Friday, 12/6/24, is a ½ day for the Elementary School, UPK-Grade 4, for a Professional Development Day. Dismissal is at 11:30 am and Parent Pick Up is from 11:45 - 11:55 am
Due to the weather, tonight's HFCS PTA meeting has been moved to a virtual meeting. Please use this Google Meet link to join in:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gup-yand-mxm
Or dial: (US) +1 563-293-6639
PIN: 811 256 791#
Hoosick Falls Central School District is on a two-hour delay Thursday, December 5. Breakfast is not served on a two-hour delay.
Join our High School Counselors and a Financial Aid Representative from HVCC,
for an overview of the financial aid process including the FAFSA. The FAFSA opens for the class of 2025 December 1st, so this is a great time to learn about any changes and requirements. Open to any parent/guardian in the district.
HFCS is thankful for our dedicated faculty, staff and Board, our ambitious and talented students, and our supportive community. 💙🦃
The HFCS Middle School recently held a food drive and collected 680 items for the Hoosick Area Church Association food pantry, for holiday food distributions in the community. Pictured with their teacher, Mrs. Antolick, are 5th and 6th grade members of the Middle School Student Council: Kendall Bettis, Allison Bushey, Jonny Mulligan, Nora Foy, Avery Sinsabaugh, Jazmin Sutton, Armando Lind, Ben Rousseau, and Colton Sousie.
Support that HFCS Class of 2025 Fundraiser and purchase raffle tickets at the Bowling Tournament tomorrow, 11/23. (You do not need to participate in the Tournament to purchase raffle tickets.) Raffle Items may include: Triple chocolate cake, Chocolate cake with coffee buttercream, $60 gift certificate for Hubbard Hall, Cookie baking basket, Joyful seasonal candle basket, and more!
🎶🎵Congratulations to our HFCS Band and Chorus students who performed at the Rensselaer County School Music Association All County Festival on Saturday, November 16th. There were 4 performing groups: Senior Chorus, Jazz Band, Junior Band, and Elementary Chorus. Students selected by their teachers, Dr. Yudkoff and Mr. Allen, are among the best in the county. Chyah Rhoden, Mya Wiggins, Mea Cleary, Lillian Murphy, and Sam Boyer represented the Senior Chorus. Josh Allen performed in the Jazz Band while Grady Rowlands, Brett Giglio, and Abigail Weeden participated in the Junior Band. This was a fun-filled experience with new insights for students as they worked with the invited conductors. Ethan McMahon and Shane Hatlee also sang in the Mixed Chorus at the NYSSMA Area All-State Music Festival, at Proctors Theatre on November 8-9, 2024. Go Panthers!🐾👏🎶
🏀There is still time to get your tickets for the Harlem Wizards Basketball Fundraiser, happening at HFCS next week! Come cheer on your HFCS teachers and staff and support our Travel Program. Presenting, our 2024 HFCS Faculty Dream Team: (pictured, left to right) Ms. Melissa Zimmerman, Mrs. Tracy Friel, Mr. Andrew Stevens, Ms. Ashley St. Onge, Deputy Garhartt, Ms. Holly Cary, Mr. Ethan Danforth, Mr. Rob Viera, Ms. Davina Gladney, Ms. Mikayah Rushinski, Ms. Brittany Whitford, Mr. Tim Ossont, Ms. Linda Webber, Ms. Lily Abbott, Mr. Mark Hackett, Mr. Damien Bundrick, and Mr. Chris Farley. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Follow the link to purchase tickets now: https://harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/
Hoosick Falls Central School District received a message today, 11/20/24, that was referred to the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office. Out of an abundance of caution the school was placed in a SECURE. After investigating, the RENSCO Sheriff determined there was no immediate threat and the SECURE was lifted. Thank you.
REMINDER‼️Picture Retake Day for the Middle School is this Thursday, November 21st! 📸
Happening tomorrow, 11/21/24, is the HFCS PTA Members Meeting! We will offer childcare and a fall craft for the kids, so bring them along! The meeting will be held in Room 161 (please use the High School entrance) and will run from 5-6pm, right before the BOE meeting. Check out the pictures from last month! Also, save the date for the PTA's Winterfest! This free event is open to all. There will be family friendly activities and a holiday shop with vendors. Please see the flyer for full details. Those interested in being a vendor should please fill out a form by visiting: tinyurl.com/winterfest-vendor
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 23 SENIORS ON THEIR ACCEPTANCE TO HVCC YESTERDAY! Yesterday, the HFCS Counseling Center welcomed a representative from Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), who met with seniors interested in attending next fall. Students will be pursuing majors in the following fields: business, construction, criminal justice, education, electrical, health sciences psychology, radiology and more! GO PANTHERS!
‼️REMINDER‼️ Elementary & High School picture retakes are tomorrow, 11/14/24.
November is a busy month around here! 🐾
Tomorrow is Early Release day for all grades- please see the flyer for dismissal times.
Orders for the Class of 2027's "Cheese & Chocolate" Fundraiser are due on the 6th!
Elementary students and staff are invited to donate $1 to the local Toy Drive and wear their PJs to school on the 6th.
The Student Travel Program is holding a parent/guardian informational meeting on the 6th.
Middle School Coffee with the Counselors is a week early this month, on the 7th. Follow the link to join this virtual meeting: meet.google.com/ymf-bpsj-tnf
Picture retakes are coming up this month on the 14th and the 21st.
Parent/Teacher Conferences for the Elementary and Middle School are coming up.
There is a Bowling Tournament on the 23rd to support the Class of 2025!
Our Inclusion Fusion is participating in the Polar Plunge on the 23rd, to support the Special Olympics NY. To sign up or donate, visit: https://events.nyso.org/site/TR/Plunge/POLARPLUNGE...
The Harlem Wizards will play the HFCS Faculty Dream Team on the 25th! Please support the Travel Program and follow the link to order tickets: https://www.harlemwizards.com/tickets/hoosickfalls
Save the Date for the HFCS PTA's Winterfest! event on December 14, 2024. More details to come!
The parent/guardian informational meeting for the Student Travel Program’s trip to Puerto Rico is next week! This trip is open to all current 8 - 11 graders. Wednesday, 11/6/24 at 7pm in the High School Cafeteria. Join us and learn more!
HFCS is selling the bleacher boards that were removed from the High School Gym.
The boards are being sold “AS IS”. Multiple species of wood, mostly believed to be red oak . Multiple bolt holes. Multiple widths, and lengths are mostly 16'. Approximately 100 boards. Minimum bid of $500. Bids are due no later than 11/13/24, at 9 am. For questions, call Eamonn DeGraaf: (518) 686-7321, ext 1801
To review the full RFP, and for instructions on how to submit a bid visit: hoosickfallscsdny.sites.thrillshare.com/page/rfp
Staff and students pulled out their best costumes yesterday for Halloween! To see all of our photos from the day, head on over to our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/HoosickFallsCentral
Get your tickets now! Help support the HFCS Student Travel Program and watch the HFCS Faculty Dream Team play the Harlem Wizards!
Monday, November 25, 2024
Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 7pm
See flyer for details. To order tickets, vist: https://pretix.eu/harlemw.../hoosickfallsny11-25-24-07-00pm/
Our Middle School students have been having some fun lately with their new house system! They had their 1st House Competition last week, complete with spooky fall-themed challenges. They tallied their points they've been acquiring for their good deeds and character traits, and there was a lot of cheering that went on, for all the teams!
