A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, The Guilderland Central School District Music Department has been designated one of the NAMM Foundation’s “Best Communities for Music Education.” This honor exemplifies the Guilderland community’s commitment to include music education as part of an overall quality education for students. As you attend spring concerts across the …
The Guilderland Music Department is the recipient of the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education honor for the twelfth time. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation celebrates and promotes the intrinsic value of music education. This nationwide designation honors the Guilderland community’s commitment to include music education as part of a quality …
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Guilderland High School senior Hunter Hebler is proof of just how valuable a career and technical school education can be. Hebler, who turned 18 in April, is one of dozens of Career and Technical School students turning their training into careers, with multiple job offers to weigh as they contemplate their next step in life. …
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Congratulations to Willow Novak (Varsity Track & Field) and Will Cusato (Varsity Track & Field) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of May 9. Willow Novak (Varsity Track & Field) Willow had an amazing week for the track team last week. She won the 400 meter dash in a dual …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Thank you to everyone who voted on Tuesday, May 17, in the 2022-23 school budget and board of education election. The high turnout and approval of the budget demonstrates that the Guilderland Central School District community is engaged in and supportive of our students’ education. No school, …
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At the May 3 Guilderland Central School District board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles made a presentation on the work of the School Start Time Task Force. Originally created in fall 2018, the task force reconvened in spring 2022 to revisit the question of when is the best time to start all school …
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2022-23 school budget approved by voters; four candidates elected to board of education The Guilderland Central School District community approved the district’s $109,887,845 budget proposal for the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday, May 17 by a vote of 3,215 (YES) to 1,483 (NO), a margin of 68.43%. “I’m so appreciative to the community for supporting …
On May 17, Guilderland Central School District voters approved a $109,887,845 proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year by a vote of 3,215 (YES) to 1,483 (NO), a 68.43% approval. The budget carries a 4.68% increase in spending over the current year’s budget and will result in a 2.98% tax levy increase, which is within …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Today is school budget vote day. Guilderland Central School District residents are voting on the proposed $109,887,845 budget for the 2022-23 school year and to elect four members to the board of education. Polls are open until 9:00 p.m.; if you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time …
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Aliyah Famodu and Meadow Stella, two Guilderland High School students, are conducting a Girl Scout service project to benefit Things of My Very Own, a non-profit organization that provides crisis intervention services to children impacted by extensive abuse and/or neglect. Items needed are: pajamas in child’s sizes hairbrushes and combs boxes of ForceFlex trash bags …
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