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Young In Grafton

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by Thaddeus Flint
One of the first of many problems the Berlin School District’s new Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Young, wanted to address when he started work this fall was communication. “We have to sell BCS to the community, each community,” said Young in an interview with the Eastwick Press on September 30. At that time he envisioned visiting each town in the District to outline his new ideas, and in the past few weeks he has been doing just that.
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HFCS Implements Teacher Evaluation System

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by Alex Brooks
Hoosick Falls Schools Superintendent Ken Facin said at the School Board meeting this month that the District has a signed agreement with the Hoosick Falls teachers union on how the new teacher evaluations will be done.
A State requirement for an annual performance review of teachers in public schools is being phased in starting this year. There are some requirements imposed by the State on how these are to be done, but a lot of the details of how the evaluations are done is under local control, and these are negotiated between the District and the Union.
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2011 Lady Panthers Are Regional Soccer Champions

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Hoosick Falls Takes Regional Title With a 5-0 Win Over Tupper Lake

by Gail Delurey and Bea Peterson

With the Regional Championship victory against Section X’s Tupper Lake on Friday, November 11, the Hoosick Falls Girls Soccer Team heads for the final four State championship this weekend in Cortland. The neat part about winning the Regional 5-0 was that every player on the Hoosick Falls team had time in that game.
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The Stealth BCS Capital Project

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by Thaddeus Flint
With a $6.8 million Capital Project coming up for referendum on December 13, the fact that not a word of it appeared on the agenda of the Berlin School District’s Board of Education meeting Wednesday, the last meeting before the vote, seemed a glaring omission.
Just as the meeting was coming to a close, resident and parent Julie Harrell took it upon herself to try to bring the plan’s existence into the realm of public consciousness. “Half the people in this valley don’t even know this is going on,” stated Harrell.
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Area Veterans Honored At The Berlin Middle/High School

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by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
On Thursday, November 10, at the Berlin Middle/High School eleven veterans, some with guests, were enjoying a delicious breakfast put on by Dianne Mosher and a crew of students. While the veterans ate a hearty meal, the sixth grade class was busy writing letters, decorating cards and making bright red poppies to commemorate the veterans. [Read more…] about Area Veterans Honored At The Berlin Middle/High School