Engaging instruction is rarely about a person standing in front of the room while students passively listen. It’s about students collaborating with one another, learning to explore and solve problems, working as teams, and taking an active role in their...
Averill Park High School Technology teacher, Matt Duff, has participated in the Questar III BOCES STEM Research Institute multiple times and presented to superintendents from school districts across the region this morning. The 7-week Questar III program pairs...
Averill Park CSD Community, Please be aware that a grub infestation exists on the Averill Park High School football field, which may lead to unsafe field conditions. To remedy this, the District will apply a selective pesticide on Sunday, September 24, 2023. New York...
The first Parent Information Night of the school year is coming up on Oct. 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Algonquin Middle School. Dr. Cosgrove will review the nature of developmental disabilities that can impact how a child functions in their home, school and community. We...
Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Engel took their construction practicum class to National Grid’s “touch a truck” event again this year! Students had the opportunity to talk to many different departments within the large energy company. These departments...
AMS OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT – 9/29 The APO is sponsoring our first evening event of the year with the AMS Outdoor Movie Night on Friday, September 29th from 7pm to 9pm. The movie, by popular vote of the student body, will be The Sandlot. Tickets will cost $5.00 and...
This morning, Averill Park High School students in grades 9-10 attended a powerful “Choices Matter” assembly that included a presentation from Chris Sandy. Mr. Sandy spent more than eight years in prison after being involved in a fatal car accident in which he was...
This week on the Every Student Every Day Podcast, Superintendent Dr. James Franchini welcomes Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning, Matt Hladun, to talk about the innovative things going on inside classrooms, district initiatives, the creative use of...
When Averill Park High School student Vika Grovenger isn’t studying for exams and doing homework, she’s busy learning lines or figuring out where to stand during filming for a television show. An aspiring actress and model, the APHS sophomore has appeared as an extra...
The Averill Park Central School District’s Board of Education is considering a resolution to allow for a Volunteer Firefighter / Ambulance Worker Property Tax Exemption. This exemption was most recently discussed during a Board of Education meeting on Monday,...
