Month: October 2021

Congratulations to Taylor Yund (JV Girls Volleyball) and Finn Burke (Boys Varsity XC) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of September 27. Taylor is one of only four returning junior varsity players.  The younger players truly look up to her for her leadership.  Taylor has really embraced the role of …

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Congratulations to Gabe Fasciglione (Modified 7/8 Boys Soccer) and Hanna Mitchell (Girls Varsity Golf) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of September 20. Gabe plays fullback for the Dutchmen and does an outstanding job at this position.  He has great instincts and is an essential part of our defense.  Gabe …

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Congratulations to Kara Whiteside (modified cross country) and Joe Kosier (varsity cross country) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of September 13th. Kara is an amazing athlete. She came in first place at her first ever cross country meet on September 18, leaving everyone in her dust. Aside from being …

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Congratulations to Chelsea King (Varsity Field Hockey) and Quinn Tynan (Varsity Soccer) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of September 6. Chelsea is a captain on the varsity field hockey team.  She is off to a great start this season.  She had 2 assists in the team’s 2-0 win over …

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Eight Guilderland High School students were selected as semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The eight GHS students, Joanna Chen, Michael Cheng, Colleen Grimshaw, Abhishikth Nadella, Tianli Qu, Grace Wei, Michael Wong and Ian Zhang, are among the approximately 16,000 high school seniors nationwide named as semifinalists. These academically talented high school seniors …

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Dear Guilderland Families, COVID-19 cases for the week of October 4 This week there were 17 positive cases of COVID-19. There were five cases at Guilderland High school; four required contact tracing, one did not. There was one case at Farnsworth Middle School that required contact tracing. There were three cases each at Westmere Elementary …

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The Guilderland Central School District bi-annual recycling event will be held on Saturday, October 23, 8 a.m.– 2 p.m. at Farnsworth Middle School. This is a community-wide event open to both residents and non-residents of the school district; no certificate of residency is required and there is no drop-off fee for attendees. Items collected will …

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On Thursday, October 7, Guilderland Central School District residents voted to approve the district’s $21.8 million capital project proposal by a tally of 1310 YES votes (63.84 percent) to 742 NO votes (36.16 percent). “Thank you to all of the Guilderland voters for supporting our students,” said Dr. Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools. “We are …

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Thank you to everyone who took part in this week’s capital project ThoughtExchange. We had 197 participants, 98 thoughts and 4,588 ratings.  The ThoughtExchange was launched to provide the community with an opportunity to ask questions and/or express their thoughts prior to the capital project proposal vote on Thursday, October 7. The questions that were …

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Have questions on the capital project? The GCSD website has answers On Thursday, October 7, Guilderland residents will head to the polls to decide on a $21.8 million capital improvement project. If approved by voters, the project will address the priorities of improving learning opportunities, enhancing safety and security for students and staff, and replacing …

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