Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Bea Peterson
Hoosick Falls Central School Physical Education teacher Lisa Ferrannini, found a unique way to motivate her junior and senior high school students. She came across an app entitled C25K (Couch to 5k). The program consisted of warm-ups and walking and jogging three days a week for nine weeks. [Read more…] about Health Reporter Leads Fizz Ed At HFCS
by Thaddeus Flint
Alternative Veterans Exemptions, a topic that many school districts across the State have had to struggle with, was the main topic of discussion at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Berlin School Board.
A new State law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in December allows school districts to allow partial tax exemptions to military veterans. Previously these exemptions were only applied to village, town and county taxes.
[Read more…] about Berlin School Board Discusses Veterans Exemptions
by Steve Bradley
Last Saturday the Hoosick Falls Panthers made a run up the Northway to play the Saranac Lake Red Storm. It was cold with a bit of a breeze, but the fans made the almost three hour trip. Everyone must have been dressed for the thirty degree temperature, as everyone stayed in their seats until the end.
The Storm came into the game with a 9 – 0 record and the stats to back it up. On paper they were a good passing team and an average running team. Saranac Lake and Hoosick Falls are familiar foes who only meet as sectional champions, so it’s always a good game.
by Steve Bradley
Members of the HFCS football team were honored with Class C, North Division awards Tuesday.
submitted by Erin Clary, Communications Specialist, New Lebanon CSD
They say that duct tape fixes everything. Turns out it can also motivate children to read.
On Friday, November 21, all students at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School will tally their log sheets to see if they’ve reached their two week reading goal of 60,000 total minutes. The prize? Duct taping Principal Andrew Kourt right to the wall.
Students are participating in the “Stuck to Reading,” a read-a-thon in honor of American Education Week. Since November 7 students and parents have been logging their at home reading minutes. Students and teachers will tally the minutes during a “reading celebration assembly” and then break out the tape.
This project correlates with the healthy habit of “beginning with the end in mind,” – something the students have been working on all month. Each month students learn about a new healthy habit. Students observed demonstrating these habits are recognized in the school community.
According to Principal Andrew Kourt, motivating children to read independently at home can often be a challenge. By providing them with a goal to work towards, students are more enthusiastic and excited to read. By reading books that are “just right” for them, they become better readers.
“It is our goal to have our students reading at or above grade level. Helping children to get excited about reading will help us meet that goal,” said Kourt. “The read-a-thon with the idea that I will be taped to the wall has motivated our children to read. As a Principal I will do anything to make reading a little more exciting.”
submitted by Kathy Hunt
On Saturday, December 6, St. Mary’s Academy of Hoosick Falls will hold its annual Cabaret. This year it will feature two very different acts to get you into that holiday spirit. The Comedy and Carols Cabaret will feature performances by comedians Greg Aidala and Ben Geurin and musicians Mike and Cindy Brewster and Friends. Doors open at 6:30 pm so you can start bidding early on the silent auction items featuring the very popular and sentimental classroom projects plus many more items to choose from before the show starts at 7:30 pm.
This is a 21 and over event with a cash bar and light fair buffet available throughout the night. Tickets cost $25 per person and are on sale now. Get your tickets before they are gone by calling Mary Beth Smith at St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314 or email your request to StMarysEvents@yahoo.com. The performance will be held at St. Mary’s Academy, 4 Parsons Avenue, Hoosick Falls.
by Steve Bradley
Last Saturday night at Stillwater High School, the Hoosick Falls Panthers faced an unfamiliar situation for the first time all year, a halftime deficit. The Fonda – Fultonville Braves scored 14 first half points; the Panthers scored 7. How the Panthers dealt with this situation is the mark of a good team. Coming from behind, especially against good teams, is what championship teams do.
by David Flint
About 20 veterans and their guests from Berlin, Petersburgh, Grafton and Stephentown attended the annual Veterans Recognition Day on November 6 at the Berlin High School and Middle School. Following breakfast in the cafeteria, the veterans entered the auditorium to the thunderous applause of the entire student body. “I was overwhelmed,” said one.
by Bea Peterson
One can’t help being “Proud to be an American” when the song is sung with the fervor of hundreds of HFCS elementary students during their annual assembly to honor veterans. [Read more…] about HFCS Elementary School Classes Honor Veterans
by Bea Peterson
During the HFCS Phillip Leonard Chapter National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Tuesday evening, October 28, Isabel McGuire’s fellow teacher and close friend, Ellie Danforth, announced that a Junior Honor Society for seventh and eighth grade students would be formed and named in honor of the late beloved math teacher and Honor Society Advisor Isabel McGuire. Danforth said everyone was invited to the Induction Ceremony at 7 pm on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
[Read more…] about HFCS Junior Honor Society Named For Isabel McGuire
