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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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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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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SCS alumnus and current Schenectady County Community College School of Music student Burke Herrick has won the 2018 VSA International Young Soloist Competition with fellow Out of Time Barbershop Quartet members Devin Canavally, Christian Gomez and Bobby Frazier. The VSA International Young Soloist Competition is part of the Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability program …
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Twenty-four 5th and 6th-grade SCS choir and band students participated in the All-Stars Music Festival at Golding Middle School April 27-28, where they worked with guest conductors and performed with their peers from neighboring school districts. “We are so grateful to have students, even at this young age, participating in honors ensembles,” said Schoharie music …
The envelope please. And the winner for Best Supporting Actor is . . . Jackson VanDerwerken for his portrayal of Jean-Michael in Schoharie’s production of “Cinderella.” On May 19, several cast members, directors, and volunteers from SCS’s performing arts club joined with their peers from 22 other Capital Region Schools for the High School Musical …
Schoharie students in grades 4-12 took a brainy look at the exciting worlds of science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) at the district’s first STEAM Cafe at the high school on May 11. The topic was Brain Chat, and the free, afterschool event featured guest speakers neuroscientist Dr. Elavarasi John and local non-profit director …
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For students interested in human biology, being near a medical college provides excellent advantages. SCS anatomy & physiology students were able to learn hands-on about the brain through a lab and lecture in Albany. Seniors Lily Caza, Katie Touchette, Abby Wetsel and Claire Williams visited Albany Medical College on May 2, where they toured the …
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Each month, Schoharie’s 4-H legislative interns Emma Bernhardt, Jaydan Guasp, Sarah Helmstadt, Carolyn Krohn, Christopher Snyder and Emily Stevens attend a variety of meetings and sessions, and they often gain a first-hand view of the inner workings of government. The students receive credit for their Participation in Government class, but their experiences add up to …
Members of the cast, crew and pit orchestra from Schoharie’s production of “Cinderella” have been nominated for High School Musical Theatre Awards, which will be presented at Proctors on May 19 at 7 p.m. “We had stiff competition against 22 other Capital Region high schools, large and small, and are very excited by our nominations,” …
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