Category: District News
Jr./Sr. High School fourth quarter honor roll, principal’s list
Our Jr./Sr. High School is proud to announce the 2023-24 fourth quarter Honor Roll and Principal’s List. The Honor Roll and Principal’s List recognize outstanding achievement and effort.
Congratulations to the following students:
Honor Roll
Grade 12
- Carter Baldwin
- Sofia-Lily Bates
- Lyrique Busch
- Ayden Hart
- Monika Kulczynski
- Scerenity LaValley
- Rafael Medina Jr.
- Breanna Steinhauer
- Ian Zuppardi
Grade 11
- Jordan Brown
- Gabriella Calhoun
- Kaedence David
- Mariah Deese
- Damien Massie
- Nevaeh Rivers
- Breidyn Wall
Grade 10
- Traeh Compton
- Michael Dinehart Jr.
- Daniel Euler
- Natashia Hammond
- Koby Herron
- Grace McFee
- Makena Nurnberger
- Joseph Smith
Grade 9
- Jordyn Best
- Faith Clark
- Teegan Compton
- Tyler Cotton
- Jeremy Gebhardt
- Ruthann Grant
- Lyllie Handy
- Allison Lamphere
- Ariana Nemeth
- Brodie Poultney
- Aidyn Rooney
- Landon VanGorder
Grade 8
- Olivia Bailey
- Alexis Bowley
- Sedona Horning
- Tanner Knoblauch
- AshLyn Lewis
- Paige Lochner
- Jasmine Rumrill
- Camden Smith
- Zachary Walsh
Grade 7
- Alyvia Castellano
- Alexzandriah Clapper
- Summer Crandall
- Conner Hearn
- Alexandra Hinkle
- Khloe Hisert
- Madden Lathers
- Hailee Moore
- Isaac Passero
- Mary Pomatto
- Carl Reese III
- Dylan Salerno
- Kiana Tyler
Principal’s List
Grade 12
- Kelsey Buley
- Mason Cook
- Victoria DuMond-Hall
- Courtney Euler
- Jasmine Fonda
- Aidan Guile
- Jordan Hillsgrove
- Vandwane Hisert
- Kierstan Horender
- Ethan Hubbard
- Brady Keane
- Payton Kretser
- Sadie Mollel
- Michael Palmeri
- Matthew Paul
- Gracelynn Rice
- Devan Sanders
- Sarinda Sardina
- Joseph Sherman
- Alex Smith
- Delana Tracki
- Marissa Wilder
Grade 11
- Nathan Benson
- Brian Burgess
- Dakota Cooper
- Yunus Demir
- James Douglas
- Cris-John Fuhs
- Ashlynn Hart
- Vienn Jackson
- Serenity Johnson
- Christian Krulczyk
- Payton Landry
- Jasmine Lapi
- Katie LeRoy
- Adriyanna Rouse
- Brandon Schuyler
- Chase Tyler
Grade 10
- Haeun Bae
- Ian Burns
- Josephia Carcasole
- Owen Castellano
- Madison Clayburn
- Emma Cook
- Isis Hammond
- McKenna Karker
- Dylan Keane
- Macey LeRoy
- Kyera Murray
- Constance Narzymski
- Taylor Potter
- Bailie Richardson
- Bradley Rumrill
- Dawson Tracki
Grade 9
- Trinity Belliveau
- Gamliel Brackett
- Kala Clapper
- Isabella Fountain
- Mason Gray
- Jansheen Haider
- Hailey Hayes
- Levi Hext
- Nathalieann Hisert
- Brooke Jones
- Lilly Lapi
- Madison Lewis
- Gavin Massie
- Elle Nare
- Faith Narzymski
- Layla Negron
- Alexis Palmeri
- Jonathan Palmeri
- Kendra Sackett
- Larry Sanders III
- Silas Smith
- Brady Spaulding
- Olivia Sweet
- Cheyanne Wall
Grade 8
- Joseph Barr
- Caleigh Bartholomew
- Eliyahna Brackett
- Dio Callan
- Logan Carey
- Jordan Gallt
- Brianne Gallt
- Aileen Germond
- Violet Handy
- Lincoln Kretser
- Blake Lapi
- George Mang
- Cristopher Quiroz-Romero
- Sawyer Raymond
- Charlotte Sherwood
- Gabreilla Steinhauer
- Daija Suits
- Dorian Tracki
- Evan Weaver
Grade 7
- Halleli Brackett
- Lexis Downes
- McKenna Hisert
- Joshua LaQuee
- Jazmain Leonard
- Kenyan Leverock
- Connor Lochner
- Lainie McDuffee
- Isabella McGuire
- Jack Parkinson
- Zoe Paul
- Braddock Putnam
- Trent Richards
- Molly Shults
- Jaymes Smith
- Anna-Belle Snyder
- Gavin Souza
- Kinley Trumbull
Harry Hoag fourth quarter honor roll and principal’s list
Harry Hoag Elementary School is proud to announce the 2023-24 fourth quarter Honor Roll and Principal’s List. The Honor Roll and Principal’s List recognize outstanding achievement and effort.
Congratulations to the following students:
Honor Roll
Grade 5
- Zachary Alkinburgh
- Jacob Dolly
- Nauni Fink
- Rystara Handy
- Arianna LeRoy
- Laken MacNeill
- Andres Medina
- Prestyn Spraker
- Paige Tompkins
- Hunter Wallett
- Colton White
Grade 6
- Angela Abe-Callan
- Jaxon Best
- Brantlee Brownell
- Sophia Bush
- Bently Dodson
- Sterling Edick
- Olivia Jones
- Julian President
- Kayden Rouse
- Elijah Shostek
- Joseph Sweet II
- Kendrik Thackrah
- Kaden Welch
Principal’s List
Grade 5
- Isabelle Allen
- Kaylee Becker
- Aiden Bunker
- Kyle Christman
- KataLenah Clapper
- Tori Compton
- Lleyton Emrick
- Audrina Gomez
- Quinn Hisert
- Roy Johnson IV
- Christian Jones
- Serenity Leverock
- Lilly Mang
- IvyKate McGuire
- Elaena Minarich
- Wesley Moshier
- Oliver Parkinson
- Danyel Rankin
- Willow Richards
- Isley Ruszkowski
- Beverly Sherwood
- Isabella Shibley
- Caine Suiter
- Kayden Trumbull
- Addison Weaver
Grade 6
- Fiona Brown
- Alana Candido
- Owen Charboneau
- Aubree Childs
- Milo Clark
- Christopher Compton Jr.
- Christopher Cook
- Sienna Dean
- Arianna Eells
- Laura Flynn
- Jake Fountain
- Raelynn Fournier
- Laylah Hardnett
- Isabella Hearn
- Amarha Herring
- McKenzie Jones
- Timothy Keane
- Piper Kretser
- Jacob LaQuee
- Russhell Leverock
- Claudia Maring
- MaeLyn Meddaugh
- Carl Morrell
- Aishwarya Murray
- Isabella Palmeri
- Mara Poultney
- Kaydence Robellard
- Dante Santiago
- Ethan Shostek
- Gavin Smith
- Noah Smith
- Rosabella Smith
- Booker Tarica
- Maicee Thomas
- Adalay Webb
- Ziva Yerdon
Join our team: Fort Plain CSD is hiring
Good schools make good communities—and are great places to work. Join our awesome Fort Plain CSD team!
Fort Plain Central School District is hiring:
Questions? Please contact the District Office at 518-993-4000, ext. 1000.
Visit our employment page to learn more about working for the Fort Plain Central School District.
Join the conversation: Canajoharie and Fort Plain feasibility study
In the coming months, the Canajoharie and Fort Plain Central School Districts will be taking part in a feasibility study to explore possible consolidation of the two districts. Read about the feasibility study and apply to participate in the Feasibility Advisory Committee.
The study will focus on three main categories: educational experiences, organizational capacity and financial sustainability.
This study will include the gathering of community members’ thoughts, experiences and perspectives regarding a potential merger.
Canajoharie and Fort Plain CSD feasibility study Thought Exchange
To facilitate a meaningful and inclusive dialogue, the district are utilizing ThoughtExchange, a web based platform to gather diverse viewpoints from all stakeholders.
Once you enter the platform, there will be directions to prompt you on how to engage. You have the ability to make independent comments and/or you can review and rate other comments.
The Canajoharie and Fort Plain districts value this input and believe the community’s participation will be instrumental in shaping the future.
Thank you for contributing to this important conversation!
Summer meals for children and teens
Join us for nutritious and free meals
Again this summer, Fort Plain CSD will be a site for free and nutritious meals for all area children and teens, ages 18 and under.
This program is open to all children and families, regardless of where they live or where the children go to school.
Breakfast and lunch will be served in the cafeteria at Harry Hoag Elementary School, Monday – Thursdays, beginning Monday, July 8 through Thursday, August 8 during these hours:
Breakfast: 7:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
View the summer meals menus for July and August 2024.
View a complete listing of sites for free summer meals for children and teens.
Fort Plain Central School District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are equal opportunity employers and providers.
Feasibility Study update and Advisory Committee application
Greetings FPCSD School Community,
During this past spring, both the Canajoharie and Fort Plain Boards of Education voted to engage in a Feasibility Study to explore a potential merger. We thank Assemblyman Smullen for providing aid to cover part of the cost of the study. In addition, we have applied for a grant to cover the rest of the cost.
The study will begin in June of 2024 and culminate in January of 2025, ending with a presentation of the findings for the communities. The consultant firm conducting the study will be onsite to assess and analyze operations in both districts and to facilitate several stakeholder meetings during the upcoming months for the purpose of gathering information. In addition, community engagement opportunities will be offered through Thought Exchange, a web-based communication system where stakeholders can freely share comments.
A secondary website will be created soon to allow the public to access all of the study related materials. Please look for this link to appear on the top of both school districts’ homepages.
If you wish to be considered to serve on the Feasibility Advisory Committee, please complete the application at the link posted below. Applicants must commit to attend all of the meetings. Meetings will be held on August 21, September 12, October 17, November 14 and December 12 from 3:30-5:30 at either Canajoharie CSD or Fort Plain CSD.
Feasibility Advisory Committee application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIVgpL3R8asx-e-FzMK5G87xW7RUAozgfHnwmoOAb7qtM6Mg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Once the findings are published, the communities will have to vote on whether or not to move forward with the merger. The first vote will most likely occur near the end of January. If the vote in January shows support, then there will be a second, final referendum vote tentatively scheduled to be held in March of 2025.
During February and March, additional stakeholder meetings will be scheduled to foster more discussions about the advantages and concerns related to merging. If the final vote is approved in March of 2025, the merger action will occur in July of 2026.
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions and feel free to share this information with all members of our community.
Community engagement will be highly valued throughout this process.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Take good care,
Mrs. Crisman
Feasibility Study Timeline
Feasibility Study for the Purpose of Centralization.
Proposal for Canajoharie Central School District and Fort Plain Central School District.
Requested Revised Timeline for Standard Tier:
May 2024—Approval of Contract & Coordination of Logistics.
June 2024—Initial Document Review Request & In-take Process; Commence Advisory Committee Recruitment; Deploy Community Engagement Exchange 1.
July 2024—Continue Document Review & Logistical Planning
Advisory Committee Appointed.
August 2024—Initial Site Visit to both Districts – 2 days of tours, meetings, & interviews; Stakeholder Focus Groups; Kick-Off Presentation of Joint Meeting of the Boards of Education; Advisory Committee Meeting 1 – Overview & Kick-Off.
September 2024—Advisory Committee Meeting 2 – Educational Experiences (virtual).
October 2024—Deploy Community Engagement Exchange 2; Advisory Committee Meeting 3 – Organizational Capacity (virtual)
November 2024—Advisory Committee Meeting 4 – Financial Sustainability (virtual).
December 2024—Advisory Committee Meeting 5 – Draft Report; Submit Draft Report to NYSED for Review.
January 2025—Final Report Presentation to Joint Meeting of Boards of Education; Deploy Community Engagement Exchange 3; Advisory Referendum
March 2025—Final Referendum.
July 1, 2026—Anticipated New School District Begins Operation Pending NYSED Confirmation.
*Discussions to-date indicate that with a March 2025 Referendum, a case may be made by the District Superintendent to recommend that the new district begin operation on July 1, 2026.
Celebrating the Class of 2024
On June 22, the Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School Class of 2024 received their diplomas, turned their tassels and walked off the graduation stage and into the next exciting chapters of their lives.
Hundreds of friends, family and community members were on hand to cheer the seniors and their many accomplishments.
Throughout the ceremony, seniors were encouraged to bask in their success, to dream in big ways and to remember to find the joys—big and small—in each day.
Congratulations to our seniors. We’re proud of each of you, Hilltoppers!
Celebrating the Class of 2024
Join us in celebrating our Class of 2024 with our graduation photo album, Top 10 Seniors video, which premiered at graduation, and Senior Spotlight, which was displayed in the high school lobby, shared with our families, highlighted on morning announcements and shared on social media.
Class of 2024 Senior Spotlights
Photo gallery of highlights from the 2024 Fort Plain High School Graduation.
NYS 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Funds
The USDA and New York state provide families with an extra food benefit for the summer months, when some children do not have access to school meals.
Each eligible child will receive $120 in Summer EBT food benefits in 2024.
This year, the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program will work a little differently.
While Fort Plain CSD is a CEP district, meaning all students eat at school for free, this does not automatically qualify all of our students for EBT benefits. Only students from households with qualifying incomes are eligible.
Many children are automatically eligible for Summer EBT. These include:
- Families that have received SNAP or Medicaid benefits during the 2023-2024 school year, your children are already eligible. You do not need to take any action—your benefits will be automatically sent, beginning in July.
- Families that qualified for “free or reduced” status during this school year, for example those who applied for reasons of AP fees or driver’s education class. Students in these families have already been reported by the district and will also automatically receive their benefits. Families cannot apply for this “free or reduced” status with the district now—the deadline for that has passed.
If your family does not receive SNAP or Medicaid, but you believe your household income falls below the threshold, you can apply for the Summer EBT benefits. Only one application per household is required.
To apply, visit: otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt/
Applicants will need:
- children’s names
- dates of birth
- address
- phone & email address
Applicants also need a NY.GOV ID, used for electronically signing documents online. Those who do not have a NY.GOV ID may apply for one at: my.ny.gov/Login\4/login.xhtml (click on “create an account.”) This step should be completed before beginning the EBT application.
Applicants will be notified by email when their application is received. They will then be notified in late August or early September about whether the application has been approved.
More Details
Summer EBT benefits will no longer be put onto SNAP cards. For those who received Pandemic EBT funds last year, the Summer EBT benefits will be deposited onto that same P-EBT card. A new Summer EBT card will be sent to those who did not receive benefits last year, but qualify for them this year.
All families who automatically qualify for EBT this year will be notified by letter. The letter will tell these families when and how to expect their benefits.
Please make sure that the address on file with your county SNAP department or with the state EBT office is up to date. To request an address change, call 1-833-452-0096 or visit otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt/#overview
If you cannot find your old P-EBT card, but you still remember your four digit PIN, you can request a new card by calling 1-888-328-6399. If you cannot find your old P-EBT card and you don’t know what the four
digit PIN associated with the old card is, then request a new card by calling 1-833-452-0096.
Class of 2024 Senior Spotlights
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2024 with our Senior Spotlight!
Our senior class will be showcased here, on social media and on the digital display and morning announcements at the high school.
Thank you to the students in our high school Multimedia Class for their work preparing this year’s spotlights of our seniors.
Ethan Albright
Carter Baldwin
Sofia Bates
Karissa Battisti
Ezekiel Brown
Kelsey Buley
Lyrique Busch
Sarena Conley
Mason Cook
Amelia Cruger
Kaeden David
Kaitlyn Dodson
David Doxtader
Zen Dumond
Courtney Euler
Jasmine Fonda
Paul Grassel
Aidan Guile
Ayden Hart
Ryan Hazlett
Jordan Hillsgrove
Dwane Hisert
Shaun Hotaling
Kierstan Horender
Ethan Hubbard
Brady Keane
Payton Kretser
Monika Kulczynski
Alexis Maaser
McKanzie Marriott
Rafael Medina, Jr.
Steven Medina
Sadie Mollel
Michael Palmeri
Preston Paratore
Matthew Paul
Anand Ragoo
Gracelynn Rice
Devan Sanders
Zachary Sanders
Sarinda Sardina
Christina Schmidt
Chloe Sickler
Alex Smith
Andrew Spicci
Breanna Steinhauer
Destiny Torres
Delana Tracki
Austin VanGorder
Marissa Wilder
Ian Zuppardi
Celebrating our bus riders of the month
Each month, Fort Plain’s bus drivers are recognizing responsible student riders.
The drivers are looking for riders who are respectful, responsible and safe while riding to and from school.
Each student recognized receives a certificate, a gift card and personalized key chain.
Bus Riders of the Month
Congratulations to the following students for being our Riders of the Month:
May 2024
- Jaxon Best
- Khloe Cionek
- Dakota Cooper
- Summer Crandall
- Christian LeMoine
- Rafael Medina
- Steven Medina
- Rachel Rood
- Peyton Spicci
- Samuel Thomas
April 2024
- Eric Williams
- Mark Blanchard
- Eliyahana Brackett
- Andrew Spicci
- Owen Charboneau
- Emmilia Parker
- Cameron Crandall
- Elaena Minarich
- Xavier Rivera
March 2024
- Emari Brown
- Lyrique Busch
- Natalie Dillenbeck
- Stephanie Dye
- Whitney-Lynn Entwistle
- Cris-John Fuhs
- Brooke Prevost
- Morgan Prime
- Kaley Rockwell
- McKenzie Rockwell
- Isabella Shibley
February 2024
- Molly Fort
- Cameron Jackson
- Olivia Jones
- Sonia Medina
- Kyera Murray
- Terrence Nemecek
- Lorena Quiroz-Romero
- Amaya Rivera
- Avrey Snyder
January 2024
- Kaylee Becker
- Daniel Bennett
- Kyle Christman
- Alex Ellis
- Jake Fountain
- Yareli Gonzalez-Morales
- Darlin Lopez-Vasquez
- Sophia Mabb
- Jordan Thackrah
December 2023
- Eve Brown
- Fiona Brown
- Gabriella Calhoun
- Hilari Carrillo-Recinos
- Aileen Germond
- Christian Jones
- Jazmain Leonard
- Claudia Maring
- IvyKate McGuire
- Adalay Webb
November 2023
- Marc Barton
- Trinity Belliveau
- Logan Carey
- Sienna Dean
- Victoria DuMond-Hall
- McKenzie Jones
- Grace Mang
- Lilly Mang
- Zoe Paul
- Tanner Putnam
- Brandon Schuyler
- Garett Trumbull