Congratulations to the newest members of DCS’ National Honor Society, who were inducted during a special ceremony held Wednesday evening in Joe Bena Hall: Sophia Bastiani Jacob Bemis Heather Black Tyler Drexel Victoria Gentile Murphy Hyde Evelyn Kosier Owen Lohret Alexandra Moses Hannah Mulhern Kaitlyn O’Hanlon Virginia Tower Our NEW members join the following current …
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Holliday set to join International Union of Operating Engineers 158 as Commercial Construction/Heavy Equipment operator after graduation James Holliday is a senior at Duanesburg Central School District who is counting down the days until his June 24 graduation, just like the rest of his classmates. The difference with James, is that he already has a …
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Jessica Rose Archambeault has been named valedictorian for the class of 2022 at Duanesburg Central School. Next year, Archambeault plans to attend SUNY Binghamton where she will major in biomedical engineering, with an additional pre-med track. She aspires to attend medical school and work for a local hospital or organization as a residential dermatologist. She …
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Community will vote on proposed $18.60 million budget Tuesday, May 17 Duanesburg Central School District’s Board of Education adopted the district’s proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year by unanimous vote at the board’s regular meeting held Tuesday, April 12. The proposed $18.60 million budget maintains current programming, as well as all athletics and extracurricular …
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After several years of interruption, accelerated programs in both math and science for DCS middle school students will return for the 2022-23 school year. Students entering seventh grade will have the opportunity to take accelerated classes in both math and/or science and will be selected for an advanced level course using screenings assessments administered at …
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Time to start thinking about summer plans! DCS is offering students entering grades 6-9 the chance to participate in FREE camps this summer, focused around STEAM topics (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). Three different week-long sessions will take place at the Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School each day from 9 a.m.-noon, with bus transportation available. …
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Almost 30 DCS community members, teachers, staff and students participated in a virtual workshop Tuesday night, with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jim Niedermeier and representatives from Ashley McGraw Architects, to build a collective vision for the future of Duanesburg’s educational facilities and provide input on an upcoming capital project that will be voted on September …
Students in Kevin DiTondo’s Studio Art class recently completed sculpture projects, after studying the works of Swedish-American artist Claes Oldenurg. Students started with a drawing of their sculpture and then used a variety of materials to turn their drawings into life-size models – plaster wrap, cardboard, matboard, foamcore, newspaper, paint and hot glue. The sculptures …
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Lady Eagles play regional game against Northern Adirondack on Sunday, March 13 Duanesburg’s girls varsity basketball team with coach Chris Herron, made history this year when they brought home DCS’ first ever girls basketball Class C sectional title with a 64-47 defeat over Greenwich. The Lady Eagles will now represent Section 2 in the NYSPHSAA …
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For the first time since the fall of 2019, students at Duanesburg Junior-Senior High School will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an audience when the Duanesburg Drama Club presents “Disney’s High School Musical Jr.” on Friday, March 18 (7:00 p.m.), Saturday, March 19 (7:00 p.m.) and Sunday, March 20 (2:00 p.m.) …
