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New Lebanon Central School Scholarships & Awards 2013
Josten Honor Award – for the highest grade point average for four years with a weighted GPA of 101.29 – the Class Valedictorian Kayla Carson
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Josten Honor Award – for the second highest grade point average for four years with a weighted GPA of 97.85 – the Class Salutatorian Jill Risco
[Read more…] about Congratulations to the New Lebanon Class of 2013
Twenty-nine students from across the Tech Valley Region closed one chapter of their learning careers Saturday, June 15, as they graduated from Tech Valley High School. But for all of the graduates, the next chapter of learning is right around the corner as 93 percent of the class is heading on to college and the remaining two students are enlisting in the United States Air Force to pursue careers as officers and pilots.
[Read more…] about Local Students Graduate From Tech Valley High School
The New Lebanon High School Travel Club will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon on Sunday, June 23, from 9 to 11:30 am. Breakfast includes two pancakes, two sausages, two pieces of bacon and a beverage.
Tickets are being sold by Travel Club members for $20 for a family of five, $5 per person and $2 for children four and under. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
For more information please visit www.newlebanoncsd.org. All proceeds will benefit the Travel Club. Thank you for your support.
by Thaddeus Flint
Olympic gold medallist runner, Joan Benoit Samuelson, was at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School in New Lebanon last Friday, the day before the Freihofer’s Run for Women on Saturday. Samuelson, who became the first-ever women’s Olympic marathon champion after winning the gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, came to speak to the children as part of the 35th Annual Freihofer’s Run for Women “Elite Athlete Visitation” program.
[Read more…] about Olympic Marathon Gold Medallist Visits The Walter B. Howard Elementary School
by Thaddeus Flint
The New Lebanon Central School District budget easily passed Tuesday, with 231 votes in favor of and 53 against.
The $12,440,790 budget for the 2013-14 school year comes with zero percent increase in the tax levy.
A proposition to renovate the District’s bus garage also passed with 202 votes for the $1.2 million project and 75 against it.
School Board Vice President Raymond Sowalski, who championed the demolition of the historic Union Free School building, failed in his bid for re-election. Sowalski received 121 votes, while Martha Esposito received 175 votes. Tim Lambert and Sharon Putnam each took in 172 votes. Alexis McDonald received 97 votes. Esposito and Putnam will be new to the Board, Lambert served from 2008 to 2011.
Current Board Members, JoAnn Gavrity and David Kroboth, did not run for re-election.
On Thursday, May 23, at 9 am, the New Lebanon Jr./Sr. High School will be hosting its Third Annual Memorial Day Assembly to honor our servicemen and women and all who gave their lives in defense of our country.
All veterans and current members of any branch of the military are invited to join the American Legion Post #1236 of New Lebanon and the Berkshire Chapter 65 Vietnam Veterans of America in the high school gymnasium as our honored guests. Family and community members are also welcomed and encouraged to attend the festivities in memory of our fallen heroes and in celebration of those who serve.
submitted by Caitlin Dederick
New Lebanon sophomore Christine Bienes won the Student Courage Award presented to her at the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change. The award honors those who actively show personal courage by taking positive actions against racism, prejudice, bias-related violence and other forms of intolerance in their community.
[Read more…] about A New Lebanon Student Wins Student Courage Award
The proposed 2013-2014 school budget includes funding for a district-wide Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program for resident children who reach the age of four on or before December 1, 2013. For 2013-2014, the Pre-K program will expand from a two and a half hour program to a full school day program. Transportation by the NLCS District is available when a Pre-K child is at least four years old. The program is located at the Walter B. Howard Elementary School, and children will follow the school arrival and dismissal times, approximately 8:20 am to 3:15 pm, as well as the school calendar for attendance.
The program is provided by Questar III and the New Lebanon Central School District in collaboration with Capital District Beginnings. This comprehensive and enriched program utilizes the NYS Pre-K Foundation for the Common Core and the Creative Curriculum to focus on child-centered activities to develop strong foundational skills in early literacy and numeracy, social skills, and kindergarten readiness skills.
Families of eligible children are asked to register their child by calling the Walter B. Howard office for a registration packet at 794-8554 x3002. Phone and in-person registration packet requests are being accepted through the month of April and packets will be mailed on May 1. The completed packet must be returned to the district by May 20 for consideration in the program. Families must provide a copy of documentation to show proof of residency, a birth or baptismal certificate and, if applicable, custody/guardian papers prior to final enrollment in the program.
Once the packet is received, a letter of receipt will follow with more information regarding registration, screening, parent/guardian orientation, etc.
Registration will remain open after May 20, 2013. A waiting list may occur if more eligible four year old students apply than there is space. If the maximum enrollment number is not met, the District will pursue eligible three year-olds who will be integrated with the four year old program. Children eligible for kindergarten are not eligible for Pre-K.
If your child meets the eligibility requirements stated above and you would like an enrollment packet mailed to you, please contact Lisa Kreutziger at 794-8554×3002.
by Thaddeus Flint
The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) has chosen the New Lebanon Central School District as one of three winners in its inaugural Be the Change for Kids Innovation Awards.
Out of 38 schools from 36 districts, New Lebanon, along with the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District and the Rondout Valley Central School District, was chosen by the NYSSBA and the University at Albany’s College of NanoScale Science & Engineering to receive $5,000 toward the continuation of its program. The programs were judged by scientists from NanoCollege.
[Read more…] about NLCSD Wins State Award
submitted by Dan Evans
New Lebanon met Berlin on their field on Saturday, October 13, for an early match in the frost. New Lebanon came out and was able to score early in the first half on keeper Mike Reger who has only allowed two league goals this season. Justin Bingham found Mark McCarty making a run to the six who knocked it in. [Read more…] about Tigers Fight Off Mountaineers In Tight Soccer Match
