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Residents to vote
on proposed budget May 20
On Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. residents of the North Colonie and Maplewood school
districts will go to the polls to decide on an $88,439,000 proposed
budget. If approved, it would result in an estimated residential tax
rate increase of 3.76 percent—the smallest proposed increase in a
decade. Voters will also elect three candidates to the Board of
Education. For more information, visit the
budget section.
Art gallery
showcases student work
Did you know that Salvador Dali had his own art
studio at age 8? Or that Andy Warhol didn’t want to be an artist—he
wanted to tap dance?
Southgate sixth-graders uncovered these unusual facts while
researching, studying and writing biographies about artists of their
choosing. The students also reproduced a piece of artwork created by
their chosen artists, as well as planned and organized all facets of
a student art gallery to showcase their hard work.
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Voters approve $7 million capital project
referendum
Voters in the North Colonie and Maplewood-Colonie
Common School Districts overwhelmingly approved a $7 million capital
project referendum on Monday, March 3.
Official voting results are 738 yes votes to 153 no votes—a passing
margin of 82.8%.
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Environmental fair, recycling day benefits
Southgate PTA
A major electronic recycling event held at
Southgate Elementary School in mid November, sponsored by eLot
Electronics Recycling, Inc., netted more than $430 from 85
district families. All proceeds will benefit the Southgate PTA.
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New playground delights Southgate students
After months of fundraising, the entire
Southgate Elementary School had something to sing about on Nov.
2—-the grand opening of its new playground.
"This is testimony to the hard work of everyone here today,"
said Southgate Principal Jerri Lynne Dedrick. "I want to thank
each and every one of you for your hard work and perseverance."
Members of the Friends of Southgate Committee, which includes
community members, parents, teachers, former Southgate principal
Kathy Meany and the Southgate PTA, were in attendance on this
beautiful fall day to see the fruits of their labor.
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Voters overwhelmingly approve annexation
referendum
On Oct. 11, voters in North Colonie and
Maplewood overwhelmingly approved an official, binding
referendum that will cause the annexation of the
Maplewood-Colonie Common School District by the North Colonie
Central School District. The vote count in North Colonie was 1232
yes votes to 248 no votes, and 214 yes votes to 29 no votes in
Maplewood.
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Author and illustrator John Steven
Gurney visits Southgate
The illustrator of more than 100 books for children, including The
Bailey School Kids, The Bailey City Monster series and the A to Z
Mysteries, John Steven Gurney, visited Southgate Elementary School
on Oct. 3 and 4.
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Southgate elementary
welcomes new principal
On July 10, the North Colonie Board of Education appointed Jerri
Lynne Dedrick as principal of Southgate Elementary School. Dedrick
replaces Kathleen Meany, who resigned in July to serve as
superintendent/principal of schools at Menands Union Free School.
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