Here are the August Updates, Events and Opportunities for Your Family and a Chance to Meet the New Superintendent, Mr. Michael Hall https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
JV/Varsity practices at the JSHS begin this week! (Modified begins next week)
Free Field Hockey Fun Nights Continue - Wednesday and Thursday this week at 5pm at GES field
Free Parent-Led Summer Soccer Sessions Continue - Wed Evening 6pm / Saturday Mornings 9am at the Lower Soccer Field, Next to Price Chopper
8/23 - Free Annual Community Backpack and School Supply Giveaway 9am - 11:30am (Adults attending without children please arrive at 11:30am)
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=43403801
Looking Ahead...
1) Get Ready for School with the Back-to-School Checklist 2025
https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2320506
2) Don't Miss a Free Opportunity with the August GCSD Updates
https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
3) Get the Latest by Reviewing the District Calendar Once Per Week:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Have a great Granville Week!
#gohorde #granvillecsd #granvilleny
Congrats to Joysie (left) and Esmeralda (right) Velez for representing Granville in the Puerto Rican National team! #gohorde #granvilleny #granvillecsd
From Sports Reporter, Keith Harrington, of NYVTMedia.com:
"Granville Golden Horde softball sisters Esmeralda and Joysie Velez both excelled at the 10-day World Series Babe Ruth tournament in Florence, Alabama. Both girls play for the Puerto Rico International team at the event.
The sisters, who were both members of the Granville varsity team this spring, secured a second-place silver medal for the Puerto Rican team in the championship game against Taiwan.
Esmeralda's outstanding performance earned her the overall MVP award in the 16u category, along with a spot on the Babe Ruth All-Star team and an engraved bat.
Joysie was recognized as MVP in two of her team’s games, proudly representing Granville.
The team went 3-2 in pool play with wins over JPRD West, Australia, and Bronson.
Border Country Sports plans to catch up with the sisters for a more extensive story when they return home from Alabama. "
Here's a direct link to the NYVT Media article:
https://www.nyvtmedia.com/sections/nyvt-media-sports/articles/granville-s-velez-sisters-excel-at-babe-ruth-world-series-in-alabama?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJXOpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuakY4Y1d3R3MwcXhvRFFNAR7xU21_VHQ1agoW0bIOogPtdtl2IrOn4eKZxNa5Gpqgrl9ZHWs8-yStQpL4-A_aem_dbg7c7Gdt5akTHcCYQSuEg
First, please take a moment to share your thoughts with Superintendent Mr. Hall by the end of the week!
This will help Mr. Hall prepare for the school year and let your hopes and concerns be heard.
The family and community survey is at the top of the following page:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
TUES 8/12
FREE Field Hockey Fun Nights 5pm at GES
FREE Summer Soccer Sessions Grades 7 - 12 6pm at Lower Soccer Field
FREE Bes the Book Bus - Free books and ice cream cone at Chapman's General Store 2pm - 4pm
FFA Alumni and Supporters Meeting - All Welcome! - 6pm at JSHS
WED 8/13
FREE Summer Soccer Sessions Grades 7 - 12 6pm at Lower Soccer Field
FREE Field Hockey Fun Nights 5pm
THURS 8/14
FREE Grades 7 - 12 Player/Parent/Coach Fall Sports Meeting 5:30pm at JSHS
Families, please download/open the Granville CSD app and select "ROOMS" in the bottom of the app for all coach and team communications - You will be asked to log in. Please ask your player to do the same for all sport communications and log in with their school email and password.
FRI 8/15 - Class assignments get mailed home!
SAT 8/16 - FREE Summer Soccer Sessions 9am, Grade 7 - 12 at Lower Soccer Field
Details are in the district calendar:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
More important August updates are here:
https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
The Granville PTO is collecting deodorants for grades 7 - 12. Drop off at JSHS, M- F 7:30am - 3pm.
New Facebook group: Friends of Granville Soccer
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536957357465171
Have a great Granville week!
Slow the Summer Slide! Encourage your student to do 15 minutes on a free educational game each day to slow the summer learning loss: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
Do you have a favorite educational app that's free or low-cost? Please share it in the comments.
Save the Date! The Annual Community Backpack and School Supply Giveaway 2025 - Thank you to community member Ann Schinski and friends for organizing this each year! Saturday, 8/23 9:30am - 11:30am at the Granville Baptist Church
Prevent the Summer Slide Ideas! The summer slide is learning loss that happens during eight weeks of summer break. Here are ideas to pick from. Find free resources to try at the Community School page https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/community-school
Happy Summer!
First, congratulations to the Granville Jr/Sr High Jazz Band! They won first place at the Modern Woodmen Carnival Parade in the America Rock N' Roll Fantasy Band Contest this past weekend! Hurrah! (Picture of the band at the event in this post)
Friendly Reminders:
8/5 and 8/7 - FREE Field Hockey Fun Night begins this week with Coach Barber and the Granville Jr/Sr High Field Hockey Team - Tuesday and Thursday this week at 5pm. Come watch or join in and have fun as a family. https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=42409416
8/6 and 8/9 - FREE Summer Soccer Sessions Continue - All 7 - 12 soccer interested students are welcome to practice drills and get soccer ready for fall with volunteer GCSD parents Jason Mead and Cory Bourn. Wednesdays 5pm - 6:30pm and Saturdays 9:30am - 11am at the Lower Soccer Field (next to the Price Chopper parking lot) https://www.granvillecsd.org/events?id=42048391
Did you miss all the important August updates? This will help you plan ahead and take advantage of free opportunities.
Here they are: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2330652
Don't forget to check the events at the Pember Library for free weekly activities for K - 12. It's easy to get a free library card and check out books, movies, games and pick up free food at their Farm-2-Library weekly fresh food pantry. https://thepember.org/
Want more ideas? Have you seen the events at @DiscoverGranvilleNY - full of local events for students and families too run by local volunteers in our community.
To make sure you don't miss out on other free opportunities, consider reviewing the district calendar once per week, every week and you'll be all set. Here's the link: https://www.granvillecsd.org/events
Have a great Granville week!
Go Horde!
#granvilleny #granvillecsd #goldenhorde
We have openings for THREE grade 7-12 special educators for the 2025-2026 school year who are ready to build roots in our school community.
We are a small rural school in the beautiful countryside of Washington County, New York, with big heart and big opportunities.
With a new Jr/Sr High Principal leading the way that is here to stay, and a new superintendent ready to meet and greet our school community, the sky's the limit.
The best referrals come from within our community and we would appreciate assistance spreading the word wide and far for those who might consider being part of our school with one of the most competitive course catalogs and Jr/Sr High opportunities in the area.
Encourage potential teachers to also check out our neighborhood website DiscoverGranvilleNY.com to learn more about our community and what it has to offer.
We. Are. The. Golden. Horde.
Join us!
#granvillecsd #granvilleny #iloveny #countryliving #specialeducation #SPEDjobs #nysteachers #specialeducationteachers #washingtoncountyny
Dear School Families:
Please take a moment to fill out the following brief form to help the school plan their bus runs for the 25-26 school year.
If your child does NOT need the bus or you need to change the pick-up or drop-off location, please fill out this form and let us know.
Here is the form: https://forms.gle/RGt1MsobrHEG7ujE6
Thank you,
Granville CSD Transportation
(Correction) SUMMER BUS UPDATE: Cat bus riders will ride the Butterfly bus home TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, July 30th. If your student rides Cat or Butterfly, they will be home up to 15 minutes late on July 30th. Thank you! We apologize for the confusion.
Do you know a family that is considering attending Granville CSD in the fall? Do you have a UPK or Kindergarten student ready for school?
Please send them to our registration information page right away. Our UPK program is filling up fast!
To ensure new students can start on the first day of school (it can take up to a week to register a student due to requesting records and processing), please consider encouraging others to register as soon as possible so that we ample time to find the right placement, schedule and more. Thank you!
Here is the link to our registration page: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/registration
Here is the link to more information for Vermonters: https://www.granvillecsd.org/page/vermont-residents
Please help spread the word!
Plan ahead with the Back-to-School 2025 Checklist: https://www.granvillecsd.org/article/2320506
