GlobalFoundries partners with Capital Region BOCES
GlobalFoundries will partner with Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School on a new engineering technician program for both high school and adult students starting in fall and spring 2018. This...
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Tedisco honors BH-BL boys cross country team at Capitol
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I, REF-Glenville) honored the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class B State Champion Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School boys cross country...
View ArticleClean Tech ECHS hosts day for prospective students
Eighth grade students from throughout the region are invited to visit the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School to learn more about the program from 8 a.m. to 9:30...
View ArticleRussian dissident to visit Skidmore
Twice-poisoned Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza will be on the campus of Skidmore College on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. On Wednesday night, at 7:30 p.m., the vice chairman of Open...
View ArticleScholarships available for Saratoga County students active in fair
The 2018 New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs and New York State Showpeople’s Association will offer seven college scholarships. This year the NYSAAF and NYSSA will be awarding up to a...
View ArticleSchool break camp for kids features games, cooking, art
Schenectady JCC and Living Resources have partnered on a new winter camp program for children from 9 a.m. to noon from Tuesday to Thursday, Feb. 20 to 22, at Inclusive Art Gallery, 70 Beekman St.,...
View ArticleSUNY Adirondack offers course in emergency, wilderness medicine
A comprehensive eight-day introductory course in emergency and wilderness medicine will launch in June at SUNY Adirondack. The curriculum will provide hands-on learning experiences beneficial to...
View ArticleWSWHE BOCES hosts information session for New Visions programs
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES Career and Technical Education program will hold information sessions on its New Visions Engineering and New Visions Health Careers Exploration...
View ArticleSkidmore vows to not punish student protesters
Skidmore College’s Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Mary Lou Bates released the following statement. It is directed at prospective students who want to protest gun violence and...
View ArticleSUNY Adirondack makes articulation agreement with Castleton University
SUNY Adirondack and Castleton University, a public liberal arts college in Vermont, have formed a collaborative agreement creating a pathway for degree completion. “We are committed to delivering...
View ArticleCosmetology students help at dance marathon
The WSWHE BOCES cosmetology students and instructors are helping South Glens Falls high school students prepare for the annual dance marathon that begins Friday, March 2. The cosmetology students will...
View ArticleNew Visions information sessions postponed
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES Career and Technical Education program will postpone the New Visions Health Careers Exploration information session from Wednesday, March 7, to...
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Skidmore announces honorary degrees for May commencement ceremony
Skidmore College will bestow an honorary doctorate in the arts degree upon Alison Bechdel and an honorary doctorate of laws upon Dr. Robert S. D. Higgins during the college’s 107th commencement...
View ArticleBallston Spa parents, student, staff invited to superintendent presentation
The Ballston Spa Central School District Board of Education has scheduled finalists for the position of Superintendent of Schools on Monday and Tuesday, March 12 and 13. All community members, parents,...
View ArticleStudents engage in book battle
Students from 16 local school districts, a total of 470 students, will participate in the 2018 Battle of the Books from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Palamountain Hall at Skidmore College, Saratoga...
View ArticleOdyssey of the Mind students compete in Galway
New York Region 6 Odyssey of the Mind Competition will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Joseph Henry Elementary School in Galway. More than 300 students will comprise 44...
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Ballston Spa FIRST robotics team headed to global championship at RPI
The Ballston Spa High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 3044 earned the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Central NY Regional FIRST Robotics Competition held recently in Utica. This...
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Stefanik meets Whitehall students in DC
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) met with 10th grade students from Whitehall High School on the steps of the United States House of Representatives. “I appreciated the opportunity to meet with...
View ArticleTaste of Ballston Spa raises money for education
The Ballston Spa Education Foundation, an organization that has supported the Ballston Spa School district since 1996 with $360,000 in grants for programs, projects, technology and classroom equipment,...
View ArticleFour Winds to offer scholarships for study of mental health
Four Winds Saratoga is accepting applications for its Xavior “Sam” Mastrianni Scholarship, an award for those interested in the study of mental health. The Mastrianni Fund honors the memory of Dr. Sam...
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