West Genesee High School

We are looking forward to the first day of school tomorrow, Wednesday, September 4. Let's keep our children safe! Watch for buses starting this week in ALL area communities! When you see flashing lights, please STOP for buses in both directions. Watch your speed in school zones too! And plan on a little more time to get where you need to go in case you encounter a bus on its route. Help us get the word out! (Please SHARE)

Thank you to the West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council and our generous community for their contributions to the 2024 School Supply Drive. Those donations helped provide school supplies to over 145 West Genesee students. A special thank you to their partners, Fairmount Fire Department for their donation of over 60 backpacks, Walmart Supercenter in Camillus and the Camillus, Geddes, Solvay Rotary Club for donating supplies. The District Council is committed to supporting any student in need of supplies. Parents, guardians, and teachers can contact them for assistance (all requests are confidential) at westgennydistrictcouncil@gmail.com.

Happening at West Genesee on Tuesday, August 27:

Don't miss the Wildcat Marching Band community preview TONIGHT, Friday 8/23 at 7pm at the WGHS turf stadium! 💙💛🎺🎷🐾

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 you will receive an email from DoNotReplySchoolTool@westgenesee.org. This message will give parents, guardians and caregivers access to Schooltool our student management system (SMS). If you do not receive this email by August 22, 2024, please email your child(ren)s building and they will activate your account. Please be looking for future communication to help with how to access information in Schooltool. *East Hill: easthill@westgenesee.org *Split Rock: splitrock@westgenesee.org *Stonehedge: stonehedgeoffice@westgenesee.org *Onondaga Road:ononroad@westgenesee.org *West Genesee Intermediate: wgis@westgenesee.org *Camillus Middle: cms@westgenesee.org *West Genesee High School: wg@westgenesee.org

Today was WGHS STUCO (Student Council) Leadership day 2024! Brainstorming for the year is underway! #wildcatpride #leadbyexample #planningallthefun💪 #letsgooooo

Great to have the sights & sounds of the Wildcat Band at the stadium last week during Marching Band Camp - hard work, focused practice, and first steps of the season! Let’s go Wildcats! 💙💛🐾🎹🎺🎷 West Genesee Fine Arts Department

Here is a great video from ParentSquare to help you with the basics of navigating the ParentSquare app! (About 15 minutes long, but well worth the time…) Note: please pay special attention to messaging and posts. A few other features such as forms, permission slips and sign-ups will be coming after our initial launch. https://vimeo.com/678443118/eef27f8b26

Have you downloaded the ParentSquare App and looking for how to get started? Check out these Getting Started Guide Images! (This quick guide will also be included in your hardcopy packet being mailed to your homes over the next few days.) If you haven’t received an invitation to register your account, please email publications@westgenesee.org so we can help you!

Here are some ParentSquare Tips for Parents…check them out on the image!

Upcoming Orientations and Locker Nights!

Many students enjoy breakfast and lunch at school on a regular basis. It is understandable when families find it challenging to provide those meals during school vacations. Please note the following free lunch and food pantry information. Food pantries partner with the Food Bank of CNY to provide low cost, nutritious food to those in need. The following is a list of food pantries and services available in our community to assist families. To find your appropriate food pantry location and to sign up, contact the Interreligious Food Consortium (IRC) weekdays at 315-474-8855 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Their website is: http://www.ifccny.org/. Click here for additional information: https://www.westgenesee.org/article/1651925

WGCSD PTA/PTO District Council Provides School Supplies to Students in Need For 15 years, West Genesee PTA/PTO District Council has been collecting and providing school supplies to students in need. Parents/Guardians can register their students to receive supplies by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIcHZOb5ZAe5ys_UClL3uk0lGYFFQyPGbtobSZy8d8cLZZDw/viewform. (The forms must be completed by August 20, 2024.) If you have questions about our program, contact us at wgschoolsupplies@gmail.com.

We are pleased to announce that all students enrolled at West Genesee CSD will be able to continue to receive one FREE breakfast and one FREE lunch meal per day at school. This initiative was implemented in December 2023 and was a result of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanding access to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows eligible schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to offer school meals at no charge to all students.

Thirty-nine WGHS students had a total of forty-six perfect scores on their Advanced Placement examinations in May: (Note: There may be a couple of student scores that may not be reported until August.) English Language Audrey Diddle, Nora Kinsella, Madison Mayer, Kote McGlaughlin, Logan Meier, Calina Olson, Evan Powers, Greta Propper, Lina Volik English Literature Elena Pacheco, Vivian Raposo Japanese Language and Culture Noah Adams Biology John Diem, Nora Kinsella, Logan Meier, Calina Olson, Evan Powers, Zakaria Zagha Statistics Isabel Gardner, Karolina Lata World History Jessica Abert, Giovanni Capria, Ashley Foss, Quinn Kilbury, Thomas LeBarron, Lillian Lesperance, Taylor MacCaull, William Madden, Kaelyn Stone United States History Angelina Allen, Devin Dantuono, Norah Emery, Calina Olson Music Theory Daniel Alvaro, Samantha Bullock, John Diem, H. Matthew Keiling, Abigail Marchesani, Kote McGlaughlin, Angus Tarolli AP 2D Art and Design Isabel Gardner, Lyllian Grell, Grace McInerney, Dublin Mehl, Austin Michalkow 3D Art Amelia Rufa

Congratulations to WG Hockey Coach Frank Colabufo for being inducted into the NYS Hockey Hall of Fame this last night!

BOE Meeting Postponed: Due Possible Inclement Weather the Reorganizational and General BOE Meetings for tonight (Wednesday, July 10) are rescheduled to tomorrow Thursday, July 11 at 6:00 PM

Check out this great video of the graduation ceremony for the WGHS Class of 2024! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iSmrcqW0nIYzMIbxAwOo6QpCrUnUsA_t?usp=sharing

WGCSD PTA/PTO District Council Provides School Supplies to Students in Need Parents/Guardians can register their students to receive supplies by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIcHZOb5ZAe5ys_UClL3uk0lGYFFQyPGbtobSZy8d8cLZZDw/viewform (The forms must be completed by August 20, 2024.) If you have questions about our program, contact us at wgschoolsupplies@gmail.com.

Sports Wrap-up for Spring 2024 Recognizes Athletes The Sports Wrap-up is a section from the Communicator that is published at the end of each athletic season. This section lists all of the teams, comments from coaches, and awards received by the athletes. Click here to read the Spring 2024 Sports Wrap-up: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4048/WGA/4520717/Spring_Sports_Wrap-Up_2024.pdf