REMINDER: This is a friendly reminder that you are invited to the Community School Cafe tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17th from 6pm - 7:30pm at Granville Jr/Sr High Cafeteria.
Come have a sweet treat, mingle with the local neighbors and staff and meet our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Michael Hall.
We'll review what we've been up to as a Community School, what we're working on, and how the people you know could volunteer and participate in our schools, if they're interested.
School guardians, local community and staff welcome to this informal community building gathering.
If you've ever wanted to connect more with our schools, this is a great opportunity.
Here is the link to the Facebook event, if you would like to share it:
https://www.facebook.com/share/14Ft3bzbdX8/
Here is the link to the district calendar event, to add to your calendar:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=44437399
Here is the link to the Community School Page, for more information:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
A brief recap will be included in the weekly Friday newsletter to all schools, and emailed to staff, if you cannot attend.
We will begin our fall drills next week, and will conduct these drills over the next few weeks. Each type of safety drill is explained below:
EVACUATION DRILLS
In an “Evacuation Drill,” the school community will practice the procedure of safely leaving the building. Students will be guided to a designated safe area outside and then brought back inside once the drill is complete. These drills help us ensure that everyone can evacuate calmly and safely in an emergency.
LOCKDOWN DRILLS
The purpose of a “Lockdown Drill” is to practice keeping everyone safe from any danger outside or inside the building. During this drill, all doors inside and out of the school building will be locked and no one will be allowed to enter or leave until the drill is completed. Students and staff will remain inside locked classrooms until released by law enforcement and/or our administrative staff.
These will be announced very clearly as a drill. This exercise helps everyone practice responding safely and quietly in the event of an emergency.
As a reminder to guardians/families:
You will not be permitted to enter the building during a drill, and no phone calls to the main office will be answered during this time.
If you are dropping off a student or picking up a student while a drill is in progress, you will need to wait outside until instructed otherwise by school personnel.
After the drill, you can support your child by helping them understand why we practice and prepare by conducting safety drills.
Please remember that conducting these safety drills can help maintain our schools as a safe place to learn and work.
Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Breanne Taylor, MJT Principal
This Week at Granville CSD
Spirit Week at the Jr/Sr High with Daily Dress Up Themes
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=47005506
9/15 - Special Board of Education Meeting (Public), District Conference Room, 12pm
District Office at the Jr/Sr High School
https://www.granvillecsd.org/o/gcsd/page/board-of-education
Select "minutes and agendas" for details
9/17 - Community School Cafe and Superintendent Hall Meet & Greet, 6pm - Community, Staff and School Guardians Welcome
Details here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=44437399
9/18 - Jr/Sr High Spirit Walk (Blue and Gold Parade of Students) 6:30pm to the 7pm Bonfire by the Varsity Soccer Field (Behind Price Chopper)
9/19 - Homecoming Football Game (Volunteers needed, please contact ghunt@granvillecsd.org) 7pm
9/20 - Homecoming Dance 6pm - 9pm (grades 9 - 12)
Horde Game Schedule
https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493
District Calendar of All School Events
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Have a great Granville week!
#granvilleny #granvillecsd
Today, at 8:46 am our schools took a brief moment of silence, like all New York State public schools, to honor and remember the impact that September 11th, 2001 had on all our lives.
To learn more or to discover how to discuss 9/11 in an age appropriate way with your student, please visit the Youth and Families section of the online 9/11 Memorial at https://www.911memorial.org/
#newyorkstrong #nysed #granvilleny #granvillecsd #unitedwestand
Photo from WSWHE BOCES Facebook Page
The Golden Horde season home games are starting! Here is the link to the athletic schedule (home games are in blue).
Game Schedule Link: https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493
Bring your family and neighbors and come cheer on our teams to these free events!
Local community is welcome. Don't forget to wear your blue and gold.
You can always find the game schedule link on the Athletics page of GranvilleCSD.org
Go Horde!
#granvilleny #granvillecsd
In the new teacher picture - from left to right ...
(L-R) BACK ROW - Ms. Brown, Jr/Sr High School Math; Mr. DeLappa, GES Music; Ms. Donovan, GES Special Education; Ms. Stewart, Kindergarten; Ms. Duvernoy, 2nd Grade Teacher.
(L-R) FRONT ROW - Mr. Finn, Teacher-Mentor, Ms. Holovach, Jr/Sr High Math; Ms. Rooney, Teacher-Mentor; Ms. Gould, High School English; Ms. Pardes, Special Education, MJT; Ms. Comstock, High School Social Studies.
Not pictured but also wholeheartedly welcomed...
Mr. Schenk, filling in with enthusiasm for High School Music until we find a full-time staff member! Let's sing our hearts out!
Welcome back to Ms. Chiverton, High School English - Also lovingly known as "Ms. Chiv" to the students.
Welcome to Ms. Beck filling in for Mrs. Mittleman in High School Guidance is on maternity leave. Thank you!
Welcome to the new GES School Nurse, Ms. Beecher and GES Teaching Assistant, Ms. Brayton! Hurrah!
We have more to thank and welcome! Coming soon!
And of course, we thank our retirees who were acknowledged at the September 8th Board Meeting:
Mrs. Cary with 31 years in the district as Accounts Payable (and many other roles too!)
Mrs. Pilch as a valued Elementary School Teacher
And Mr. Hayes aka "The Glue" who stepped up in many roles as hall monitor, bus monitor and more over the years and made our students feel welcomed.
We thank you all!
Go HORDE!
#granvilleny #granvillecsd
9/8 - Board of Education Meeting 6pm, JSHS Library
https://www.granvillecsd.org/o/gcsd/page/board-of-education
9/10 - PTO Meeting - All Welcome - 6pm, GES
Virtual attendance link is posted on the Granville NY PTO Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/granvillenyPTO
9/10 - MJT Fun Day for Students - MJT students will enjoy indoor and outdoor games that teach students how school works. Please have students wear sneakers to school.
Chain Crew Help Request
The Jr/Sr High needs four volunteers per game to assist with the football chain crew
Please contact Gabby Hunt ghunt@granvillecsd.org to volunteer
VARSITY Game - 9/19, 7pm
JV Game- 9/22, 4:30pm
JV Game - 10/6, 4:40pm
VARSITY Game - 10/24, 7pm
JV Game - 10/27, 4:30pm
Athletic Game Schedule
https://www.schedulegalaxy.com/schools/493
District Calendar
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Have a great Granville week!
Go Horde!
#granvillecsd #granvilleny
As always, the best place for school information is the school website.
The footer of the Granville CSD website has school hours for quick and easy reference.
https://www.granvillecsd.org/
Granville Jr/Sr High School
7:45 am - 2:15pm
First Period Bell: 7:45 am
Doors open: 7:20 am for Breakfast and During Cold Weather
Breakfast: 7:20 am - 7:45 am
Dismissal: 2:15 pm
JSHS car morning drop off is at Rawson Avenue - Pull up to drop off area, thank you.
Granville Elementary (GES)
7:55 am - 2:15 pm
Breakfast: 7:30 am - 7:50 am
Family Drop Off: 7:50 am (Class Starts 7:55 am)
Walkers/Family Pick Up Dismissal: 2:15 pm
Bus Dismissal: 2:25 pm
Mary J. Tanner (MJT)
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Breakfast: 7:45 am - 8:00 am
Family Drop Off: 7:45 am (Class Starts 8:00 am)
Family Pick Up Dismissal: 2:30 pm
Bus Dismissal: 2:40 pm
Universal Pre-K (UPK)
No UPK GCSD Transportation
UPK Drop Off: 8:15 am
UPK Pick Up: 2:20pm
MJT Arrival and Dismissal Instructions
https://mjt.granvillecsd.org/o/mjt/page/arrival-dismissal-info
FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE: There are free educational apps, websites, programs and more to help your student with reading, math and every subject on the Granville CSD Community School page.
Free.
If your student needs a bit of refresher with any subject, please visit the following page and look for "free educational resources":
https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school (or search "community school" in the search bar)
Have you found a free educational resource - locally or online - that we should add? Please post in comments or email krozell@granvillecsd.org
Happy Saturday!
#granvilleny #gohorde #granvillecsd
Welcome back to school! Here are a few snapshots, reminders and resources from the first two days of school. https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2399473
#granvillecsd #granvilleny
Jr/Sr High and GES Families, please note that we do not have an after-school late bus to bring home students from after-school club meetings at this time. We are working hard to build up our bus driver team and we welcome new applicants here: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/employment or please call 518-642-5202 Ext 5202
For additional transportation department updates, please review the 8/27/25 Superintendent Message on the following blog post: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2297025
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the first day of school! Please be patient with us during the first couple weeks of school while we navigate new bus routes and getting our students to and from school. Thank you!
Friendly Reminder: The MJT and GES School Supply Drop off and PTO Ice Cream Social is today, September 3, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm at their respective schools.
REMINDER: The 7th Grade Hot Dog Roast is this evening, Tuesday, September 2nd, 5 pm - 7 pm at the Jr/Sr High School. Come have a meal, take a tour of the building and meet staff and friends. We hope to see you there!
Quick Tip for incoming 7th Grade Families: We recommend setting a weekly recurring reminder in your calendar to check the district events calendar once per week - in the GCSD app or on the website - to take advantage of free school opportunities: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Important Arrival and Dismissal Information for Mary J. Tanner
MJT Families, please review the following before school starts, thank you!
https://mjt.granvillecsd.org/o/mjt/page/arrival-dismissal-info
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
