As the conflict intensifies in Ukraine and much of the world is frozen in horror, empathetic VCSD students have been coordinating humanitarian efforts. Three sisters from Voorheesville Middle School contacted school administration with a plan. Addie, Ellie and Riley Chismark quickly organized and collected donations for medical needs, toiletries, baby supplies and other essentials. All …
Last Sunday, nine of Voorheesville’s fifth grade students entertained the residents at Summit on Mill Hill with a selection of songs from their upcoming production of Annie KIDS. Summit on Mill Hill is a retirement community in Guilderland. What a thrill for our students to give a little of themselves to such a deserving …
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Voorheesville Elementary School students had fun discovering and uncovering the true nature of science. This year, the PTA was happy to welcome families back in person for the VES Science Fair. The creativity, effort, and enthusiasm for the event was energizing. More than 140 student scientists from kindergarten through 5th grade participated! Each student talked …
Do you have an interesting skill to share or a story to tell about your career? Students would benefit greatly by learning about the different types of jobs that are out there from our own community members. VCSD is looking for people across all professions to volunteer time and talent at our Career Day expo …
Blackbird Helpers and Student Council organized a drive to collect donations for Ukraine. More than 50 students in 4th and 5th grade created posters, collected and sorted items and loaded the donations for transport to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church. The donations will be shipped overseas to Ukrainian refugees in need. We would like to thank …
Congratulations to 10th grade sculpture student Lizzy Spencer. Her Alberto Giacometti inspired piece entitled “April 2020” was selected for this year’s Art in Three Dimensions show. 19 High Schools participated this year. There were 221 works of art submitted and only 79 selected.
Congratulations to junior Melissa Travis and sophomore Julieta Gil-Marin for being selected to show artwork at the 2022 annual High School Regional Voorheesville high school students’ artwork will be displayed at the Albany Center Gallery from March 22- April 22. Melissa’s “Lilypad” was created in portfolio preparation class. Julieta’s piece “Distanced Dance” was created in …
The athletic department is excited to launch a new website dedicated to VCSD sports at the start of the spring season. You can get to the new website by clicking this link or through the ATHLETICS tab on our school website. There’s also an app for mobile devices. This new platform streamlines all sports information …
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Did you know it takes a whole bathtub full of sap to make a gallon of syrup? Last week during our farm-to-school program, elementary school students asked a lot of questions to the Good Eats team about how maple syrup is made. They took the lesson outside to show the the process by using trees …
Happiness is seeing the incredible talent of the Voorheesville Dionysians in their production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Bring your friends and family to a musical comedy that highlights the bright side of life. Appropriate for all ages, you will leave feeling more optimistic about the world we live in. Where: Lydia C. …
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