Dear Voorheesville Central School District families: Today (April 16), at approximately 3:30 p.m., a Voorheesville Central School District bus was rear-ended by an SUV at the traffic circle in the village. There were 15 elementary students on the bus. No students were injured. The district bus driver was also unharmed. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office …
To enhance early childhood education, Voorheesville Central School District will offer a Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program for the 2024-25 school year. The program will provide instruction to 4-year-old district children at no cost to families through a state-funded grant collaboration with the district. Classes will begin in early September. Children must be four years of …
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Budget development is underway for the 2024-25 school year. On March 4, 2024, Superintendent Frank Macri and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Jim Southard presented a draft plan to the VCSD Board of Education. “We are focused on maintaining our schools’ exceptional performance by ensuring a return on investment at both the academic and …
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At the March 4, 2024 Board of Education meeting, the Voorheesville Board of Education approved the Revised 2024-25 District Calendar. Printable 2024-2025 District Calendar Here are some important days for the coming school year: September 2 – Labor Day September 3-4 – Superintendent Conference Days September 5 – First Day of School October 3 – …
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Nominating petitions are now available for Voorheesville residents interested in running for two open seats on the school board. The elected board members will serve a four-year term beginning July 1, 2024. Petitions may be obtained in the Voorheesville District Office from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The deadline for filing petitions …
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The Voorheesville Guidance and Counseling Center recently organized a Career Cafe at the Jr./Sr. High School, focusing on careers in the mental health field. The event allowed students to discover career opportunities and ask questions during a lunch that the district’s food services department catered. During Career Cafe events, professionals share their knowledge for 25 …
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Registration is now open for a diverse range of classes for the VCSD Spring Continuing Education season. Expand your knowledge with classes on gardening and photography and improve your fitness with offerings for hiking, water aerobics, basketball and more. The spring schedule and registration form is available here. District residents are given priority for registration, …
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Grade five students have a new taste for the art of writing restaurant critiques, and their new skills earned them each a slice of pizza. As an exercise in authentic writing, teacher Kristy Riccio had her students write reviews of their favorite local restaurants. The opinion/argumentative writing unit also required students to mail their …
The challenge of an escape room became the perfect exercise in math concepts for grade 6 students in Jamie Mercier’s class. Students were faced with challenges set up in their room and had to solve four codes in order to “escape.” Although it may have looked like students were playing a game, Mercier says there was …
VCSD recently received an update on graduate Chris Zautner’s career success. Through a partnership with Capital Region BOCES, Zautner attended the Manufacturing and Machining Technology program and graduated in 2019. Now, he is employed with Schenectady manufacturer Package One. “Because of the (BOCES) manufacturing program, I was able to get a job right out of …
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