Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District

Last minute tips for today's eclipse: during the eclipse, there is no time when it is safe to look directly at the sun without using ISO certified filters, except during the short time of totality (if you are in an area that has totality). Do not use your cell phone camera to view the eclipse for it is not filtered properly. Do not use damaged solar glasses (scratched, torn, etc.). Please take the necessary precautions to protect your eyesight. Have a great day today and enjoy the eclipse.

At last night's board meeting, it was decided to give Monday, April 8th as a snow give back day. It is also the day of the total solar eclipse and this will allow parents, kids, and staff to participate in the viewing if they would like. The county and surrounding areas are expected to see record travel with thousands of people coming to the area or traveling through. We have eclipse glasses for all the students and will be delivering them to the classrooms sometime this month. Cross your fingers for a sunny day that day. Yours in service, Tom

Looking for some family fun tonight? Join us at 6pm for the CGs Got Talent Show. Enjoy an evening of musicians, singers, dancers, rappers, actors, comedians, and magicians just to name a few who will perform. $2 general admission and $1 for CG students. Come out and enjoy a night of talent!

Next school years 2024-2025 school calendar was approved. Check out our website under 'Our School District' for more information.

Reminder: Spring Sports Sign Ups went out on Monday, 1/22 . Students need to check their emails for a message from Mr. Brooks. There is a link to click and follow. There are also QR codes around the school and on the school announcements. Sign ups WILL END NEXT Friday, February 2nd. This allows us time to make sure everything is all set for all athletes and teams for the start of the Spring Sport Season which starts on March 11th.

Due to icy road conditions on some of the district's county roads this morning, Canisteo-Greenwood will be operating on a 2-hour delay for today, Wednesday, January 24th.

Due to the unpredictable nature of today's storm involving ice and learning our lesson from last year, Canisteo-Greenwood will be closed today.

Today’s Varsity Boy's Basketball game (1/13) scheduled for 2pm at Alfred State has been postponed. All other activities today are continuing as scheduled.

Good afternoon, Due to downed power lines regionally, the elementary school has lost electricity. The generator is operating to provide the necessities of, emergency lighting, door operation, internet, water, etc. We are operating school as normal and dismissal will run as scheduled.

Canisteo-Greenwood is looking for spring sport coaches and a head varsity football coach. If interested in coaching a spring sport or varsity football, please contact Bill Drake, Athletic Director at bdrake@cgcsd.org or by phone 607-698-4225

With a high wind advisory of gusts up to 60mph and the potential of flooding, downed trees, and power outages, all CG after-school activities are canceled. There will be no clubs, contests, or practices. We would rather be safe than sorry with buses traveling for contests and student drivers out and about for practices. Stay safe. Yours in service, Tom

All Yearbooks must be purchased online this year on yearbookforever.com. You may add an optional Name Stamp or I-tag, this will be an additional cost. If you would like to Name Stamp you must order your yearbook by 1/19/2024. Yearbooks are $35.00 up to 1/26/2024 Yearbooks are $40.00 from 1/27/2024-3/31/2024. Please remember to order your Yearbook online!

Today's Elementary Christmas Concerts will be streamed LIVE starting at 12:30pm for Grades PreK - 4 and 1:15pm for Grades 5 and 6. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/canisteo/organization/1873/canisteo-greenwood-high-school/watch?ib=857194

Let’s Talk About Trees Canisteo Living Sign As most are aware, the district oversees the upkeep and maintenance of the living sign. In 2014, the original scotch pines were removed due to age and were replaced with white pines. Unfortunately, the first year of growth was hit by a drought and many of the trees died that summer. The district replaced the trees and continued to replace any trees that did not see growth as the new sign continued to grow. A few years back, we planted 8 saplings to fill the spaces after the last of the newly planted trees failed to grow. If you were to look at the trees today, you will notice that some of the trees have died, and some are beginning to turn a light-green color. The district hired an arborist to come out and assess the sign on November 6th. Unfortunately, the arborist reported that some of the trees have been hit with white pine blister rust. This is a fungus common to the white pine and can spread easily between the trees and the undergrowth, specifically the Rubus (blackberry, etc.) plants. Based on the recommendation of the arborist, we will begin to remove any dead or infected trees, so the fungus does not spread to the healthy trees, if it hasn’t already. With the removal of the trees, there will be evident spaces in the letters that will diminish the beauty of the sign. This will be a short-term issue. Once we have removed the infected trees, we can then plant the new tree in its place, which will take several years of growth to match the height of the others around it. The arborist recommends a different species of white pine that we will do our best to get. The recommended new species is blister rust resistant. The USDA recently mowed the Rubus and other growth in between the switchbacks in preparation for the planting of new wildflowers in the Spring. By removing the Rubus plants, it should assist in slowing the spread of blister rust. We appreciate your patience as we work through eliminating the dead and infected trees. Our hope is to get the sign back to 100% within the next few years, and beyond. Trees in Front of the High School This past summer, the utility company hired a tree removal company to come through the village and trim back any trees/limbs close to the wires. Unfortunately, the tree removal company did not hold back and removed ALL limbs facing the road. This has caused a few issues. First and foremost, the safety of the tree. Most of the symmetrical weight has been removed, leaving a higher chance of the tree becoming unstable in either high winds or heavy snow. If you were to drive down Greenwood Street and look at the trees, you will see that all the weight of the trees are leaning towards the school. Secondly, the aesthetics of the tree are gone. They do not look good at all because we have half a tree. With that being said, we will be removing the trees from the front of the high school in the near future. The plan is to replace the trees with another type that will not interfere with the lines running in front of the school. Yours in service, Tom

The polls for the capital project will be closing in just a few hours. If you have not had a chance to vote, please head to Somers Hall or the Greenwood Fire Hall before 8pm.

The polls for the capital project are now open! Please make your way to either Somers Hall in Canisteo or the Greenwood Fire Hall in Greenwood before 8pm. Your vote is very important and we thank you for your participation in advance!

As the winter approaches, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind our parents/guardians on how delays and cancellations are announced. Through our mass notification system; we are able to post to Facebook, push a notification from our school app, text, email, and make a phone call. We will use most, if not all, measures to let you know of a delay or closing. If you have not done so, please download our app through your app store (CGCSD) if you would like to get push notifications when we send them out. The district is also required to contact local media outlets. Decisions are typically made before 6am due to our first bus leaving around 6:10am.

Tonight's Capital Project Webinar with Superintendent Crook starts in just one hour. Tom will be going over the details of the next capital project vote on December 5th and you can participate in the luxury of your own home. You will have the opportunity to hear firsthand about the project and get your questions answered. Click on the link below at 6pm. See you soon. https://zoom.us/j/96214743792

This is just a friendly reminder that we are holding the Winter Sports Parent Meeting TONIGHT at 6pm in the HS Auditorium. Athletic Director William Drake will be going over this season's expectations and there will be individual team meetings afterwards. See you tonight!

Just a reminder, Superintendent Crook will be presenting the proposed Capital Project tonight at 6pm in the HS Auditorium. Please come out and learn everything you can about the project and get your questions answered before the December 5th vote.