As you also know, health and safety guidance from the state and local health departments related to COVID-19 continues to evolve. While the latest state guidance removes the mask requirement, the following health and safety protocols remain in place: Regardless of vaccination status, if a student tests positive for COVID-19 they must isolate for a …
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SUNY Schenectady to host a virtual informational session for DCS students and families at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 Did you know that students at Duanesburg Junior-Senior High School have the opportunity to earn credits towards an associate degree while they’re still in high school? The “DSC+1” program with SUNY Schenectady launched in Fall …
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Dear DCS Community: As you may have heard, earlier today the governor announced that the state mask mandate will be lifted as of this Wednesday, March 2nd. Therefore, beginning Wednesday, masks will be optional in DCS school buildings and on school transportation. As always, we will continue to work with our local county health officials as …
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Dear DCS Community: Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for masking, and in particular, updated guidelines for masking in schools. Currently, Duanesburg CSD is in the new CDC “Green Zone,” which means that we have a low risk of infection. In cooperation with the other superintendents of the region, I have signed …
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Digital tickets now available for purchase at GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAII With a first round win over Hadley-Luzerne this past weekend, our top-seeded Lady Eagles are now into the quarterfinal round of the Section 2 Class C tournament. They will play #8 seed Cambridge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23 at Duanesburg High School. There will be TWO quarterfinal games at …
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DCS’ girls varsity basketball team with head coach Chris Herron topped Berne-Knox-Westerlo this week by a score of 67-49 to win the 2022 WAC championship, marking the first time in a decade that Duanesburg has won the league title. The Lady Eagles also finished the regular season undefeated in league play — an accomplishment that …
Sign-ups for spring athletics are now taking place on rSchool. 2022 spring athletic programs for our students in grades 7-12 will include: Boys Baseball: Modified, Varsity Girls Softball: Modified (depending on numbers), JV/Varsity Boys Track and Field: Modified, Varsity Girls Track and Field: Modified, Varsity JV/Varsity athletics will begin on Monday, March 14 and modified …
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Duanesburg’s JV and varsity Masterminds teams are off to a great start this year, with the varsity team currently in second place in the league, and the JV team in first place! Masterminds is a quiz bowl-style academic competition for high school students. Matches are played in eight-minute halves with each school playing four students …
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Best of luck to our Duanesburg varsity bowling team and head coach Chris Wyanski at sectionals on Friday, February 11 at Boulevard Bowl in Schenectady. The team is coming off of the recent WAC Championship tournament, in which junior Tyler Drexel earned the title of League Co-MVP. Wyanski – who has coached the team for …
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Dear DCS Community: I hope that you are all thawing out from last week. I wanted to share an update about some things currently going on: Mask Mandate At a press conference today, the governor indicated that the statewide indoor mask mandate for businesses will be repealed effective tomorrow, but the mask mandate for schools …
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