by Thaddeus Flint
“The chance for change is now,” stated Dr. Stephen Young, who is a man with a plan. Many plans in fact. And the Berlin Central School District’s new Superintendent of Schools wants to bring those plans to the residents. Young sees communication in the District as one of his top priorities. “Once word gets out that this man means business,” said Young in a September 12 interview, “things will change.”
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School News
Panther Girls Soccer Keeps On Rolling
by Gail Delurey
Hoosick Falls Varsity Girls soccer played Granville away on Monday afternoon and cruised to an 11-1 victory. Hanna Fricke started in goal but subbed out with an injury. Emily Everard finished in the goal with a stellar performance. [Read more…] about Panther Girls Soccer Keeps On Rolling
Panther Boys Soccer Splits Games
by Ryan Mosher and Gail Delurey
The Hoosick Falls Boys Varsity soccer team has struggled through the first half of the 2011 season compiling a 1-3-1 record entering this week’s games at Granville and home against Tamarac.
On Friday, September 23, the Panthers traveled to Granville looking to pick up their first WASAREN League victory. On a rainy day Hoosick Falls secured a 3-1 victory. Hoosick Falls came out fast, scoring two goals early in the first half, one by Tyler Carr, the other by Drew Phillips. [Read more…] about Panther Boys Soccer Splits Games
Panther Golf Loses To Tamarac
The Hoosick Falls Golf Team was defeated by Tamarac at Frear Park by a score of 3-2. The Medalist was Ben Gardinier who shot a 39.
Mountaineer Runners Top Tamarac
by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys and girls cross country teams hosted Tamarac and Emma Willard this week in Wasaren League Competition. The girls team fell 33-26 to Emma Willard and defeated an incomplete Tamarac team. Kailey Corrado led the Lady Mountaineers with a second place finish in 24:50. Brittany Dickhaus took sixth, Hailey Styer tenth, Anne Marie Gerdan 18th, Danielle Jones 19th and Erika Pelletier 20th place.
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BCS Girls Modified Soccer Wins First Game
by Monica Shupe
The Berlin Modified Girls Soccer Team opened its season with a win against the visiting Rensselaer team. Goals were scored by the offensive line which was lead by Vanessa Goyer, Elysia Mars and Kaelea Forrest. [Read more…] about BCS Girls Modified Soccer Wins First Game
Battling BCS Board Debates Snap Capital Project Plan
by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin Central School Board rarely fails to impress with its ability to pull controversy out of hats, and Tuesday’s meeting was no exception with a surprise capital project presentation by the architectural Firm CS Arch.
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Spiffy New Playground At BES
submitted by Toni Dolan
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to look out over a playground where children were laughing and playing peacefully and staff were observing and encouraging active play without having to raise their voices and use whistles to signal negative behaviors? This is now close to the reality at Berlin Elementary School. [Read more…] about Spiffy New Playground At BES
HFCS Field Hockey Loses To Greenwich In A Defensive Struggle
by Steve Bradley
The Lady Panthers hosted the Greenwich Witches, the Panthers biggest rival in field hockey, in a game that could have big consequences in the future. Defense was the name of the game as the Witches scored at the mid-point of the first half and that single goal was enough to take a hard fought 1 – 0 victory back to Whipple City. [Read more…] about HFCS Field Hockey Loses To Greenwich In A Defensive Struggle
Monkeying Around At SMA
At St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, the Preschool – 3 class celebrated Curious George’s 70th birthday. With their teacher Miss Lori Christoffersen the children shared stories about Curious George, practiced positional words with red and yellow balloons and, of course, ate bananas for snack. [Read more…] about Monkeying Around At SMA