Show your spirit by rocking your Buffalo Bills gear this Friday! 💙🦬❤️
Not a Bills fan? No worries! Wear your favorite team's gear and join the fun. 🏈
Let’s fill the halls with team pride and positive vibes!
Our hallways were filled with smiling faces, familiar friends, new beginnings, and plenty of excitement as we welcomed our students back for another school year! We’re looking forward to all the learning, growing, and memories that this year will bring.
One of the many great moments from the day came from Mrs, Schrader’s 7th grade math class, where students worked with consultant teacher, Mrs. Carr, on math journal entries reflecting on how they used mathematics over the summer. What a great way to kick off the year by connecting math to everyday life! ➗✏️
Here’s to a fantastic 2026–2027 school year! We’re so glad you’re back, Cougars! 🐾
Happy New Year, Cassadaga Valley! A September Message from Tammy Mangus, Superintendent of Schools:
The children in these pictures were just beginning kindergarten.
Today, they are our seniors.
How did that happen so fast?
In what feels like a blink, crayons became Chromebooks, backpacks got heavier, and those tiny kindergarteners began making decisions about life after graduation. As Kenny Chesney reminds us (and I love a good Kenny Chesney reminder): “Don’t blink.”
Because suddenly, the first-day pictures become graduation pictures, the years we thought we had become memories, and the children we were guiding are ready to find their own way.
Time flies, and opportunity cannot wait.
We have only a few precious years to help every child discover who they are, recognize what they can become and build a pathway to help get them there. Whether their next step is college or training, military service, a meaningful career or a business of their own it is our job to make sure they are ready to be Enrolled, Enlisted, Employed or Entrepreneurs who have choices, direction, confidence, possibility, and momentum.
Our goal is bigger than helping students graduate. We want them prepared to build lives filled with purpose, stability and opportunity. We want them not merely ready for their next step, but equipped to Thrive at 25.
That work begins long before senior year. It happens each time a child masters a difficult skill, discovers a new interest, joins a team, finds a trusted adult, steps into leadership or begins to believe, "Maybe I could do that."
A new school year is more than a fresh calendar. It is another year to open doors, uncover talents, strengthen essential skills and help students imagine futures they may not yet be able to see for themselves. It will take all of us to do this important work. So, Happy New Year students, staff, families and the entire Valley community! Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work. And remember: Don’t blink, time goes faster than we think....
To see all of the previous Superintendent messages, click here: https://www.cvcougars.org/page/superintendents-message
REMINDER OF TONIGHT'S MHS CHARCUTERIE & CONVERSATIONS! EVENT!! JOIN US!!
Join us on September 8th (MHS) or September 16th (SES) for Charcuterie and Conversations!
Come Hungy. Bring Your Voice!
A HUGE thank you to our maintenance and custodial staff for all that you do behind the scenes to keep SES looking its best, safe, clean, and ready for our students and families. Your hard work is truly appreciated and does not go unnoticed!
Thank you for helping make SES a place we are all proud to call home! 🏫❤️💙
Go Cougars!
Our seniors kicked off their final first day of school by arriving bright and early for our Senior Sunrise Breakfast!
What a wonderful way to start their senior year together! Here’s to making memories, embracing every moment, and having an amazing year ahead!🎓✨
Middle School $22
High School $60
Order online at https://www.jostens.com/
Or you can order with Mrs. Bennink tonight at Open House in room 125!!
Looking for a way to get involved, meet new friends, explore your interests, and have a little fun along the way? Our Middle/High School offers a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and activities for students! 🎉
Today, we’re highlighting three great opportunities to get involved:
🏛️ High School History Club
📜 Middle School History Club
🧠 Quiz Bowl
And these are just three of the many clubs and activities available to our students! From academic and service organizations to special-interest clubs and more, there are plenty of ways for students to find their place and get involved. 💙
👉 Interested in learning more about these clubs—or any of the other extracurricular opportunities available at MHS? Reach out to the MHS Office for more information!
Find something you love. Get involved. Make your mark! 🐾
Go Bills and great job Caleb!!!!! ❤️💙
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Even better—our teachers were teaching our teachers! Members of our team who attended the Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning Conference this past March led today’s learning, bringing back powerful, research-based strategies focused on the Science of Reading, literacy, writing, and supporting ALL learners.
We’re proud to see our educators sharing their expertise, learning from one another, and kicking off another great year at Cassadaga Valley!
We learn together. We grow together. We ROAR together!
🏃♀️ What’s Heart & Sole all about? Your child doesn’t have to be a superstar runner to participate! Whether they prefer to stroll, jog, or sprint, it’s all about moving at THEIR pace. This program focuses on feeling joyful, healthy, and confident! We’ll engage in physical activities, but that’s just the beginning. You’ll also learn essential life skills—social, emotional, and physical—while building healthy habits!
🎉 And that’s not all! At the end of our exciting season, we'll head up to Buffalo for an awesome 5k event where we’ll run alongside other amazing teams!
💖 Want to support our teams? Everyone is welcome to join in on the 5k fun!
Don't miss out—there’s still time to be part of this fantastic experience! For any questions, reach out to Mrs. Zenns at nzenns@cvcougars.org or Ms. Broadhead at jbroadhead@cvcougars.org. Let’s make some unforgettable memories together! 💪 Applications are due by Sept 11th, and practices start on Sept 15th. Practices are Tuesday's and Thursday's 2:30-4pm. Please remember that you cannot join if you have a sport that will conflict with practices.
Registration Form: https://aptg.co/5FbnYh
Parent Run Club Registration Form Fall 2026: https://aptg.co/ZHMQdd
We’re excited to welcome our staff back for a great day of learning, connection, and preparation for the new school year!
All staff are invited to enjoy a light breakfast and will participate in the Keynote, professional development sessions, and lunch.
Please note that all main offices — SES, MHS, Bus Garage, and District Office — will be closed from 7:30 AM–12:15 PM while our staff participate in Opening Day activities.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to kicking off another great school year! 💙❤️
Join us on September 8th (MHS) or September 16th (SES) for Charcuterie and Conversations!
Come Hungy. Bring Your Voice!
Please join us in welcoming and supporting Jenn Runge and Lisa Cleland as they work together in the SES Main Office. We appreciate their flexibility, teamwork, and commitment to keeping our school running smoothly and supporting our students, staff, and families.
We are excited about this new chapter and look forward to the great things Jenn and Lisa will continue to bring to our SES community!
Thank you, Jenn & Lisa, for all you do!!
