Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County is offering a parenting class for separated or divorced parents. The class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 24 and 25 and will focus on helping parents understand the impact divorce is having on their children as well as what their children are experiencing and [...]
Pre-K registration announced
An informational meeting for parents of prospective Pre-K students will be held next month at Whitehall Elementary School. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in the Pre-K classroom and is intended for parents who are interested in enrolling their students in the program for the 2013-2014 school year. Registration [...]
Historic building eyed for destruction
Large piece of Granville history to be demolished There were two classrooms, two cloakrooms and two teachers in the old school house on Quaker Street in Granville, and some grades consisted of only a handful of students. Everyone started the day by singing a patriotic anthem and saying the Lord’s Prayer, and then the teachers [...]
Big Lots open for business
A line formed out the door of the new Big Lots for its grand opening on Friday, Nov. 16. District Manager Vincent Zaluski and store manager Bill Ringer kicked off the event by presenting a $2,500 check to the Granville elementary school as the school’s students of the month and their parents watched. Mayor Brian [...]
District smooths out bus kinks
By Bill Toscano Nine days into the school year, Granville’s school bus issues appear to have been resolved. John Steves, the district’s transportation supervisor, told the school board Sept. 10 that there had been some serious issues with the buses arriving late, especially in the afternoon. Since then, according to both Steves and Diane Dumas, [...]
Mettawee’s founding principal retiring
Two quotes, heard decades apart, sum up the relationship Nancy Mark and the Mettawee Community School have forged with the people of Pawlet, West Pawlet and Rupert over the last 14 years. “The first day the school opened, we had a celebration. We do every year, but this one was special,” said Mark, who will [...]
Whitehall Elementary School to participate in reading program
Educators at the Whitehall Elementary School are about to begin a program they hope will foster a lifelong passion for reading. On Nov. 15, the 1000 books reading program will begin for students in preschool through second grade. The mission of this Book Club program is to provide quality literature students while fostering [...]
School asks for parents help in curbing cell phone use
School officials are trying to cut down on cell-phone related distractions and are asking parents to lend a helping hand. High School principal Kelly McHugh said the school has a policy of no cell phone use between7:30 a.m.and2:30 p.m.Students are permitted to carry a cell phone with them but they aren’t supposed to be visible. [...]
Pre-K
The Universal Pre-Kindergarten program will conduct a pre-registration screening April 14 and 15 at the Mary J. Tanner Primary School in Middle Granville. The screening will take place for Granville School District children who will be four years old by Dec. 1, 2011. Parents are asked to bring proof of age, immunizations records, proof of [...]





