REMINDER: No School Friday, May 24 and Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day).
District offices are closed both days.
Have a great holiday weekend.
REMINDER: The School Safety Survey is open through May 29. If you haven't participated, please click on the link and choose the appropriate survey:
https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/school-community-safety-survey-2
Reminder: Board of Education Meeting tonight (May 22), 6:30 p.m. in the Mont Pleasant Middle School Schenectady Room.
- > Link to the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/NYuf0hUrY88
Complete agenda is available on Boarddocs.
Purchase a "Flamingo Flock" All proceeds going toward decoration for SHS prom procession. 1) Make your donation. 2) Click below to schedule a flock of flamingos delivery.
>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqsH6Pe0lww_00LJu0qS91tyI4A_hMSMRN-sA7awsXh5N8nw/viewform
Thank you to the Schenectady community for supporting the budget and propositions. Congratulations to Alexandria Carver and Jamaica Miles on being elected to serve on the Board of Education.
SHS Key Club is holding a blood drive on Monday, June 24 from noon - 5 p.m. in Proctors Key Hall. To schedule an appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org
Give a pint, get a pint at Stewart's Shops!
📰Read about today's budget vote in the Daily Gazette
➡️https://www.dailygazette.com/news/schenectady-school-budget/article_cec7049a-16e1-11ef-b634-8ba78de1d601.html
🗳On Tuesday, May 21, community members will decide on the proposed 2024-25 school district budget and elect two candidates to the Board of Education.
📖Read budget details here https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2760/SCSD/4304777/Budget_Mailer_2024-2025.pdf
🎥 Watch the candidate forum here https://youtube.com/live/0OVvNn55rFE?feature=share
🚦View the street guide to find your polling place here https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2760/SCSD/4213138/Election_Polling_Sites_Street_Guide.pdf
If you have questions regarding where to vote, please call Michelle Eden, Clerk of the Board, at 518-370-8100 Ext. 76907 or email edenm@schenectadyschools.org.
🏃🏽♀️Check out the photos from this weekend's Girls on the Run 5k. Congrats to all of our students who participated and thank you so much to their run coaches and run buddies.
Good afternoon ... Please click on the link to open Superintendent Cotto's video update for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/district-update-may-17-2024
Have a great weekend.
BRTC is excited to present their final production of the season: A Series of Student-Written Plays. 8 original works by student playwrights, directed by 10 student directors.
5/31 at 7pm & 6/1 at 2 pm & 7:00pm. See poster (designed by student Rook Taylor) for more.
The Kids Bowl Free Summer Bowling Program is available to Sch'dy families. Each child receives 2 FREE games of bowling every day all summer. Go here to find a participating bowling center & to register.
- -> https://www.kidsbowlfree.com/
Congrats to SHS Senior Omarion Pedragon who successfully completed the Entrepreneurship Pathway Pgm. He has completed the classes, exam, 54 hrs of work-based learning, & all requirements showcasing business readiness. He is awarded Career & Technical Education Credential.
The League of Women Voters will be holding a School Board Candidate Forum tonight , May 16 at 7 pm at the FACE Center, 530 Liberty St.
The forum will be live-streamed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OVvNn55rFE
More: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/article/1598421
DICK'S House of Sport in Latham welcomed our Schenectady Fishing Club earlier this week. The club promotes love of nature, physical skills, patience and technique. Students were able to practice casting and climb the rock wall and DICK'S set them up with all new equipment.
TY to all who came out for our 1st Sat. morning Family Literacy Club last weekend. We had great discussion about the importance of literacy, enjoyed lit-based games & activities, snacks, give-aways, & walked over to the library for even more literacy fun and activities.
Reminder: Members of the SCSD community are invited to share input regarding school safety. Please click here and select the appropriate survey: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/school-community-safety-survey-2
The survey is open through May 29. Thank you.
Registration is open for the Schenectady Patriots Summer Swim Team which will be held June 3 - August 3. Open to kids 21 and younger who can swim 25 yards.
More info & registration available here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/summer-swim-team
The League of Women Voters is hosting a School Board Candidate Forum on Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. , SCSD FACE Center, 530 Liberty St.
The following three candidates are running for two open seats on the Board of Education.
Jamaica Miles
Alexandra Carver
Claudia Cavanagh
