The 8th Grade Elevation Celebration is scheduled for Friday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Columbia High School gymnasium. For those who cannot attend the event, a free live stream will be available on this page starting at 7:00 p.m.
Howard L. Goff Middle School hosted Field Day on Wednesday for students in grades 6-8. Students participated in a variety of sports, games and activities throughout the day including flag football, soccer, badminton, kickball, cornhole, kan jam, an obstacle course, tug-of-war, and carnival games.
Rensselaer County Historian Kathy Sheehan visited Howard L. Goff Middle School last week to speak to individual 8th grade Social Studies classes about local history. She brought in a variety of primary sources that focus on the suburban expansion of East Greenbush following the end of World War II.
Incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders will choose at least one book to read this summer. When students return to school in the fall, they will complete an assignment on this book for English class.
Howard L. Goff Middle School students in the MAP 7 program had the unique opportunity to go on a field trip Tuesday to Little Brook Farm in Old Chatham, one of the oldest and largest rescue farms in the Northeast. Students learned about a working rescue farm and performed community service by grooming the horses, cleaning stalls and stacking hay.
U.S. Air Force veteran Jim Wendt, who served in the Vietnam War, spoke to 8th grade social studies students at Howard L. Goff Middle School on Wednesday. He talked about his experience in Vietnam where he spent 14 months repairing radar and weapons systems on aircraft.