FOOD PANTRY INFORMATION FOR OVER THE BREAK
Dear West Genesee Families,
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.
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.
Please know that you will be serviced by the food pantry nearest your legal address. If you have questions or need assistance please call:
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/.
Local Food Pantries:
* Holy Family Church, 130 Chapel Dr., Syracuse, NY, 315-488-3139
* St. Joseph’s Church, 5600 West Genesee St., Camillus, NY 13031, 315-488-8490
Additional Resources:
* The Food Sense Program is offered by the Food Bank of CNY. It is an opportunity to purchase groceries monthly, at a discount. People of any age or income can participate. Call the Camillus Senior Center at 315-672-5820 for more information.
* Onondaga County Health Department Immunization Clinic: Wednesdays by appointment only. 315-435-2000
* Drakos Pediatric Urgent Care: 8100 Oswego Rd #140 Liverpool, NY 13090 315-726-3861 7 Days/Week Monday 12pm-12AM; Tues-Thurs 2pm-12AM; Fri-Sun 12pm-12AM Treats newborns up to age of 26. *They can perform sports physicals and immunizations.
* Drakos Urgent Care: 5586 Legionnaire Dr. Cicero, NY 13039 315-728-6903 Treats individuals of all ages. 7 Days/Week Monday 12pm-12AM; Tues-Thurs 2pm-12AM; Fri-Sun 12pm-12AM. *They can perform sports physicals and immunizations.
* Amaus Dental Clinic provides dentistry services to individuals in need. Call 315-802-6741. By appointment only. Call for availability.
Please contact your school nurse or school counselor if you need additional assistance with this or any hardship you may be facing. All inquiries are kept confidential.
Reminder: Winter Recess for WGCSD is next week from February 19-23, 2024. Wishing everyone a fun and relaxing time!
Congratulations and thank you to our WG, senior cheerleaders and basketball players for all you have done for our program! We wish you all the best in the future. 💙💛🐾📣🏀
Additional Update: Sectionals 2024 was a success for the Boys Swim team! Lots of HUGE time drops today! Congratulations! 💙💛🐾🏊♂️
Individual podium finishers include:
Gavin Flanagan
6th- 200 fr
2nd- 500 fr (pictured)
David Martin
3rd- 100 br
Ryan Goshow
4th- 100 bk
Sean Putnam
7th- 100 bk
Congratulations to Anissa Lee for breaking her own school record in the weight throw (35’ 4.5”) 💙💛🐾
Yesterday: "Valentine’s Day from these “ice skaters” and “hockey players” in RM 11!⛸️🏒
We had a blast today - especially with the hot cocoa and popcorn from the snack shack. 🍿🥤"
Congratulations to the boys 4x200m relay (Frost, Fettig, Edgar, and Williams) for qualifying for the NYS Championships! 💙💛
With a huge margin of victory, the girls 4x800m relay (Conklin, Long, Fietze and Griffin) joins the rest of the WG group headed to the NYS Track and Field Championships! 💙💛🐾
Mike Gomes is headed to the NYS Championships in the 1000m run! 💙💛🐾
Congratulations to freshman Gavin Flanagan for a second place finish in the 500yd Freestyle with a time of 5:05.78.💙💛🐾🏊♂️🥈
The Section 3 Championships for boys swimming is today at Nottingham High School. Go Cats! 🏊♂️💙💛🐾
Good luck today to WG Bowlers Alex Bigelow and Lorelai Leskoske who are competing in today's Section 3 Bowling Shootout! 💙💛🐾🎳
Happy Valentines Day!!
Happening at West Genesee on Wednesday, February 14:
Section III boys hockey all-stars announced for 2023-24. Congrats to the following WG players: 1st team- Jesse DeSena and Jonah Vormwald; Honorable Mention-Luke Beck, Ryan Long, Nick Meluni, Jacob Pensabene and Matthew Schneid
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration Will Open On March 11, 2024
(Please note that it is not open yet as indicated in the Winter Communicator)
West Genesee partners with local Community-Based Organizations (CBO) for its Pre-K program.
To be eligible for UPK during the 2024-2025 school year, a child must:
* Have a birthdate between December 2, 2019 and December 1, 2020
* Reside in the West Genesee Central School District
In the event that more registrations are received than can be accommodated, the District will conduct an initial selection process via an open lottery in which children will be selected at random.
Those children who have completed the registration process by May 1, 2024 will be part of the initial selection process.
Families who were part of the initial selection process will be called in order of selection and informed:
* whether their child has been accepted to the program, and
* which site (including hours of the program) is available for their child;
OR
* where their child is on the waiting list.
Families will be contacted by May 2-3, 2024.
If at any point after the initial selection process there are more students registered than seats available, students will be placed on the waiting list in the order that their registration was completed.
Transportation to and from the program is the responsibility of parents/guardians, and students must attend the program five days a week to maintain their seat.
Look for registration information on the Central Registration webpage at: https://www.westgenesee.org/district-services/registration/. If you have any questions, email the Central Registrar at centralregistrar@westgenesee.org, or call Central Registration at (315) 487-4683.
When registering, parents should be prepared to upload the following:
* proof of residency (ie. mortgage or property statement or signed lease agreement)
* proof of age
To access the most updated health requirements click here.
Happening at West Genesee on February 13:
Congratulations and thank you to our WG senior girls basketball players! We wish you all the best in the future! 💙💛🐾
Happening at West Genesee on Monday, February 12:
Congratulations to our JV Guard (1st pic) on a wonderful first competition-getting 3rd place with a great performance and to our Varsity Guard (2nd pic) on fabulous 2nd place performance at ESM this weekend! Congratulations to both groups and their instructors!! ❄️🌎💙💛🐾
