It started with the book, then it became a choice, then a community project, an art lesson and lastly — this spring — it will become a way to help the hungry. Schoharie Elementary 5th graders read Patricia Polacio’s novel “Wonder” in class this fall, learning about the power of kindness and how everyone can …
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It’s said that one of the best ways to learn is to teach others. The high school Algebra 2 students completed their unit on series and sequences by writing children books and sharing them with our elementary students.
Our cheerleading team helped light up Schoharie’s holiday parade.
They arrived in a big college bus wearing their numbers, but members of Siena College’s lacrosse team didn’t come to Schoharie Elementary to play or practice on Dec. 12. They did coach, however. The lacrosse team came to teach elementary students about how to make their school No Place for Hate. A program of the …
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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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Jenna Wiest’s 6th graders collected lots of food for the Helping Club’s Food Drive, working hard for a worthy cause.
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 …
