Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School art teacher Heather McCutcheon was honored on Tuesday, Sept. 14, by the New York State Education Department and New York State United Teachers as a finalist for New York State Teacher of the Year. She was one of five finalists from around the state in the spring. McCutcheon – who has …
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Imagine if a popular character from a book had a Twitter profile. Well, that’s exactly what the grade 8 English students in Jillian LaLonde’s class at Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School have been doing in March while reading the popular book, “The Outsiders.” LaLonde has taught the book to her students for more than five years …
During remote and hybrid learning, we have all had to adapt to new routines and technologies. The Herkimer Central School District Remote Learning page offers tech tips and support for parents, students and teachers on some common topics, including: Connecting a school device to home wifi Joining a Google Meet Accessing SchoolTool Requesting tech help …
Ms. Turnbull’s sixth-grade students found a special way to pay tribute to veterans this Veterans Day. For many years, Mr. Sheldon has given a Veterans Day presentation for all sixth-grade students. Typically, the sixth grade joins together to hear Mr. Sheldon’s presentation in the auditorium. Because of the pandemic, the sixth-graders weren’t able to do …
Flu is a contagious disease that begins in the fall and continues through the winter. During the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting against flu is more important than ever, especially for health care workers and other essential workers, as well as people at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 or flu. The New York State Department of …
On March 18, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order directing school districts to develop a plan for child care, with an emphasis on serving children of parents who are employed by essential businesses and entities that are critical to the COVID-19 response effort. Child care placement is available to personnel who provide essential services, supplies, …
Herkimer students created hundreds of “Pinwheels for Peace” on Friday as part of a worldwide effort to mark Sept. 21 as the International Day of Peace. Students in elementary and middle school grades had the opportunity to create their own pinwheel during class, and some high school students chose to join the effort as well. …
