Schoharie CSD needs your mascot ideas

Schoharie CSD needs your mascot ideas! The Schoharie CSD Board of Education last week approved moving forward with a plan for a school community vote on a new mascot. The New York State Department of Education has ordered school districts that have Native American-themed logos or mascots to change them, or face loss of state …

2-hour Delay Set For Friday, Feb. 3

Schoharie CSD, for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year, will be setting periodic 2-hour delays for staff development. The first date that we will have the 2-hour delay will be Friday, Feb. 3. On that day, buses will pick up students and doors will open two hours later, just as they would for a …

Eleven vocal students selected for Choral Festival

Eleven Schoharie vocal students were chosen to join about 150 students from more than 20 schools in the Capital Region to participate in the 23rd Annual Albany Pro Musica High School Choral Festival on Saturday, Jan. 21. Students rehearsed, participated in a vocal workshop and enjoyed lunch on UAlbany campus. The event culminated with a …

Elementary Drop-off Time Reminder

Dear Schoharie Elementary Families, At Schoharie Elementary school we know that good attendance has a positive impact on your child’s education. This includes getting them to school on time. Student drop-off time is from 7:45 to 7:55 a.m. If your student arrives late to school routinely, this will negatively impact their education. Please see our attendance policy linked below. …

Elementary Code of Conduct Revised

Good afternoon, Schoharie Elementary School has recently revised our Student Code of Conduct. Our students are doing great. But we know that we can do better, both in individual classroom settings and throughout the day during all of the other activities we have at Schoharie Elementary. Our time is limited with students. In order to …

Youth Belonging Leadership Team Visits Gordon Parks Exhibit

The Youth Belonging Leadership Team (YBLT) spent the day in Albany visiting the exhibit, Gordon Parks: I, too, am America at the Albany Institute of History & Art. The exhibit featured a collection of Gordon Parks’ photographs, inspired by a poem by Langston Hughes. Parks grew up in poverty and suffered from discrimination and saw …

Public forum set on New York State order to end use of Native American mascots/logos

Schoharie CSD has scheduled a public forum at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, to discuss the New York State Education Department order that calls for schools to end the use of Native American-themed logos and/or mascots or face the loss of state aid. The forum will be held in the Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium.

Schoharie student assists with effort on vinyl-wrapped box truck

ALBANY – Students in the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Digital Media Design and Auto Body Collision Repair programs are putting the wrap on a project that will take the students and BOCES places – literally! The high school juniors and seniors on the Albany Campus are in the final stages of completing …

Reminder: Schoharie Storeroom is open

This is a reminder that the Schoharie Storeroom, which has a wide range of donated items for families, is open. Items include many useful clothing articles and outdoor wear for the winter season. The Schoharie Storeroom is located in a small space at the Elementary School. Teacher Darcie Schmid helps manage the program, which helps …