Here is a sampling of the press releases sent by Scotia-Glenville schools to local television stations and newspapers.
They highlight student achievement and inform the community about events happening at your schools.

The most recent releases are at the top.

Flu information

Student absentee rates

• Grade 3 boy at Sacandaga diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough). Sac. parents to receive this letter and question and answer fact sheet by Friday, July 2 (both PDFs)

• A second Driver Education class is being added for the summer of 2010! Register now.

• The Choralaires present...
  SONGTIME 2010: Celebrating American Music
  7:30 p.m., Friday, June 4 at the
  High School auditorium
  General admission: $3
  Senior citizens & veterans, FREE
  
• Budget exit poll results (in PDF)

• Elementary students work with dancers from Ellen Sinopoli with pics

• Four S-G juniors study microbiology hands-on at Schenectady County Community College with pics

• The S-G All-Sports Booster Club golf tournament fundraiser is set for June 12 at Stadium Golf Club. Get more information (PDF). Deadline is June 7.

• Jia-Yu Huang recognized as 2009-10 Outstanding Business Education Student.

2010-11 school year calendar
This is the official calendar adopted by the Board of Education.

• A PDF copy of 2010-11 budget is available (this is a big file, 98 pages and 6.8 megabytes).

  A paper copy is available at the business office, end of Lark Street, Scotia.

• Five candidates seeking three seats on SG Board of Education on May 18

• Glenville police arrest four teens for causing $7,000 in damage to SG High School

• Glendaal and Glen-Worden teams represent Scotia-Glenville at the states-level Odyssey of the Mind competition

• SG nurses join administrators in granting contract concessions during difficult 2010-11 budget year

• British American Construction Services, the project manager for the building project approved by the community in May, outlined the summer construction schedule for the summers of 2010 and 2011. Here is the schedule.

• PLEASE NOTE - The Board of Education will convene at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 22, to discuss the 2010-11 budget. That will be followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. The meeting will be in the MS cafeteria.

• Does your child need transportation to a non-public school in the 2010-11 school year? Forms are available at the school your child will attend and are due by April 1. Check here for more information (PDF).

• The high school's MORP ("Prom" spelled backwards) dance, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, has been rescheduled to Friday, March 5 from 8-11 p.m. in the high school small gym.

• Administrators' union agrees to concessions during difficult budget year

• Glendaal students give new snowshoes a workout on a breezy morning with pics

• Glendaal student spearheads effort to raise $650 for Haitian relief with pics

• Scotia-Glenville schools supporters recognized at 70th annual Founders' Day dinner with pic

• Help support the High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association and have an enjoyable night out at the same time. Attend the Cabin Fever fundraiser on March 12, 7 p.m., at The Edison Club and listen to the musical talent of the Audiostars, featuring S-G music teacher Chad Ploss.
  Get the full details on this flyer in PDF.

• Cabaret Night scheduled for Wednesday, March 3, at HS. Free admission. Check out the flyer in PDF.

• Fifteen S-G students compete in District Spelling Bee at Middle School. Sacandaga grade 5 student Sophie Calderone and grade 7 student Teddy Meiners will represent school district at Regional Bee on March 15 with pics

• Four Scotia-Glenville Middle School students submit winning entries to Black History Month; to be heard on local airwaves with a pic and their written entries

• Recreation Nights a hit; more than 300 students in grades 5-8 attend the first night on Jan. 8 with pics

• HS student arrested for drug charges after undercover investigation; one sale allegedly occurred on Sacandaga School property last summer.

• Kindergarten registration to be held Jan. 25-Feb. 12
  Pre-kindergarten parents will receive a mailing about registration that includes this letter (in PDF) detailing more information.

• PTA Council's Founders' Day dinner and recognitions scheduled for Feb. 2 at Riverstone Manor, Scotia

• SG students to perform in Schenectady County Music Festival Feb. 6

• HS students to participate in Suburban Council Music Festival Feb. 27

• State aid delays, reductions leave $1.68 million in doubt at Scotia-Glenville

• In January 2010, the Chartwells food service program will have a special promotion: elementary lunch menus and secondary lunch menus include "free" lunch and raffle days at each school.

• Books for Holiday Giving
  A compilation of suggested books to purchase this holiday season for the readers in your home from the library media specialists at Scotia-Glenville (in PDF).
  

• State to collect body mass index information on Scotia-Glenville students. No personal child information will be sent to state; parents can opt out by Dec. 14

• Grade 5 Scotia Scholars students learn about forensics by making foot and teeth impressions with pics

• Statewide School-Related Personnel day celebrated at Scotia-Glenville with pics

• PLEASE NOTE - The high school track and field will be locked until early December and then after dusk afterwards.

• Glen-Worden students recognize Veterans Day with pic

• Learn how to protect your child's "digital footprint" during this program on Nov. 16 at the high school.

• All students will be released from school 15 minutes early on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as part of the annual Go Home Early Drill. The purpose of the early release is to test the communications and transportation parts of the emergency response plan.

• Nationally-known speaker Michael Pritchard to address parents, students at Scotia-Glenville Middle School on Oct. 30 with pics

• Five SG High School students attend NanoDay in New York City and learn about the future of nanoscience with pic
  

• Maureen Long named as director of curriculum and instruction; begins new position on January 1

• Grade 4 Scotia Scholars students visit Five Rivers Environmental Center with pics

• Students, staff donate 720 coats for the needy through the City Mission with pics

• Glendaal's Meet the Teacher Night has been rescheduled to Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6:30-8 p.m. It was previously scheduled for Sept. 24, but that conflicted with the Meet the Teacher Night at the High School.

• S-G Pipe Band to hold Open House on Sept. 30 at the Middle School;
  pipe band finished third in Worlds competition in Scotland with pics

• President Obama's speech to be shown during Middle School assembly and in some classrooms
  This link includes the video and text of the speech.

• Parents are reminded that students in grades 8 and younger may not attend varsity football and evening soccer and basketball games without a parent. Here's the letter going to home to parents about the admittance policy.

• Check out these pictures from the opening day of school

• Scotia village officials ban stopping on Albion Street; that causes changes to drop-off and pick-up procedures for Lincoln School parents.
  Here's the Daily Gazette story about the issue.
  Here's Principal Ann Comley's letter to parents about the changes (PDF).

• Board of Education adopts 2009-10 tax rates; Glenville rate to decline by 1.66% on September bills.

• Kindergarten students to begin full day on Friday, Sept. 11; classroom meetings to be held Sept, 9 and 10

• Scotia-Glenville receives a $464,468 federal grant for physical education programs

• 2009-10 officers chosen for Board of Education

• Check out Class of 2009 graduation pictures and video clips from the ceremony

• June 22, 2009
  The Board of Education has decided not to fill the vacancy created by Brian McCann's resignation.
  The seat will remain empty until the May 18, 2010 community vote. At that point, one of the seats up for election would be for the remaining one-year of McCann's term. In 2011, the candidate would have to seek re-election for a full three-year term.

• Teenager need community service this summer?
  Check out this July 1 informational session for teen volunteers at the Animal Protective Foundation in Scotia

• Glendaal students show off African studies during museum open house with pics

• Brian McCann resigns from Board of Education

• 70 grades 4, 5 and 6 students participate in Elementary Cross Country run with pic

• Low-flying helicopters June 1-5 over the area part of disaster preparedness plan

• Four seniors to sign commitment letters for athletic scholarships on May 28 with pics

Heading to the May 19 community vote
Forums are scheduled for April 30 and May 6 to discuss the building projects and 2009-10 budget

Board of Education adopts 2009-10 budget
Spending plan adopted on March 30 includes a 1.7 percent spending increase and at least a 0.5 percent tax decrease.

Board of Education adopts scaled-back building renovation project.
Community to consider two propositions that would upgrade the track, replace roofs and public address systems and renovate and expand the middle school library.

Gary Normington and John Yagielski unopposed for
re-election to the Board of Education.

The state requires schools to release this information regarding their 2009 budgets and the most recent report cards (in PDF). Hard copies are available at the schools, District Office and the Scotia and Glenville braches of the Schenectady County library system.

• Students receive Physical Education Leadership Awards

Swine Flu update

• Email to staff about two negative H1N1 cases at Scotia-Glenville

• Letter from Superintendent Susan Swartz about Swine Flu

• State Health Department link for updated information
  
• Suicide Awareness programs being held April 22, 28 and May 14 (PDF)

• Grade 4 OPAL students make movies about their interpretation of the Wizard of Oz with movies

• GIVE program receives Youth Leadership Award from City Mission

• Middle School students will present Grease, School Version
  7 p.m. on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25
  Adults $7
  Students and seniors $5
  Middle School auditorium

• Glen-Worden students learn about the rainforest through music, art and poetry with pics

• Lincoln School students extract DNA from onions and peas with pics

• Two Scotia-Glenville students earn honors on the slopes with pics

• Glen-Worden OPAL students study DNA with "edible" models with pics

• Does your child attending a non-public school need transportation for the 2009-10 school year? If so, you need to complete and return this form (in PDF) by April 1

• Students to present The Pajama Game musical March 27-29 at SG High School with pic

• Glen-Worden students to serve the homeless at the City Mission on March 5 and 7 with pics

• Three S-G teams to compete in state Odyssey of the Mind competition after placing first in regional competitions with pics

• Hundreds of students to perform during band festival on Feb. 26

• Marines thank students at the SG Middle School, Sacandaga and Glendaal for donations

• Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band to host free concert at SG High School on March 6

• Glen-Worden 'Thinkin' Like Lincoln' to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday on Feb. 12 with pics

• School community members honored at Founders' Day Feb. 3 with pic

• Top SG spellers compete in school-wide Spelling Bee with pics

• Tech Valley High School to hold information night at SG High School on Tuesday, Feb. 3

• Sacandaga Elementary students learn bowling in physical education classes with pics

• Updated information about S-G's kindergarten program changes

• Attention: future juniors and seniors Check out several open houses about Career and Tech School programs and New Visions beginning in late January

• Senior Art Portfolio exhibit set for Monday, Jan. 12 at Senior High School

• Student artwork on display at Legislative Office Building Jan. 16-23

• SG students participating in first All County Music Festival on Feb. 7

• Glen-Worden students learn about life in Colonial America with pics

• Susan Swartz to meet with parents about full-day kindergarten at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Sacandaga Elementary School. This meeting was rescheduled from Jan. 7 because of the weather.

• USA Today releases rankings of schools based on potential toxic emissions in the air
  Local expert puts the results in perspective for parents and community members

• MS students and staff to give up their curly locks for a good cause
  Update: 371 inches of hair collected. Check out the pics

• Parent Forum to be held Jan. 7, 2008 about transitional/full-day kindergarten

• New Science Research Course beginning in 2009-2010 to be discussed on Dec. 2. Next year's sophomores are eligible for this college-credit course. Learn more here.

• Lincoln students to hold political rally/convention on Oct. 30

• Board of Education/administrators sign three year contract

• Lincoln Elementary School students study presidential politics with pics
  
• E-Books have arrived at Scotia-Glenville
  
• SG Board of Education sets tax rates for 2008-09

During the Board of Education's organizational meeting July 14, Margaret Smith was re-elected to a fifth one-year term as president of the Board of Education by a 4-3 vote, defeating Ben Conlon. Gary Normington, entering his third year on the board, was elected vice president by a 5-2 vote over Pam Carbone.

Scotia-Glenville's 2008 student test scores released by the NYS Education Department

• Check out these pictures from Graduation Day 2008
  249 Scotia-Glenville High School graduates to walk across the stage at Proctor's Theater on
  Saturday, June 28.
  Here's the program for that day as a PDF.
  

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T HEAR
S-G receives academic recognition by state Education Department and Capital District Business Review

ominations are due Jan. 31, 2006
Susan Swartz to be named Scotia-Glenville's fifth superintendent since centrali

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