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Burns And Fogarty Place At Section II Championships

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by Ryan Mosher
The Hoosick Falls wrestling team took five wrestlers to the Section II Championships this past weekend, coming home with two place finishers. Jordan Robichaud, David Couch, Jacob Pearson, Brad Burns and Matt Fogarty traveled to the Glens Falls Civic Center to represent the Panthers.
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Ancient Egyptian “Living Museum”

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by Bea Peterson
When HFCS sixth grade Social Studies teacher Andrea Bearor approached the sixth grade teaching team about incorporating all subjects in a study of ancient Egypt, she received an enthusiastic response. “Every major component was brought into it,” said Bearor – History, English, writing, art, music, math, science. [Read more…] about Ancient Egyptian “Living Museum”

HFCS Boys Hoop Team Wins WASAREN League Title

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by Gary Danforth
It was only fitting last Friday night, February 12, that senior Andy DiDonato drove the right baseline for the last bucket in Hoosick Falls Central School School’s 67-36 pasting of the Granville Golden Horde in the Panthers’ WASAREN League title clinching victory. Hoosick Falls hammered the Horde on this special Senior Night at the River Road gymnasium, and most every other league opponent, as they pushed their league mark to 13-1 to clinch their second consecutive league crown. [Read more…] about HFCS Boys Hoop Team Wins WASAREN League Title

Panther Girls Hoop Team Gets Long Awaited Win

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by Gary Danforth
Well, on Senior Night, last Thursday, February 11, the Hoosick Falls Central School Panther girls basketball team sent their seniors out with a win. Led by a 25 point effort by senior guard Jen Priore, HFCS beat a good Stillwater Central School team by a 62-55 margin. Other Panther seniors contributing on this night were Erin Shea, Emily Wilwol, Becka Laporte and Melody Mentiply. The win was only the Panther girls’ second of the year and first in WASAREN League play. HFCS is 1-12 in league action and 2-15, overall.
The Panthers fell behind 13-10 after one quarter but rallied to lead by a 29-24 margin at the halftime break. Hoosick Falls fell behind, 41-38, entering the final eight minutes. HFCS rallied and outscored the Warriors by a 24-14 margin in period four to win and walk off their home court with their first league win of the 2009-10 season. The only other win to date for the Panther girls was a victory over Berlin Central School in the opening round of the Hoosier Holiday Tournament in December.
Priore with 25 points, Wilwol, 6, Shea, 5, juniors Shelby Jones, 9, and Samantha Skott, 7, along with freshman Frankie Pearson with 10 points scored for HFCS.
Rebounding from Afar: At press time, whether the Panther girls were going to compete in the Sectionals was still up in the air. The Sectionals is a new season and is a reward for the team, at least another game for the seniors and a learning experience for the underclassmen. Here’s hoping HFCS enters the Sectionals. You never know what might happen until the game is played. In 1993, a 3-17 Stillwater boys hoop team won three straight and lost in the Class C final to Greenwich. That’s why the games are played.

Mountaineers Celebrate Senior Night

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by Ryan Mosher
Before their final home game of the season last Friday night, the Berlin boys basketball team celebrated its senior night. The Mountaineers only have three seniors on the squad this year. Cody Blain, Drew Webster and Shawn Willis were all honored prior to the tip-off of the game against Waterford.
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Pre-Kindergarten Interest Survey

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The Berlin Central School District is conducting an interest survey for potential pre-kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year. If you have a child who will be four years of age on or before December 1, 2010, please call Trish Jansen at 658-2010 by March 1 between the hours of 8:15 am and 3 pm to indicate if you might be interested in having your child attend pre-k at Berlin CSD for the 2010-2011 school year.
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Letter To The Editor – Concerns With The Finances Of The Berlin Central School District

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To the Editor:
As a banker with over 20 years of experience, I’ve spent my career analyzing financial statements and business plans of companies and non-profit organizations. My professional experience tells me savvy, financially stable organizations tend to plan for their long term financial futures, while less sophisticated and less disciplined organizations tend to focus their efforts on annual budgets and current problems. As a local taxpayer, I became interested in analyzing the financial condition of the Berlin School District during the capital project referendum late last year. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – Concerns With The Finances Of The Berlin Central School District

HFCS Bowlers Win Adirondack League; Finish Second At Sectionals

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On Monday, February 8, the Hoosick Falls bowling team placed second at the Section II C-D Bowling Tournament held at Boulevard Lanes in Schenectady. Mechanicville finished first with a six game total of 5,968 followed by Hoosick Falls – 5,905, Berne-Knox Westerlo – 5,582, Middleburgh – 5,538, Stillwater – 5,347 and Mayfield – 5,320.
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