On Monday, March 14, Voorheesville schools will be featuring a districtwide College Day coordinated by our school counselors. Students are encouraged to wear gear or colors that represent a particular college. The purpose of this day is to get students thinking about their education journey. Different activities are planned for each building, K-12. For example, …
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GET CURIOUS AND GET STARTED The 2022 VES Science Fair for grades K-5 is scheduled for Thursday, March 24 and we are planning to be in person! Here is a link to more information and the form to sign up by March 18. For any questions email sciencefairves@gmail.com.
Thank you to students, staff, and community members who participated in this week’s Red Cross Blood Drive at the high school. Overall, a total of 20 units of blood was collected from 27 donations. The strong support from the community was critical to this success; as were the members of Clayton A. Bouton Student Government …
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UPDATE (11:25 a.m.) Police have determined that the threatening message found earlier this morning on a middle school bathroom stall door was unsubstantiated. As such, the hold-in-place has been lifted and the school day has resumed as planned. We thank our students and staff for their cooperation in this situation and the Albany County Sheriff’s …
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Five middle school students per grade were selected by their teachers for their outstanding citizenship, positive behavior, work ethic, character, and integrity. The honor of earning the Principal’s Reception is granted three times a school year. This is the second round. Students received a letter, certificate, medal, pencil, and slip for a free hot chocolate. …
Nominating Petitions are now available for Voorheesville residents interested in running for an open seat on the school board. Petitions may be obtained in the District Office from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The deadline for filing petitions is Monday, April 22, 2024. Board members serve without pay. They attend regular evening …
In the spirit of class pride, the middle school had a February theme door decorating contest and the eighth grade won with their design featuring Martin Luther King Jr. for Black History Month. The seventh grade created a door spotlighting President’s Day and the sixth grade created the Yoda valentine messages door. The student council …
VES students participated in a “Soup”ER Bowl Survey over the last few weeks. Ms. Jordan’s class conducted an informal survey to see which team was favored to win the Super Bowl this year. In order to cast a ballot, students were asked to bring in a can of soup (or other non-perishable items) and vote …
Voorheesville Middle and High School students created more than 400 beautifully handmade Valentines cards to spread love to residents of local nursing homes. VCSD participated in New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey’s second Annual Valentines for Seniors drive. Freshman Class Advisor, Anne Lyons said the cards were “filled with decorative pop-ups, stunning paintings, fun origami, …
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Congratulations to the Voorheesville Science Olympiad for placing fourth place overall and winning the Top Small School Award at the Regional Tournament at Ballston Spa High School. “Voorheesville competed amongst 17 teams, including Bethlehem, Columbia, Shaker and Guilderland,” said Science Olympiad Coach Ted Simons. “Our Blackbirds were just edged out by Ballston Spa for a …
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