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  • Summer 2025 job programs available for Herkimer County youth

    There are four separate summer job programs available to youth in Herkimer County. Details, eligibility and the application process for each program are described below: Herkimer County Employment & Training (ETA) Summer Youth Program: Ages 14-20. Must fit income requirements-public assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, HEAP, SSI, low income. For an application, click here or call 315-867-1400.


  • Prekindergarten & kindergarten registration now open

    Prekindergarten and kindergarten registration is now open. We are so excited to have your child begin at Herkimer Elementary School as a prekindergarten or kindergarten student. Please stop in and grab a registration packet or call us and we will send you a packet. Register today: Herkimer Elementary School255 Gros Blvd.Herkimer, NY 13350315-866-8562


  • Herkimer student artwork on display in Herkimer County Youth Art Month Exhibit

    More than 20 Herkimer Central School District students have artwork on display in the Herkimer County Youth Art Month Exhibit at Bassett Healthcare in Herkimer. The work is on display for the full month of March. Students from seven school districts in the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES region contributed about 175 works of art to be displayed


  • 4 Herkimer juniors participate in Cooperstown Student-Athlete Leadership Conference

    Four Herkimer Central School District juniors recently joined about 400 other student-athletes from more than 60 school districts across Central New York for Cooperstown Central School’s 10th annual Student-Athlete Leadership Conference. The Herkimer juniors who participated were Landon Ploss, Russell Stapf, Sarah Huyck and Anna Marquissee. The conference, entitled “Respect: It Goes Both Ways,” took


  • Mia Calicchia named Art Student of the Month for March 2025

    The Art Student of the Month for March is Mia Calicchia. Mia is in ninth grade, and she is currently taking Studio in Art class. She was chosen as Student of the Month by Mrs. Zorn because of her willingness to challenge herself creatively and her positive attitude in the classroom. Mia has consistently demonstrated


  • Coffee for a Colleague program lets Herkimer staff recognize their peers

    Herkimer Central School District staff members have an easy way to recognize their co-workers for a job well done: a free coffee from Stewart’s Shops. Herkimer Central School District staff members have been conducting a staff appreciation program called Coffee for a Colleague since the 2021-22 year to recognize staff for their hard work, dedication


  • Herkimer student signs commitment letter to play basketball at Utica University

    Zachary Petucci has officially signed his letter of intent to play for the Division III Utica University Pioneers Basketball program as point guard. He will major in exercise science.  In attendance were his brother Jacob Petucci, mother Dina Petucci, father Scott Petucci, Herkimer Middle-High School varsity basketball coach Mark Blask, basketball assistant coach Jordan Palmer,


  • Herkimer junior gains meteorology experience at WKTV

    Herkimer Central School District junior Arthur Dadello has taken the initiative to gain meteorology experience at WKTV! Dadello shadowed WKTV meteorologist Bill Kardas on Wednesday, Feb. 12. He had the opportunity to see Kardas do the 6 p.m. weather report, experience the green screen, see the technology behind the scene and learn the radars and


  • LeAndra Castle named Art Student of the Month for February 2025

    The Art Student of the Month for February is LeAndra Castle! LeAndra is in 10th grade, and she is currently taking the Introduction to Painting/Painting 1. class. She has previously completed Studio in Art and Basic Drawing Techniques.  LeAndra was chosen as Student of the Month by Mrs. Zorn because she consistently challenges herself creatively,


  • Herkimer students have artwork on display at MVCA Reflections Exhibit

    Nine Herkimer Middle-High School students have artwork on display in the MVCA Reflections Exhibit at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts in Little Falls. Herkimer art teachers Heather McCutcheon and Leah Zorn also have artwork on display in the exhibit. The MVCA Reflections Exhibit celebrates the reflections that students have of themselves through their