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Building the
2008-09 School District Budget
On May 20, district
residents will go to the polls to vote on the
proposed budget for the 2008-09 school year. This
section of the website will provide information
about voter registration, absentee ballots, the
proposed spending plan and more. Information will be
posted as it becomes available, so stay tuned!
View upcoming Budget Presentations
View the Budget 2008-09 Newsletter*
*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
to download and print. You can get a free copy from the
Adobe web site. |
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GHS students
learn
the
consequences of drunk driving
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DeVitt, left, talks to GHS students about
his drunk driving accident that killed his
friend. |
Wearing a Yankees
baseball cap and looking like your average young
20-something, Christopher DeVitt stood before a
roomful of Goshen High School students and explained
how one bad decision ended his friend’s life.
On January 21, 2006, DeVitt killed his friend, Bryan
Steinard, in a high-speed drunk driving accident. At
around 2 a.m., DeVitt, then 19, wrapped the
passenger side of his sports car around a telephone
pole on South Montgomery Street in Walden, crushing
Bryan. The two had been drinking underage at a local
bar. At the time of the accident, DeVitt’s blood
alcohol content was 0.15 percent.
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Goshen
Schools presents annual
"Festival of the Arts"
on May 21
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This
table was created for last year's "Festival
of the Arts" furniture auction by Kristine
Dodge, who was a senior at the time. |
The Goshen Central
School District proudly presents its annual
“Festival of the Arts” on May 21 in the Goshen High
School gym.
Original artwork by “the best of the best” art
students in grades K-12 will be displayed, along
with exhibits by Goshen High School Unified Arts
students, live solo and ensemble music performances
and an auction of one-of-a-kind painted furniture by
art teachers and students.
“Artists in grades 9-12, as well as district art
teachers, will refinish and paint old chairs and
tables in the style of a famous artist,” said Jane Unhjem, assistant superintendent
for curriculum and instruction. “The pieces will be
auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting art
scholarships for our students.”
The Opening Reception and Viewing will begin at 6
p.m. The Furniture Auction and Musical performances
will begin at 7 p.m. Additional exhibit viewing
hours will be held from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 22. |
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Check out the
new Art Program website
The K-12 Art
Program has a new website! Learn about our art
students' curriculum, read about the district's art
teachers, view galleries of artwork created by
students and teachers, keep yourself updated about
the latest in art news...and more!
The Art Program now
has its own link on the left-hand navigation rail,
or
click here to view the new website. |
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CJH students
visited by
award-winning author Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Author Susan Beth Pfeffer |
C. J. Hooker Middle
School students were treated to a visit from
award-winning author Susan Beth Pfeffer as a part of
the middle school’s National Library Week
celebration.
Pfeffer, who resides in Middletown, has written more
than 60 books that are geared towards young adults.
She discussed her career, which began almost 40
years ago, and read to students from two of her
books, Life as We Know It and The Dead and
the Gone.
Pfeffer’s novel About David was awarded the South
Carolina Young Adult Book Award. The Year Without
Michael, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and
winner of the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award,
was named by the American Library Association as one
of the hundred best books for teenagers written
between 1968-1993. |
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Youth
advocate speaks to students
about
domestic violence
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Student Teacher Amanda Lamb introduces Pam
O'Dea, Advocate Youth Specialist from Safe
Homes of Orange County. |
On April 11, Pam
O’Dea, Advocate Youth Specialist from Safe Homes of
Orange County, visited students in Family Living and
Health classes to talk about healthy relationships.
O’Dea talked with students about teen dating
violence as well as its signs and effects. Students
learned that domestic violence is:
1. A crime
2. Underreported
3. Being afraid of saying “no”
4. Losing self-esteem
5. Feeling cut off from the rest of the world
6. Feeling like your partner is the “boss”
7. Being told it’s your fault
8. Everybody’s business; it affects us all.
For more information, visit
www.safehomesorangecounty.org. |
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Principal Daria Murphy wins
Administrator of the Year Award
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Principal Daria Murphy. |
Daria Murphy,
principal of the Scotchtown Avenue Elementary
School, was awarded this year’s Orange-Ulster BOCES
School Library System Administrator of the Year
Award. This award is presented annually to honor an
educational administrator who has made a significant
contribution to school librarianship.
Mrs. Murphy was nominated by Scotchtown Avenue
Elementary School Librarian Christine Banuls on
behalf of all librarians in the district. In her
nomination letter, Mrs. Banuls explained how Mrs.
Murphy “has always been an energetic and spirited
supporter of reading and the library.”
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Students celebrate diversity
with
door decorating contest
As a part of their
Black History Month/Cultural Diversity Celebration,
students at the C. J. Hooker Middle School
participated in a door decorating contest. Students
worked together to decorate their homeroom doors
with the theme of tolerance and diversity.
The following classrooms were winners in the door
decorating contest and were treated to an ice cream
social:
- Homeroom
students of Social Studies Teacher Mrs. Bertone,
who decorated their door with their different
dreams, such as finding a cure for cancer and
ending pollution;
- Homeroom
students of Math Teacher Mr. Guarneiri, who
decorated their door with a large painting of
Martin Luther King Jr., painted by Kyle Iazzetti,
Elizabeth Iozzino and Nicole Clark;
Full story |
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Board
of Education
adopts
student calendar for 2008-09
On February 4, the
Goshen Central School District Board of Education
adopted the student calendar for 2008-09.
View the calendar.*
*Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader to download and print. You can get
a free copy from the Adobe
web site.
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View the main directory for the new phone system
The Goshen Central
School District recently updated its phone system.
To make the transition easier, please use the
consolidated phone directory until a full directory
is available.
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Roy
Reese, Superintendent |
615-6720 |
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Jane
Unhjem, Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum
& Instruction |
615-6730 |
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Robert
Miller, Asst. Superintendent for Business |
615-6740 |
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Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School |
615-6600 |
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Goshen
Intermediate School |
615-6500 |
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C. J.
Hooker Middle School |
615-6300 |
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Goshen
High School |
615-6100 |
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Pupil
Personnel Services |
615-6450 |
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Technology |
615-6460 |
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Food
Services |
615-6490 |
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Buildings & Grounds |
615-6770 |
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Transportation |
615-6700 |
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Personnel |
615-6760 |
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Registration |
615-6767 |
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