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New DES playground design presented to Board of Education

At Tuesday evening’s monthly Board of Education business meeting, DCS’ Assistant Superintendent of Management Services Jeffrey Rivenburg gave an update on the district’s new elementary school playground project, which is included in the first phase of the $28 million Centennial Capital Project that was approved by voters in December of 2023.  A playground committee composed …

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O’Hanlon breaks Section 2 record for most career three-point field goals

Congratulations to DCS senior student-athlete Allison O’Hanlon on breaking the NYSPHSAA Section 2 record for most career three-point field goals, in the team’s big win against WAC opponent Fonda-Fultonville on Friday, December 1. Allison currently stands at 285 three-point field goals (and counting!), breaking a record that was established in 2019 by Harmony Philo from …

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Eagle Pride: 7th and 8th grade students recognized for showing preparedness

7th and 8th grade students who demonstrate preparedness during the first marking period of the school year were recently treated to a donut party as part of DCS Jr.-Sr. High School’s Eagle Pride initiative. Recipients were nominated by their teachers for the honor. Congratulations to: 7th Grade: Paige Deffer, Meghan Bailey, Callie Lennon, Maddie McHugh, …

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DCS Announces 1st Quarter High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for Grades 7-12

Duanesburg’s Junior-Senior High School Principal Jodi Marvin recently announced High Honor Roll and Honor Roll recipients for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students with total GPAs of 90.0+ are named to the high honor roll. Students with total GPAs of 80-89.9 are named to the honor roll. Any student who has a …

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DCS Drama Club hosts fundraiser performances Friday, Nov. 3 & Saturday, Nov. 4

Come support DCS Drama Club THIS WEEKEND for two performances of “Duanesburg Sings Broadway,” with 7 p.m. shows on both Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 in Joe Bena Hall at Duanesburg High School. This is a fundraiser performance to help raise money for Drama Club’s spring musical. Tickets can be purchased at the …

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All DES students to receive FREE breakfast & lunch at school starting Wednesday, Nov. 1

We are pleased to announce that all students enrolled at Duanesburg Elementary School will be able to receive FREE breakfast and lunch meals at school beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.    This implementation is a result of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanding access to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows eligible …

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A message from the DCS Board of Education re: events from Wednesday, Oct. 18

October 20, 2023 To the Duanesburg Community, We, the members of your Board of Education, would like to offer our thoughts following the emergency response at both of our school buildings this week. While we all wish that threats like those distributed across NYS on Wednesday wouldn’t happen, there are some important things that we …

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Email threat investigated; shelter-in-place lifted after police search schools

At 9:28 a.m. today, Oct. 18, an email threat stating bombs have been placed in schools throughout the state was sent to the Duanesburg Central School District Board of Education email as well as the district’s Information Technology Director. Although the threat was a broad statement with questionable credibility, the district’s schools immediately went into …

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Duanesburg Board of Education seeks community input to inform upcoming search for next superintendent of schools

The Board of Education met with Anita Murphy and Lynne Wells, search consultants from Capital Region BOCES at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17 to outline a plan for finding the next superintendent of schools. The first step is to gather community feedback via an online survey and a series of focus groups held this …

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