Susan M. Swartz, Superintendent
SSwartz@sgcsd.net
900 Preddice Parkway
Scotia, NY 12302
Phone: 518-382-1215/347-3600
Fax: 518-386-4336
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Want to apply for a job at Scotia-Glenville? The district is no longer using the OLAS service. Applications and essay materials are available by checking out the job postings page. [MORE]
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The Senior Scholarship Packet for the Class of 2012, which contains local scholarship offerings, will be available on January 30 by visiting the high school guidance website and clicking on Scholarships and Awards link on the left.
January
26, 2012About 15 members of the newly-formed
Student Nutrition and Activity Council (SNAC) took to the
smaller gymnasium after school today to work out on the climbing
wall and "vertical junkyard" along with physical education
teachers Robert Leto and Michael Turgeon.
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January 26, 2012
Grade 7 science students heard about the
challenges of wind power from a GE official who has overseen the
installation of the huge electricity-generating wind
mills/turbines. [MORE]
All high school students are expected to attend school this Regents week, Jan. 24-27, even if they are not scheduled for an exam. [MORE]
The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges in Troy has recognized the Glendaal student video, "How to Unmake a Bully," with a Champions of Character award. [MORE]
Glendaal Elementary School and Scotia-Glenville
High School have received
Fuel Up to Play 60
grants totaling $4,916 that will be used to boost healthy
lifestyle programs at the two schools.
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This year’s Junior/Senior class prom will take place on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 7-11 pm at the Albany Marriott, Wolf Road, Colonie. Tickets will be on sale from April 25-May 4. [MORE]
The Scotia-Glenville PTA Council's Founders Day dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the River Stone Manor. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar at 6 pm with dinner at 6:30. Dinner choices include Rosemary chicken, sirloin of beef or grouper and the cost is $26 per person. Reservations are being taken at all school offices until Friday, January 20. No reservations will be accepted after that date.
The 16 school Spelling Bee student winners
plugged away through dozens of words and 19 rounds during today's
District Spelling Bee at the Middle School.
[MORE]
Students in English 12 classes this week checked out
and drove two electric vehicles as part of a unit they are studying on
alternative energy and its day-to-day practical and economical applications.
[MORE]
December
13, 2011Daily announcements from the Middle School and High School will be posted each morning at the top of the main school pages: Middle School and High School. Check them out!
Gary Comley, a former Mont Pleasant Middle School principal and associate superintendent at Schenectady High School, has been named as the Interim Middle School principal. [MORE]
"Three cheers for parents" is the final
sentence cheered by the grade 5 students who performed the play
Kids and Parents at Sacandaga today. In the end, they realized
that their parents were not be as strict as they thought after all.
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The four elementary schools will combine their grades 4 and 5 Field Days this year into one large event at the high school. The events will tentatively be held from 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 31. [MORE]
Students and their families gathered tonight to honor the 95 grade 8 students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society for the 2011-12 school year. [MORE]
November 15, 2011
The federally National School Lunch Program provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day. A study by current and former Iowa State University researchers confirmed that school lunches improve the health outcomes of children who reside in low-income households.
[MORE]A consultant this month will review instruction at the Middle School, and in particular programs working with students with disabilities, as the school is named to the first year on the federal School in Need of Improvement list. [MORE]
Student athletes from the high school and
middle school joined students at Glendaal to kick off another year
of
Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) activities.
[MORE]
You can now connect to Scotia-Glenville through Facebook. Ask us questions. Find out the latest. Become a fan by 'liking' us. [MORE]
November
1, 2011A free scholastic chess tournament will be held Dec. 3 in the Sacandaga Elementary School cafeteria for all area students and their families. Learn to Play chess nights are also being held at each school. [MORE]
Students and staff at Sacandaga donated 619
items to the Scotia-Glenville Food Pantry as part of the school-wide
collection effort during Harvest Run held today.
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The 18-member Scotia-Glenville bicycling team
raised $6,948 for the American Diabetes Association during the Tour
de Cure in Saratoga Springs.
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October
25, 2011Students in grades 2 and 3 this fall were
asked by Lincoln Elementary Physical Education teacher Mark
Gatta to bring in recipes that used applies as an ingredient.
Those recipes are now a book. [MORE]
October 24, 2011Students in Judi McClure's Studio in Art class
at the Middle School took a page out of art history with their own
renditions of Grant Wood's American Gothic portrait from 1930.
[MORE]
October 21, 2011
The Capital Region Region BOCES and Questar III BOCES have released easy-to-read information about New York State's so-called "property tax levy cap." Here is information and a downloadable brochure. [MORE]
Junior Adin Kovacik has been selected to perform at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester, NY in December. [MORE]
Several S-G middle and high school students
competed in the New York State BMX Championship on September 25 in
New Paltz.
[MORE]
Bicycle riders with The Ride for Missing Children - Greater Capital District came to Lincoln Elementary to stress child safety and abduction prevention as hundreds of students held signs encouraging them. [MORE]
September 12, 2011
The Board of Education has adopted the state-mandated Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plan. The new evaluation program begins in the 2011-12 school year for teachers of English Language Arts and mathematics in grades 4-8 and their principals and for all teachers and principals in the 2012-13 school year. [MORE]
Check out these Opening Day photos from
Scotia-Glenville's six schools. [MORE]
The state Education Department has released the dates for the spring tests taken by thousands of students in grades 3-8 every year. [MORE]
August 22, 2011
The Board of Education approved a tax rate increase of 1.86% for the 2011-12 school year - the same rate that was proposed before the May vote on the budget. [MORE]
Spelling
Bee contenders plugged away through 19 rounds during the
District Spelling Bee
Grade
5 students at Sacandaga Elementary perform the play Kids
and Parents
HS
and MS student athletes joined Glendaal students to kick off
Fuel Up to Play 60
Lincoln students greet bicyclists from The Ride for
Missing Children
Check out these Opening Day 2011 pictures
from
Scotia-Glenville's six schools
S-G
HS students, using teleconferencing, debate students in London about alternative
energy
Glen-Worden's
grade 5 students served more than 300 meals at the City Mission
Lincoln students and their families
paint like Monet at Art Night
Sacandaga students learn about and play chess after school
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Friday, January 27, 2012:
HALF DAY - grades 6-12, Staff Development Day
PTA Fabulous Friday, after school, Sacandaga
Second marking period ends, Middle School/High School
Monday, January 30, 2012:
Second semester begins, Middle School/High School
Spring registration, Continuing Education classes, 7-8:30 p.m., High School
Tuesday, January 31, 2012:
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
Thursday, February 2, 2012:
PTA/SDM, 3:30 p.m., Lincoln
Art Night, gr. 2-3, Lincoln
Friday, February 3, 2012:
PTA Mini Courses, after school, Glendaal
PTA Fabulous Friday, after school, Sacandaga
Grade 6 Teen Town, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
Report cards mailed, Middle School
Monday, February 6, 2012:
Report cards mailed, High School
Spring Continuing Education classes begin
Tuesday, February 7, 2012:
SDM/SSShine, 2:45 p.m., High School
PTA Council Founders Day dinner, 6 p.m., River Stone Manor, Scotia
Wednesday, February 8, 2012:
PTA, 6 p.m., Glendaal
Sacandaga winter concert, gr. 3-5, 7 p.m., High School
Friday, February 10, 2012:
PTA Mini Courses, after school, Glendaal
Family Valentine Dance, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln
PTA Fabulous Friday, after school, Sacandaga
Grades 7/8 Teen Town, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
Schenectady County All-County Music Festival (HS Jazz Choir), February 10-11, High School
Monday, February 13, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School
Tuesday, February 14, 2012:
PTA, 7 p.m., Glen-Worden
SDM, 2:45 p.m., Middle School
NYSSMA Festival deadline, Burnt Hills
Wednesday, February 15, 2012:
SDM, 6 p.m., Glendaal
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Middle School
College Planning Night, 6:30 p.m., High School
Friday, February 17, 2012:
PTA Mini Courses after school, Glendaal
Monday-Friday, February 20-24, 2012:
President's Day/Winter Recess - NO SCHOOL
Monday, February 27, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Lincoln
Friday, March 2, 2012:
PTA Movie Night, Glendaal
PTA Fun Days, Glen-Worden
Monday, March 5, 2012:
Spring sports season begins
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School (2012-13 budget)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012:
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
SDM/SSShine, 2:45 p.m., High School
Wednesday, March 7, 2012:
SDM, 4 p.m., Glen-Worden
Districtwide Band Festival, 7 p.m., High School (snow date: March 8)
Friday, March 9, 2012:
PTA Fun Days, Glen-Worden
Progress reports mailed, Middle School
Grade 6 Teen Town, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
NYSSMA Piano Festival, March 9-10, College of St. Rose
Monday, March 12, 2012:
Progress reports mailed,. High School
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School (2012-13 budget)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012:
Grade 2 music program, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga (snow date: March 14)
SDM, 2:45 p.m., Middle School
Wednesday, March 14, 2012:
PTA, 6 p.m., Glendaal
PTA/SDM, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln
Thursday, March 15, 2012:
Orientation to Grade 6 Night, 7 p.m., Middle School
Friday, March 16, 2012:
PTA Games Night, Glendaal
PTA Fun Days, Glen-Worden
Grades 7/8 Teen Town, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
Monday, March 19, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School (2012-13 budget)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012:
PTA, 7 p.m., Glen-Worden
Grade 1 music program, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga (snow date: March 21)
PTSA, 5:30 p.m., High School
Wednesday, March 21, 2012:
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Glen-Worden
Art in 3 Forms Gallery, Glendaal (snow date: March 22)
Thursday, March 22, 2012:
Bus evacuation drills, AM elementary and MS/HS riders
Curiosity Showcase, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Glen-Worden
Friday, March 23, 2012:
Superintendent's Conference Day - STAFF ONLY
Monday, March 26, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School (2012-13 budget)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012:
Kindergarten music program, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga (snow date: March 28)
Kindergarten screening, March 27-29, Glen-Worden
Wednesday, March 28, 2012:
PTA Council, 7 p.m., Lincoln
Art Show, March 28-April 2, High School
Thursday, March 29, 2012:
SDM Literacy Night, 6:30-8 p.m., Glen-Worden
Friday, March 30-Saturday, March 31, 2012:
Spring musical, 7:30 p.m., High School
Sunday, April 1, 2012:
Spring musical, 2 p.m., High School
Monday, April 2, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School (2012-13 budget)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012:
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
SDM/SSShine, 2:45 p.m., High School
Wednesday, April 4, 2012:
PTA/SDM, 3:30 p.m., Lincoln
National Honor Society induction, 7:30 p.m., High School
Capital Region BOCES annual meeting
Thursday, April 5, 2012:
Art Night, grades 4-5, Lincoln
Third marking period ends, Middle School/High School
Friday, April 6, 2012:
Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
Monday, April 9-Friday, April 13, 2012:
Spring recess - NO SCHOOL
Monday, April 9, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School
Tuesday, April 17-Thursday, April 19, 2012:
State English Arts tests, grades 3-8
Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
SDM, 2:45 p.m., Middle School
PTSA, 5:30 p.m., B-2, High School
Wednesday, April 18, 2012:
PTA, 6 p.m., Glendaal
SDM, 4 p.m., Glen-Worden
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Middle School
Kindergarten screenings, April 18-20, Lincoln
Friday, April 20, 2012:
Report cards mailed, Middle School
Grade 6 Teen Town, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
NYSSMA Solo/Ensemble Festival, April 20-21, Burnt Hills
Monday, April 23, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Glen-Worden (Vote on the Capital Region BOCES administrative budget/board member election)
Wednesday, April 25-Friday, April 27, 2012:
State mathematics tests, grades 3-8
Wednesday, April 25, 2012:
SDM, 6 p.m., Glendaal
Kindergarten screening, April 25-27, Sacandaga
2012 Prom tickets go on sale beginning today after school until May 4. The Prom will be held on Friday, May 18.
NYSSMA Instrumental Majors Festival, April 25-26, Burnt Hills
Friday, April 27, 2012:
PTA Movie Night, Glendaal
Drama Club production, April 27 and 28, 7 p.m., Middle School
Tuesday, May 1, 2012:
Kindergarten screening, May 1-3, Glendaal
PTA, 7 p.m., Glen-Worden
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
SDM/SSShine, 2:45 p.m., High School
Wednesday, May 2, 2012:
2012-13 budget hearing, 7 p.m., Middle School
PTA Council Meet the Board of Education Candidates Night, 7:30 p.m., Middle SChool
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Middle School
Friday, May 4, 2012:
Spring Dances: Gr. 6, 4:30-6 p.m.; Gr. 7/8, 7-9 p.m., Middle School
LAST DAY to buy tickets for the 2012 Prom on Friday, May 18
Saturday, May 5, 2012:
SAT exam, High School
Monday, May 7, 2012:
TWO-HOUR DELAYED OPENING - grades 6-12, Staff Development
Library Book Fair, May 7-11, Middle School
High School concert band/orchestra, gr. 7 chorus and gr. 8 band, 7 p.m., High School
Tuesday, May 8, 2012:
Kindergarten Parent Orientation, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
SDM, 2:45 p.m., Middle School
Parent Book Fair Night, 5:30-7 p.m., Middle School
PTSA, 5:30 p.m., B-2, High School
Wednesday, May 9, 2012:
Glendaal Book Fair, May 9-14
PTA, 6 p.m., Glendaal
PTA/SDM, 3:30 p.m., Lincoln
Gr. 6 band, gr. 7/8 orchestra and gr. 8 women's chorus; High School concert choir, 7 p.m., High School
Thursday, May 10, 2012:
Walk About/Ice Cream Social, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln
Friday, May 11, 2012:
Sadie Hawkins dance, Glen-Worden
Gr. 8 Science Club Field Trip, Middle School
Monday, May 14, 2012:
Walk About/Book Fair Night, 6-8 p.m., Glendaal
Community Walk About/Book Fair Night, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School
Tuesday, May 15, 2012:
2012-13 Budget and Board of Education vote, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., High School
Grades 4/5 cross country race, 4 p.m., High School
Wednesday, May 16, 2012:
SDM, 4 p.m., Glen-Worden
Thursday, May 17, 2012:
Lincoln gr. 4/5 chorus, band and orchestra; gr. 7 band and gr. 6 orchestra, 7 p.m., High School
Friday, May 18, 2012:
HALF DAY - grades 6-12, Staff Development Day
Junior-Senior Prom, 7-11 p.m., Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, Colonie
Saturday, May 19, 2012:
PTA Bottle Drive, 9 a.m.-noon, Glen-Worden
Monday, May 21, 2012:
Progress reports mailed, High School
Tuesday, May 22, 2012:
Grades 2/3 field days, Lincoln (rain date: May 23)
Sacandaga grades 4/5 chorus, band and orchestra; gr. 6 chorus, 7 p.m., High School
Wednesday, May 23-Friday, June 1, 2012:
State Science Performance tests, grades 4 and 8
Wednesday, May 23, 2012:
Memorial Day parade, Mohawk Avenue, Scotia
Thursday, May 24, 2012:
Grades K/1 field days/Family Picnic, Lincoln
Glen-Worden grades 4/5 chorus, band and orchestra; gr. 8 men's choir; High School chamber choir, 7 p.m., High School
Friday, May 25, 2012:
Progress reports mailed, Middle School
Monday, May 28, 2012:
Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 29, 2012:
Senior art exhibit, senior awards, Pop's Concert, 7 p.m., High School
Wednesday, May 30, 2012:
Glendaal grades 4/5 chorus, band and orchestra; High School symphonic band, 7 p.m., High School
Thursday, May 31, 2012:
Grades 4-5 field days - all schools - at High School. Tentatively set for 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (rain date: June 1)
High School Senior Banquet, 6-9 p.m., River Stone Manor
Friday, June 1, 2012:
Senior awards assembly, 8 a.m.; Senior Picnic following, High School
Monday, June 4, 2012:
State Science Written tests, grades 4 and 8
Tuesday, June 5, 2012:
PTA, 7 p.m., Glen-Worden
Grades 2/3 field days, Sacandaga (rain date: June 6)
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Sacandaga
PTSA, 5:30 p.m., High School
Wednesday, June 6, 2012:
Grades K-2 field days, Glendaal (rain date: June 7)
Instrumental recruitment night, 7 p.m., High School
Thursay, June 7, 2012:
Grades K-2 field days, Glen-Worden (rain date: June 8)
Grades K/1 field days, Sacandaga (rain date: June 8)
Friday, June 8, 2012:
Songtime, 7:30 p.m., High School
Monday, June 11, 2012:
Fourth marking period ends, High School
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School
Tuesday, June 12, 2012:
Elementary District Track Meet, 4 p.m., High School
Wednesday, June 13, 2012:
Grades 4/5 swim day, Glendaal (rain date: June 14)
PTA, 6 p.m., Glendaal
Grades 4/5 swim day, Lincoln (rain date: June 20)
PTA/SDM, 3:30 p.m., Lincoln
Grade 4 swim day, Sacandaga (rain date: June 18)
PTA, 6:30 p.m., Middle School
Regents exams - students attend for exams only - June 13-22
Thursday, June 14, 2012:
Elementary marking period ends
HALF DAY - grades K-5, Report Cards Preparation
Friday, June 15, 2012:
Grade 5 End of Year Activity, 12-3 p.m., Glendaal
Grade 5 luncheon, Glen-Worden
Grade 5 picnic, Lincoln
Grade 5 picnic/luncheon, Sacandaga
Monday-Thursday, June 18-21, 2012:
HALF DAYS - grades 6-8, Exams days
Wednesday, June 20, 2012:
Fourth marking period ends, Middle School
Thursday, June 21, 2012:
Last Day of School for students
Friday, June 22, 2012:
Graduation rehearsal, 8 a.m., High School auditorium
Regents Rating Day/Last Day for Staff
Saturday, June 23, 2012:
Class of 2012 graduation, 9:30 a.m., Proctor's Theater, Schenectady
Monday, June 25, 2012:
Report cards mailed, Middle School/High School
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Middle School
Wednesday, June 27, 2012:
Tentative date for summer school registration, Middle School and High School
Thursday, July 5-August 15, 2012:
Tentative summer school schedule
Monday, July 9, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., District Office (2012-13 reorganizational meeting)
Monday, July 23, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., District Office
Monday, August 13, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., District Office
Monday, August 27, 2012:
Board of Education, 7 p.m., District Office
