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Hold-in-place measure lifted
Arkport Central School was placed on a lockdown at approximately 8:30 a.m. today (May 24) after receiving a report from the Steuben County Sheriff's Department about a student possibly having a weapon.
All students and staff are safe and unharmed.
The lockdown was downgraded at 9:30 a.m. to a "hold in place," which confined students to classrooms, and then lifted completely at 10:40 a.m., when students resumed their normal schedules. No weapon was found.
The sheriff's department is investigating.
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Arkport's last "Late Arrival Monday" of the 2017-18 school year will be June 4. The school days on Monday, June 11, and Monday, June 18, will begin at the regular start time of 8:06 a.m.
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Voters approve 2018-19 school district budget, elect BOE member
On May 15, Arkport Central School District voters approved the district’s $10.9 million 2018-19 budget proposal, elected a new Board of Education member, passed a proposition to buy two new school vehicles and approved the creation of four reserve accounts.
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New grade-level requirements for health exams and screenings begin July 1
Families will soon need to comply with new grade-level requirements for health exams and screenings.
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Arrival and Dismissal Procedures Changing
As you know, the No. 1 priority for the Arkport Central School District is the safety of our students. We take our responsibility to provide a learning environment that safeguards a student’s physical, emotional, and social well-being very seriously.
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Arkport, Canaseraga students to vote on new mascot, uniform colors
Both school districts will be asking students to participate in online polls over the next two months to determine the combined athletics teams’ colors and mascot.
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How to talk to kids about scary events
In the wake of the tragic shooting Feb. 14 at a Florida high school, Arkport reassures the community and offers tips on how to talk to students about scary events in the news.
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Governor proposes 3 percent increase in state education funding
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented an executive state budget proposal that includes a $769 million increase in overall funding for school operations in the 2018-19 school year. Under the governor’s proposal, total school aid for 2018-19 would be $26.4 billion, which represents a statewide increase of 3 percent.
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Local students tapped for leadership seminar
The Canaseraga Lions Club has selected Arkport 10th grader Laura Deel and Canaseraga 10th grader Alexis Dean-Prince to attend a leadership seminar.
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UPDATED: National Weather Service warns of dangerously cold wind chills
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a regional wind chill watch for Thursday evening through Saturday morning, warning of dangerously low wind chills, very cold temperatures and lake effect snow.
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Student Spotlight: Fifth Grade Crystal Project
After students in Mrs. Lewis's 5th grade class created ornaments, students did a quick write about their procedure and observations while making their solution. Later, after several days, they also wrote about what their project turned out like. Here are three student observations:
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Merger advisory committee holds first meeting
Dec. 14, 2017 – The process to study a possible merger between Arkport and Canaseraga school districts officially got underway Dec. 11 when an advisory committee comprised of 16 volunteers from both districts met for the first time in the Canaseraga cafeteria
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Time to review procedures for snow days & delays
Now that we've had the season's first snowflakes, it's a good time to review how Arkport Central School District handles weather-related closings and delays.
