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. …
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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Paige Layman, a Voorheesville sophomore has an interest in theatre and is currently the stage manager for the school’s spring production, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, which will debut at the high school on March 18. “I think it is very cool to see a show develop from beginning to end,” she said. This …
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VCSD will be closed due to inclement weather on Friday, February 4.
Congratulations to Clayton A Bouton High School students who made honor roll for the second quarter of the 2021-22 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 84.50 or higher in the quarter. A student on High Honor …
