Michael Maesano is the new principal of S.S. Seward Academy, effective July 6, 2022. Maesano is coming to the Florida Union Free School District from the Monroe-Woodbury district, where he has been principal of the Monroe-Woodbury Middle School for the past five years. Prior to that, he spent three years as assistant principal at MWMS. …
Bernard Rebaya’s parents, Rene and Genevieve Rebaya, immigrated to the United States from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines in November 2007, in part, to give their three-year-old son a better life and more opportunity. Bernard certainly has seized that opportunity. On Saturday, June 25, he will graduate first in his class from S.S. Seward Institute in …
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When Courtney Reicherter takes to the podium on Saturday to give her salutatorian speech, a lifetime of memories come with her. Courtney has been in the Florida Union Free School District since day one of kindergarten. Like many of the other graduates, she spent her entire educational life right here at Golden Hill and Seward. …
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The Florida Union Free School District will host its first Homegrown Institute, a professional development opportunity for teachers in the district and surrounding districts to work with expert consultants in math, literacy, technology, inquiry and science. The Homegrown Institute will take place over three days, July 12-14, with three, two-hour sessions each day. On Tuesday, …
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Our kindergarten students at Golden Hill had an absolutely gorgeous day for their certificate ceremony on Friday, June 10. Perfect blue skies greeted the students and their families who came to celebrate this achievement. The students performed a few songs for their families and friends, then each received their certificates as they head up to …
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Students at Golden Hill have had quite the journey recently. As part of their physical education unit with teachers Christine Lopes and Ryan Wall, the entire student body banded together to walk across America! They walked both during physical education classes and at home. At school, they walked on a nice flat surface at the …
Congratulations to our Seward spring scholar/athletes and scholar/athlete teams. Both the girls’ softball team and the boys’ track and field team were recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) as scholar/athlete teams, which means at least 75 percent of the team had an average GPA of 90 or better. …
Big congratulations to our senior girls softball players Katie Mulhare and Sophia de Jong! Katie and Sophia have concluded their athletic careers here at Seward and were recently honored by their coaches, teammates and families for their contributions on and off the field. Great job and best of luck to you both in the future! …
One of the most exciting projects of the school year happens in the kindergarten classes each spring – it’s when the chicks arrive! The kindergarten classes received eggs in late April from Cross Creek Farm in New Hampton. They were placed in their warm and cozy incubators in the classrooms and the students learned about …
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Congratulations to Kailey Stolowski for being named Softball Player of the Week by Times Herald Record readers. Kailey has had an extraordinary season for the Spartans. Read the TH-R story here.
