Brett Miller, the current principal of Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, has been appointed as principal of Saratoga Springs High School effective Aug. 3.  To read more from Dr. Janice White, superintendent of schools, click here.

2009-10 News Archive

April-June 2010

• Maple Avenue Middle School Awards Night: June 2010
• Maple Avenue Middle School Grade 8 Awards Night: June 2010
• Saratoga Springs High School Awards Night: June 2010
• Class of 2010 Top 10 Students
• Alum Luke Moellman (Class of 2004) wins prestigious jazz award
• More than 300 high school students pitched in on May 28 for Senior Give-Back-Day. Click here for a News Channel 13 video.
• Thirty-six at high school received Respect Awards May 24
• Parent University sponsors Anti-Bullying Program on May 24
• Brian Morris, Class of 2010, was honored by News Channel 13 as one of "13 Kids Who Care."  For a link to the video, click here.
• Saratoga Education Week (May 10-14) celebrated student achievement with full schedule of events
Saratoga Education Week" featured high school and district art shows
• Driver Ed preregistration held May 17-21

• High school held "Safe Spring" events May 11 More

• High school Mock Trial Team honored at May 3 Law Day program

• High school PTSO hosts Post Prom Party
• Technology Team studies how to enhance education with Web 2.0 technologies 
• High school SADD Club discourages underage drinking

• Price Chopper program helps eighth-graders become savvy consumers

• High school Chamber Orchestra wins gold medal and first place in New York City
• Astronaut visited Saratoga schools on April 13

February-March 2010

• Actor David Hyde Pierce visits high school Drama Club following performance of "Bells are Ringing"

• Kindergarten registration scheduled for March 31 to April 21

• Anti-tobacco program at high school

  More than 1,000 high school students heard a powerful anti-tobacco message March 5 from nationally known speaker Rick Stoddard. The presentation kicked off a new smoking-cessation program at the high school. For more from News Channel 13, click here

   

  "Hearts for Haiti" at Caroline Street Elementary School raises $1,774
• Middle school students raise nearly $3,000 for Haitian relief efforts

• SAT Prep classes begin March 8 at high school

• High school fashion show on March 12 benefits Lend-a-Hand program

• Special Education Parent Information Night: Eighth- to ninth-grade transition

• High School AND SARATOGA PARTNERSHIP FOR PREVENTION present
  March 18 workshop for student-athletes, parents and coaches
  Topics are adolescent brain development, nutrition and exercise More
  To submit advance questions about nutrition and exercise for Dr. Paul Arciero, click here.

• Chess tournament scheduled for March 20

• "Bullying!" program on March 24 for parents and caregivers
  Parent University and The Prevention Council offer this program from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Head Start, located in Building 29 at Jefferson Terrace. More

• High school and Wilton Rotary sponsor Respect Awards for students
  Applications due by April 1. More

• High school students seek community help with survey
  Students in the high school’s new biotechnology course are seeking help with a survey they’ve developed about genetically modified foods. For more on the survey, click here.

• "What the Heck is Nanotech?" Geyser Road Elementary School students find out during Science Week program
  More

• High school Jazz Band wins awards at Disney festival

• Continuing Education course guide: Spring 2010

• Apply now for Universal Pre-K program openings for 2009-10
  More here
• School district accepting names of children for 2010-11 Universal Pre-K program

• Universal Pre-K information

• Maple Avenue Drama Club presented "Willy Wonka" Feb 5-7

• Congressman Scott Murphy visited the high school's award-winning
  Project lead the way program on feb. 5

   

January-February 2010

• HIGH SCHOOL FLAG THAT FLEW MILLIONS OF MILES
  ON SPACE SHUTTLE UNVEILED JAN. 21

• "Cellular computers" piloted at Lake Avenue Elementary School
  To view a Capital News 9 story on the cellular computers, click here.

• H1NI FLU AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION - includes links to Web sites and documents
  H1N1 vaccination clinics for students held Dec. 1 and 3
  Booster clinic for students 9 and under held Jan. 6
  at Maple Avenue Middle School

• HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24

•  SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED ALUMNI GATHERING DEC. 23

• 300 holiday care packages SENT IN DEC. to Afghanistan
  with the help of Saratoga Springs High School students
  More here

• Bike-riding procedures for schools announced

• MARTIN TO FILL TEMPORARY VACANCY ON BOARD OF EDUCATION
  due to job relocation

Previous months

• Students featured in literary journal
  participate in "Saratoga Reads" kickoff

• Dec. 2 "gallery" reception honors art by Saratoga Springs students

• TECHNOLOGY TEACHER MICHAEL GALLAGHER WINS NATIONAL AWARD
  High school technology teacher Michael Gallagher was one of 10 outstanding educators nationwide to be honored in November in Austin, Texas, by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. More here.
  Gallagher featured on Capital News 9

• NEW ENROLLMENT REPORT PROJECTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN STUDENT POPULATION
  An enrollment report presented to the Board of Education Nov. 10 projects an enrollment decline of less than 2 percent -- 119 students -- over the next five years. To view the report, click here. Progress through the slides by using the arrows at the bottom of each page.
  (The report is a pdf document. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader here.)

• PARENT UNIVERSITY:  CREATING STRONGER
  SCHOOL-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
  Parent University is a new community collaboration designed to help parents and families actively participate in their students' education. For more information and links to upcoming programs, click here.
  The Nov. 7 Parent University Summit kickoff was a huge success!  More here

• Sixty-one students earn AP Scholar Awards at High School

• TWO ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED NOV. 10 BY BOARD OF EDUCATION

• FRENCH 5 STUDENTS AT SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ARE PRODUCING A DVD THAT SHOWCASES THEIR HOMETOWN FOR FRENCH-SPEAKING TOURISTS
  Capital News 9 story and video
  Story by The Saratogian

• STUDENTS AT THE LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PREPARED A PRE-THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR SOUP KITCHEN PATRONS NOV. 24 AS PART OF THEIR CHARACTER ED PROGRAM. More here from The Saratogian

• High School and rotary honored outstanding students November 5 More

• Business and Career Expo at high school on Nov. 6 More

• Farmers' Market to spend winter months
  at Division Street School
  Saturday, Nov. 7, was  opening day
  A unique partnership between the school district and the Saratoga Farmers’ Market is resulting in the use of more locally grown, fresh produce in school lunch menus. More

• REPORT ON DISTRICT ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS
  Students, staff and administrators throughout the school district are working together to help conserve energy. Click here for a slide show on the District Energy Conservation Task Force Committee’s findings and recommendations relative to energy conservation, energy education, and recycling.

• Saratoga Springs High School earns prestigious ENERGY STAR More
• ART SALE RAISES FUNDS FOR LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN

• program on anxiety and OCD offers strategies for HELPING students More

• "Walkercise" program at the high school began Oct. 5

• CIVIL WAR REENACTORS AT MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPT. 18

• school report card published in March 2009

• CHANGE IN STATE LAW REQUIRES BODY MASS INDEX REPORTING

  Form for parents requesting exclusion from BMI reporting