Dear GCSD Families, On Thursday, March 20, the Guilderland Central School District was informed that a Farnsworth Middle School teacher was arrested by the Guilderland Police Department and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree stemming from a lengthy investigation that began in 2021. Upon learning of the arrest, the Guilderland …
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Guilderland High School seniors Landon Kinal and Nathaniel Burke recently capped off a historic cross country ski season. At sectional competition, the GHS boys cross country ski team finished on the podium in second place for the second consecutive season. Landon and Nathaniel were big reasons why, qualifying for the New York State Public High …
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District addresses deficit; proposed budget preserves programs and is within tax levy limit District Priorities | Planning | Challenges | Recommendations | Summary On Tuesday, March 4, Guilderland Central School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Wiles and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Andrew Van Alstyne presented the draft budget for the 2025-26 school year …
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Guilderland High School senior Isak Brkanovic won a state title in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.52 seconds at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys’ Swimming and Diving State Championships held at Ithaca College’s Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. Brkanovic became the first GHS boys’ swimmer to win a state …
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Ten Guilderland High School students had artwork selected for the 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition. Their work is on display at the exhibition at The Albany Center Gallery until Thursday, March 20. The gallery is located at 488 Broadway, Suite 107, Albany. This year, 25 school districts submitted an impressive total of 526 …
The board of education budget development workshop will be held on Tuesday, Mar. 11, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Large Group Instruction (LGI) room at Guilderland High School and is open to the public. Members of the GCSD community are welcome to attend and encouraged to voice ideas, questions and …
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Eight Guilderland High School students had artwork selected for the 31st Annual Fulton Montgomery Community College Juried Regional High School Art Exhibition. Their work is on display at the Perrella Gallery until Thursday, Mar. 13, when there will be a reception and an award ceremony from 6-7:30 p.m. Congratulations to the following students and their …
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Tickets on sale now The Guilderland Players will present their spring musical “My Favorite Year,” based on the book by Joseph Dougherty with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Performances will be held on Mar. 6-8 at 7 p.m. and Mar. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Guilderland High School auditorium. Tickets …
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UPK program offered in partnership with community partners March 17 Update: The Guilderland Central School District is aware of the announced closure of All Saints Catholic Academy. The district is working diligently to be able to offer the same number of UPK seats for the 2025-26 school year. The Guilderland Central School District is offering …
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The general calendar for the 2025-26 academic year was adopted by the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education on February 11, 2025. Download a PDF copy of the 2025-26 academic general student calendar here. This calendar lists the following conference days and holidays: July 4, 2024: Holiday for Employees Sept. 1: Labor Day (Closed) …
