Wrestling fundraiser set
for May 23 at Ninety Nine Restaurant:
Come
enjoy good food and fun with friends while supporting the
wrestling team on Wednesday, May 23, at the Ninety Nine
Restaurant in Rotterdam Square Mall.
Learn more...
Schalmont
receives global education excellence award:
Schalmont High School students have a passion for exploring
other cultures, and now they are earning national recognition
for their interests.
Learn more...
Want to play a fall sport?
You must have a physical to
participate in sports.
Click
here for physical examination and sports clearance
information.
Congratulations
scholar-athletes!
The New York State Public High School Athletic
Association has recognized four spring sports teams for
their classroom success—boys' tennis, girls' softball
and boys' track and field. To qualify, a specific number of athletes
on each roster (the number varies by sport) must have a
class average of 90 or above.
Student
council pitches in to help Rotterdam Challengers League:
Schalmont High School's student council hit
a homerun with the Rotterdam Challengers League earlier this
spring. Students pitched in to help clean up Woestina Park,
which is the new home of the baseball league for the
developmentally disabled. The park is located in Rotterdam
Junction and was in need of repair following tropical storms
Irene and Lee. Students cleaned the concession stand and field
on a Saturday in late March.
View photos...
Student
council participates in Law Day: In
honor of Law Day on May 1, the high school student council
participated in Rotterdam Town Government Day along with their
Mohonasen peers.
Learn more and view a photo...
Thank you
for voting! Budget, bus proposition pass, two re-elected to
school board: On May 15, Schalmont Central School District residents
approved a $41,925,000
spending plan for the 2012-13 school year by a vote of 760 to
320, a 70-percent approval margin. Voters also approved a $456,900 bus proposition to
purchase five new school buses by a vote of 676 to 407.
Gregory Campoli and Albert Falcone were re-elected to two three-year
terms on
the school board.
Learn more...
Schalmont Alumni Wall of
Distinction honorees announced: Schalmont
Central School District is proud to announce this year’s
Schalmont High School Alumni Wall of Distinction honorees: Frank A. Gesek, Ph.D., R.Ph.,
class of 1974;
and Thomas Kernozek, Ph.D., FACSM, class of 1982.
They will be inducted during a formal ceremony on
Wednesday, June 6, at 4:30 p.m. in the
Schalmont High School Library. The ceremony will be
followed by a reception, both of which are open to the pubic.
Learn more...
Civil Engineering and
Architecture class to present new
lock house designs May 29:
Schalmont High School seniors in
Wendy Stearns Civil Engineering and
Architecture class are preparing for
college and beyond as they gain
hands-on experience with Revit.
Learn more...
Thanks
for your help: The
Friends of Music fundraiser recently
held at Cumberland Farms on
Duanesburg Road raised
$3,208 in four weeks from the
sale of 16,038 cups of coffee, tea
and Chill Zone beverages! Excellent
work everybody, and congratulations
on a successful fundraiser!
The money raised will help support
music programs districtwide.
Way to
go! Congratulations
to Schalmont High School's Marching
Band on their performance this April
in Walt Disney World, Florida. For
their participation in a 2012 Disney
Performing Arts program, each band
member received an Ears for Arts
badge of honor.
View more photos...
Calendar change extends the Memorial holiday for
students:
Students will be bringing home a letter today from
Superintendent Dr. Valerie Kelsey informing parents of a change
to the school calendar. The school board recently approved the
use of an unused snow day as an additional professional
development day for school faculty on Tuesday, May 29. This
change extends the Memorial Day holiday weekend for all
Schalmont students by one day. This means
there will be no school for students on Monday, May 28
(Memorial Day), and Tuesday, May 29.
Learn more...
Chemistry Regents review classes
underway:
Regents chemistry review classes will
be offered on Tuesday evenings, unless otherwise noted, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
beginning Tuesday, May 1, through
Tuesday, June 12. The next session will be
held on Monday, May 14. Classes are available, for free, to any
Regents-level chemistry student. Students do not have to sign up
in advance, but attendance will be taken at the course. The
review classes will be taught by chemistry teacher Adam Labuda
in high school room 53.
Download the course schedule and topics [PDF].
Student jumps to new heights:
Congratulations to Schalmont High School
student Devon Willis who set a new school record for the triple
jump by jumping 44' 1" on April 28 at the Maple Hill
Invitational. He then went on to tie the school record in the
110 high hurdles with a time of 15.1 seconds against Watervliet
on May 1. Way to go Devon!
Third quarter honor roll lists
announced:
Congratulations to
Schalmont High School students who made the honor roll for the
third
quarter of the 2011-12 school year.
View the list...
Travel advisory to Schalmont
schools: The westbound on and off ramps
at exit 25A off I-88 on the New York State Thruway is now closed
through the end of June for construction. If you typically use
this exit to visit Schalmont schools or the district office, you
may want to consider using an alternate route.
Learn more...
Students represent Schenectady County at
the Capitol:
Congratulations to Gabrielle
Juers and Alexis Zalewski, pictured with Senator Farley, who
were chosen to represent Schenectady County at the Students
Inside Albany Conference, March 25-28. The students toured the
Capitol, shadowed the county's representatives in the New
York State Legislature and met other students while
increasing their knowledge of state government.
Special thanks to the League of Women Voters who paid the
students' conference fees.
Families: Sign-up for Parent Today e-newsletter:
Schalmont parents can now sign up for Parent Today, a free
bimonthly e-newsletter that provides tools and information to
help parents be even more engaged in their children’s education.
Learn more...
Safety notice:
To help ensure student safety, parents and students driving to
school are reminded to slow down while driving
at the middle/high school campus. Please do
not enter the front circle area when buses are there and/or the
red light is flashing. Parents dropping off or
picking up their high school children from school should
drive around the outskirts of the student parking lot to the
loop at the back of the high school outside the new gym.
This loop is the same one typically used by voters and those
attending athletic events in the new gym or on the athletic
fields. Thank you for your cooperation.
More News
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Pay
for your child's meals online! You can now pay
for your child's meals from the comfort of your home using
MyNutriKids.com—a secure online service that lets you pre-pay
for meals online using a credit card, debit card or Paypal
account.
Learn more...
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Help earn free equipment for our
schools:
Please be sure to register your Price Chopper
AdvantEdge card with Schalmont High School's code—16011. By
doing so, you will automatically earn credit for our school
every time your AdvantEdge Card is used. Visit the
Price Chopper website to sign-up or re-enroll today! Cards
enrolled prior to August 2010 must be re-enrolled to continue
earning credit for our school during the 2011-12 school year.
Learn more (PDF)
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Release
of student information to the military:
In accordance with the No Child Left Behind
Act and the General Education Provisions Act, all schools are
required to submit student information to the military. Parents
may request not to release their child's information.
Download and return the opt-out form (PDF).
