Schedule outlined for new Amherst High principal
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      Amherst High School is closer to gaining a new principal. Amherst Superintendent Laura Chabe outlined the tentative plan to appoint a new high school principal at the Sept. 18 board of education meeting.
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Kickball tournament at Amherst High School to benefit Roswell
      The third annual Roger Mazikowski Memorial Kick for a Cure - a kickball tournament and family event - will be held Saturday. Emily Mazikowski and her family, with the support of the Amherst Central School District, will come together for three kickball games. The championship team takes braggin...
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Questions persist regarding summer school results
Sweet Home
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor
      While data shows the 2007 summer school program in the Sweet Home Central School District resulted in higher grades for students who completed it, at least one board member still asks the question - is it doing enough? Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Tony Day introduced speakers to the ...
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Sacred Heart students hit the street for a good cause
      Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, located on Main Street in Eggertsville, will be conducting its annual Walkathon on Friday, Oct. 5. Students will be walking in the vicinity of the school beginning at 9 a.m.
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Williamsville School District remembers teacher Jim Neimira
      On Friday, Sept. 21 members of the Williamsville Central School District gathered to remember a "highly respected," administrator who passed away in June. A tree was planted at the Casey Road complex to honor Jim Niemira, who had served as the district's human resource supervisor.
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Williamsville resident honored with hall of fame induction
      A Williamsville resident was inducted into the Iowa School for the Deaf Hall of Fame during the school's annual homecoming festivities on Sept. 15. William P. Johnson, Ph.D., who currently serves as superintendent of St. Mary's School for the Deaf in Buffalo, received the Outstanding Dedication t...
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Spanish enrichment offered to elementary pupils
      Registration is now underway for CultureKids Spanish for the Elementary Years enrichment classes in the Sweet Home and Williamsville school districts. Spanish for the Elementary Years is an educationally based, interactive program designed specifically for the K-5 elementary pupil to learn the Sp...
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Two classes being held at JCC
      Two classes are now being offered at the Jewish Community Center. For anyone interested in deepening an understanding and knowledge of the background of terrorism, a four-week interactive series on terror and terrorists, taught by John C. Wilson, will explore these issues, the policy options surr...
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Amherst students enjoy musical summer
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      For many high school students, summer is a time to relax, spend time with friends, work part-time and forget about school. For three students at Amherst Central High School however, this summer was about pushing their musical abilities to the limit.
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