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Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School Midterm & Regents/RCT Exam Schedule

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Monday, January 25, To Friday, January 29
There will be no classes from January 25 to January 29.
Note
To allow sufficient time for giving directions and distributing examination materials, students should arrive at least 15 minutes before the time specified for starting each Regents/RCT examination.
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College Prep Night At HFCS

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On Thursday, February 4, at 6 pm the Hoosick Falls Jr./Sr. High School Counseling Center will host a Course Selection/College Prep Night in the high school cafeteria and gymnasium. There will be representatives from each high school department to discuss their courses.
Several college representatives will be on hand to discuss the admissions process, financial aid and HEOP/EOP opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact the Counseling Center at 686-7321 ext.1510.  Parents and students are encouraged to attend.

Panther Boys Hoop Team Beats Granville

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by Gary Danforth
Mike Lilac Jr.’s Hoosick Falls Central School Panther boys basketball team finished the first half of the rugged WASAREN League season undefeated last Friday night, January 15, when they beat down one of its challengers, home standing Granville Central School, by a 59-38 margin. HFCS, now 7-0 in league action and 9-1, overall, gave the Golden Horde their first league loss. The Panthers hit five three-point shots on offense, and their stingy defense held one of the Horde’s leading scorers scoreless.
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Panther Boys Beaten At Buzzer

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by Gary Danforth
Well, what every Hoosick Falls basketball fan was hoping wouldn’t happen did happen last Tuesday night, January 19. Visiting Hoosic Valley Central School in bounded the basketball after a timeout, down by a 47-45 margin to Mike Lilac Jr.’s Hoosick Falls Central School Panther five, drove the length of the court and hit a game winning trey as the fourth quarter horn sounded to walk out of the River Road gymnasium with a hard earned 48-47 WASAREN League victory. [Read more…] about Panther Boys Beaten At Buzzer

Tough Shooting Night Upends Panther Girls Hoop Team

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by Gary Danforth
One play might sum up last Friday night’s, January 15, girls WASAREN League game between home standing Hoosick Falls Central School and the visiting Granville Golden Horde. With 3:20 left in the third quarter, a Horde player drove to the rim and put up a shot which bounced off the top of the backboard and fell through the net. The hoop was disallowed, but that was the kind of help the Granville players seemed to have all night as they cruised to a 47-31 victory. [Read more…] about Tough Shooting Night Upends Panther Girls Hoop Team

Mountaineers Give Clippers A Battle

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by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys basketball team had opened their season with a 92-43 drubbing at the hands of the Germantown Clippers, but now the Mountaineers’ season has shown signs of improvement. That continued Wednesday night when they hosted the Clippers once again.  After averaging just 30 points per game in the first six games of the season, the Mountaineers have scored 42 points in three of their last four games.
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