Soccer players Shannon Sgombick and Cole Buchalski have earned Athletes of the Month honors for September 2021. Shannon has been a starter on the girls’ varsity soccer team since she was in eighth grade. She leads the team in scoring and assists with 28 goals and six assists. On Friday, she scored her 100th career …
Golden Hill fourth-grade students got some exercise and some reading in all at the same. They walked the Story Walk, an area near the school where books are posted along a trail, opened to different pages. They walk, run, skip, hop – however they wish to travel – and then stop at each post to …
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There seems to be a day commemorating just about everything. On Sept. 16, we celebrate Play-Doh. That’s right, this malleable, colorful, multi-generational play thing is celebrated each year on Sept. 16. Our students here at Golden Hill certainly had lots of fun with it: molding it and folding …
Hello Everyone, Thank you for your trust, grace, and collaboration with our team as we work hard to provide a safe, positive learning environment at Golden Hill. I am a parent of two children. I understand the wide range of emotions including excitement, joy, pride, along with anxiety or unease that a parent might feel …
What a great time our incoming kindergartners had recently at the Florida Library! They and their parents were invited to drop by for stories, crafts and to get a library card of their very own. Special guest readers included our new Superintendent of Schools Larry Leaven and Golden Hill Principal Debbi Lisack. Mrs. Lisack joins …
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There is a new way to register in order to participate in school athletics. The Florida Union Free School District is partnering with rSchoolToday Activity Registration, allowing student/athletes to register online. Information about the new system can be found here. In order to register at the rSchoolToday site, click here.
After the death of S. S. Seward Institute security guard Rafael “Ralph” Muriel in March, his colleagues and much of the Florida community honored him by creating the Rafael Muriel Memorial Kindness Scholarship, which will be given each year to Seward graduates. Mr. Muriel exemplified kindness to all he met, especially the students of Seward. …
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As you have likely seen, many of the restrictions put in place across the state as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are changing. That said, it is important to note that many of the health and safety precautions in place for schools have remained unchanged by the New York State Department of Health. This …
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Voters in the Florida Union Free School District approved the 2021-2022 school budget Tuesday, May 18, with 73.8 percent of voters in favor of the $23,537,680 spending plan. This approved budget increases spending by $837,915 over the current year’s budget. The tax levy is increasing by $196,435 or 1.26 percent, under the district’s tax cap …
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Each day for 16 years, he was one of the first faces most Seward students and staff saw as they entered the building. Rafael Muriel was security at S.S. Seward Institute. His greeting was usually a broad smile and wave, often with kind words for those who passed through the doors. That positive, encouraging and …
