Students in grades 3 through 8 competed in classroom spelling bees in an attempt to be a finalist in the annual school Spelling Bee. The top four spellers in each grade competed in the annual Schoharie Spelling Bee on Dec. 12. The finalists were Jimmy Alexander (7th Grade, 3rd Place), Noah Florussen (5th Grade, 2nd …
Schoharie’s seventh grade class recently went to NYC to view some sights and to see the exhibit “Auschwitz: Not so long ago. Not so far away” a traveling exhibit on display at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. Students went on an educational tour, learned about the Holocaust and saw artifacts from Anne …
Continue reading “7th grade NYC trip coincides with new Cultural Awareness course”
Schoharie’s HS Choir and Treble Choir performed at Schenectady County Community College in their Choral Showcase on Friday, Nov. 1. They joined Schalmont and Northville CSDs, who also brought choirs to perform. After the performance, students had the chance to work with the clinician Dr. Julie Hagen from the Hartt School of Music at the …
On Nov. 2, Emma Rose Wegner, a resident of Central Bridge and a 2016 graduate of Schoharie High School was awarded the FFA American Degree during the 2019 National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. The FFA American Degree is the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization (formerly known as the Future …
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Shane Helmstadt, a senior at Schoharie High School was officially signed as a Sea Wolf at Stony Brook University, making him the first male D-1 scholarship recipient from the district in 40 years. Shane has been playing baseball since he was small, starting with Little League and moving his way up …
Continue reading “Schoharie Senior signs with Stony Brook University on D-1 baseball scholarship”
More than 60 area veterans spanning several generations were recognized Wednesday during the annual Veterans Day Celebration at Schoharie Elementary School. The celebration featured music and songs by the Elementary Band, Fourth Grade Choir and the High School Treble Choir. Veteran Nick Fretto presented the guest of honor – Frank Murphy, who served in World …
Continue reading “Schoharie Elementary recognizes area veterans”
The Ag Mechanics class at Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School is breathing life into an old tractor. A somewhat rusty 1953 Harry Ferguson tractor is parked inside the Ag Mechanics shop. The Ferguson Company was a British tractor company founded by Harry Ferguson, that eventually evolved into the Massey-Ferguson company. “It’s something different,” said Ag Mechanics …
Schoharie CSD has changed the way it delivers much of its special education instruction. After more than a year of research, planning and training, the district in September implemented co-teaching in grades 2 through 8. “Co-teaching is a model where we have a special educator and a general educator in a room at the …
The jr./sr. high school school nurse will be performing hearing and vision screenings in the months of November and December for grades 7, 9, and 11. For any questions please call Suzan Weber, R.N. at 518-295-6634.
Two Schoharie 8th grade students were recently selected to perform with the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Region Junior High Honor Choir. Braeden Beck and Andrew Martin made it through a rigorous application and audition process. They earned the opportunity to travel to Rochester in March to work with a master conductor and other top-performing …
Continue reading “Two 8th Grade students to perform with prestigious student choir”
