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NYS Teacher of the Year honored Monday

The New York State Teacher of the Year gets his name in the books on Monday.

Today, Assemblyman Mark Johns and state Senator Mike Nozzolio will honor Greg Ahlquist -- New York State's Teacher of the Year.

Ahlquist teaches history and the humanities at Webster Thomas High School.

The ceremony will officially place his name in the state record.

Knights of Columbus present $2,000 to St. Joseph School

Knights of Columbus present $2,000 to St. Joseph School

On Wednesday, officials from the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus presented St. Joseph School with a donation of $1,000 and a commitment for an additional matching gift of $1,000 from its NYS Leadership Committee for a total contribution of $2,000.

To raise the money, the Knights sold poinsettias during Christmas, lilies at Easter and hosted a pasta dinner after Sunday mass.

“We are grateful and thrilled to accept this donation from the Knights of Columbus,” said Theresa Hanna, St. Joseph School Principal. “Thanks to this generosity, we can support school enhancements including the production of essential educational materials and learning tools for our classrooms. Our pre-school 3 classroom needs a new educational rug which ties into their learning, so this money could help with that opportunity.” 

Scholar Athlete of the Week 10/16: Penfield's Christian Amering

enfield senior Christian Amering carries a 93 average and hopes to pursue a career as a civil engineer.

Christian Amering, Penfield Scholar Athlete, said, “I'm looking at RPI, Clarkson, Penn State, WPI.

I like the idea of building things and the design process. I took a civil engineering class that interests me.”

Amering also uses those skills as an Eagle Scout. For community service, he designed benches at Ellison Park. He also works at Wegmans. All that while being a three year varsity starter for the school’s soccer team. His older brother is his role model.

Amering said, “I saw him win states four years ago and I wanted to follow in his footsteps.”

He is captain and enjoys his leadership role.

Amering said, “I like to encourage my guys and make them better, a better play so they can benefit from it.”

Right now, he’s relishing the end of his high school career and preparing for the next step.

Webster Thomas teacher named NYS Teacher of the Year

A high school social studies teacher at Webster Thomas High School has been named the 2013 New York State Teacher of the Year.

Gregory Ahlquist was presented with a certificate of recognition by Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch and Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. Ahlquist was also presented with the Thomas Sobol Award and the David Johnson Award, both created as annual gifts for recipients of the Teacher of the Year award.

Ahlquist has been teaching in the Webster Central School District for twelve years and is currently teaching AP World History and AP European History. He has also taught Humanities and a Holocaust elective. Ahlquist has been an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Geneseo teaching Humanities, as well as History and Latin courses.

Ahlquist is also the winner of the Webster Central School District’s Oak Tree Award for teaching.

Webster Montessori School to hold groundbreaking

Webster Montessori School will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, October 11.

Expansion plans include doubling the size of the existing school building and providing new classroom space and a multipurpose room.

Webster High School Marching Band hosts free clinic

Webster High School Marching Band is hosting an open house and clinic at Schroeder High School on Saturday, October 20, 2-4 pm.

Marching Band has openings in all sections --- color guard, dance, percussion, woodwinds, and brass. The clinic is free of charge and is offered to any WCSD student in grades 4-12.

Interested students should bring their own instrument. A Parent Information Session will also be held.

Participating students will receive one free ticket to attend Autumn Fanfare to be held that evening at the Schroeder Stadium.

Henderson Ford Book Drive Yields Over 1,200 Books for School 52

Henderson Ford Book Drive Yields Over 1,200 Books for School 52

Henderson Ford helped hundreds of Rochester City School students focus on reading through their Fill a Ford Book Drive campaign. Henderson Ford staff and customers, as well as local businesses- A Different Point of View, Omero’s Clothes, Edge Advertising Group and Dixon Schwabl- collected 1,203 books to donate to students at Rochester City School Number 52, Frank Fowler Dow Elementary School.