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SSCS 10th Graders Tour Schoharie CTE

on January 23, 2024
SSCS 10th Graders Tour Schoharie CTE

About 30 members of the SSCS sophomore class joined dozens of other students from the region on Jan. 19 to learn about a variety of careers they may choose to prepare for next school year at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. The SSCS 10th graders joined students from […]

SSCS FFA Officers Attend Ignite Conference

on January 22, 2024
SSCS FFA Officers Attend Ignite Conference

Officers from the SSCS Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter headed to Marathon in Central New York on Saturday to attend a new FFA Leadership Series called Ignite. This conference drew more than 400 middle and high school students from all over the area. FFA is a youth organization that prepares members for premier leadership, personal […]

SSCS Standout Students of the First Quarter

on January 18, 2024
SSCS Standout Students of the First Quarter

Congratulations to our SSCS Standout Students of the (First) Quarter. Secondary school students are selected and recognized for this honor each quarter of the school year by the Sharon Springs Teachers Association (SSTA). They are recognized for demonstrating positive improvement at school, having positive influence on the SSCS student body through exemplary qualities of character, service, and […]

December Students of the Month

on January 10, 2024
December Students of the Month

Congratulations to our SSCS K-5 Students of the Month for December. Students are selected for this honor for making positive choices, working hard, and helping others. December honorees are top row, left to right: Maven Armstrong, Zane Wright and Warren Ducharme; Middle row, left to right: Bastian Lynk, Morgan Lynk and Kayla Kerber; Bottom row, […]

7th Graders Square Off for SSCS Spelling Bee Crown

on January 9, 2024
7th Graders Square Off for SSCS Spelling Bee Crown

Congratulations to Molly Parsons for winning the annual Sharon Springs School Spelling Bee on January 9. Ten students from grades 4-8 participated in the round-by-round “spell-off,” which is part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and sponsored locally by the Sharon Springs Historical Society. The spelling contest came down to Parsons and her fellow seventh […]

Letters not ‘texts’ spur unique writing project with SSCS grad and 7th graders

on December 29, 2023
Letters not ‘texts’ spur unique writing project with SSCS grad and 7th graders

In these times of “Texts” and “Chats” and “Snaps” you may be surprised to learn that it wasn’t a “DM” but an old-fashioned letter or two that united a local teen and a group of SSCS tweens in a unique writing project this school year. And before you reply “TMI” (Too Much Information) or “TL. […]

Holiday Extravaganza/Snowman contest wrap up Holiday Spirit Week

on December 22, 2023
Holiday Extravaganza/Snowman contest wrap up Holiday Spirit Week

SSCS concluded Student Council Holiday Spirit Week Thursday afternoon (Dec. 21) with a variety of team building activities and games for middle and high school students. Activities included Family Feud Christmas trivia, indoor soccer, Christmas Bingo, Gaga Ball, four corner volleyball and board games. Students and staff were sent off to break with a school-wide […]

View MS/High School and Elementary School Holiday/Winter Concerts

on December 21, 2023

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ performed by Kindergarteners

on December 20, 2023
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ performed by Kindergarteners

Teacher John Walker and his Kindergarten class took center stage at the December 20 Morning Program and entertained K-5 students and staff with a live production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The famous Charles Schultz holiday cartoon story featured all the Peanuts characters from Charlie Brown and Lucy to Linus and Snoopy. The children had […]

6th graders visit Bassett Hospital’s UpClose Cardiac Program

on December 18, 2023
6th graders visit Bassett Hospital’s UpClose Cardiac Program

The SSCS sixth grade class paid a visit to Bassett Hospital’s UpClose Cardiac Surgery Program in Cooperstown last week. The UpClose Cardiac Surgery program has been delivered by the division of cardiac surgery at Bassett Medical Center since 2004. Each year, more than 1,200 students from area middle schools attend a three-hour session at Bassett […]