Board of Education/ Audit Committee and works cooperatively in conjunction with the Business Administrator. Scope of Responsibilities: • Reviews payment requests for A/P invoices and expense reimbursement for accuracy and all required supporting documents to allow for timely release of A/P checks • Communicates with affected staff regarding any issues requiring corrective action • Keeps current with NYS fiscal accountability legislation to ensure compliance and implementation of any new requirements in daily practice • Keeps current Board of Education policy related to purchases and reimbursements • Maintains an understanding of municipal bidding requirements (NYS GML-Section 103) and internal bidding process • Maintains familiarity with products and services available on NYS contract • Maintains familiarity with contracting requirements as covered under General Municipal Law and/or Education Law • Maintains familiarity with internal procedures related to purchasing/expense reimbursement by following current BOE policy • Maintains report of issues items noted and corrective resolution/solution • Reviews/reconciles payment control reports are necessary • Reviews no less than ten (10) employee payroll checks for accuracy per pay period. This may include all salaried and hourly staff, at the auditor's discretion Special Requirements: Knowledge of A/P payable practices, generally accepted internal control procedures, and NYS fiscal accountability legislation. Acquires a solid knowledge base of the District's operations prior to promulgating deficiency reports. Discusses any deficiencies with the Audit Committee and the Business Administrator, except in instances where a deficiency may involve the Business Administrator. In such a case the Claims auditor will discuss said deficiency with the Audit Committee and or Board Officers. Ability to communicate both oral and written instructions and reports of activity/solutions, ability to create analytical reports and independently research issues. Ability to understand purchase and consult contracts. Ability to comprehend Board of Education policy as it related to purchases and reimbursements. Minimum/Preferred Qualifications: • As specified by Chautauqua County Department of Personnel/Civil Service • Associate's Degree (Bachelor's preferred) with a concentration in accounting or business. • Two years of experience which shall have involved preparing, reviewing or analyzing financial information. #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride

**Courtesy Post**

Senior JESSICA DIDAS, a member of the Class of 2023 at Silver Creek High, was recently recognized by CollegeBoard with a National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program award. This award is presented to qualifying students who score in the top 10% on the PSAT/NMSQT and/or Advanced Placement exams in their state. Congratulations to Jessica on being named a 2022-2023 scholar for excellence in academic achievement and accomplishing this milestone during an especially demanding period of her high school career. #Classof2023 #BlackKnightPride #BKP #WeAreSilverCreek

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congratulations to the 2022 inductees to the Black Knight Hall of Fame who were honored this month. Pictured are Jason Bonasera and Matt Johengen of the Class of 2007, Jon Williams of the Class of 2006 and Scott Piccolo of the Class of 1989. #wearesilvercreek #BKP #blackknightpride

𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦' 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗖𝗦: As part of the Seal of Civic Readiness Program, a group of Silver Creek students are looking to acknowledge the many citizens who dedicated their time serving our country in the U.S. Military. 👏 During the 2022-2023 academic year 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 & 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 are working on creating a more permanent 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀’ 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹, to be housed in the long brick hallway between the elementary and high school gyms, near the pool entrance. 💛🖤 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻! If you would help us honor the contributions of our veterans, please fill out and submit the Veteran Information Card included in this post. Our students will be compiling nominations and working to present our service members so families, students, and the community can recognize all those who have served to protect our freedoms. 🗽 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮, through ANY of the following ways: 1. Mail the completed Veteran Information Card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nmtc5EWFoXIn9R90tA_cQQp3vVY1AE3Z/view?usp=sharing to Silver Creek High School, 1 Dickinson Street, Silver Creek, NY 14136, Attn: Miss Kristen Foley 2. Have your child bring the card into school and drop it off to teacher Kristen Foley, in room 183 in the high school 3. Email the information to: kfoley@silvercreekschools.org If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Miss Foley at the email address above. Thank you to all our veterans for your service and thank you all for helping to honor them.

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🚨 Meet 𝗞𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥, our new Food Production Manager for Silver Creek Central School District. She is brand-new to our community so please help us give her a warm welcome as she embarks on her first year with our Black Knight family. 👋 “I’m excited to learn this new side to my trade and meet all of the faculty and kids,” says Geiser. 👩‍🍳🏫 FAMILY & PETS: She has been married for nine years and they have three “amazing” grade-school age children and a large, Black, mixed breed dog named Stanley that is getting old. 🐶 INTERESTS: When she is not at work, she likes to run, cook, and watch her kids play their sports. 🍽💪 FAVORITE QUOTE: “There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.” - John Lennon 🎼 EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: She was a line cook for six years and a pastry chef for 13 years. She and her husband owned a small restaurant in Washington, Mo. She holds an associate degree in Culinary Arts. 👩‍🎓

Chronic absence affects all kids, not just the absent ones. Learn how to get kids in #SchoolEveryDay here: http://bit.ly/1oqfID7 #AttendanceMatters #wearesilvercreek

CONSTITUTION DAY: Members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787✍️🇺🇸🗽 Learn more: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/constitution-day-citizenship-day.html #ConsitutionDay #CitizenshipDay

Freshmen and sophomores in Global Studies classes with Mrs. Jessica Kardashian ventured outside last week (Friday, September 9, 2022) to form a heart of flags on the Silver Creek High campus in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. The students discussed the events of 9/11, listened to former President George W. Bush’s speech and talked about Operation Enduring Freedom and its lingering effect on the world. “We were really proud to commemorate the lives affected 21 years later,” says Kardashian of the group effort to remember the victims and honor those continuing to endure loss and hardship because of the acts of that day. “It was a small gesture to remember the spirit of September 12th after the devastation of the 11th.” In addition, these Black Knights learned about the stories of 9/11 first responders, their legacy of leadership and the enduring issue of their fight for healthcare in the aftermath of the tragedy.

𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞: Pre-Kindergarten students celebrated International Dot Day on Thursday (September 15, 2022) by making dot shirts in Mrs. Danielle Jakubowicz's classroom. They taped out the first letter of their names on their shirts and bingo-dabbed away. 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣⚫️⚪️🟤 Pictured standing, left to right, are teachers Audra Russo, Mrs. Jakubowicz and Melissa Matney with their group of Black Knights. International #DotDay is inspired by a book titled "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds in which a teacher inspires a student who believed they couldn't draw to “make her mark.”

Silver Creek High School will host an 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 for students in grades 9-12 tonight (Thursday, September 15, 2022) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 🏫🤝🖤💛

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15 and the 2022 theme is "Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation." Please join Silver Creek Central School District in celebrating the achievements, histories, traditions and cultural diversity of Hispanic/Latino/Latinx Americans whose heritage is rooted in 20 Latin American countries and territories: Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Poster designed by Ms. Irene Matos Chan. #HispanicHeritageMonth #ExploreYourWorld #ThursdayThoughts

𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗧: Silver Creek Central School District honor student and Boy Scout 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗘𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗦 was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in August 2022. Please join us in congratulating him on this impressive accomplishment! As his Eagle Scout project, Samuel renovated the Funeral Chapel at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Silver Creek. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 267 of Fredonia and is the son of Sheridan residents Ron and Marianne Bowers. Read more via the Dunkirk Observer: https://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2022/09/sheridan-teen-earns-honor-of-eagle-scout/

September is 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛. Silver Creek Central School District believes building strong, trusting relationships that promote a feeling of belonging is fundamental to improving student attendance & engagement. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1oqfID7

Silver Creek High School is hosting an 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 for students in grades 9-12 on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us! 🏫🎊🤝🖤💛

THEIR #BKP IS GENERATIONAL: Silver Creek Central School District was delighted to see grandparents among those greeting our students on the first day of school (Tuesday, September 6, 2022) to wish our Black Knights well as we begin the 2022-2023 academic year. In observance of Grandparents’ Day (Sunday, September 11, 2022) please join us in the celebrating the generational connections at SCCS. One grandparent on hand Tuesday was Class of 1979 graduate Kathy (Erwin) Garrett, who stopped by to capture some snapshots of first-grader Vinny on his first day ever attending in-person school. The new elementary student – who is in the Class of 2032 -- was accompanied by his parents, John and Kelly Plucinski, who are 1998 and 2001 graduates of SCCS, respectively. Mrs. Plucinski, a member of the Hanover & Silver Creek Garden Club, sent fresh flowers from Farm in Peace in Collins with her son to present to his teacher. Also present was John Charry, a member of the Class of 1972, who waited for the buses to arrive at the elementary school Tuesday in the hopes of greeting his four grandchildren – Olivia, Cameron, Johnny and Madeline – on their first day back. Their parents are Kyle and Alicia Halstrom.

Please join Silver Creek Central School District in honoring the memory of all the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Our Black Knight family will never forget. ❤️🤍💙 #PatriotDay #September11 #neverforget