Month: May 2018

Our new high school gymnasium, built as part of Phase II of the capital project, was handed over to our high school staff and students just over a week ago. The bright, airy lobby space has produced a wide-eyed wonderment in almost every visitor and will provide a great showplace for future athletic and cultural …

After voters submitted their ballots for the 2018-19 school budget vote on May 15, they were given the opportunity to take an exit survey to give the district feedback on the budget and future expectations. The vote passed with 549 in favor and 338 opposed. The survey returned results from more than 100 voters. Of …

Forty Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School (CTE) students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on Monday and 10 seniors were recognized for serving two years in the NTHS during a ceremony at South Colonie Central High School. Among those inducted were three Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk students, Andrew Clark, Julianna Proctor and Demetreus …

On Monday May 7 NYS AHPERD Capital Zone held its 33 Elementary Middle School Leadership Awards Ceremony at Hudson Valley Community College. Fourteen students from RCS Middle School, eight students from Pieter B. Coeymans and eight students from A.W. Becker were among the 704 Sandra G. Morley Leadership Award winners. Students are selected by their …

The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School gymnasium was buzzing on May 16 as students from A.W. Becker performed in the third annual AWB Gym Show. “The show is a great way for our community to celebrate healthy bodies and our physical literacy,” Physical Education Teacher Elyse Loughlin said. Students performed five dances and then invited parents and …

Two members of the RCS Middle School Stock Market Club, Maria Morrow and Lauryn Reville, placed in the top three of students in a state-wide (excluding Long Island) stock market competition. The competition gave students an imaginary sum of $100,000 to spend how they see fit on stocks. Morrow and Reville then monitored those stocks …

The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Natural Helpers/Student Volunteers sponsored an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, May 17. Students, faculty and members of the community came together to collect over 33 units of blood, which according to the Red Cross, could save more than 99 lives.

Residents of Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk took to the polls today, approving a $47.7 million budget for the 2018-19 school year, as well as the bus purchase proposition and community library vote. With 549 in favor and 338 opposed, residents approved the $47,738,365 budget for the 2018-19 school year. The budget calls for an increase in total spending …

The 2018-19 Instructional Calendar for the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School District is approved. Click here to see the 2018-19 one-page school calendar.