QHS News Archives - Queensbury Union Free School District

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Queensbury’s high school and middle school honored with Promising Practice Awards

Queensbury High School and Queensbury Middle School received Promising Practice Awards Thursday, June 1 from Character.org, a national advocate and leader for character in schools and communities. Character.org certified 177 Promising Practices in schools and organizations on June 1. Only nine schools in New York State were chosen. “We are extremely proud to recognize the …

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May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

QHS construction class visits bricklayers union for hands-on masonry lesson

Students from a Queensbury High School construction class visited and worked with the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local #2 NY/VT training facility in Albany on May 9. Students learned how to lay brick and block by journey worker masons and used their skills with various sizes of brick and block. Divided into pairs, students worked …

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May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Sharon Zheng receives AASBA Community Service Award

Queensbury senior Sharon Zheng received this year’s Community Service Award from the Adirondack Area School Boards Association. Sharon was one of 29 exceptional students — one from each member school district — to receive recognition at a dinner on Thursday, May 18 at The Queensbury Hotel. Ten area businesses donated to the association allowing the …

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May 22, 2023

Principal Cosh and 12 students honored for leadership by SAANYS

William H. Barton Intermediate School Principal Gwynne Cosh received the Excelsior Award from the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) during a breakfast Monday morning at The Vista at Van Patten Golf Club in Clifton Park. Twelve Queensbury students were also honored as Region 6 Leadership Award Winners. Those students include: Masen Angell, …

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May 16, 2023May 17, 2023

Queensbury voters pass 2023-24 school budget

Voters in Queensbury Union Free School District passed a $75,295,899 budget proposal for the 2023-24 school year on Tuesday, May 16, by a vote of 621 to 228. Under the approved budget, a 2% tax increase will maintain the K-12 education programs for Queensbury students next year and add four sections of universal prekindergarten in …

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May 15, 2023

QHS Drama Club’s production of ‘Shrek the Musical’ wins three Proctors High School Musical Theatre Awards

Queensbury High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical” won three awards — including Best Musical — at the Proctors High School Musical Theatre Awards Saturday, May 13. The QHS Drama Club took top honors in Best Musical for Tier A, Best Choreography and Best Set Construction. This was the first time Queensbury has ever won …

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May 10, 2023

Queensbury students named All Americans

Three Queensbury High School athletes — Kendra Ballard, Adrian Caron and Kyle Ball — have been named All Americans by the National High School Strength Coaches Association. This award is given annually to high school athletes who have demonstrated outstanding achievement on and off the field regarding strength and conditioning, athletic performance, academics and leadership. …

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May 10, 2023

Queensbury and Lake George boys ice hockey teams to merge

Four Lake George student-athletes will join the Queensbury boys ice hockey team to become Queensbury/Lake George Spartans for the 2023-24 academic year. The boards of education at both schools are expected to vote on the anticipated merger at their June board meetings. The newly merged team will wear Spartans Hockey jerseys and will continue to …

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May 4, 2023May 10, 2023

Queensbury students are SkillsUSA Champions

WSWHE BOCES CTE and ECCA students participated in the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Championships from April 26-28 at the state Fairgrounds in Syracuse. With thousands of students in attendance, WSWHE BOCES students returned with Champion titles in their respective fields — several as first place winners. Queensbury senior Ava Stewart — along with Warrensburg …

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May 4, 2023

Queensbury High School names 13 Students of the Quarter

Thirteen Queensbury High School students were named Student of the Quarter for the third quarter during a breakfast Thursday morning in the cafeteria. These students were chosen out of about 1,000 students at the high school. “This is not necessarily always the student who has the top grades in the class, but it’s really that …

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