More than 20 Duanesburg High School wrestling alumni cheered on Duanesburg’s varsity team as they defeated Canajoharie-Fort Plain 69-17 on Thursday, Dec. 12. The team was back in action all day Saturday at Duanesburg’s Doc Davis Memorial Tournament, defeating Ellenville (84-6), Albany (81-12), Our Lady of Lourdes (66-21), and Schuylerville (60-22) on their way to …
Congratulations to the girls basketball team for winning the Delhi tournament the weekend of Dec. 7. They are 3-0 and off to a great start this season.
A partnership with a local tattoo artist is bringing ancient, complex societies and traditions to life for DES 5th graders, who recently learned how to paint vibrant, colorful, sugar skull images during a gray, winter day. “In my 22 years of teaching, this has to be one of the best partnerships that I have brought …
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Duanesburg Elementary 5th graders learn much more than history, English/language arts and other academic subjects when they work on their bottle people project. While researching and creating a model of a famous person of interest to them and then sharing their knowledge with others, they also learn about themselves. And what did they learn? View …
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Congratulations to Duanesburg’s fall sports teams: All of them have been named Scholar-Athlete teams by the New York Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). They qualified for recognition as Scholar-Athletes by achieving a team average of 90% or higher. Fall sports at DCS include golf, cross country, swimming, soccer, volleyball, and football. Go Eagles!
National Honor Society member students lent a hand at the Salvation Army in Schenectady on Friday, Nov. 15, helping to prepare and serve about 75 meals. The student volunteer annually at the Salvation Army as a service to the greater community.
To celebrate Hispanic heritage, Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School students decorated a bulletin board with pictures of important Hispanic people, and they and Spanish teacher Isabel Kalin dressed up as Hispanic Americans who have influenced our country.
On Friday, Nov. 8, the girls varsity swim team “had an amazing day with time drops from everyone, with 11 of 13 swimmers returning to swim in Saturday’s finals,” reported PE Director Penny Hardenstine. The team then finished their season by taking third at the Section 2 Division 2 championships. Abie O’Donnell won the 100-yard …
Thank you for your service. Duanesburg Elementary held their annual Veterans Assembly on Nov. 7, hosting and honoring several local residents and all who have served or are currently in the military. Veteran Leonard Porcaro sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” veteran Brenda Schworm was the keynote speaker and veteran Norman Miller bugled “Taps.” Veterans also …
Students in Duanesburg High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter honored veterans near and far by planting a garden of American flags in front of their school, while also raising more than $125 to help local veterans. The students and advisor Michele Hall offered the small flags for a $1 donation, and each …
