Girls basketball team wins at Delhi
Congratulations to the girls basketball team for winning the Delhi tournament the weekend of Dec. 7. They are 3-0 and off to a great start this season.
Smart athletes
Congratulations to Duanesburg’s fall sports teams: All of them have been named Scholar-Athlete teams by the New York Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). They qualified for recognition as Scholar-Athletes by achieving a team average of 90% or higher. Fall sports at DCS include golf, cross country, swimming, soccer, volleyball, and football. Go Eagles!
It’s an honor to serve others
National Honor Society member students lent a hand at the Salvation Army in Schenectady on Friday, Nov. 15, helping to prepare and serve about 75 meals. The student volunteer annually at the Salvation Army as a service to the greater community.
Celebrating Hispanic heritage
To celebrate Hispanic heritage, Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School students decorated a bulletin board with pictures of important Hispanic people, and they and Spanish teacher Isabel Kalin dressed up as Hispanic Americans who have influenced our country.
Amazing swimmers; on to the states
On Friday, Nov. 8, the girls varsity swim team “had an amazing day with time drops from everyone, with 11 of 13 swimmers returning to swim in Saturday’s finals,” reported PE Director Penny Hardenstine. The team then finished their season by taking third at the Section 2 Division 2 championships. Abie O’Donnell won the 100-yard …
FBLA flags a tribute to veterans
Students in Duanesburg High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter honored veterans near and far by planting a garden of American flags in front of their school, while also raising more than $125 to help local veterans. The students and advisor Michele Hall offered the small flags for a $1 donation, and each …
Sectional success & on to the states
Duanesburg’s cross country Eagles really did fly: The boys team finished 4th at yesterday’s section 2 competition at Saratoga Spa State Park, with Andrew Drescher winning his race in 16:05. He will go on to the state competition Nov. 16 at SUNY Plattsburgh. The girls team finished 8th, their best finish of the season, despite …
A winning streak & an exciting season
By last week, our Helderberg Valley football team had won three games in a row leading into this past weekend’s sectional semifinals. The first win of their streak came against Cohoes 27-14. In that game, Jessie Waddell scored off a pass from Jake Stahl. Stahl scored once more on the ground and Waddell scored once …
Swimmers take council bronze, head to sectionals
Congratulations to the girls varsity swim team for finishing 3rd overall in the Colonial Council. Good luck at the sectionals Friday at Shenendehowa!
Run strong Eagles!
The DCS cross country teams headed out to sectional competition on Monday morning, Nov. 4, at Saratoga Spa State Park. The event was rescheduled from Friday due to downed limbs and other storm damage in the park. The team includes Jessica Archambeault, Alanna Mitchell, Brooke Moore, Alison Bates, Kimber Kantrowitz, Andrew Drescher, George Atanasov, Matthew …