The Panther Press

• Tickets and tables are on sale now for the annual Community Associations Meat Raffle on March 7! Purchase yours today! Reminder that this event is 21+ only.
• Bottle & can collection is this week with the Days Park Community Association! Bag or box your cans and bottles and bring them to morning drop-off at Days Park.
• This Thursday, January 16 is a Superintendent's Conference Day and there is no school for students.
• Next Monday, January 20, there is no school in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• And more, read on for all updates and news!

Translate the Panther Press:

Haga clic aquí si necesita este boletín en español

বাংলায় এই নিউজলেটারের প্রয়োজন হলে এখানে ক্লিক করুন

انقر هنا إذا كنت بحاجة إلى هذه النشرة الإخبارية باللغة العربية

Ger hewcedariya we bi vê bultena bi kurdî hebe, li vir bikirtînin

እዛ ዜና ብትግርኛ እንተድኣ ኣድልዩኩም ኣብዚ ጠውቑ

Want to support student activities at both EVCS campuses and join in on a fun evening full of prizes and excitement? Purchase a meat raffle ticket or table today!

Outside snacks and food are welcome. We ask that attendees do not bring outside alcohol to this event. This is a 21+ only event.

Please complete the Digital Equity Survey! The New York State Education Department (NYSED) requires schools to administer this survey each year and it aims to help educators better serve students and families. The survey asks questions about student access to devices and internet at their places of residence and is 9 questions long.

Applications are open for BOTH EVCS Campuses for the 2025-2026 school year!

Know someone looking to join our vibrant community?

Let them know and share our application to apply now.

Are you looking to have a kindergartener join their older sibling next year?

Make sure to select a sibling preference when you apply!

Thank you to all who supported and attended our first Story Time at the Leroy R. Coles, Jr. Branch Library! Our previously planned story time for this Friday at the Frank E Merriweather Jr. Library will be rescheduled for a future date in the spring.

Stay tuned to the Panther Press for future story time dates and locations!

The EVCS Community Associations sponsor events and fundraisers to support school activities that enrich the experiences of our community and that align with the Mission of the Elmwood Village Charter Schools.

Interested in getting involved? Email your campus CA to get started!

Days Park CA Email Address: daysparkca@elmwoodvillageschool.org

Hertel CA Email Address: hertelca@elmwoodvillageschool.org

Next Days Park CA Meeting: February 5 at 7 PM. Zoom Meeting link coming soon.

Next Hertel CA Meeting: January 28 at 7 PM. Zoom Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85415189940

It is drop off time! Bag or box your cans and bottles and bring them to morning drop-off at Days Park. Drop off runs this entire week, January 13 - 17.

The Imagination Library, offering children ages 0-5 free books, is now available in select zip codes.

Learn more on the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County website.

Shea's Buffalo is offering a Free Family Film series! You can learn more and get tickets for the January film on their website.

“The Elmwood Village Charter Schools will provide a stimulating and engaging learning environment that recognizes student capability, fosters their connectedness to their immediate and broader communities, and offers them ways to contribute to school life. EVCS believes that all students can and will learn at high levels when provided with the right learning conditions.”

We put students first. We act with urgency. We seek to be better. We work as a team.