Spring Adult Education Program Guide
now available online:
Whether you're interested in brushing up on your computer
skills, improving your finances or finding a new and enjoyable
hobby, Schalmont Central School District's Adult Education
program has something for you.
Learn more...
Do you know some impressive Alumni?
Nominations for the next group of inductees on
Schalmont High School's Alumni Wall of Distinction are now
being accepted through Monday, March 19.
Learn more...
Ziti dinner and concert
fundraiser set for Feb. 2:
Come enjoy a ziti dinner and concert on Thursday, Feb. 2, and
help send the high school marching band to Walt Disney World
this spring.
Learn more...
Fifth Annual SAA "No Tap" Bowling
Outing set for Feb. 4:
The Schalmont Athletic Association is looking for bowlers and
sponsors for its 5th Annual "No Tap" Bowling Outing on
Saturday, Feb. 4, at Boulevard Bowl (1315 Erie
Boulevard, Schenectady) from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Learn
more...
Flood Donation Distribution & Collection
Center open by appointment at Mariaville:
Donations and pick-ups may be made by appointment-only.
Please contact
Deanne at 424-0992 or
Debbie
at 229-6493 to schedule an appointment. Volunteers are also
being sought to help sort and distribute donations at the former
Mariaville Elementary School building. Furniture will not be
accepted. Learn
more...
Professional shares writing advice
with eighth-graders:
Writing a catchy lead is one way that
newspaper columnist and blogger Steve Barnes helps engage his
readers.
Learn more...
A Season of Giving at Schalmont:
From school-sponsored giving trees to
food drives and toy collections, the Schalmont school community
came together to help make the holidays a little brighter for
local flood victims and families in need.
Learn more...
Tail Waggin' Tutors
help first-graders learn to read: Jamie Pink's
first-graders can't wait for "hump day" to roll around each
week.
On Wednesdays, a pack of adorable dogs and their owners visit the
school as part of the Tail Waggin' Tutors program, which helps
students learn to read.
Learn more...
South Colonie students donate
1,000 stuffed animals to flood victims, families in need:
The compassion of two little girls in the South Colonie Central School District led to a stuffed animal
collection that is helping Schalmont students in a big way.
Learn more...
Students ensure homes are decorated for
the holidays:
What would Christmas be without a tree and trimmings? This is an
answer several elementary classes did not want to find out.
Learn more...
Woestina Community Day brightens the
holidays for those in need:
Generosity was the cornerstone of the first Woestina
Community Day, open to all Schalmont families and friends on
Dec. 10.
Learn more...
School librarian earns National
Board Certification:
Congratulations to Jefferson Elementary School librarian Mary Shands on earning
National Board Certification, which is considered the "gold
standard" for teaching excellence.
Learn more...
Schalmont, Duanesburg hold joint
workshop:
The Schalmont and Duanesburg school boards are
working collaboratively to find creative cost-saving options in
light of the state’s budget crisis.
Learn more...
Current affairs class bowls for a
cause:
Christmas came a little early for children in Rotterdam Junction
this holiday season, thanks to high school students enrolled in
Adam Dolan's Current Affairs in the 21st Century class.
Learn more...
Fourth-graders usher in the holidays with song:
Jefferson Elementary School's fourth-graders and their families
had a ton of fun during a holiday concert.
Learn more about the concert...
Do you have a child set to enter kindergarten in 2012?:
Kindergarten registration
packets will be mailed out in January to the families of
students in our census who are eligible to attend kindergarten
during the 2012-2013 school year. Please contact
Denise Koskey as soon as possible at 518-355-1342, ext.
5080, to make sure you are on the mailing list.
Learn more...
Safety notice at middle/high school campus:
To help ensure student safety, parents and students driving to
school are reminded to slow down while driving
at the middle/high school campus.
Learn more...