Silver Creek CSD

𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: 𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 Silver Creek Central School has an immediate opening for two (2) school lunch monitors for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year. Five days a week for regular assignment; 3.5 hours per day - school days only. Submit non-instructional application to: Megan Cook, Director of Special Education, Silver Creek Central District, 1 Dickinson Street, Silver Creek, NY 14136. Deadline to Apply: February 25, 2022. Silver Creek Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

Love is in the air at Silver Creek Central School District! Happy Valentine's Day to our Black Knight family! #wearesilvercreek

Fourth-graders in the classroom of Mrs. Cassandra Vasko at Silver Creek Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of the school year early this week. Each Black Knight was able to color a 100th day mask, eat a snack with 100 pieces, and complete a 100-piece puzzle! #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 February 11, 2022 Dear Parent/Guardian: I would like to inform our school community that Mr. Thomas Buczkowski, our High School Principal, has accepted a position at Gateway Longview located in Buffalo, NY effective March 11, 2022. Please join me in both congratulating Mr. Buczkowski and wishing him the best of luck in his next endeavors. Mr. Buczkowski has given our students and district his complete support and commitment in the 15 years in which he served as a HS Social Studies teacher and the past six years he has served as High School Principal. We have arranged for Mrs. Delia Bonenberger to serve as interim high school principal while we conduct a thorough and comprehensive search for Mr. Buczkowski’s replacement. Mrs. Bonenberger served as our interim middle school principal this past fall, interim superintendent during the 2015-2016 school year and additionally, she served as interim elementary principal in August through September 2016 and February through July 2020 while we hired our elementary principals. Rest assured, Mrs. Bonenberger has a wealth of experience as an educator in our local region, has intimate knowledge of our district, administrative experience at all levels, and a deep sense of commitment to the students and staff of Silver Creek Central School District. We have advertised this position and are presently creating a process and timeline for conducting the search for our next high school principal. The Board of Education and I plan to move swiftly with our search process so that we can attract the best candidates for this important position. We anticipate being able to appoint a new high school principal in late March or early April 2022. Please welcome Mrs. Bonenberger as she begins serving as our interim high school principal on March 14, 2022. I will provide an update in the next few weeks so that you remain informed of the progress regarding this search process. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at (716) 934-2603 ext. 1900. Sincerely, Todd A. Crandall Superintendent of Schools #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #bkp

2nd QUARTER HONOR ROLLS Dozens of students in sixth grade through 12th grade at Silver Creek Middle and High schools achieved honor roll status for the second marking period of the 2021-2022 academic year. Congratulations to all the Black Knights who earned this recognition. HONOR ROLL 12th grade: Genevieve Balestrieri, Sincere Becker, Brianna Borowiak, Jade Bouvier, Tessa Brunner, Nico Crino, Savannah Delmonte, Laura-Jo Hansen, Riley Herling, Amanda Ippolito, Victoria Iskra, Brooklyn Karcz, Tesa Karcz, Hunter Larson, Daisy League, Diana Meouchi, Alley Miller, Yanna Mott, Cade Neubauer, Jonathan Newton, Kaylee Pavlovitch, Alivia Penman, Emily Purdy, Nadia Restivo, Abigail Rice, Alexandra Rocque, Emily Schneider, Blake Seeley, Tabitha Shevlin, Miranda Stalker, Roger Williams. 11th grade: Brianna Allen, Maider Arenas-Aparisi, Payton Brennan, Wyatt Breton, Tory Cook, Jessica Didas, Emma Forthman, Melody Heath, Makayla Hilliker, Kaylee Hutchison, Aidan Jamison, Shawn Kelly III, Dominic Kemp, Jeremy Kral, Ryleigh Lawton, Amber Lockwood, Nova Logan, Maya Monroy, Grace Mullen, Brenna Newton, Brayson Parsell, Jessica Pulver, Samantha Rankin, Andrew Rice, Dawson Russo, Harmony Sinders, Mackenzie Steinwachs, Eva Tytka, Nalani Utegg, Jackson Williams, Melanie Wilson, Matthew Woleben. 10th grade: Rachael Beadle, Thomas Boothe, Emily Bowers, Tessa Braidich, Kendal Brunn, Tristan Carstens, Sarah Cross, Julie Decker, Karli Deet, Joel Dolce, Katelyn Gard, Emma Gretschmann, Jorge Hasbun, Cassidy Haskins, Thomas Hogg, Caylin Langan, Dean League, Liam Matney, Tyler Miller, Lily Prince-Rivera, Denver Scheffer, Renee Soggs, John Steinwachs, Stephanie VanCheri, Kaelee Weiskerger, Timothy Williams, Payton Wood. Ninth grade: Travis Brennan, Alayna Brillhart, Karissa Buchanan, Isabella Daniels, Josie Daniels, Michael Dispenza, Gary Dudek III, Brady Eick, Cameron Ingram, Tyler Januchowski, Alexander Karnes, Makayla Kelly, Yanieliz Lozada, Morgen Newton, Bennett Pomroy, Cody Ramirez, Adeline Richardson, Thomas Switala, Olivia Watkins, Kaden Weeks. Eighth grade: Ella Austin, Kimberly Bauer, Samuel Bowers, Logan Breton, Christian Carver, Nathan Cross, Joshua Guadagno, Ryleigh Hanner, Irelynd Henry, Ivan Lemke, Shylor Maybee, Lucas Nosbisch, Vincent Olmstead, Autumn Rice, Haleigh Salisbury, Colin Shumaker, Lacey Tarnowski, Sebastian Yaskow. Seventh grade: Brenden Alexander, Andrew Arnold Jr, Emily Bain, Madison Blair, Kiele Boedo, Lillian DeNisco, Gabriella Dudek, Caden Fote, Abigail Gawron, Kimberly Houck, Calem Izzo, Khloe Karnes, Owen Kilburn, Marek Kowal, Everett LeBarron, Vigo Meyer, Benjamin O'Dell, Jenesis Osieja, Liana Parsell, Gage Reilly, Priya Sakpal, Rowan Sebouhian, Molly Shaw, Jalyn Smith, Gwendolyn Souter, Caley Warner, Zoey Westbrook, Lottie Zeller, Kyla Ziegler. Sixth grade: Noah Berdyck, Carter Breton, Gillian Capitano, Wyatt Dabney, Alexa Dieteman, Alaina Edwards, Lilly Fox, Jessie George Jr, Claire Gonzalez, Lucian Gunther, Madelyn Halstrom, Christian Hatfield, Allison Hughes, Jennalynn Hughes, Olyvia Legere, Eliza Mahaney, Leah Mays, Leah Merchant, Sofia Natal, Cody Neubauer, Noah Pears, Brooke Perryman, Vince Prinzbach, Hector Sepulveda-Castillo, Isabelle Shumaker, Dominic Valvo, Antonio Vega, Mira Wade, Alanna Waite, Aubrey Waite, Layla Weiskerger, Alexis Wicks. CREDIT ROLL 12th grade: Kassaundra Baker, Jayce Balestrieri, Luis Barreto, Alex Bass, Jonah Fox, Braydon Gilbert, Nathan Hamm, Zackary Hycner, Steven Jock III, Justin Nehrbass, Grace Ruttenbur, Tyler Sutter. 11th grade: Rocco Azzarella, Emily Barlette-Dye, Alyssa Cornell, Dylan D'Amico, Wyatt Golembieski, Kayla Johns, Isabella Kmitch, Jakeb Millar, Dylan Miller, Alex Procknal, Brady Quiter, Caitlyn Rice, Kamran Sakpal, Kayden Snyder. 10th grade: Raymond Cortes II, Angeleana Diehl, Matthew Gawron, Lucille Jimerson, Levi Lawton, Mason Maybee, Laneya Olsen, Jasmin Richmond, Robert Roth, Briana Spinuzza, Autumn Wolff. Ninth grade: Jonathan Castle, Gavin Defries, Jacquelyn Flick, Marissa Grisanti, Emily Houck, Trent Lack, Benjamin Layton, Shane Logan, Ariah Miller, Riley Pezone, Katarina Restivo, Brayden Stalter, Brock Stern, Ethan Vecchio. Eighth grade: Skyla Gates, Amelia Hammer, Nathaniel Mays, Mackenzie Mosher, Alexandria Parks, Hailie Rybij, Caleb Santarone. Seventh grade: Shai Buffalo, Eli Cook, Emma Fitzer, Alan Hoelzle III, Risa Kuppel, Calvin Matney, Jacob Schneider, Addison Volk, Rylee Weiskerger. Sixth grade: Derek Bauer, Keira Beckstrom, Allen Brillhart, Payton Cain, Zalachi DeJesus, Shaun DeYoung, Ahyana Fredrick, Alex Januchowski, Damien Krajewski, Grayson McChesney, Aiden Murphy, Myleigh Peck, Gracelin Stevens, Daniel Thies Jr, JaeLynn Whitepigeon, Liliana Wickmark. #wearesilvercreek #BlackKnightPride #BKP

Dozens of juniors and seniors from Silver Creek Central School District attend Career & Technical Education programs offered via Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-BOCES, including P-TECH. We are spotlighting these students throughout February 2022 in observance of #CTEMonth! 👏 Our Black Knights have a variety of pathways to choose including Automotive Body Repair, Conservation, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice, Health Careers, Small Animal Science and more! #wearesilvercreek #BKP #BlackKnightPride #CTESuccess #OpportunityMakers #WorkforceDevelopment

BLUE OUT THE GYM SET FEB. 18, 2022 The community is encouraged to attend the BLUE OUT THE GYM fundraiser on Friday, February 18, 2022, during the Black Knights boys' basketball games at 6 p.m. (JV) and 7:30 p.m. (Varsity) against the Dunkirk Marauders. Senior Victoria Iskra is helping facilitate the fundraiser to honor and raise awareness for a local community member, TESSA DOUGLAS, a SCHS, who lost her father, DALE DOUGLAS, to prostate cancer. During the game, there will be a bake sale, basket raffle, and a 50/50 raffle. All of the money raised from this event will be donated to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to be put towards future cancer research. Thank you in advance for helping support this cause! #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

Today is Tuesday, February 8, 2022 This is a reminder that the Silver Creek School District will be hosting a vaccination clinic for staff/students ages 5 and up on Thursday February 10th at 10am in our Elementary Conference Room. Anyone who wants a vaccination MUST be electronically registered by no later than midnight TODAY, February 8th, so that we can plan for staffing and ensure that we have enough vaccine doses. Anyone who is a minor will be required to have a copy of a signed consent form with them. If parents wish to accompany their child to the clinic, please be at the school by 9:45 am. Please see our website under teh NEWS section for registration links and consent forms. Also please be reminded that ALL students will be sent home with rapid COVID test kits prior to mid-winter recess on February 18, 2022. If you do NOT want your child to receive on, please phone your child’s main office. If you have questions regarding the information in this broadcast, please contact our school nurse or the District Office.

MICHAEL ANTUNES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Silver Creek Central School District is spotlighting its scholarship opportunities for the Class of 2022. First up is the Michael Antunes Memorial Scholarship Fund, goal of which is to assist students going to college with a focus in the medical or musical track. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2022. CRITERIA TO APPLY/QUICK OVERVIEW: This scholarship is for permanent resident students, with financial need, who display academic achievement, a commitment to improving their community and serving others, a strong academic ethic, a deep appreciate of music or the medical field and a commitment to advance themselves in the medical or musical fields. QUALIFICIATIONS  Applicant must be: • A graduating student from Silver Creek Central Schools. • Accepted into an accredited college pursuing a medical or music field within that college of acceptance. • A permanent resident of Silver Creek Central School district or adjoining towns that are served by Silver Creek Central School district. • In good academic standing with Silver Creek Central School district, with a 3.0 GPA average or better. ELIGIBILITY RULES The Scholarship does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, sexual orientation, handicap or natural/ethnic origins. Any persons who are related to Michael Antunes are ineligible to receive this scholarship. DEADLINE & OTHER INFO All applications must be turned in by March 15. Winners will be announced on April 15, 2022.  A copy of the most current HS grades printed by the guidance counselor must be attached to the application form.  Letter of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor must be attached to the application form.  A one page essay explaining the applicant’s goals for using the funds for college purposes and their affinity for music or the medical field.  Please know that funds (in the form of a check) and acceptance letter will be sent to your guidance counselor’s office at Silver Creek Central Schools. ABOUT MICHAEL ANTUNES Michael Antunes was born in Lisbon, Portugal on April 15, 1967. At a very early age he began to learn how to play guitar, teaching himself along the way. Michael became proficient in his musical skills, learning how to play different instruments and how to read and write music. All of which, he taught himself to do. Michael also had a deep affinity for the medical field, achieving the status of a nurse practitioner with the goal to continue his studies. He was a dedicated nurse for the V.A. Hospital for many years and played with a band most of his life. Michael learned of his stage 4 lung cancer (nonsmokers) in April 15, 2020 and died on June 30, 2020. This scholarship is maintained and held in his honor. The goal of this scholarship is to assist students going to college with a focus in the medical or musical track. QUESTIONS? Please visit the high school counseling office.

TRACK RENOVATIONS GO TO VOTERS A special vote for the capital project will be in the Silver Creek Central School District lobby Wednesday, March 16 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., "where residents will vote solely on approving or denying the project." Read more via @ObserverDunkirk: https://www.observertoday.com/news/local-region/2022/02/silver-creek-track-renovations-go-to-voters/ #wearesilvercreek #bkp #blackknightpride

Please join Silver Creek Central School District in observing NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK from Feb. 7-11, 2022. We are thankful to our school counselors for guiding and helping our Black Knights achieve success. 👏👏👏 #wearesilvercreek #NSCW2022 #schoolcounselorstrong #BKP #BlackKnightPride

SCCS is closed today 2/4/22 due to inclement weather.

Please be advised that ALL after school activities are cancelled for today, Thursday, February 3 due to inclement weather. This includes all sports practices, rehearsals, and clubs.

TEAM VIGO FUNDRAISER SET FEB. 14, 2022 Come enjoy an ITALIAN NIGHT DINNER, some basketball and raffles on Monday, February 14, 2022, in support of one of Silver Creek Central School District’s students. The Key Club will present an Italian Night dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. on Valentine's Day at Silver Creek High. Tickets cost $10 for either a spaghetti and meatball or fettuccini alfredo dinner. The boys’ basketball games will follow with jayvee playing at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 p.m. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a large basket raffle during the games. Raffle tickets cost $5 to $20. Drawings will be held before the end of the varsity game. All attendees are encouraged to wear yellow and grey in support of Vigo, a student at SCCS recently diagnosed with a form of brain cancer that requires several treatments away from home. The greatest need at this time is monetary donations for the family. All proceeds from both events will be donated to Vigo and his family. We encourage our Black Knight family to help us spread love and support a student and their family on Valentine's Day. #wearesilvercreek #BlackKnightPride #BKP

*courtesy post* HANOVER LITTLE LEAGUE 2022 REGISTRATION Early Registration: Feb 13 - March 19 Late Registration: March 20 - April 30 Register online at hnyll.square.site. Tee Ball 4-7 years old Must be 4 by Aug 31, 2022 Minor League Baseball & Softball 7-9 years old Major League Baseball & Softball 9-12 years old Senior League Baseball 13-16 years old League Age Cut Off Dates: Softball Dec 31 2021 Baseball Aug 31 2022

ENROLLMENT DAYS SET AT SCES Registration for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 academic year is now under way at Silver Creek Elementary School. Enrollment Days are scheduled Friday, March 4, 2022, from 1 :00-4:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 4:00-6:30 p.m. District residents with a child who will be 4 or 5 years old by Dec. 1, 2022, are welcome to register by visiting the Elementary Office on the dates and times above. The parent enrollment process takes about 30 minutes to complete. Parents/guardians will receive enrollment packets and must bring in a valid driver's license and also proof of residency. Call 716-934-2603, ext. 1100 with questions.

Please join Silver Creek Central School District in celebrating Black History Month. The theme for February 2022 is "Black Health & Wellness." Learn more about Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February, here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1075623826/why-is-february-black-history-month #BlackHistoryMonth

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Silver Creek basketball star ABBY RICE was featured in The Buffalo News last week. Read more here: https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-school/silver-creeks-abby-rice-doesnt-let-long-qt-syndrome-thwart-basketball-aspirations/article_2292d160-7e5c-11ec-8ecc-c7f8c2710b5d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share #wearesilvercreek #blackknightpride #BKP

3-1-3 INFORMATION NIGHT ONLINE FEB. 3 The State University of New York at Fredonia's 3-1-3 Early College Admit Program Meeting is scheduled Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. 3-1-3 is an opportunity for local high school seniors to enroll in courses at Fredonia. Find out more here: https://www.fredonia.edu/student-life/new-student-and-transition-programs/students-interested-3-1-3 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVVZ33uFKqmiLL_cnd8AdnSqrcEk6Q5W1mpxChwN07tzepOw/viewform

Good morning to everyone, especially Silver Creek High basketball star ABBY RICE, who just became Chautauqua County’s all-time leading scorer! Read more via The Observer: https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2022/01/another-milestone/ #BKP #BlackKnightPride #Classof2022 #wearesilvercreek