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GHS Students Win 2024 Congressional App Challenge

  Three talented students from Guilderland High School have been named winners of the prestigious 2024 Congressional App Challenge for New York’s 20th Congressional District. Congratulations to Anthony Egan, Atri Dey, and Joshua Ko! This annual competition, hosted by Congressman Paul Tonko, encourages students nationwide to develop original software applications, fostering innovation and interest in …

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Dec. 19 update: distraction-free schools; FMS cereal box domino event; GHS SOS; change to Google services; holiday recess

A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, One of the goals Guilderland Central School District leaders set for the 2024-25 school year is to strengthen connections and relationships among students, teachers, staff, families and the Guilderland community. Here are a few examples of how we’re making great progress towards that objective. Distraction-free Schools Panel …

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Sources of Strength program at GHS fosters growth and community

At Guilderland High School, the Sources of Strength (SOS) program empowers students not only to be kind to others, but also to themselves. Assistant Principal Ann-Marie Holmes, the program’s main advisor, strives to help students build leadership skills through engaged training. This approach consists of both discussions and activities led by GHS faculty members who …

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Important notice: change to Google Services

The Guilderland Central School District Technology Department has recently been informed by the New York State Education Department that we are required to make some changes to the way students use Google services. This is a change being made statewide because of the constraints of NYS EdLaw 2-d as well as Google’s inability to meet …

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Important Notification for Parents and Guardians, Dec. 11, 2024

Please see an important message below from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear Parents and Guardians, The New York State Division of Parole through local law enforcement agencies has instituted a policy whereby school administrators are notified of paroled sex offenders living or working in our school district. Specifically, we were provided the name …

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A message from Board of Education President Blanca Gonzalez-Parker

Dear GCSD Community, As you may be aware, on Oct. 23, Guilderland Central School District Superintendent Dr. Wiles announced her intent to retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year. In doing so, Dr. Wiles provided the Board of Education and school community with the professional courtesy of affording sufficient time to conduct a …

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District to hold panel discussion on distraction-free school environment, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

GCSD Board of Education to consider a cellphone-free policy On Monday, Dec. 9, 7-8:30 p.m., the Guilderland Central School District will host a panel discussion on distraction-free school environments. This is an information gathering session for the school community and will help inform a cellphone-free policy the Board of Education is considering. The panel discussion …

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Dec. 2 update: cellphone-free panel; facilities committee update; LINQ Connect fees; donations for FMS cereal box domino event

A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I hope each and every Guilderland Central School District family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and extended weekend. Now that classes have resumed, there are just three weeks of school remaining in 2024. This is a very busy time, as we are working on several important initiatives, …

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GCSD mourns the loss of GHS teacher and coach Christine Cochrane

It is with great sorrow that we inform our school community of a tremendous loss. This past weekend, Christine Cochrane, a Guilderland High School teacher, passed away. Ms. Cochrane joined the district in Sept. 2023 as a GHS mathematics teacher and girls varsity soccer coach. Prior to joining the Guilderland Central School District, Ms. Cochrane …

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GHS Wind Ensemble to perform at NYSSMA state conference

The Guilderland High School Wind Ensemble has been chosen to perform at the 88th Annual Winter Conference of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) in Rochester, NY. The wind ensemble will be featured in the Friday morning concert hour on Dec. 6 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The GHS group is the …

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