By Krystle S. Morey Since Granville schools began offering free breakfasts and lunches for all students this year, so many are taking advantage of the program that it’s straining cafeteria staff and resources. “It’s been one month and there’s certainly been a noticeable increase,” said business manager Cathy Somich. The district has already expanded the […]
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District cuts two cafeteria positions
By Jaime Thomas The Granville Board of Education approved the elimination of two cafeteria positions at a meeting Monday night. The two employees, Rebecca Hadeka and Dianne Connors, had the least seniority within the food service area. District Clerk Connie Resetar said the action stemmed from financial issues. “It was only because of financial impact […]
GHS band busy this month
By Jaime Thomas March is Music in Our Schools Month, and instrumentalists at Granville high school are keeping in tune with that theme. Between the All-County Festival, the Jazz Café and the Jazz Ensemble’s trip to the Empire State Plaza, Crystal Everdyke and the band are fairly busy. “We’ve been practicing together a lot and […]
Roof vote Jan. 23
Voters will be given the opportunity next week to sound off on a proposed capital project within the Whitehall Central School District. The district will present to voters a $240,000 proposal to remove and replace roofs over the swimming pool and cafeteria at the high school. A public vote will be held on the […]
Scheduling has parents worried
By Jaime Thomas Parents raised concerns about student involvement in several non-core subjects at a Hartford Board of Education meeting on Oct. 15. In particular, physical education and band requirements were discussed in relation to intense student schedules. Several parents told the board they thought student enrollment in band has decreased because students are reluctant […]
Half-century of charm: Jr. Miss program turns 50 next weekend
The past and the present will intersect at Whitehall High School later this month as the local Distinguished Young Women program celebrates its 50th anniversary. At least 30 former Distinguished Young Women will be on hand to watch as 17 members of the senior class participate in this year’s program, which will be held at […]
Board OKs budget
The Granville Board of Education passed its 2012-2013 budget Monday night, moving it ahead to the voters, and students at Granville Junior/Senior High School got an unexpected bonus out of it. Earlier this month, the state increased its aid to the district by $219,898, and while the majority of that will go to decrease the […]
Former GCS auditor faces felony charges
A Warrensburg man faces multiple felony charges after a Washington County Grand Jury indicted him for falsely claiming to have done auditing work for the Granville School District in 2008. Michael A. Kelly, 61, was charged with attempted fourth-degree grand larceny and two counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, accused of requesting […]
Rotary Club presents dictionaries to third graders
Rotary keeps up tradition with presentation to third graders It’s not every day kids get excited over a book. Granville’s third graders celebrated their return to Granville Elementary with the Granville Rotary Thursday, March 10 as the service organization continued its long-standing tradition and presented each of the students with a new dictionary. Each […]
Ardythe I. Shovah, 70
Ardythe I. Shovah passed away peacefully at Indian River Nursing Center on Dec. 13, 2010, after a brief illness. Born Nov. 9, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Eilene (Doty) Parks. Ardythe operated her own beauty shop in the 1950s, She then worked in the cafeteria of the Whitehall Central School […]
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