The Hoosick Falls Central School District Midterm and Regents/RCT Exams will be given Monday, January 24, through Friday, January 28. There will be no classes during the week. Regular morning bus transportation to school will be provided. Return bus service will be provided at 11:30 am, 2:15 pm.and 3:15 pm. On Friday, January 28, there will be no 2:15 pm return bus service. There will be no 4:20 pm bus runs this week. The Cafeteria will be open for breakfast from 7:25 to 7:45 am and lunch from 10:50 am to 12:40 pm. On Friday, January 28, the cafeteria will be open for breakfast and lunch will only be available from 10:50 to 11:25 am. Only students with scheduled exams should report to school when the exam is being offered.
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School News
Tigers Hold Off Mountaineers For CHVL Win
by Ryan Mosher
The New Lebanon boys basketball team was able to hold off a resilient Berlin team en route to a 70-45 victory on Tuesday night. Despite the Mountaineers’ rough 0-9 start thus far, they showed great improvement from just two weeks ago in the Hoosick Falls Holiday Tournament. Unfortunately for Berlin, those improvements weren’t enough to knock off sharp shooting Mike Gavrity and the Tigers.
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Berlin Central School District 2011-2012 Kindergarten Registration
The Berlin Central School District has begun the process of registering kindergarten students for the 2011-2012 school year. If you have a child who will be five years of age on or before December 1, 2011, please call 658-2127 from January 18, 2011, through February 18, 2011, between the hours of 8:45 am and 3 pm to make sure your child is listed on our kindergarten register. 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 31, 2011. Drop off times are between 8:30 am and 3:45 pm, Monday through Friday.
PTO Volunteers Needed
The Middle School/High School PTO is looking for volunteers to staff the after-school snack cart. The cart is staffed from 2 to 2:45 pm to provide snacks for students staying after school and to raise funds for the PTO. Training is provided, of course. If you occasionally have an hour to spare, or if you’d like to be on the PTO emailing list, please contact Mara Murphy at marakmurph@aol.com. The same address will work if you’d like information about the January frozen pizza sale.
Darrow School Hosts Open House
Darrow School, an independent, college preparatory boarding and day school in New Lebanon, will host an Open House on Monday, January 17, from 10 am to 2:30 pm. The event includes a full information session, an in-depth discussion with faculty, lunch with students and faculty, a Q&A with current students and tours of Darrow’s historic Shaker campus.
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Lead Stabilization Work At BES Concluded
by David Flint
Classes scheduled to resume at Berlin Elementary School on Monday were delayed by one day, not because of lead paint problems but because of a burst water pipe. According to Interim Superintendent Brian Howard, Holiday Recess began on December 24 and so did work on stabilizing the lead paint at the elementary school. Howard said the work proceeded well and was concluded on December 31.
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Siena College Adopts SMA
by Bea Peterson
On Wednesday, January 5, members of the Siena College Mens and Womens basketball teams visited four Capital District schools as part of the College’s annual Adopt-a-School program. This year, thanks to the efforts of SMA Board President Margaret Restino, St. Mary’s Academy was one of the schools selected. [Read more…] about Siena College Adopts SMA
Hoosick Falls Basketball Wins Every Title At The Hoosier Holiday Basketball Tournament
by Ryan Mosher
The winter break from school once again brought the Hoosier Holiday Classic Basketball tournament to Hoosick Falls Central School. All four of the Panther teams claimed tournament championships. The girls teams topped Argyle, Berlin and Adirondack High School to claim the title while the boys teams topped Berlin, Waterford and Watervliet. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Basketball Wins Every Title At The Hoosier Holiday Basketball Tournament
Panther Bowlers Blank Granville
On Wednesday, January 5, the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Granville by the score of 4-0. The total pin count was 3,652 for Hoosick Falls and 2,841 for Granville. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 27-1 and Granville is now 18-18.
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HFCS PTA Meeting
The next business meeting of the HFCS PTA will take place on Wednesday, January 19, in the Elementary School Library beginning at 6:30 pm.
As always, members and non-members are encouraged to join meetings to find out what the PTA is doing for our children and to share ideas for special programs and events to benefit the children and families of our School District.
If you’d like to become a member or to learn more about PTA and its programs, please attend this meeting or contact Membership Chair Andrea Lane at 518-686-0734.