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Kids Helping Kids

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by Bea Peterson
James Harrington, Director of the Ugandan Water Project, had the Hoosick Falls Elementary School students singing and dancing on Monday morning, November 28. They were dancing to African music and singing a few Ugandan words to go with the music. They were excited to learn about another culture, another country. They were also astounded to learn that in Uganda many girls their age don’t go to school because they have to walk three to five miles twice a day to get water for their families. They let out a collective yuck when they saw in the visual presentation what passes for drinking water in Uganda. They agreed with Harrington that the water source looked like a big mud puddle.
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Berlin H.S. Basic Woodworking Class Donate Toys

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Berlin High School’s Basic Woodworking class presented wooden toys to Jane Gazelone for the Berlin Chapter of the Capital District Beginnings program.  Students worked on their wooden toys as a community service learning project under the direction of Technology Education teacher Dawn Wetmore. [Read more…] about Berlin H.S. Basic Woodworking Class Donate Toys

Alice Hayden 2011 NYS Soccer Player Of The Year; Tom Husser Coach Of The Year

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by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School soccer standout Alice Hayden, a junior, was recently selected 2011 New York State Class C Co-Player of the Year. Tom Husser was selected 2011 New York State Class C Co-Coach of the Year. These are first time honors for the school. Additional honors were heaped on the team as Alice Hayden, Maritza Gonzalez, Meg McKee and Grace Delurey were selected All-State 2011 Players. Hayden was also selected Section II Player of the Year. “To have four girls selected from one team for All State Players is unprecedented,” said Husser. “It shows the kind of team we had.” Hayden, Gonzalez, McKee and Delurey were also elected Section II All-Stars. The Panthers won the State Class C Championship this year.
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Hearing On BCS Capital Plan Draws Few

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by David Flint
A week before residents will be voting on whether to spend $6.8 million to fix up two school buildings in the Berlin Central School District, it was surprising that so few turned out on December 5 for a public hearing on the project. Only a handful showed up earlier in the evening to hear Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Young speak at the last of four town meetings, this one at the high school in Cherry Plain. Young scheduled the meetings to introduce himself, to talk about his views on 21st century learning and to present information about the proposed construction bond. [Read more…] about Hearing On BCS Capital Plan Draws Few

Francesca Gundrum Selected For Student Leadership Conference In Australia

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submitted by Emma Willard School
Francesca Gundrum from Grafton, a junior at Emma Willard School, has been selected by the National Coalition of Girls Schools (NCGS) as one of only two delegates to represent the United States at the 2012 Student Leadership Conference, January 18-22, at The Women’s College University of Sydney in Australia.
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Letter To The Editor – Fix The Problems

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To the Editor:
First of all, I have to agree with Mr. Nash. We do have serious health, safety and ADA compliance issues in this district. That is where it ends. These problems are not from neglect. Many times referendums have been drawn up to correct the problems. They have always been voted down.
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