Blake Kush for Schodack BOE

It’s going down! Join us tonight for one of the highlights of the year!

Team Blue🔵or Team Red🔴? Drop a comment letting us know which team will be the Hoops Against Hunger 2026 winner and show up on March 13 to find out! See below for which Schodack faculty and staff are facing off in the annual charity basketball game benefiting The Anchor Food Pantry Schodack.

All in the community are invited to attend at 7:00 PM next Friday (March 13) in the Maple Hill Gym. Admittance is $4 per person OR $3 if you bring a canned or non-perishable food item. There will also be concessions for sale, a 50/50 raffle and half-time games for all ages with prizes.

🍪Concessions Donations🍕

Any and all community assistance is appreciated! You can help offset costs with a food, drink or monetary concessions stand donation on the Sign Up Genius page here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B45A4A82FA64-62499295-hoops #/

⛹️Who's Playing This Year?⛹️

Teams will be coached by Maple Hill senior basketball players, and the game will be refereed by junior basketball players (Rosilee Forrest, Lexi Eaton, Dom Camadine, & Parker Malone).

🔵Blue Team🔵

Coaches: Holden Ashby & Addy Loszynski

Players: Mr. Austin, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Biehler, Coach Britt, Ms. Brudnock, Officer Eckel, Mrs. Feldman, Ms. Hill, Mr. Iwanos, Mr. Kush, Mrs. Loszynski, Mrs. Mullahy, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Percey, Mr. Porter, Mr. Santarcangelo, Mrs. Spar, and Mrs. Sullivan

🔴Red Team🔴

Coaches: Dean Chevrier & Sessi Houndonougbo

Players: Mr. Chevrier, Mr. Clark, Ms. Cunningham, Mrs. Dingman, Ms. Dixon, Ms. Fitzsimmons, Mr. Flach, Mr. Frese, Mr. Hanrahan, Ms. Hay, Mr. Herrling, Ms. Madigan, Mr. Marvinney, Mr. Mastracy, Mr. Murray, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Silver, Ms. Stuto, and Ms. Tommasini

❓Questions❓

If you have any questions about Hoops Against Hunger (including concessions donations), please email Patrick Austin ([email protected]).

Shoutout to all the social workers!

March is Social Work Month. This year’s theme is “Uplift. Defend. Transform.” OVS recognizes the vital role social workers play in aiding individuals and families, including those impacted by crime. OVS is especially grateful to the countless social workers who make it their mission to help victims and survivors of crime find stability, safety, and support when they need it most.

Spoons under the pillows worked!

Schodack Schools will be closed today (Monday, February 23) due to the weather conditions. Please drive carefully if planning to go out.

FYI

Schodack Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, January 27. Please drive carefully tomorrow morning on your way to school.

This guy and his love for Denver Sports!

Meet Coach Blake Kush!
5th/6th Grade Girls

I'm coach Blake and together with my amazing wife Danielle, we have become the travel and rec family we said we would never be! :-) We have two amazing daughters who participate in all the sports and we have had the privilege to coach many of their teams over the years.

I am originally from Denver, Colorado and can't escape the fanatic love I have for the Broncos/Nuggets/Avalanche/Rockies. I moved to New York in 2003 and was a Division 1 AA athlete while at Siena. Sports have always had an influence on me and a good coach can be forever memorable in your life.

By day, I'm a civil servant doing MACRO social work for the New York State Office of Victim Services, by night, I coach youth sports and serve on the Schodack Central School District Board of Education.

I love youth athletics and while wins are great, learning to be confident in yourself is priceless. Looking forward to another great Sacred Heart season!

I’ve spent many years playing, coaching only the last few though.

I choose to coach because nothing is better than witnessing a young athlete grow confident in their ability to compete, lead, and try something new!

Reminder to get out and

Voting: It's more than just a right; it's a shared civic responsibility that shapes our communities and the future. Make sure your voice is heard and participate in our democracy! Find your polling place and make a plan to vote today: https://on.ny.gov/2qqOwfJ

Such a great event and worthy cause!

This Saturday (Oct. 18), Maple Hill High School is hosting a "Stuff the Bus" Food Drive for Anchor Pantry from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM! You can help by bringing some of the suggested donation items listed below.

🚌Where?

A Schodack CSD bus will be in the Maple Hill Jr./Sr. High School Parking Lot (1216 Maple Hill Road) from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM this Saturday, October 18. The goal is to stuff the bus with donations and then bring them to The Anchor Food Pantry Schodack! We'll have volunteers on-site to assist you with sorting and to help you carry donations.

🥫Suggested Donation Items

~Hearty Soups: Such as Progresso or Campbell’s Chunky Soups
~Cold or Hot Cereal: Any dry cereals, oatmeal packets, etc.
~Condiments: mustard, ketchup, salad dressings, BBQ sauce, mayo
~Canned Meats: tuna, chicken, beef stew, chili
~Boxed Pasta & Pasta Sauce Jars: macaroni, spaghetti, lasagna, ziti, mac & cheese
~Sealed Snack Items for Lunches: granola bars, crackers, fruit cups, cookies
~Canned Fruits & Veggies: peaches, pears, applesauce, pineapple, any vegetables
~Peanut Butter & Jelly
~Toiletries: deodorant, bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes

This event is sponsored by Schodack Central School District, the Castleton Village Fire Dept. and Mary Pat Donnelly, Rensselaer County DA.

Schodack Central School District BOE meeting is tonight! Join us if you can in-person or virtually!

Popsicles with the Principals is this afternoon. Hope to see you there!

Next Wednesday (August 27) is Castleton Elementary School's welcome back event for all CES school families and faculty/staff! Stop by the CES Playground between 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM for free popsicles and to check in with Principal James Derby & Assistant Principal Megan Sullivan. It's a great opportunity to get ready for the school year and a chance to meet the principals if you are new to CES.

Way to go East Greenbush Xpress Crushers!

Such a great accomplishment! Congratulations Schodack Central School District and to all our student athletes!

Maple Hill Jr./Sr. High School was selected as a 2024-25 Scholar-Athlete School of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA)! Schools qualify for this recognition if 75% of their varsity athletics teams received the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team recognition during the school year. A team’s average GPA for 75% of its roster must be greater than or equal to 90 to qualify as a Scholar-Athlete Team. Congratulations to our 2024-25 teams on a great job balancing athletics with academics during the 2024-25 School Year!

You can see the full list of 2024-25 schools here: https://tinyurl.com/4mbz8yh5

Thank you to our community for getting out to Now the good work continues!