Utica Police Officer Wesley Jackson was a guest speaker for Herkimer Middle School students on Friday, Jan. 26, to talk about diversity and respecting one another despite differences such as race, ethnicity, height, weight and hair color. Officer Jackson is a former assistant basketball coach at Proctor and currently helps run Wilson’s Cops and Kids …
Herkimer Central School District students and art teachers Heather McCutcheon and Leah Zorn currently have artwork on display in the Youth Art Month Reflections Art Show at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts. “The common theme of this exhibit is reflection,” McCutcheon said. “Students learn from their teachers, and we learn from them. All …
Hello Herkimer CSD families, The availability of free meals for all students has been great for our school community, but we have seen a reduction in the number of income applications that we have received. Completing these forms (formerly “free and reduced meal applications”) helps the district qualify for different types of funding and programs …
To take the 2024 Digital Equity Survey, click here. Please submit a separate survey response for each child in your family in grades K-12. Collecting accurate data regarding digital resource access for our students will greatly help educators to better serve their students and families. In order to accomplish this, the New York …
Herkimer Central School District residents voted 124-13 on Tuesday, Jan. 16, to approve a $35.35 million capital project that will address health and safety, aging infrastructure, accessibility and programmatic needs. “Thank you to the school community for coming out and supporting the school and this capital project,” Herkimer Superintendent Kathleen Carney said. “The project encompasses …
Herkimer Central School District seventh graders celebrated the 2023 holiday season with a Secret Santa exchange that had a special twist to it: All gifts were handmade. Using materials costing $10 or less per present, students created gifts including a penguin ornament, a candy cane cloth wreath, a paper flower bouquet, a snowman jar filled …
The Art Student of the Month for January is Isabella Gilmore! Bella is in the ninth grade and she was chosen as Student of the Month by Mrs. Zorn because of her desire to challenge herself creatively, as well as her diligence and determination in the classroom. Bella consistently uses her class time well, and …
Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School students in various agriculture classes recently boosted holiday spirit at the school with projects they worked on. Students in the landscape design class, home maintenance class and agriculture, food and natural resources class – along with FFA members – made flower arrangements as holiday centerpieces. Landscape design students also created a …
Herkimer Central School District senior Jayden Crandall participated in the New York State School Music Association Conference All-State Mixed Chorus Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. Crandall was selected to participate in the choir based on his NYSSMA Solo Fest score. Over the course of the weekend, he spent several hours rehearsing with other young musicians …
The return of the Herkimer Central School District wrestling program under the guidance of Herkimer teacher Dan Appley, a 2015 Herkimer graduate, was featured in a story in the Times Telegram. The story was also picked up by Yahoo Sports. To read the story on Yahoo Sports, click here.