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Janet Duprey is North Country Chamber’s 63rd Irish Person of the Year 

Source: North Country Chamber’s 63rd Irish Person of the Year announced | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The North Country Chamber of Commerce held its 63 annual St. Patricks Day Breakfast Thursday, March 17 to announce the Irish Person of the Year.

Special School Board Meeting

The Peru School Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room.  It is anticipated that the Board will almost immediately convene in Executive Session to conduct employment interviews for the Superintendent of Schools vacancy.  At this time, no other District business is […]

Results of the 2022 CVES Regional Spelling Bee held at Stafford Middle School in Plattsburgh

March 14, 2022:  Grade 4 Champion: #17 Calen Duso, Boquet Valley Central School District Grade 5 Champion: #19 Elsa Isecke, Peru Central School District Grade 6 Champion: #6 Ethan Thomas, Peru Central School District Grade 7 Champion: #2 Charlotte Isecke, Peru Central School District Grade 8 Champion: #23 Grace Kullman, Boquet Valley Central School District […]

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 12th

Peru Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Cormac O’Callaghan and his daughter Deirdre at St. Augustine’s Parish Center today preparing for Saturday’s Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. It is served from 4 to 6 p.m. The latest weather forecast calls for the snow to stop in Peru by 4 p.m. so the dinner is ON!  Everyone […]

Peru Central School Hall of Fame Nominations Requested

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served or […]

Obituary of Carl W. Zerrahn | Hamilton Funeral Home serving Mooers,…

Longtime Peru teacher, town justice, community leader passes away Source: Obituary of Carl W. Zerrahn | Hamilton Funeral Home serving Mooers,…

New CDC guidance: Masks still recommended in these 11 New York counties including Clinton, Essex and St. Lawrence – syracuse.com

Source: New CDC guidance: Masks still recommended in these 11 New York counties – syracuse.com

Saranac Lake storms past Peru | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Saranac Lake storms past Peru | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Nighthawks pull away in B quarters | Sun Community News PERU | A 10-0 run in the waning minutes of play propelled the fourth seed Peru varsity girls basketball team to a 49-35 win over fifth seed Plattsburgh High 

Source: Nighthawks pull away in B quarters | Sun Community News PERU | A 10-0 run in the waning minutes of play propelled the fourth seed Peru varsity girls basketball team to a 49-35 win over fifth seed Plattsburgh High Feb. 22 in the Section VII/Class B quarterf

Candidate sought to fill open Peru School Board position

The Peru Central School District is seeking a candidate to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the term of Ms. Linda Morgan. The five-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is available […]

North Country mourns loss of Peru-Plattsburgh pre-K teacher

Source: North Country mourns loss of pre-K teacher

Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester

BURLINGTON, VT (02/07/2022)– Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Friend is currently enrolled in the Business Administration major. Making the Dean’s List is a […]

Local schools rank at Harvard Model UN | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Students from Ausable Valley, Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Chazy, Northeastern Clinton, Peru, and Saranac 

Source: Local schools rank at Harvard Model UN | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Students from Ausable Valley, Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Chazy, Northeastern Clinton, Peru, and Saranac represented countries and debated the world’s most pressing issues at the int

Ausable Valley Sr HS @ Peru Sr HS on 02/05/2022.

Peru wins Wrestling Match  Peru Sr HS (PSH) 36.0 Ausable Valley Sr HS (AVSH) 34.0 110: Gavin Morrow (AVSH) over   (PSH) (For.) 118: Double Forfeit 126: Logan Trim (PSH) over Leland Pray (AVSH) (Fall 1:06) 132: Kadin Johnson (PSH) over Jonathan Fletcher (AVSH) (Fall 3:33) 138: Maxwell Jess (PSH) over   (AVSH) (For.) 145: Ethan Dickinson […]

James Matthews of Peru named to the University of New Hampshire’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 Semester

DURHAM, NH (02/04/2022)– James Matthews of Peru, NY has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning High Honors for the fall 2021 semester. Matthews is majoring in Theatre:Musical Theatre. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through […]

Regular Monthly School Board Meeting February 2022

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room.  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 […]

Emmie Morgan named to Dean’s List at Ithaca College

ITHACA, NY (02/03/2022)– Ithaca College student Emmie Morgan of Peru (12972) was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. About Ithaca College Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential college dedicated to building knowledge and confidence through a continuous cycle of theory, practice and performance. Home to some 6,500 students, the […]

Peru Central seeking superintendent applications

Chief grapplers handle Nighthawks | Sun Community News SARANAC | The Saranac varsity wrestling team put on a dominating performance Jan. 25

Source: Chief grapplers handle Nighthawks | Sun Community News SARANAC | The Saranac varsity wrestling team put on a dominating performance Jan. 25, scoring wins by fall in every match they won en route to a 72-5 rout of Peru.

Local school districts explain continued mask guidance | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Local school districts explain continued mask guidance | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | School districts across Clinton County and the state were inundated with calls from parents after a downstate Supreme Court decision found New York’s current public m

Open spot on Peru School Board

The Peru Central School District is seeking a candidate to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the term of Ms. Linda Morgan. The five-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is […]

Kaitlyn Lee Witt of Peru, NY, has been named to Clarkson University’s Dean’s List

POTSDAM, NY (01/20/2022)– Kaitlyn Lee Witt of Peru, NY, a junior majoring in computer science, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester at Clarkson University. Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and also carry at least 14 credit hours. As a private, national research university, Clarkson is […]

Vikings lead all state football picks | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Vikings lead all state football picks | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A trio of Moriah Vikings were named to the first team of the Class D NYSSWA all state football team after the squad went to their third straight state finals in as many full seasons.

Allison Beattie of Peru is Named to Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Hudson Valley Community College

TROY, NY (01/07/2022)– Allison Beattie of Peru was named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Hudson Valley Community College. Beattie is studying in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at the Troy, NY college. The Dean’s List recognizes those full-time students and part-time students registered for at least six college credits who have a term […]

Respected, beloved Peru High School graduate (64), teacher, principal passes away

Christine L. (Seavey) Angevine, 75, of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly from Plattsburgh, NY, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2022, surrounded by loved ones after an unrelenting battle with cancer.  She was born October 29, 1946, in Muskegon, MI, and attended Plattsburgh State University where she obtained a Master’s in Education and Administration. Chris began […]