Congratulations to Caelyn Eiser and Carter Flowers who broke school records in Track & Field this week! Caelyn broke a record (from 2013) for long jump in Girl’s Track & Field with a jump of 16 feet 8 inches. Carter broke a record (from 2018) for 1600 meters in Boy’s Track & Field; this is …
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 …
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!
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 …
Our Jefferson Elementary students certainly enjoyed the beautiful spring weather this past week during recess! See more photos on our Flickr page.
Whenever Charlie the therapy dog visits Schalmont Middle School, even reluctant readers are excited to pick up a book to share with their furry friend! Charlie visits with ELA Academic Intervention Specialist Mrs. Minehardt-Quick once or twice a week. The toy poodle is a certified therapy dog with additional training to help him sit with …
From Hawaiian Day to Twin Day to other fun themes, Schalmont Middle School certainly enjoyed last week’s School Spirit Week! The week also provided the school an opportunity to reinforce the importance of kindness as part of each day’s theme. See more photos on our Flickr page.
Students in Mrs. Casalinuovo’s Introduction to Engineering and Design classes enjoyed a recent field trip to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a STEM Day! “Our engineering ambassadors constructed the day around the theme of chemical and polymer sciences,” explained Mrs. Casalinuovo. “Topics included creating polymers, applications of chemical changes, and stress strain applications on materials. Students …
Using Oreos to learn about the phases of the moon? Yes, please! Miss Scotti’s 5th grade class certainly enjoyed this science curriculum! See more photos on our Flickr page.
Ms. Pink’s 1st grade class treated residents of Kingsway Senior Living Community to an old-fashioned Sock Hop last week, as they sang, danced and shared with seniors. Students filled the room with smiles as they danced to songs like “The Twist” and “The Locomotion”. They also led seniors in a sing-along of “What a Wonderful …
