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GFMS team accepts School to Watch award in Washington, D.C.

A delegation of GFMS staff members—including both the retiring and incoming principals—recently participated in the National Forum’s Schools to Watch conference and were honored yet again for the Middle School’s re-designation as a School to Watch. The team included math teacher Nikki Nastke, school counselor Laura Hammer, special educator Mary Williams, retiring principal Chris Reed, …

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Superintendent Paul Jenkins named YMCA Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to our very own Superintendent Paul Jenkins, who was named Volunteer of the Year at the Glens Falls Family YMCA annual meeting at the end of June! In accepting the award, Mr. Jenkins said he was “honored and humbled to receive this award because being a volunteer for the YMCA, for me, really doesn’t …

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Glens Falls Middle School designated a fourth time as an Essential Elements School to Watch

“No matter who you are, where you came from, what you know, or what special challenges you face, our school is a community helping each of us reach our full potential, personally and academically,” said seventh-grader Clara Avery as Glens Falls Middle School celebrated a prestigious accomplishment on Thursday—re-designation, yet again, as an Essential Elements …

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Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week: Denise Nolan

Denise Nolan is a kindergarten teacher at Kensington Road School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? I try my best to engage my students through providing lots of opportunities for hands-on experiences both through play and interaction with one another. I think what makes my teaching and …

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Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week: Katie Arney

Katie Arney is an English Language Arts teacher and department chair at Glens Falls High School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? To err is human…and it’s important to let students know this. Engaging teenagers in 2018 is no easy feat especially when things are tough—they would …

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Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week: Suzanne Anselment

Suzanne Anselment is a second-grade teacher at Big Cross Street School. What do you do to engage your students? What makes your learning environment unique? I believe it’s so important for the students to be part of their own learning so that they’re engaged and having fun. They love having hand-on activities and being able …

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