Eighteen Glens Falls High School students have earned AP Scholar Awards, two of which are with Honor, in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the Advanced Placement Exams. The AP Scholar Award with Honor is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of …
Due to the forecast of rain on Thursday afternoon, Kensington’s outdoor Halloween parade has been cancelled. Students will still parade, in costume, in school, for each other. Unfortunately, due to safety concerns and lack of space, parents will not be able to attend. Thank you for your understanding as we work to make it an …
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Glens Falls elementary students have joined together—figuratively and literally—to make a powerful, united statement against bullying. Every student at Big Cross, Jackson Heights, and Kensington took part in Project Connect as one of their activities during Bullying Prevention Month in October. Each child wrote a positive or encouraging anti-bullying message on a strip of orange …
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“Let’s see if we can find the word ‘beneficial,’” said Glens Falls Rotary volunteer Janice Holding, as a classroom full of third-graders began flipping pages in their brand new dictionaries. Mrs. Holding and her husband, Andy, had just handed every student his or her own dictionary to keep, as part of the Rotary’s international project …
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The HOPE Committee of Glens Falls City Schools works to build and support trusting relationships with district families by compassionately filling the needs of students for clothing and food. We fulfill this mission by welcoming Glens Falls school community members into our HOPE Boutique once a month, where guests can “shop” for free clothing items, …
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Buy your yearbook today! There’s nothing else like the Glens Falls RED & BLACK Yearbook. Capture the memories of Homecoming spirit days, clubs and activities, sports team camaraderie and more with your 2019-2020 yearbook! Share it with your friends today and hang on to it for years to come. Yearbooks are now on sale and …
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A HUGE Congratulations goes out to GFMS 8th grader Brayden Dock, whose hard work on his golf game has paid off big-time and earned him the top finish at the Regional Drive, Chip & Putt competition September 29th at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT in the Boys 12-13 Age Division! Brayden is headed to …
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On Sunday, September 8, 2019, at 2:00PM, in the Glens Falls High School Auditorium, a ceremony was held to pay tribute to former, long-time Glens Falls High School Assistant Principal, Stanley E. Rummel. During his time at Glens Falls High, he touched and impacted the lives of thousands of students, parents, teachers and administrators. …
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Congratulations to GFHS senior Nicholas West, who has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. The scholastically talented senior received a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. …
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GFMS eighth-grader Eamonn Dowd and GFHS senior Kieran Dowd had quite the summer vacation—becoming world champions drumming with the Capital District Youth Pipe Band! The band won the 2019 World Pipe Band Championship and Best Drum Corps titles in Grade Novice B held on August 17, 2019, at Glasgow Green in Scotland. The band competed …
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