In March 2020, Pine Bush Elementary third grade students in Mrs. Monlea’s art class started a project based on Claude Monet’s gardens at Giverny. They created beautiful clay pieces which were in the drying stage when school was closed across New York state. These art pieces sat dormant for the remainder of the school year. …
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Congratulations to Gianna Fonti (Junior Varsity Cheer) and Isabella Ayers (Junior Varsity) Basketball) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of November 29. Gianna works hard at being a leader on her team. She comes in early to help out the new cheerleaders and is always one of the last to leave at the end of practice. …
A message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, There is no shortage of troubling news all around us and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic continue, now with a new variant that has just reached New York State. While it might be natural for us to feel discouraged, I encourage everyone to remain diligent …
Will Gibney to have a book signing event on Dec. 12 Guilderland High School student Will Gibney, who spent the past two years writing and illustrating a book that has now been published, is having a book signing event to celebrate the release of “My Boy, Will”. Will wrote and illustrated this book to raise …
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On Monday, Nov. 22, the Guilderland Central School District partnered with the Albany County Department of Health to host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic. A total of 295 vaccinations were administered, which included 205 first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine given to students 5-11 years old. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is a two-dose vaccination; the …
A message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, Since this is a short school week, my communication to you will be brief as well. Yesterday GCSD partnered with the Albany County Department of Health to host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Guilderland Elementary School. It was well attended with more than 300 vaccinations administered; …
A message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, There’s a chill in the air which reminds us that winter isn’t too far off and with winter, comes snow. I would like to remind you of the Guilderland Central School District’s inclement weather procedures. Schools will be closed when snow or poor road conditions make …
Mary Elizabeth (Birdie) O’Brien was named Guilderland Elementary School Young Artist of the Month. Birdie is in Mrs. Ruhl’s third grade class and loves art. Mrs. Bollentin, the art teacher at GES, said “Birdie loves art and I can see her desire to improve her art skills each week. She is always looking at her work …
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Congratulations to Will Cusato (Varsity Cross Country) and Cadence Brewer (Varsity Football) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of October 25. Will Cusato is a senior captain on the team who had an incredible race at the Suburban Council Championships. He came in 12th place overall, with a season’s best …
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Congratulations to Tor Rollins (Varsity Soccer) and Tyler McDonnell (Modified Soccer) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of October 18. As a junior and first year varsity player, Tor has risen to the top of the Suburban Council as a goalie. She was named a Suburban Council 1st Team All …
