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Twelfth Annual Holiday Toy Drive This month-long drive, sponsored by the Guilderland Teaching Assistant Unit of the Guilderland Teacher’s Association, collects new, unwrapped toys, games, and books for local children in need during the holidays. The donated gifts are distributed to children from St. Catherine’s Center who are awaiting foster care and children from locals …

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Please see the message from Superintendent, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I am writing to inform you of three new positive COVID-19 cases that the district learned about yesterday and today. We are working with the Albany County Department of Health to determine who needs to quarantine, and they are reaching out to the …

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Please see the message regarding athletics from GCSD Athletic Director, David Austin: Dear GCSD Families, We understand that student-athletes, families and coaches have been eagerly anticipating winter sports sign-ups and the start of the winter sports season. NYSPHSAA, Section 2 and the Suburban Council, have worked tirelessly to put together a winter season with our …

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Parents/guardians were notified on Nov. 5 that the selection of instruction type and district transportation needs for each of their children for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year (Feb.-June.) were due by November 20, 2020.  What selections needed to be made? Families need to select for each of their children: Type of instruction, …

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Earlier today we learned that an individual of the GHS school community tested positive for COVID-19. GHS Principal, Michael Piscitelli is working with the Albany County Department of Health to assist with contact tracing and to determine who will need to quarantine as a result. The Department of Health will follow up with those individuals. …

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On the afternoon of Friday, November 13, the district learned that three individuals connected to Guilderland High School and one individual connected to Farnsworth Middle School have tested positive for COVID-19.  The district and the principals from GHS and FMS are working with the Albany County Department of Health (ACDOH) to supply contact tracing information. …

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On Nov. 5, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced the January 2021 High School Regents Examinations have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation applies to all Regents Examinations scheduled for January. No decisions have been made regarding the June and August 2021 administrations of Regents Examinations or any of the …

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