Late last spring, Duanesburg Central School District made the decision to move 6th grade students to the junior/senior high school campus for the 2020-21 school year. The decision was made after careful study of the district’s curriculum for middle-level learners (grades 6-8) following the state’s transition from the Common Core to the Next Generation Learning …
Drawings and contests are fun, and when help make a school a more enjoyable and positive place to learn, everyone who participates is a winner. At Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School, students in grades 7-12 are earning chances to win prize baskets by demonstrating behaviors that are Responsible, Respectful and Safe, foundations of the school’s Positive …
Eagle wrestling is going strong! Jan. 18-19, the varsity team placed third at the Ichabod Crane Duals. Congratulations to senior captain Cadan Landauer on winning his 100th career match and going 8-0 on the weekend. Team member and Schoharie senior Austin Lints broke his school’s wins record of 167 by going 7-1. January 23 was …
She did it! Varsity basketball player Madison Meyer scored her 1,000th point at the Jan. 10, 2020 game vs. Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Duanesburg won the game, but both teams showed their sportsmanship and support for Madison’s achievement. Congrats to Madison and Coach Chris Herron. Go Eagles! Watch the coverage on CBS-6 TV, Albany at: https://cbs6albany.com/sports/content/madison-meyer-scores-1000th-point-in-duanesburgs-win-over-bkw Watch the …
Duanesburg does it once again: DCS has been ranked among the Academic Top 100 school districts in upstate New York by Buffalo Business First, which looked at four years of graduation rates, student performance and test results. The rankings were completed this fall. DCS: small schools, big impact. Thank you to our students, staff and …
When DCS cast their budget ballots each May, they are also typically asked to vote on replacing a small number of school buses. The purchases are part of the district’s planned bus replacement program that keeps the fleet of vehicles that transport our children in safe, working order and in line with New York State …
Duanesburg students and staff truly embody the DCS theme of Small schools, Big impact. Here are just a few ways they shared their spirit for the good of their community this holiday season. Providing for a family in need National Honor Society students donated $220 and purchased pots and pans, a hoodie, a blender, silverware …
DCS 8th grader and Student Council representative Breeanna Moss established a Giving Tree in the main high school office to help the Albany Ronald McDonald House and the Schoharie Valley Animal Shelter, causes that are dear to her. In a short video, Breeanna explains why. All are invited during school hours to take an ornament …
Students in Duanesburg’s chapter of the National Honor Society are making the holidays happier for a local family in need after a successful fundraising effort. “NHS members really pulled through this year,” said chapter advisor Lisa Della Rocco. “Together, the 17 students and their families donated $220 and purchased pots and pans, a hoodie, a …
More than 20 Duanesburg High School wrestling alumni cheered on Duanesburg’s varsity team as they defeated Canajoharie-Fort Plain 69-17 on Thursday, Dec. 12. The team was back in action all day Saturday at Duanesburg’s Doc Davis Memorial Tournament, defeating Ellenville (84-6), Albany (81-12), Our Lady of Lourdes (66-21), and Schuylerville (60-22) on their way to …
