Two Seward students were among 11 Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who earned medals at the SkillsUSA Area IV Regional Conference at OU BOCES. Kyra Falone was part of the team that placed second for Crime Scene Investigation. Kristen Matuszewski placed second for job skill demo. Nearly 200 students from various …
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Golden Hill Principal Debbi Lisack took a little field trip over to First Class Minds Preschool, just a mile and a half from her school. There, Principal Lisack did one of her favorite things – she read to the students! She started with the toddler group – kids ages 2-3 – then went to the …
S.S. Seward inducted 19 new members into its National Junior Honor Society on Tuesday, March 22. Candidates for the NJHS must be in seventh or eighth grade and achieve a cumulative academic average of 90 percent or better for consideration by the committee. They must embody the pillars of the NJHS charter: character, leadership, scholarship …
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Congratulations to S.S. Seward eighth grade student Shea Fleury who was selected to the Orange County Music Educators Association (OCMEA) Junior High All County Chorus. Shea is an alto singer who also plays guitar and ukulele. She loves all types of music– “I listen to everything” – especially pop and Broadway. She said she has …
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Students at Golden Hill recently had an incredibly interesting lesson that incorporated math and art and the artwork of Piet Mondrian. Mondrian was a Dutch artist born in 1872. While his early artwork included landscapes, especially trees, what he is known for is his abstract art that uses lines and sparce color. Fifth-grade students studied …
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