The Peru Gazette

The 34th annual Run For Jon will be held Saturday, August 24th, at 5 PM at Forrence Orchards on Mannix Road in Peru. All proceeds benefit families of local children with serious medical problems. Click here to register As it states on the Run’s website. The Run for Jon is an annual cross-country race and […]

Peru, NY—At 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 28th, during the Peru Town Market, artist Greg Badger and town councilman Mel Irwin installed three paintings to complete the Visual Legacy Project at Heyworth Mason Park. The collection of works titled “Windows to the Past” consists of thirty-two paintings on the windows and doors of the historic […]

The 2024 @tacklewarehouse Invitationals season ended with @phoenixbassboats pro @alec_morrison_fishing earning both the @polarisorv Rookie of the Year and @fishingclash_official Angler of the Year awards. Morrison’s transcendent season, however, didn’t just start at Stop 1 on Big Sam. It sprung out of untold hours of learning, improving and working on his skills and knowledge. Click […]

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a brief, special meeting in the High School Community Room on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 8:00 AM.  The sole purpose of this meeting is to approve a bid award.  At this time, no other district business is anticipated. The agenda will be available on the District’s […]

LOCATION CHANGE FOR ADIRONDACK REGIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA JR. NOW AT PERU HS JULY 13 AT 6:30PM Sometimes, You Have to Be a Little Bit Naughty if You Want to Change Your Story Peru will be filled by the smell of rebellion when Adirondack Regional Theatre’s Young Director Series presents Roald Dahl’s […]

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its reorganizational and regular monthly meetings on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The meetings will be held in the High School Community Room. They are open to the public, and current District, County, State, and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed. Anticipated Topics […]

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Michelle Bechard kindly sent the Peru Gazette information on Saturday’s Peru Senior Class Community Parade The parade was started in 2020 by the parents of that senior class. That was the beginning of COVID-19 when the seniors had their school year abruptly ended in March. They were never allowed to return to the school for […]

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, at 5:45 PM in the High School Community Room. An executive session is anticipated immediately following the 5:45 PM start, and the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. The meeting will be […]

By John T Ryan Peru, NY  The day’s question was, “Do our guests think the unique ‘Sweethearts and Heroes’ leadership program, with its social-emotional learning focus, would be helpful in their workplaces?” On Friday, May 31, Peru School District Leadership Program participants welcomed business, government, and education officials to observe a program that school administration […]

The North Country Chamber of Commerce had the opportunity to participate in a ceremony at Peru High School to recognize their outstanding Future Business Leaders of America. Aaron Fregeau, from the Chamber’s Economic Development team, had the honor of awarding gold stoles to students who completed all FBLA requirements for service, education, and progress. Additionally, […]

“I’m pretty excited … I worked really hard for this,” Garrow said. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

June 1, 2024—Proud parents of Peru High School’s graduating seniors placed 121 banners on the fence before the intermediate School this morning. Erecting banners began when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of an in-person graduation. Today, banners may be part of PCS tradition. The people erecting the banners hope no one will remove them […]

Flag Raising dedicated to Arthur Dupreey who died in Vietnam at age 20  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Click here for the Hamilton Funeral Home obituary 

Congratulations to The Peru Nighthawks on winning Section 7 Sectionals on Thursday, May 23. 4 out of 6 players. Good luck to the golfers and Congrats to the team on their section win.

The Peru Gazette used syracuse.com’s calculator to determine Clinton County schools’ 2024-25 spending per pupil. Syracuse.com calculated per pupil spending by dividing each district’s total budget by its total enrollment. Per pupil spending at smaller schools is generally higher. for example, Lake Placid, with a 546 pupil enrollment, budgeted $41,025 per pupil. They ranked 668 […]

Click here for the Syracuse.com story  Syracuse.com calculated per pupil spending by dividing each district’s total budget by its total enrollment.  

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) welcomed Peru High School junior Melina Mitchell to Albany as part of the League of Women Voters’ 2024 Students Inside Albany Conference. Mitchell, one of 60 students statewide selected for the conference, spent the afternoon in Albany at the Capitol and shadowed the senator while […]

Budget Proposition #1 Yes – 327 No – 153 Bus Proposition #2 Yes – 327 No – 155 Total Ballots Cast 483 Board Member Bonnie Berry – re-elected for 3-yr term with 364 votes 

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the High School Library on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 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 open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. […]

By John T Ryan Peru, May 16, 2024—This morning, Peru High School’s juniors and seniors witnessed something that, hopefully, they’ll never forget. The two-hundred-fifty students watched as firefighters, emergency personnel and student volunters reenacted a two-vehicle crash involving drugs and distracted driving. One youth died at the scene of the crash. Later, in the high […]