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HFCS Terminates DiMaggio

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by Alex Brooks
The Hoosick Falls School board voted unanimously to “terminate Kathleen DiMaggio as cheerleading advisor,” effective January 7, 2013. There was no Board discussion in the meeting about why this action was taken, and Superintendent Ken Facin said after the meeting that he is not allowed to comment publicly on personnel matters.
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NYS Assemblyman McLaughlin Hosts State Champs From Hoosick Falls

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NYS Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I-Melrose) recently welcomed the Hoosick Falls Varsity Football and Girls Varsity Soccer teams to the Capitol to congratulate both teams on their respective Class C New York State Championship victories this past year.
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Panther Wrestlers Take Second At The Ken Baker Classic

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by Ryan Mosher
The Hoosick Falls wrestling team picked up a second place trophy at the Ken Baker Classic wrestling tournament on Saturday, January 26, in Cambridge, as well as coming away with three individual weight class champions. The tournament brought together sixteen different teams, mostly from the WASAREN League, and was a good warm up for next weekend’s Class C Sectional Tournament.
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HFCS Bowlers Place Second In Adirondack League Tournament

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submitted by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team finished second at the Adirondack League Bowling Tournament at Broadway Lanes in Fort Edward on Tuesday, January 29, with a total pin count of 3,133 pins for three games with five bowlers. Fort Edward finished first with a great score of 3,263. Schuylerville was third with a total of 2,809. Hoosic Valley was fourth with a total of 2,600, and Stillwater finished fifth with a total of 2,557.
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Panthers Limit Beattie To Beat The Horde

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by Ben Gaines
The last game against Granville was an easy match for the Hoosick Falls Varsity squad. That was not the case Friday night, January 25.  Coach Lilac’s plan last game was to contain the Horde’s 6’3” Jared Beattie, who averages 23 points per game. The plan worked last time, not this time. [Read more…] about Panthers Limit Beattie To Beat The Horde

Panther JV Basketball Slaughters The Horde

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by Ben Gaines
The healthy Panthers’ JV squad loaded onto the bus Friday, January 25, for the lengthy ride to Granville.The team was in great spirits now that midterm week was behind them, and it was game day.  Upon stepping into the Granville gym everything came into a different light, literally. The gym was dark with a blue light that took time to adjust to. The boys didn’t do so well in warmups at first, but they finally adjusted. [Read more…] about Panther JV Basketball Slaughters The Horde

Hoosick Falls Elementary School Registration For September 2013 Kindergarten Class

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The Hoosick Falls Elementary School has started the process of creating a registry/mailing list of new students for the September 2013 kindergarten class.
If you have a child who will be five years old by December 1, 2013, please call the Elementary office as soon as possible at 686-9492 to ensure your child’s name is placed on our mailing list.
Kindergarten screening will occur during the week of June 17.

Mountaineers Lose Battle With Waterford

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by Ryan Mosher
It was a tale of two halves in Berlin on Tuesday night where the boy’s basketball team was hosting Central Hudson Valley League foe Waterford.  After a 22 point victory in their first meeting of the year, the Fordians may not have gotten what they expected from the opening tip-off.
The Mountaineers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes and more importantly seemed to grab every rebound.  Waterford seemed shocked when Berlin was scoring on second chances and grabbing defensive rebounds and scoring on their trips down the floor.  The Mountaineers led 16-10 after the first quarter.
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Berlin Central School District 2013-2014 Kindergarten Registration

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The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering kindergarten students for the 2013-2014 school year.  If you have a child who will be five years of age on or before December 1, 2013, please call 658-2127 from February 4 through February 15 and from February 25 through March 1, 2013, between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm to make sure your child is listed on our kindergarten register.  The office will be closed from February 18 through February 22, 2013 for Winter Recess. This will ensure that you will receive the kindergarten registration packet by mail.
All registration paperwork including a copy of your child’s Birth or Baptismal Certificate and proof of residency must be hand delivered to Berlin Elementary School by March 29, 2013.  Drop off times are between 8:30am and 3:45 pm Monday through Friday.