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Mr. Sibson joined students at Miler Hill-Sand Lake Elementary School in having fun in the snow!

The Averill Park Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, in conjunction with the Averill Park Athletic Booster Club, is pleased to announce the Averill Park Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024. The Class of 2024 includes five athletes and one team.

Athlete:

Don Favro ’98

Kevin Kronau ’60

Jonathan Rogers, Jr. ’13

Rudy Winkler ’13

Ben Wright ’96

Team:

2009-10 Girls Basketball

This week on the Every Student Every Day podcast, Superintendent Dr. James Franchini welcomes Assistant Superintendent Matt Hladun, along with teachers Barbara Schielke, Jon Zehnder and Catherine Reinisch, to discuss the district's classroom furniture pilot and how it is transforming the way instruction is delivered. Listen here or find us wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

A section of the hallway at Poestenkill Elementary School received a facelift during the holiday recess with the addition of a new mural! Spencer Sweet, an APHS freshman, completed the mural for his Eagle Scout Project. Great job, Spencer!

Congratulations to Rob Messia and Rachel Brown for being named the Averill Park CSD Employees of the Month for December, 2023! As the Principal at Algonquin Middle School, Mr. Messia brings positivity to even the most challenging situations. He is a gifted multi-tasker and a progressive leader who genuinely cares about students, faculty, and staff members. His leadership style empowers those around him to do their best every day. As the District’s Athletic Trainer, Ms. Brown works tirelessly throughout the year, during school vacations, and on weekends to ensure student-athletes are healthy and safe. She is very knowledgeable and trains coaches in CPR and First Aid, and has developed an emergency response plan.

Congratulations to junior Jacob Hanlon for collecting his 100th career win in varsity wrestling!

Averill Park High School held its 8th grade parent information night. Click here to view a recording.

Prior to break, the Algonquin SL@MS Club put together more than 300 candy grams to be given out! With help from Mrs. Baker, Ms. Schielke, Ms. Williams and Mrs. Fazioli, along with other volunteers, the club raised over $500 to contribute to the AMS Food Pantry! We thank everyone who assisted and donated to the fundraiser. For any questions about donating to the AMS pantry program, please do not hesitate to Mrs. Baker at bakerk@apcsd.org.

Thank you to Abbey Nagel ‘22 (Buffalo Softball), Jess Haskin ‘20 (Merrimack Soccer), Syd Haskin ‘20 (Merrimack Soccer) and Steve Koval ‘22 (RPI Baseball) for coming in to speak to our Student-Athlete Advisory Council!

Mrs. Rhatigan's class did leather working with Mrs. Tomlinson in art at Poestenkill Elementary School!

The Advanced Drawing and Painting class and the Advanced Placement Studio in Art students at Averill Park High School had the opportunity to visit “Arts Letters Numbers” to view an exhibition and learn about this great resource in their own backyard. Read more here.

Maggie Scannell, a former West Sand Lake Elementary School and Algonquin Middle School student, is competing in the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships for Team USA! Maggie now attends school in Minnesota as she pursues her ice hockey dreams. Her elementary school and middle school teachers always knew she was destined for BIG things and we wish her all the best as she leads Team USA as a Captain in Switzerland!

The boys varsity basketball team honored their teachers at Teacher Appreciation Night!

Mrs. McCarron's 5th Grade class at Poestenkill Elementary School had a Glow Day!

Fourth grade students across the district heard from Perry Ground! Mr. Ground visited each Elementary School to bring Native American and NYS history to students. Students enjoyed his presentation on Life in the Longhouse, playing a colonial trading game with animal pelts and beads, and the interactive stories from the People of the Longhouse.

Poestenkill Elementary School announced the PES Proud students for the month of December!

BE SAFE: Mia Algozzine, Cameron Milanese, Lucas Pelton, Holden Perrott

BE KIND: Zen Blais, Carra Kaneg, Murphy Ryan, Loretta St. Germain

BE RESPECTFUL: Keegan Buchanan, Gabriele Iwashita, Indy Davis, Lilliana Valente

February is Kindergarten registration month, and it is quickly approaching! More information, along with registration instructions and packets, can be found here.

All home varsity and JV girls basketball, boys basketball and wrestling matches will be live streamed on Hudl TV here.

Winter is coming, and with it comes snow, ice and wind. The Averill Park Central School District would like to remind students, staff and families about how the District will handle weather-related closures and delays in the 2023-24 school year. For more information, click here.

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