By Jim Iacketta The Stillwater Elementary School music department, led by Miss Rachael O’Neill and Mr. Jim Iacketta, sent nine 5th grade students to various solo festivals throughout the area this spring. This number of students represents the largest number of NYSSMA performers from the elementary school since before the pandemic. NYSSMA, which stands for …

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Stillwater High School’s wind ensemble and senior chorus are truly superior: after traveling to Warrensburg on June 10 to participate in the Trills and Thrills music festival, they earned scores placing them in the highest category. Hosted throughout the northeast, the festival is attended by numerous schools in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. As …

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Stillwater Central School District and the Board of Education honored the Top Ten Students of the Class of 2022 at an Academic Achievement Dinner at school on June 13. Superintendent Patricia Morris emceed the dinner, and math teacher and coach Walter “OC” West was the guest of honor. Congratulations to Top Ten students Paige Womble (Valedictorian), …

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Stillwater honored the top six students in grades 6 through 11 for the 2021-22 school year at a June 9 ceremony on campus. The students were honored with an award, an embossed Stillwater journal, and breakfast. Congratulations to: 11th Grade Nurshinta Berry Liam Brady Kendall Clements Isabella DeGrasse Amoun Ghorayeb Katelyn Koval From left: 11th …

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A trio of Stillwater High School students has won top awards from the 2022 AAA Hudson Valley safety poster competition for their original designs. Bella Degrasse, a junior, won the Club Award, the competition’s highest award, in the primary category. Morgan Kaiser, a freshman, won the Merit Award in the junior high category. Caleigh Plue, …

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Stillwater senior Kelly Moran and math teacher Walter West have been honored with 2022 Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) Scholars Recognition awards. Kelly was nominated for the award by the Stillwater High School counseling department. She was then asked to nominate a teacher and selected Mr. West. According to her nomination  to the CASDA …

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