TOO BUSY TO COOK?

Order by Thursday, March 4^th

(Pick up orders at AHS on Wednesday, March 10^th)

 Here’s some GOOD NEWS! The AHS Class of 2010 is raising money by selling Pasta To Go! from La Cucina Di Parillo. Click Here For More Info.

Pancake Breakfast

There will be a Buffet Breakfast serving Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Home-Fries, Orange Juice and Coffee on February 28, 2010 at 9am till 12 Noon at the Crystal Ristorante to benefit the AHS Class of 2010 After Ball. It is $8.00 for Adults and $5.00 for children under 12.

Caps and Gowns

A representative from the Herff Jones Company will be at Amsterdam High School on Wednesday, February 3 and Thursday, February 4 at 8:00 a.m.to measure seniors for their cap and gown.

It is important that your child is measured at this time.  Late orders are subject to special handling fees and sometimes express shipping charges.  Your child may get measured during their lunch period and/or study hall.

The cost of the cap and gown is $28.00.  It is preferred that students pay by check payable to Amsterdam High School.

If you have any questions about the caps and gowns, please contact the main office at Amsterdam High School at 843-4932.

Public Hearing For Sale of 300 Guy Park Ave.

There will be a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 6:30pm at the Central Administration Building to discuss the sale of 300 Guy Park Avenue.

The actual vote for the proposition will be held on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 between the hours 12:00 noon and 9:00 PM.

All designations of proposed inspectors of election shall be filed not later than January 20th, 2010.

For a complete list of Polling stations please CLICK HERE.

AHS Volleyball NYS Scholar Athlete Award

The AHS  Varsity Girls Volleyball Team has placed 1st in Section Two for the New York State Scholar-Athlete Team Award. The team is being recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for having a team average of 90 or above.   The Lady Rams had an average of 95.976, the highest in Section 2 and 15th in the state (out of 286). Each member of the Scholar-Athlete Team will receive a commemorative pin for their honor. 

    The Scholar-Athlete team members are:  Paige Archinal, Brandie Kreisel, Sarah Johnson, Bayley Archinal, Erica Tuttle, Alexandra Catena, Tina Francisco, Amanda Aurrichio, Midori Marsh, and Carly Bramer. The team is proudly coached by Christine Sherlock.

H1N1 Information

Two PDFs are available with information about H1N1

H1N1 Flyer

Basic Steps

Basic Steps in Español

Supplemental Educational Services

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, the district is offering Supplemental Educational Services to Children at McNulty and Tecler who are eligible for Free or Reduced lunch.

For more information, Click Here. ( Español )

For a list of State approved providers go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nclb/ses/ApprovedProviders/LocationList.html#Motgomery

Walter Elwood Museum Fall Classes

Click Here to view information on Fall Classes at the Walter Elwood Museum.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amsterdam High School Select Choir students Sarah Bellardini and Andrew Lasher for being selected to sing with the Empire State Youth Chorale. They will be performing the the Empire State Youth Orchestra at Proctor's Theatre in early December. This group performs as part of Channel 6 Melodies of Christmas Concerts. Their concert will be shown on Channel 6 TV on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Proceeds from these performances go to the Childhood Cancer Center at Albany Medical Center.

Back To School Supplement

NYS just announced that it will provide a "Back-to-School Supplement" to families who received temporary assistance (TA) or food stamps (FS) in July 2009.  This supplement is a one-time payment of $200 per child (age 3 to 17) to help with back-to-school costs.  For more information on this supplement please see the following link:

http://www.otda.state.ny.us/main/news/2009/2009-08-11.asp

Elementary- and Intermediate-Level Testing Schedule for the 2009–2010

2009–10 School Year
Test	Administration Dates	Make-up Dates*	Scoring Dates	Final Dates to Submit Answer Sheets to Scanning Centers
NYS Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)	Monday, October 5 –Friday, February 12	Not Applicable	Monday, March 15 –Thursday, May 6	Thursday, May 6
Grade 5 Social Studies	Monday, November 16 –Tuesday, November 17	Tuesday, Nov. 17 –Thursday, Nov. 19	Scoring may start immediately following administration	Thursday, Dec. 3
NYSESLAT: Speaking	Wednesday, April 14 –Tuesday, May 25	Not Applicable	Speaking is scored as it is administered.	Thursday, June 3
Grades 3–8 English Language Arts	Monday, April 26 –Wednesday, April 28†	Tuesday, April 27 – Wednesday, May 5‡	Friday, April 30 – Thursday, May 13	Thursday, May 13
Grades 3–8 Mathematics§	Wednesday, May 5‡ – Friday, May 7†	Thursday, May 6 –Friday, May 14	Tuesday, May 11 – Thursday, May 20	Thursday, May 20
NYSESLAT: Listening, Reading, Writing	Monday, May 17 –Tuesday, May 25	Tuesday, May 18 –Tuesday, May 25	Wednesday, May 26 – Thursday, June 3	Thursday, June 3
Grade 4 Science Performance Test	Monday, May 24 –Thursday, June 3	Tuesday, May 25 – Thursday, June 3	Scoring may start immediately following administration	Thursday, June 17

Grade 8 Science Performance Test	Monday, May 24 –Thursday, June 3	Tuesday, May 25 – Thursday, June 3	Scoring may start immediately following administration	Thursday, June 17
Grade 4 Science Written	Monday, June 7	Tuesday, June 8 –Wednesday, June 9	Following administration, but no later than Thursday, June 17	Thursday, June 17
Grade 8 Science Written	Monday, June 7	Tuesday, June 8 –Wednesday, June 9	Following administration, but no later than Thursday, June 17	Thursday, June 17
Grade 8 Social Studies	Monday, June 14 –Tuesday, June 15	Tuesday, June 15 –Thursday, June 17	Following administration, but no later than Thursday, June 24	Thursday, June 24

Also the Grades 3-8 Mathematics Testing Program Guidance, September-April/May-June is located here -> http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/mathei/2010/3-8math2010.pdf

Notice to the Greater Amsterdam School Taxpayers

The 2009/2010 Tax bills have been printed and mailed with the incorrect
“Due Without Penalty Date”
The amount of taxes due on your bill is correct for the 2009/2010 tax year.
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The following are the correct due dates by installment:
Installment #1 Due without penalty August 14, 2009
Installment #2 Due without penalty October 31, 2009
Installment #3 Due without penalty February 1, 2010
Installment #4 Due without penalty April 30, 2010
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Please contact the tax department with any questions at 518-843-5693.

How secure do our public schools need to be?

Students from Amsterdam High School in Montgomery County, NY, will be discussing school security procedures and their effectiveness with Ted Cook, Director of Safe School and Violence Prevention, City School District of Albany, NY; and NYS Trooper Alexander Johnstone, School Resource Officer for Sharon Springs and Duanesburg School Districts. This will air Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 1-2pm. You may listen in real-time at www.wamc.org.

It will be moderated by WAMC’s David Guistina.

GASD policy on the use of district facilities