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Quest Grants provide Webutuck teachers opportunity and money

WEBUTUCK — The North East (Webutuck) Central School District Board of Education (BOE) recently congratulated several teachers and community organizations that received funding through the Webutuck Quest Fund, one of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) Educational Enrichment Funds.

According to Lynn Buckley, a former educator at Webutuck, each fund under the BTCF is attached to a specific school district. Each year, BTCF sets the percentage for how much money the school district can use as available grant money. As the current chairperson of the Webutuck Quest...

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Annual Grandparents’ Lunch unites Webutuck families over a Thanksgiving meal

Tue, 11/20/2018 - 10:30am
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Kaitlin Lyle
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com

WEBUTUCK — With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Webutuck Elementary School (WES) students celebrated the holidays with family at the annual Grandparents’ Lunch on Thursday, Nov. 15.
Recognized as a treasured tradition in the North East (Webutuck) Central School District, the lunch program is organized each year by Webutuck social worker Janice McSpiritt with support from the Webutuck Teachers’ Association (WTA) and the PTA.

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Webutuck BOE discusses safer alternatives for student drop off/pick up locations

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 9:52am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK— While  listening to the public’s concerns, the Webutuck Board of Education (BOE) reflected how the safety of the district’s current drop off and pick up location for students could be improved at the meeting on Monday, Sept. 24.

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T-shirts help support Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 10:18am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK— Throughout the month of October, teachers and faculty members from the North East (Webutuck) Central School District are raising awareness about getting screened in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Capital improvement project in progress at Webutuck

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 10:17am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK — The North East (Webutuck) Central School District Board of Education (BOE) updated the public on the progress being made on the school district’s capital improvement project this fall.

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Safety first

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 10:11am

Webutuck Elementary School (WES) students expanded their fire prevention know-how by participating in Fire Safety Day on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Starting in the morning, WES students and staff members welcomed members of the Wassaic, Millerton and Amenia fire departments and the children were given a chance to explore emergency vehicles on the school campus. Along with talking with the attending fire personnel, the children were prepped with skills for escaping from a bedroom in case of a fire.

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Mother surprised by daughter’s early return

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 9:29am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK — The North East (Webutuck) Central School District showed just how everyone is treated like family by helping to reunite Webutuck High School (WHS) secretary Melanie Kay with her daughter, Alycia, on Thursday, Sept. 20.
For the last 10 months, Alycia Kay, 22, has been serving in her second year with the United States Army where she has been an ammunitions specialist. With her military orders requiring a full calendar year of her service, her family originally expected her back in New York near the end of October.

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Inspiration strikes as Webutuck athletes get motivated

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 9:39am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK — The Webutuck Teachers’ Association (WTA) and the Webutuck Athletic Department inspired incoming and returning athletes by inviting ISI Elite Training founder Adam Rice to speak on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
By hosting the motivational assembly, the Athletic Department encouraged positivity and enthusiasm among the students and showed “just how easy it is to come together and be not the challenging person, but the person who engages others to come together,” said Coach Mark Moren.

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Webutuck BOE discusses goals at annual reorg meeting

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 9:24am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK— The North East (Webutuck) Central School District Board of Education (BOE) prepared for the 2018-19 school year as it authorized appointments and discussed district procedures at its annual organizational meeting, held on Monday, July 9.

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PBIS system takes off at Webutuck

Wed, 07/11/2018 - 9:24am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK— At its final meeting before the last day of the 2017-18 school year, the Webutuck Board of Education (BOE) evaluated three presentations on Monday, June 18, about how the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system was being implemented at all three district schools.
Included in their respective presentations, Webutuck teachers Renee Palmer, Tammy Nethercott and Sarah Martin tracked students’ progress during the 2017-18 school year, pointed out improvements made at the three schools and outlined goals for next year.

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Webutuck moves to one-bell system

Wed, 07/11/2018 - 9:18am
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Kaitlin Lyle
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WEBUTUCK— The North East (Webutuck) Central School District Board of Education (BOE) listened carefully to the public’s concerns about next year’s initiation of a one-bell system at its meeting on Monday, June 18.
The move was unanimously approved by the school board this past winter, to be initiated at the start of the 2018-19 academic year. 

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