Congratulations to the 90 members of Scotia Glenville’s Symphonic Band, under the direction of John Prylo, who won a Gold with Distinction, Level 4 at the annual NYSSMA Major Organization Festival in Saratoga Springs on April 18. The students played three pieces of music, To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above by Robert W Smith, …
Congratulations to Scotia-Glenville’s High School Drama Club production of Mamma Mia. The musical has been nominated for Best Musical Tier B in Proctor’s High School Musical Theatre Awards. As well, senior Michael Burns, who played the role of Pepper in the musical, was nominated as best supporting actor. Three members of the Proctor’s adjudicator panel …
Three candidates are seeking two Board of Education seats at the May 21 vote. The seats each carry three-year terms and are unpaid. Each candidate collected at least 40 signatures by the today’s deadline to get on the ballot. Colleen R. Benedetto, of 513 Charles Street, is seeking a fifth term. She works as an …
Last week, students in Juliana Potts’s and Tana Case’s grade 4 classes at Glendaal celebrated Earth Day (today, April 24) by making wild flower seed strips from recycled paper. As part of the Earth Day awareness project, the school also had two guests share tips to preserve the Earth on the announcements. Each day, Case …
Nutritionist Jodi Fitz, creator of the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club, came to Glendaal to show the students how to make healthy, nutritious Sun’s Up Smoothies. She shared tips about healthy eating and taught the students how to make Sun’s Up Smoothies. They learned about natural sugars, balanced nutrition and then had to try and …
Last Saturday, nearly 50 students in the GIVE service learning program at the high school rolled up their sleeves and created meal packages that will feed 14,000 people in need across the world. The effort, through Rise Against Hunger, was the fourth time S-G students have joined the effort. “It’s not only fun with my …
Before family and friends, 36 students were inducted into the National Honor Society last night at the high school. Most of the students are in their junior year, members of the Class of 2020. Alia Acosta Katelyn Adis Sophia Benny Andrew Biittig Gabrielle Caisse Megan Casey Rose Carlstedt Julia Carroll Zoe Connor Jazmyne Corker Brooke …
Kindergarten students at Sacandaga had a feathered visitor on Friday as the Northeast Avian Rescue brought a “baby” to school. The students, in Vicky Milkins’, Melissa Peterson’s and Kim Lavery’s classes, had a visit from “Baby,” a parrot brought by Jill Lewis from NEAR. With Lewis was Betsy Messenger, the volunteer coordinator and humane educator …
Congratulations to the following 26 students who have work on display in the Capital Region BOCES annual Art Show. The opening reception will be held on Tuesday, April 30th from 4:00-6:00 at 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany The show runs through May 24. High School Alana Seifert Middle School Abigail Chevalier Melvin Corker Sadie Krogh Morgan Lorey …
