Pittsford Area Schools

All games scheduled for today are cancelled. Furthermore, there will be no practices today. Stay safe. Mr Burger

Good Evening Wildcat Families, There will be NO SCHOOL for Pittsford Area Schools on Wednesday, January 25th, because of the expected winter weather. Enjoy the snow day and stay safe!! Mr. McDowell

Tonight's Girls Basketball contest between Pittsford and Jackson Christian is Varsity only , and will start at 6:30. (JCS does not have a JV team)

*Attention MS/HS Families* There will be a middle school and high school honor roll assembly on Thursday in the gymnasium at 2 pm. We will celebrate those students who made the honor roll for the first semester.

Good afternoon, The Girls basketball game on Friday, January 20th at CF will start at 6:30 p.m. There will not be a JV game, due to CF not having a JV team. Good luck to our Varsity Lady Cats!

Good evening, Any sophomore planning to apply to the Hillsdale County Early Middle College program, please remember we will be working on applications in the library tomorrow, January 18th. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Mrs. Clark.

Pittsford Area Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay today, January 17th due to the fog. School will begin at 9:55 am.

**Reminder** There will be no school for students on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. School resumes on Tuesday, January 17th. Have a great long weekend! Mr. McDowell

The home girls basketball game tonight, January 11th against Waldron will be a 6:30 pm start due to Waldron not having a JV girls basketball team. Go Lady Cats!

Congratulations to the Lady Wildcat Bowling Team for their second place finish at the Hillsdale Baker Bash on Saturday!

Good Morning, Pittsford Area Schools is on a 2 hour delay today due to the fog. School will begin at 9:55 a.m. We will not be bussing to the Career Center this morning. Have a great day and be safe!

The Varsity Girls basketball game against Tekonsha has been cancelled due to sickness at Tekonsha.

The anatomy students in Mr. Burger's classroom work on dissecting a chicken wing.

Just a reminder that Girls Jr. Pro will be tomorrow, December 3rd, from 11-12:30 pm. This will be for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade girls. 6th grade girls will now be playing Jr. High basketball in the winter, so will not need to attend.

Good Evening Wildcat families, We have great news to share, the Jackson County ISD Technology team has been working hard to restore the critical operating systems for schools in both Jackson and HIllsdale Counties and we are able and prepared to welcome students back to school tomorrow, Thursday, November 17, 2022. Our number one priority was to get kids back in school and we're thrilled to be able to do that tomorrow. While the restoration efforts continue, the essential systems are back online and this allows us to safely resume operations. However, students will continue to have limited access to several technology resources when they return tomorrow, as the teams continue to work on restoring additional systems. We understand the challenges this has created for our community. Unfortunately, the criminals responsible for ransomware attacks such as these have been targeting schools across the country. We understand that there may be additional questions surrounding the incident, however, the investigation into the incident remains ongoing. Thank you to our students, families and staff for their patience and understanding during this tough situation. We look forward to seeing the students' smiling faces tomorrow morning! Have a great evening! Mr. McDowell

Congratulations to our Elementary Cool Cat award winners for September and October! We celebrated them with an assembly in the cafeteria with all elementary classrooms and the students' families. The classroom teacher presented each student with their award and spoke about why they received it. The students who received the awards received a "Cool Cat" cookie and a book, donated by the Parent's Club.

Good Evening, Tomorrow night's Jr. High basketball game against Waldron has been cancelled. Have a great night! Mr. McDowell

Please see the ransomware status update from Kevin Oxley, Superintendent of Jackson County ISD. Good Afternoon, I’m writing to provide an important update on school operating status for tomorrow, Wednesday, 16, 2022. While we have made tremendous progress on our restoration efforts since our last update, we still have some work to do to ensure every system is safe and secure before bringing them back online. The security of our learning environment is a top priority and any attempt to rush this process could unfortunately put our networks at additional risk. Unfortunately, until this restoration process is completed, schools will remain closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. We ask that you please continue to refrain from using any school-issued devices until the network is deemed secure. We have top cybersecurity experts on site who are continuing to work around the clock to resolve this situation and we hope to have additional updates to share soon. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Kevin Oxley Superintendent, Jackson County Intermediate School District

Good Evening, Pittsford Area Schools will be closed again tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16th due to the ransomware attack on the Jackson County ISD Technology Consortium. Law Enforcement and external cybersecurity advisors have been called in to investigate and assist in the safe restoration of the systems. The JCISD Technology Consortium teams have been working around the clock to restore the systems. The status of tomorrow's home Jr. High Basketball game against Waldron will be determined by 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. Have a great evening! Mr. McDowell

Good afternoon Wildcat families, JV and Varsity girls basketball teams will practice today from 3-6 pm. Please turn off the wi-fi on your mobile devices and do not use other school devices when at school. Jr. High basketball practice is cancelled today. I am hoping to find out more about school tomorrow when I hear from the JCISD Technology Consortium this afternoon. Stay tuned for updates. Have a great day!! Mr. McDowell