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James Franchini,
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Upcoming Events
May 15 Budget
Vote/Election, 2-9 p.m., MS Foyer Get your Purple Newsletter Download this week's Purple Newsletter
here [pdf]. End of Year Information for Middle School
Students in 6th grade make annual NYC trip Students in 6th grade visited the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. and the Discovery Times Square Exhibition Center as part of their annual trip to New York City. » LEARN MORE Third quarter honor rolls Congratulations to Voorheesville Middle School students who made honor roll for the third quarter of 2011-12. » LEARN MORE Principal Franchini talked to YNN
about Voorheesville Middle School Principal James Franchini spoke to YNN today about the internet safety presentation planned for May 1. Watch a replay of the interview at YNN's website. Internet Safety Presentation for Students and Parents (April 23, 2012) On Tuesday, May 1, FBI Special Agent David C. Fallon will present an internet safety presentation to students during the day. In addition, he will present to parents at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Special Agent Fallon has more than 20 years of experience focusing on federal crimes against children and social networking safety. The presentation will cover numerous topics, including information about online threats to your child and safety measures you can use to protect your child. This program is FREE to the public. Free childcare by high school students will be provided and refreshments will be served. 6th graders step back in time during annual Medieval Festival (April 20, 2012) The 6th grade class hosted their annual Medieval Festival on April 3 and 4. The students participated on several interdisciplinary Middle Ages-related activities on Tuesday, and capped off with the annual feast on Wednesday. » LEARN MORE April 21 is 'National Talk to Your Kids Day' (April 18, 2012) The Partnership for a Drug Free America’s “National Talk to Your Kids Day” is April 21. Take the opportunity to have an open and honest discussion with your child about the dangers of drug and alcohol use. DOWNLOAD TIPS (pdf) Middle School to Begin Prinicipal's Art Collection (April 16, 2012) The Middle School is proud to announce the creation of the Principal's Art Collection. Interested students should submit work to be considered for this honor. Submissions must be an original work and must have been completed under the supervision of a member of the art department while the student was in grades six, seven, or eight. Students must submit their work to the art department before June 1st. The selected piece of art will be permanently displayed in the Voorheesville Middle School. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Wells at kwells@voorheesville.org. Hope House residents share stories with middle school students (April 6, 2012) Teen residents from Hope House, a long-term residential treatment center, spoke with 7th and 8th grade students on April 3 about their experiences with substance abuse. » LEARN MORE Middle school student scores near top in New York Math League (April 4, 2012) The results of the 2012 New York Math League are in and once again our middle level teams did very well. A special congratulations goes out to Ryan Burczak who not only placed first in the Capital Region, but also fourth in the entire state, the highest ranking ever achieved by a Voorheesville student in this mathematics competition. Special congratulations also goes out to the eighth grade team who finished third in the Capital Region and to Gabriel DeFreest-Rondeau who finished fourth in the Capital Region. Great job to all of those who participated in this year's competition. Students get ready for Hunger Games
The C. A. Bouton High School Library in conjunction with the Voorheesville Public Library presented a Hunger Games special event in the library after school on March 8. About 40 middle and high school students came ready to have some fun and prepare themselves for the upcoming Hunger Games movie release that’s scheduled for later this month, Friday, March 23. » LEARN MORE Students outwit middle school faculty team to win Jeopardy Night
VMS students crowned at Spring Fling Voorheesville Middle School students enjoyed a Spring Fling semi-formal dance as part of its Teen Night on March 9. During the event, which was sponsored by the Junior Class, 8th-graders Jack Vandervort and Alanah Hempstead were crowned king and queen. » LEARN MORE Two Voorheesville teams headed to March 31 Odyssey of the Mind state tournament
New
display
Thanks to the support of the PTA and the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation, Voorheesville Middle School has two new display boards across from the school office. The boards feature student artwork. VMS 8th-graders learn about research in the field of nanotechnology from visiting professor (March 1, 2012) Voorheesville Middle School eighth-graders recently learned about current research in the field of nanotechnology with the visit of Dr. Nathan Cady from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Albany. » LEARN MORE All school district e-mail addresses changing, new email for middle school staff already changed (February 23, 2012) Voorheesville Central School District is in the process of transitioning to the GMail e-mail system. New e-mail addresses for middle and high school faculty and staff went into effect Feb. 1. New e-mail addresses for district office and elementary faculty and staff go into effect March 5, 2012. » LEARN MORE VMS Builders Club and Student Council participate in UAlbany Day
Students in Voorheesville Middle School's Builders Club
and Student Council participated in UAlbany Day on February 6 at Empire
State Plaza.
Builders Club tours Albany Med., learns firsthand the importance of its "bells" fundraiser Voorheesville Middle School's Builders Club toured the Albany Medical Center Children's hospital on Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. The tour allowed students to understand the importance of their "Bells for Life" fundraiser. » LEARN MORE Farm to School teams up with middle school's BBTV Chef Molino snack series featured during Friday daily announcements (Feb. 11, 2012) The Farm to School (F2S) initiative has teamed up with Voorheesville Middle School's BBTV. A series of cooking videos with F2S guest chef, Brian Molino, are now part of the morning announcements. The series airs on Fridays, starting Feb. 10, with the second and third scheduled to air on Feb. 17 and March 2. » LEARN MORE Second quarter honor rolls Congratulations to Voorheesville Middle School students who made honor roll for the second quarter of 2011-12. » LEARN MORE "Daily Announcements" now includes video By clicking on the "Daily Announcements" link to the right, you can now access the video produced each day by our very own BBTV (Blackbird Television), which stars VMS students. VMS will now mail report cards home Voorheesville Middle School will no longer send report cards home with students beginning with second quarter report cards. This marking period ends on Jan. 27 and report cards are scheduled to be mailed home on Feb. 8. Progress reports for the third and fourth quarter will still be given to students to bring home. Seventh-grader wins district spelling bee Voorheesville Middle School seventh-grader Ryan Burczak has clenched the title of "Voorheesville Spelling Bee Champion." He will represent Voorheesville at the Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on Tuesday, Feb. 7. » LEARN MORE Four Voorheesville students winners in Times Union Holiday Card Contest
Middle School main entrance A camera and buzzer have been installed for the main entrance of Voorheesville Middle School. VMS parents and guardians may now begin using the middle school main entrance throughout the day, including to drop-off and pick-up their child, enter the building for meetings, and to drop-off materials for their child. Parents/guardians should still contact the attendance office (765-3314, extension 200) to report if their child is absent. Order your MS/HS Torch yearbook early and save $ Middle school and high school students can now order the 2012 Torch yearbook online. » LEARN MORE NYS Dept. of Health flu information The New York State Health Department has released its flu guidelines for the 2011-2012 school year. Keep your kids safe. Make sure they are vaccinated every fall or winter. For more on these guidelines, click here (pdf). Mr. Franchini's letter regarding new schedules (Sept. 19, 2011) Read the letter (PDF). Interview with Mr. Franchini (Aug. 30, 2011) Mr. Franchini sat down with a current middle school student this summer to answer some questions about himself. The interview was filmed in the middle school recording studio, which was improved over the summer through the effort of Mr. Carte, the district's new technology coordinator. Watch the interview, here. |
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At the middle and high school's Jeopardy Night held on
March 13, the final match came down to the student team of JD Springer,
Allegra Fasulo, Sawyer Cresap, Joe Guerette, Maddie Canfora and Claire
Guyer beating out a team of middle school faculty led by Principal Jim
Franchini.
Congratulations
to the middle school's Odyssey of the Mind team for its first place win
for Problem 5 Odyssey Angels Division II in the region 7 Odyssey of the
Mind competition on Saturday, March 3, at Shenendehowa High School. The
team, along with a team from the elementary school, have advanced to
compete in the state tournament March 31 at SUNY Binghamton.
boards
Four Voorheesville students have been selected as winners
in the Times Union's annual Holiday Card Contest. The artwork of
Carl Treiber, grade 7, Kaylynn Lawson, grade 11, Ilyssa Simsek, grade
12, and Faith Cunningham, grade 9 are among the winning entries chosen
from each grade level, K-12. Faith was also the grand prize winner
overall.
