Saratoga County college commencement roundup
Here are capsules for three area graduation ceremonies: Name of school: SUNY Adirondack (Located in Queensbury, but has a Wilton branch) Date: Thursday Venue: Glens Falls Civic Center Degrees awarded:...
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School official’s fate prompts protests at Ballston Spa High School
From the 2 p.m. protest (By Michael Farrell)Parents and students in Ballston Spa are picketing the high school Thursday over what they say is the Ballston Spa School District’s planned firing of...
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Principal recommended for Dorothy Nolan Elementary School
Dana Bush (Saratoga schools)The Saratoga Springs Board of Education on Thursday is expected to promote Dana Bush to principal of Dorothy Nolan Elementary School. Bush has worked as assistant principal...
View ArticleShenendehowa selling 34 acres off Route 146
Shenendehowa schools will start accepting offers next week for 34 acres it owns in Clifton Park, and could use the proceeds to shop for property in Halfmoon. The southern Saratoga County school...
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Top 10 students in Saratoga Springs schools
Here are the top 10 performing students in the Saratoga Springs School District’s Class of 2015: MangonaErinn Mangona has been named Valedictorian. Mangona, of Saratoga Springs, is the secretary of...
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Students in Saratoga Springs and Germany form partnership
Provided by Principal Greer MillerStudents at the Division Street Elementary School in Saratoga Springs have developed a warm relationship with those at the Carl-Kraemer-Realschule in western Germany....
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New principal hired in Ballston Spa
Board President Kevin Schaefer (l), Talmadge and Dragone (Provided)Former East Greenbush school leader Cara Talmadge will replace David Blanchard as principal of the Wood Road Elementary School in...
View ArticleStudents to perform song with Foreigner at SPAC
Students from Saratoga Springs High School students will join the band Foreigner Thursday night on the stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Twenty music students will perform the chorus of the...
View ArticleNew contract for teachers in Saratoga Springs
Teachers in the Saratoga Springs will receive raises and the district will save money on health insurance under a four-year labor contract the sides recently hammered out. Under the terms of the...
View ArticleSpa City school board to vote on 2 assistant principals
The Saratoga Springs Board of Education will consider hiring two assistant principals at its Thursday meeting. The board will vote on naming Courtney Jablonski, a project coordinator at the New York...
View ArticleBallston Spa schools locked out (updated)
We’re working on getting more information on the following message sent out by the Ballston Spa School District Wednesday morning: This morning, high school staff members reported what resembled...
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Healthy Market meals at Saratoga school
Pre-K student Josephine Snyder enjoys her new school lunch at the Saratoga Independent School. (All photos are courtesy of Healthy Living)Healthy Living Market and Cafe is helping to cook up some new...
View ArticleTeens charged in Ballston Spa High School sexting case
Two Ballston Spa High School students were arrested on sexting charges. A Ballston Spa High School official contacted the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office about the case on Oct. 28. Following an...
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Voters to decide $58 million school project in South Glens Falls
A $57.8 million project to upgrade facilities at the South Glens Falls Central School District will go to voters on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The capital project would build an eight-classroom science addition...
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Shen administrator hired as Ballston Spa principal
Celeste Keane (Ballston Spa schools)Celeste Keane, a former academic administrator at Shenendehowa schools, assumed the job of principal at Gordon Creek Elementary School in Ballston Spa on Nov. 1. The...
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Saratoga Springs social worker a mural artist, too
Susan Shandley helps students paint a mural in the hallway of Schuylerville High School on Monday. (Schuylerville schools) Susan Shanley, a clinical social worker from Saratoga Springs, is helping...
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$58 million school capital project approved in South Glens Falls
Voters in the South Glens Falls Central School District on Tuesday approved a $57.8 million project that calls for building an eight-classroom science addition to the high school and adding six...
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GlobalFoundries foundation awards $160,853 in Malta
From award ceremony held last Wednesday (provided by Ballston Spa schools).The GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation last week presented $160,853 to 39 organizations and projects in the town as part...
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Shenendehowa students to discuss heroin crisis
Clifton-Park Halfmoon LibraryShenendehowa High School students are taking the lead in southern Saratoga County by facilitating a program on the heroin problem in the region. The community forum “Real...
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Former NFL player returns to Mechanicville
Joe Cocozzo at his parents’ Mechanicville home on June 22, 1998. Times Union Staff Photo by Jonathan FickiesTwo days after the Denver Broncos humbled the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50,...
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