Duanesburg Elementary School is considering moving from a quarterly reporting period to a trimester schedule for next school year. Interim reports, parent conferences and continuous parent/guardian communication would still take place, with standards-based feedback being provided. A trimester system would provide teachers with more time to cover content, and students with more time to …
Eagle wrestling is going strong! Jan. 18-19, the varsity team placed third at the Ichabod Crane Duals. Congratulations to senior captain Cadan Landauer on winning his 100th career match and going 8-0 on the weekend. Team member and Schoharie senior Austin Lints broke his school’s wins record of 167 by going 7-1. January 23 was …
What can a once-regally dressed but then battered china rabbit teach young people about reading, life and living with others? At Duanesburg Elementary School, plenty. From their October kick-off assembly, to reading “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo with their classmates and families, to volunteering to create culminating projects, DES students fully …
She did it! Varsity basketball player Madison Meyer scored her 1,000th point at the Jan. 10, 2020 game vs. Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Duanesburg won the game, but both teams showed their sportsmanship and support for Madison’s achievement. Congrats to Madison and Coach Chris Herron. Go Eagles! Watch the coverage on CBS-6 TV, Albany at: https://cbs6albany.com/sports/content/madison-meyer-scores-1000th-point-in-duanesburgs-win-over-bkw Watch the …
When teachers and administrators in neighboring school districts team up, their positive impact on student learning grows exponentially, with benefits reaching even beyond their own classrooms to across New York State. The State Education Department (SED) recently recognized Duanesburg’s ongoing partnership with five area school districts and the Capital Region BOCES to develop teaching points …
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Duanesburg does it once again: DCS has been ranked among the Academic Top 100 school districts in upstate New York by Buffalo Business First, which looked at four years of graduation rates, student performance and test results. The rankings were completed this fall. DCS: small schools, big impact. Thank you to our students, staff and …
When DCS cast their budget ballots each May, they are also typically asked to vote on replacing a small number of school buses. The purchases are part of the district’s planned bus replacement program that keeps the fleet of vehicles that transport our children in safe, working order and in line with New York State …
Duanesburg students and staff truly embody the DCS theme of Small schools, Big impact. Here are just a few ways they shared their spirit for the good of their community this holiday season. Providing for a family in need National Honor Society students donated $220 and purchased pots and pans, a hoodie, a blender, silverware …
DCS 8th grader and Student Council representative Breeanna Moss established a Giving Tree in the main high school office to help the Albany Ronald McDonald House and the Schoharie Valley Animal Shelter, causes that are dear to her. In a short video, Breeanna explains why. All are invited during school hours to take an ornament …
Students in Duanesburg’s chapter of the National Honor Society are making the holidays happier for a local family in need after a successful fundraising effort. “NHS members really pulled through this year,” said chapter advisor Lisa Della Rocco. “Together, the 17 students and their families donated $220 and purchased pots and pans, a hoodie, a …
