by Phillip M. Zema
The New Lebanon School Board meeting on Wednesday, December 2, lacked controversy, and Board members were not subject to angry outbursts from the audience. Unlike its Berlin counterparts, [Read more…] about New Lebanon’s Schools Make Good Use Of Internet
School News
Great Drama At HFCS
by Bea Peterson
The Hoosick Falls Central School Drama Club has done it again with another terrific production. [Read more…] about Great Drama At HFCS
Berlin Student Named To All-State Chorus
submitted by Jean Kirsch
Rachel Gordon, a junior at Berlin High School, has been selected to sing in the prestigious 2009 New York All-State Chorus. She traveled to Rochester to participate in the Winter Conference festival from December 3-6. [Read more…] about Berlin Student Named To All-State Chorus
HFCS Bowling Round Up
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The Hoosick Falls Bowling team has both experienced bowlers and upcoming JV bowlers from last year who are ready to contend for the Adirondack League title. [Read more…] about HFCS Bowling Round Up
Emma Willard Beats Panther Girls Hoop Team 33-32 In Early Start
by Gary Danforth
In a bizarre circumstance in which, for the first time in forty five years of watching high school basketball, this writer saw the varsity game played before the JV game, the Hoosick Falls Central School varsity girls hoop squad dropped the first game of a doubleheader last Monday evening, December 7, by a slim 33-32 score to the Emma Willard High School Jesters. [Read more…] about Emma Willard Beats Panther Girls Hoop Team 33-32 In Early Start
Panther Boys Basketball Team Opens Season With Win
by Gary Danforth
Coach Mike Lilac Jr.’s Hoosick Falls Central School boys basketball team got their 2009-10 season off on the right foot with a 42-31 WASAREN League win over the home standing Hoosic Valley Central School Indians last Friday night, December 4. [Read more…] about Panther Boys Basketball Team Opens Season With Win
Mountaineer Boys Basketball Off To Rough Start
by Ryan Mosher
The first week of every high school basketball season can be a tough one as veteran players struggle to get back in the rhythm of things, and new players try to find their niche with their teammates. Calling the first week of this season for the Berlin boys basketball team rough may be an understatement. [Read more…] about Mountaineer Boys Basketball Off To Rough Start
St. Mary’s Academy First-Graders Decorate Tree For Museum
Anger Flares At Public Hearing On BCS Bond
by Phillip M. Zema
On December 8, the residents of the Berlin School District will vote on the $19,705,000 referendum to fund capital improvements to the buildings and facilities in the School District, but there are those in the community who are skeptical of the project’s merits. [Read more…] about Anger Flares At Public Hearing On BCS Bond
Letter To The Editor – BCSD 19.7 Million Dollar Referendum
To the Editor:
Many BCS District residents may be wondering why I did not vote for this referendum. First, I would like to point out that I, too, want what is best for our children and the taxpayers. The problem is that there are no easy answers here. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – BCSD 19.7 Million Dollar Referendum