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By John T. Ryan (Published 9:37 PM and updated with totals 9:42 PM) Bonnie Berry and Jill Folsom easily won election to the Peru Central School Board of Education. Incumbents Donna LaRocque and Genie Denton were third and fourth respectively. The budget, capital spending and school bus propositions passed by wide margins. Totals received from Peru […]

Former Plattsburgh man fatally shot in California » Local News » Press-Republican    Editor’s Note: Pat Gregory was married to Peru native Dorothy Lacombe.  Pat and Dorothy were in Peru last year to attend Dorothy’s 50th Peru Central School Class Reunion. They were vacationing in California. Here is a link to the story in Pat’s hometown […]

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    Click here to view Jim Neyenhouse’s Peru High School Spring Concert Photos 

ONEONTA, NY  Charles Remillard, from Peru, NY, was selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference Team for his outstanding performance at the conference championship meet this spring for SUNY Oneonta. Remillard earned first team All-Conference honors. Remillard captured his first outdoor conference title when he won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:31.04, which was a […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 5:00 PM in the District Office Conference Room. The Board is expected to immediately proceed into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing particular individuals being considered for employment in the position for Director of Facilities.

From the Peru School District The importance of working together to chart the course forward for the Peru Central School District was a sentiment echoed often by the parents, students, teachers and community leaders who gathered to share their insights during sessions held in February. Those sessions were actually the first step in a planning […]

On Saturday. April 12th, Lynn H. Wilke was honored by his former students and the local community. Peru Central teacher Jim Neyenhouse was kind enough to provide the Peru Gazette with several wonderful photos of Mr. Wilke’s Opus, An Alumni Concert In Honor of Lynn H. Wilke, Peru Central School teacher: 1952-1985.  Click here for a […]

Peru Central School District’s Board of Education will have a brief, special meeting on the morning of Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 AM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room. The brief special meeting will focus exclusively on consideration of the BOCES administrative budget for the 2014‐2015 school year and consideration of candidates running for seats on […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 6 PM at the school district’s community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 6 PM start.  The School Board is […]

News from Peru Central School With the Peru Elementary School’s continued efforts to support health and wellness among students, we will hold our fourth annual health fair for kindergarten through 2nd grade on Friday, May 2nd.  Students will have the opportunity to rotate through seven stations on varying health topics including hand washing, dental hygiene, dance fitness, […]

The United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. held its Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Saturday, March 8th, 2014 at the American Legion Post #20 on the Quarry Road in Plattsburgh, NY. There were four new board members elected to the Board of Directors.  They are: Mark Davey, District Superintendent of Champlain Valley Educational […]

Peru Elementary School has organized an Art Show to celebrate its young artists for the eleventh year in a row.  Selected works from each grade have been displayed at the Peru Free Library. You can see our student’s work from Kindergarten to 6th Grade at the Peru Free Library from March 25th to April 25th.  […]

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education Both seats are at large, with one seat for a full five-year term from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019, and one for an unexpired term for the period of May 21, 2014 – June 30, 2015. The […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 25th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their fourth public session budget workshop.  At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Review the budget timeline. Receive a series of recommendations from the Budget Advisory Committee. Receive a […]

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LOUDENVILLE, NY, March 10, 2014 —Teach For America announced today that Morgan Flynn, a senior at Siena College, has been accepted to the organization’s 2014 teaching corps. A native of Peru, New York, Flynn studies English and Education at Siena College. She was selected from an applicant pool of over 50,000, one of the largest […]

The Peru School Band, Chorus and alumni are seeking participants to present an honorary concert for longtime former Peru Band director Lynn Wilke to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the Peru School Auditorium. Wilke was band, chorus and general music teacher at the school for more than 30 years. His halftime […]

Morgan Flynn has been named to Siena College’s President’s List for the Fall 2013 Semester. Flynn, of Peru, NY, is majoring in English education. To be included on the President’s List, a student’s GPA for the semester must be 3.9 or higher. Flynn was one of 235 students who were named to this semester’s list. Founded […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 5 PM at the school district’s community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 5 PM start.  A public Community Budget […]

The League of Women Voters of the North Country announces the fourth annual Meet Your State Legislators (MYSL) event to be held on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, 9:30 AM-12:00 noon at the Peru Central High School auditorium.  For the fourth consecutive year,  Senator Betty Little and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey have agreed to assist in […]

The Superintendent and Board of Education appreciate the community’s involvement in the budget process. They encourage residents to attend monthly meetings, the community budget forum, budget advisory committee meetings, and budget workshops. Relevant dates include: Tuesday, March 11th       6:00 PM                Community Budget Forum Tuesday, March 11th       7:00 PM                Regular Monthly Board Meeting and Budget Workshop […]

For the past eight years, Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) that has served to inform and promote school-community discussion concurrent with the school district budget development process. The BAC typically meets 3-4 times to develop an understanding of revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget, and particular challenges that face […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, February 25th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their second public session budget workshop.  At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Discuss Gap Elimination Adjustment. Receive Update on Budget Stressors. Receive an Overview Budget Advisory Committee Focus.