submitted by Bill Gaillard
Members of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad presented their annual EMS week program to St. Mary’s School and Hoosick Falls Central School during the National EMS week celebration from May 19-25. During this time the country recognizes the work done by its EMS agencies.
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School News
New Lebanon Travel Club Hosts Pancake Breakfast
The New Lebanon High School Travel Club will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon on Sunday, June 23, from 9 to 11:30 am. Breakfast includes two pancakes, two sausages, two pieces of bacon and a beverage.
Tickets are being sold by Travel Club members for $20 for a family of five, $5 per person and $2 for children four and under. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
For more information please visit www.newlebanoncsd.org. All proceeds will benefit the Travel Club. Thank you for your support.
North Hoosick Fire Dept. Kids Dance
The North Hoosick Fire Department will hold a kids dance on Friday, June 14, from 7 to 10 pm at the fire station on Rt. 22. Students ages 9 to 15 and who attend local schools are invited.
There are only two more dances left in the school year. The last regular dance scheduled at the fire station is on Friday, June 28, and the final dance of the school year will be the annual pool dance at the Town of Hoosick community pool in Hoosick Falls on Friday, July 12. Tickets for the pool dance can be purchased at the last two regular dances at the firehouse.
U.S. Congressman Gibson Attends The HFCS Sports Banquet
by Bea Peterson
It was a phenomenal year for HFCS sports. There were three State championships. The Girls Soccer team won the State title for the second year in a row. The Football team won its first ever State title and a 106 pound wrestler. Luis Weierbach, brought HFCS its first State title in that sport. Many of the school’s athletes were recognized by the WASAREN League, by State high school sports organizations and by area newspapers for their sports accomplishments. Some victories were small, others large. All were milestones.
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Drug Sniff At BCS
by Kieron Kramer
Last Friday we were informed that the children at the Berlin Central Middle/High School were subjected to a surprise drug sniffing search by the Canine Unit of the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department. The following is the letter sent to parents and guardians by officials at the BCS Middle/High School:
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Top Ten Seniors Of The Class Of 2013 At HFCS
submitted by Jessica Balch, 10-12 Guidance Counselor
Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School is proud to announce the Top Ten Seniors of the Class of 2013. The Valedictorian is Jason Woods, son of Robert and Mary Beth Woods, of Eagle Bridge. In his years at Hoosick Falls, Jason was a member of National Honor Society, Varsity Soccer, Newspaper and Masterminds. In the fall, Jason will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and major in Computer Science.
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BCS 2013 National Honor Society And Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
On Monday evening, May 13, the Berlin Central School District recognized its current student members of the Taconic Valley National Honor Society/Junior Society and celebrated the new students being inducted into the Honor Society/Junior Society.
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Olympic Marathon Gold Medallist Visits The Walter B. Howard Elementary School
by Thaddeus Flint
Olympic gold medallist runner, Joan Benoit Samuelson, was at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School in New Lebanon last Friday, the day before the Freihofer’s Run for Women on Saturday. Samuelson, who became the first-ever women’s Olympic marathon champion after winning the gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, came to speak to the children as part of the 35th Annual Freihofer’s Run for Women “Elite Athlete Visitation” program.
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HFCS Pre-Licensing Course
The five hour NYS Pre-licensing course, needed to obtain a NYS driver’s license, will be offered on Thursday, June 13, at the Hoosick Falls Central School. Registration 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 correct cash or check is required.
Call Terri Burdick at 686-9492 x1034 if more information is needed.
Freihofer Runner Visits HFCS
by Bea Peterson
“Find something you really love and do it well,” Freihofer runner Libby James told the audience of Hoosick Falls Central School students in grades three through six gathered in the elementary cafeteria Friday morning, May 31. James is from Colorado, and, for the second year in a row, she was invited to participate in the Freihofer’s Run for Women on Saturday, June 1.
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