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Students in
Matthew
Petrillose's
Home and Careers
class stuff an
orange shell
with a frozen
orange- sugar
concoction
during class
this week. |
Tax rates would increase 1.91 to 2.31
percent with RCS budget
Tax rates per $1,000 assessed
property value would increase 1.91 to 2.31 percent with passage
of RCS’ proposed $41.9 million budget, based on tentative
projections.
Upcoming RCS budget
presentations include New
Baltimore, Bethlehem and
Ravena
District representatives will make presentations on the proposed
2008-09 school year budget at several upcoming village and
towns meetings.
Students take part in BOCES art show
More than a
dozen RCS students are showing their finest artwork during the
annual Capital Region BOCES art show.
As reported on channel 10, RCS is cooking up savings
Increasing
juice and other costs are putting the squeeze on cafeteria funds
and prompting the RCS Food Services Department to become
ingenious when it comes to stretching the food dollar.
Budget books available for public
review
The proposed
2008-09 school year budget is available for review in the
district's four schools, as well as the Board of Education
building.
M.S. to host poetry café
Middle School students will
showcase their poetic talents on May 29 as they open the RCS
Poetry Café for one night only.
Dog days of school at RCS
Ben loves a
good book, so much so that on Wednesdays you can often find him
curled up in a corner of the Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary
School library.
Six from
RCS earn state Academic
Excellence accolades
Six seniors will receive New York State Scholarships for
Excellence based on their academic achievements at RCS.
Summer reading program included
in proposed budget
In an effort to combat a summer decline in reading skills,
RCS is expecting to launch a summer reading program for
students who struggle with the fundamentals of literacy.
Musicians earn honors in
state festival
Every
middle and high school ensemble at RCS earned honors during
the New York State School Music Association Evaluation (NYSSMA)
Festival Thursday and Friday in Bethlehem and Voorheesville.
Four
from RCS selected for prestigious summer choral
program
Two RCS
juniors will spend several weeks this summer mired in intense
study and rehearsals – and they will do happily.
Budget hearing slated for May 12
The Board of
Education will conduct on May 12 a public hearing on the
proposed $41.9 million 2008-09 school year budget.
N.H.S. to host car wash
The RCS High School National
Honor Society will host a car wash on May 13th at the
high school.
More public swim time added to RCS pool
schedule
Residents will have an additional hour to swim in the RCS
Aquatics Center pool following a schedule change made this week
by Aquatics Director Dave Burns.
