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Register today for our 3 and 4yr Old Pre K programs for the 2021-2022 school year!

Penn Yan Middle School Drama Club will present a streamed recording of the MTI Broadway Junior production Once on this Island JR. on March 5th & 6th at 7:00 and March 7th at 2:00. Visit the PYCSD or PYMS websites to find the free ticket link to view this production. It is recommended that you acquire access to this link prior to the show date and time of the showing you would like to see, which can be done starting Friday, February 26th . The link will allow you to view the performance on one device.

Governor Cuomo has announced guidelines allowing travelers to New York to "test out" of the mandatory 10-day quarantine for asymptomatic individuals. Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York are Exempt from the travel advisory; however covered travelers must continue to fill out the Traveler Health Form.

All club signups will be done online. You can scan the QR code using your phone, enter the URL, or click the link on the previous page if viewing this document online. Students will be sent home with supplies for the week of clubs they have signed up for every Monday. Each week’s deadline to sign up for clubs is Monday at 9 am. This is to ensure that we can get out supplies to each student. All clubs will be held via Google Classrooms. If you have any questions, you can email us at ddennis@pycsd.org or adennis@pycsd.org

An Update for upcoming Sports

Letter from Superintendent Howard Dennis about the transition back to in-person learning still being scheduled for the 19th of January

Please see regarding Meal Distribution for this week

Information regarding the pivot to Remote Learning 2.0

The PYCSD Cultural Responsiveness and Equity Committee is seeking your feedback on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community and our school district.

The Capital Project vote has passed. Yes - 306 to No - 110. Thank you to everyone for all their hard work on getting material to our community, creating videos and overviews, and a big thank you to everyone that took the time out of their day to come and vote.

Our virtual Ceremony for National Honor Society inductions. Congratulations to all the students!

The Biomedical Sciences classes are holding a fundraiser. All profit made from the sale of these shirts will go to the Keuka Comfort Care Home. Please consider purchasing one of these awesome shirts and helping this very worthy cause.

At this time, we continue to be proactive in our preparation and response to COVID-19 and its impact on our community. At this time we do not have a designation from New York State. If we do get designated as a yellow zone we will need to test students and staff. In order to keep students coming to school for in-person instruction, the Penn Yan Central School District must test 20% of in-person students, faculty and staff over the two-week period immediately following the announcement of a yellow zone designation. (CONT.)

Many community members have been a bit unsure of the current rules and advisories in regards to traveling to and from NYS. Here is a link to NYS Dept. of Health with an overview of the current Travel Advisory.

We realize that this has been quite the year! Due to Covid-19 regulations, we can not have our traditional ski club; however, Ski Club will continue in a different way. Our third through eighth grade students will be able to purchase their products individually through our group login on Bristol’s website at our ski club rates. Parents will be responsible for transportation to and from the mountain. Penn Yan Staff will not be there to supervise students. Your family will get ski club rates from Bristol Mountain, but parents/guardians will be responsible for your own child/children. The package will be similar to the traditional program with rentals and lessons sold separately. Reservations will be required for lessons and rentals. (Click the title for more information)

I am writing to make you aware that the Yates County Public Health (YCPH) informed us today that one of our high school students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student last attended school on Friday, October 16. According to Public Health, the student was never in school during the infectious period. Yates County Public Health continues to do their work regarding contact tracing and will notify individuals if necessary. Per privacy guidelines, no additional identifying information can be shared.

Suggested Dos and Don'ts from the NYS Dept. of Health in regards to Halloween health and safety this year.

Next week is School Bus Safety Week. Keep our Students and Busses safe!