QMS Holiday Shoppe brings the community together

Over the last week, students from Queensbury Middle School have been participating in a Holiday Shoppe located in the media center. Members of the local Queensbury community donate items, and middle school teachers volunteer their time to run the store. Even retired teachers come back to the district to show their support for this truly …

QMS eighth graders visit local papermakers and steamfitters

Trinity Young dipped her hand into a yellow bucket of paper pulp. “It’s slimy,” Trinity said, squishing the substance in her hand. “It feels like really wet paper,” said her classmate Ava Marchese. Trinity, Ava and the rest of the eighth graders from Queensbury Middle School toured Finch Paper and the UA Plumbers & Steamfitters …

Local families will benefit from flapjack fundraiser

The fifth annual QMS Pancake Breakfast served more than 350 plates of pancakes on a rainy Saturday morning Dec. 3 in the middle school cafeteria. The event raised $4,055 for the Adopt-A-Family program, which provides Christmas presents for Queensbury children in need.  The QMS Ambassadors took orders and delivered meals to families as kids and …

QMS announces first quarter honor roll and principal’s list

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 …

Queensbury Middle School students become ambassadors during ceremony

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 …

Queensbury UFSD students attend leadership conference

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. …

QMS hosts Comfort Food Cook-off

Queensbury Middle School teacher Jeremy Williams took a scoop of food and plopped it down on his paper plate in the media center Monday. “I’ve been excited for days that I didn’t have to make my lunch today,” Williams said standing in front of a table boasting pulled pork, gnocchi, baked ziti, mac ‘n’ cheese, …

Queensbury Middle School collects over 1,300 pairs of socks for local at-risk youth

Throughout the month of October, the Queensbury Middle School Student Council and PLUSS club (Patience, Love, Understanding, and Support for Students) partnered to organize a ‘Socktober’ fundraising event.  Their partnership led to over 1,300 pairs of socks donated by Queensbury Middle School students and families in the month of October alone. The socks will be donated …

Local artist and QUFSD graduate Hannah Williams to speak at QMS/WHBI art clubs

On Monday, November 7th from 3-4:30 pm, come to the QMS Media Center to hear local muralist and QUFSD graduate Hannah Williams present as a guest speaker to the QMS/WHBI Art Clubs! Hannah will be sharing insights about her career as an artist and her process for creating her amazing murals. For more details, see …

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