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NY Wired
Summer Job Training Program being offered
In collaboration with the Schenectady Job Training Agency, the Town
of Duanesburg, the State of NY and the Duanesburg Area Community
Center's Advantage After School Program, the DACC would like to
announce that the NY Wired Summer Job training program is about to
begin. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 4, 2008.
Children aged 14-18 are encouraged to apply for this training
program; however the child must be registered in the Advantage
After-School Program to participate. The cost to participate is
free, however the Advantage After-School Program is $50 per month.
The NY Wired Program consists of a 30 computer training course, and
upon completion, the child will be offered a summer job in their
area of interest.
Please contact Jeanette Massaro at 895-9500 or jmassaro@dacc.info
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Fifth annual
Duanesburg Day is a success
 The
entire community came together for another successful Duanesburg Day
celebration on Saturday, March 29. Inside Duanesburg Middle/High
School, hundreds of families and community members enjoyed a variety
of activities from perusing craft and antique vendors to dancing to
the "Hearts of Rhythm" and observing student exhibits focusing on
Duanesburg's history and heritage. Read more.... |
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Odyssey Team wins
regional competition;
moves on to state finals |
 Congratulations
to Duanesburg Middle School's Odyssey of the Mind Team! The group
won the Regional Competition on Saturday, March 1 at Mohonasen High
School.
Seventh-graders Ashley Isabella, Olivia Ash and Rebecca Nicollela;
sixth-graders Tara Nunez and Katy Dunn and fifth-graders Katie
Bullis and Patrick McGarry will move on to the State Competition on
March 29, at Binghamton University.
"The team worked very hard from
October until this past weekend to prepare their presentation and
they did an awesome job," said Lisa Isabella, who coaches the team
along with Hank Dunn.
Each team constructs its own props,
develops it owns skits and must work toward the solution in a
uniform way. Best of luck to them at the State Competition. |
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Duanesburg
helps nurture tomorrow's leaders
He or she is "a born leader." That's a phase we've all heard or used
at one time or another.
But in reality, most leaders are not born into it. Leadership is a
quality that is nurtured over time through education, role modeling,
and often through athletics.
Learning this firsthand recently was about a dozen Duanesburg
student-athletes who were selected to attend the Western Athletic
Conference Student-Athlete Leadership Day at SUNY Cobleskill in
January. The one-day event was geared for students in grades 7
through 9 as they prepare to move onto the next level in their
athletic careers - junior varsity and varsity sports.
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Library collection
grows with generous donation
A former faculty member of the Duanesburg Central School District,
Dr. Floyd Davis, recently donated several brand new books to the
middle/high school library.
"Dr. Davis has proven to be a
valued friend to our school library over the last several years
having donated many new items including newly purchased DVDs that
support both the English and the social studies departments," said
Library Media Specialist Laurel Berbach.
View the list of new books |
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| Members of the
Leo Club are pictured wrapping gifts for Toys for Tots
during the holiday season. |
Leo Club
brightens holidays for those in need
Members of the middle/high schools Leo Club are still
recovering from a flurry of charitable activities this holiday
season.
We had a really busy month, said high school junior and club
president Colby Hochmuth.
The 30-member community service club began their busy season in late
November, preparing food for the Equinox Community Service Agencys
Thanksgiving dinner at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
Read more... |
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Calendar
Update: Jan. 23 and 24
Early dismissal is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. Please
note that PM kindergarten will not attend
school. Instead, AM kindergarten will be held. Due to
inclement weather in December, morning kindergarten was not held on
three separate occasions. The elementary school will dismiss at
10:55 a.m. while the MS/HS will dismiss at 11:10 a.m. Please also
note that there is no school for grades
7-12 on Thursday, Jan. 24, but grade 6 will be in
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Science fair sparks imaginative learning
 Why do fish sleep? Why do leaves change color? Why does it rain?
These are some of the questions that Duanesburg students in
kindergarten through eighth grade explored for several months before
sharing their discoveries during the district's annual science fair on Saturday, Nov. 17.
The following students were
named blue ribbon winners: Alan Baum, Gage Black, Tucker Damato,
Alex Fiorini, Domenic Gallo, Salvatore Gallo, Nicole Jarvis,
Rosemary Jarvis, Austin Kellerman, Mary Rachel Keville, Taryn
LaFontaine, Rylie Lohret, Benjamin Manning, Paul Munson,
Annabelle Rieseler, Peter Tkaczyk, Hannah Wilson and Ethan Wolf.
"We are very proud of the
students who have worked hard to bring us research and
innovation of their very own design at the science fair this
year," said Elementary Principal Katie O'Brien.
Read more...
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Eighth graders
explore rocket science |
Duanesburg eighth grade students
participated in a fun and exciting unit on rocketry involving
math, science and technology this fall. After discussing
Newton's laws and other aspects of rocketry, students spent four
days working with a partner to design and assemble a rocket
personalized with a variety of colors and other designs. The
unit culminated with a rocket launch on the upper soccer field
on a beautiful fall day in October. |
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Mandatory
immunization requirements
for incoming sixth-grade students |
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entering sixth grade or a comparable age-level on or after
September 1, 2007, and who are 11 years of age or older must
receive an immunization containing tetanus toxoids, diphtheria
and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap).
If a student has received a Td,
Dt, or DTaP vaccination within the last two years, the student's
Tdap vaccination should be deferred (with rare exceptions) until
a period of two years has elapsed.
Ten year old students who are
entering sixth grade will not be required to receive a Tdap
vaccine and will not be excluded from school, but they must be
flagged, tracked and immunized when they turn 11 years old. |
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Don't forget to voteThe
annual budget vote and board of education election will
be held on Tuesday, May 20, from 1 to 9 p.m.
at Duanesburg Elementary School.
Visit the budget
section for more information. |
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Click here to
view technology teacher Mark Kepner's new web page
for his seventh and eighth grade technology students.
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If you want to know
what is going on at the secondary level get in the habit
of checking the
morning announcements. |
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The latest issue of
The Eagle's Eye is
now available online. The February issue features
results of the Poetry Out Loud
competition, recycling program, sports news and much more... |
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View the 2007-08
Duanesburg High School Profile,
which includes enrollment figures, graduation
requirements, special programs and achievements. |
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2007-08 Bus Routes:
An additional bus
route has been added for the 2007-08 school year and minor
adjustments have been made to some existing bus routes
to
make the district's transportation services more efficient. Most
students affected by the changes have already been contacted by the
Transportation Department.
Learn more... |
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Middle School/High School
staff e-mail
addresses are now available online.
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Call the
Middle School Homework Hotline
(895-5350, ext. 5)
during the school year for a daily recording of
homework assignments for grades 6 through 8 by course. This is a great resource to keep
students and their parents up-to-date on daily course assignments. |
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