Over the weekend and today, the district learned of two individuals testing positive for COVID-19. One case is connected to Guilderland High School, and the other to Westmere Elementary. Contact tracing by the school was not required because these individuals were not on campus while they were infectious. Additional Information GCSD Board of Education meeting, …
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A message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD School Community, Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of when Guilderland schools shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19. Several other area schools shut down a day later, and the Governor closed all schools in the state shortly after that. Never would we have predicted that …
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Today the district learned about two individuals testing positive for COVID-19: one is connected to Farnsworth Middle School and one to Westmere Elementary. Both cases require contact tracing by the schools. Using Albany County Department of Health guidelines, FMS principal Michael Laster and WES principal Beth Bini determined who needs to quarantine and contacted those …
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Farnsworth Middle School has been named a 2021 Essential Elements: School-to-Watch for its third consecutive three-year term. This program identifies and recognizes middle-level schools and programs that are academically excellent, developmentally appropriate, socially equitable and organized to ensure continuous improvement. Designated schools serve as examples for successful implementation of the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level …
Last February, Gabe Zullo, now a freshman at Guilderland High School, was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. For a year, Gabe has undergone aggressive medical treatment, all while participating in school remotely. Gabe will regularly attend his virtual class sessions wearing the very blanket his English class sent him …
Over the weekend and today, the district learned about four individuals testing positive for COVID-19: two connected to Guilderland High School, one to Pine Bush Elementary, and a district-wide employee. One of the cases at Guilderland High School required contact tracing by the school. Using Albany County Department of Health guidelines, GHS principal Mr. Piscitelli …
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Please see a message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I’m writing to provide a few updates. Please see below: New cases to report Between yesterday afternoon and today, the district learned of four individuals testing positive for COVID-19. Two cases are connected to Guilderland High School, one to Pine Bush Elementary, and …
A message from GCSD Athletics Director David Austin: Dear GCSD Families, I am happy to report that last night, the GCSD Board of Education approved the Fall 2 sports season, including football, boys & girls volleyball, game day cheer and unified bowling. Practice is to begin as early as Sunday, March 7 . I emailed …
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Today, the district learned of one person connected to Guilderland High School testing positive for COVID-19. GHS principal Michael Piscitelli is following Albany County Department guidance to determine who needs to quarantine as a result and he is contacting those individuals.
Guilderland schools have donated an astounding 1,522 books to Project: Cameron’s Story, surpassing the 1,000 goal that had been set. This year the organization collected 25,364 books! In six years, the GCSD school community has contributed over 5,720 children’s books to Project: Cameron’s Story, a not-for-profit organization that collects new children’s books for families of …
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