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Noble Appointed WBH Principal

The New Lebanon Central School District is pleased to announce the Board of Education appointed JSHS Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Josh Noble as Principal of Walter B. Howard Elementary School effective September 1, 2020. He will succeed Mr. Andrew Kourt who is moving to the role of Superintendent of Schools when current Superintendent Leslie Whitcomb retires… Read more »


January WBH Students of the Month

Congratulations to our WBH January Students of the Month!   Back Row: River Seagrave, Easton Maxon, Abbey Long, Michael Ligotti, Eben Donohue, Ava Murray, Madison Prusky Front Row: John Templin, Wyatt York, Max Tatko, Andrew Sandstrom, Adam Ford, David Olin, Mikailyn Shuhart Missing from Photo: Ian Middleton


2020-21 Pre-K and Kindergarten registration underway

The New Lebanon Central School District has begun the process of registering Pre-K and Kindergarten students for the 2020-21 school year. Students must be legal residents of the district and reside with parents or guardians within the school district on opening day of school. To register for Pre-K, students must be four years of age… Read more »


Healthy Eating Month at WBH

Please see the letter below from Principal Andrew Kourt:   During the month of January, we are going to educate our school community on practicing healthy eating habits.   Throughout this month classroom teachers will teach lessons on nutrition and healthy eating, we will share regular healthy eating habits over the announcements, the children will… Read more »


WBH Principal Update – December

Dear Families, I want to take this time to wish you and your family a very happy holiday season. I hope you are able to spend time with your loved ones over this break. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to our school and our district. Our hard working students, supportive parents, and dedicated… Read more »


Holiday Paint & Sip a Success

On Monday December 16th, students in grades Kindergarten through 6th kicked off the week before Christmas break getting into the holiday spirit. They participated in the Class of 2021’s Holiday Paint and Sip Fundraiser. Students arrived at the High School and after being given smocks and name tags, they got to pick the picture they… Read more »


Letter from Superintendent Leslie Whitcomb

Dear New Lebanon CSD Community, After a wonderful 12 years serving the New Lebanon Central School District as Principal of both the Junior/Senior High School and Walter B. Howard Elementary School, and the last five as Superintendent of Schools, I have made the difficult decision to retire from public education effective at the end of… Read more »


Help With the 2020 United States Census

The 2020 Census is slated to begin in January. While you may not realize it, the data collected in the decennial count (completed every 10 years) has many purposes for our country. Census results determine how millions of dollars of federal funding are allocated, the number of seats your state receives in Congress among other… Read more »


John Gray Visits WBH with “Keller’s Heart”

News10ABC Anchor John Gray visited Walter B. Howard Elementary School Monday morning to read his book “Keller’s Heart”. Mr. Gray talked about its message of acceptance of people (or pets!) who are different from us. Students also collected pet food and supplies to donate to the Berkshire Humane Society. Thank you for spending your morning… Read more »


Xavier San Andres Wins Spelling Bee; Advances to Regional

New Lebanon CSD held our grade 4-8 spelling bee Monday December 9. 5th grader Xavier San Andres was the district winner. He will represent New Lebanon in the regional spelling bee. Congratulations to Xavier and all students who participated!