Artwork from last year's exhibit.

The Goshen Central School District will present “Outside the Classroom: Teachers as Working Artists,” an exhibit of artwork created by district art teachers. Artwork will include oil paintings, watercolors, photographs, sculptures, jewelry, and crafts.

An Opening Reception will be held at 6 p.m. September 15 in the Board of Education Room, 227 Main Street, Goshen. The artwork will be displayed until October 24.

The fall sports season is upon us and what better way to show off your Goshen spirit than to support one of the many upcoming athletic competitions?

Check out a soccer game, take in a tennis match or cheer on Goshen's football team -- there's something for everyone to enjoy!

View this week's athletic schedule*
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The Goshen Central School District welcomes 17 new teachers to the district. The teachers were hired to fill vacant positions due to retirement, vacated positions or child care leaves.

Front row, from left, Shira Zimmerman, SAS first grade teacher; Kathryn Loughran, CJH library/media specialist; Lisa Kachmarsky, SAS AIS math specialist; Sarah Donofrio, GIS ESL teacher; Annmarie Geoghegan, CJH special education teacher; Donna Schlegel, CJH choral music teacher; Lisa Nardone, CJH seventh grade ELA teacher; Mary Gamory, SAS first grade teacher.

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Market Day is back at Goshen Intermediate School with lots of great meal ideas for families. The first sale of the school year will be held from 5-6 p.m. September 18 at the GIS cafeteria. All orders for this sale must be made by September 11.

Order sheets will be sent home with students during the first week of school. However, since time is limited, parents are encouraged to place orders online via www.marketday.com by using School ID #22444.

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Goshen Central Schools participates in the free and reduced meal plan. Families who meet the Federal guidelines will be eligible to participate in this program. If you have received a direct certification letter, please make sure to send this to school; the students listed are automatically approved for free meals (you do not need to complete an application for these students).

Parents/guardians must submit an application (English version/ Spanish version)* and return it to any cafeteria in the district. Please note that only one application is permitted per family and family application information is confidential and remains only in the district Food Service Office.

For more information, visit the Food Services page.
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A child's nutrition is no small issue and the Food Services Department provides nutritious and appealing meals for both breakfast and lunch. In fact, school lunches provide one-third of the recommended dietary intake for calories, protein and vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. On average, a meal contains less than 30 percent of calories from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat.

Your student can choose from a variety of items, including milk, juice, cereal and French toast sticks for breakfast; and pizza, tacos, baked ziti and assorted sandwiches for lunch.

Click here to learn more about the Food Services Department, including monthly menus, meal prices, free and reduced meal information and more.

One of the highest priorities of the Goshen Central School District is to provide safe and reliable bus transportation for our students. Over the years, we have actually provided more service than the District’s long-standing policy that requires students to walk up to one-half mile to either their bus stop or school. Many bus routes have included frequent stops so that students could be picked up and dropped off closer to their homes.

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Effective August 1, Colleen Kane filled the position of principal at the C. J. Hooker Middle School. She replaced Kent Maslin, who resigned earlier this summer.

Kane began working for the district in August 2006, when the Clifton Park native left her position as a school counselor for the Cairo-Durham Middle School in Greene County to serve as the middle school’s assistant principal – a position she held for the past two years.

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Summer vacation has just begun but the 2008-09 school year will be here before you know it! Get a head start on purchasing your child's school supplies. View the school supply lists for your student in grades K-8.

Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School

• Kindergarten supply list
• First grade supply list
• Second grade supply list

View the complete supply lists for grades K-8

Want a head start on what's happening during the new school year? The district calendar grids are now available online. View important dates such as musical concerts, Board of Education meetings, school holidays and more.

Please note that the district's annual calendar publication, complete with important notices and district policies, will be sent home in August.

View the calendar grids*

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The Goshen Central School District is proud to provide members of the community with information about student-related events, activities and achievements through district newsletters, media releases and the district website.

However, the district realizes that not all parents would like their child's information made available and has created a district-wide "opt-out" form. This form is available in the main office of each school building as well as on the website.

View the form*

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The Board of Education holds several meetings throughout the school year. The members of the Goshen community are invited to attend.

Meetings are generally held twice a month on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Education Meeting Room, 227 Main Street in Goshen.

View the meeting schedule

On February 4, the Goshen Central School District Board of Education adopted the student calendar for 2008-09. View the calendar.*

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The Goshen Central School District recently updated its phone system. To make the transition easier, please use the consolidated phone directory until a full directory is available.

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