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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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At a press conference today, the governor indicated that the statewide indoor mask mandate for businesses will be repealed effective tomorrow, but the mask mandate for schools …
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February is Career and Technical Education Month! Capital Region BOCES’ CTE programs are designed to further students’ education by giving them hands-on experience to better prepare them for the workforce or to continue their education at college or trade school. BOCES CTE offers a number of different programs for students to participate in like Electrical …
Duanesburg Elementary School’s Community Service Club is hosting a read-a-thon throughout the month of February to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, an organization dedicated to helping children and families, especially those struggling with childhood illnesses and injuries. They work to keep families together and close to the care …
Dear DCS Community: As I alerted you last night, on Monday, Jan. 24, a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that the way the state created its mask mandate was unconstitutional and a violation of state law. However, following a court hearing today, a “stay” was issued on this decision. This means that the mask …
Dear DCS Community: Several of you have already contacted the district to make us aware of a NYS Supreme Court Justice from Nassau County’s ruling regarding the school mask mandate. The New York State Education Department issued the following statement to school districts about this ruling: “The State Education Department understands that Nassau County Supreme …
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