Superintendent Guptill's June Message

Dear School and Community Members,

I would like to thank the entire school community for a successful school budget vote.  With the support of the community, the District will have the resources to continue our diverse program offerings and levels of staffing that contribute to our students’ successes.  Your commitment to education and the East Greenbush Central School District is greatly appreciated.

The month of June is a time of intensive academic review for our students.  The New York State Regents examinations are being given from June 16th to June 25th.  The Columbia High School graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 27th at 3 p.m. at the Albany Convention Center.  The District has numerous awards and moving-up ceremonies scheduled during the month of June.  We welcome the entire school community to attend these events and celebrate the success of our students.  Please feel free to visit the schools’ websites or call the school directly for more information on upcoming school events.
(Click here for Dr. Guptill's complete letter.)

Tenured Teachers

At a school community reception, 15 members of our staff were honored for having earned their tenure.  Congratulations to Monica Barnes (English), Erin Cullings (Teaching Assistant), Lisa Daley (Teaching Assistant), Amanda Forth (Elementary Education), Craig Forth (Elementary Education), Martin Mahar (Assistant Principal), Sean McGraw (Elementary Education), Michael Merhige (Teaching Assistant), Leia Nardacci (Elementary Education), Debreen Oliva (Family and Consumer Science), Marion Rooham (Science), John Sawchuk (Principal), Jeffrey Tooker (Social Studies), Mary Tuss (Teaching Assistant), and Carol Wendt (Social Studies).

STARS In Our District - Posted May 18, 2009

If you want to be a STAR, a great “reality show” awaits you in the East Greenbush Central School District.  If you are 55 or older and would like to play a role in helping students and teachers in our district’s schools, here’s your chance.  STARS—Seniors Teaching and Reaching Students—needs new members.

Today, some 40 men and women are STARS, active in all of the District’s seven schools.  Every year teachers’ requests for STARS exceed the number available; and, that need will be there again in the fall.
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Class of 2009 Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Posted June 24, 2009

Lu (Jane) Lu            Shadai Graham
Valedictorian           Salutatorian   
(Click here to read the Graduates' Biography.)

Transportation Dept. Put's District's Motto
"A School and Community Working Together" Into Action - Posted June 17, 2009

During the month of May the District’s Transportation Department, in conjunction with the Office of the Superintendent, set out to complete what seemed to be a daunting task. They wanted to fill a school bus with food that would be donated to a local charity.  Although the goal seemed unattainable, the staff’s perseverance never waivered.

The original idea was suggested by school bus driver Mary Garcia. It was her compassion and concern for people in need that led to the Fill-A-Bus ~ Feed-A-Child food drive. A committee was formed and they researched for a suitable charity, within Rensselaer County, that would provide the food to children in our community. It was decided that the proceeds of Fill-A-Bus ~ Feed-A-Child would be donated to the Feed A Kid program. This program, started by Pastor Willie Bacote, feeds 90-100 children, age 18 and younger, three times a week, from their facility on 101st Street and 6th Avenue in Troy.
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Columbia High School Sports Program
Produces Winners - Posted June 11, 2009

Lately, you can't turn on the evening news, or open the sports section of a newspaper, without hearing the combined words of 'East Greenbush Central School District's Columbia High School winner.'  The District's Athletic Director, Michael Leonard, summed up the pride the school community has in its athletes, "It's a tremendous honor, as an athletic director, to be part of the East Greenbush Central School District.  Having two teams and a track athlete advance to the level of state competition makes us all very proud.  I, personally, feel very fortunate to be working with such great students and coaching staff."
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