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RCS todayRavena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District
Volume 5 Edition 23  January 11, 2008
 
In this issue
star bullet graphic RCS hopes to make a splash for Poole
star bullet graphic Board of Education approves budget calendar
star bullet graphic Science Olympiad sparks interest in MS students
star bullet graphic Tech Valley HS recruitment underway
star bullet graphic Study seeks to answer:
Just where did these teachers come from?
star bullet graphic Check out Channel 23's coverage of RCS' decision to donate to charity instead of buy trophies
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Trophies go by the wayside for charity

star bullet graphic Budget advisory committee to organize, meet
star bullet graphic Three from RCS get break with wind ensemble
star bullet graphic Two from RCS selected to perform with Albany ProMusica 
star bullet graphic Check out RCS' new pre-K website


In brief

Don't forget - the next town hall style meeting is  TONIGHT at the Selkirk Fire House. Click here for more.

8 Click here for the monthly cafeteria menus

8Click here for the Aquatics Center Schedule

8Click here for district teacher pages

 
Calendar of events

January 10

star bullet graphic Town Hall style meeting, 7 p.m. at the Selkirk Fire House

January 14

star bullet graphic Budget Advisory Committee, 7 p.m. at the District Office

January 15-17

star bullet graphic Kindergarten Registration,
3-6 p.m.

January 15

star bullet graphic Select Ensembles Concert,
7 p.m. at the High School

January 16

star bullet graphic Fun Fair For the Very Young, 3-6 p.m. at the Middle School

January 21

star bullet graphic No School - MLK Day

January 22-25

star bullet graphic Regents Exams

January 28

star bullet graphic Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m. at the High School

 

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Don't forget - the next town hall style meeting is  TONIGHT at the Selkirk Fire House. Click here for more.

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The Budget Advisory Committee will meet for  the first time Monday, 7p.m.in the District office.
 

This is a picture of a teacher doing an experiment.

A.W.B. teacher Bridget Engelhardt leads a science experiment on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Check out Channel 6's coverage of the success RCS is having with the off campus suspension program


Board will conduct a special meeting on Monday, January 14. Click here for the agenda.


RCS hopes to make a splash for Poole

Community to rise to the occasion for ill teacher.


Board of Education approves budget calendar

The Board of Education on Monday approved the budget development calendar for the 2008-09 school year.


Tech Valley HS recruitment underway

Eighth grade students and their parents are encouraged to consider applying to be part of Tech Valley High School’s second class.


Science Olympiad sparks interest in MS students

Middle School students are really getting into their Bunsen burners, vials and other science paraphernalia.


Study seeks to answer:
Just where did these teachers come from?

Four RCS High School teachers are searching for their genetic heritage as part of an international study by the National Geographic Society to trace human migratory patterns over the last 30,000 years.


Check out Channel 23's coverage of RCS' decision to donate to charity instead of buy trophies


Trophies go by the wayside for charity

Talk about a winning proposition.


Budget advisory committee to organize, meet

The RCS Budget Advisory Committee will conduct its first meeting on January 14 in the District Office Building on Thatcher Street in Selkirk.


Three from RCS get break with wind ensemble

Three RCS students have been chosen to perform with the elite Capital Region Wind Ensemble.
 


Two from RCS selected to perform with Albany ProMusica 

Two seniors will perform with Albany ProMusica during a professional concert at the Troy Music Hall this spring.


Check out RCS' new pre-K website


 

Sports 

 

RCS Today is published weekly by Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District. Editor: Michael McCagg