Ashley Macy won’t soon forget her senior year, but not because of the good times with friends, or because it was her final year in high school. She’ll remember it because of what she accomplished in her final months at Whitehall High School. Macy could have coasted through her final year in high school, but [...]
Principal starts Monday
James Donnelly is ready to get to work in Granville once he can just find some place to live. “I’m excited to get into the district, meet the community and really learn. My first job in Granville is to learn and to ask questions. At the same time, I’ve already met with the assistant principal [...]
Resetar back for Horde
Graduation losses have hit the Granville Golden Horde boys baseball team hard. Returning only one senior and a total of two players from last year’s playoff team, the other being Andrew Hadeka, returning head coach Dan Poucher said he’s looking for the team to improve game by game. “We’ve very young team in terms of [...]
Close loss mutes Fuller milestone
The Granville Golden Horde girls basketball team scrapped and clawed but could not quite bring down Greenwich Friday night, losing its final Wasaren League game of the season, 44-38, as teammate Emily Fuller reached a scoring milestone. Fuller dropped in 18 points, including five three-pointers, as the Horde nearly pulled the upset on Greenwich on [...]
Wrestlers claim four Class D crowns
Grant Gebo bounded across the mat like a little kid who had won his first wrestling match. Unlike the other three Whitehall wrestlers who claimed individual titles at Saturday Section II Class D championships in the Railroaders’ gym, Gebo exulted at the end, celebrating after he pinned Salem’s Josh McKittrick midway through their 285-pound bout. [...]
Scott William Golden, 34
Scott William Golden, 34, went into the loving arms of his grandmothers on Dec. 24, 2010. He was born on May 9, 1976, to Polly M. Simmes and Larry Golden, both of Whitehall. Scott spent his childhood in Whitehall. He spent his summers camping and fishing with his family. He attended Whitehall High School until [...]
Palmer surpasses milestone
Karl Palmer said he can remember setting his sights on Mark Sabo as far back as seventh grade. In his final match of the day at the Colonie Duals on Dec. 11, Palmer surpassed Granville’s all-time wins leader just 11 matches into his senior year. Palmer was 9-1 at the notoriously difficult two-day tournament and [...]
Victoria Diekel is salutatorian
Victoria Diekel has been named the class salutatorian for the Whitehall High School class of 2010. Diekel is the daughter of Bob Diekel and Beth Molinero, and will be attending Drexel University in the fall to study biology and pre-med.
For this senior school is a can’t miss event
Taylor Thomas got to leave school early last week. That might not be significant for some students, unless, that is, they had just racked up a streak few can equal. Thomas has not missed a day of school in her entire career.







VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]