🐾HFCS PTA's Winterfest is happening TODAY! All are welcome to attend this free family-friendly event, from 2 - 6 pm. Please enter through the Elementary School. HFCS Class of 2025 students are welcome to volunteer for community service hours (please see your emails). Join in the fun for games, snacks, raffles, vendors, and Santa! See you there!❄
This week, HFCS was recognized by Rensselaer County Legislature, for being a National Banner Unified Champion School! HFCS received National Banner Recognition from the Special Olympics this past September, along with 12 other NY schools, for meeting 10 national standards of excellence in the areas of inclusion, advocacy, and respect, for our Unified Champion School® programming. HFCS is home to our Inclusion Fusion group, offers Unified Basketball, Bowling, and Bocce, and participates in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge and the Dagen Truck Pull. GO PANTHERS!🐾
HFCS Class of 2021 alumnus, Elliot Landin, was in the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Elliot is the current Captain of the Honor Guard for the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Minuteman Marching Band (UMMB). While enrolled at HFCS, he played baritone in the Symphonic Band, made All County one year, and played in the Pep Band. Elliot was also on the Air Rifle Team and earned the title of State Champion in 2020 after placing first at the State Championships at West Point. Keep up the great work, Elliot! (In the photo/video, Elliot is on the far left in front of the American flag, leading the group at the parade.) Thank you to our teachers, Mr. Bushner and Mr. Allen, for sharing Elliot's good news! https://youtu.be/sH85m9RDmxg?si=nmQ_ttHjhmDSV7qs
This week, 11th and 12th graders from Ms. Cary's World at War class visited with local veterans. The students brought cookies to a weekly 'Coffee Hour' at a local church in the village. Everyone enjoyed some refreshments together and the students felt honored to listen to the veterans' service stories. This was a great learning opportunity and a nice way to encourage the students to engage with their community!
Happy Holidays from the HFCS PTA!
We invite everyone to join us this Saturday, December 14th, between 2-6 p.m. at HFCS Elementary to enjoy Winterfest! Free activities will be offered for all ages, such as photos with Santa by Vanessa Lewis, cookie decorating, bingo with awesome prizes, popcorn, and a hot cocoa bar! But, that's not all! There will also be a cake walk ($1 entry per round), local vendors to help with those last-minute gift ideas, and raffle prizes at the PTA membership table, all donated by local businesses!
Please see the flyers for more information, including how to earn some Hershey kisses from the PTA membership table and how to donate baked goods for our cake walk!
We hope to see you at Winterfest on Saturday between 2-6p.m.! Any questions, please email the PTA at PTA@hoosickfallscsd.org.
Warm wishes,
The PTA
The Hoosick Falls PTA is still looking for donations of cake and/or baked goods for our Cake Walk this Saturday at Winterfest! Cakes and baked goods may be homemade (with ingredients listed) or purchased from your preferred bakery. Please consider supporting our PTA. See the flyer for full details and contact information.
Basketball and Wrestling sports are underway here at HFCS! Want to watch our home games live? Head on over to our YouTube sports channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hfcssports4653/streams
JV Girls Basketball plays at 6 pm tonight and Varsity starts at 7:30pm. This season, all levels for Wrestling will be streamed and JV and Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball will be streamed. Follow along and cheer on our Panthers!🐾
❄️HFCS is feeling festive and gearing up for the holiday season! We hope you can join in on some of the holiday-themed days each school has planned for the next two weeks. 🐾
⚽️Want to support the Hoosick Falls Soccer Club?! ⚽️Visit the Bennington Chipotle this Saturday, 12/7/24, between 4-8 pm, or order online and use the promo code Y3LDX7K and pick up in Bennington!! 🚨Please note this is only available at the Bennington location and you must show this flyer or use the code for us to receive the benefit! Thank you!
🎉Opening night is tonight and admission is FREE!! Please come and support our Drama Club students. Did you know that our Drama Club includes students from grades 5-12 and we have ~30 students involved in this production?! See you there!🎭🐾
Friday, 12/6/24, is a ½ day for the Elementary School, UPK-Grade 4, for a Professional Development Day. Dismissal is at 11:30 am and Parent Pick Up is from 11:45 - 11:55 am
Due to the weather, tonight's HFCS PTA meeting has been moved to a virtual meeting. Please use this Google Meet link to join in:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gup-yand-mxm
Or dial: (US) +1 563-293-6639
PIN: 811 256 791#
Hoosick Falls Central School District is on a two-hour delay Thursday, December 5. Breakfast is not served on a two-hour delay.
Join our High School Counselors and a Financial Aid Representative from HVCC,
for an overview of the financial aid process including the FAFSA. The FAFSA opens for the class of 2025 December 1st, so this is a great time to learn about any changes and requirements. Open to any parent/guardian in the district.
HFCS is thankful for our dedicated faculty, staff and Board, our ambitious and talented students, and our supportive community. 💙🦃
The HFCS Middle School recently held a food drive and collected 680 items for the Hoosick Area Church Association food pantry, for holiday food distributions in the community. Pictured with their teacher, Mrs. Antolick, are 5th and 6th grade members of the Middle School Student Council: Kendall Bettis, Allison Bushey, Jonny Mulligan, Nora Foy, Avery Sinsabaugh, Jazmin Sutton, Armando Lind, Ben Rousseau, and Colton Sousie.
Support that HFCS Class of 2025 Fundraiser and purchase raffle tickets at the Bowling Tournament tomorrow, 11/23. (You do not need to participate in the Tournament to purchase raffle tickets.) Raffle Items may include: Triple chocolate cake, Chocolate cake with coffee buttercream, $60 gift certificate for Hubbard Hall, Cookie baking basket, Joyful seasonal candle basket, and more!
🎶🎵Congratulations to our HFCS Band and Chorus students who performed at the Rensselaer County School Music Association All County Festival on Saturday, November 16th. There were 4 performing groups: Senior Chorus, Jazz Band, Junior Band, and Elementary Chorus. Students selected by their teachers, Dr. Yudkoff and Mr. Allen, are among the best in the county. Chyah Rhoden, Mya Wiggins, Mea Cleary, Lillian Murphy, and Sam Boyer represented the Senior Chorus. Josh Allen performed in the Jazz Band while Grady Rowlands, Brett Giglio, and Abigail Weeden participated in the Junior Band. This was a fun-filled experience with new insights for students as they worked with the invited conductors. Ethan McMahon and Shane Hatlee also sang in the Mixed Chorus at the NYSSMA Area All-State Music Festival, at Proctors Theatre on November 8-9, 2024. Go Panthers!🐾👏🎶
🏀There is still time to get your tickets for the Harlem Wizards Basketball Fundraiser, happening at HFCS next week! Come cheer on your HFCS teachers and staff and support our Travel Program. Presenting, our 2024 HFCS Faculty Dream Team: (pictured, left to right) Ms. Melissa Zimmerman, Mrs. Tracy Friel, Mr. Andrew Stevens, Ms. Ashley St. Onge, Deputy Garhartt, Ms. Holly Cary, Mr. Ethan Danforth, Mr. Rob Viera, Ms. Davina Gladney, Ms. Mikayah Rushinski, Ms. Brittany Whitford, Mr. Tim Ossont, Ms. Linda Webber, Ms. Lily Abbott, Mr. Mark Hackett, Mr. Damien Bundrick, and Mr. Chris Farley. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Follow the link to purchase tickets now: https://harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/
Hoosick Falls Central School District received a message today, 11/20/24, that was referred to the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office. Out of an abundance of caution the school was placed in a SECURE. After investigating, the RENSCO Sheriff determined there was no immediate threat and the SECURE was lifted. Thank you.
