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Elmira City School District
951 Hoffman Street
Elmira, NY 14905
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Sportsmanship awards bestowed on local high school basketball players

   Each year, the Southern New York Basketball Officials Association presents a sportsmanship award to one varsity girls basketball player and one varsity boys basketball player.

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Former NFL player to speak at EFA Monday

   Former running back Tony Collins will be speaking at the EFA and SHS combined Spring Athletics Parent Meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 15 in the EFA auditorium.

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Elmira School Board to hold meeting on Wednesday

   The Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 in the EFA Community Room.

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Elmira school board to hold special meetings today Thursday and Tuesday

   The Board of Education will hold three special meetings at 6 p.m. in the EFA Community Room. The purpose of all three meetings is for Superintendent Budget Development presentations.

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Graduation rate data released from NYS for school district

   The Elmira City School District announces that graduation rates within its three high schools - EFA, Southside High School and the Alternative High School - have shown a continued increase over the past three years.

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EFA band members selected for state honor band

   Three members of the Elmira Free Academy band were selected for the New York State Band Directors Association Honor Band, held on March 5-7 in Syracuse.

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Southside High School to present Seussical

   The Southside Footlighters will perform Seussical for their spring musical, at 8 p.m. March 19 and 20 in the O'Dell Theater at SHS.

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Indoor track athletes qualify for nationals

   Seventeen athletes from the Elmira City School Districts indoor track team have qualified for the National Scholastic Indoor Championships on March 12-14 at the Armory in New York City.

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Press Release Archives

 

Middle school conference day has been rescheduled for March 25

Due to the snow day on February 25, the parent-teacher conference day for grades 6-8 has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 25. Middle school students will have a half day with dismissal at 10:20 a.m. This time is intended to avoid busing conflicts with the elementary school dismissal time at 11 a.m.

 

Southside High School musical provides fun family entertainment


Southside High School will present "Seussical" at 8 p.m. March 19 and 20th in the school's theater. Tickets are $10; student tickets are $5 with an adult. Click here for more information.

 

Candidate packets now available for three Elmira School Board seats

Elmira City School District residents interested in seeking a seat on the Board of Education may pick up information packets and petitions from Janet Mustico, District Clerk, at EFA.

Three seats are available for three-year terms which will run from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013. Three current Board members have terms that expire on June 30, 2010: Lynn Grottenthaler, Colleen McCall and Rodney Strange.

Candidates must turn in 100 signatures of qualified voters by 5 p.m. on April 28 to be placed on the ballot. Candidates will draw for position on the ballot April 29. The next district School Board budget vote and election is May 18.

 

State recognizes Beecher Elementary

Beecher Elementary School was the focus of an article in the Feb. 18 issue of New York Teacher. The article highlighted Beecher Elementary as a 'turn-around school' because of its dramatic improvement in student achievement data, attendance, behavior, parent involvement and student motivation over the past six years.

To read the complete article, visit
www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_14456.htm.

 


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Artwork by EFA art student Stephanie Richards