Ballston Spa Theater program receives 4 nominations in regional awards
The Ballston Spa Central School District’s high school theater program received four nominations in the inaugural High School Musical Theatre Awards for the Capital Region, sponsored by Proctors and...
View ArticleArtist and students create banner for Corinth Bicentennial
Corinth Artist Kendra Schieber is conducting a three-week residency through Friday, May 19, with fourth grade students at Corinth Elementary School to teach design principles and help students create a...
View ArticleFredette Family Foundation extends free lunch to more children in Corinth
The Fredette Family Foundation has donated funds to the Corinth Central School so that more needy students will receive free lunch. “Through the Fredette family’s generosity, these students received...
View ArticleShenendehowa Board of Education forms group to meet with town on land
The Shenendehowa School District Board of Education created a working group to meet with the Town of Clifton Park officials to discuss the fate of the 34-acres of wooded land on Route 146 between...
View ArticleTuesday is Ballston Spa School Pride Day, school budget vote
The Ballston Spa Central School District’s annual School Pride Day will be held on Tuesday, May 16, throughout the district. The event coincides with the 2017-18 school budget and school board...
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Forestry students at Myers Center wins FFA competition
From left, Rich Latimer, John Rogalo, Donald Carpenter and Greg Shambo won at first place at the state FFA competition. They teens will advance to the national competition in Indianapolis in October....
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BSHS qualifies as one of America’s most challenging high schools
The Washington Post has listed Ballston Spa High School as one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools in 2017. The high school was recognized prior in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The High School...
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Shen student design selected as billboard on Route 9
Shenendehowa High School Graphic Design classes unveiled this year’s winning billboard design, created to discourage drinking and driving. Places above Route 9 next to Devoe’s Orchard, the design was...
View ArticleCapital Region Youth Climate Summit take place at TECSMART this week
The state Capital Region Youth Climate Summit, a two-day educational, will bring together students, teachers, and faculty from high schools and colleges across the region on Wednesday and Thursday, May...
View ArticleWSWHE BOCES to host regional spelling bee
The Enrichment Resource Center at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES will host the 39th annual Regional Spelling Bee at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at the Maple Avenue Middle School,...
View ArticleNYRA to host handicap tournament for college students, alumni
The New York Racing Association will host its first College and Alumni Day Handicapping Tournament at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, July 28. College students and alumni will be invited to test their...
View ArticleBallston Spa Board of Education seeks input on veterans’ tax exemption
The Ballston Spa Central School’s Board of Education is seeking input from area taxpayers regarding the Alternative Veterans’ Tax Exemption program. The original state exemption allowed municipalities...
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Ballston Spa Education Foundation awarded $5K in grants to educators
The Ballston Spa Education Foundation (BSEF) presented more than $5,000 in grant money to educators in the Ballston Spa Central School district. The 2016-17 school year included two rounds of granting...
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Greenfield Elementary students visit Capitol
Fourth graders from Greenfield Elementary School visited the state Capitol last week. During their visit, which included a tour, they met with state Senator Kathy Marchione (R-Halfmoon) and...
View ArticleSouth Glens Falls student heads to American Dance Festival
Creszenz Bergmeier of South Glens Falls has been accepted to the American Dance Festival at Duke University in Durham, N.C. The SUNY Potsdam student is among five that went through the audition process...
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Ballston Spa school students earn first place in art show at Saratoga County...
The Ballston Spa Central School District’s display of student artwork and projects received the First Place award in this year’s Showcase of Schools at the Saratoga County Fair. The fair runs through...
View ArticleGovernor signs bill for more locally grown food to be purchased by BOCES,...
Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake) announced that her legislation to allow more locally grown food to be purchased by boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) and local...
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BARC Youth Theatre to present ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
The Ballston Area Recreation Commission (BARC) Youth Theatre Company will present its 2017 musical production, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” from Friday, Aug. 11, to Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Ballston Spa...
View ArticlePalamountain Scholarship fund raises $280K
The annual Palamountain Scholarship fundraiser for Skidmore College raised $280,000. The event, which took place on Tuesday, July 25, at the Saratoga Polo Association grounds, will benefit 22 students...
View ArticleSaratoga Springs City Schools seek superintendent
The search for a new superintendent of Saratoga Springs City School District schools is on. Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES District Superintendent James Dexter is coordinating the...
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