Watkins Glen Central School District

Sail On And Read! WGES is excited to kick off our "Being Hooked on a Book" reading initiative on Monday with a school-wide pep rally! Grade levels are assigned a color for the month-long challenge. Students are encouraged to wear their grade level color on Monday!

Shout out to the WGCSD Fine Arts Department for hosting and organizing another GREAT Artist in Residence Concert! Our student and faculty performers make us #WGProud

With another Spud Run event in the books, we would like to thank all the students, staff & families that participated in the event. It was a HUGE success and what a perfect day for a festive run! #WGProud *Photo credit to the Odessa File

Join our WG Booster Club! Currently looking for volunteers that would be interested in helping with concessions for the Spring Sports Season. If you are interested please contact allearn@wgcsd.org for more details!

PSA Pool Hours for Community Swim Update. These dates listed in March will be closed to Open Community Swim & Morning Lap Swim.

Come Join us for the annual Watkins Glen High School Play presented by the Class of 2024! Alice In Wonderland will be a truly whimsical experience. Admission: Adults $12 Students & Seniors $10 Children between 5 & 10 $5 Under 5 Free Curtain opens at 7pm Friday & Saturday evenings Sunday Matinee at 2pm

The WG PTO is running a Wilson's Snack Stick Fundraiser for PreK - 6th grades. All order forms must be returned to the Elementary School homeroom teachers by Monday March 18th! The Grade Level with the highest fundraising sales will win an ice cream party!! $20 for 15 sticks 11 different flavors or order up the mixed variety pack! Pick up for your orders on April 8th All checks can be made out to WGPTO Any questions reach out to Mrs. Dykshoorn : tdykshoorn@wgcsd.org or Mrs. Green: shgreen@wgcsd.org

The Yearbook Club is putting on another fun filled Friday event for the students here at Watkins Glen. Calling all students from 7th -12th grades to sign-up for this evenings Sports-Ball Event! Looking for teams of 6, $10 per participant Pre-registration will begin in the field house for teams at 5:30 pm tonight Or see Mr. Durfee during school today to join a team! $5 per spectator Concessions will be open! If you haven't signed up yet, you still can at the Door tonight! We are still looking to fill both our High School 9-12th grade Brackets and the Junior High Brackets 7-8th. Even if you do not have a team yet, we will build one!

Congratulations to Art Teacher, Dawn Coleman and the WGHS Art Class Students for their 2024 Scholastic Art Awards that will be displayed at the Arnot Art Museum from March 19th until April 26th. Watkins Glen artists brought home 2 - Silver Key Art Awards with 8 Honorable Mentions! Naja Radoja - Silver Key Award - Editorial Cartoon - "Your Greed, Our Burden" Madigan Kelley - Silver Key Award - Painting - "Stalker" Kay Davis - Honorable Mention - Fashion - "A Billion Hours" Madigan Kelley - Honorable Mention - Painting - "Iggy Pop" Madigan Kelley - Honorable Mention - Painting - "Nebraska" Madigan Kelley - Honorable Mention - Painting - " Cryptid Alannah Klemann - Honorable Mention- Painting - "White Phoenix" Alannah Klemann - Honorable Mention - Mixed Media - "The Glow From Below" Naja Radoja - Honorable Mention - Painting - "Growth in Unexpected Places" Abigayl White - Honorable Mention - Mixed Media- "Lies" Congratulations to all our WG students! #WGProud

2024 St. Patrick's Day Spud Run is Springing our way! Come join us on the Athletic Field for a fun afternoon! We normally would be running on March 17th, but alas, the day fell on a Sunday. So, we picked the next best lucky number and settled on 13. The race will begin at 3:17 pm sharp! Dress in your best Green and decor, get a shot at winning fun categories and lucky finishes, teams & individual prizes! Who will get the Team Cabage? Permission slips for afterschool dismissal plans and after event transportation forms are heading home in PreK-6th grade students communication folders. Please return them to the Elementary Main Office by next Tuesday 3/12 Or follow the link here https://5il.co/2g34f Teams need to have 5 minimum runners. At the end, the team with the lowest time wins all the cabbage (literally). This is a fun St. Patrick's Day tradition originally started in the High School for the athletic teams. It has grown over the years to include the elementary school students and many of our staff members also participate. If we are lucky and the weather permits, it will be a simple out and back on the CVT (Catherine Valley Trail) from the track. Otherwise, modifications may occur to our course. Come and join the fun! See you on the field at 3:17!

2024 Elementary Yearbooks are available now to order through https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/81635E School code 81635E Yearbooks cost $25 If you would like to personalize with your student's name Add $2.00 If you would like to personalize with student name and photo Add $5.00 Students who have earned a free yearbook through the pie & cookie sales, your order has already been placed. Any questions please reach out to Mrs. Green: shgreen@wgcsd.org All orders must be in by March 29th

Greetings The Dub G Market has Holiday Hams and Holiday Ham Meal Packages available for pick up on March 20! All faculty/ staff and WGCSD families are eligible! Click the link or scan the QR Code! https://forms.office.com/r/BUnWW6RNhq

Don't forget, Tomorrow night is OPEN HOUSE for those interested in signing up for the 2025 UPK & HeadStart school year! Meet the teachers, ask questions, pick up your registration packet to get started. 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Use the Elementary school main office entrance and parking lot by bus garage. Children who are 4 already or will be turning 4 by December 1st are welcome to get registered. See you there!

The Little Lake Hawks showed encouragement and support to Ms. Learn today by surprising her with a "good luck" parade. Coach Learn and the Lady Lake Hawk Varsity Basketball team head to the sectional championship tomorrow. WGES is #WGProud of our Ms. Learn! Good luck to the Lake Hawks tomorrow. #SOARLakeHawks

Our Lady Lake Hawks will be heading back to TC3 tomorrow for the Section IV Class C Finals Championship tmatching up against #3 Seed, Moravia! Tip-off at 2pm Come cheer on the girls in hopes of a Slam Dunk Victory and the Class C Championship! Let's GO Lake Hawks! Live stream available through NFHS https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/watkins-glen-senior-high-school-watkins-glen-ny/gam0e9120e840 Digital tickets through GoFan.co https://gofan.co/event/1439497?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV Cash Tickets at the door $8 Children 10 and under Free Section IV passes accepted Concessions will be open

March Messenger Link https://5il.co/2f1w5 Check out our upcoming scheduled events calendar, student accolades and our Superintendent's message!

Today, WGES 4th-6th grade students participated in classroom lessons with School Resource Officers from across the state. The officers have been attending the New York State DARE Officer's Association certification training at the Montour Falls Fire Department. DARE is an international K-12 curriculum that is delivered to students in schools by Police Officers. Thank you for visiting WGES! #WGProud #SOARLakeHawks

The Lady Lake Hawks will be heading back to TC3 this Saturday for the Section Finals! The school will be providing a Spectator bus, community spectators will require a security check through our raptor system prior to leaving. There is a fee of $5 per person and there must be at least 10 riders for the bus to travel. If you are interested in riding along, please contact the High School Main office to get on the list and perform the security check over the phone 607-535-3210. Payment can be taken on Saturday upon entering the bus, which will leave from the field house at 12:30pm and estimated return time is 4:45pm. There we will concessions at the game. Deadline to get on the bus is Noon Tomorrow! Tickets to the game are extra $8 at the door or digital tickets $7.30 GoFan.co https://gofan.co/event/1439497?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV

KIDS NIGHT OUT & A PARENT'S NIGHT OFF EVENT All K-6th graders are welcome to come and join in the fun at the WG Field House 5:30 to 7:30pm. $10 per child WGHS Yearbook club has created this event to have fun and get kids involved together. Games, Music and Snacks provided!

What an exciting day our Pre-K- through 6th graders will have today. In celebration of 2024 Leap Year and the Earth's time to orbit around the sun, 45 frogs have been placed throughout the Elementary School. Each grade level must be on the lookout for their own special-colored frogs for the grand prize.... A grade level Pizza Party! Good luck to all grades and Happy Leap Year!