Congratulations to our seniors and families who took part in Tuesday’s Ceremonial Signing Day where Schalmont celebrated our student-athletes who plan to continue playing sports in college! Veronica Alteri – Tennis, Ave Maria University Ariel Casella – Wrestling, Western New England University Aidan Cote – Football, Hudson Valley Community College Mia Defayette – Soccer, Hartwick …
The Board of Education met last night for its regular meeting. Here is a summary. The Board of Education adopted a four-year contract agreement between the Schalmont Teachers’ Association and Schalmont CSD. Board members thanked everyone involved for coming together on an agreement before the previous contract expired, which has not happened in more than …
Schalmont Middle School is proud to announce it has earned the No Place for Hate designation for the 7th year in a row! Students attended a ceremony at Proctors Theatre Friday where they were celebrated for their hard work in and outside of their school community. No Place for Hate is an initiative that offers …
Jefferson Elementary 3rd grader Lucas recently took the lead teaching an introductory lesson to his classmates about braille after they showed interest in the writing system he uses. Teacher Mrs. Wood explained Lucas has become very fluent in braille and his classmates were very curious about it. Lucas showed them the basic alphabet and the …
There has been plenty of excitement at Jefferson Elementary the past couple weeks as Mr. Lybrand’s class participated in a science lesson involving the life cycle of ducklings. More photos For 28 days, students learned about incubation, humidity and temperature levels, candling, and hatching. Students were able to place water with a syringe into the …
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Schalmont’s Creative Writing class spent Wednesday reading to Jefferson Elementary students the children’s books they wrote, and Schalmont Art classes illustrated, as part of a collaborative book project. Students in Mrs. Mattice’s class spent months writing “Touch the Moon,” “Always Anxious Abby” and other stories before handing them to Mrs. Mulkerrin’s Drawing & Painting II/III …
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Congratulations to Schalmont’s Class of 2023 Top 10% who were celebrated last night at an event in the High School auditorium! Congratulations Simoné Cassano, Mia Defayette, Madison Fiske, Emily George, Grace Iovinella, Alexa Knapik, Kaylie Locke, Merrick Rash, Mariana Riccio, Dina Santabarbara, Eric Shaw, Caiden Smith, Kristin Surin, Annalise Tyler and Hannah Yager!
Congratulations to Schalmont student-athletes Arianna Brandon, Curtis Brosious, Gemma Comenzo, Ryan Delaney, Abigail Hughes, Haley Rider, Andrew Schraa, Ryan Woodrow and Coach Jeff VanHoesen for representing Schalmont at the recent Colonial Council Youth Sportsmanship Summit! The annual event held at Thacher State Park brings together student-athletes, and coaches, from 13 area districts who are considered …
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Local author Mandy McHugh visited Schalmont High School this week where she spoke to English classes about her experiences as a published author and answered lots of student questions. Students connected easily with Ms. McHugh as they asked thoughtful questions about how her debut novel “Chloe Cates is Missing” was published last year. Students inquired …
Schalmont 8th graders enjoyed a field trip to Siena College Tuesday for Career Jam, an event where students learn about potential career fields from dozens of companies and organizations. Students not only enjoyed the many fun, hands-on activities but also were able to tour the college. “It was a great event. Students could not say …
