Cheers and applause filled the air at Golden Hill Elementary School as students, staff, and community members gathered to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting of the school’s newly enhanced outdoor spaces. The $100,000 capital outlay project, completed earlier this school year, transformed the PreK-K playground and created a new outdoor eating and learning area for all …
Florida Union Free School District has been awarded two Fuel Up Equipment Grants on behalf of GENYOUth and American Dairy Association North East. These grants, which are valued at $2,000 each, will provide a “Healthy Start Smoothie Cart” for Golden Hill Elementary and two “Mobile Meal Carts” for S.S. Seward Institute. Equipped with a 16” …
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For many, learning to conjugate verbs in different tenses can be one of the most challenging concepts in foreign language classes. Victoria Tartaglione, Spanish teacher at S.S. Seward Institute, recognized this and decided to create something fun and memorable for the students. “I did the project so that students could practice using the present subjunctive, …
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Led by Kristin Risedorph, the fifth grade chorus has received a gold rating from NYSSMA Majors. The festival was held at Wallkill High School on May 12, 2025. According to NYSSMA, a gold award represents organizations that have demonstrated an outstanding level of technical and artistic skill in each of the evaluative categories for all …
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Congratulations are in order for two FUFSD community members who were honored by the Mid-Hudson School Study Council for their outstanding achievements. The Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) strives to achieve and recognize excellence in education for the Mid-Hudson Valley school districts and communities. Through research on a variety of topics in education, the MHSSC …
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With the weather beginning to warm we cannot help but enjoy all things spring at Golden Hill! To celebrate the spring season, Tim Healy and Mike Hoyt’s second grade students planned and executed a farmers market that was held in Golden Hill’s very own courtyard. From proposing their plans to the school principal for approval, …
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Thank you voters for your support! The results of today’s vote are as follows: Proposition #1 – 213 YES / 60 NO Proposition #2 – 214 YES / 58 NO Lori Gorscos 190 Rob Andrade 199
Angelina Rodriguez, a senior at Seward and second year student in the esthetics program at Orange-Ulster BOCES, and her State Officer team gave speeches at the SkillsUSA State Conference in late April impacting over 3,080 people both in person and watching online. Students competing in the conference showcase a talent and Rodriguez’s was showcasing leadership …
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Golden Hill’s fourth and fifth graders learned about everything needed to sell a product and run a business, as part of the TREP$ (short for entrepreneurs) Marketplace program. In this six-week afterschool program, advised by teachers Heather Beneat and Linda Shute, students learn how to run their own small business and discuss all aspects of …
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Golden Hill’s first graders and their special friends, whether they be parents, grandparents or someone else special in their lives, spent time together chatting and enjoying breakfast during the “Bring a Friend to Breakfast” event sponsored, by the school’s PTA. Originally, the series of events, separated by grade, was a lunch, and ran for years …
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