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CVES awarded $5M for new food hub (Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES)

Local award will also help retrofit existing school cafeterias Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. touts ‘Back to Basics’ reading initiative

Recent budget legislation uses evidence-based instruction aimed at improving proficiency Click here for the Sun Community News story 

SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department hosts upcoming concerts

All performances are free and open to the public Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Enacted SFY 2024-25 Budget Makes Changes to Cost Planning for Higher Education During High School

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson announced today the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget makes essential changes to high school students and their families’ ability to make financial plans for further education. The SFY 2024-25 budget requires every school district to ensure verification that each high school senior’s parent or guardian has […]

Retired Educators of NY Northeastern Zone Benefit Concert

PCS Golf Team Car Wash Sat. 10 -2

On Saturday, April 20th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Peru Central School High School Golf Team will be hosting a Car Wash at the Peru Fire Department. The cost is $5 per car. Come out and show your support for the 2024 golf team!

Peru Central School District is partners with River Valley Regenerative to compost food scraps!

River Valley Regenerative is part of the ADK Action group called Compost for Good, responsible for community compost projects in Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, and Essex Counties. Compost for Good supports the composting goals of individuals, businesses, municipalities, innovators, institutions, and organizations through technical assistance, product and feedstock research, strategic development, and the fostering […]

CCC remembers past President Ray DiPasquale

DiPasquale passed away on April 4, He served as the College President from 2017 to 2021 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Special School Board Meeting April 2024

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the High School Library on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:30 AM.  The purpose of this meeting is to adopt the 24-25 property tax report card and to vote on the BOCES (CVES) administrative budget and on the slate of candidates running for […]

Big Latch On Planned for Saturday, April 13

Worldwide event promotes breastfeeding as a healthy start for babies  PLATTSBURGH, NY – Breastfeeding women and their families are invited to participate in The Big Latch On, which is planned for Saturday, April 13, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. The free event, hosted by the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians […]

Deputy Director of Carl Sagan Center for Research viewed Monday’s eclipse in Peru, NY his wife’s hometown

Simon Steel is an astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. After talking about the eclipse at SUNY Plattsburgh on the morning of April 8, he set up his telescope in Peru, his wife Paula’s hometown, to share the experience with family and friends.  Peru residents know Paula as Paula Kienert. Simon Steel […]

Goddard College to close amid financial issues, declining enrollment

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

NY schools have to electrify buses by 2035. Here’s how one district is making the switch

Click here for the NCPR story 

CVAC, MVAC unveil winter 2023-24 scholar athletes

Congratulations Ophelia Breen and Mark Dubay Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Engineering the Future – A weekend-long celebration of creativity and ingenuity!

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce Engineering the Future: a weekend-long celebration of creativity and ingenuity produced by the Strand and Plattsburgh Robotics. The weekend, April 13-14th consists of three events, challenging participants of all ages and backgrounds to create something truly remarkable! The three events include the […]

Regular School Board Monthly Meeting for April 2024

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the High School Cafeteria. It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 […]

Central NY school bus aide pulled 5-year-old out of harm’s way: ‘It was instinct’

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Peru students learn about career opportunities that are not far from home

By John T Ryan Peru, NY, Thursday, March 28- “I feel good energy in the room,” commented Peru Middle School Principal Jim Manchester as he observed 6th and 7th students in Peru High School gymnasium. “This is a great opportunity for students to learn about what’s in our community and potential careers.” Manchester was speaking […]

April events sponsored by the Clinton County Historical Association (free and open to the public)

April 9 – 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Portraits from the turn of the 19th century and the stories they might tell. The Clinton County Historical Association has 17,000 portraits in their collection taken between 1890 and 1920, and some of the most unusual and interesting will be shared along with the known or occasionally speculated background […]

See state test opt-out rates for NY school districts for 2022-2023 school year

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Clarkson University Announces New Cybersecurity Masters Program

As dependence on the Internet continues to grow rapidly, so too does the need to safeguard our online world. Clarkson University is rising to meet this challenge by offering a new Master’s degree in Cybersecurity.   Image The new STEM-designated program will offer an interdisciplinary approach where students will have a diverse range of choices. […]

How retirees are returning to fill North Country school vacancies

Click here for the NCPR story 

New NY graduation rates out: Browse, search 2023 data for over 600 districts statewide

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Unfortunate injury turns into record-breaking track season for Saranac 8th Grader

“If I didn’t dislocate my knee, I never would have started track,” said Evie Liberty Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Educators invited to apply for a $500 grant

PLATTSBURGH – Active educators in Clinton and Essex Counties are invited to apply for a $500 grant to assist them in their classroom endeavors. The local association of the Retired Educators of New York (RENY), known as the Northeastern Zone (NEZ), will offer the Kramer Memorial Educator Award of $500 to be awarded to a […]