In a lot of school districts, the high school study body is often socially divided, generally by interest or grade level. You might have your athletes, your scholars, your artists and you’ll have your musicians. At New Lebanon CSD, the small size of the district has homogenized these groups, particularly in the music department. The… Read more »
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District welcomes Marlene Ehlers from Germany
As part of the International Students Program at New Lebanon High School, sophomore Marlene Ehlers from Tuebenge, Germany is spending the school year learning about American culture and perfecting her English. Marlene lives with Amy Brueckmann and her daughter Jessica, also a sophomore at the high school. According to Brueckmann, the experience has brought a… Read more »
Students conduct agriculture research with Cornell Cooperative Extension
High school students in Kara Sokolowski’s Reading, Research and Writing in Science class recently had the opportunity to partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) to conduct real-world research affecting the local agricultural community. Aaron Gabriel is a Senior Extension Resource Educator in Agronomy at CCE. He works with commercial farmers to bring research to the… Read more »
Students attend Youth Leadership conference
On December 4, select students from grades 6-8 attended the 2014 Youth Leadership Summit at Sage College in Troy. Sponsored by the Academy of Character Education, the Youth Summit provides a forum to empower students to create ways to positively impact Character Education. Students attended seminars with topics ranging from suicide prevention techniques, to overcoming… Read more »
Students learn about social media consequences
On Monday, December 8, students at New Lebanon High School attended an assembly about social media. The focus of the presentation was on the ways college admission offices, employers and others use social media to determine a person’s character. Mildred Elley Community Outreach Representative Matthew Martin talked to students about how the things students post… Read more »
Chatham Courier: NL club serves up Thanksgiving dinner
“NEW LEBANON — More than 70 people benefited from the efforts of the New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School’s Appetites Anonymous Club at its third annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Saturday…” Read the full article from the Chatham Courier.
Students visit Williams College Art Museum
Last month, students in Mrs. Covert’s Studio Art class visited Williams College Art Museum to learn about abstract art. Students viewed the entire collection but the trip focused mostly on Abstract art, primarly on Franz West and his sculputures. The class also had a chance to create a book from a temporary press. the objectives… Read more »
2014-2015 1st Quarter Honor Rolls
New Lebanon CSD has announced the high honor roll and honor roll students for the first quarter of the 2014-15 school year. Congratulations to the following students on your achievement: HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 5 Austin, Cora Blatt, Leah Chaput, Benjamin Chaput, Forest Corsey, Matthew Devereux-Smith, Rowan Herrick, Samuel Ligotti, Stephanie Major, Costanza Pond, Eliza Ramsey, Maranda Rodriquez, Aaliyah… Read more »
Students test the power of reinforced concrete
New Lebanon students in Rick Jason’s Materials Science and Processing class complete hands-on projects relating to the construction and building industry. Recently they transformed their classroom into a testing lab for reinforced concrete. This project-based learning mirrors projects in the real world such as building residential structures in earthquake zones, as well as commercial, industrial… Read more »
Junior High students prevent bullying
October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. The school counseling department at the New Lebanon Junior High School initiated several activities to promote bullying awareness to help ensure students feel safe, and can thrive both academically and socially. “We’re trying to be proactive by providing our junior high school students with bullying prevention techniques now so… Read more »