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Opinion: Turn Moriah Shock into Adirondack conservation hub

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Cornell’s cannabis and hemp program already ‘normalized’ at the university

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Section VII scholar athletes named

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 – two-hour delay at Peru Central

Peru tops Ausable Valley in high school wrestling

Peru Sr HS @ Ausable Valley Sr HS on 01/14/2023. Peru Sr HS (PSH) 39.0 Ausable Valley Sr HS (AVSH) 31.0 102: Lawrence Serano (PSH) over Abe Witherwax (AVSH) (Fall 1:12) 110: Ian Sylvester (PSH) over Jayden Burgess (AVSH) (Fall 1:48) 118: Keagan Trim (PSH) over Gavin Blaise (AVSH) (Dec 10-7) 126: Logan Trim (PSH) […]

Peru Central pre-kindergarten application period is open

Peru Central School District Prekindergarten registration is now open! Applications are due by April 1, 2023, at 3 pm. Students must be four on or before December 1, 2023, to qualify for our Pre-K program. Click here for the pre-kindergarten application 

See closings and delays in Vermont, New York

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DiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year

January 12, 2023 – Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases […]

New York Excelsior Scholarship: What you need to know about getting free college tuition

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See NY school districts ranked from 1 to more than 500 based on latest Regents exams

Peru tied with Chazy and Northern Adirondack for the top ranking in Clinton County  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

A North Country nutrition champion

BOCES of Clinton & Essex Counties  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

54th Annual Peru Wresting Invitational Results

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Compare the 2022 ELA and math test scores at every private school in New York

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SUNY Oswego changes name after being recognized as a university

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Regular monthly Peru school board meeting

  The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, January 10th, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   […]

Peru tandem leads volleyball all stars

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Diabetes rates may surge in US young people, study finds

The number of people under age 20 with type 2 diabetes in the U.S. may increase nearly 675% by 2060 if trends continue, researchers say Click here for the NBC5 story 

Excelsior Scholarship applications open for Spring 2023

Applications for SUNY and CUNY eligible students open through Feb. 9 Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Section VII indoor track is back at the Field House

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More than 1,400 collegiate athletes registered for FISU World University Games

Coming to Lake Placid from 595 universities and 43 countries Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Northern Adirondack Sr HS (NASH) 39.0 Peru Sr HS (PSH) 27.0

110: Ian Sylvester (PSH) over Hayden Bartlemus (NASH) (Dec 9-4) 118: Owen  Smith (NASH) over Keagan Trim (PSH) (Dec 7-4) 126: Caleb Starke (PSH) over Gavin LaFountain (NASH) (Dec 9-6) 132: Logan Trim (PSH) over Nicholas Gilmore (NASH) (Fall 0:09) 138: Cory Winch (PSH) over Isahia Burnell (NASH) (MD 8-0) 145: Donovan Turner (NASH) over […]

Increased flu cases impacting schools, hospitals

“Superintendent Jay Lebrun said 50 teachers around the district had called out sick ahead of Friday’s classes with no substitutes available to cover them, which forced him to cancel school before the snow even hit the ground.” Click here for the Press-Republican story 

SUNY Plattsburgh Police strive to follow the Golden Rule

“If you don’t have the trust of the people you’re serving, you’re getting nowhere,” chief says Click here for the Sun Comunity News story 

SUNY Plattsburgh women’s basketball features four newcomers with North Country ties

How four former New York Section VII high school athletes from three different schools are getting along on the same team in college Click here for the NBC5 story 

Peru Grades 9-12 present Winter Concert

Peru Central School District Grades 9-12 presented the 2022 Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 13th, in the newly renovated Peru Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium.   The school video does not include the concert’s first ten minutes. It begins with the String Orchestra conducted by Emily Allen, followed by the Concert Choir directed by Christopher Urban, […]