The MS Student Council is holding their annual Turkey Food Drive to benefit the Town of New Scotland Food Pantry. The food drive will run from Monday, November 15th through Friday, November 19th. Collection boxes will be placed in front of first period classrooms and the classroom that collects the most individual items will earn …
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Clayton A. Bouton High School has been recognized as an Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School for 2020 by the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. One of 367 schools in the nation and one of nine schools from New York to be recognized in 2020. We are humbled and grateful to our outstanding …
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” Randy Pausch As our teachers and students got settled into the school year, October proved to be a busy month. We were excited to bring back some of our old traditions while making some modifications to make them …
Seventh graders were asked to solve a mystery throughout many classes over a two day period. The interdisciplinary activity had students using crime scene investigation techniques to track down a missing person. The crime scene was set in an area for Igor’s Halloween Festival. Igor was missing and so were all of the supplies for …
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In an effort to raise awareness and money for breast cancer, the Middle School Student Council did a change collection fundraiser and in just one week raised $165.16! The fundraiser was connected to the “Real Kids Wear Pink” activity the student council coordinated last month. The Voorheesville Teachers Association will match that amount for their …
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Beginning Monday, Nov. 1, asymptomatic siblings of students who are experiencing COVID-like symptoms will no longer be excluded from school as long as they remain symptom-free. This is a change to school district protocols put in place on Oct. 1. These asymptomatic students can now attend/stay at school while the symptomatic sibling or family member …
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Parents of students receiving Academic Intervention Support (AIS) services are invited to attend our virtual AIS Open House on Wednesday, November 3, at 6:00 p.m. We will begin at 6:00 with an overview of Title I and provide information on the NYS standards for ELA and math. At 6:15, our reading and math intervention teachers …
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“Do you know why the semicolon is the symbol of suicide prevention? Because your story is not done yet,” said Gail Darrigo from Albany County Department for Children Youth and Families. She and her colleague Chelsea Stewart offered support and information to middle and high school students during lunchtime last month. September is Suicide Prevention …
The Voorheesville Central School District is now offering COVID-19 diagnostic testing for students and staff. Diagnostic testing is for individuals that are showing symptoms of COVID-19. As many community members have discovered, finding a testing site that performs PCRs quickly and efficiently is becoming more difficult each week. The district is working with Albany County Department …
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