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1st Grade Winter Wonderland Show

There was lots of singing, a little bit of dancing and whole lot of cuteness at the 1st Grade Winter Wonderland Show earlier today. A very big thank you to all of our first grade teachers, parents and friends who helped in the making of the show today! See photos from show.



New Lebanon CSD Welcomes International Students

The New Lebanon Central School District welcomed two international students into the Jr/Sr High School community for the 2015-16 school year. Mari Lauritzen from Norway and Francisca (Franci) Wolf from Germany. Meet Mari Mari lives with Scott and April Larabee, and their daughter Stacey, also a senior at the high school. Mr. Larabee said they… Read more »


Teachers Spend Summer Conducting Research

New Lebanon science teachers Kara Sokowlowski and Ben Long spent this last summer working along researchers in labs as part of a unique professional development opportunity offered by Questar III BOCES Summer Science Research Program for Teachers. They were two of seven teachers selected for first year science fellows. Sokowloski worked with Dr. Morgan Schaller… Read more »


Parent Letter – Suspicious Vehicle Incident

Dear New Lebanon Families, A parent reported to me today that a week and a half ago, a man driving a blue pickup truck was observed by a student suspiciously traveling back and forth down a back road as the student was walking to his bus stop. The man, described as having white hair and… Read more »


Nov. Students of the Month

Congratulations to the Walter B. Howard Elementary students who have been named November Students of the Month! Students are selected by the homeroom teacher for showing overall good character that month. Back Row: Damien Liebenow, Elizabeth Bruce, Lindsay Tompkins, Alex Sotek, Cora Austin, Ryan Timm. Front Row: Nina Lamb, Julia Stickles, Harper Davis, Meekah Fleming,… Read more »


Students Build Marble Roller Coaster

This fall, seventh grade students in the Technology Club studied roller coaster design, created roller coasters on the computer using a software program, and ran a simulation to test their design, and obtain a fear factor rating, and data about their roller coaster. Working in groups of three, students went into the Tech Lab and… Read more »


Seventh Grade Spanish Trip

On November 13, seventh grade Spanish class students saw a performance of popular songs from different South and Central American countries at the EGG in Albany. They learned a few dances, and some of our students even went on stage. The second show was a Flamenco show. Students learned about different types of rhythms, steps,… Read more »


WBH Students Surpass Reading Goal

On Friday, November 23, all students at Walter B. Howard Elementary tallied their reading log sheets to see if they reached their school-wide reading goal of 60,000 minutes. They surpassed their goal reading a total of 61,257 in just two weeks. The prize? Principal Andrew Kourt dancing to “Whip Nae Nae.” According to Principal Kourt,… Read more »


Letter to Parents from Principal Kourt

Dear Families, A very sad thing has happened in our school community.  Mrs. Michelle Schrader, our art teacher, has passed away.  Her death was confirmed yesterday evening.  We are all profoundly saddened by her death. We have shared this information with your children today and had discussions with all the students in their classrooms.  Crisis… Read more »