🐾SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are starting soon! 🥎⚾️🥍🏃🏾♀️🏃♂️
Sign-ups begin Monday, 2/17 for JV/Varsity and Monday, 2/24 for Modified. Students must have an updated physical (3/24-present) in order to participate. For questions or if you can’t get to your primary MD and need a physical, contact Nurse Conte no later than 2/28! 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://hoosickfallscsdny.sites.thrillshare.com/page/athletics-site
Recently, 3rd and 4th-grade students attended a "Birds of Prey" assembly presented by the Wildlife Institute of Eastern New York. Presenters, Trish Marki and Delaney Dyer shared their knowledge with the students and students got to see five raptors, right in the high school auditorium. Students had up-close experiences with an Eastern Screech Owl, an Aplomado Falcon, a Barred Owl, a Turkey Vulture, and a Eurasian Eagle Owl, which they saw take flight! The assembly was sponsored by the Holiday Match Grant through the Stewart's Foundation, which the Wildlife Institute applied for and was awarded. Students in Mrs. Brownell's 4th-grade class made thank you cards which will be mailed to the Stewart's Foundation for this opportunity. For more information about the Wildlife Institute of Eastern New York, visit their website: https://www.silentwingsraptors.org/
Yearbook ordering is open for all grades! There will only be a handful of extras available for purchase when they arrive, so pre-ordering is strongly encouraged. Please see the flyers for order deadlines and use the QR codes or links on the flyers for purchasing.
For questions, please contact:
Mrs. Irwin for the Elementary School- irwinl@hoosickfallscsd.org
Mr. Weeden / Mr. Viera for Middle School- weedenk@hoosickfallscsd.org / vierar@hoosickfallscsd.org
Mr. Viera for High School- vierar@hoosickfallscsd.org
The HFCSD campus will be closed for all events on Sunday, 2/9/25, while we clean up after the storm and prepare for school on Monday.
Happy National School Counseling Week! We are grateful for our School Counselors Mrs. Sacks, Mr. Long, Ms. Thompson/Mrs. Hand, and Ms. King. 🐾
A message from the American School Counselor Association: This week, we honor our counselors for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents; for working in partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.
HFCSD: School is closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th, due to impending inclement weather. All after school activities are also cancelled!
Our High School Curriculum & Club Fair is happening tonight at 6pm! This event is geared towards current 8th-11th graders. Join us to learn about graduation requirements (6-6:15 in the HS Auditorium), hear from our High School Departments about the courses they will offer for the 2025-2026 school year, and explore what clubs are available at HFCS, for 4th-12th graders.
HFCSD will be on a 2-hour delay this morning Monday, February 3rd. Breakfast is not served on a 2-hour delay.
Important Update! All after school activities are cancelled for Today, Friday, January 31st. Boys Basketball has been rescheduled to tomorrow evening, 5 pm for JV and 6:30 pm for Varsity. Cheerleaders’ senior recognition and modified girls basketball are rescheduled to next week.All Saturday activities currently remain on schedule. Please check your emails for full details.
Become a part of your school community! Join the HFCS PTA for their monthly Members’ Meeting, held right before the HFCS BOE Meeting.
2/13/25 from 5 - 6 pm
Room 161 - Use the High School Entrance
Don’t have childcare? Bring them along! This month we will offer a Valentine’s Day craft. Come create a heart out of buttons!
Craft credit: https://www.carrieelle.com/button-heart/
Please RSVP with your child’s name and age:
PTA@hoosickfallscsd.org
Our students and staff have so many tasty options for their school lunches! Today, all grades enjoyed one of our most popular hot lunch menu items: Pasta with Meatballs! Our cafeteria staff makes the homestyle marinara sauce on-site and serves the main course with fresh salad, green beans, and toasty garlic bread for dipping. Did you know all HFCSD students can enjoy free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year?
Reminder! No School on 1/29/25, in observance of Lunar New Year!
Join us for our High School Curriculum & Club Fair!
This event is geared towards current 8th - 11th graders.
Learn about graduation requirements (6 - 6:15 in the HS Auditorium).
Hear from our High School Departments about the courses they will offer for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
Explore what clubs are available at HFCS, for 4th - 12th graders.
Please see the flyer for the High School's schedule for the week of 1/20-1/24/25.
Attention Class of 2025 Parents/Guardians: Yearbook Dedications are now being collected! If you would like to place a dedication for your child in the 2025 yearbook, please complete the attached form and return it to Mr. Viera. Dedications are due 3/31/25! Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Contact Mr. Viera with any questions: vierar@hoosickfallscsd.org
Last week, Mrs. Davidson's Anatomy & Physiology class welcomed Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center's Pipeline Coordinator, Amber Guyette-Blackmer. The students enjoyed her presentation about healthcare careers and education associated with various career types. She informed students about upcoming summer camps, job shadowing opportunities, and benefits/funding for high school graduates entering the healthcare field. Follow the links for more information about these opportunities and benefits: https://www.hmahec.org/high-school-students
https://ihawio.org/cpt/
Questions may be directed to Amber. (See the flyer for her contact information.)
Please read this message from our school nurses!
Attendance at school is extremely important and necessary for student success however, we are seeing many cases of flu, RSV, COVID and the GI bug since returning from break.
Please keep your child home if experiencing any of the following:
A temperature of 100 degrees or higher- A temperature must be resolved 24 hours without fever reducing medication before returning to school.
Vomiting or diarrhea- These symptoms must be resolved 24 hours without medication before returning to school.
An uncontrolled cough or green discharge coming from the nose.
An unexplained rash that is itchy, appears to be spreading, and or it has appeared on other family members or friends.
If your child is complaining of a headache or upset stomach please keep them home.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact:
Jane Conte, R.N. (grades 7-12): contej@hoosickfallscsd.org
Carol MacDonald, R.N. (grades 3-6): macdonaldc@hoosickfallscsd.org
Jackie Reyman, R.N. (grades UPK -2): reymanj@hoosickfallscsd.org
Did you know that our Middle School Counselors, Mr. Long and Mrs. Sacks, offer a monthly virtual meeting called 'Coffee with the Counselors'? This is a great opportunity to talk about what's new and exciting in the Middle School, ask questions about the House System, learn about schedule updates and more! Join them this Thursday, 1/16, starting at 9:30 am. High School Counselors Ms. King and Ms. Thompson will also be there this week! Follow the link to join: meet.google.com/ymf-bpsj-tnf
Become a part of your school community! Join the HFCS PTA
for their monthly Members' Meeting, right before the HFCS BOE Meeting.
Don’t have childcare? Bring them along! This month we will offer a fun winter craft for the kids! (Craft credit: https://www.frugalmomeh.com/toilet-paper-tube-snowmen.html)
Please RSVP with your child’s name and age:
PTA@hoosickfallscsd.org
Please join us in celebrating the Middle School Students of the Month for December 2024! These students were nominated for demonstrating our Panther PRIDE character trait, Integrity! GO PANTHERS!
5th Grade: Jazmin Sutton, Kylie Percey, Dustin Friend, and Carte Austin.
6th Grade: Jonathan Mulligan, Kendall Bettis, Michael MacVeigh, Emma Wilson, and Carson Luke.
7th Grade: Korben Michaels, Mula Stellar, and Khloe Rawlings.
8th Grade: Lexi Gardner, Mia Brownell, Oliver Hickey, Kael Waytkus, and Kate Bundrick.
