Dozens headed to NYSSMA Festival

Schoharie Central School District is sending lots of talent to the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Festival in Norwich May 10, with 46 students participating in the vocal category and 23 in the instrumental category. Several students are participating in both categories. For the vocal category, students prepare solos from different eras, genres, …

“Newsies” is a winner

Have you heard the news? Schoharie Central School District’s production of “Newsies” has won Schenectady Light Opera Co. Musical Theater Awards and has been nominated for High School Musical Theatre Awards, with those winners to be announced this weekend. “Schoharie’s production of ‘Newsies’ received several nominations and wins in the Schenectady Light Opera Co. Musical …

FBLA well-represented at state conference

Schoharie High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) member students recently competed in various events, attended workshops and elected statewide officers at the FBLA state conference in Binghamton. FBLA is an international career student business organization that provides more than 196,000 U.S. high school student-members with opportunities for leadership development, academic competition, education, community …

Louis Hardendorf, Mark Molesky medal at SkillsUSA states

Congratulations to Schoharie High School junior Louis Hardendorf and senior Mark Molesky for medaling at the New York State SkillsUSA competition held April 24-26 in Syracuse. Louis won third place in CNC milling at the state competition. He studies Manufacturing & Machining Technology at the Capital Region BOCES Center for Advanced Technology at Mohonasen. Mark …

Polls open May 21 to vote on budget, board, propositions

Polls will be open from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, in the high school library lobby for district residents to vote on the proposed budget for the 2019-20 school year, to fill three seats on the Board of Education, and to consider bus purchase and Schoharie Free Library tax levy propositions. …

Board adopts proposed budget

The Board of Education adopted a proposed $24,520,229 budget for the 2019-20 school year at their April 17 meeting. The Board adopted the proposed budget after receiving feedback on local educational priorities during the community budget forum, monthly board meetings and from district residents and staff. The proposed budget calls for a spending increase of …

Singing as service

The SCS Treble Choir’s performance at the Easter Egg Museum in Schoharie  the weekend of April 6 marked the group’s fifth opportunity to sing as a service to their community. The choir also sang during the Veterans Day assembly at SCS in Nov. and at the Apple Barrel during the holidays, and performed the National Anthem …

28 inducted into NHS, NJHS

More than two dozen Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society at a March 27 ceremony at their school. It was the 78th annual installation ceremony for the National Honor Society and the 35th annual installation ceremony for the National Junior Honor Society at the …

Army Field Band features SCS Alum

When Lori Roy was a Schoharie Central Schools student considering careers, she knew she loved music and playing her French horn. She followed her passion and it brought her back to her hometown.  On April 2, Staff Sergeant Lori Roy performed with the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus to a full house at a …