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New language learning, adjusting to kindergarten, restorative justice

Making the transition to kindergarten a success for a child on the autism spectrum, fun activities to help your child learn a new language, and bringing the lessons of restorative justice home are the latest topics covered in Parent Today, a free enewsletter and website available to our school district’s residents. Past topics include encouraging …

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Schoharie hosts vigil

Schoharie Central School District thanks all who joined together for the Oct. 10 vigil hosted at the high school and held by the Loden family, owners of the Apple Barrel, to honor victims, families and first responders involved in Saturday’s tragic limousine crash. The school district is grateful for all who continue to offer their support and assistance.

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3 honored as Academically Excellent

Schoharie High School seniors Jedidiah Fox, Jacqueline Gerstenberger and Madeline Phelan have been awarded New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence in recognition of their outstanding achievement on state Regents exams. Academic Excellence scholarships are awarded to the top three students in a graduating class based on Regents exam performance. If the students choose to …

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Learning Standards are focus of regional staff development day

A keynote by Erik Sweet of the New York State Education Department (SED), a deep dive into Next Generation Learning Standards and understanding trauma were among topics of an Oct. 5 staff development day for educators sponsored by the Schoharie County Superintendents Association in partnership with the Capital Region BOCES and hosted by Duanesburg Central School District. “School …

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Reading to help others

Reading is cool, especially when it helps others. Schoharie Elementary students will Read for Ronald McDonald House to help families of ill children who are receiving treatment at Albany-area hospitals. Their effort will officially launch at an Oct. 10 assembly, featuring a representative of Ronald McDonald House of Albany and a special appearance by a member of the Reading …

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Jed Fox named 2019 National Merit Scholarship Commended Student

Schoharie High School senior Jedidiah Fox has been named a Commended Student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. He is one of 34,000 students who placed among the top 50,000 scorers out of the more than 1.6 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Jed …

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Residents approve reserves for bus purchases, building repairs

Schoharie Central School District residents voted on Oct. 2 to approve propositions to allow the district to establish reserve funds for purchasing school buses and making repairs to district buildings and related equipment. The district is now allowed to set aside money drawn from its general fund and/or budgetary appropriations, after meeting annual obligations, for each of …

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3-D social studies

Schoharie’s 6th grade students really dug into their agriculture study unit, tapping skills in research, presentation and hands-on creativity to apply what they learned about the land forms that determine what will and won’t grow around the globe. “In our social studies unit on agriculture, the students learned about river valley populations and how people lived off …

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Updated visitor procedures are safety-focused

Providing a safe and positive learning environment is a top priority for Schoharie Central School District. Security improvements at the elementary and high school, and at the district offices include new badge and visitor identification systems. Parents, guardians and other visitors to campus during the school day will need to take a few extra minutes …

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