Maple East holds playground dedication assembly
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      It's done. After 18 months of fundraising, the new playground at Maple East Elementary School is officially "open for business." As the rain came down outside, the school held an indoor dedication ceremony on Oct. 2 for the 10,300-square-foot structure that is located behind the existing wooden p...
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School News
      Ss. Peter & Paul School recently had three teachers awarded funds through McDonald's Make Activities Count grant program. Pamela Griffasi accepted funds for the Earth, Life, and Physical Science Learning Center; Candace Zuccaro will use her grant for the "New York …and More" curriculum; an...
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East students selected to play at Albright
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      The Youngblood Jazz Quintet, an ensemble featuring the musical talents of Williamsville East students, will open the 2007 Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz series on Saturday. "These students are the jazz equivalent of the best athletes in Western New York, if not the entire state," said Bruce Eaton, ...
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Park School to hold open house
      The Park School of Buffalo will host an open house for prospective families on Tuesday, Oct. 16 on the school's 32-acre campus, located at 4625 Harlem Road, between Main Street and Sheridan Drive, in Snyder. The open house will begin in the dining hall at 8:30 a.m.
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Capital projects outlined at Amherst schools
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      The timeline for the Amherst Central School District's capital construction project was outlined at the Oct. 2 Board of Education meeting. Rick Perry, project architect from the Thomas Group, said there are two phases of the project to be slated for New York State Education Department approval.
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     TEAMWORK - Amherst High School freshmen recently took part in a ropes course training event. One of the challenges was to successfully move from one island to another. Emma Dean, center, is assisted by Jessica Schinaman, left, and Egypt Donaldson. Students in the background, from left to right, Kai...
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Amherst schools agree on insurance plan
      The Amherst Central School District's Board of Education and the Amherst Education Association, bargaining agent for 275 district teachers and nurses, have agreed to a four-year health insurance contract, retroactive to July 1, 2007 and effective through June 30, 2011.
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Smallwood named Blue Ribbon School
      At the Oct. 2 Board of Education meeting, Amherst Superintendent Laura Chabe said Smallwood Drive Elementary has been chosen as one of the 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools. Smallwood is one of 16 schools across New York State and 287 in the United States to earn the distinction.
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DVD presentation slated
      The Amherst Central School District Middle and High School Parent Teacher Student Association will present a "Parent Time" program from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Amherst Middle School cafeteria, 55 Kings Highway.
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     CONSTITUTION DAY - The third and eighth graders at St. Benedict School held an assembly on Monday, Sept. 17 to honor Constitution Day. Third grade student Matthew Dolly points to a line from the classroom constitution that his classmates wrote with the help of eighth grade students. During the asse...
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On the Campus
      Rochester Institute of Technology will hold the third annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest for 10th- and 11th- graders with hearing loss. The deadline to enter is March 1. For more information call 585-475-7695 or visit the Web site www.rit.edu/ntid/WritingContest- NR.
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