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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Hoosick School Dist.

HFCS Finalizes Budget

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by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School Board finalized its budget for the 2011-12 school year. Overall spending is $19,959,228, down by $761,887 from last year. This is a reduction in spending of 3.7%. State aid is down by more than 10% from last year. The tax levy will be increased by $213,415, which is 2.5% more than last year’s levy. The budget proposes to use exactly the same amount from the fund balance as last year.
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The Sound Of Music Was Outstanding

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by Bea Peterson
This past weekend the Hoosick Falls Central School Drama Club put on an outstanding performance of The Sound of Music. All of the music, from the singing to the pit orchestra, was first rate. The school’s many talented singers are a credit to the HFCS music department. Katherine Danforth was the perfect Maria. Every singer and performer was excellent. Congratulations to the cast and crew for a job well done. Many thanks, too, to HFCS for offering the community free admission.
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HFCS PTA Helps To Launch The 1,000 Book Club For Community

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At a recent HFCS School Board Meeting, PTA President Heather St. Hilaire presented a check for $4,000 to Elementary School Principal Patrick Dailey and k-6 Reading Teachers Tiffany Grant and Jenn Barron to fund the 1,000 Book Club, a program designed to encourage reading in pre-school children and have books provided for them to do so.  The goal is to have children read (or have read to them) at least 1,000 books by the time they enter kindergarten. [Read more…] about HFCS PTA Helps To Launch The 1,000 Book Club For Community

HFCS Wellness Day

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Hoosick Falls Central School is having its third annual Wellness Day on Thursday, April 28.  Intended to involve students, faculty and staff, the day will include a variety of activities. Representatives from the community, the Rensselaer County Health Department, the New York State Police, the Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Center, Blue Shield, Questar, the American Cancer Society among others will be here discussing various aspects of wellness.  Students will get physical by using Wii Fit and “Just Dance” and participating in Zumba. An outdoor track will be set up around school grounds for hiking on, what we hope is, a beautiful spring day.  This event is something the staff and students look forward to every year.  It will take place in the gym from 10 am until 1 pm.