Gowanda Small Town Times

Below are the 2023 schedules for Varsity Baseball and Softball as currently shown on the Section 6 website.

Boys Lacrosse
https://sectionvilacrosse.com/season/2023-boys/team/gowanda

Thursday, March 23 at Williamsville South
Friday, March 24 vs. Tonawanda
Wednesday, March 29 at Newfane
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Wilson
Friday, April 14 at Depew
Wednesday, April 19 at Akron
Wednesday, April 26 at Tonawanda
Friday, April 28 vs. Salamanca
Monday, May 1 at Fairview (PA)
Wednesday, May 3 vs. East Aurora
Monday, May 8 vs. Williamsville east
Wednesday, May 10 vs. Newfane
Friday, May 12 at Medina

Girls Lacrosse
https://sectionvilacrosse.com/season/2023-girls/team/gowanda

Wednesday, March 22 vs. Fairview (PA)[cancelled]
Tuesday, March 28 vs. Lewiston Porter
Thursday, March 30 at East Aurora
Wednesday, April 12 at Orchard Park
Friday, April 14 vs. Grand Island
Tuesday, April 18 vs. Amherst
Thursday, April 20 vs. West Seneca West
Monday, April 24 at clarence
Wednesday, April 26 vs. Lancaster
Tuesday, May 2 at Niagara Wheatfield
Thursday, May 4 at Williamsville North
Monday, May 8 vs. Williamsville East
Wednesday, May 10 vs. Eden
Friday, May 12 vs. Hamburg
Thursday, May 18 at Frontier

Below are the 2023 schedules for Varsity Baseball and Softball as currently shown on the Section 6 website.

Baseball
https://sectionvibaseball.com/season/2023/team/gowanda

Wednesday, March 29 vs. Timon
Thursday, March 30 vs. West Seneca East
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Fredonia
Friday, April 14 at Fredonia
Monday, April 17 at Olean
Wednesday, April 19 vs. Olean
Friday, April 21 vs. Eden
Monday, April 24 vs. Jamestown
Wednesday, April 26 at Jamestown
Saturday, April 29 vs. Roy-Hart
Tuesday, May 2 at Falconer
Thursday, May 4 vs. Falconer
Saturday, May 6 at Southwestern
Tuesday, May 9 vs. Southwestern
Thursday, May 11 vs. Allegany Limestone
Saturday, May 13 at Allegany Limestone
Tuesday, May 16 at Dunkirk
Thursday, May 18 vs. Dunkirk
Friday, May 19 vs. Hamburg
Saturday, May 20 at Hamburg

Sofball
https://sectionvisoftball.com/season/2023/team/gowanda

Tuesday, March 21 vs. JFK [scrimmage]
Friday, March 24 vs. Sherman/Clymer [scrimmage]
Monday, March 27 vs. North Collins [scrimmage]
Tuesday, March 28 vs. Olean
Friday, March 31 vs. West Valley
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Forestville
Saturday, April 15 vs. Westfield [11 am]
Saturday, April 15 vs. Westfield [1 pm]
Tuesday, April 18 at Brocton
Thursday, April 20 vs. Silver Creek
Friday, April 21 vs. Eden
Monday, April 24 vs. Falconer
Tuesday, April 25 at Pine Valley
Thursday, April 27 vs. Randolph
Tuesday, May 2 vs. Fredonia
Wednesday, May 3 vs. Brocton
Friday, May 5 at Silver Creek
Tuesday, May 9 at Forestville
Wednesday, May 10 vs. Pine Valley
Friday, May 12 at Randolph
Monday, May 15 at Falconer

The Student Council of Gowanda High School named five outstanding Panthers as Students of the Month for February. Honorees are selected based on the following attributes – collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity – otherwise known as The Four C’s. These skills and characteristics are central to the district’s mission and values.

Gowanda Students of the Month	Sammy Buthy
Patsy Griffith	Lily Nuwer
Autumn Pupo	Connor Wilson

* Sammy Buthy for collaboration: “Sammy is a great student to have in my science class. She collaborates with peers during group work and she isn’t afraid to offer answers during instruction and discussion. Sammy is a dependable student and comes to class ready to work. She is motivated and doesn’t waste any time getting her work done. Sammy deserves to be recognized for her outstanding work and collaboration within our science classroom.” — science teacher Ms. Jacquie Shields”

* Patsy Griffith for collaboration: “Patsy has put a tremendous amount of effort into her musical development this year. She is playing at a high level and contributes in earnest to the collective effort during band and lessons.” — music teacher Mr. Jacob Swanson.

* Lily Nuwer for critical thinking: “Lily has demonstrated throughout the school year that she is an excellent student in Global Studies. She asks relevant questions and shows responsibility with going above and beyond the expectations given in class. Lily is very personable and takes the time to have conversations beyond the academic landscape.” – social studies teacher Mr. Timothy Smith

* Autumn Pupo for creativity: “Autumn actually exemplifies all four of the characteristics we strive for here at GCS. Autumn is always handing in beautifully designed projects and creatively written papers. She collaborates with her classmates to ensure that everyone understands the concepts. In translating authentic pieces of Spanish writing, Autumn is able recognize and decipher meaning though breaking down words and drawing from prior knowledge. She is a wonderful student who brings sunshine to her class.” – foreign language teacher Ms. Barbara Dempsey

* Connor Wilson for collaboration: “Connor is such a wonderful member of the Gowanda High School community. He is an active member of the GHS GSA, bringing positive change to our school environment. He played a phenomenal role in the musical and contributes in his classes in such a meaningful way.

He often pops into the Counseling and Main Offices as he passes by and brings a smile to our faces, every time.” – guidance counselor Ms. Jen Mattimore

Back when the Gowanda Hollywood Theater’s coming events page began filling up with concerts and other attractions for 2023, there were complaints on Facebook about not having movies. Since then, a trio of movies have been scheduled for the near future to judge public support for movies..

One of the issues that has plagued the theater in the past with movies has been low attendance. Licensing fees can run anywhere from $300 to over $1,000 per showing. This has been a factor in preventing the theater from showing first-run films at the higher end of that spectrum and as well as making attendance a key consideration for the lower cost screenings.

Leading off the current movie offerings on March 31 is “Top Gun Maverick”. The PG-13 film from 2022 features Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly and Val Kilmer. Set 30 years after the original “Top Gun” movie, Maverick returns to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program to train some new pilots, including the son of one of his best friends.

The next day, April 1, it will be the children’s movie, “Frozen 2”. Rated PG, Elsa’a story continues with a journey into the enchanted forest as more of the Frozen story is revealed. Once again, the voices of Kristen Bell (Anna) and Idina Menzel (Elsa) are featured.

The final movie in the current series brings George Clooney and Julia Roberts to the Gowanda screen in “Ticket to Paradise”. Released in Fall 2022, this is another PG-13 offering. The story revolves around two bickering divorced parents whose daughter, vacationing in Bali, has announced plans to marry one of the locals. The parents fly off to the tropical paradise intent on preventing their daughter from making a “mistake” similar to theirs.

Gowanda’s Honk’s Grape & Grain has stepped up to sponsor the upcoming movie series. The Hollywood Theater is looking for the community to show their interest in movies at the theater by attending. The frequency and type(s) of movies that might be shown going forward will be made with reference to the way these are received by the public.

Times and additional information on these and other upcoming Hollywood Theater offerings can be found online at https://www.gowandahollywoodtheater.com/upcoming

Mar 11, 2023

The following Gowanda students from Jamestown Community College were placed on the Dean’s List for academic excellence during the fall 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 during the semester while enrolled in at least 12 degree credits.

Gowanda: Mary Denea, Hailey Fort