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Team Spirit T-Shirts For Hoosick Falls Elementary School

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Once again, this school year the Hoosick Falls Elementary Physical Education staff is looking  for sponsors for the Team Spirit Shirt Fund.  This fund will supply team T-shirts for students to have during our annual Field Days held at the end of the school year.  As we did last year, each child will be able to keep his or her shirt.  If you or your company are interested in donating to this fund, donations of $25 or more will be recognized on the back of the shirt and donations of $100 will receive special recognition.
Questions can be directed to Ms. Amy Netti, Elementary School Principal.  Donations can be mailed to Mrs. Denise Campbell, Hoosick Falls Elementary School, P.O. Box 192, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.  Donations are requested by May 15. Please put the name of the child you are sponsoring on the memo line of the check and make your check out to the Hoosick Falls Central School.

Second Annual Shaking Off The Winter Blues Family Concert

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The Mountain Road School is sponsoring the Second Annual Shaking Off the Winter Blues Concert, a musical celebration for the entire family, on Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 5 pm. This year the concert will be held at the Richmond Congregational Church, one mile east of the NY border off Route 295 in Richmond, MA. Eight musical performances and four hours of live music will offer something for every musical taste from child to adult.
The afternoon kicks off with Sandy & Sandy playing a high energy, foot stomping blend of blues and country. Other featured performers include Paul de Jong, cellist, composer and co-founder of the internationally acclaimed band “The Books,” local favorites Linda Worster and JoAnne Spies, Divinitress, Dar Nico & Chris, with an eclectic mix of musical styles, and The Mountain Road Children’s Ensemble. The school’s house dance band, The Mountain Rodents, with Mark Kelso, Richard Green, Jon Stevens and Chris St. Clair, will close the concert with a dance jam.
Admission is $15 per person or $25 per family. A silent auction with local goods and services and delicious home made foods are part of the afternoon event.
The Mountain Road School was founded in 1975 as an independent school and serves children pre-school through grade 8. The school is known for its small, multi-aged classrooms and long standing commitment to nature-based education. Enrollment for the 2013-14 is underway with openings at all grade levels. Information is available at the school’s website www.mountainroadschool.org.

HFCS Basketball Teams Raise Over $5k For Karen McGovern Fund

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by Bea Peterson
“Last year when the teams did a fundraiser,” said Girls Basketball Coach Eamonn DeGraaf, “we raised $300. This year we hoped to raise $1,000. It shows what can happen when we all work together.” And that is what they did. [Read more…] about HFCS Basketball Teams Raise Over $5k For Karen McGovern Fund

HFCS Budget Still In The Works

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by Alex Brooks
A tentative State budget deal was reached only a day or two before the Hoosick Falls School Board’s March 21 meeting, so the budget has not changed much since the March 7 Budget Workshop. Superintendent Ken Facin said that although there seems to be more State aid coming, the District has “no clarity on State aid yet,” so the Board is aiming to get close to a final budget in time for the April 11 Budget Workshop.
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HFCS Pre-Licensing Course

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The NYS five hour pre licensing course, needed to obtain a NYS driver’s license, will be offered on Thursday, April 11, at the Hoosick Falls Central High School. Registration begins at 4:30 pm that evening 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. Please call Terri Burdick (518-686-9492, x1034) if you have any questions.
Classes on May 2 and June 13 will be the last two offered this school year.

The Next ADAPT Meeting Is April 8

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Parents/guardians of HFCS juniors interested in joining ADAPT – the alcohol and drug-abuse prevention team responsible for planning and hosting a safe, substance free, after-prom activity for the HFCS junior class and their guests – are encouraged to attend the next meeting on Monday, April 8, at 6:30 pm, in the HFCS Elementary School Library. Plans are well underway for this year’s after-prom activities, and several fundraisers are taking place and being planned. Many hands make light work!

The Saint Mary’s Academy Spring Auction

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Bigger, Better and More Fun Than Ever!
The St. Mary’s Academy Spring Auction will take place at the school at 4 Parson’s Avenue on Saturday, April 13. Doors open at 6 pm, bidding begins at 7 pm. The inimitable Ron Seifert will be the auctioneer. Tickets cost $5 at the door; they include the cost of a bidding number and food. There will be cash bar.
Live And Silent Auctions
Auctions will include a huge variety of goods and services. Items large and small, expensive and affordable, unusual and familiar, serious and fun, useful and frivolous…you name it, and we probably have it on our auction list.
Here’s just a small sampling:
• four inside seats for Melissa Etheridge at Tanglewood;
• a WCW mattress;
• NASCAR memorabilia signed by the drivers and used in actual competition – a quarter panel from Matt Kenseth and a hood from Denny Hamlin;
• a hot air balloon ride;
• a Saturday-Saturday Village of Loon Mountain Lodge time share for this August;
• Ed Levin jewelry;
• George Van Hook original paintings;
• a three month Anytime Fitness membership;
• spring yard cleanups;
• a month of classes at The Berkshire Dance Theater;
• a week long time share in North Myrtle Beach for this year or next;
• a Home Security Package;
• a Howe Caverns Family Pass, and
• Park Hopper Passes from Disney
And lots, lots more. Come on out and have a good time.
It’s all for a good cause. Historically and educationally, SMA has been an integral part of Hoosick Falls and the surrounding communities. Proceeds from the auction help support St. Mary’s Academy’s long standing commitment to high quality education for students from pre-k through eighth grade.
For more information, call Pat Hayes at 518-686-4314 or email smaspringauction@yahoo.com.

Hoosac School Boys Repeat As NEPSAC Basketball Champions

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submitted by Dean S. Foster, Headmaster, Hoosac School
When the Hoosac Boys Varsity Basketball season began in November, there were a number of goals in place. The most important of which was to repeat as New England Champions. On Sunday March 3r, in Worcester, MA, that goal was achieved with Hoosac defeating #2 seed Chase Collegiate of Waterbury, CT, 62-49.
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