The Peru Gazette

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the High School Community Room. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org. The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety […]

“We are prepared every game and we come through with the win every time,” said Peru’s Zack Engstrom Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Ticonderoga, Beekmantown, Saranac, and Lake Placid feature winning teams, Avery Blanchard and Jake Kollmer the individual winners Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru Nighthawk eight-grader Maddy Welc won the girls’ championship at 19:20.45, 10 seconds Click here for the Press-Republican story 

SUNY COBLESKILL MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS EARN ALL-NAC TEAM HONORS Waterville, Maine: Three members of the SUNY Cobleskill men’s cross country team have been honored with all-conference honors for their efforts during the 2023 season by the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) after helping the Fighting Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the league’s championship meet […]

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By John T Ryan  Oct. 25, 2023 – Peru Central School – Tuesday’s outside temperatures were cool at Peru’s athletic field yesterday, but students had a nearby heat source – a pottery kiln firing at temperatures between 1800 and 2000 degrees. The Peru High School Art Department invited students from Saranac Lake, Ausable Valley, and […]

By John T Ryan Peru – October 23, 2023 Most people recall studying bees in school; however, the Peru Primary and Intermediate School students have a unique opportunity. There’s an active bee hive in the school’s front yard, and studying bees is being integrated into the schools’ curricula. The hive is one art teacher Kathy […]

Sherry Dobbs, Jessica Ewald, Everett J. Ezero, Ron Foster, and Micayla McGinn Wilson The school honored the new members during half-time of Friday evening’s Apple Bowl Football game and at a dinner on Saturday evening. Sherry Dobbs – 1955 – Athlete Sherry Dobbs Senior could be described in multiple ways.  He was a free spirit who loved […]

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The Town of Peru lifted the “Conserve Water Order” this afternoon – October 12, 2023.  

Waterville, Maine: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that SUNY Cobleskill sophomore men’s cross country runner Nik Recore, Peru, N.Y., Peru High School, has been named the NAC Men’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for the week ending October 8, 2023. The Fighting Tiger team captain was the team’s top finisher at the 2023 Hamilton College […]

The UPS driver was Peru native and resident Corey Howe  Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

8 AM-12 PM AT THE PERU FIRE STATION COST: $10.00 The Peru Cross Country Team will hold its annual Car Wash and Bottle Drive this Sunday! Bring your vehicle to the Fire Station filled with returnable bottles. We will take them off your hands and get your car squeaky clean! Refreshments will also be for […]

October 4, 2023, Peru – Class visits are among the best happenings at the Babbie Farm and Rural Learning Museum. Peru Elementary School 4th grade teacher Mary Jo Trombley brought her class to the museum this morning. She remarked, “The kids are thrilled when they see what’s going on here, seeing what happened one hundred […]

By John T. Ryan Heyworth Mason Park, Peru, NY- It was about two years year ago when town councilman Melvin Irwin asked Peru Middle School art teacher Greg Badger if he’d be interested in utilizing his art talents at Heyworth/Mason Park—the town needed to replace the rotting plywood covering the window of the park’s 1836-era […]

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – September 24, 2023  Members of the First Presbyterian Church gathered Sunday morning to thank CV-TEC for restoring one of the three clock faces that adorned the church’s tall spire from 1873 to 1950. Building and Grounds Committee member Bill Merrill unveiled the impressive 54-inch diameter clock face to the […]

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The North Country Children’s Consignment Sale is coming to Peru School this Saturday, September 16th to benefit the Class of 2025.  You’ll find toys, snow boots, books, baby gear, games, clothing in sizes newborn-14/16, ride-ons, sports equipment and lots more.  The doors will open at 8 AM. Enter via the HS lobby (no entry fee). […]

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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Community Room. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org. The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal […]

PERU, N.Y. –– Sept. 10-16 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and an amazing superhero without a cape will be in Peru to help students and educators kick off their new school year with HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist). Pat Fish of Sweethearts & Heroes will work in the Peru Central School District on Monday, Sept. […]

The NYS Department of Education will survey school districts to distribute resources based on need Click here for the MYNBC5 story