Rob Dorrough, Mark Molesky win awards at SkillsUSA

Congratulations to Schoharie High School seniors Robert Dorrough and Mark Molesky for bringing home awards from the Regional SkillsUSA Competition held recently at Schenectady County Community College. Robert won first place in heavy equipment operation, and Mark scored third  place in HVAC. They competed among hundreds of students from area high schools who are studying …

Hannah Meyer, Madeline Phelan named Class of 2019 Co-Valedictorians

Hannah Meyer and Madeline Phelan have been named Co-Valedictorians of Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School’s Class of 2019. Both students have attended Schoharie Central School since kindergarten. Hannah is active in school as president of the Class of 2019 and of the school’s chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), captain of the varsity cheer team, …

Congrats honor roll students

Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School congratulates the following students for being named to the second quarter high honor roll (grade point average of 89.5-100) and honor roll (grade point average of 84.5-89.49). To qualify for high honor roll or honor roll, a student must not receive any of the following grades: less than 65, unsatisfactory, incomplete, …

Substitute Teacher Job Fair is Mar. 27

Are you interested in becoming a substitute teacher in Schoharie? Learn more at our Substitute Teacher Job Fair on Wednesday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schoharie High School library classroom.  Appointments are preferred by contacting Kayla Kelley at (518) 295-6673, who will set up a 20-30-minute slot. Walk-ins are also accepted. …

School Messenger notifies parents about emergencies and more

On March 18, Schoharie Central School District will begin using an automated call, text and email system called School Messenger to strengthen communications with all families. School Messenger will be used for routine calls and reminders, such as attendance and school meal balances; to share district and school news; and to inform about emergencies including …

Written driver’s test resource

You can practice taking the written driver’s permit or license test for free by visiting the following link at dmv-permit-test.com: https://dmv-permit-test.com/

Community offers budget input

More than a dozen local residents, students and staff offered their ideas and feedback on the developing 2019-20 budget at a Community Budget Forum held the evening of March 6 in the elementary cafeteria. Hosted by the Board of Education, the forum began with a welcome by Superintendent David Blanchard, followed by an overview of …

Free tickets for Army band, chorus

Free tickets for the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus April 2 performance at Schoharie High School are available Tuesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 7  from 4 -7 p.m. in the high school library lobby. The free concert is part of the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus’s spring tour and will …

FBLA awards honor business skill

Members of Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter brought home several awards from their spring district meeting in Clifton Park on Feb. 6. Advisor Jen McClure reported, “Carissa Palmatier placed 4th in Client Service. John Polley placed 3rd in Personal Finance and 2nd in Introduction to Business. David St. George placed 4th …

Ivy League invite for SCS singers

Four SCS students were invited to participate in the New York Young Men Sing event at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. on Saturday, Feb. 11.  William Bond, Braden Rose, Landen Scofield and Ethan VanDerwerken were invited to the annual event hosted by the Cornell University Glee Club. The students spent the day at Cornell with master conductor Rosalind Hall, …