Howard L. Goff Middle School hosted its annual Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday in the school gym. The event was hosted by the Goff Middle School Achievement Program (MAP) faculty and students with support from school staff, the Life Skills class and Home & Careers classes.
The menu included smoked and roasted turkey, pulled pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn, salad, rolls and a variety of desserts.
The Goff Thanksgiving Feast was started more than 20 years ago and remains a beloved tradition.
“The Thanksgiving Feast has always been an event that the Goff faculty and staff look forward to every year,” said Social Studies Teacher Tim Galvin, who coordinates the event. “It is wonderful to give back and show appreciation to everyone who works so hard all school year.”
Leftover food and other useable items were donated to the Albany City Mission on behalf of Goff Middle School by MAP Math Teacher Chrissy Blake. Any leftover monetary donations will be donated to a local charity to help support the local community at this important time of year.
Special thanks to everyone who made this event possible!
- MAP faculty – Sharon Dunn, Maureen Janowski, Lauren Koshykar, Kristen Foley, Chrissy Blake, and Rachel Mathis – and students
- 6th grade Jump Start program
- Claire Beaulac’s Life Skills class
- Patty Dority-Kawczak’s Home & Careers class
- Goff faculty and staff
- Goff PTO
- East Greenbush Teachers Association
- Zachary’s Pastry Shoppe and Dinosaur BBQ
- Jim Truss and the Goff Maintenance Department
- Colleen Wise and Jeannine Garcia of the Goff kitchen staff
- Marcelle Gadreault for collecting donations
- Principal Jim McHugh and Goff Administration
- Superintendent Jeff Simons and the East Greenbush Board of Education
- Goff students who helped peel 60 lbs of potatoes and set up/break down of event
- 6th Grade Jump Start
- Jordyn Barner
- Naomi Berry
- Michael Debrocky
- Alannah Havens
- Alexandrea Johnston
- Stephanie Lewis
- Kasen Murdie
- Alexis Pasquini
- Liam White
- Maycie Wray
- Kayleigh Zelonka
- 7th Grade MAP
- Arianna Bernard-Nardacci
- Armani Bowman
- Julius Dunckle
- Michael Greene
- Carter MacFarland
- Cody O’Marra
- Adrianna Staples
- Trenton Welch
- Carys Williams
- Olivia Winters
- Everett Zipkin
- Amina Zwana
- 8th Grade MAP
- Gregory Ballenberger
- Bella Collandra
- Breda Dewey
- Kaleb Fedorowicz
- Ethan Fisher
- Justin Ford
- Thatcher Gorman
- Paisley “Soren” Hoffman
- Angel Lemons
- O’Ryon Moaze-Webb
- Lucas Morrow
- Liam Ogden
- Fnu Shiba
- Shane Stieler
- 6th Grade Jump Start
Listen to Podcast Episode About Thanksgiving Feast