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| LOTE Lip Sync Concert Raises $700 |
Congratulations to all the participants of the third annual LOTE Lip Sync concert held May 17. Mrs. Judd's level 5 French students won the best costume award, Ms. Graziano's level 4 Japanese students won the prize for best lip syncing, Ms. Clark's block 7 Spanish 5 students won for best choreography and Ms. Clark's block 6 Spanish 4 class (pictured) won the best overall lip sync performance award. Over $700 was raised for foreign language scholarships that will be awarded to graduating seniors on June 7, 2012.
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| Averill Park School Budget Results |
The Averill Park School Budget Passed and Chris Foster and Jessica Zweig were elected to the Board of Education. The numbers are below:
Budget Vote:
Yes-2516
No-1729
Board of Education Vote:
Chris Foster- 2616 -Winner
Stuart Nippes- 1764
Jessica Zweig- 2612-Winner
Billy Cushing-1 (write-in)
Thank you to all that came to vote! |
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| Changes to the End of the School Year |
Due to unused snow days, please note the following changes to the school calendar:
Friday May 25- Holiday for Students and Staff
Friday June 15-AMS Final Exams Half Day of School
Monday June 18-AMS Final Exams and Half Day of School
Tuesday June 19-AMS Final Exams and Half Day of School
Tuesday June 19-Half day for K-8, Last day of School for students K-8
Wednesday June 20-Regents Exams Grades 9-12
Thursday June 21-Regents Exams Grades 9-12 |
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| APHS Orchestra Places First in Competition- Playing at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center May 10 |
 Congratulations to the APHS Orchestra, who placed First in their recent competition in Philadelphia! The group, which is made up of string students at Averill Park High School, performed movements from Benjamin Britten's "Simple Symphony" and won first place competing against a much larger school and orchestra. The APHS Orchestra will perform the same work at the famed Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center (the home of the NY Philharmonic) on Thursday, May 10th. Tickets are $32 each for the event, and a bus will be provided for an additional charge of $30 (with seats available until filled). For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Sharon Bisner at sbisner@aol.com |
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| Averill Park Students Travel to Japan |
|  This year marked the third EF Tours journey to the Land of the Rising Sun. APHS students traveled to Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka during the ephemeral Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) season. Students toured historically and religiously important shrines and temples, experienced traditional Japanese food and onsen (hot springs), rode the Shinkansen (bullet train), and saw the elusive and revered Mount Fuji.
The group had developed relationships with Kawaguchi-Kita High School last year. The exchange with one another has been critical to the understanding and compassion of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Through correspondence, the Japanese pen pals let Averill Park students know how the national disaster affected them and their community and our students expressed their compassion and hope for the future. Last year, students raised over $1,000 for the Japan Society so spending the day with their pen pals at the Ueno Park and Zoo gave them a chance to witness some of the recovery in Japan.
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| APHS Top Five in Class and Honor Roll for 3rd Quarter Announced |
Congratulations to the following students who are top five in their class and also those students on honor roll. Great work!
Top Five
Honor Roll |
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| Fifth Grade Parents' Night at Algonquin-Tuesday May 29 at 7pm |
Algonquin’s Fifth Grade Parents’ Night is Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00pm. This night is one of the key components of the orientation program to Algonquin Middle School. The evening will give parents/guardians an opportunity to learn about the Algonquin Middle School program.
The program will begin in the auditorium and will include a video about Algonquin and a tour of the building. During the tour, there will be time for parents/guardians to have their questions answered by Algonquin students, faculty and administration.
As your son or daughter will have visited Algonquin before the event, it is not necessary for him/her to attend Parents’ Night. |
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| Averill Park Students Travel to France |
This year marks the fourth EF tour Julien Auvray (Paris, France) has led for Averill Park High School French students (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012). While on tour this April, 16 APHS students visited Paris, Rouen, Etretat, Honfleur, Caen, Arromanches, St. Malo, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres. Also, the students visited the WWII American cemetery in Colleville-sur-mer, Pointe du Hoc and other sites in the Normandy Invasion Beach area. Almost 60 APHS students have now benefitted from Julien’s expertise and enthusiasm as a 24/7 tour guide for our trips. |
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| Averill Park High School Student takes off with new CTE class |
Averill Park High School student Allan McNeil is one of the first group of students to attend the Aviation Maintenance Technology program through Questar III. The program, which began with the 2011-2012 school year, prepares students for a career as a licensed FAA 147 Power Plant and Airframe technician. Click for more |
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| AMS Celebrates Read All Day with a Special Guest: Author James Preller |
Read All Day is a celebration of books, literacy and reading. Guest readers, (including substitute teachers, AP administrators and even a librarian from the Albany Public Library), volunteered their time to read to homerooms and large groups in the auditorium. Students enjoyed listening to poems, picture books, biographies, magazines, short stories and novels during Read All Day. Students in the auditorium even heard The Strange Case of Origami Yoda complete with an origami Yoda finger puppet! Click here for more |
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| Poestenkill Elementary School Jumps to Save Hearts |
On Friday, March 23, 2012, 148 students stayed after school to participate in the annual Jump Rope For Heart event which is coordinated by Laura Showers, Physical Educator, at the school. During PE classes, students in grades 3-5 worked on being proficient at a variety of jump rope skills in preparation for the event. Their determination to help those in our area to fight heart disease and stroke was evident with a donation total of $14,106.00!! Click here for more |
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| AP School Libraries: They’re Much More Than Books! |
Averill Park's school library programs are a critical partner in your child's education. Numerous state studies have found that having a certified full time school librarian helps to improve student's test scores and reading scores. As collaborating partners, school librarians help to design, implement and evaluate lessons that align with the new Common Core Standards. Click here for more
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| Literacy in the 21st Century: Presentation to the Board of Education |
Recently, the Literacy teachers of Algonquin presented to the Board of Education. This presentation was a way to inform the community of the many components of the Literacy program. This voicethread will allow you to view the presentation and see the many accomplishments of our students. Click here. |
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| Congressman Gibson Visits APHS |
 On March 14, Congressman Chris Gibson (R-20th NY) visited with over 100 Advanced Placement Government and History Averill Park students. The freshman congressman provided an overview of his life in Congress and then entertained student questions during his hour-long visit. The student-generated questions, both far-ranging and thought-provoking, dealt with both foreign and domestic policy issues as well questions about the inner workings of Congress.
As one student in attendance said, "The Congressman's presentation was a perfect merger of what we learn in class with how the federal government actually operates."
A special thanks goes to Ms. Andrea Gallerie for setting up the visit |
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| Assemblyman McLaughlin Visits APHS |
Recently, Assemblyman McLaughlin visited Averill Park to view first hand our great programs at work and also to listen to the students talk about these programs. The Assemblyman took a tour of our High School and recently mentioned Averill Park when speaking on Teacher Evaluation Legislation. To view the Assemblyman reference Averill Park, click here.
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Please consider joining us for the adventure of a lifetime! We will begin our adventure in Quito where we will tour several historical sites and then we will fly to the Galapagos Islands where we will spend our time learning about the culture and witnessing this fragile ecosystem first hand. What could be finer than blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and let us not forget those famous finches? Our tour guide/naturalist will be with us 24/7 as we embark on this journey.
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