The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan On March 11th the Peru Town Board continued its effort to recognize Peru Boy Scout Troop 49’s Eagle Scouts.  Eleven Troop 49 scouts have achieved the Eagle Scout rank in the last two years and four additional scouts are working towards the Eagle rank. Nathan Fuller achieved the Eagle Scout rank […]

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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA: Enchanted Edition presented by Peru Drama Club this weekend. Show Dates: March Thurs. 7th & Fri. 8th at 7:30 PM and March Sat. 9th at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM Ticket Prices: Students $5, Adults $10

By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held their Regular Meeting on Monday February 26. Everyone was in attendance. Six Eagle Scouts were recognized and awarded certificates for their achievements by Town Supervisor Peter Glushko. Nathan Tuller (not present) — Received Eagle on 9/4/11. Nathan replaced the concrete footers for the cannons at the American Legion […]

Peru Indians Happenings Combining a separate middle and high school into one requires the district to register the new 7-12 building configuration. The district invites our greater community of students, parents, citizens and staff members to help name the school. All other school traditions remain in place. The student council was asked to help organize […]

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Peru Central approves administrative reorganization » Local News » Press-Republican.

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Rate rise new worry – Times Union.

Watertown Daily Times | Schools fight for share of $203 million; confusion over how funding will be doled out.

Peru Central anticipates $2.9 million deficit » Local News » Press-Republican.

Campus Notebook: RPI president warns of budget cuts’ impact – Times Union.

BROCKPORT, NY (02/06/2013)(readMedia)– The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester. Ravi Ross of Peru, NY was named to the Dean’s List. Students who earn a GPA of 3.70–3.99 are named to the Dean’s List with Honors, while […]

Peru bus proposition passes » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

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Local high school students meet with state legislators » Local News » Press-Republican.

DURHAM, NH (01/24/2013)(readMedia)– Douglas Osborne of Peru has earned Honors for the fall 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 have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance. Highest Honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point […]

Peru Central School District residents will vote today on a proposed bus purchase. The vote by qualified residents will take place from noon to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium of the High School Building. The proposition asks for permission to purchase three standard 65-passenger buses at an estimated maximum cost of $110,000 each, with the […]

The following Peru residents have been named to the Siena College Deans’ List for the Fall 2012 semester. Morgan Flynn, a junior English education major, of Peru, NY. Nathanael LePage, a senior Spanish major, of Peru, NY. To be named to the Deans’ List, a student’s grade point average for the semester must be between […]

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GENESEO, NY (01/18/2013)(readMedia)– James Ford from Peru, NY (12972) was named to the Dean’s List at The State University of New York at Geneseo for the fall semester 2012. To be on the list, a student must have achieved a 3.5 grade point average while taking at least 12 credit hours. SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal […]

ALFRED, NY  Rochelle LaForest, a resident of Peru, NY, was among over 500 students from Alfred State who made the fall 2012 Dean’s List. Alfred State offers associate degrees in 50 programs in the fields of agriculture, health, business, vocational, and engineering technology, as well as liberal arts and sciences. There are also 19 baccalaureate […]

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OSWEGO, NY (01/16/2013)(readMedia)– Alyssa Estus of Peru, a junior adolescence education major, has been named to the Deans’ List for the fall semester at SUNY Oswego. The President’s and Deans’ lists represent the academic top 25.9 percent of the Oswego student body. To be included on the Deans’ List, students must have a semester grade average of […]