Students from the New Lebanon Central School District’s Music Department have been selected to participate in the Columbia County Music Educators Association (CCMEA) All County Music Festival on Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4, 2014. This festival will be hosted by the Ichabod Crane Central School District and will be held in the ICHS… Read more »
Elementary
Board of Education Appoints Andrew Kourt Next Principal of Walter B. Howard Elementary School
On Wednesday, March 19, the New Lebanon Central School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Andrew Kourt to the position Walter B. Howard Elementary School Principal, effective June 1, 2014. As part of the district’s Succession Plan, Mr. Kourt will work with current Principal Leslie Whitcomb though June before she transitions to the… Read more »
Letter to parents: State testing in New Lebanon
Dear New Lebanon Families: There is a lot of discussion regarding mandatory state testing of students in grades 3 ‐ 8. We have visited the many websites and we follow the news. With all the discussion, we thought that we should let you know about State testing in New Lebanon, specifically. If, after reading this… Read more »
NL Music Students Participate in All County Music Festival in Hudson
Students from the New Lebanon Music Department were selected for the All County Music Festival hosted by the Hudson City School District on March 5 & 7, 2014. The festival, run by the Columbia County Music Educators Association (CCMEA), consisted of students in All County Elementary Band, Junior High Chorus, and High School Band representing… Read more »
February Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Walter B. Howard Elementary students who have been named February Students of the Month! Students are selected by the homeroom teacher for showing overall good character that month. Jasper Priest Stephanie Ligotti Riley Robertson Jordan Darcy Nissiyah Boyd-Benson Amelia McDonald Tyler Woodbury Dylan Lambert TJ Smith Holly Schafer Alexandra Pierce Alex Tamas… Read more »
WBH Recognizes 2nd Quarter Honor Roll Students
Walter. B. Howard Elementary School students in grades 3-6 who attained honor roll for the second quarter were recognized during an Honor Roll Reception this morning. Congratulations students on your achievement! Grade 3 High Honor Roll Lora Acquario Jacob Akley-Forquer Gabriel Bennett Zachary Briggs Korry Cripps Paris Darcy Kai Dowdle Aiden Hoogs Lily Kie Braydan… Read more »
January Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Walter B. Howard Elementary students who have been named January Students of the Month! Students are selected by the homeroom teacher for showing overall good character that month. Arrion Cohen-Murphy Logan Horton Michael Ligotti Dua Sadiq Makayah Boyd-Benson Liam Buckenroth Alex Sotek Trent Pixley Ben Chaput Zoe Hannah Mikayla Corsey Joseph Acquario… Read more »
4th Graders Learn About Electricity Through Distance Learning
Walter B. Howard’s fourth grade students participated in an Electricity E-Lab on Jan. 24. Through a Distance Learning experience, the lab director guided them in making predictions and asking questions as they discovered how to build parallel and series circuits. “This interactive lesson enhanced their knowledge of how electricity works, which has been a large… Read more »
WBH 5th & 6th Graders Make Cookies for Dec. 19th “Snowmen at Night” Event
WBH students in fifth and sixth grades used math to double cookie recipes and make sugar cookies from scratch for the “Snowmen at Night” cookie decorating activity on Dec. 19 from 6-7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Students in grades 4 and under are encouraged to attend the fun evening. WBH Librarian David Hawkins will read… Read more »
December Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Walter B. Howard Elementary students who have been named December Students of the Month! Students are selected by the homeroom teacher for showing overall good character that month. The students and their teachers are: Breslin – Lyndsey Pratt; Bove 0 Autumn Doslop-Land; deOliveira – Claudia Stickles; Ouimet – Ben Klein; Griffin –… Read more »