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Students in the Menands Union Free School District are helping families at the Ronald McDonald House while also boosting their own knowledge and skills. Throughout November, students in grades Kindergarten through eight will read books and, in the process, raise funds for the charity through pledges and donations. It’s the 28th year Menands students have …

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Menands students heated up their fire safety knowledge during an Oct. 9 visit to the school by the Menands Fire Co. #1. Students from grades kindergarten through eight learned fire safety tips, the value of smoke alarms, and watched a live burn of a model bedroom during activities led by volunteers from the fire company. …

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More than 100 breakfasts were served Sept. 28 at the Menands PTA’s pancake breakfast fundraiser. The event in the school cafeteria was staffed by 10 volunteers who served more than 100 meals of pancakes, sausage, fruit and eggs. Funds raised during the event will be used to pay for PTA activities at the Menands school. …

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It may not be overly intuitive, but a key element to building a solid foundation for a student’s educational future is ensuring that the school they are learning in is in tip-top shape. Work on the Menands campus earlier this year accomplished just that. A long-awaited roof replacement and driveway repaving work were the main …

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Three days at camp may not sound like an educational experience, but for a group of eighth grade students at Menands Union Free School District there was plenty of learning and collaboration during the second week of September at Camp Chingachgook. The sixteen students spent Sept. 10 through Sept. 12 at the Lake George camp, …

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Sixteen Menands eighth grade students left Tuesday for the annual three-day trip to Camp Chingachgook. After going over final details with their teachers, the students helped pack their bus and departed for the Warren County camp. During their stay, the group will take part in numerous adventures while building community and leadership skills. Through archery, …

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  A weeklong camp is putting Menands and Watervliet students in the driver’s seat of their learning. The annual science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] camp brings 24 students from Menands and Watervliet schools together to learn and have fun. “It’s fun; it’s teaching me stuff that I can actually use,” said Umair Mohammed, a rising …

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