Three Stillwater High School students recently participated in their first-ever Northeast Instrumental Music Festival. The festival brings together musicians of all ages, where they rehearse and make music together at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid. Freshman Nick Baines (trumpet), junior Tim Buchal (euphonium) and senior Ken Orton (tuba) spent three and a half days at the …
STATE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to Coach Christine Ihnatolya and the girls varsity soccer team on bringing home the program’s first-ever Class C state title. The team defeated Little Falls by a score of 5-0 on Sunday, Nov. 11. Junior Brooke Pickett was named most outstanding player for the tournament, while sophomore Kiersten Conroy was recognized as …
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With winter weather coming right around the corner, it is important for the Stillwater community to understand how the district communicates weather-related announcements, be it closings, delays or early dismissals. Cancellations, delays or early dismissals are posted on the school district’s website right on the homepage. School closings are also announced on the following local …
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Congratulations to the boys cross country team and Coach McClements on their 2nd place finish at the Class C Cross Country Sectional meet! And a big congrats to Joe Yusaitis on finishing 5th overall, qualifying for the state meet this Saturday on Long Island! Way to go, Joe!
Thanks to all of the generous donations received at this year’s Warrior Walk, the Middle School Friends of Rachel Club was able to donate $450 to the Stillwater Food Pantry, $450 to the Mechanicville Food Pantry and $100 to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. Thank you to all who participated!
Class C Champions! Congratulations to our girls varsity soccer team on their 6-0 win over Schoharie on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The team advances to play Saturday, Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. at Mechanicville High School against Section VII’s Ausable Valley in the state quarterfinals. There is an entrance fee of $8 per person. GO WARRIORS!
Seniors in Participation in Government classes recently interviewed Morgan Zegers and Carrie Woerner, the two candidates running for the 113th Assembly District. The future constituents used newspapers, websites, social media and live public forums to get to know the candidates, both personally and professionally. This authentic learning experience helped students not only obtain information, …
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There’s going to be a new way of doing things at Stillwater Elementary School this year. You may have heard about a new initiative called PBIS – or positive behavior interventions and supports. And if you haven’t already, you will soon. On Friday, Oct. 19, the students learned all about PBIS in a kick-off assembly. …
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Congressman Paul Tonko visited Stillwater Elementary on Tuesday, Oct. 23. He spoke to fourth graders about his job, as well as the Library of Congress. Students had the opportunity to ask him all types of questions, which ranged from “how long have you been doing your job?” to “do you have any pets?” In addition …
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Congratulations to Coach McClements and the boys cross country team on capturing the Wasaren League title for the first time in school history! Way to go!
