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HFCS Senior Awards Night

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Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School will be holding its annual Senior Awards Night for the graduating seniors on Thursday, June 21, at 7 pm in the Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. If you are interested in giving a new award, or if you would like to attend to present your current award, please contact the Counseling Center at 518-686-7321 ext. 1510 by June 5.

HFCS Prelicensing Course

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The NYS 5 hour prelicensing course, needed to obtain a NYS driver’s license, will be offered on Wednesday, June 6, at the Hoosick Falls Central School. Registration that evening begins at 4:30 pm in the High School office with the class following promptly at 5 pm. A valid learner’s permit and $35 check or correct cash is needed.  Please call Terri Burdick  at 686-9492 x 1034 for any further information.

HFCS Is Ranked One Of The Best

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by Alex Brooks
This year, for the first time, the Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School has made the US News & World Report rankings of the best public high schools in America. HFCS received a Silver Medal and was ranked number 1,680 among the 21,776 schools evaluated, putting it in the top 8% of the schools evaluated nationwide. It was ranked number 211 among the 1,165 schools evaluated in New York State, putting it in the top 18% statewide.
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The HFCS 2012 Prom – Whispers Of The Sea

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by Bea Peterson
The weather was absolutely perfect for the 2012 Hoosick Falls Central School Prom on Saturday, May 19. The Grand March took place at the school at 4:30 pm. At 6 the beautifully dressed Prom goers left by bus for a dinner and dancing cruise on the Hudson River aboard the Captain JP Cruise Line. [Read more…] about The HFCS 2012 Prom – Whispers Of The Sea

Panther Softball Crushes Sectional Foe

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by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Lady Panther softball team finished the regular season late last week with a 14 – 6 record. Of special note, at the end of the regular season, senior pitcher Rachel Quackenbush had a strikeout total of 1,482. In the New York State record books, this would put her in second place all time. The number one total, set in 2008, is 1,603. Rachel has signed to play for the Division I Siena Saints softball squad.
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Mike Bornt Retiring

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Mike Bornt, a Hoosick Falls Central School bus driver for 30 years, is retiring in June. Family, friends and former students who rode on his bus are invited to celebrate with Mike on Sunday, June 3. The party will be from 2 until 4 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire House. Please come and help celebrate with him and wish him well.

HFCS Budget Passes Easily

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by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls Central School Budget passed with 459 votes in favor and 193 votes against. The proposition for purchase of buses and vehicles passed with 464 votes in favor and 184 votes against. Greg Laurin and Laurie Gormley were re-elected to the School Board. Each will have a new 3 year term from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015. Laurin received 463 votes and Gormley received 487 votes.
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Health Fair At HFCS

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by Bea Peterson
Students wandered through the Hoosick Falls Central High School gym on Friday, April 27, visiting one exhibit after another. The Health Fair offered hands on information on skin and hair care, hygiene, CPR and an opportunity to dance with Wii. There was information on the hazards of synthetic marijuana and tobacco and an opportunity to learn about nursing careers. [Read more…] about Health Fair At HFCS