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Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate

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Five Hoosick Falls High School seniors who have been selected JLS Foundation scholarship finalists this year are doing their part to encourage their peers to participate in the school’s new Hometown Mentoring program. [Read more…] about Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate

HOBY Leadership Award Recipient From Hoosick Falls Jr. /Sr. High School Is Elizabeth Ryan

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Elizabeth Ryan, daughter of Michael and Patricia Ryan, has been selected as the school’s HOBY representative and will attend a weekend conference in the spring of 2015. The HOBY mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. The HOBY program has proven to be an educational, life-changing experience that provides leadership skill development with a strong focus on community service.  [Read more…] about HOBY Leadership Award Recipient From Hoosick Falls Jr. /Sr. High School Is Elizabeth Ryan

Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball Falls In State Final

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A Great Season Comes Up One Game Short

Susquehanna Valley Comes Out On Top, 51 – 45

by Steve Bradley

The Panther Ladies celebrated a win Friday afternoon after they won the state semifinal game. That win put the Ladies in a position to bring home a state title the next day.. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Girls Basketball Falls In State Final

Semi-Final Game – A Shooting Exhibition

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by Steve Bradley

Early Friday afternoon, the Lady Panthers put on a memorable shooting exhibition. Playing Irvington, the number one ranked team in NYS Class B, in the state semifinals at Hudson Valley Community College, the Panthers played well in the first half, holding a slim 20 – 17 lead at the end of the second quarter. [Read more…] about Semi-Final Game – A Shooting Exhibition

Tribute Flag Liberty Going To Hawaii

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by Bea Peterson

The upcoming trip to Hawaii for students at Hoosick Falls Central School is exciting. Some of them have never been in a plane. Others have never been out of the continental United States. Others have barely traveled at all. They are anxious to see everything there is to see and everything there is to do. They want to try snorkeling and surfing, among other things. But most of all they are pleased to be bringing the Town of Hoosick Tribute Flag “Liberty” with them and to see it flown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu. [Read more…] about Tribute Flag Liberty Going To Hawaii

State Aid Mystery Hampers Budget Process

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by Alex Brooks

HFCS Business Manager Pam Hatfield said the budget proposed for next year has not changed much since last month because the District has still not received any State aid runs. School Superintendent Ken Facin explained that the budget is normally done based on state aid estimates derived from the Governor’s proposed budget, released in January. But this year the Governor will not say what he is recommending for state aid until the legislature agrees to his ideas on educational policy, and no information has been released to school districts about what they can expect in state aid. Hatfield said because of the lack of information about the District’s revenue for next year, “everything is at a standstill.” [Read more…] about State Aid Mystery Hampers Budget Process

Budget Uncertainty As State Aid Remains Unknown

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by Thaddeus Flint

If you are wondering what the 2105-2016 budget might look like for the Berlin Central School District, you can join the School Board and the school’s administrator in that wonderment. BCS began work on that budget months ago, but some of the most important numbers–how much aid the District will be getting (or not getting) from the State–”are still not available,” said the District’ Superintendent Dr. Stephen Young at the March 17 Board meeting. [Read more…] about Budget Uncertainty As State Aid Remains Unknown