Northshire Bookstore offers scholarships to book lovers
The Northshire Bookstore is accepting submissions for the 2019 Open Mind scholarship. The Open Mind Scholarship honors the diversity of thought, feelings, information and perspectives found in books,...
View ArticleBallston Spa elementary schools hosts Science Saturday
The Ballston Spa Central School District’s four elementary school PTAs will host the annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Wood Road Elementary School...
View ArticleBallston Spa schools host logo competition for SROs
Ballston Spa High School winners of the SRO logo contest The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and the Ballston Spa Middle and High schools sponsored a SRO logo contest for its School Resource Officers....
View ArticleLeague of Women Voters seeks students for state conference
The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is accepting applications for High School juniors residing in the county to attend Students Inside Albany, a conference sponsored by the of Women Voters of...
View ArticleBallston Spa girls learn about STEM careers
A hundred seventh grade girls from Ballston Spa Middle School recently participated with girls from throughout the region at the 2018 Girls’ STEM Summit at Hudson Valley Community College’s TEC-SMART....
View ArticleBallston Spa Middle School to stage “Honk!, Jr.”
Launching Pad Productions, the Ballston Spa Middle School Drama Club, is will stage its winter musical, “Honk! Jr.,” from Thursday, Jan. 31, to Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Ballston Spa High School...
View ArticleEmpire State Winter Games torch passes through Ballston Spa schools
The Empire State Winter Games Torch Relay will pass through the Ballston Spa School District between noon and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The relay will visit each school and provide information...
View ArticleGalway school district to offer free preschool program
The Galway Central School District will offer a free Preschool Program for children who will be four-years old by Dec. 1, 2019. Two sessions will be available for the 2019-2020 school year. The morning...
View ArticleMechanicville City School seeks community input on superintendent search
The Mechanicville City School District Board of Education has commenced a search for a new Superintendent of Schools and is seeking stakeholder input as part of the recruitment process. The...
View ArticleBH-BL school hosts anti-bullying program
Thom Murphy presents “Sweethearts & Heros.” The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District will host a special anti-bullying program, Sweethearts & Heroes, at Stevens Elementary School...
View ArticleSaratoga Hospital seeks applicants for summer volunteer program
Applications are now available for Students Sharing Opportunities and Responsibilities, a summer program that offers area junior and senior high school students an opportunity for community service...
View ArticleMuseum on Blue Mountain Lake to offer 10-week summer fellowship
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX), in partnership with the human resources consulting group, Adirondack Diversity Solutions, will offer its inaugural 10-week summer...
View ArticleParent group endorses candidates to school board
Saratoga Parents for Safer Schools, the group that is advocating to re-arm the city school district’s 14 grounds monitors, has announced its endorsement of the following candidates for the Saratoga...
View ArticleGrant to fund more fresh food in Saratoga Springs schools
The Saratoga Springs City School District, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County and Pitney Meadows Community Farm, will receive a state Farm to School grant to connect...
View ArticleSchool superintendents take #10gallonchallenge
School superintendents throughout the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services area are taking part in #10gallonchallenge. The challenge, started by a...
View ArticleAuthor Amy King will speak at SUNY Adirondack
Amy King Award-winning writer Amy King will speak about poetry and memoirs at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Visual Arts Gallery in Dearlove Hall as part of the SUNY Adirondack Writers Project....
View ArticleSaratoga parents group hosts a meet-the-candidates night
Saratoga Parents for Safer Schools, the group that wants the Saratoga Springs City School District Board of Education to arm grounds monitors, will host a Meet the Candidates event from 6 to 8 p.m....
View ArticleWSWHE BOCES to offer information sessions on New Visions programs
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is accepting registrations for the 2019-2020 school year for its New Visions Engineering and New Visions...
View ArticleEmpire State College student services relocates to West Avenue
From left, Vice President for Advancement Walter Williams, Executive Vice President for Administration Joseph Garcia, Officer in Charge (interim president) Mitchell Nesler, Interim Provost Meg Benke...
View ArticleBallston Spa High School theater troupe to stage ‘Newsies’
The Ballston Spa High School cast of “Newsies.” The Ballston Spa High School Troupe will presents “Newsies,” a family-friendly musical based on the 1992 Disney movie, as its spring production. The cast...
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