Dear Alumni and Community Members,
Welcome to the first Granville CSD Community newsletter! In this issue you'll find updates from our schools for those living in the Granville region and beyond.
Whether you live locally, or just want to keep in touch with your hometown school, you are welcome.
If you have a friend or community member who you think should receive these updates, here is the link to sign up.
Be sure to follow Granville CSD on Facebook or Instagram. Our Snow Day announcement videos have made the local news (one with over 84K views!) and we're having a lot of fun finding new ways to reach families and community.
Go Horde!
Granville CSD
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Twice per year, in the fall and spring, the district sends out a mailed update to residents and taxpayers.
The fall issued covered welcoming the new superintendent of schools, Michael J. Hall, building upgrades and updates, teacher and student highlights and more.
If you missed the fall newsletter, you can read it here for more.
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We have a saying at Granville CSD... There's a place for everyone at Granville!
This is geared towards our students finding their people, passions and purpose in a variety of different ways at Granville Schools. Be it in a club, sport, student council, academics, arts, agriculture and more.
We'd like to extend that to our community and alumni.
Whether you'd like to volunteer a little or a lot, or perhaps donate from afar to a student or parent-led initiative, we have curated a list of ways to get involved in ways that work for you. We can't do it alone, as our students spend far more time at home and in their community, but together we can do great things.
Here is the link to a list of ways to get involved with Granville CSD. Volunteers Needed: After Prom Committee
Volunteer to sell Super Bowl Squares at home basketball games. Here is the link to the game schedule to select an upcoming game.
Please contact GranvilleAfterProm@yahoo.com with questions or inquiries about helping to sell Super Bowl Squares (you can find the basketball schedule here), fundraise, or chaperone After Prom. Thank you!
Volunteers Needed: Basketball Games Concession Stand
Attend a home basketball game, manage the concession stand for the Athletic Boosters and watch the game from the TV in the foyer. If you'd like to help or volunteer, here is the link to sign up to manage the concession stand.
PTO Care Closet Donations
We have a Care Closet at the Jr/Sr High for teens to fill in the gaps as needed. If you would like to donate shampoo/conditioner, deodorants, small makeup bags for personal care items, hair clips and ties, hair brushes, body wipes, socks please visit this PTO wishlist for care closets for GES and the Jr/Sr High. Or drop off items at the Jr/Sr High. Thank you!
Looking for another way to volunteer or contribute to GCSD?
Here is the link to the "How to Get Involved" post, or please contact Community School Coordinator, Karin Rozell at krozell@granvillecsd.org to partner with our schools in a way that works for you.
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"Meet a Graduate" is a new blog series of insights, best advice and graduate stories. We hope it inspires students and families to take advantage of the opportunities at Granville CSD and learn from others.
Here's the most recent interview, with Tristen Teer, 2024 Grad.
Want to share your graduate story and help our students learn from your experiences? Please contact Karin Rozell at krozell@granvillecsd.org Thank you to GCSD Parent, Mrs. Steves for this idea! |
The Granville CSD Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) is a big part of the school community. Made up of parents, guardians, grandparents, staff and community members, they do so much for all schools.
From hosting free monthly events, to supporting the Jr/Sr High Care Closet, purchasing books and classroom support materials, coordinating with faculty and staff and funding the Backpack for Hunger Program, and leading a fun event called the Color Run (pictured above), they are an incredible force of friendly, hard-working volunteers who juggle careers and engaging in their children's schools.
In addition, they host a PTO Staff Member of the Month and provide gifts to highlight a Granville CSD staff member in each building during the school year. (Pictured below, Mrs.Rehm, a UPK teacher at MJT.)
Here is the link to the PTO volunteer sign up sheet, to volunteer once or a few times, all is welcome. Here is the link to follow them on Facebook. Or Venmo @granvillenypto to donate to their Backpacks for Hunger Program that feeds over 75 children in the district every Friday, and sends students in the program home with a backpack of non-perishable food.
The PTO meets monthly in-person and offers a Google Meet link to all meetings for staff and guardians. |
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Granville Jr/Sr High Snapshots |
Our music teachers at Granville CSD! An incredible, hard-working team who go above and beyond for our students. L-R: Mr. Tuttle, Mr. DeLappa (first year at Granville CSD and has already won PTO Staff Member of the Month), Mrs. Stout and Mr. Schenk (a retiree who is filling in while we find and train up a new music teacher, has reignited the choral program.) |
The Varsity Indoor Track team at Union College with Teacher-Coaches Mr. Tewksbury (far left, high school social studies teacher) and Ms. DiPresso (far right in black, GES special education teacher). The team is heading to NY State Championships later this month. Go Horde! |
The 7th graders celebrating making academic progress with funny sunglasses and an ice cream sundae with their fearless and endlessly patient leader, Mrs. Ward, 7th Grade English Teacher (in bottom right, in green jacket). |
Agriculture Mechanics students visiting SUNY Cobleskill in November 2025 to learn about continuing education, career opportunities and network with other students and professors for a full day of learning. Business Teacher, Mr. Graney, far left in dark grey. One of our Career Technology Education (CTE) Teachers, Mrs. Nephew, front row, in black vest.
More Granville CSD news at GranvilleCSD.org/news. |
Granville Elementary School Snapshots |
Library specialist and GES teacher Mr. Rochlani (pictured above, in England) has started a popular Cricket Club for GES students. His article about Cricket has made the rounds of Cricket USA members and he said he receives regular calls and inquiries from around the world about how he started cricket in a rural school. Learn more about it here.
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PTO Paint and Cocoa Night at GES with students, families and Art Teacher, Ms. Dashef (on far left) and 5th Grade Teacher, Mrs. Bishop (far right). |
Mary J. Tanner Primary School Snapshots |
A group of MJT teachers and staff celebrate the teacher lounge makeover spear-headed by MJT Nurse Jennifer Blaise with help from the PTO and Telescope Manufacturing in Granville. Here is the link to more pictures. |
MJT students are out in the community! In this picture students and MJT Principal Mrs. Taylor (back row, in middle), meet with Village of Granville Clerk and Deputy Clerk, Rick Roberts (back right, in green) and Dee Scarlota (back left, in red) to prepare for the holiday parade and annual tree lighting ceremony. |
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MJT student Kayden Oswald and Superintendent Mr. Hall, January 2026. Kayden met Mr. Hall in the fall, and has not stopped wearing suits to school since! The community has gotten involved and donated suit wear and a briefcase too. |
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