Archive for December, 2019

Joanne Freeman, who served on the HFM BOCES Board of Education for nearly a decade, and was the board president for the past three years, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17 after a short illness. She was 65. “Joanne was passionate about education and cared deeply about students,” HFM BOCES District Superintendent David Ziskin said. “She […]
The Fort Plain Central School District Board of Education has officially launched the search for a new superintendent of schools. The position is now posted on several education job boards with professional organizations including the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS), the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS), the New York […]

A group of students at Foothills PTECH has launched a peer awards program to honor their fellow students for the positive things they add to the school environment. “We wanted to make them feel that people care about what they do,” freshman Ondriana Nichols said of her fellow students. “The spotlight needs to be on […]
HFM BOCES has seats available this month in two computer-based testing sessions for the New York State High School Equivalency (HSE) Exam, formerly known as GED. This is an opportunity for people who: want to take all 5 subtests; have taken the GED (2002-2013) or the TASC previously, yet still need to pass one or […]

Students who earned Honor Roll status by achieving an 85 average or better and those who had perfect attendance for the first quarter of the school year received certificates and were treated to make-your-own sundaes. The students receiving recognition for Honor Roll status were: Olivia Gwozdz Makenzie Merendo Alexis Henderson Melanie Ramirez Aleisa Caraballo Blake […]