The holiday season is upon us, and Hen Hud's wonderful winter concerts are right around the corner, so mark your calendars! Click here to see the dates for upcoming performances at each school.
On November 7, Blue Mountain Middle School celebrated 47 eighth graders who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Families and administrators were on hand to recognize these students for their scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship.
The Hendrick Hudson Girls Volleyball team is heading to the New York State Class A Volleyball Championships in Glens Falls, NY, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24, 2019.
Senior Jen Gougelmann has qualified for the New York State Girls Swimming Championships, to be held November 22-23 at Ithaca College. Gougelmann will be making her fourth straight appearance at the state finals and has qualified for the 200 free and the 500 free events.
Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter recently chatted with two cast members from Hendrick Hudson High School’s upcoming fall drama, “She Kills Monsters,” seniors Jessica Goetchius and Hadyn Gelman. The play will be performed on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m. and is for mature audiences, due to strong language and adult themes.
Three Hendrick Hudson High School student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play their respective sports at the collegiate level. Seniors Erin Clark, Jennifer Gougelmann, and Caitlin Weimar signed their letters during the NCAA early signing period this week. Clark will be joining the women’s lacrosse team at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio; Gougelmann will be joining the women’s swim team at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Weimar has committed to play women’s basketball at Marist College in Poughkeepsie.
George Ondek, local YouTube talk show host, visited Nikki Fawcett’s second grade class at Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School on November 1, just before Veterans Day. Ondek spoke to the students about his experience as a veteran and the idea of patriotism.
Editors of Hen Hud's Literary Magazine, The North Star, attended the 80th annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association fall conference at Columbia University on November 4. They spent the day attending various workshops on publication topics, ranging from poetic meter to digital design, along with their counterparts from across the country.
