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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 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 

54th Annual Peru Wresting Invitational Results

Click here for the results 

Westport crash claims the life of Plattsburgh woman

First responders found car submerged in a creek at about 9:30 p.m. Click here for the Sun Community News story

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 High School Senior Class President returns in a new role

By John T Ryan  Peru – Only eight years ago, Leagon Carlin delivered a graduation speech as Peru High School’s 2014 Class President. After college and seminary studies, he has returned to Peru as Associate Pastor of St. Augustine’s Church, St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville, and St. James Church in Cadyville. Today, his listeners refer […]

Peru tandem leads volleyball all stars

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 […]

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir performs “O Holy Night”

 

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, […]

12/8/22 Peru JV BAsketball vs. NCCS thanks to Calvin Castine

 

2022 NSL Division I Boys Soccer All-Stars

MVP – Jack Ferris (Plattsburgh High) 1st Team: Marcus Bedard (Northeastern Clinton) Matthew Hebert (Saranac Central) Dominic Falvo (Peru) Tristan Laundree (AuSable Valley) Matt Macner (Beekmantown) Nolan Manchester (Peru) Simon Meyer (Plattsburgh High) Markel Mosley (Beekmantown) Owen Mulligan (Plattsburgh High) Winfred Simpson IV (Northeastern Clinton) James Wells, Jr (Northeastern Clinton) 2nd Team: Owen Beebe (Beekmantown) […]

School Board Regular Monthly Meeting December 2022

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, December 13th 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.   […]

Nov. 22 – Press-Republican reports on Saturday’s game: Peru offense halted, fall in regional round to Ravena, 35-19

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Peru K of C brings Coats For Kids to Peru Elementary School

Knights of Columbus want our kids to be warm this winter  Peru – On Wednesday, November 16th, the day of our first measurable snowfall, St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 presented twenty-four new children’s winter coats to Peru Primary School Nurse Kathy Bedard and Peru Intermediate School Nurse Linda Delong. Four school days later, […]

Ravena 35 – Peru 19 in Intersectional Playoffs

November 19, 2022 – The final score of today’s intersectional football game – is Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Indians 35 – Peru Nighthawks 19. The Nighthawks came on strong in the 4th quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Indian’s lead. Both teams can hold their heads high. Going into the game, Peru had a […]

Peru highway department gears up for winter, Heyworth-Mason Park paintings awaken Peru students’ interest in local history

  By John T Ryan   November 16, 2022 – Peru – As of 8:30 a.m. Peru has more than 4 inches of snow on the ground, and it’s still falling. Thankfully, at the Monday, November 7th meeting, the town board approved hiring Adam Archer and Darrell Martineau as equipment operators, their most important job […]

New York school districts ranked from 1 to 646 based on new test scores in math, ELA

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Ecumenical Christmas Concert Returns

O’Connell breaks TD record as Peru drubs Massena for subregional win

Click here for the Press-Republican’s detailed story  Click here for the NBC5 video coverage. 

Peru Nighthawks dominate Massena Red Raiders in Section VII Super Bowl

  Beekmantown – Saturday, November 12, 2022 – Peru over Massena 44 – 16. The Nighthawks next game is also in Beekmantown on Saturday, November 19th at 1 p.m. vs. the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Indians. Click here for these and more Peru Gazette photos.

Vietnam War veteran receives honorary high school diploma, awards during Veterans Day ceremony

Cpl. Greg Lee volunteers with the North Country Honor Flight. Click here for the NBC5 story 

Hathaway sets a Section VII swim record

Saturday, November 5 – Congratulations to Peru student Alexis Hathaway who surpassed a 100-meter backstroke record that stood for twenty-seven years. Alexis recorded a time of 1:02:89 surpassing Erica Lindsay’s  time of 1:02:90 set on September 15, 1995. Alexis set the record at Section VII competition held last Saturday at Ausable Valley Central. Alexis swims […]