Meet Terry Gordon
Terry Gordon teaches instrumental music at Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School.
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HHS raises $1,700 in ‘Coins for Connor’
It’s rare these days to see Herkimer High School Principal Mary Tomaso in a Little Falls jersey, but when she donned one on Saturday afternoon, it was for a good reason. Over the past week, Herkimer High School collected enough spare change and paper money to donate $1,700 to support the “Never Walk Alone” fund …
‘Crucible’ comes alive through virtual reality
Mrs. Smith’s 11th-graders traveled back in time to the 17th century recently through the use of virtual reality technology. The class, which is reading Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” got to see firsthand what life was like in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s, which forms the setting for …
HHS students mark 9/11 anniversary
Student musicians from Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School were part of the village’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Jr./Sr. High School marked the 9/11 anniversary with a moment of silence. Eighth-grade students enrolled in Enrichment 8 Social Studies also worked on a project to mark the anniversary, …
Meet Jimmy Ichihana
Jimmy Ichihana graduated from Herkimer High School in 2004.
HHS alum returns to Penn & Teller TV show
Herkimer HS alumnus Jimmy Ichihana (Class of ’04) returned to the Penn & Teller TV show “Fool Us” in July in an episode titled “Duck! It’s Alyson.” Read more: Orlando magician returns to ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ Ichihana, a magician who now lives in Florida, first appeared on the show two years ago, and …
Donation to fund gifts for HES students
A donation from Walmart to the Herkimer Police Department will help fund holiday gifts for Herkimer Elementary students this December. On the occasion of the Herkimer Walmart store’s grand re-opening in July, HPD announced that it had received a $3,000 donation from the store that will allow them to treat 12 Herkimer Elementary students to …
Longtime staffers move into retirement
Herkimer Central School District said goodbye to five longtime employees at the close of the 2018-19 school year who made a lasting impression on generations of students. Taken together, Mr. Zaleski, Mr. Steele, Mrs. Schoff, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Martyniuk put in more than 140 years of combined service to the school district, with each …
Student, board member honored with awards
A Herkimer student and board member were was honored at the Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Counties School Boards Institute’s annual dinner held in May. Student Sarah Eastwood was one of several students who received Student Achievement Awards from the organization at its General Membership Dinner Meeting on May 9. The awards recognize students who have overcome challenges on …
HHS students support ‘Never Walk Alone’ program
Care. That’s the message that Dorothy Connor wants Herkimer High School students to hear on Monday. HHS seniors will travel to Little Falls to hear Connor talk about how they can help prevent accidents like the death of her son, Connor Gage, who died from hypothermia while attending college in Vermont. Her program is called …