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.

Get your car washed, treat yourself to some delicious baked goods and help support the cross country team! The Goshen High School Cross Country Team will host a car wash and bake sale fundraiser from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. August 23 at the Bus Garage, 122 Scotchtown Avenue, Goshen.

Cost is $6 for cars and $8 for vans and trucks. Proceeds will benefit the cross country team. For more information, contact Vicki McDewell at 651-9008.

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*

*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to download and print. You can get a free copy from the Adobe web site.

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*

*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to download and print. You can get a free copy from the Adobe web site.

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

The following students were recognized with Outstanding Achievement Awards on June 24:

Grade 6
Art: Ashley Figueroa Gellman, April Fitzgerald, Jonathan Perrego

Orchestra: Grant Gottwig, Sophia Schuster

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The Class of 2008 received their diplomas on the evening of June 27 during Goshen High School's 116th graduation ceremony at the Goshen Historic Track.

Goshen High School Principal Robert Litz, Assistant Principal John Piscitella and Assistant Principal Patricia Lercara are proud to announce the Class of 2008.

See list of graduates

When nearing the end of your high school career, it’s easy for many seniors to acquire “senioritis” – a self-proclaimed right of passage to slack off during the final months of high school after four years of taking tests, writing papers and worrying about college applications or entering the military or work force.

However, several seniors refused to fall into that common pattern, including this year’s top six Honor Grads: John Fasano, Arielle Goyzueta, Jessica Horwath, Matthew Schwadron, Katerina Souliopoulos and Melissa Wiegand.

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News from the Goshen Central School District Athletic Department

High School Fall Sports practice/tryouts begin Monday, August 18. Contact the coach for tryout/practice schedules. Modified Fall Sports practice/tryouts begin the first day of school.

Congratulations to the following athletic teams:

• Girls Varsity Softball: OCIAA Division III Champions and Section IX Class A Champions
• Varsity Baseball: Section IX Class A semifinalist
• Boys Varsity Tennis: OCIAA Division III Champions
• Girls Varsity Golf: OCIAA Division II Champions
• NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Team Award Spring 2008: Boys Varsity Tennis, Girls Varsity Golf, Boys Varsity Track & Field, Girls Varsity Track & Field

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

*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to download and print. You can get a free copy from the Adobe web site.

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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