Herkimer Elementary School students recently attended an Officer Awareness Assembly with the Herkimer Police Department to increase familiarity for students in the event of an emergency. Most students know Herkimer police by their black patrol uniforms but only would see SWAT teams in emergency situations, Herkimer Elementary School Principal Renee Vogt said. “Today was meant …
Herkimer Central School District residents overwhelmingly approved the district’s $33,932,756 budget for the 2024-25 school year on Tuesday, May 21, with a vote of 179-32. “Thank you to the Herkimer school community for coming out and supporting our school and our students by approving this budget,” Herkimer Superintendent Kathleen Carney said. “The budget maintains all …
Herkimer County and the Food Insecurity Workgroup are conducting a survey to find out how Herkimer County residents are feeling about their ability to access food and would like your support in completing the survey. Fill out the short, anonymous survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCFoodSurvey2024 As the cost of food has increased significantly recently, people are understandably …
Herkimer Jr./Sr. High School students in agriculture teacher Talia Baker’s Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources class and the Herkimer FFA recently read the book “I LOVE Strawberries” to second graders in support of Agricultural Literacy Week. “The high school students learned about the importance of literacy at young ages, practiced reading out loud and prepared …
More than 50 Herkimer Central School District earth science students will take a field trip on Monday, April 8, to Erin Park in Boonville with earth science teacher Kathryn Lister to view the total solar eclipse. At the Boonville location, students will be able to view the eclipse in totality. During the eclipse, students will …
What do you get when you mix Music in Our Schools Month with March Madness at Herkimer Elementary School? Herkimer Elementary School vocal music teacher William Pegg created “Music March Madness” for Herkimer Central School District third graders and continued the tradition this year. For the competition, third graders wrote their own short songs in …
March 21, 2024 Dear Parents/Guardians/Staff, I hope this letter finds everyone doing well and enjoying the start of Spring. At the time of this letter, the Herkimer Central School District has three (3) emergency/snow days remaining for the 2023-2024 school year. If no more emergency/snow days are used, we will abide by the calendar changes …
Herkimer Elementary School kicked off its 2024 Pick A Reading Partner (PARP) program with an assembly focused on reading, writing and fun. Jennifer Olds, Herkimer Elementary School library media specialist, presented the PARP assembly on Thursday, March 14, and was joined by author Melanie Lopata. Olds outlined plans for the PARP program, which runs from …
There are 27 Herkimer Central School District students with artwork on display in the Herkimer County Youth Art Month Exhibit at Bassett Healthcare in Herkimer. The work will be on display for the full month of March. Students from nine school districts in the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES region contributed more than 200 works of art to …
The Please Stand Up Team in partnership with Connected Community Schools are calling for all Magicians to let their magic shine in support of the American Heart Association. All staff, students, and family members are invited to participate in a 3-mile walk to support the American Heart Association at 9 a.m. this Saturday, March 9. …