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Peru High School Graduate Transitional Deacon Leagon Carlin preps for appointment | News | pressrepublican.com

“Carlin is appointed Parochial Vicar at The Roman Catholic Community of St. Alexanders and St. Joseph in Morrisonville, St. Augustine’s Church in Peru and St. James in Cadyville effective June 29….I’ll be excited to work with Father Scott and to work with the parishioners there. Of course, I went to Peru School, kindergarten through 12th […]

Peru native’s Adk. landscapes featured in one-man show | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH 

“Remillard, a Peru native and lawyer-turned-artist, is professor of art in the School of Art and Design of Kennesaw State University, Georgia. While he paints a variety of different landscapes, “Visions” features his Adirondacks landscapes, which depict not only the natural beauty of the area but also the agriculture that is such a big part […]

Peru Central School District May 17, 2022, Vote Results.

Eddie Webbinaro was elected to the school board with 490 votes vs. 268 votes for Kara Bruno Hicks. . 2022-223 school budget approved 537 to 254. Budget Proposition #1 passed by 537 to 254 Bus Proposition #2 passed by 568 to 223 Capital Reserve Dissolution Proposition #3 passed by 593 to 190   Capital Reserve Establishment […]

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Peru’s Jenna Swyers named to North Atlantic Conference 2022 Sportsmanship Team

  Waterville, N.Y.: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that two members of the SUNY Cobleskill men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams have been named to the 2022 NAC Sportsmanship Team by the league’s coaches. First year women’s team member and team captain Jenna Swyers, Peru, N.Y., Peru High School junior men’s […]

Peru High School’s entrepreneurs

By John T. Ryan Peru – I attended the Peru School Board meeting Tuesday evening May 10th where learned a lot about the 2022-23 budget, met administrators, and gained respect for all the people willing to serve as school board members.   Something else impressed me – Peru High School’s Entrepreneurial Club. Club members invited board […]

Town of Peru school tax rates expected to decline

  According to the May 2022 Peru Central School District Community Report if you live in the Town of Peru, your school tax rate should be declining from $18.83/M to $17.37/M based on the ESTIMATED tax levy. That could change slightly. Click the following for more details School Tax Rate 2022-2023

Alex Rine Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/10/2022)– Alex Rine of Peru, New York, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Rine was initiated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Rine is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be […]

School Board candidates respond to Peru Gazette questions

  On Tuesday, May 17th between noon and 9 p.m. Peru School District voters will cast ballots to approve or reject the 2022-2023 school budget and three propositions. They will also cast ballots to determine who is the incoming member of the Peru School Board.  The Peru Gazette posed five questions to the two school […]

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Peru School Board Regular Monthly Meeting & Budget Hearing May 2022

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room.  As part of the meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing on the District’s four (4) propositions slated for voter consideration on May 17, 2022, which include the […]

PROPOSED PERU SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE & BOARD ELECTION SLATED FOR MAY 17, 2022

PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY REPORT MAY 2022  CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS  

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Special School Board Meeting April 28, 2022

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a fully remote special meeting on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 8:00 AM.  The sole purpose of this meeting is to vote on the BOCES (CVES) administrative budget and on the slate of candidates running for open CVES board seats.  At this time, no other action items […]

Peru Central names new superintendent | News | pressrepublican.com

The Peru Gazette plans to interview Mr. Storms very soon. Source: Peru Central names new superintendent | News | pressrepublican.com

CVAC announces winter Hebert winners | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Peru Kathryn Bowman (bowling) and Wyatt Premore (basketball) were named the Holmes All-Academic recipients for Peru. Source: CVAC announces winter Hebert winners | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Champlain Valley Athletic conference has announced their John J. Herbert All Academic Award winners for the winter sports season. Included are:

Peru native has advice for women

By John T. Ryan Rebecca (Dalton) Cassidy, a Peru native, and a 1993 Peru High School graduate, just became a published author. After over twenty years in the workplace, she decided to impart what she’s learned, especially to women working in an all-female company or organization. Cassidy’s recently published book is titled Working with Women: Successful […]

Peru CSD Board of Education meeting

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:00 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   […]

Budget Workshop #3 for Peru Board of Education

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, April 5th at 6 PM in the High School Community Room for their third public session budget workshop.  The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will be available on the District’s website.           

The Blues are Back in Plattsburgh – Mountain Lake PBS

“The blues are returning to Plattsburgh and the historic Strand Theatre. Award-winning Blues artist Kevin Burt is coming next week to perform a series of concerts in several schools districts in the North Country, and then taking the stage with singer Dawn Tyler Watson for a gala performance at the Strand on April 2nd. Tickets […]

Interim Peru School Superintendent Scott Storms Appointed Superintendent

Dear Peru Central School Community, The Peru Central School Board of Education announces the appointment of Mr. Scott Storms as the Peru Central School Superintendent.  Mr. Storms was appointed to the position at the April 12, 2022, regularly scheduled Board of Education Meeting at 7 PM. The Board would like to thank all members of […]

Renowned blues artist coming to Peru Central

Kevin Burt, an internationally acclaimed blues artist, is coming to Peru and four other local schools. In 2018 Kevin swept the International Blues Challange winning, Best Artist in the solo/duo category as well as best acoustic guitar and best harmonica (The first time ever an artist has won in all three categories) This year he […]

CVAC gymnastics all-stars includes several Peru students | Sun Community News 

Source: CVAC gymnastics all stars | Sun Community News Members of the Section VII gymnastics all star team include (from left) Lilly Swyers, Shana Manor, Lauren Prescott, Maleah Lunan, Oona Hall, Caleigh Latour, Kennedy Beyer, Nate Sarnow, Ninah Keliihananui, Kend