Schools and healthcare professionals have seen significant increases in the use of vaping amongst teens. Exposure to these chemicals is increasingly becoming more dangerous. Parents and educators must continually educate themselves on the risks associated with these behaviors. Resources are available at the school, at the county, and at the national level. Please take time …
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The question of what happens after high school looms large for every child as they complete their educational journey. This question looms even larger for children with special needs. Special needs is a spectrum of abilities with students who need minimal assistance to students who need a great deal of assistance to achieve success. What …
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eniors, the time has come to submit your SENIOR QUOTES! Use the Google Form linked below to leave your written legacy behind in this year’s Viking Log. Quotes are due Friday, January 28th! Email Ms. Kelleher at joette.kelleher@vcsdny.org with questions. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTxOhIUG3taV_aAzFZhaEhoQPmRMBPpDemgm8F3yvQPH1Hzg/viewform?usp=sf_link Senior Quotes 2022: Google Form
NYSDOH supports “Test To Stay” (TTS) as a strategy that allows asymptomatic, unvaccinated, school based close contacts (e.g. students, teachers, school staff) to avoid school exclusion (but not other restrictions of quarantine) by testing negative through serial testing using rapid NAAT or antigen tests during a seven-day period following exposure. The Orange County Department of …
NYS Digital Equity Survey To collectively serve students, families, and educators, it is imperative that districts and the New York State Education Department have, and maintain, an updated, accurate, complete picture of the state of digital equity for each individual student. Therefore, the NYS Education Department is requiring that a short 9-question Digital Equity survey …
Sourav Sengupta, a University of Buffalo professor and an expert in child and adolescent mental health, says “our children will need to grow up to find a reasonable way to incorporate, tolerate and utilize social technologies in their lives”. Trusted adults can support young people is by setting age- and developmentally appropriate boundaries. He suggests …
Until further notice, all indoor athletic contests hosted by Valley Central will have a spectator limitation of two spectators per athlete.
The Art and Music Departments at Valley Central are doing great things throughout the district. Keep up with everything going on in the departments at those pages. Visit our Art At Valley Central page at https://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/academics/art-at-valley-central/ Visit our Music At Valley Central page at https://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/academics/music-at-valley-central/
College Instant Admission Days are coming soon! There is still time to register for appointments- Please reach out to your guidance counselor or stop into the guidance office if you are interested in setting up an appointment with any of these schools: The College of Saint Rose- November 30th SUNY Orange- November 30th AND December …
Medline Seeks to Have Assessment Reduced by 81% Which Will Negatively Impact School Taxes As you may recall, many in our school district and community were pleased with Medline’s decision to withdraw as a PILOT and proceed with building a facility in Montgomery. Regrettably, Medline has recently filed with the Supreme Court asking to have …
