The Board of Education will hold a meeting on January 10. The meeting will be held at Maple Avenue Middle School. Watch the meeting through youtube. Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted through BoardDocs.
Update: the boil water advisory for the City of Saratoga Springs has been lifted. Happy New Year! We are excited to welcome our students and staff back from the holiday break on Tuesday, January 3. On January 1, the City of Saratoga Springs issued a boil water advisory due to a water main break on Excelsior …
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announced its fall 2022 scholar-athlete teams. To qualify as a scholar-athlete team, a team’s grade point average (GPA) for 75 percent of the roster must be greater than or equal to at least 90 percent. The following fall varsity teams were named scholar-athlete teams. …
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On Tuesday, December 20, Author Jack Berckemeyer will present “Understanding Adolescents.” The program will be held at Maple Avenue Middle School Auditorium from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. You are invited to spend an hour with Jack Berckemeyer who will try to explain the inner workings of adolescents and how their current reality is so different …
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On Thursday, December 1, the district held a Community Safety and Security Forum. During the forum, the District Emergency Response Team reviewed our comprehensive school safety and security plan and representatives from the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR) shared the short-term and long-term recommendations from a recent district-wide safety audit. The forum was open …
Team 8C recently participated in a Give Back Day to help show students the many ways they can give back and make an impact, both locally and nationally. The day started with speakers Cliff Seguin and his Co-Chair Mike Lehet, from Operation Adopt a Soldier, as well as Project Lift Program Director Colleen Potter, from …
The district recently held a virtual Canvas Training for families. The 1-hour training walks 6th – 12th grade parents and guardians through how Canvas is being used in classrooms to support instruction. Features of Canvas that will be reviewed are: course navigation buttons, home pages, announcements, modules, assignments, and the Canvas calendar. The training also explains how guardians can …
The district will host Test Drive a Bus Day on Saturday, November 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The community is invited to attend this family-friendly event at Maple Avenue Middle School. At the event, you can test drive a school bus, talk with school bus drivers, and learn about transportation department employment opportunities. …
On Thursday, November 10, eleven student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to compete at the collegiate level. A National Letter of Intent is a commitment to play sports at an NCAA college or university. Below is a list of the student-athletes, where they are going, and what sport(s) they will play there: Karley Austin: Softball …
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The district has collaborated with WSWHE BOCES, to offer a STEAM Academy at Maple Avenue Middle School. The program will run for three Saturdays on December 3, 10, 1 7 from 10:00 am – 12:00 p.m. STEAM Academy has three course offerings for students in grades 3-8. All courses cost $100 and are held at …
