A Glens Falls Odyssey of the Mind team won their division in this year’s regional competition! The winning Middle School team included seventh-graders CJ Lunt and Kendall Gross, and sixth-graders Brady Gross, Gavin Rittenhouse, Emma Canale, and Joe Frankenfeld. “These middle-schoolers were dedicated to writing a clever skit,” said coach Liz Gross. “They had great …
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Congratulations to the Glens Falls Indians 4th grade basketball team on an undefeated 22-0 season, including 3 tournament titles! Pictured are (left to right)- Front row: Alex Stetson, Chase McTague, Semaj Cuyler, Mathieu Rittenhouse, Jayden Hauser, Kellen Bombard; Back row: Ronan Westfall, Jeffery Woodell, Aidan Prunty, Michael Blakely, Samuel Canale. Coach: Jeff Woodell.
Kensington’s fourth-grade Battle of the Books team placed second out of 19 competitors at the regional literary quiz bowl held on Monday, March 11th. The Battle of the Books competition tests students’ knowledge of ten specific books chosen by librarians within the WSWHE BOCES library system. “For months leading up to this day, students in …
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GFHS junior Tess Harrington recently took 4th place overall in the district-level competition of this year’s American Legion Oratorical Contest for writing and delivering an original speech on “The Necessity of the Freedom of Speech.” “Since 1938, the program has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of …
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Three Glens Falls instrumentalists earned places in the extremely selective New York State Band Director’s Association (NYSBDA) Honors Ensembles. This year, Glens Falls was represented by Scotty Jones (Euphonium) and Nick Teta (Trombone) in the High School Concert Band, and Sean Pettis (Alto Saxophone) in the High School Jazz Ensemble. “Both groups are extremely competitive …
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