Eight Guilderland High School students who were selected as 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in the fall have now advanced to the finalist level of the competition. The eight GHS students are Joanna Chen, Michael Cheng, Colleen Grimshaw, Abhishikth Nadella, Tianli Qu, Grace Wei, Michael Wong and Ian Zhang. The National Merit Scholarship Program is …
A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, February is Black History month, an annual observance that honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. For those families who would like to learn more about Black History month, the Guilderland Public Library has many resources available for elementary school-aged children, including discovery pages. Families …
Six Guilderland Central School District teachers have been named to the New York State Master Teacher Program. On Feb. 4, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the following GCSD teachers were accepted into the four-year program: Deborah Boyce, Guilderland High School, Biology Max Corbett, Guilderland High School, Technology Stacy DiMura, Farnsworth Middle School, Technology Jared Foro, Guilderland …
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Elise Upton was named Guilderland Elementary School Young Artist of the Month. Elise is a fifth grade student in Mrs. Rossi’s class and is very thoughtful with her artwork. She is willing to adapt her plan as she works but is also able to envision how she will work to complete her idea. She plans …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, As the budget development process continues, Assistant Superintendent for Business Neil Sanders has detailed different aspects of the Guilderland Central School District budget to the Board of Education. Read about his presentation on the rollover budget here. 2022-2023 school budget ThoughtExchange GCSD has launched a 2022-23 …
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Darshana Saravanakumar was named Westmere Elementary School Young Artist of the Month. Darshana is a fifth grade student and has demonstrated the artist habit of mind: develop craft. For the past few years, Darshana has been dedicated to practicing and developing her craft by creating art in her sketchbook. She often practices in her free …
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At the Dec. 7, 2021, board of education meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Business Neil Sanders made the first in a series of budget presentations to the board. Calling them “budget vignettes”, Mr. Sanders will detail different aspects of the Guilderland Central School District budget and the development process to the GCSD Board of Education and …
The Guilderland Central School District is in the process of developing the budget for the 2022-23 school year and will release a first draft of the budget at the Board of Education meeting on March 8, 2022. Input from various stakeholders groups in the Guilderland school community is critical to the budget development process. To …
A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, As we communicated to Guilderland Central School District families last week, the court proceedings involving the mask mandate in the state of New York are ongoing. Last night, an appellate state court issued a decision and order granting the NYS Department of Health’s request for a …
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The book drives runs from Feb. 1-Feb. 16 All seven Guilderland Central School District schools will serve as collection sites for Project: Cameron’s Story, a not-for-profit organization that collects new children’s books for families of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at more than a dozen hospitals throughout New York state. This is …
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