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Frank Kelly and Elliana Famodu named Dutchmen of the Week for the week of Jan. 13

Congratulations to Frank Kelly (Varsity Basketball) and Elliana Famodu (Varsity Wrestling) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of Jan. 13. Frank Kelly (Varsity Basketball) Frank Kelly, Guilderland’s 6’9″ senior center, dominated the paint and led the Dutchmen to a gritty 2-point victory over Burnt Hills recently. Leveraging his size and …

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EJ Taber and Julien French named Dutchmen of the Week for the week of Jan. 6

Congratulations to EJ Taber (Varsity Bowling) and Julien French (Modified Basketball) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of Jan. 6. EJ Taber (Varsity Bowling) Freshman EJ Taber has vaulted himself to the top of the rankings in Section 2 bowling. Recently, he threw a 751 triple vs. Averill park and a 711 triple vs. CBA …

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Jan. 24 update: Lunar New Year; Gov. Hochul visit; facilities committee update; Future City team advances to national competition; no school Jan. 29

A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, This Wednesday, Jan. 22, was a very busy day at Farnsworth Middle School! In addition to hosting a Lunar New Year student assembly, facilitated by performers from the Chinese Community Center, FMS also had the honor of a visit from Gov. Kathy Hochul. The governor visited FMS …

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Gov. Hochul visits FMS to announce plan to ensure distraction-free schools

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Farnsworth Middle School to unveil a plan to make distraction-free learning environments by restricting smartphone use in K-12 schools statewide. Before an audience of Guilderland Central School District students, teachers, administrators and board members as well as local, county and state elected officials and education leaders, …

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Assembly educates FMS students about Lunar New Year

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, performers from the Chinese Community Center visited Farnsworth Middle School to educate students and celebrate Lunar New Year. 2024-25 is the first academic year the Guilderland Central School District is observing Lunar New Year; there will be no school for students on Wednesday, Jan. 28. This is the result of legislation …

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FMS team places first in regional Future City Competition for third consecutive year

Team advances to national competition in Washington, D.C. On January 18, the Farnsworth Middle School Future City team won first place in the Future City regional competition for the third year in a row. The FMS team competed against other Capital Region schools to advance to the national competition, which will be held in Washington, …

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Brooke Lilley and Hasika Donepudi named Dutchmen of the Week for the week of Dec 23.

Congratulations to Brooke Lilley (Varsity Basketball) and Hasika Donepudi (Varsity Gymnastics) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for Dec. 23 to Jan. 5. Brooke Lilley (Varsity Basketball) Brooke helped lead her team to three wins over the holiday break, posting a stat line of 24.7 points, 5.7 assists, 5 steals and 4.6 rebounds per game over those games. Her team …

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Klaidi Gjini and Jocelyn Wolfe named Dutchmen of the Week for the week of Dec 16.

Congratulations to Klaidi Gjini (Varsity Ice Hockey) and Jocelyn Wolfe (Varsity Gymnastics) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of December 16th. Klaidi Gjini (Varsity Ice Hockey) With two goals vs North East Clinton Cougars during the Applebees Winter Classic held in Plattsburgh, Klaidi led The Storm to a 3-0 victory and surpassed Charlie Mulligan for Career All-Time points from a Guilderland …

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Gautam Donepudi and Madyson Hamilton named Dutchmen of the Week for the week of Dec 9.

Congratulations to Gautam Donepudi (JV Wrestling) and Madyson Hamilton (Varsity Basketball) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of December 9th.  Gautam Donepudi (JV Wrestling) Gautam is an exceptional young man! He won his match against Bethlehem last Wednesday by pin in the first period to help secure the win for his team. Gautum is a great teammate. He is always matside cheering everyone …

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Ten fall sports teams earn Scholar-Athlete recognition

  Ten of the 13 Guilderland Central School District fall sports teams qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team Award. To earn this recognition, 75% of the team’s roster must have an average grade point average (GPA) greater than or equal to 90.00. See the list of teams below. …

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