West Genesee Intermediate School

WGCSD: The WGCSD will be cancelling ALL after school and evening activities today, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The Community Forum will be rescheduled.

ST/WGIS EARLY DISMISSAL TODAY DUE TO POWER OUTAGE West Genesee CSD NOV 28, 2023 Dear Parents/Guardians, Due to unforeseen circumstances, Stonehedge Elementary and West Genesee Intermediate School students will be dismissed early today due to a power outage. There has been an issue with our main power feed that impacts Stonehedge and the District Office and the heat supply to all three buildings. National Grid is responding, but the issue will not be rectified before the end of the day. Unfortunately, without that power supply and without heat, we are not able to keep students in the buildings. Lunch cannot occur at Stonehedge for students prior to 11:15 a.m. However, with generator power we are able to feed students at West Genesee Intermediate School before they are released. Early dismissal will begin at 11:15 a.m. today at Stonehedge Elementary for grades K-4. Pre-Kindergarten students at Stonehedge Elementary (only) should be picked up at 12:00 p.m. BASCOL students will also be dismissed early. NO BASCOL at Stonehedge today. BASCOL parents should contact the Stonehedge and WGIS offices to let them know how their student will get home. West Genesee Intermediate students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten students at Learn As You Grow and School of the Holy Family will continue their regular session. If your child is normally picked up, please plan to pick them up at the respective time for their building. Buses will depart around those times as well. We plan to put students on their regularly scheduled buses unless we hear otherwise from you that you will pick up your child. If you typically transport your child, we will expect them to be picked up. Our apologies for the unanticipated issue and please know that the safety of children is our top priority.

Please click here to read a message to parents about free meals for students: https://www.westgenesee.org/article/1353497

Mark your calendars for a Community Forum on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the high school auditorium at 7 p.m. for info about the Referendum including the Capital Project and land purchase! More details at: https://www.westgenesee.org/page/referendum-2023.

Reminder: No School on November 22-24 for the Thanksgiving Recess.

A wonderful job done by the cast and crew of Rudolph at WGIS!! Only two more chances to see this show! 🎭🎶💙💛#ArtsEdIsEssential

Happening at West Genesee on November 16:

Reminder: No School tomorrow, Friday, November 10, in observance of Veterans Day! Thank you veterans!

Happening at West Genesee on Wednesday, November 8:

Phones at Onondaga Road are now working; however, the power is still out.

West Genesee Community, The November Fine Arts Blog is now available. Please click here https://www.smore.com/538z1 to read the latest from the WG Fine Arts Department! Sarah Gentile, Director of Fine Arts

We are Hiring a School Psychologist West Genesee CSD is hiring a full-time long-term substitute School Psychologist for Camillus Middle School. Information about this position is also available on OLAS at https://olasjobs.org/#!/default. Inquiries can be made to Human Resources at (315) 487-4555.

We are Hiring a School Psychologist West Genesee CSD is hiring a full-time long-term substitute School Psychologist for Camillus Middle School. Information about this position is also available on OLAS at https://olasjobs.org/#!/default. Inquiries can be made to Human Resources at (315) 487-4555.

Meet our School Nurses: This Week...Daron Comes We would like to introduce you to Daron Comes who is the new nurse at West Genesee Intermediate School. He is a Keuka College graduate, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Comes started his career as a med-surg nurse at St. Joseph’s hospital. He grew up in Mexico, NY, where he wrestled for 13 years. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks with Porter, his standard poodle, and spending as much time as possible with his daughters Ella(9), Hadley(6), and his wife Allison. Daron is excited to get to know the students and staff at West Genesee Intermediate School!

Meet our School Nurses: This Week...Daron Comes We would like to introduce you to Daron Comes who is the new nurse at West Genesee Intermediate School. He is a Keuka College graduate, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Comes started his career as a med-surg nurse at St. Joseph’s hospital. He grew up in Mexico, NY, where he wrestled for 13 years. In his spare time, he enjoys long walks with Porter, his standard poodle, and spending as much time as possible with his daughters Ella(9), Hadley(6), and his wife Allison. Daron is excited to get to know the students and staff at West Genesee Intermediate School!

Meet our New WGIS School Patrol Officer: Officer Harrington We would like to welcome Officer Robert Harrington on a full-time basis to West Genesee Intermediate School working with both students and staff. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Niagara University. Harrington then went on to a stellar 17-year career in law enforcement with the Syracuse Police Department where he has served the last nine years as a Detective for the Investigation Division. Prior to retiring from the SPD, Officer Harrington was involved with the Crisis Response Unit as a member of the Hostage Negotiation team. He has also served our country in the United States Army as a 2nd/1st Lieutenant. In addition to being a West Genesee School Patrol Officer he has four nephews that attend schools in the District. Principal McGrath shared, “Officer Harrington brings an invaluable skill set, experience, and personality to WGIS and we welcome him to our family!"

Update to 2023-2024 District Calendar Please note that the Board of Education voted at their meeting on October 18 to adjust the West Genesee CSD Calendar to move the Half-Day of School for Students-Superintendent's Conference Half-Day from April 10, 2024 to April 8, 2024. This change is to accommodate a total Eclipse due to occur on April 8 during student dismissal time at some of our schools. Click here to view/print the updated calendar at https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4048/WGCSD/3650740/District_Calendar23_24_FINAL_generalpublic_Approved_Rev_101823.pdf as posted to the website under the Calendar area.

Coffee and Conversation Sessions Please join us for a Coffee and Conversation session to discuss the upcoming land purchase. (If you would like to submit a question, please email it to publications@westgenesee.org at least one day prior to your chosen session.) *Tuesday, September 26-3:00pm-HS Library-COMPLETED *Tuesday, October 10-8:00am-CMS LGI--COMPLETED-Click here to view a PDF of the presentation presented at that session​​ https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4048/WGCSD/3621692/WGCSD_Coffee_and_Conversation_10_10__23.pdf *Tuesday, October 24-6:00pm-HS Library *Wednesday, November 8-6:00pm-HS LGI Friday, November 17-1:00pm-HS Auditorium *Tuesday, November 28-7:00pm-*HS Auditorium- *Community Forum –Land Purchase and Capital Project Please click here to register for a Coffee and Conversation session: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPOGvnz0FVA9_VL33mlufEd6Dh3mArkycPZqt_WCySX-RwLw/viewform For meetings occurring during school hours, please plan to check in at the school main entrance (where there will be a list of people registered). Note: Parking at the high school during school hours may be challenging, so please either try to carpool and/or you may need to park near the shopping center.

Just a reminder: All schools in the West Genesee Central School District are closed tomorrow, Monday, October 9, 2023 for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Thank you to our amazing community for supporting Paige’s Pajamarama! It all goes to pediatric cancer research and patient programs at Upstate Golisano! There is still time to donate!