The Glens Falls Indians Football team won its second state championship in three years on Saturday, defeating Batavia inside the Carrier Dome in Syracuse!! From the Post Star: “Kyle Vachon and his senior teammates on the Glens Falls football team spent a little extra time on the Carrier Dome turf Saturday afternoon. They were swarmed …
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Winter is coming … But Camp Chingachgook will be ready! On November 3rd and 4th, 26 students from the Glens Falls High School Key Club and International Action Club attended the Fall Clean Up Weekend at YMCA Camp Chingachgook on the shores of Lake George. Students helped with a variety of projects including raking, planting …
Nearly two dozen Glens Falls student-musicians were in the spotlight this weekend, performing in the highly selective All-County Band Festival at Ballston Spa High School. These top-performing students were selected based on their Spring 2018 NYSSMA solo festival scores and teacher recommendation. “There are 16 total school districts in our county organization, which spans from …
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Fifteen Glens Falls High School students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement of AP Exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performances on AP Exams. Four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on …
Denise Nolan is a kindergarten teacher at Kensington Road School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? I try my best to engage my students through providing lots of opportunities for hands-on experiences both through play and interaction with one another. I think what makes my teaching and …
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Mary Lea Raymond is a sixth-grade teacher at Glens Falls Middle School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? The best way to engage my students is to make personal connections, as they are walking into the classroom or any other time during the day. Learning about their …
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Katie Arney is an English Language Arts teacher and department chair at 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 …
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Suzanne Anselment is a second-grade teacher at Big Cross Street School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? I believe it’s so important for the students to be part of their own learning so that they’re engaged and having fun. They love having hand-on activities and being able …
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Jodi Eyer is a fourth-grade teacher at Jackson Heights Elementary School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? In my classroom I like to include a lot of activities to engage my students. I’ve found that the more they experience the more they learn new concepts and discover …
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