Category: District
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Creating change; Mohonasen’s school-based mental health clinic receives statewide recognition
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and at Mohonasen, we strive to help every child become the best version of themselves. Mohonasen is one of the few Capital Region schools that partners with Northern Rivers, a human services agency, to provide an on-campus mental health clinic for students. The clinic aims to deconstruct barriers a…
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Beyond the stigma: Embracing mental health
As part of the Suicide Prevention Center (SPCNY) Capital Connect Initiative, Mohonasen administrators and mental health staff wore their 988 Lifeline t-shirts. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health issues and the importance of mental wellness. This month serves as a reminder that mental health is essential to…
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Curry Road and Guilderland Avenue transportation study
Do you live along or regularly travel on Curry Road or Guilderland Avenue? Your input is needed to shape the future of these roads. Multi-modal transportation to and from the Mohonasen campus is a huge part of the effort to restructure these roads. The Curry Road and Guilderland Avenue corridors are undergoing redevelopment but currently…
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Voters approve school budget and buses; Montagino, Perretta and Giardono elected to the Board of Education
Mohonasen voters approved the proposed 2024-25 school budget with 493 voting in support of the $67.8 million spending plan and 226 voting against. The budget calls for a tax levy increase of 1.84%. In the Board of Education election, Ericka Montagino was elected for a second term and Theodore Perretta and Nicholas Giardono were elected…
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Draper/MHS summer enrichment opportunities
Summer programs are available for students in incoming grades 6-12. Registration for all summer programs will be done online at, https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/mohonasen-central-school-district-academic-programs Enrollment is on a first-come first-served basis with Mohonasen residents given priority. Classes may be cancelled if not enough students enroll. Classes offered:
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Seen at; Unified basketball game
Unified Warriors are stronger together! The unified basketball team had their last home game on May 9, against Columbia. The students fought hard and came out victorious! See photos from their senior night below.
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MHS students learn the art of wet felting
This year, the ancient art of wet felting was taught to every Mohonasen High School student enrolled in an art class. Students were taught by Capital Region artist Mallory Zondag, a mixed-media fiber artist and artist educator. Wet felting is the process of using a combination of friction and agitation, and soap and water to…
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MHS Drone Soccer Team places 4th at the 2024 National Championship
The Mohonasen Drone Soccer team placed 4th out of 16 teams at the National Drone Soccer Championships, beating teams from as far as Istanbul, Turkey. The team represented the East Coast well, as the top three teams were from California. Mohonasen quickly became a topic of discussion at the event as a first-year team showcasing…
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Draper students take a meaningful trip to Legoland
Students in Draper Middle School (DMS) CARES and Mrs. Giattino’s class recently took a field trip to Legoland with the support of the Mohonasen Foundation for Excellence. This trip was a culmination of a partnership between the Draper developmental skills students of Team Giattino and grade 8 volunteers promoting the ideals of inclusion and acceptance…
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Mohonasen Awards for Media Arts taking place on May 15
The 7th Annual Mohonasen Awards for Media Arts (MAMAs) will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the Rotterdam Square Cinema. The MAMAs celebrate the work of the media arts students and showcase the hard work that they have put into the program throughout the school year. The theme for the night…