Student Recognition
Ballston Spa High School Athletes of the week!
December 9th - 13th
We are back with our athlete's of the week as winter sports contests have begun. The High School Athletes of the week are given to Student Athletes who excel on and off the field and demonstrate what it means to be a Scottie. This award will be given to individuals each week of our Winter sports season. This week we would like to recognize:
From Girls Bowling - Peyton Schissler
Peyton bowled very well this week and even had a team high 606 triple against Columbia
From Girls Wrestling - Mia Collins
Mia Collins led the girls wrestling team into a 46-13 victory over Colonie. Mia had an impressive 18 second pin.
From Varsity Hockey - Joe Gabriele
Our high school hockey team opened the season last weekend going 1-1 against the top 2 teams in Section 10. Joey Gabriele led the team in scoring with 2 goals and one assist in the two games. Joe played well in both games and showed why he is an offensive leader on our team.
From Indoor Track - Petrina Zborovsky and Matthew Madigan
Matthew Madigan won the freshman 45 meter dash with a time of 5.82.
Petrina Zborovszky had an absolute breakout race with a 6.01 while winning the girls varsity 45m dash.
Congratulations to Senior, Ben Skillings, for being selected as a delegate for the United States Youth Senate Program. Ben was selected as one of only two delegates to represent New York State. He will attend an all-expenses paid week long leadership conference in Washington DC in March and receive a Scholarship for College.
Ballston Spa High School Athletes of the week!
November 18th - 22nd
Even though Winter sports started this week, we wanted to recognize postseason athletic successes.
Priya Raso and Scarlet Frankford helped the swimming and diving team with a 4th overall finish by placing 6th and 13th respectively at Sectionals.
Sarah Blaum, Michelle Pickering, Reyna Racaza and Michelle Adams are heading to Webster this weekend to compete at States. Good luck and GO SCOTTIES!!!
Be on the lookout for Athlete of the Week when winter sports season starts to compete this month.
September & October Spectacular Scotties
A Spectacular Scottie is a student who demonstrates good character not just in their academics, but in being supportive of and friendly towards their peers, is trustworthy, has a positive attitude, is involved in the community, or who shows improvement in their performance.
BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District has received the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education award. Ballston Spa is one of only 4% of public school districts across the country to receive the award in 2024.
“This national recognition serves as a credit to our faculty for ensuring outstanding opportunities in music education are available to our students throughout the district,” said Gianleo Duca, Superintendent of Schools, in a statement. “It further demonstrates how important music education is to our students, our district, and our school community.”
The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Ballston Spa answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and community music-making programs. Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.