OUR STUDENTS NEED YOUR VOTE!!! 13 of our middle school students are involved in a video contest- "What's So Cool About Manufacturing®"! This is a first-of-its-kind contest in NYS led by the Center for Economic Growth that encourages middle school students to engage with local manufacturers and produce real-world, project-based videos that spotlight careers and pathways in manufacturing while highlighting "What's So Cool About Manufacturing®". There are 8 Capital Region school districts participating in this contest. HFCS was paired with the local division of Saint-Gobain. Students visited Saint-Gobain twice over the last few months with their "Project Coaches", Mr. Bundrick, Mr. Dailey, and Ms. Livingstone. Students used a GoPro to take video footage on the production floor, learned all about what the Hoosick Falls division produces, interviewed employees about their experiences, and asked for their opinions on what opportunities are available in manufacturing. The students then condensed hours of footage and information into a 2 1/2-minute video. The students will attend an awards event at Proctors Theater in Schenectady later this month. A local panel will judge their video, and the students may win an award for creativity, technical expertise, and/or content. They may also win a Viewer's Choice Award. This is where we need your help! Beginning at 12 a.m. on 3/5, please follow the link below to vote for our students' video. The voting window will close at 12 p.m. on 3/7. THANK YOU!!
https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/capital-region-ny/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI0RkJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUKpOfbITJaiozXWMt47wcwNGy7cjC-NgflB9phnEmAzFZ4pJYfmMkt0zg_aem_FUjECJAAx5rKc3SDJUCJEg
There will be a Unified Bowling Match at home (Barbecue Recreation) on Thursday, March 6th, at 4 p.m., for anyone interested in attending! Come and cheer on our HFCS unified athletes, experience what makes our unified sports program so great, and see why we are a National Banner Unified Champion School! 🎳🐾
Attention Class of 2025! The Hoosick Falls PTA has 3 scholarship opportunities currently available to senior students. Each scholarship has different eligibility parameters and materials required for submission. Questions may be directed to the PTA at pta@hoosickfallscsd.org. For full scholarship applications, please see Mrs. Jelley in the guidance office. Deadline for all 3 scholarships is May 16, 2025.
HFCS alumna, Logan Thayne, is having a great senior year in basketball at SUNY Cobleskill. She is in the running for the Division III "Women’s Hoops 2024-25 MVP"! There were 20 eligible players nominated across the division. Voting opened February 20th and closes March 17th, and fans are allowed to vote once per day. Please follow the link to vote for our Hoosick Falls athlete, Logan! https://d3sportsdata.com/womens-hoops/womens-hoops-mvp-voting/
🐾🎵🎶Happening tomorrow night, March 4th, at 7pm! Please come support our band and chorus students! 🎶🎵🐾
Our elementary school has started our Parents as Reading Partners (P.A.R.P.) program for the month of March! Last Friday, Fourth Grade Teacher, Mrs. Brownell, led the students in a Yoga Kick-Off Event! There are 4 weeks of fun reading activities for the children to take part in. We are asking students and parents/guardians to read together and record the minutes on the attached slip. (Reading times vary by grade level.) The program begins today, 3/3, and will end on 3/31. Each student that meets their grade level reading goal for the week will earn a weekly prize, and their name will be entered into our P.A.R.P. weekly prize raffle of 1 winner per grade. At the end of our program, every student who meets their goal for all 4 weeks will receive a book and reading certificate and will be invited to a dance party with a DJ! P.A.R.P. is a wonderful opportunity for parents/guardians and children to share in the joy of reading. Please be sure to look at the attached calendar for the upcoming daily P.A.R.P. events and dress-up days! Dressing up is encouraged, but not necessary!!
We have also partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities to encourage students and families to read for a great cause! Students will be able to collect fundraising donations during the month to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Throughout the month, your child will learn all about the Ronald McDonald House and why it is a wonderful organization to support.
Participation in P.A.R.P. and Ronald McDonald House Charities are separate events. (See flyers for full details!) You may choose to do one or both. However, if you choose to do both, please count your reading each evening for both events! If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Reading Department at (518) 686-9492.
Happy Reading,
The Elementary Reading Department
Our food service staff work hard to ensure students and staff have tasty, healthy options for their school meals! Last month's menu featured a few crowd favorites, such as Chicken Cordon Bleu and Loaded Nachos! March 13th, we will be featuring a new hit on the menu: BBQ Pork Wings! Did you know that all HFCSD students can enjoy free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year?🍎
The Elementary School and Middle School adopted the Positivity Project (P2) this school year. The Elementary School held an assembly to recognize student success by presenting awards to students who consistently demonstrated character strengths most recently covered. One student from each class was nominated for an award in each category: Self-Control, Optimism, Prudence, Perseverance, and Social Intelligence. Please join us in congratulating all the students who were recognized, and thank you to the 4th Grade Public Speaking Club for helping Mrs. Shea present the awards! For more information about P2, please visit https://posproject.org/
**Please note the addition of March 14th! NO SCHOOL for Superintendent's Conference Day.
2/25/25: Due to a traffic accident in North Hoosick, buses in that area may be delayed or rerouted this morning. There is no change in the start of the school day. The pickup time of your children may be slightly different or on a different bus in North Hoosick. This may impact both the middle/high school and elementary runs.
The high school's Earth Club is selling Earth Day shirts and orders are due 2/28. The Puerto Rico trip is still scheduled for 3/30-4/4/26. Questions about shirts or the trip can be directed to Mrs. Mabey at mabeyd@hoosickfallscsd.org
The HFCS Class of 2026 ADAPT is sponsoring an Egg Hunt to help raise money to provide a safe drug and alcohol-free after prom. Contact Mrs. DeShane with questions: deshanep@hoosickfallscsd.org
Register Now! 2025 - 2026 School Year
Attention parents/guardians of children residing in the Hoosick Falls Central School District who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2025!
Complete the registration form on our website, or call the elementary office to be added to the Kindergarten mailing list.
Receive your registration packet in the mail, complete the packet, and then call the office to schedule an appointment. Appointments will be scheduled for the week of 3/18 - 3/21/25, from 8 am - 4 pm.
Come to your appointment prepared with your completed registration packet and required documentation (medical records, birth certificate(s), and three proofs of residency).
Contact Erin Springer in the office: (518) 686 - 9492 x 1300
The HFCSD campus will be closed on Sunday, 2/16/25. All on-campus activities are cancelled for Sunday. Have a good Mid-Winter Recess! (2/17 - 2/21)
Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day and we are so grateful for our SRO, Deputy Garhartt! He goes above and beyond to get to know our students and staff, and his sidekick, K9 Eddie, brings smiles wherever he goes. Recently, Deputy and School Social Worker, Mrs. Shea, visited with the 4th grade students. Deputy read the book, "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" and spoke with the students about being kind and what it means to be a "bucket filler". He then took some time to let the students ask him questions so they could get to know him better. Thank you for all you do for our school, Deputy Garhartt!
The first-grade "Bookraiser" to benefit Project: Cameron's Story is going on now! This Bookraiser is part of the first-grade community service project and helps support a foundation called Project: Cameron's Story. The foundation places a “brand new, quality children’s book in the hands of every parent of a premature baby upon admission to the NICU”. You can read more about Cameron’s story at www.projectcameronsstory.com. To meet some of the families that this program has touched, please watch their video: https://vimeo.com/371293108
If you would like to donate a brand new book to this wonderful cause using Amazon, simply visit: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/13Y2EVNBQ6M9G?ref_=wl_share
Thank you for your support!
Today's Coffee with the Counselors is cancelled, due to the 2-hr delay. See you next month!
Hoosick Falls Central School District is on a two-hour delay Thursday, February 13th. Breakfast is not served on a two-hour delay. The Grades 7 and 8 field trip to Bennington cinema is postponed.
🐾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/
