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Dear DCS families,  Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed by Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) that an Elementary School student has tested positive for COVID-19. SCPHS has conducted contact tracing and several members of the school community are being quarantined.  This results in the need for second grade only to go fully …

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The Jr./Sr. High School’s annual Wellness Week has gone virtual. We are excited to share a week’s worth of resources on the Wellness Week Google page. There are videos and activities available for each day of the week. Our activities are made possible thanks to our special guests, including DCS mental health counselor Yvonne Lerner, teachers …

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Dear DCS Community: Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a student in the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19.  This student was last in the building on February 3.  We were also notified that an Elementary School student has tested positive. This student member was last at work on February …

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Dear DCS Community: Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a student in the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19.  This student was last in the building on Jan. 28.  Three students have been quarantined in association with this case. If you have not yet been contacted, your child will not …

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Livestreaming athletics events DCS is livestreaming at-home athletics events on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4QqT8Jzrxs8uGS7rCyHccg/featured. We are pleased to connect our community to these events through livestreams, as spectators are currently not allowed to attend athletics events in-person because of COVID-19 health and safety measures. Please continue to support our student athletes by watching them. Go Eagles! Feb. …

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DES’s annual Wellness Week has gone virtual. We are excited to share a week’s worth of resources on the Wellness Week’s Google page. There are videos and activities available for each day of the week. Our activities are made possible thanks to our special guests, including local mental health counselor Powell Cucciella, Dr. Rebecca Evans, …

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Feb. 5 update Dear DCS Community:  Based on the information we have gathered from families today, we have determined that we will be able to open for in-person learning for grades PK-5 beginning on Monday, February 8.  Instruction for grades 6-12 will remain remote and will reopen for in-person instruction following Winter Break on February …

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Dear DCS community:  Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a student in the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 29. The district has taken immediate steps to notify Schenectady County Public Health Services, which indicated the need to quarantine several students …

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Dear DCS families,  The Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a member of the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive and another individual in an unrelated case in the Jr/Sr High School is presumed positive for COVID-19.  The district has taken immediate steps to notify Schenectady County Public Health Services. The district is working …

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Students can now earn an associate’s degree while still in high school  Students at Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School can get a jumpstart on their college education through a new partnership with SUNY Schenectady. The college has expanded its offerings so students can earn an associate’s degree while still in high school or within a year …

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