AP Highlights

The New York State School Boards Association recognizes Oct. 14-18, 2024 as School Board Recognition Week. This is a time to promote awareness and understanding of the important work performed by local school boards. Public schools form the bedrock of our communities and our country, and it is our local school boards who play a huge role in setting students up for success.

“The commitment of our school board members to devote countless hours to making sure our schools are helping every child learn at a high level is truly remarkable,” Superintendent Dr. James Franchini said. “They make the tough decisions every month and spend many hours studying education issues and regulations in order to provide the level of accountability and attention to detail our community stakeholders expect.”

The members serving our District are as follows: Jessica DiFiore, Michelle Garofolo, Samantha Hicks (President), Lauren Jacobs, Meghan McGarry, Adam Stewart and Jessica Zweig (Vice President).

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Thank you to our friends from Averill Park, Poestenkill and West Sand Lake Volunteer Fire Departments for sharing helpful tips with our elementary students districtwide for Fire Prevention Day! Click here for more photos!

Miller Hill Sand Lake Elementary School students had a BLAST during the 2024 Fun Run! Click here for more pictures!

On the latest episode of the Every Student Every Day Podcast, Superintendent Dr. James Franchini speaks with Guidance Counselors Joe Plantz, Katelyn Baker and Trisha Bradley about their roles, experiences and offerings from the Averill Park Central School District Guidance Department! All of the episodes are available here or wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

The Honors Biology classes at APHS participated in "Day in the Life of the Hudson" on Oct. 10, 2024, joining 5,000 other students along the Hudson from Battery Park to the Troy Dam, collecting data for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Seining for fish, taking water chemistry readings, core and sediment samples, touching eels, and braving the chilly wind were all highlights of the day!

Following the MH-SL Elementary School successfully surpassing its goal of raising $25,000 for its Boosterthon, Principal Denis Sibson was SLIMED in front of students and staff! Check out more photos here!

Mrs. Ferlito's APHS class had a special guest help pack backpacks this week, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Matt Hladun! Mr. Hladun was a great help and the class really enjoyed spending time with him! #AP_EveryStudentEveryDay

Congratulations to Teagan Delair and Alex Salsbury for being named the Warriors of the Week for the week of Oct. 7, 2024!

Teagan - Scored 2 goals and had an assist to help the Warriors tie Mohonasen 3-3.

Alex - Had 11 tackles on defense and helped the AP ground game on the offensive line, as the Warriors beat Columbia 20-13.

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Averill Park CSD SRO Deputy Nikles stopped by Algonquin Middle School to speak with TEAM classes about internet safety with students. Thank you Deputy Nikles for all the ways you help keep our district safe!

The AMS Chess Club had a great turnout for their first meeting of the year. Students gathered after school, played Chess, and enjoyed some Chessmen cookies!

Fall has officially arrived at Algonquin Middle School, thanks to Mrs. Amadon! We appreciate all that she does to make our school inviting for students, staff and visitors!

Check out the offerings from AP Community Education.

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Mrs. Hick’s math classes at Algonquin Middle School have been playing fun games in an effort to strengthen their understanding of ratios and percentages! Way to go, students!

West Sand Lake Elementary School’s Math Buddies kicked off on Sept. 30, 2024! Students from Ms. Ryan’s Kindergarten and Mrs. Lajeunesse’s 5th grade classes worked on math topics such as before and after, longer and shorter and patterning. The 5th grade students loved meeting their new buddies and look forward to working with them all year!

Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2024 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Celebrate by reading a book about a person or character who is Hispanic. The AMS Library has lots of books to choose from!

The APHS Angler Club met for the first time of the 2024-25 school year on Sept. 25, 2024 and teamed up with our local Trout Unlimited chapter (@tu_northeast) and the Rensselaer County Conservation Alliance (RCCA) to plant trees along the Poestenkill Creek! Bob Davis from the Trout Unlimited Home-Waters chapter and Tom Carroll from RCCA spoke to club members at their first meeting about the restoration efforts on the Poestenkill Creek. On Sept. 28, 2024, Angler Club member Rebecca Hansen and co-advisors Bernice Gawron and Darlene Kehn helped plant trees along the banks of the Poestenkill to provide a buffer for future flooding events and improve the habitat for fish.

APHS Students! Check out the colleges and universities visiting APHS from Oct. 15-30, 2024!

Click here for information on how to sign up for a visit!

The Miller Hill-Sand Lake 3rd grade team hosted an engaging Math Night for students and their families on Oct. 9, 2024. Families were introduced to a variety of games to increase math fluency, broaden math vocabulary, and learn problem solving strategies. Take-home resources and materials were also provided so the games could be played at home! The turnout was great and we are so thankful for our Averill Park High School students who volunteered their time and talents to make Math Night a success!

Check out AMAZING photos of our cheerleading teams in action by clicking here!

#WinnersInThe3Cs

The International Club has placed the biographies of many famous Hispanic people around Averill Park High School to highlight Hispanic Heritage month. The club is also having a trivia contest that any high school student can enter. The trivia relates to the history of Hispanic Heritage month and ways that it is celebrated. There will be three winners drawn from the entries with the most correct answers. Winners will receive a Day of the Dead gift basket.

The International Club will celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2024 with a fiesta, where they will enjoy a variety of Hispanic dishes.

Averill Park High School is holding its annual career fair on Oct. 29 from 7:30-11 a.m. If you or someone you know is interested in hosting a table at the fair, please reach out to Career Fair coordinator, Kyle Kozlowski, at kozlowskik@apcsd.org for more information!

Whether you are part of a business that is actively hiring, recruiting students for programming, or just want to share some information about your field, we would love to have you participate!

All three Questar III BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) buildings will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. for prospective students and their families! Learn more at www.questar.org/cte and watch this video of our own students speaking about their experience!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mny9JO8i68

The Averill Park High School Unique Opportunities club will be hosting a pancake fundraiser at Applebee’s from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2024! Tickets are $10.

To purchase tickets, please contact Ms. Freeman freemann@apcsd.org or 518-674-7001.

The Sand Lake Baptist Church is hosting a Community Outreach Resource Day on Oct. 5, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please view the attachment for more information!

The Averill Park Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Averill Park Athletic Booster Club, is pleased to announce that the nominating period for the Averill Park Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is now open. Click here for more information.

SUNY announced this week the 2024 dates for the free application week. Students can apply to up to five SUNY campuses with no application fee beginning Monday, October 21 and ending Sunday, November 3, 2024!

The Transformation Project with Nopiates Committee, Arts Letters & Numbers, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, and local artists aims to raise awareness and support for substance use disorder through artistic expression. Advanced registration is necessary due to limited space. All workshops are free!

Please visit https://www.artslettersandnumbers.com/transformation-project and/or scan the QR code for more information!

Albany Medical Center is hosting a Career Exploration Day from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024! View the attachment and scan the QR code for more information!

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