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November 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. The students selected are as follows: Connor Dufour Madison Prusky Autumn Doslop-Land Arrion Cohen-Murphy Luc Dowdle Caden Munsinger Riley Robertson Tyler Woodbury Paris Darcy… 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 »

Breslin receives National Board certification ()

Kindergarten teacher Jason Breslin recently received certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) as an Early Childhood teacher. This certification is recognized as the gold standard in teacher certification and is completely voluntary. He is one of only 104 teachers in New York State to receive certification this year. Teachers seeking certification… 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 »

WBH read-a-thon creates excited readers ()

They say that duct tape fixes everything. Turns out, it can also motivate children to read. On Friday, November 21, all students at Walter B. Howard Elementary tallied their log sheets to see if they reached their reading goal of 60,000 total minutes. Turns out they surpassed the goal with a total of 61,578 in… 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 »

WBH students stack for the World Record ()

On Thursday, November 13, Walter B. Howard Elementary students, along with thousands of participants from around the world, participated in what the Guinness World Records terms the “World’s Largest Sport Stacking Event.” Sport stacking requires students to set up (up-stack) and dismantle (down-stack) specially-designed cups, into pyramids, as fast as they can for 30 minutes…. Read more »