Year: 2023

Senior Vincent Coppola has been nominated for the 2024 Presidential Scholar program, according to the New York State Department of Education. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects scholars based on academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations, transcripts, evidence of community service, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to high ideals.  New York State Board …

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Voorheesville Central School District (VCSD) has partnered with BusPatrol to modernize school bus fleets with advanced safety technology to tackle the illegal passing of stopped school buses.  It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus in New York State. Traffic approaching from either direction must stop for a stopped school bus with its red …

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Voorheesville Elementary School continues its journey integrating the McGraw Hill reading and writing program, Wonders. This K-5 ELA program emphasizes the five pillars of the science of reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Text Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. As part of daily instruction, students are engaging in close reading, analytical writing, and reinforcing foundational skills. The program’s …

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Student safety is the number one priority of the Voorheesville Counseling Department, and students may reach out for assistance with mental health issues at any time. The VCSD Counseling Department has resources available to students while they are at school and has experience with navigating access to community resources. Students who would like help may …

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Shannon Spollen’s Create Writing classes give junior and senior class members a supportive yet challenging way to get comfortable with writing. The class, which the VCSD English Department recently reintroduced as a half-credit elective, is taking students from fairy tales to AI, all while preparing them for college and careers. Spollen says many students enter …

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Congratulations to Clayton A. Bouton High School students who made honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year. HONOR ROLL/HIGH HONOR ROLL Honor Roll/High Honor Roll is determined by quarterly averages. A student on Honor Roll has achieved an average of 85.00 or higher in the quarter. A student on High Honor …

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Congratulations to Voorheesville Middle School students who made honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Students earned spots on the high honor roll list by maintaining an 89.5 average or better in their course work during the second quarter marking period. Students who earned spots on the honor roll maintained an …

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Cast and crew are ready to present Mary Poppins, Jr., at the PAC this weekend. The Voorheesville Middle School Drama Club production features the talents of students working as a team both onstage and backstage. Set in 1910 England, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins Jr. features favorite characters, including the Banks family, Bert, and, …

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  VCSD is launching an initiative to amplify student voices on the district’s Instagram account. As part of this program, members of the Student Government Club will have the opportunity to craft and share engaging social media posts, giving students a platform to share their school experiences with the community.  Superintendent Frank Macri says it’s …

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