Schalmont Welcomes Lisa Young

Schalmont is proud to announce Lisa Young as our new Assistant Principal for Jefferson Elementary and Committee for Special Education Chairperson. Mrs. Young comes to Schalmont from Shenendehowa CSD where she has been the Academic Administrator for Middle School Special Education the past seven years and also served as the Summer School Assistant Principal. Previously, …

Birds of Prey Assembly at JES

Jefferson Elementary students enjoyed an up close look at owls, a hawk and a crow last week during a birds of prey assembly! Volunteers from Whispering Willow Wildcare, an organization that helps rehabilitate wild animals that have been injured, brought the birds and shared information such as what they eat and where they live. Thank …

Students Share Books They Created

Schalmont’s Creative Writing and Advanced Drawing & Painting classes spent Wednesday reading to Jefferson Elementary students the children’s books they wrote and illustrated as part of a collaborative book project! Students in Mrs. Mattice’s Creative Writing class spent months writing “Tiki & Tara Turkey, “The Crayon Snatcher” and other stories which Mrs. Mulkerrin’s Drawing & …

Budget & Propositions Pass

Schalmont would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out to vote ! We know how busy everyone is and we truly appreciate you making time to vote! #schalmontpride ☑️ School Budget: Approved – 85% (Yes – 445 No – 76) ☑️ Bus Proposition: Approved – 84% (Yes – 436 No – 84) ☑️ Capital …

Author Talks Writing with Students

Dozens of Schalmont High School students explored the writing process with published author Emma Kress this week who visited the library for an interactive writing workshop. Students from Creative Writing, Film & Literature, Introspection, and English Honor Society shared their ideas with each other as they discussed story structures, characters, and compelling situations. A former …

Senior Joins CTE Signing Day

Schalmont senior Nicholas Decker joined other Career and Technical Education students Tuesday for a National Signing Day, where he signed a letter of intent to work for his family’s business Decker’s Pondscapes. Similar to Signing Days for athletes who commit to play college sports, the Signing Day held at Capital Region BOCES celebrated soon-to-be graduates …

1st Place for Student Musicians

Schalmont’s Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble took 1st place with superior ratings at last weekend’s Festival of Music Competition in Agawam, Massachusetts! The Concert Choir also took home the Best Overall Choir Award! Congratulations!

Thank You Faculty & Staff!

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! We would like to sincerely thank our teachers, teaching assistants, and all of our staff for all they do to support and inspire our students each day! To celebrate, we organized group photos in each school to recognize these awesome teams of educators. Thank you! See higher resolution photos on our …

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