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BCS Valentine’s Day Pizza Night

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Treat someone special to a hot, fresh pizza this Valentine’s day. This Friday, the Class of 2014 will host a pizza night. As always you can order a hot, fresh pizza for just $8 with sauce or without, and toppings are $1 each – pepperoni, sausage, ham, mushroom, onion, black olives, jalapenos, green pepper, pineapple, broccoli and our newest topping, bacon. You can order pizzas online before 2:30 on Friday by emailing Karen Day at kday@berlincentral.org or by calling the school at 658-2515 ext 209 after 3 pm on Friday. Eat-in or take out; beverages are available too.

Panther Bowlers Win Adirondack League Bowling Tournament

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submitted by Coach Bob Lang

The Hoosick Falls bowling team won the Adirondack League Bowling Tournament on Tuesday, February 4, at Broadway Lanes in Fort Edward. Hoosick Falls totaled 6,111 pins for six games with a best of five bowlers’ scores out of seven bowling each game format. [Read more…] about Panther Bowlers Win Adirondack League Bowling Tournament

Performing Arts Students And Musicians To Perform With Sharon Katz & The Peace Train In A Benefit Concert At Hoosick Falls High School

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Grammy nominated Sharon Katz and the Peace Train will roll into Hoosick Falls on Thursday, February 13, at 7 pm for a concert in the Hoosick Falls High School auditorium to benefit the Hoosick Falls High School Performing Arts Council.

The South African singer/songwriter/guitarist and several members of the Peace Train will spend the day at Hoosick Falls High School leading music and dance workshops for approximately 25 to 30 student musicians and performing arts students. The students will learn traditional African songs and peace anthems, drumbeats and dance routines and will join the Peace Train on stage for the concert.

Tickets for the performance cost $7 for students and $10 for adults. Childcare will be available (donations accepted).

More About The Artists

The multicultural South African band, Sharon Katz & the Peace Train, is legendary for using music to help the late Nelson Mandela usher in the end of apartheid and prepare for the country’s first democratic election in 1994. Apartheid was the official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

Sharon Katz & the Peace Train made history 20 years ago when they formed South Africa’s first of its kind, 500 voice, multiracial choir and organized a courageous cross country tour to promote a message of peace and unity on board a train dubbed the Peace Train.

Nominated for a “Best World Music Album” Grammy for their first U.S. release, “Imbizo,” Sharon Katz & the Peace Train have been playing to international audiences to much acclaim, sharing their culture and experiences through the rhythms of their music, the grace and agility of their dance and their powerful songs. The band has performed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall’s World Music series, Disney World’s International Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Smithsonian Institution’s African Art Museum and the Hudson River Clearwater Festival, and also has recorded with such artists as Sting, Elton John, Tina Turner and Madonna.

Now based in the U.S., Sharon Katz & the Peace Train continues to spread its message of peace and reconciliation today through lectures and performances in universities, schools and communities around the world.

Childcare Provided

Childcare will be available during the concert and will include arts and crafts activities, homework help and snacks.

Panther Girls Basketball Wins Two

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by Steve Bradley

The Panther Ladies basketball team played two games over the past week, winning both.

Last Friday, the Ladies went up to Cambridge and defeated the Indians, 40 – 28. Kelly Pine was high scorer for the Panthers, dropping in 14 points. Chelsea Stevens chipped in 11.

On Monday, the Ladies made the trek up to Granville for a game postponed a couple of times since early December. The Panthers overwhelmed the Horde, 70 – 39. Junior Rachel Pine scored 25 points. Freshman Kelly Pine added 14, and sophomore Megan Flynn added 11.

The game scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, was postponed due to weather.

The Ladies travel to Schaghticoke to play the Hoosic Valley Indians on Friday, February 7. The JV game is scheduled to begin at 6 pm with varsity to follow. Next Monday, they again travel, this time to Glens Falls. The JV game is scheduled to begin at 5 pm with the varsity to follow immediately after.

No date for the Stillwater make up game has been announced.

Hoosick Falls Central School Kindergarten Registration

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Hoosick Falls Elementary School has finalized the process for kindergarten registration and screening for the 2014-2015 school year. Parents of children residing in the Hoosick Falls Central School District who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2014, should contact the elementary office as soon as possible at 686-9492 to provide the District with required information. This information will be used to create a mailing list for future events, including kindergarten screening.

An informational meeting for parents and guardians only will be held on Thursday, April 24, at 6 pm in the elementary school cafeteria. Parents will receive important information regarding medical requirements and concerns, transportation and the school breakfast and lunch program. They will also have the opportunity to meet all of the kindergarten teachers and briefly preview the curriculum as they rotate through the classrooms.

An additional component of the kindergarten registration process is kindergarten screening which is scheduled for June 23 through June 25. More detailed information pertaining to the screening will be provided at the informational meeting for parents. Registration packets are available through the elementary school  office. We look forward to hearing from you.