Tickets are now on sale for the Columbia All Sports Club Athletic Hall of Fame Celebration which is scheduled for Friday, May 10. The event will start with a dedication at 4:30 p.m. in the Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame Walkway followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m. at Franklin Terrace in Troy.
Columbia High School celebrated its March Students of the Month last week. Each student winner was nominated by a teacher or staff member for various categories such as Academics, Citizenship and Most Improved. Congratulations!
Watch “Building a Bright Future: Capital Project Overview” to learn more about the proposed capital project.
Columbia High School students in the HVCC Personal Finance and Accounting classes participated in a Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge on March 27 at the UAlbany Broadview Center. The event allowed students to experience a simulated stock market in a fast-paced environment.
Columbia High School students brought the community together to celebrate culture and history at its annual Multicultural and Tolerance Fair on April 11 in the school gymnasium. Students created displays with poster boards, artifacts and food to highlight their own cultures such as Irish, Indian, Japanese, Pashtun and Puerto Rican.
The East Greenbush CSD has proposed a $116 million capital project that, if approved by voters, would improve facilities and grounds at all seven schools at no additional cost to the local taxpayer. The proposed project includes items such as replacement of HVAC systems for improved indoor air quality and adding air conditioning throughout all five elementary schools, classroom additions at elementary schools to accommodate pre-k and increasing enrollment, library renovations in all schools, new playgrounds, athletic field improvements, upgrades to sidewalks and parking lots, and infrastructure improvements at all schools.