The Peru Gazette

Each year Peru Middle School students celebrate the International Day of Peace by placing pin wheels at the school’s entrance.   Thanks to Lynn and Ann Wilke’s phone call the Gazette was able to take a few photos. Click here for a 2011 story which explained the school’s participation in the program.       […]

By John T. Ryan The highlight of today’s Battle of Plattsburgh Celebration was the parade which began at 1 PM. A very large crowd lined City Hall Place for the almost two hour parade. This year’s parade theme was “The Canadian Connection.”  It featured many bagpipe bands, community organizations and our own Peru Central High […]

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The CCI-Greenheart Student Cultural Exchange Program is looking for host families for the 2013-14 school year. “Be a part of a rewarding experience for both your family and the exchange student,” local organizer Scarlett McBride said. McBride and her husband have hosted exchange students and found it to be a wonderful experience for their entire family. Mrs. […]

TROY, NY (07/30/2013)(readMedia)– Michael Higgins of Peru has been named to the Dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2013 semester. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below “C.” Higgins studies Mechanical Engineering. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded […]

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The 4th Annual Leo P. Bourgeois Memorial Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Friday, October 11th at the Adirondack Golf & Country Club in Peru.  Proceeds of the tournament fund scholarships in Mr. Bourgeois’ name for Peru Central School students.  Mr. Bourgeois or Mr. B as he was affectionately known was a highly respected and much loved […]

Updated Sat. 11 pm. The Peru Central Class of of 1963 celebrated the first night of its 50th Class Reunion Friday night at Geoffrey’s Pub in Plattsburgh and Saturday night at the Quarry Rd. American Legion.   Here are a few photos (Click Here)  

BURLINGTON, VT (07/18/2013)(readMedia)– Alice . Robinson, of Peru, NY has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at the University of Vermont. Robinson is a senior Professional Nursing major in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences. To be named to the dean’s lists, students must have a grade-point average of […]

Several Peru Central School students along with other north country youth, present a new comic play “Pirate Kings and Drama Queens” at the City Hall Rotunda in Plattsburgh on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 19 and 20, at 7:30 PM.  In this play, high school students decide to put on a play written by one […]

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POTSDAM, NY (06/26/2013)(readMedia)– The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 827 students to the President’s List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2013 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students have been honored for earning top marks by Interim President Dr. Dennis L. Hefner. The students included: Emily Allen of Peru, NY, […]

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Click here to see graduation rates by county and then by district The State Education Department (SED) today released high school graduation rates for the 2007 cohort (students who entered 9th grade in 2007). These data show that New York’s overall graduation rate continues to rise slowly over time. SED also released outcome data for […]

DURHAM, NH (06/14/2013)(readMedia)– Douglas Osborne of Peru has earned High Honors for the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year at the University of New Hampshire. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest honors are awarded to students […]

By John T. Ryan June 6 – Only a few days ago the Peru Lions Club helped the “Safe Kids Adirondack Program” distribute bike helmets to Peru Central 2nd graders.  This week Lions Club members were conducting a “Screening Eyes Early” program at the Peru Primary School. The vision screening program was offered free of […]

OSWEGO, NY (06/05/2013)(readMedia)– Alyssa Estus of Peru, a senior history major, has been named to the President’s List for the spring semester at SUNY Oswego. Students who achieve grade averages of 3.80 and above on the 4.00 scale are named to the President’s List, the top 8.3 percent of Oswego students. Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. […]

On Tuesday, May 21, Safe Kids Adirondack held the 3rd Annual F.U.N. Ride (Fittin’ Ur Noggin). Community volunteers traveled to five elementary schools in Clinton & Essex Counties (Lake Placid, Ausable Valley, Holy Name, Keeseville & Peru).  Peru Elementary was the largest number of kids, with 150 second graders given helmets.  Thankfully, members of the Peru Lions Club […]

BURLINGTON, VT (05/23/2013)(readMedia)– Some 2,557 students were awarded a variety of bachelor’s degrees during the University of Vermont’s 211th Commencement ceremonies on May 19. There were some 575 advanced degrees and certificates awarded by the UVM Graduate College and approximately 106 women and men took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. […]

In July Dr. Patrick Brimstein will have been at the helm of Peru Central School for one year.  He was kind enough to meet with the Peru Gazette to discuss his start as Superintendent. Adele Douglas conducted the interview. What are your impressions of the school? “In general the kids here seem to be very […]

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Jonna Marie Peryer , daughter of Sandra Esposito of Peru graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Science, cum laude degree in Biology at the college’s 106th commencement exercises held on the college campus May 12th. The Commencement speaker was political commentator Mark Shields,

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