‘Fabulous Franca Finale’ to honor longtime HS employee
An open house to honor longtime Herkimer High School secretary Franca Wandell will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 23.
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Meet Cassie Pontius and Angelica Huhko
Cassie Pontius and Angelica Huhko are valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2017.
Herkimer Elementary names police robot
The Herkimer Police Department recently visited Herkimer Elementary School to re-introduce students to its Special Response Team robot — or, as it is now known, Badger. Elementary students voted during the spring to pick a name for the robot, picking Badger over the other two suggestions of Sparky and Byte. The three names were suggested …
Students sign scroll to support NASA memorial
Herkimer students recently paid tribute to a fallen local hero through a partnership with the county legislature. Community members invited the district to support their efforts to create a memorial to the late Gregory Jarvis of Mohawk, who was one of the astronauts lost in the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. Herkimer students …
3D printing adds new dimension to education
Q: What do topographical maps, dinosaur bones, ceramic stamps and the Millennium Falcon have in common? A: These are all objects replicated by 3D printers at Herkimer Central Schools. The district obtained four MakerBot 3D printers over the winter, purchasing three machines for about $7,000 and winning a fourth machine as a contest prize. The …
Meet Jeff Crim, Jason Valent, Robert Holt, Vito Carbone and James Burns
Herkimer alumni Capt. Jeff Crim, and Officers Jason Valent, Robert Holt, Vito Carbone and James Burns serve with the Herkimer Police Department.
Pilot program preps high school students for college math
Rocco Cornacchia and Julie DelMedico of Herkimer College met with Herkimer juniors earlier this month as part of a pilot program that aims to ensure graduating seniors are ready for college-level study in mathematics. “We came here to torture you with some math problems,” Cornacchia joked as he began writing equations on an interactive whiteboard …
Meet Janelle Rodriguez
Janelle Rodriguez is a 2003 graduate of Herkimer High School.
Senator stresses value of arts during visit
State Sen. James Seward, R-Milford, spoke to students and teachers about the value of arts education during a visit to Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School on Monday, March 27. “March is Youth Art Month, and I wanted to come here to Herkimer, because your art teachers do a great job,” the senator said. View photos from …
High school honors heart attack survivor with fundraiser
This weekend, Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School nurse Mary Ellen Clark will join nearly 10,000 people at America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk at Utica College, marking the 20th year of central New York’s premier fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Clark’s race bib for the three-mile walk will display the image of a heart with …