A group of Queensbury High School students from the Adirondack Literature & Research class took a field trip Nov. 21 up Potash Mountain in Lake Luzerne with their teacher Adam Orr. The purpose of the senior elective English course is to develop a lifelong appreciation of literature through narratives based in the Adirondack forest preserve. …
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Twenty-three Queensbury High School students performed in the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All-State Festival, which took place on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19 at Saratoga Springs High School. The finest student musicians in the area are chosen through an application and NYSSMA solo audition process. NYSSMA Zone 7 Area encompasses all of Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, …
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Congratulations to the following QMS students who are being recognized for their hard work during the first quarter! Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 6 Principal’s list Andrew Agresta Queenie Mari Aguilar Robert Alexander Breck Allen Zoey Allen Noa Amar Benjamin Andre Tyler Balban Khloe Banner Andrew Bartone Mason Bartone Brynn Bethel Calla Bohannon …
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On Tuesday, November 22 more than 25 students from WHBI were welcomed into Red Lobster for a delicious luncheon as part of the Spartatude program. Since 2017, Kevin Coakley, the general manger of Red Lobster in Queensbury, and Queensbury parent, has invited students in the Spartatude program into his restaurant for a special meal. …
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More than 100 Queensbury students from first through fifth grades participated in Exploring the Arts and Humanities Day held at Queensbury High School Saturday, Nov. 19. About 50 high school students and eight teachers volunteered for the event that featured robot-themed workshops and a lot of STEAM fun. Students participated in workshops about theater, art, …
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Four students were honored during a Commitment Day signing ceremony after school Friday, Nov. 18 at Queensbury High School. Blake Latham will attend American International College to play lacrosse and study economics. Madeline Anderson will join the crew team at the College of the Holy Cross, where she will study business. Aliza Demattos will play …
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Members of the Future Business Leaders of America read to kindergarten students on Thursday, Nov. 17 at Queensbury Elementary School, a tradition since 2017. The project allows high school students to reconnect with their former teachers and meet the future students of Queensbury High School. FBLA currently has 43 members in the high school, and …
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Thirty Queensbury Middle School students were inducted as Student Ambassadors during a ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 16. Five sixth-graders, 10 seventh-graders and 15 eighth-graders were nominated by their teachers as true middle school leaders. They have been entrusted to become lifelong learners in the areas of academics, relationship building and communication. More than 100 family members …
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Queensbury Elementary Principal Jessica Rossetti pointed to a row of wooden cubbies lining the wall of a kindergarten classroom. The wooden boxes were installed in 1967, the same year the school was built. “And nobody’s touched them since,” said Rossetti, who led members of the Queensbury community on a tour of the elementary school during …
Queensbury High School student Daniel Habshi crouched down and tried to make himself look like an egg. Then he played a fierce game of “rock paper scissors,” which ended in laughter. Daniel was one of seven Queensbury UFSD students to participate in a student leadership conference titled “Students Mature in Leadership Experience,” held Wednesday, Nov. …
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