Hoosick Falls Central School District

The Girls' Basketball program will be running open gyms this coming Monday (8/11) and Thursday (8/14) from 5:30-7 pm in the high school gym. All girls' basketball players entering grades 7-12 are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Long at longm@hoosickfallscsd.org

Congratulations to our Meat Raffle winner, Audie Wylde! This was a successful fundraiser for the HFCS Student Travel Program. Thank you to all who participated! The next fundraiser for the Student Travel Program will start in September. They will be raffling off two cornhole boards that will be made by our construction class students and then painted by the art students!

The University of Rochester is hosting a virtual opportunity for students to learn more about their overnight visit program (free!) for high school seniors! The virtual event is on Tuesday, August 12th, from 7-8 pm. Overnight visits are a great way for students to really see what it's like on campus. Interested students can follow the link to register for the virtual information session: https://admissions.enrollment.rochester.edu/register/?id=b0a1288c-fb75-4b86-92b9-01792e5bcc82

The Middle School's House Challenges were so much fun this past school year. The students really came together to cheer each other on! To see more pictures, head on over to our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/HoosickFallsCentral

🎉🤩Hoosick Falls High School 4th Marking Period Principal's List, Honor Roll, and Merit List. PANTHER PROUD!!!🐾

✏️Want to start your back-to-school shopping?! 📓Here are the general supply lists for grades UPK-8. Teachers may have their own lists, too, but these are the general supply lists by grade.

Vote for Katy Howard to become the Youth Athlete of the Year! You may cast your free vote daily until Thursday, August 7th, at 7 pm. The champion will appear in a 3BRAND advertisement in Sports Illustrated and take home $25,000! Katy is a Unified Partner on our Unified Bocce, Bowling, and Basketball teams and is actively involved in our Inclusion Fusion program.🐾 https://athleteoftheyear.org/2025/katy-0cd5

⌚️🔑LOST AND FOUND ALERT!! 👓🎧We will hold these items in the high school office until Friday, August 8th. If you see something that you think is yours, please give us a call! (518) 686-7321

There are still a few open spots in our free College Prep Bootcamp, coming right up in the first week of August. Contact the high school college and career center office to register: (518) 686-7321

What a great, free opportunity from Hudson Valley Community College! There are still a few spots available for those 18 and older, who are interested in learning the basics of mechanical/electrical systems. Register today: www.hvcc.edu/workforce

We still have PRE-K openings for the 2025-2026 school year! Are you a parent/guardian residing in the Hoosick Falls Central School District? Do you have a child who will be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2025? Contact Erin Springer in the elementary office to start the registration process: (518) 686 - 9492 x 1300
Call the elementary office to get a registration packet. Complete your packet and then call the office to schedule an appointment. Come to your appointment prepared with your completed registration packet and required documentation (medical records, birth certificate(s), and three proofs of residency).

Fourth-grade students in Mrs. Brownell's and Mr. Laurin's classes used their imaginations and created their own monsters! They wrote stories and drew pictures, and then worked with high school students in Ms. Collins' ceramics class to bring their monsters to life! 👾 Such a fun project! Thank you for sharing, Ms. Collins!

Before the school year ended, Ms. Cary's World at War class had a guest speaker, Ethan Burian, from 3GNY - Descendants of Holocaust Survivors. 3GNY is a non-profit group of descendants of Holocaust survivors who are interested in telling their families' history. Ethan is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and spoke to students about his grandfather's experience: "My grandfather, Andrew Burian, grew up in a small village called Bustina in the Carpathian Mountains of Czechoslovakia, which is in present-day Ukraine. He survived the Mateszalka ghetto in Hungary, numerous concentration camps (Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mauthausen, Gunskirchen), two death marches, and was ultimately liberated by the US Army in August of 1945. Following liberation, he immigrated to the US and raised his family along with my Grandmother in Long Beach, NY. I had a remarkably close relationship with my Grandfather before his passing in 2020, and am grateful for the opportunity to share his story." Thank you for sharing your family's story with our students, Ethan.

During another classroom exercise, students had the pleasure of experiencing some MREs. Thanks for sharing your projects and pictures, Ms. Cary!

Fall Sports Sign-ups begin:
07/18/2025 for JV / Varsity
07/28/2025 for Modified

Students must have an updated physical from 08/2024 forward for JV/V, and from 09/2024 forward for Modified, in order to participate. Impact tests must be updated before the first practice (if not completed in the past 2 years). If you're child plans to participate in Unified sports, they will need to sign up on Family ID and provide an updated physical. Contact your Coach or Nurse Jane with questions: contej@hoosickfallscsd.org

Parents/Guardians must use Family ID to sign their child(ren) up for sports.
Visit our athletics site for Family ID: https://www.hoosickfallscsd.org/page/athletics-site

🚌Please see the flyer for the summer school bus route schedules, starting on Monday, July 21st. (For Monday-Thursday buses.) Please also note that the time of arrival for buses is estimated! Please allow a 5-7 minute difference of time before or after the noted time. 🚌

June was Dairy Month! During the last week of school, Mrs. Brownell, Mrs. Wells, and Mr. Laurin’s 4th-grade classes had a special presentation from fellow student Jackson and his father, Mr. Eric Sheffer, of Sheffer's Grassland Dairy. The students learned about the dairy industry, including feeding, animal husbandry, milk production, cattle terminology, and breeds. The students and teachers are thankful to the Sheffer family for sharing their passion for agriculture and for their contribution to the dairy industry! (Thank you to Mrs. Brownell for the update and pictures!)

HFCSD will conduct two emergency drills during summer school, with the first drill occurring sometime this week.

We are hiring Substitute Bus Drivers for the 2025-2026 school year! Please reach out to Nicole Martin to inquire: martinn@hoosickfallscsd.org or (518) 686-9663