Portville Central School

The Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 4, 2022, has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, January 18, at 7:00 p.m.

Portville families: As we return from our Christmas break and with the knowledge that COVID cases are on the rise across our region, we simply wanted to remind everyone to remain vigilant in protecting all of our students and staff at school. Parents should be screening their children daily for fever (100.4 or higher), headaches, cough, sore throat, fatigue, chills and other COVID like symptoms. We are asking all families to continue to error on the side of caution and keep children home when they present any of these symptoms. We want to remind parents that it is better for you to keep your child home then to have them sent home from school with symptoms, as there are more restrictions for returning to school. Thanks for doing your part to keep us moving forward with in-person learning.

Portville Elementary Families: A letter came home with your child immediately before Christmas break explaining how we are moving towards all electronic communication for attendance, appointments and dismissal changes. This is a web-based product called PickUp Patrol. Parents need to register for this program by January 21, 2022. Please click the link below for registration information. https://5il.co/13m6n

There will be a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Portville Central School Monday, January 10th 3:00-5:00pm for Pfizer 1st Dose Youth Ages 5 -11 and for the Pfizer Booster vaccine. For more details and to register for an appointment go to: https://www.cattco.org/covid-19-vaccine-youth-ages-5-11-clinic-portville-school-district-13684 or https://www.cattco.org/covid-19-vaccine-clinic-portville-school-pfizer-boosters-13685

We are proud to announce our 2021 holiday concerts have been posted to our YouTube channel for your viewing and listening pleasure. Happy Holidays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVp0cYhcA3n7bgJmtdiQqlg

Portville Central School & “Presents-for-Panthers” 2021 Portville, and Portville Central School make our community a very special place. As Presents-4-Panthers enters its 15th year, the support and contributions from the community have made the program one of the best-loved, best supported programs our school offers. Regardless of the current economy, Covid-19, personal, or community challenge, Its one program that ALL OF US have given something of themselves to…..and continue to do so each year. Businesses Churches, Organizations, Clubs, Fire Halls, Households, Individuals, And of course our school, through our faculty, staff, and Senior-student body ALL make Portville’s Presents-4-Panthers Program a remarkable program. Special thanks to Christine Sosnowski for the endless hours of work she puts in year after year organizing the elves. Portville is a community that recognizes that “our children are our greatest resource”. We have a school chock full of dedicated professionals (not just teachers) that work very hard to give of our young people the benefit of all they are, and all they have. We have a community full of the same. These are the kind of people and programs that give back more than they take. You learn that when you grow up in Portville. Portville’s classic recipe: Ingredients: Humanity Opportunity Love Patience Dignity Humility Respect Integrity Equity Be certain to ensure access for all…… And the whole community can say they prepared this dish to pass. Merry Christmas Portville! Gary Swetland, Presents for Panthers

NHS Food Drive. Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheer on the Lady Panthers Volleyball Team today when they compete for the State Championship! Livestream the match at the following link. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaa/gam119efc1895

REMINDER: All Classes PK-12 will be Remote on Monday and Tuesday, November 22nd and 23rd. After Tuesday, we will be off three days (Wednesday-Friday) for the Thanksgiving break. The cafeteria will be making lunches for anyone who would like to pick one up between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. If you want to order free lunches for your child(ren), please call Paula at (716) 933-6000 Ext. 1170 or email her at pbrooks@portvillecsd.org and we will have them ready for you! Stay safe and healthy during this time away! Happy Thanksgiving to all our students and their families. We look forward to seeing everyone back on November 29th!

Congratulations to PCS senior, Thomas Scanlon, who was awarded first place out of 8 schools at the Olean Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens competition on November 14th. His essay and life achievements earned him a place in the next level, where he will compete against Chapters in District VIII (Western NY). The $5000 scholarship is awarded annually to the top boy and top girl in the nationwide competition. The Daughters of the American Revolution is a service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War. Pictured with Thomas are his mother Beth, and Cindy Keeley who is the DAR Olean Chapter Registrar.

Update: The Health Department has made more appointments available for the PCS COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for 5-11 year old children scheduled for Saturday, November 20th from 10:00 am-Noon. The clinic is held in the John Dubots room of the Elementary. Click the Department of Health website link below for more details and to schedule an appointment. https://www.cattco.org/covid-19-ages-5-11-vaccine-clinic-portville-school-13561

IMPORTANT NOTICE Friday, November 12th, will be a remote learning day Districtwide. Extracurricular activities will continue to occur as scheduled. This leaves us a full week of school prior to the Thanksgiving break. We have also decided to make Monday (11/22) and Tuesday (11/23) remote learning days to extend time out of the building at Thanksgiving. Faculty and staff will report in person all three of these remote learning days.

The Lady Panther Varsity Volleyball team takes on the Skaneateles Lakers at 7:30 p.m. this evening for the Sub-Regional playoff game in Liverpool! Click on the link to view. https://team1prep.com/ny/

Ceramics class at PCS!

PCS COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for 5-11 year old children: Scheduled for Saturday, November 20th from 10:00 am-Noon in the John Dubots room of the Elementary. Click the Department of Health website link below for more details and to schedule an appointment. https://www.cattco.org/covid-19-ages-5-11-vaccine-clinic-portville-school-13561 You will also need to complete a Pfizer consent form, which you can find here or pick up at the clinic. https://5il.co/11m9z There are limited appointments at this time and more will be opened as they become available.

Job Opening - Literacy Teacher The Portville Central School District is now accepting credentials for a full-time Literacy Teacher beginning in January 2022. A letter of intent, resume, proof of certification are required to be submitted. Interested candidates must apply by November 15, 2021 to: PORTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MR. THOMAS SIMON SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 500 ELM STREET PORTVILLE, NY 14770 AA-EEO

Bucket Fillers Week of November 5th 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

The PCS Varsity Volleyball team will play Gowanda tonight in Brocton for the Section 6 Championship. The game will be livestreamed through NFSH network, for which you need a membership. If you would like to come to the school to watch the game on a big screen, come to Room 102 in the high school! The Portville game starts at 7:30, but the previous game (Eden v. Allegany-Limestone) which starts at 6:00 will also be shown! (Masks are required in the building.) Good luck Lady Panthers!!!!

Come see "Murder & Mayhem at Mischief Manor" presented by the Portville Drama Club on November 12-14, 2021! The play will be held in the South Gym in the high school. Click the link for presale tickets! https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/pcs-drama-club/murder-and-mayhem-at-mischief-manor-49716

The Dave Waugh Fitness Center is now open to all Portville residents Monday-Friday from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. starting on Monday, November 1st! Masks are required!!