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Planning a return to school

July 8, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District’s administrative team is “in high gear” planning for September and the start of the 2020-21 school year.

An extra chance to celebrate for JIO grads

July 1, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

O’Neill High School’s Class of 2020 had virtual ceremonies; signs, T-shirts, awards and treats delivered to them; a virtual graduation ceremony; and an ‘honor walk’, where each student had the opportunity to collect their diploma in an individual traditional ceremony/photo shoot as their family looked on.

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Meet your Board of Education candidates

June 3, 2020 Editorial Staff

Four candidates are running for three vacant seats on the Board of Education in the Cornwall Central School District.

HF-FMCSD faculty earn tenure

May 27, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Five Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District employees were awarded tenure at the May 7 Board of Education meeting.

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HF-FMCSD met online on April 16

April 22, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Board of Education started its April 16 online meeting — board members and school administrators were all connected from home via Google Hangouts — by suspending their regular board meeting rules. They were able to do so due to the New York State of Emergency.

From the (online) halls of O’Neill High School

March 25, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

As everyone knows, teachers and school administrators have joined America’s ‘work from home’ workforce in recent weeks, as schools shut down due to COVID-19 concerns.