high school

I'll be honest, I expected more. I expected better. Maybe I think too highly of our area and our local schools? I'm not sure, but when this list of Top 25 high schools of upstate new york came out on newyorkupstate.com I was left scratching my head.

Saratoga Springs High School is stressing that they have nothing to do with an Instagram account featuring Neo-Nazi imagery and messages. Hundreds of students followed an account that was set up and the school is warning parents.  The account has since been deleted...

There is a good chance that if you're reading this, you know where your next meal is coming from. In fact, maybe you just came back from the vending machine after spend $1.25 on a bag of chips.

I like to pride myself on the fact that I'm from the Capital Region. We are lucky to have such an amazing community to grow up in and be a part of. I feel even more privileged to be a part of an area that has such high standards for ourselves, which shows in the quality of our businesses as well as our school systems.

The parents of a Niskayuna High School female student are suing the district because they say the district failed to protect their daughter and didn't follow the school's code of conduct. According to the suit, the victim, a high school girl, had been dropped off for a final exam, but with no designated area for students to wait, she and the suspected student entered an empty classroom... Read Mor

Assistant Principal is a thankless job. You toil and work to help your community's youth expand and extend their minds and never get the credit.  While the Principal gets all the glory and the teachers get all the apples you go about your day and walk the halls in anonymity, hoping that one day someone will notice you...

According to an article on News 10 ABC's website, a formal Lasalle teacher is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student. The teacher, at the time of the alleged relationship, was 28 and the student was 17. The teacher is also denying the accusations and claims to be a victim of extortion.

We are so used to hearing different things about our local schools and communities that we don't even think that our very own could be some of the best around. I'm not just talking locally either, I'm talking nationally.

Is it wrong to leave a graduation ceremony early? We had people weighing in on both sides of this issue today on the show. I personally took the stance that no, it isn't wrong and a good amount of people thought I was a terrible person if I even considered it.

"The young people today just don't care about anyone but themselves. These kids have a sense of entitlement that will bring the country to it's knees." These are the kind of comments you see these days about our youth. I'm not here to argue the merits of such statements, but I would say that if you want to see good in the world you just have to look for it. Unfortunately it can be hard t

The publication changes their picks weekly and this week a local high school has made the Top 25!

Hudson Valley Community College was the site of some great regional high school basketball this weekend and both Shenendehowa teams came out looking like favorites to make some noise next weekend.