As Herkimer Central School District sixth grader Brett Saunders recently walked in a procession of American Red Cross Real Heroes Celebration award winners, his thoughts were elsewhere. Brett, 11, was receiving a Youth Good Samaritan Award for his efforts to provide smoke alarms to students and their families. He and the other winners were following …
The New York State Education Department and Department of Health have issued a joint statement about a host of respiratory viruses including influenza, RSV and COVID-19 taking hold in our state. The letter from the state departments outlines preventative measures for keeping students, teachers and staff safe. Click here to download the letter.
Herkimer Central School District fourth graders in the Newspaper Club have started an online Elementary School Newspaper this school year. Under the guidance of Amberlyn Ellinger, who is a fourth grade teacher at Herkimer and the Newspaper Club advisor, students are planning to produce a newspaper each month. The student publishers for the 2022-23 school …
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 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. …
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 …
School clubs have returned to the Herkimer Elementary School this fall for the first time since COVID-19 first impacted schools more than two-and-a-half years ago. Most of the clubs that were previously in place are now up and running again, and a new one has been added with a third-grade Drama Club. Despite the gap …
The Herkimer Elementary School has announced dismissal changes that will take effect Monday, Nov. 7. The winter weather will be here soon, and after assessing our parent pick-up dismissal procedure, we feel that some changes will help increase efficiency as well as safety for our students, staff and parents/caregivers and those who will be plowing …
October 25, 2022 Dear Parents/Guardians, Today our school administration learned of a possible threat of school violence at the Jr./Sr. High School. We immediately notified the Herkimer Police Department and SRO who are continuing to work on the investigation. School safety is on everyone’s mind, especially in the wake of recent and past school tragedies. …