Students in Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School art teacher Heather McCutcheon’s social emotional artistic learning class recently created custom planters for teachers’ classrooms and are growing plants in them. The students were challenged to create a planter for the classroom of a teacher that they’re friendly and comfortable with. The students asked the teachers for permission …
Herkimer Central School District students in fourth and fifth grade recently heard from local professionals and older students from four different fields during Herkimer Elementary School’s Career Day. Sara Lamanna, school counselor at Herkimer Elementary School, said it’s helpful for students to be exposed to career opportunities at a young age. “When students make the …
Herkimer Central School District sixth-graders recently created “Story Spine Bookmarks” to go along with reviews they wrote on books they read. Herkimer sixth grade English language arts teacher Cheryl Jory and Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School library media specialist Brianne Bello recently introduced sixth-graders to the Pixar storytelling rule known as “The Story Spine.” Students used …
Herkimer Central School District teacher Amanda Johnson’s kindergarten class has a different way to learn about animals, farming and dairy products this school year – they adopted a cow. By applying through Discover Dairy, Johnson was able to arrange for her class to adopt a cow named Delilah from Stargo Dairy Farm in Malone, N.Y., …
Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School’s Student Council, National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society are once again hard at work on their annual Holiday Project. What started five years ago as a small way to bring some holiday cheer to our students has blossomed into a project that served more than 200 students last year. …
Parents are invited to join the Middle/High School Counseling Department for the next Conversation Corner from 5-6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, in the Jr./Sr. High School Library Member Center. Conversation Corner is presented by the Middle/High School counselors and school resource officer. For the Nov. 21 event, social workers Ms. Carpineti and Mrs. Klink …
As Herkimer Central School District elementary students recently filtered into the cafeteria for an assembly, “Respect” by Aretha Franklin played on repeat over the speakers, signs they walked past in the hallways and cafeteria focused on respect and teachers and staff wore gray shirts with “Respect” displayed on them in green. During the assembly, students …
Herkimer Middle School presents two performances of the “Seussical Jr.” musical this weekend. Students will perform “Seussical Jr.” at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium at 801 W. German St. in Herkimer. Tickets are free for Herkimer students and $5 for everyone else. Ticket …
Herkimer Central School District senior Josh Leskovar was recently named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program and was announced as this year’s winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award. Those recognitions set the stage for how Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School will continue to honor student achievements …