Middle school staff and students invited to Digital Download Open House Feb. 16

The Voorheesville Public Library will be available on Thursday, Feb. 16, during periods 5,6,7 in the middle/high school library to provide individual hands-on help learning how to download eBooks or audiobooks to a variety of devices. This is an Open House available to all students and faculty. Sign-up is not required. Please stop by during your lunch period to visit, look at the devices and ask questions. All devices will be provided. » DOWNLOAD THE FLYER (pdf)

Middle and high school Team Jeopardy Night, March 1

Come join us for Team Jeopardy Night on Thursday, March 1 when the students try to outwit the teachers and the teachers try to outwit each other. The fun begins at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Will Team Franchini beat Team Abbasi? Will middle and high school students beat them all? The event is a fundraiser for the high school Drama Club and baseball team. Admission is $5 at the door.

VMS Builders Club and Student Council participate in UAlbany Day

Students in Voorheesville Middle School's Builders Club and Student Council participated in UAlbany Day on February 6 at Empire State Plaza.
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Builders Club tours Albany Med., learns firsthand the importance of its "bells" fundraiser

Voorheesville Middle School's Builders Club toured the Albany Medical Center Children's hospital on Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. The tour allowed students to understand the importance of their "Bells for Life" fundraiser. » LEARN MORE

Farm to School teams up with middle school's BBTV

Chef Molino snack series featured during Friday daily announcements

(Feb. 11, 2012) The Farm to School (F2S) initiative has teamed up with Voorheesville Middle School's BBTV. A series of cooking videos with F2S guest chef, Brian Molino, are now part of the morning announcements. The series airs on Fridays, starting Feb. 10, with the second and third scheduled to air on Feb. 17 and March 2. » LEARN MORE

Second quarter honor rolls 

Congratulations to Voorheesville Middle School students who made honor roll for the second quarter of 2011-12. » LEARN MORE

"Daily Announcements" now includes video

By clicking on the "Daily Announcements" link to the right, you can now access the video produced each day by our very own BBTV (Blackbird Television), which stars VMS students.

VMS will now mail report cards home

Voorheesville Middle School will no longer send report cards home with students beginning with second quarter report cards. This marking period ends on Jan. 27 and report cards are scheduled to be mailed home on Feb. 8. Progress reports for the third and fourth quarter will still be given to students to bring home.

Seventh-grader wins district spelling bee

Voorheesville Middle School seventh-grader Ryan Burczak has clenched the title of "Voorheesville Spelling Bee Champion." He will represent Voorheesville at the Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on Tuesday, Feb. 7. » LEARN MORE

Four Voorheesville students winners in Times Union Holiday Card Contest

Four Voorheesville students have been selected as winners in the Times Union's annual Holiday Card Contest. The artwork of Carl Treiber, grade 7, Kaylynn Lawson, grade 11, Ilyssa Simsek, grade 12, and Faith Cunningham, grade 9 are among the winning entries chosen from each grade level, K-12. Faith was also the grand prize winner overall. » LEARN MORE

Middle School main entrance

A camera and buzzer have been installed for the main entrance of Voorheesville Middle School. VMS parents and guardians may now begin using the middle school main entrance throughout the day, including to drop-off and pick-up their child, enter the building for meetings, and to drop-off materials for their child. Parents/guardians should still contact the attendance office (765-3314, extension 200) to report if their child is absent.

Order your MS/HS Torch yearbook early and save $

Middle school and high school students can now order the 2012 Torch yearbook online. » LEARN MORE

NYS Dept. of Health flu information

The New York State Health Department has released its flu guidelines for the 2011-2012 school year. Keep your kids safe. Make sure they are vaccinated every fall or winter. For more on these guidelines, click here (pdf).

Mr. Franchini's letter regarding new schedules

(Sept. 19, 2011) Read the letter (PDF).

Interview with Mr. Franchini

(Aug. 30, 2011) Mr. Franchini sat down with a current middle school student this summer to answer some questions about himself. The interview was filmed in the middle school recording studio, which was improved over the summer through the effort of Mr. Carte, the district's new technology coordinator. Watch the interview, here.