The Sandra Morley Physical Education Award winners have been selected for the 2020-21 school year. This award is given annually to students who demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior, sportsmanship and citizenship; have a desire to learn and improve;...
Suzanne Long spent 25 years teaching in the Averill Park Central School District and is retiring this month. “The Averill Park School District has always been special to me,” she said, adding that she graduated from Averill Park in 1984. “I have such fond memories of...
Barbara Gettig is calling it a career and retiring this month after working at the Averill Park Central School District for 20 years. Initially, Mrs. Gettig wanted to work for the school district to have the same schedule as her children. She began her career at West...
Seniors Colin Hansen and Allison Lapinski competed in four varsity sports during the 2020-21 school year. Hansen competed in soccer, basketball, football and outdoor track and field. Lapinksi competed in tennis, basketball, volleyball and lacrosse.
Rudy Winkler (Class of 2013) is going to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Winkler won the US Trials and in the process broke the meet record, US record and North American record by throwing the hammer 82.71 meters (271 feet, 4 inches).
Mary Anne Valentine, a guidance counselor at Algonquin Middle School, has been working in the Averill Park Central School District for nearly 33 years and will be retiring this month. She began her career at AP in 1989, working in K-5 before transitioning to AMS in...
