AP Highlights

Twelve Averill Park High School students in the Class of 2024 have fulfilled their academic requirements in an accelerated manner and have graduated at the mid-year point in January. Congratulations!

Graduates include Sophia Carey, Morgan Cross, Anna Galvagni, Eron Hozanovic, Clara LaRose, Tahlya Lott, Gianna McCafferty, Tessa Milks, Maddison Mohamed, Tyler Pierce, Giavonna Powell, and Gianna Zatorsky.

Congratulations to Deborah Dobert, Teaching Assistant, and the following AMS Food Service staff: Zack Van Loan, Mary Paris, Farrel Salsbury, and Amanda Cropsy for being named Averill Park CSD Employees of the Month for January, 2024!

Artwork from three APHS students were selected for the Art in 3 Dimensions Exhibit! Congratulations to students Ella Fanning (who had two pieces selected), Marlee Cooke, and Eleanor Grimard.

For the 1st time in school history the Averill Park wrestling team won a sectional championship! The trio of Jamie Bartlett (138 lbs.), LJ Welcome (160 lbs.) and Jacob Hanlon (131 lbs.) each won Section 2 Division I Class 2 championships.

It is a pleasure to list the students who qualified for the second quarter honor rolls at Averill Park High School.

See the full list here.

On our most recent Every Student Every Day Podcast, Superintendent Dr. James Franchini welcomes Mike Los from Questar III BOCES State Aid Planning, along with APCSD Assistant Superintendent for Business, Carrie Nyc-Chevrier, to discuss the Governor's budget proposal and the reduction of state foundation aid. Listen here or find us wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

Mrs. Monroe’s Rock and Roll class sat for a drum clinic taught by former AP grad Sean Cranston of The Albany Rock Pit. The clinic informed students about the parts of a drum set, Sean’s experiences in music after graduating from APHS, starting the Rock Pit music school and the services they offer, and great discussion of music in general and applying yourself to make your own opportunities!

Students in Mr. Kozlowski & Mr. Engel's Construction Practicum class have been learning about residential electrical wiring. Students wired a basic single pole switch and light fixture, a three-way light switch, and a light fixture in parallel with an independent receptacle. They also conducted the "electric pickle" demonstration, where they observed the illuminative effects of 110 volts being passed through a pickle!

Family and friends came out to support Averill Park Best Buddies at the Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser over the weekend. The funds raised will be used for Best Buddies activities and supplies. Best Buddies' goal is to build friendships between people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and without. Thank you to everyone who came out to help and eat!

Fourth graders at MHSL, WSLE, and PES had the opportunity to walk across and learn on the giant NYS map from the traveling map program. The traveling map is a 20ft map of NYS created by National Geographic. Students identified plotted points on the map grid and participated in a map-scale scavenger hunt.

Thank you to Cornell University’s Cooperative Extension for providing our students this wonderful and engaging experience.

It's CTE Month! Students in the APHS Auto Program worked to finalize their mastery of skills for the hands-on Precision exam which they will take in a few weeks. Students practiced tire mounting and balancing, as well as repairing brakes and rotors.

On Saturday, the members of the AMS MathCounts team spent the day at GE Global Research, where they participated in the chapter competition. They represented the district beautifully!

On Friday, 2/2/24, the CD Jets Varsity Hockey Team hosted its annual Teacher Appreciation Night to honor the educators who have had a positive impact on them.

Five Averill Park players honored four amazing AP teachers, including Elena Oldendorf, Jay Goodnow, Veronica Gaboury, and Jennifer Scott!

Students at West Sand Lake Elementary School learned about the Braille alphabet and how people who are visually impaired use Braille to read, write, and do math. Students explored tactile maps, charts, and diagrams, read Braille books, explored different textures, and used an abacus to count and practice math skills.

The World Languages Department, with help from some APHS ELA teachers, held its 14th annual Lip Sync contest on Thursday, February 1st. More than 80 students from French and Spanish 4 and 5 classes performed to a packed house. World Languages teachers from Algonquin Middle School judged the performances.

David Morelli had the opportunity to participate in the Conference All-State Orchestra recently. Conference All-State is held at the NYSSMA Winter Conference, and connects the strongest student musicians throughout New York State for three days of rehearsals and performances. Acceptance is based upon NYSSMA Solo festival scores from the previous spring. David was accepted for the second time, having also participated as a Junior – an almost unheard-of honor. Congratulations David!

Congratulations to APHS seniors Sydney Davey and Anna Wicks, both of whom completed research presentations on Tuesday morning at SUNY Albany as part of their New Visions Pathways in Education Program.

Mrs. Fish’s 3rd grade class at Poestenkill Elementary School worked on experimenting with magnets. Students have been learning about forces and how gravity interacts with the magnetic force field!

The boys bowling team won the Suburban Council Sportsmanship Award as voted on by the coaches!

The 5th-grade students at WSL became senators and representatives this week and held a legislative session! Four bills passed in congress, and were approved by President Rosher. They successfully became new laws for WSL.

Congratulations 5th graders! These new laws will hopefully help WSL students for years to come!

WSL third graders had a lot of fun looking back at the bones they extracted from owl pellets last fall.

On Monday, they looked at the bones and compared them to skeletons of other animals. The students did a great job of trying to match up the ones they extracted with the ones shown on the chart.

The APHS Rock and Roll class has had a lot of visitors lately!

APHS parent/professional guitarist Graham Tichy and APHS Grandparent Doctor John Tichy, musician and RPI Professor, came to visit rock and roll students recently to talk about John's experiences touring with Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen.

World Language and Music students from both APHS and AMS are coming together to learn traditional Quebecois homespun dancing today. Many thanks to our amazing partners at APEF for making this possible!

AMS 6th grade TEAM students had an opportunity to have a presentation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students Mark Haddleton and Saad Mujahid about 3D printing! These RPI students run The Forge, the makerspace on RPI's campus.

The APHS Angler Club held a meeting recently. Local ice fisherman, Derek Arceneaux, showed the members how and why we use different types of bait to attract different species of fish and how to set up tip-ups. Members were also able to practice putting on bait and the jigging method.

Local author Logan Kline presented to AMS and APHS students about his nearly wordless picture book, Finding Fire. Mr. Kline spoke to students about creating characters, the revision process, and using technology to create the illustrations. He also explained how he works with publishers and creates cliffhangers before turning the next page

Jacob Hanlon (131 lbs.) and LJ Welcome (160 lbs.) won Section 2 Division I Championships and advance to the NYSPHSAA Championships on Friday, Feb. 23, at the MVP Arena!

Registration for spring sports begins on Monday, February 12th. Please make sure all spring student-athletes have their parent/guardian complete the Spring 2024 Registration Form and a current health physical by Sunday, February 25th if they wish to play.

For more information and the registration form, click here.

As you may have heard, Averill Park CSD has to change its nickname from the Warriors due to a state mandate. A student-led committee has been busy developing potential names and we're excited to give our school community a chance to be part of the process. Here's a video featuring students that talks about the name change process and a survey seeking community input. You will also find a link to the survey here. Please select your top 5 choices that you would like to see considered.

Students in 2nd grade at Poestenkill Elementary researched, created, and presented a Google slideshow about their favorite civil rights leaders that included important timeline information, interesting facts, and the impact they made on the civil rights movement. Way to go!

WSL's comfort dog, Tori, passed her K-9 Good Citizen test recently. This is the first step to becoming a certified therapy dog. For the past nine months, she has been going to Paws2Connect training one day a week. Tori serves our students at WSL for the other four days.

Tori came to WSL through a grant provided by APEF.

In recognition of Random Acts of Kindness Week, MHSL celebrated Rainbow of Kindness Day on February 13th. Each grade level dressed in a different color of the rainbow, and we spread joy and kindness throughout the day.

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