Board of Education Approves 2010-2011 Tax Warrant,
Actual Tax Levy is 5.92%
At it's meeting on August 12th, the Board of
Education approved the Tax Warrant in the amount of $8,437,978. This
amount is $118,018 less than the amount contemplated after the
adoption of the contingency budget in May. During the budget process
this past spring, the projected tax levy was estimated to be 7.68%.
After approving the warrant, the actual tax levy is 5.92%.
Two Schoharie Students Return
From
Central China
Tech Valley High School Students, Kate Berdan and
Molly Ennist, just returned from a two-week cultural trip
to the People's Republic of China with their Mandarin Chinese teacher and seven other Tech Valley High
School
(TVHS) students. As guests of the Office of
Chinese Language Council International, our two students joined
other students from around the world taking courses in Mandarin,
Chinese culture, and attending outdoor activities located
around Shaanxi Province. In addition, they visited the Forbidden
City, Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, and Tiananmen Square in Beijing. This September, Kate
and Molly will enter their fourth year of study at TVHS continuing
to take Mandarin Chinese in meeting their foreign language
requirement. Kate has expressed interest in a career in
foreign relations after she completes her education.
Excellence Times Two
Local high school students had to do doubly well
to qualify for National Technical Honor Society this year.
Recently, 34 students were honored for their excellence in career
and technical, and academic studies. at both Career & Tech schools
in Schoharie and Colonie and their home high schools. Those
students were officially inducted into the National Technical Honor
Society. In order to receive this honor, students had to earn
a 92 average or higher at Career & Tech, an overall average of 85 or
higher at their high schools, and have five or fewer absences.
Among those inducted into the honor society were Schoharie Central
Students: Thomas Jaqueway for Residential Construction/Heavy
Equipment; Noah Kosloske for New Visions: Health Careers; and Ashley
Rose for Global Fashion Studies.
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the community in touch with what is happening at Schoharie Central
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parents, residents, and staff members can sign up for. With SNN, the
school has the ability to send updates and reminders about district
activities or information regarding emergency school closings and
delays. Users can choose to receive some or all of the alerts, and
they can unsubscribe at any time. To sign up, simply click on the
SNN icon, located in the right-hand column and create a profile.
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