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Gowana is
one of three middle schools located on the main campus.
It opened in 1953. The
three middle schools buildings are attached and share core
areas such as gym, libraries, etc., however, they function as
separate schools.
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Posted 4/24/08
Fifth grade Parent /Orientation Meetings
Wednesday, May 14 7:00
PM: Middle School Auditorium will focus on Gowana
Thursday, May 15 6:30
PM: Acadia Cafeteria - will focus on Acadia
Monday, May 19 7:00 PM: Koda
Cafeteria will focus on Koda |
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Posted 4/23/08
The Gowana Student Council asked the student body to collect
their pennies for a really great cause! From March 7th to the 28th,
each team was asked to raise as much money as they could to help the
Pennies for Patients campaign. This campaign asks schools to
donate loose change and all of the proceeds are donated to the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. At the conclusion, the students of
Gowana raised $1713.58. Team 8-1 was the leader, raising $363.52,
and Team 6-1 was close behind raising $351.87. We want to thank all
of those that participated; we look forward to helping out this
great cause again next year. |
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Posted 4/21/08
The Gowana Community Club would like to invite you to participate in
a Family Night at Friendly's Restaurant right here in Clifton Park
on April 29th from 5-8. If we can get 100 people in the door
20% of the sales from 5-8 will be donated back to the Community
Club!! The proceeds will be split and donated to The Animal
Protective Foundation in Scotia, NY and "The Sammi Fund" which was
created when Sammi Sagnelli was diagnosed with Lymphoma a short time
ago. All are welcome!!! Just remember to remind you server that
your "Here to support Gowana"! |
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Gowana Spotlight on Student Success : Thursday May 1st 5 - 7 pm.
All parents and students are invited to visit Gowana to view student
work, participate in student activities and listen to musical
entertainment. |
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Gowana PTA Scholarship Pasta Dinner Thursday May 1st 5-7 pm in the
Gowana Cafe. Order forms will be mailed home or can be picked up
at the Gowana Main office. |
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Shens 2nd Annual Health and Wellness Fair - Motivate in 2008 at the
2nd Annual Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday May 1, brought to you
by the Health and Physical Education Departments. Students will
have an opportunity to attend the Fair during their Health and PE
classes. Staff is invited to attend at their convenience. The Fair
will be open to the community in the evening from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. So
get ready to Feel Great in 2008! |
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Another day for Gowana PTA Spring Pictures - May 14th -
Students will have another opportunity to have their picture taken
during lunch periods. |
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Silent Sustained Reading continues on Wednesday mornings on April 2,
23 & 30, and May 7 & 18. On those mornings we will be on an
18-minute delay schedule. What is Silent Sustained Reading (SSR)? SSR
is a program which encourages recreational or independent reading and
allows students, teachers and all staff in school to read a book or
other free choice material for an uninterrupted period of time. This
offers students the opportunity to independently explore and practice
their reading skills in a regular, pleasurable and stress-free manner.
It also offers adults the opportunity to model reading as a valued
activity, important to every discipline and content area. |
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New York State
requires English/Language Arts testing for all students in grades
3-8. Click here for information
about the exams including dates, test-taking strategies and sample
tests. |
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Opportunities
for parents to get involved at Gowana.
Click here. |
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WHO'S WHO |
Principal:
Jill Bush
Assistant
Principal:
Thom VanGelder
Counselor:
Caryn Dominick,
Linda Shady,
Clifford Szablewski
Psychologist:
Debra Wisner
School Nurse:
Karen DiPalma |
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START & DISMISSAL |
School
starts
at
8:55
a.m.
School dismisses
at
3:35
p.m. |
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REGULAR PERIOD
SCHEDULE |
HR: 8:55-9:00
Per. 1 9:03-9:43
Per. 2 9:47-10:27
Per. 3 10:31-11:11
Per. 4 11:15-11:55
Per. 5 11:59-12:39
Per. 6 12:43-1:23
Per. 7 1:27-2:07
Per. 8 2:11-2:51
Per. 9 2:55-3:35 |
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DIRECTIONS |
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To get to Gowana, take
the Northway I87 to Exit 9. Head west on Route 146. At
the fourth light take a left onto the main campus. Bear
left, Gowana is the first school on the
right. |
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MAP OF
BUILDINGS |
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A map of the building is
available for students at the main office. The NYS
police have advised us not to put maps of our buildings
on the website. |
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TEACHER AND STAFF
WEBPAGES |
TEAMS:
Grade
6, Team 1:
Ms. Alderman, Math,
Mr.
Anderson, Science,
Mrs. Erno, Language
Arts,
Mr. Bradley, Social Studies
Grade
6: Mr. Bradley,
Social Studies
Grade
7, Team 1:
Ms. Reilly, Social Studies;
Mrs. Hausman, English
Grade
7, Team 2:
Mr. Anthes, Social Studies; Mrs.
Starr, English, Mrs. Hacker,
Math; Ms. Coulter,
Science
Grade
8, Team 2:
Mr. Millington, Social
Studies;
Mrs. Neuber, Science;
Mrs. Friedman, English; and Mrs. Stinebrickner, Math
Accelerated
Courses:
Ms. Romano,
accelerated math
GOWANA
UNIFIED ART TEACHERS:
Family
and Consumer Sciences (FACS):
Mrs. Sayers - 6th Grade,
Mrs. Giudici -
7th Grade
Languages
Other Than English (LOTE):
Ms. Griswold -
Latin
Health:
Mrs. Preston, gr. 8;
Mrs. Funyak,
gr.6
Music:
Shen band,
Mrs. Kenyon,
Mrs. Tallman,
Shen Strings;
Shen Orchestra
Technology:
Mr. Sotys
and Mr. Whitley Mr
Redman
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS:
English Language Arts (ELA)
gr. 6-8: Diane
DeSilva, 881-0430
Math gr. 6-8: Carrie
Peverly,
881-0430
Science gr. 6-8:Diane Betzwieser,
881-0430
Social
Studies gr. 6-8:
Michael Gutchell, 881-0430
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