Category: High School News

On Sunday, September 8, 2019, at 2:00PM, in the Glens Falls High School Auditorium, a ceremony will be 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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We’re celebrating so much this month in Glens Falls City Schools … including the Times Union High School Sports Awards with winners Tyrell Gooden, the GF Boys Basketball Team, and Joseph Girard III!! At last week’s awards ceremony, Tyrell took home the Fan Frenzy Award, and was nominated this way: “Tyrell is the heart and …

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When the Schenectady Daily Gazette published its annual Student Gazette in June, it included articles by two writers from GFHS! Junior Tess Harrington and freshman Robin Gorton were honored for their winning entries in the Daily Gazette’s annual newspaper competition for students in the region. The Gazette received hundreds of entries from schools across the …

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Three graduating seniors from Glens Falls have been honored for completing the Early College Career Academy! Thompson Collins and Austin Montello earned certificates in Business & Entrepreneurship, while Sydney Badger earned her certificate in New Media. ECCA is a partnership program between SUNY Adirondack and WSWHE BOCES in which students earn industry-recognized certifications, and participate in …

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Nearly a hundred Glens Falls High School students were recognized in May with a VIP award for putting one of the school’s core values into action: Positivity (optimism, the student views challenges as opportunities for growth) Kindness (the student is friendly and generous, the student builds others up) Perseverance (persistence, the student doesn’t give up …

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Glens Falls City School District recognizes national Teacher Appreciation Week by highlighting committed and enthusiastic teachers from every one of our schools each day of the week! Read on for an inside interview with Jeremy Bouteiller—one of the most dynamic teachers around our district. Recognizing our outstanding educators in GF Nation: Wednesday, 5.8.19 Jeremy Bouteiller: …

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The Glens Falls High School Mock Trial team finished off its great season with a second-place finish in the Warren County Finals on Tuesday, April 2nd!  “First, we made it to semi-finals, winning against Salem,” says team advisor Donna Bates. “Then, we competed in the Warren County finals at the Warren County Courthouse against Hudson …

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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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