We want to give a massive congratulations to our amazing elementary scholars who crushed their reading goals during this year's PARP (Pick a Reading Partner) program!
Hosted by the Gloversville Elementary PTA, PARP challenges our pre-K through grade 5 scholars to read for at least 20 minutes every day with a partner. These three classrooms went above and beyond, earning themselves a well-deserved celebration:
Jenn Clayburn’s 2nd Grade Class at Kingsborough
Jill Thaisz’s 2nd Grade Class at Park Terrace
Amy VanNostrand’s 3rd Grade Class at Boulevard
Thank you to the Gloversville Elementary PTA for organizing this fantastic month-long initiative, to all the reading partners at home, and a huge shoutout to our dedicated scholars. Keep up the phenomenal reading! 📚✨
This hands-on experience allowed our scholars to explore the anatomy and physiology of a living organism, helping them relate these structures to more complex organisms like humans and deepening their understanding of biological systems.
Before picking up the tools, the class studied frogs and their habitats, learning that frogs are vital bioindicators that only thrive in healthy environments. For most of the scholars, this was one of the coolest projects of the school year. Mr. Heroth was incredibly proud of how well they followed all safety protocols and instructions throughout the labs. Amazing job, scholars!
🛠️ BUILDERS CLUB YEAR-IN-REVIEW! 🛠️
From tackling local hunger to preserving local history, Mr. Heroth's middle school Builders Club put in some serious work this year! With 18 active members from all grade levels-and 3 frequent guests-the crew teamed up across 9 monthly meetings to make a real, tangible impact.
Here is exactly what our Builders Club accomplished:
⏱️ 140+ Hours of Sweat Equity
Our crew rolled up their sleeves and logged over 140 hours of hands-on service:
86 hours on the front lines at 8 different food pantries.
42 hours running 4 separate fundraising events.
13 hours cleaning up and restoring the Fulton County Museum.
💰 $550 Raised and Distributed
Because of those successful fundraisers, our scholars directly chose where to invest $550 back into the community:
$280 to the local The Salvation Army USA
$120 to the Ronald McDonald House Albany
$50 to the Regional Animal Shelter
$50 to The Loft
$50 to the Make-A-Wish America
💌 The Little Things Matter, Too
Outside of official service hours, the group kept the kindness going with smaller projects, like crafting handmade Valentine’s Day cards to brighten up the days of local seniors in the Meals on Wheels program.
Huge thanks to everyone who supported these young leaders this. They didn't just talk about community-they built it! 🎒👏
What an incredible evening celebrating the creativity, talent, and hard work of our scholar artists at the PAWtraits Art Show! Scholars, families, staff, and community members gathered to view artwork inspired by local shelter dogs, enjoy refreshments, and recognize outstanding artistic achievement.
🏆 Judges’ Awards
🥇 First Place: Andy by Tez B. (8th, GMS)
🥈 Second Place: Butch by Brynn H. (Digital Media)
🥉 Third Place: Cassie by Anthony C. (Blvd.)
🎖️ Runner-Up: Finn by Javonni (GHS)
🌟 Community Choice Awards
🥇 First Place: Bear by Chorion (GHS)
🥈 Second Place: Aspen by Hayden W. (8th, GMS)
🥉 Third Place: Tucker by Ethan S. (Digital Media)
🎖️ Runner-Up: Bronx by Travis C. (Blvd.)
Award winners received certificates and prizes in recognition of their outstanding work. Thank you to everyone who attended, voted, and supported our scholar artists throughout this special event.
📸 Pictured: Community Choice Third Place winner Ethan S. and Judges’ Second Place winner Brynn H.
A special thank you to our community partners, families, and the shelter organizations that helped make this project possible. Through art, our scholars demonstrated creativity, empathy, and the power of visual storytelling while helping shine a spotlight on adoptable pets. 🐾✨
#GESDCommunity #GMSPride #PAWtraitsArtShow
📘 Boulevard 4th Grade Huskies Yearbook Project! 🐾
This is a special yearlong project that our 4th-grade Huskies have been working hard on! It beautifully highlights all the wonderful memories and learning experiences we shared throughout the school year.
Each scholar has created their own personal scrapbook to document our time together. We were so excited to invite our families and parents into the school to share in this special moment and look through these incredible memory books together! 🥰✨
We are so proud of the creativity and reflection our scholars put into these keepsakes, and we loved celebrating it with our Boulevard families! 📸🎨
Our Boulevard 5th-grade scholars spent a wonderful morning touring our local downtown businesses! It was an amazing opportunity for them to explore future career paths they might be interested in, while learning all about how our community businesses operate.
It was truly inspiring to see our scholars interacting so confidently with local business owners and entrepreneurs at all of their stops today!
While our scholars explored several fantastic spots around town, here is a special look at some of our visits with community partners, including:
🎭 The Glove Theater
🍎 The Mohawk Harvest Co-op
🤝 Fulton County Chamber of Commerce
💈 Fulton County Barbershop
Thank you to everyone downtown for investing your time in our future leaders! 📸👇
🦅 Final Eagle Awards of the Year! 🦅
Congratulations to our final Eagle Award winners for the school year! The Eagle Award is the most prestigious honor a Gloversville Middle School scholar can earn.
These incredible scholars were nominated and voted on by their teachers for their hard work, dedication, kindness, helpfulness, and integrity. They consistently demonstrate absolute excellence in academics, effort, respect, behavior, and attitude.
To celebrate, each scholar received a special plaque and was treated to a wonderful breakfast prepared by our amazing cafe staff! 🥞🍳
Please join us in celebrating our spectacular winners:
🌟 6th Grade Winners
Evelyn Nicosia
MadiLynn Manzer
Layla Petrucci
Tate Wojeski
🌟 7th Grade Winners
Brantley Lyons
Fallon Miller
Emma Lucas
Tiffany Almodovar
🌟 8th Grade Winners
Jayren Costello-Buyce
Dalyliah Getwright
Way to finish the year strong, GMS scholars! We are so proud of you! 🎓🎉
#SeniorPrank
Today, we honored our amazing teams across Bocce Ball, Bowling, and Basketball. From championship seasons and unforgettable plays to the ultimate teamwork, these athletes and partners showed us the true meaning of sportsmanship all year long.
A massive shoutout and thank you to Andrea Warner for organizing today's celebration, and more importantly, for her endless dedication to running our entire Unified Sports program all year round. Your leadership, passion, and heart make all of this possible! ❤️
The trophies are well-deserved, but it’s the friendships and memories made along the way that will last forever. Congratulations to all of our award winners-you make Gloversville so proud! ❤️
Today, Principal DiPasquale traded his office for the kitchen to give our hardworking cafeteria staff a well-deserved break! The kitchen crew won the SMILE Club raffle, earning a 30-minute break while a special guest staff member stepped in to fill their shoes. As you can see from the photos, the staff found the perfect spot to kick back and relax! 📸🤫
Thank you to our incredible cafeteria staff for all you do every single day, and shoutout to Mr. DiPasquale for being such a great fill-in and keeping the line of hungry scholars moving! 🍽️❤️
The hottest ticket in town this morning wasn’t a concert or a play-it was The Poetry Cafe. 🎟️🕯️
An exclusive, invitation-only event, the room was transformed into a sophisticated lounge where our GMS 8-1-1 scholars delivered "The Last Stanza" to a packed house. Under the dim glow of candlelight, an eager crowd hung on every syllable as our scholar poets snapped, dropped truth, and bared their souls on the mic. 🎙️✨
The talent in the room was so profound that scholars were signing autographs and programs for their fans afterward. A masterclass in creative expression, spoken word, and pure artistry.
The last stanza has been read, but their voices are just getting started. 🌟
It was a beautiful evening filled with reflection, gratitude, and shared memories as we looked back on how much these scholars have grown. Our seniors were sent off with blessings, love, and a powerful reminder: you have an entire community rooting for your success. As you step into this next exciting chapter, never forget that this is where your foundation was built and you will always have a home here. We are so proud of you! ❤️
Our Boulevard 5th-grade scholars had an amazing, eye-opening experience today visiting the FMCC campus!
Thorough the morning, our scholars dove into Career, College, and Course Exposure discussions. To make the day run smoothly, our classes were assigned to wonderful FMCC student ambassadors who led the campus tours and kept everyone right on schedule.
It is never too early to start thinking big, and we love seeing our scholars explore the incredible pathways and opportunities waiting for them in the future! 🌟
On Sunday, June 7th, members of the Gloversville Middle School National Junior Honor Society volunteered their time to help run the second annual Sensory Softball event, hosted by Gloversville High School sophomore Lucille Esler!
The event took place at the Gloversville Little League fields and was a wonderful opportunity for local scholars of all abilities and their families to come together as a community, have fun, and participate in an inclusive sporting event.
Thank you to our amazing NJHS volunteers for giving their time, and check out some moments from the day in the photos below! 👇📸
Last night, we honored our incredible high school scholars at the Academic Titans ceremony! We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and global mindset. Here is a look at the incredible achievements recognized:
🎓 Academic Titans: Awarded to scholars maintaining a 90% or higher average last year.
🏛️ NYS Seal of Civic Readiness: Honoring scholars dedicated to community engagement and civic responsibility.
🗣️ NYS Seal of Biliteracy: Recognizing graduating scholars proficient in English and an additional world language.
🌍 Global Seal of Biliteracy: Celebrating our multilingual global citizens prepared for an interconnected world.
Join us in celebrating the hard work and dedication of our academic elite! 📸👇
We are continuing our celebration of Gloversville High School's Top 10 scholars for the Class of 2026! 🎓
From her time as a dedicated Varsity Volleyball athlete and incredibly active student leader in numerous clubs, to her inspiring passion for volunteering and fostering dogs, Alyssa has truly left her mark at Gloversville. This fall, she is taking an exciting next step at SUNY Cobleskill, where she will study Animal Science as she pursues her dream of becoming a large animal veterinarian! 🐾
Drop a comment below to congratulate Alyssa on all her hard work and wish her the best of luck in her next exciting chapter! 🎉❤️
#GESDCommunity #Top10 #GloversvilleClassOf2026
Ms. Robare’s class crushed their goals and filled up their very last behavior jar of the year! To celebrate, they threw an awesome glow party.
Check out some of the fun photos from today! These kindergarten scholars definitely earned it. 🕵️♂️💡🥳🔴⚫
#GESDCommunity #GlowParty
When Ms. Stryjek’s 5th Grade Dragons ELA WIN Group wanted to dive into the second book of The Hunger Games series, they ran into a bit of a challenge finding a full class set.
Luckily, the Gloversville Public Library stepped in and tracked down enough copies for all 19 scholars! Thanks to their help, the class successfully finished the book and they are already looking forward to reading the third book, Mockingjay, over the summer just for fun.
Thank you, Gloversville Public Library, for supporting our ELA WIN class and keeping our scholars excited about reading! 📖❤️🐉
🌟 Celebrating Excellence in GHS Athletics! 🌟
Last night, six of our outstanding Class of 2026 scholar-athletes were honored at the 39th Annual Sports Award Banquet held at the Johnstown Holiday Inn! 🏆✨
Congratulations to these amazing Huskies/Dragons for their hard work, dedication, and leadership both on and off the field:
🔴 Rowan Halloran
⚫ Derek Robbins
🔴 Ryan Konakov
⚫ Katelyn Boger
🔴 Isabella Lomanto
⚫ Angelina Christman
We are incredibly proud of how you have represented our Gloversville community over the years! 🐉❤️
