Duanesburg Elementary School principal Andrea Conover has announced that she will retire at the end of this school year, after a 30-year career in the field of education — 14 years of which were spent in the Duanesburg Central School District. Conover started at DCS in 2011, when she was hired to oversee the district’s …
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Congratulations to DCS senior Jeffrey Mulhern on taking FIRST PLACE in Heavy Equipment Operations/Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation at the regional SkillsUSA competition held on March 19 in Albany! Mulhern was one of 31 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who were given the opportunity to show their in-depth knowledge of the …
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There has been a lot of excitement from the community about Monday’s Roundtable Discussions taking place from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025 in Joe Bena Hall at Duanesburg Jr.-Sr. High School. Four important topics will be discussed during the community-wide event: – Middle School model (6th grade moving to the Jr.-Sr. HS) – …
Pre-sale general admission tickets are now available for the Duanesburg Drama Club’s spring musical, “The Addams Family!” Scan the QR code in the graphic or purchase here: http://dcsdramaclub.org Performances are at 6:30 p.m. on both Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. Tickets are $13 for adults …
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Please be advised that the district’s Board of Education regularly scheduled business meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18 will be held in the cafeteria at Duanesburg Elementary School instead of Joe Bena Hall. Because of the change in venue, the meeting will not be livestreamed. The public is welcome to attend. As …
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The DCS Drama Club will host a fundraiser talent show at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in Joe Bena Hall. DCS students in grades K-12 are welcome to participate, along with DCS staff, families, and community members! Each skit must include a current K-12 Duanesburg DCS student, and students can only participate in one …
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The deadline to receive completed pre-K applications is quickly approaching. Completed materials must be received by the district registrar (Joanne Boyd) by FRIDAY, MARCH 14. Only a small fraction of the applications that the district sent to families have been returned. In order to make sure the district has the appropriate amount of PK classrooms, …
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“Flying on the Wings of our Words” “It was a cold day in November the morning we left Potenza to come to America…” So began the narrative that visiting teaching artist, Laurie McIntosh (aka Story Laurie) recently shared with sixth grade classes at Duanesburg Elementary, as part of a two-day arts-in-education residency. The 30-minute story …
Join the conversation and help shape the future of DCS! The Duanesburg Central School District would like to invite all stakeholders to join district administrators and members of the Board of Education from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025 for an evening of Interactive Community Roundtable Discussions on important topics that will help shape …
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Schenectady County Sheriff’s Deputy David Smith joined the Duanesburg Central School District in December to serve as the district’s second school resource officer. He will be stationed at Duanesburg Elementary School, while Deputy Eric Reyell will continue to be based out of the Jr.-Sr. High School building. Smith has been with the Schenectady County Sheriff’s …
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