Ann Aulita of the Cooperstown branch of financial services cooperative Farm Credit East recently visited Schoharie High School to present a check to members of the Schoharie Valley FFA. “This year, Farm Credit East is donating to many local FFA chapters in our office territory,” Aulita said. Such support includes Schoharie Valley FFA. Farm Credit …
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Schoharie High School seniors Alexia DiNuzzo and Michael Teeter have been selected to perform in the Melodies of Christmas Dec. 14-17 at Proctors in Schenectady. “Michael and Alexia successfully auditioned for the Melodies of Christmas, and they have been rehearsing weekly for the past few months in preparation for the event,” said music teacher Carrie …
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What do you get when you combine interactive learning technology, students from several schools, a medical college lab and actual human organs? For Schoharie High School students Katie Touchette, Lily Caza and Abigail Wetsel, the answer is an unmatched opportunity to learn about the human heart. Schoharie’s students, who are enrolled in an Anatomy and …
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Sixty-five Schoharie students ran in the culminating Just Run meet held recently at Tawasentha Park. Eight SCS runners placed in the top 10 for their age group and half-mile or one-mile race events. More than 20 school districts and 700 students participated in the fall Just Run program, which is sponsored by the Hudson Mohawk …
A growth mindset, taking ownership of learning, believing one can achieve whatever he or she wants to achieve: teachers and students at Schoharie Central School District are finding that a reading education program in their schools is building much more than skills for the classroom. A nationally recognized program offered through educational publisher Houghton Mifflin …
The results are in, and Schoharie Valley FFA is well-represented in the list of Top 10 finishers at this fall’s annual High School Days contest at SUNY Cobleskill College. A total of 35 schools participated, with Schoharie’s students placing very high in numerous events, earning seven plaques. Congratulations to the following Top 10 placing students: …
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At a December awards banquet, Carrie Krohn was named to the Regional All-American Soccer team, a first in our school’s history. Girls soccer team members Addie Cornell, Carrie Krohn, Megan Krohn, Katie Krohn, Maddy Phelan and Abbie Wetsel were named to the WAC All-Star team. Carrie and Megan were also named to the All Area …
Schoharie wrestler Dylan Callahan earned his 100th win on Dec. 2 at the Ballston Spa Duals. Great work on the mat.
Thanks to a grant with Proctors, Schoharie High School’s Select Choir recently participated in what music teacher Carrie Styles described as a “fabulous workshop” with The King’s Singers, a world-renowned a capella sextet from England. The workshop was held Nov. 17-18 at Proctors in Schenectady. Founded at King’s College in Cambridge, England in 1968, The …
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Listening, nonverbal skills, appropriate responses – all are key skills in peer mediation, a program that enables students to resolve conflicts in a non-confrontational, constructive manner. A number of Schoharie High School seniors completed a full day of peer mediation training on Nov. 17, including: Madeline Phelan, Makaila VanWie-Adair, Jamie Fox, Katie Touchette, Rebecca Bortell, …
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