Thursday, 10/29: Team Up On Drugs: Wear your favorite sport or team to celebrate a drug-free life. Today’s fact: Age 15 is the average age that teens begin drug use. Health Education in many states help decrease this number. Friday is time to SCARE AWAY DRUGS. Wear black and orange to scare away drugs and …
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The Menands School community is invited to join the 2020 Virtual Pumpkin Run! So, what does a Virtual Pumpkin Run entail? From Oct. 26-31, students can choose a time and place for their “run,” which can be walked, jogged or run. It can take place on a road, trail, track or treadmill – wherever is …
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Dear Parents and Families: As we head into the last week of October, we continue to aim to be the first and best source of information for Menands School news and announcements. Updated guidance on returning to school following an illness Based on the latest information from the NYSDOH and direction from the Albany County …
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The New York State Department of Health recently released updated protocols for school districts, parents, health care providers and others to use in determining how and when students and staff can return to school after showing symptoms of coronavirus or similar illness, or being exposed to the coronavirus. This guidance affects all school districts in …
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Hello! My name is Caitlin Devine, and I am so excited to become a part of the Menands family as a special education teacher. I completed my undergraduate student teaching here several years ago and am thrilled to be back and part of this wonderful community. Previously I worked for Unity House of Troy, providing …
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Red Ribbon Week is once again being celebrated at the Menands School. It is a nationally celebrated week in response to the tragic death of a drug enforcement agent named Kiki Camerena. Red Ribbon Week was nationally recognized in 1988 and has been celebrated yearly to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, …
The Menands Board of Education will hold a special executive session-only meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday to discuss collective bargaining for district employees who have individual employment contracts. A livestream will be available, but the board will immediately go into executive session, which is not public. If you are unable to attend, a recording of the …
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The Menands “Create a Character Pumpkin Contest” was featured Monday on a CBS6 news segment about the different ways local school districts are continuing their Halloween traditions. Watch the story on our pumpkin contest. To adhere to the district’s health and safety protocols, the pumpkin contest will be held virtually this year. “We’re really trying …
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Dear Parents and Families, We hope this communication finds you well. It is hard to believe we have been back to school for a month. The start of the school year has gone very well. This would not have been possible without the cooperation of our parents and families, and the hard work of both …
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The Capital District YMCA is hosting Farmers to Families Food Box Drive-thru Food Pantries at four separate locations for the next three Fridays – Oct. 16, 23 & 30. More than 2,000 free boxes of food will be available each day! Each box weighs 30-40 pounds and includes: Assorted Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Meat and …
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