Month: March 2018

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More than 3 dozen SCS students perform at All-County Festival

More than three dozen Schoharie High School students were chosen to perform at the Schoharie County Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) All-County Festival March 15-17 at the College of Saint Rose’s Massry Center for the Arts. SCS students also were among featured vocalists and one received a competitive scholarship. Interested students were selected by the choir …

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Award-winning skills

Three Schoharie High School juniors and one senior earned awards at the SkillsUSA regional competition for career and technical education (CTE) students held recently at Schenectady County Community College. Alex Cipperly won 2nd place in the precision heavy equipment competition. An SCS junior, he studies Residential Construction/Heavy Equipment at the Schoharie CTE School. SCS senior …

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Catching leprechauns takes knowledge, creativity

How do you catch a leprechaun? Natalie McKay’s 3rd graders are busy creating leprechaun traps that include a wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, pulley, screw or wedge – simple machines that they learned about in class. Here is an example of the may creations, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

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Lily Caza named valedictorian, Claire Williams is salutatorian

Lily Caza Lily Caza has been named valedictorian and Claire Williams has been named salutatorian of Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School’s Class of 2018.  Lily, who was awarded a New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence earlier this year, plans to major in either chemical engineering or neuroscience at a four-year university after graduation. At Schoharie High …

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Art on Main Street, thanks to our talented students

March is Youth Art Month, and Schoharie’s students are exhibiting their work in the windows of businesses on Main Street in the village. According to SCS art teacher Jean Scofield, “This exhibit showcases the creative spirit of our K-12 students in a variety of media. Youth Art Month encourages young people to participate in activities …

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Art, culture and Black history

Schoharie Elementary students got creative in art class through a host of activities that integrated art, history, culture and creativity in observance of Black History Month. Art teacher Jean Scofield led her classes through a range of activities during the past few weeks. Students recently finished a study of famous black author, illustrator and artist …

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Building community while exploring history

The goal was not only building knowledge, but also creating a sense of community when Jenna Marcal’s second grade class delved into their Black History Month studies. “The first couple of weeks of the month, we had read alouds with accompanying discussions about the importance of Black History Month,” Marcal said. “When the children wrapped …

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Community members share thoughts on budget

Parent, students, teachers, alumni – all shared their thoughts and ideas with Schoharie Board of Education members and administration at the March 1 Community Budget Forum. Schoharie Superintendent David Blanchard welcomed all to the forum and provided a big picture overview of the district’s budget challenges for the 2018-19 school year, including the governor’s proposed …

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