Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School art teacher Heather McCutcheon won the New York State Art Teachers Association’s New York State Art Educator of the Year Award. “Congratulations to Heather,” Herkimer Superintendent Kathleen Carney said. “We are proud to have her share her talent, gift of teaching and love for her profession with the students at Herkimer …
Four Herkimer Central School District students were selected to the New York State School Music Association Zone 4 Area All-State Mixed Chorus. They performed in the Area All-State Concert on Saturday, Nov. 18, at John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix, N.Y. The four Herkimer students are pictured below, from left: Chris Ferrell, Jayden Crandall, …
Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School’s Student Council, National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society are continuing their annual Holiday Project that now serves about 200 students per year. Students on the Student Council and National Honor Societies work with their advisers to organize the project and collect donations from local businesses and community members. Students …
Herkimer sixth graders had an assembly on Thursday, Nov. 9, featuring two veterans who are also teachers at the Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School. Nick Sheldon, 10th grade social studies teacher, and Leah Peyton, of Academic Support Services, answered questions from sixth graders about their service in the military. “Thank you, Mr. Sheldon and Mrs. Peyton, …
The Art Student of the Month for November is Sadie Ward! Sadie is in seventh grade and was chosen as Student of the Month by Mrs. Zorn because of her outstanding work ethic and her role as a positive influence in the classroom. Sadie consistently challenges herself to come up with interesting project ideas and …
If you clean it, change will come. That’s the hope of Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School students in the 2023-24 civics capstone class and the landscape design class who cleaned up litter on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Harmon Park. The students and their teachers plan for the clean-up to be the first step toward a full …
Six Herkimer Central School District students have artwork featured in the virtual New York State School Boards Association Exhibit sponsored by the New York State Art Teachers Association. School board members who attended the NYSSBA Convention Oct. 26-28 in Buffalo were able to view the student artwork during the convention. The exhibit will remain online …
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 27, celebrated the beginning of Herkimer Central School District becoming part of Connected Community Schools. “I have watched the impact of Connected Community Schools in neighboring districts and am so excited that we were able to bring this resource to Herkimer through the support of the Board of Education …
High school students participating in the Herkimer County Youth Summit each year develop action plans to bring back to their schools to try to create positive change, but students decided this year to focus those plans on younger students instead of their peers. Youth Summit student leaders reported that their classmates aren’t always open to …
Before selecting a book for their independent reading assignments, Herkimer Central School District freshmen had the opportunity to sample the books during a “book-tasting” event in the Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School Library Media Center. Students in teacher Matthew Watkins’ ninth grade English classes participated in the “book-tasting” event on Friday, Oct. 6, with Herkimer Jr./Sr. …