■ RCS Middle School's FCCLA chapter sponsors "Hearts for Haiti" (March 9, 2010) Afterschool chapter makes 200 mini heart brownies and raises $192 for Haiti relief. LEARN MORE

■ Capital Region Wind Ensemble selects two RCS High School Band members (March 9, 2010) RCS High School band members Graham Bastian and Melanie Melewski will perform in the Capital Region Wind Ensemble concert on Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at Schenectady County Community College. LEARN MORE

■ Blood drive exceeds goal (March 5, 2010) Students, staff and members of the community donated 96 units at RCS High School's blood drive on March 4--surpassing their goal of 93 units. LEARN MORE

■ Thank you to the RCS community for telling us "what's valued most." (March 3, 2010) RCS would like to thank the community for providing input on key budget considerations that will inform the development of the 2010-11 budget. More than 100 people attended "Budget Night" on March 1 to learn about the district's fiscal situation and provide feedback. LEARN MORE

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: RCS High School Principal Brett Miller facilitates a focus group of community members at Budget Night on March 1.

■ Celebrate "Music in Our Schools Month." (March 4, 2010) In honor of March being "Music in Our Schools Month," the community is invited to hear what's happening in the district's music program at a variety of events being held throughout the month. VISIT THE MUSIC PAGE TO LEARN MORE

■ RCS honors STARS Program volunteers and sponsors at special recognition on March 1. (March 4, 2010) LEARN MORE

■ RCS Junior Andy Lyman takes 3rd place at state wrestling championships (March 4, 2010) RCS Junior Andy Lyman took third place at the 2010 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Wrestling Championships held on Feb. 26-27 at the Times Union Center in Albany. LEARN MORE

■ PBC students celebrate Chinese New Year (March 2, 2010) Students at Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School learned about and celebrated cultural diversity on March 2 by celebrating the Chinese New Year (pictured at right). The celebration included a traditional Chinese dragon, music, a ribbon dance with students in full costume and a display of projects from each grade level that symbolize different traditions of the holiday.

■ Deadline for transportation requests for 2010-11 school year is April 1, 2010. LEARN MORE

■ Girls Varsity Bowling Team places second at sectionals. (Feb. 11, 2010) The Girls Varsity Bowling Team came in second in the Class B Section 2 sectional tournament on Feb. 4. Kelci Margiasso had the highest game with a 255 and Michaela Bullis the second highest with a 661 triple. Margiasso and Kate Drobner (pictured above, left to right) made the All Star team and will represent Section 2 at the State Championship on March 7 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Congratulations ladies!

■ RCS Schools District-Wide Art Show. (Feb. 4, 2010) More than 100 pieces of artwork created by RCS students in grades k-12 will be on display Feb. 8 through March 5 at the RCS Community Library.

■ Spring Continuing Education brochure is now available. DOWNLOAD BROCHURE HERE

■  RCS STARS Program needs volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a STARS volunteer at the middle school or elementary schools, please contact Karen Harmon at 439-1505.

■ RCS High School senior receives courage award. (Jan. 27, 2010) RCS High School senior, Katie Knowles, will be one of the recipients of the 2010 Student Courage Award. This award is presented at Siena College by the Martin Luther King, Jr. & Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change. FULL STORY

■ State News. (Jan. 15, 2010) Governor Paterson to restore funding for schools, local governments. READ FULL STORY IN THE TIMES UNION HERE.