The Board of Education’s January 10th regular meeting was held in-person in the GFHS auditorium, for social distancing. It was also live-streamed for members of the community. The meeting began at 7 p.m. and can be viewed below.
Dear Families: As announced last week by the state and local departments of health, COVID-19 booster doses are now required to be considered completely vaccinated, for all eligible people age 12 and up. Your child’s booster status now determines whether or not they quarantine after close exposure to a COVID-positive person. (See details here.) To help families …
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Looking for COVID case/quarantine data or current protocols? Click the link below to get to the Pandemic Response page for 2021-22: Pandemic Operations for 2021-22
Dear Families: Warren County Health Services has implemented New York’s January 4th guidelines for isolation and quarantine in COVID-19 cases. New York’s full interim guidance can be found online at: https://on.ny.gov/3HFu50Z KEY POINTS: Most isolations (you’re positive) and quarantines (you’re exposed) are decreasing to five days, as of today. You must be asymptomatic/feeling better on Day 5 to release. If you are currently …
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The Board of Education’s December 29, 2021 special meeting to discuss superintendent search parameters was live-streamed for members of the community. The virtual meeting can be viewed below.
GFHS freshman Jason Hall has been recognized again for making a big difference in the lives of children in our region. Through his “Cans for Kids” bottle and can drive to benefit Operation Santa Claus, Jason has donated several thousand dollars to the non-profit that provides new clothes to children in Warren, Washington, Essex, Northern …
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The Glens Falls wrestling team broke 48-year losing streak on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 and defeated Queensbury by a score of 39-36. The team was led by victories from Killian Batchelder, Avi Berg, Ayden Grieve, Skyler Sturdevant and Jacob Pregent. The win was made possible by an Eli Johnson comeback pin and a Gavin Williams …
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The Board of Education’s December 20th Technology Committee meeting will be live-streamed for members of the community. The virtual meeting begins at 6 p.m. and can be viewed at the link below. Meeting participants must be logged in using a GFSD-domain email address. If you don’t have one, please follow the steps below to register …
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Earlier in November was National School Psychology Week, highlighting the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. This year’s theme was “Let’s Get in GEAR.” The theme’s acronym provides a challenge to grow both personally and professionally. It encourages us to engage in best practices and advocate for children’s access to mental health and learning supports. To rise implies resilience and …
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Dear Parents and Guardians: We’re reaching out to families today because we’ve received calls and emails about a post on TikTok that has gone viral. We’ve heard from colleagues in other school districts where students are talking about this same post, which makes a vague reference to school violence on Friday, Dec. 17. Although a …
