Helderbarker Readies for 2010-2011 School Year

August 31, 2010  
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The Helderbarker, Voorheesville’s student-run newspaper, is ready to go for the 2010-2011 school year.  An interest meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 2:45 in room 124 of the high school.  All interested students in grades 6-12 should attend. The Helderbarker moved... Read more »

Local Writer and Veteran Visits School

March 4, 2010 • Angela Barone, Staff Writer  
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On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, juniors and seniors of Voorheesville High School had the opportunity to hear the inspiring story of Ryan Smithson, a soldier with the United States army reserve who wrote a book, The Ghosts of War, about his experiences in Iraq. Smithson, who is from East Greenbush, decided... Read more »

Winter Wonder Land in Spring

March 4, 2010 • Darren Staples, Staff Writer  
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The weather of the past month has acted more like winter than the entire season has been. The snowstorms in February have brought a drastic 21.6 inches. With this, the school had to call a contingency day. This loss of school is a sweet and sour aspect of snow because students lose a day off of their... Read more »

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

February 22, 2010 • Josh Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief  
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On Friday, February 12, Physics students competed in a special boat race. Students were excused from their regularly scheduled classes via an in-house field trip. “The purpose of the competition was to focus on different laws of physics,” said Ted Simons, the High School’s Physics teacher and Science... Read more »

Facebook Group Causes Stir

February 20, 2010 • Cassie Pease, Staff Writer  
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Many students, parents and teachers think that schools can not look at their Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter pages, but this is not true.  These three websites are social networks.  Anyone can make a page and if you do not set your settings properly anyone can look at them.  If you don’t set your... Read more »

Principal Diefendorf to Retire in June

February 20, 2010 • Dylan Parry, Staff Writer  
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After eight years, the Voorheesville Central School District has announced that Mark Diefendorf will be stepping down as the Principal of Clayton A Bouton High School at the end of the 2009-2010 school year.  Mr. Diefendorf served the district for twenty years. After being a respected teacher for many... Read more »

Voorheesville Offers Rosetta Stone Language Program

February 20, 2010 • Alexa Dillenbeck, Staff Writer  
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Starting during the 2009-2010 school year, Voorheesville High School integrated the Rosetta Stone language learning system into its curriculum. Students looking to learn a language not offered by the school can now go through the program, which many users find to be more beneficial than traditional classes... Read more »

District Announces Wellness Day on March 25

February 20, 2010 • Julianna Fedorow, Staff Writer  
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On Thursday, March 25th, 2010 Voorheesville High School will be having their first Wellness Festival, that is celebrating good health and exercise for the students and faculty. The day will consist of various workshops, different speakers, and activities to help promote a healthy lifestyle. Students... Read more »