The Peru Gazette

Source: Board of Regents Appoints Shannon Tahoe as Acting Commissioner of Education | New York State Education Department

Source: Sen. Gillibrand: Bill will level playing field for rural communities | Local News | pressrepublican.com

The Peru Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on October 19, 2019 at the Plattsburgh Moose Lodge 2390, at 90 Sharron Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY. The social hour will start at 6 pm and the dinner will start at 7 pm, awards to follow. This year’s Hall of Fame nominations are Donny Duprey 72, […]

Source: Witkiewicz returns to NAC as middle school principal | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru High School.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start, and that the school board […]

Seton Catholic ranked #10 in the Top 30. Source: The 30 best Catholic high schools in Upstate NY, ranked for the new school year – newyorkupstate.com

Source: School enrollment continues downward trend across the region | NCPR News

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced Clarkson University has received a $288,441 National Science Foundation grant, which will go into effect next week, September 15. The project is titled “MRI: Acquisition of a Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry System.” “I’m thrilled to announce nearly $300,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation for Clarkson […]

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10th in the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School. Anticipated Topics Include: Pre-K Program Data Appointment of Personnel Construction Update Interagency Agreements The agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org). […]

Source: New director looks to create art connection between museum, academics – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces 20 Percent Increase in Excelsior Scholarships in Year Two of First-in-the-Nation Program | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Longtme Peru Teacher Pass Away Source: Obituary of Eugene J. Sharrow | Hamilton Funeral Home serving Mooer…

H.S. Students compete for $2 million in scholarships & incentives    Albany NY September 1, 2019  –  Department of New York Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Thomas Todaro, and Youth Recognition & Scholarship Chairman  Wally Zincio announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s  sponsored Voice of Democracy Essay  Competition. All New York State high school […]

Source: Students Brought On Board for Climate Change Research | SUNY Plattsburgh

Source: Frisbee Golf Course Open Behind SUNY Plattsburgh Field House | SUNY Plattsburgh

By John T. Ryan Peru – The scope of construction on the Peru Central School (PCS) campus since school was dismissed for summer vacation has been the talk of town. Some of the “information” being discussed has not been accurate. Here’s a summary of the cost and scope of the current and future construction as […]

By John T. Ryan We live at a time when the vast majority of Americans have little direct connection to agriculture. Nevertheless, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program is thriving at Northern Adirondack Central School (NAC) with almost 150 students participating in the FFA program. Students are learning that agriculture doesn’t necessarily mean working […]

Source: Willsboro Central announces free lunch for all students – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Boquet Valley Central district office moved to Westport – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: NYS comptroller: School tax cap for 2019-20 to be 2% | Newsday

Peru – Anyone passing by the Peru Central School this summer can’t help but notice the ongoing construction project. It’s part of an $18.4 million capital improvement program approved by the voters in May 2018. At that time School Superintendent Thomas Palmer described the program as follows: Upgrades to school PA systems Air conditioning updates […]

The Peru School Board of Education will hold a special meeting, the reorganizational, and the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  Due to current construction, entrance for the meetings will be via the Middle School bus loop […]

Source: Student housing projects continue – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: SUNY Canton to offer commercial driver’s license certification program | NCPR News

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