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Multiple wins for Tess Harrington in Oratorical contest

GFHS junior Tess Harrington recently took 4th place overall in the district-level competition of this year’s American Legion Oratorical Contest for writing and delivering an original speech on “The Necessity of the Freedom of Speech.” “Since 1938, the program has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of …

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Three GFHS instrumentalists perform in statewide pinnacle concert

Three Glens Falls instrumentalists earned places in the extremely selective New York State Band Director’s Association (NYSBDA) Honors Ensembles. This year, Glens Falls was represented by Scotty Jones (Euphonium) and Nick Teta (Trombone) in the High School Concert Band, and Sean Pettis (Alto Saxophone) in the High School Jazz Ensemble. “Both groups are extremely competitive …

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BC third-graders spearhead “Let’s Lic Leukemia” for classmate

Some really sweet third-graders at Big Cross are showing love and support for their classmate Angelica during Valentine’s week, as she is currently battling leukemia. Angelica’s classmates came up with the idea to sell lollipops as a fundraiser for for the family, under the banner of “Let’s Lic Leukemia,” a play on words using the …

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Some MS report cards delayed

Due to a production issue in the mailing process, some GFMS report cards are delayed. Remaining deliveries should take place within the next few days. As a reminder, parents can always access their child’s grades, attendance records, and communicate with teachers by logging in to eSchool Data Parent Portal.

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Get alerts on school closings and delays

Want to get a text message when school is closed or delayed? Sign up today for School News Notifier! The Glens Falls School News Notifier (SNN) is an opt-in e-mail news system that delivers information on building-specific activities and events, Board of Education meetings, the school budget, school closings and delays, sex offender notifications, and …

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Supt. Jenkins takes the #10GallonChallenge

Challenge accepted! Superintendent Paul Jenkins is donating 10 gallons of milk to the Glens Falls City Schools weekend backpack program as part of the #10GallonChallenge picked up by local school leaders around the region. Over the past week, WSWHE BOCES superintendents have been challenging each other to purchase at least ten gallons of milk from …

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2019 Founders’ Day Award Winners

The Parent Teacher Student Associations at each school are proud to present the 2019 winners of the Founders’ Day Awards! Each day during Founders’ Week (Feb. 4—8, 2019), we’ll reveal another committed parent volunteer and/or staff member from each school. Each honoree has been selected to recognize his or her service and dedication to go …

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Kindergarten registration for September 2019

Welcome, families of five-year-olds! The Glens Falls City School District has a vibrant academic program for our youngest students, designed to foster a love of learning that carries them all the way to graduation and beyond. We welcome new families into this educational journey, and look forward to partnering with parents to help our children …

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Teacher Appreciation: Katie Arney

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER + DEPT. CHAIR GLENS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? To err is human…and it’s important to let students know this. Engaging teenagers in 2018 is no easy feat especially when things are tough—they would rather disengage and plug-in and …

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