RCS Today Template - December 9, 2004

Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District

Volume 5 • Edition 26 • January 31, 2008

	Capturing wind to teach a lesson
	*Check out the Times Union's* brief on an RCS Middle School student**
	Click here for the latest question and answer page from Superintendent Vicki Wright
	RCS to host Special Olympics meet
	Freshman excels in Ukrainian, Russian
	Students to dive in river knowledge with help of DEC
	Follow-up on the Channel 13 story on Saturday on the chocolate bunny sales
	Recycling effort cleaning up
	Register now for the STAR & other exemptions
	Group organizing for parents of students who face special challenges
	State proposal - if enacted - could result in minimal savings

► Movie night is Friday

►The next Budget Advisory Committee meeting is Feb. 5, 7 p.m. in the District Office.

► Channel 10 featured a story Tuesday on the success of the off-campus suspension program on Tuesday. Sorry - there's no link here.

8 Click here for the monthly cafeteria menus

8Click here for the Aquatics Center Schedule

8Click here for district teacher pages

February 4
	Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m. at the High School

February 8-10
	H.S. drama production

A student in Michael Fisher's technology class in the high school cuts the rough edges off his "wind-mobile". Students will test their wind-powered vehicles next week.

Capturing wind to teach a lesson

If they could only find a way to power school buses this way.

Check out the Times Union's brief on an RCS Middle School student

The story is in the bottom three paragraphs of this student round-up.

Click here for the latest question and answer page from Superintendent Vicki Wright

This is the first round of questions from the Selkirk fire house "town hall style" meeting.

RCS to host Special Olympics meet

For the second year in a row, the RCS Aquatics Center will host Special Olympics athletes from across the Capital Region.

Freshman excels in Ukrainian, Russian

A RCS freshmen has proven himself to an be expert in Russian and Ukrainian

Students to dive into
river knowledge with help of DEC

Fourth grade students at RCS are learning the value and importance of the region’s greatest natural resource – the Hudson River – from an expert on the river.

Follow-up on the Channel 13 story on Saturday on the chocolate bunny sales

Recycling effort cleaning up

An effort by RCS students to recycle paper is successful and students are struggling to meet requests for additional recycling bins for classrooms throughout the school.

Register now for the STAR & other exemptions

School district homeowners are encouraged to apply for tax savings under New York State’s enhanced STAR program by the March 1 deadline.

Group organizing for parents of students who face special challenges

A group for parents of children who face special challenges is being organized.

State proposal - if enacted - could result in minimal savings

While much has yet to be explored in terms of school funding, at least one aspect of Gov. Elliot Spitzer's proposed 2008-09 school year budget holds promise according to RCS Food Services Director George Dardani.

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