"Daily Announcements" now includes video

(Jan. 20, 2012) By clicking on the "Daily Announcements" link to the right, you can now access the video produced each day by our very own BBTV (Blackbird Television), which stars VMS students.

VMS will now mail report cards home

(Jan. 19, 2012) Voorheesville Middle School will no longer send report cards home with students beginning with second quarter report cards. This marking period ends on Jan. 27 and report cards are scheduled to be mailed home on Feb. 8. Progress reports for the third and fourth quarter will still be given to students to bring home.

Seventh-grader wins district spelling bee

(Jan. 12, 2012) Voorheesville Middle School seventh-grader Ryan Burczak has clenched the title of "Voorheesville Spelling Bee Champion." He will represent Voorheesville at the Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on Tuesday, Feb. 7. » LEARN MORE

Four Voorheesville students winners in Times Union Holiday Card Contest

(Jan. 5, 2012) Four Voorheesville students have been selected as winners in the Times Union's annual Holiday Card Contest. The artwork of Carl Treiber, grade 7, Kaylynn Lawson, grade 11, Ilyssa Simsek, grade 12, and Faith Cunningham, grade 9 are among the winning entries chosen from each grade level, K-12. Faith was also the grand prize winner overall. » LEARN MORE

Middle School main entrance

A camera and buzzer have been installed for the main entrance of Voorheesville Middle School. VMS parents and guardians may now begin using the middle school main entrance throughout the day, including to drop-off and pick-up their child, enter the building for meetings, and to drop-off materials for their child. Parents/guardians should still contact the attendance office (765-3314, extension 200) to report if their child is absent.

Middle school Builders Club sells "Bells for Life" to benefit Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Albany Medical Center

(Dec. 22, 2011)  Voorheesville Middle School's Builders Club teamed up again with the Kiwanis to sell "Bells for Life" in December to benefit the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of The Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center. » LEARN MORE

Congratulations first quarter honor roll students!

(Dec. 1, 2011) Congratulations to Voorheesville Middle School students who made honor roll for the first quarter of the 2011-12 school year. » SEE THE LISTS

Voorheesville MS donates items to Kiwanis food pantry

(Nov. 22, 2011) The middle school's food drive, sponsored by the Builders Club, was a huge success! Over 1,000 items were donated to the Kiwanis food pantry. So which staff member had to wear the turkey costume on Monday? » LEARN MORE

Order your MS/HS Torch yearbook early and save $

(Nov. 10, 2011) Middle school and high school students can now order the 2012 Torch yearbook online. » LEARN MORE

Middle school filled to the brim with character

(Nov. 3, 2011) On Oct. 31, Voorheesville Middle School students and staff "celebrated" Halloween by choosing a character from world history, researching their character, and giving a 60-second speech dressed as that person. We heard from King Tut, Winston Churchill and everyone in between. It was a blast seeing everyone dressed up...including the teachers! » VIEW A PHOTO GALLERY AND VIDEO

Pink hair raises money for breast cancer research

(Nov. 3, 2011) The middle school Student Council's pink hair extension fundraiser on Oct. 21 gave 26 people a splash of bright pink in the hair and raised $260. The group was able to keep $130, which it split with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Thank you to everyone for your support!

NYS Dept. of Health flu information

The New York State Health Department has released its flu guidelines for the 2011-2012 school year. Keep your kids safe. Make sure they are vaccinated every fall or winter. For more on these guidelines, click here (pdf).

Mr. Franchini's letter regarding new schedules

(Sept. 19, 2011) Read the letter (PDF).

Interview with Mr. Franchini

(Aug. 30, 2011) Mr. Franchini sat down with a current middle school student this summer to answer some questions about himself. The interview was filmed in the middle school recording studio, which was improved over the summer through the effort of Mr. Carte, the district's new technology coordinator. Watch the interview, here.