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March 12, 2026 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Lake View Campus in Westport.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include:
- A preliminary report on establishing an academic calendar for the next school year.
- Public report on the implementation of the code of conduct policies and protocols for this school year.
- Public report on early progress toward establishing a proposed budget plan for the next school year.
When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page. Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Feb. 26, 2026 Budget Meeting notice
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold a Budget Meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown for the purpose of discussing the 2025-2026 budget and any other business that may come before the Board.
The meeting is open to the public. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.
When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
2nd Quarter Middle School Honor Roll
Middle School Honor Roll
Congratulations to the middle school students at Boquet Valley Central School District who earned a spot on the Honor Roll for the second quarter of this school year!
High Honor Roll
Students on the High Honor Roll have an average of 95 or higher.
Mark Robert Alexander, grade 7
Tatum Elizabeth Brearton, grade 8
Isabella Maria Celotti, grade 8
Abigail Robin DiBartolomeo, grade 7
Samantha M Dolly, grade 7
Elijah M Drew, grade 7
Anna Olivia Duso, grade 8
Calen James Duso, grade 8
Ella Amelia Egglefield, grade 6
Cora Elizabeth Egglefield, grade 8
Bentley C Ferris, grade 7
Asha Meryn Heller, grade 7
Amina Ayran Heller, grade 8
Cedar J Hilshey, grade 6
Rayne Shire Larmore, grade 6
Jeannette Marie Nicholas, grade 8
Emeline Haley O’Neill, grade 8
Evelyn M Otap, grade 8
Mason M Peck, grade 7
Elianna Eunice Soriano, grade 6
Brystal Welch, grade 6
Addyson Welch, grade 7
Honor Roll
Students on the Honor Roll have achieved an average between 90 and 94.9.
Philip Solon Bisselle, grade 7
Samuel Harrison Bouchard-Hall, grade 6
Scarlet Brant, grade 7
Hayden Cave, grade 8
Arianna Crandall-Otis, grade 6
Ciara Duke, grade 7
Keenan M Duso, grade 6
Barrett Conway Fielder, grade 6
Aislyn Anne Fielder, grade 8
Lila Goff, grade 6
Londyn Gough, grade 6
Taylor M Hance, grade 7
Charlette Autumn Lindsay, grade 8
Jack Miller, grade 7
Savannah O’Dell, grade 7
Amelia O’Neill, grade 6
Taylor Quaid, grade 8
Harper Michelle Rathbun, grade 6
Henry Saltamach, grade 7
Taylynn Rayne St.Dennis, grade 8
Robyn F Villavicencio, grade 8
Levi Worrell, grade 6
Merit Roll
Students on the Merit Roll have earned an average between 85 and 89.9.
Carson RD Ashe, grade 6
Mikhael Carter, grade 6
Dylan Cross, grade 7
Daisy G Cushman, grade 8
Carson DeVoid, grade 6
Claude Frank Fox, grade 7
Ava B Goff, grade 7
Peyton L Graham, grade 6
Livingston Hatch, grade 7
Aaron Hudson, grade 8
Audrina Johnson, grade 7
Shannon E Johnson, grade 8
Aleeyah J Jordon, grade 6
Skylar R Mussen, grade 6
Elliot R Palmer, grade 6
Emica J Rutzler, grade 7
Liam P Sandberg, grade 8
Kayson James Simpson, grade 6
Jeremy D Swinyer, grade 8
Adelynn G van Rijsewijk, grade 8
2nd Quarter High School Honor Roll
High School Honor Roll
Congratulations to the high school students at Boquet Valley Central School District who earned a spot on the Honor Roll for the second quarter of this school year!
High Honor Roll
Students on the High Honor Roll have an average of 95 or higher.
Aidan Ashline, grade 12
Louis Burgess, grade 9
Sadie Burgess, grade 11
Keir Furman, grade 10
Edith Jane Goff, grade 9
Marguerite N Hall, grade 10
Sophia Iten-Hawxhurst, grade 9
Isabella R. Johnson, grade 9
Grace Kelley Kullman, grade 12
Claire Reynolds, grade 12
Ezra Wekin, grade 12
Sophia Whalen, grade 12
Honor Roll
Students on the Honor Roll have achieved an average between 90 and 94.9.
Mara Ashline, grade 10
Chloe Grace Barker, grade 12
Kai Blaise, grade 11
Lino Caputo, grade 12
Emma Conley, grade 12
Holden Costin, grade 12
Allen Demar, grade 12
Andrew Denton, grade 12
Julia Ann Denton, grade 12
Hunter French, grade 9
Jack Ryan Gay, grade 11
Jacob Gay, grade 11
Sarah Gibson, grade 12
Emma Hance, grade 12
Olivia R Hathaway, grade 10
Jerzey Evelyn Heald, grade 12
Justice N Johnson, grade 12
Lila Elizabeth Kullman, grade 10
Carson Leibeck, grade 12
Blake T McCoy, grade 9
Keely Kaye M Miller, grade 10
Jalynne Orciani, grade 11
Charlee Orciani, grade 12
Benjamin Pribble, grade 11
Ella Pulsifer, grade 10
Olive M Stewart, grade 11
Christopher Taylor, grade 11
Merit Roll
Students on the Merit Roll have earned an average between 85 and 89.9.
Amara E Brugman, grade 12
Adyson Leigh Christian, grade 11
Tessa Clark, grade 12
Tucker Luke Connor, grade 11
Alena Crandall-Otis, grade 9
Lily S Cushman, grade 10
Holden C Howard, grade 12
Myla Jane Husner, grade 11
Bryce Liberi, grade 10
Zander Lobdell, grade 9
Aidan McCaffrey, grade 12
Matthew Moore, grade 10
Lillyanna Moore, grade 11
Blake Moulton, grade 12
Matthew Napper, grade 12
Kaya A Olcott, grade 10
Anthony Reynolds-Corrow, grade 9
Nathan S Sayre, grade 12
Jacob Charles Thompson, grade 9
Nikalus Thompson, grade 12
Phineas Turner, grade 12
Kenneth Wrisley, grade 12
Feb. 12, 2026 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include:
- Tthe BVCSD Report on the Governor’s Executive Budget proposal.
- Status report on facilities conditions, using the State-mandated building conditions survey data.
- Winter report on the school district’s fleet of school buses and forecasted near-future priorities.
- Status report on planning for next school year’s priorities for instructional program staffing.
When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Model UN team heads to Boston
The Griffin Model United Nations team is heading to Boston to engage with students from around the country and world on major world issues.
The Harvard Model UN conference begins Thursday, Jan. 29, and continues through Sunday, Feb. 1. It is hosted by a team from Harvard University and held at two hotels in downtown Boston. It is the highlight of the MUN team’s year, expanding on their experience at regional events and giving them the chance to connect with and learn from students from all over.
“It gives you a great opportunity to meet some really cool people that alternatively you wouldn’t,” said Nathan Sayre, a Boquet Valley senior on the MUN team. “The environment is generally rather social. On the committees I’ve been on, there’s a sense of competition but it’s not oppressive, and people have been very nice.”
The HMUN conference
A Model UN conference gives students a chance to role-play as members of the United Nations, researching and debating issues facing the world, and trying to find agreement on how to solve important challenges.
At HMUN, most of the eight-person Griffin MUN team are representing the South Asian country of Nepal. They researched the country’s demographics, economy, values and other characteristics. Delegates participate in committees that will focus on different topics, where they will advocate for what they believe would be Nepal’s stance on the issue.
The HMUN slate of committees features a wide variety of potential options, with large groups up to 400 participants and groups as small as 15 delegates. Each group focuses on a specific topic.
To make things even more fun, some groups get a choice of topics. Delegate Andrew Denton, a Boquet Valley senior, is on the Economic and Financial Committee, where they were given two different topics, and the group will decide which topic to focus on as they meet up in Boston.
Delegates (which is what the students participating in the event are called) write a position paper about their country’s stance on the issue their committee will focus on, then participate in debates where they will suggest solutions to issues and work with fellow delegates to try to solve problems.
Senior Grace Kullman is the one Griffin who won’t be repping Nepal. She is participating in one of four specialized bodies, a smaller group that zeroes in on a unique place and time to explore a leadership and negotiation challenge. These can include historic events, potential future events, or specific groups dealing with current events. Grace is on the International Cricket Council roleplaying as Mirwais Ashraf, chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. She will be working with other delegates to find ways to veer the game of cricket away from the commercialization that has overcome it and get back to the game’s traditional values.
This is the second year in a row that Grace has participated in a specialized body. Last year, she was part of a group working on the Warsaw Pact, a 1955 treaty involving the Soviet Union and eastern European nations. She hadn’t asked to be a part of that but ended up really liking it, and was thrilled to learn that this year she’d again join a specialized body.
“I was so happy, jumping up and down, so excited,” Grace said.
A longstanding tradition
Model UN is a longstanding tradition for the area. Boquet Valley is one of about six districts around the region that send teams to HMUN. Students from Boquet Valley CSD, and Elizabethtown-Lewis before the merger, have been participating for several decades. Social Studies Teacher Peter Castine, who has been the group’s advisor for the last 20 years, teaches students how to participate in Model UN through an elective class that meets every other day called International Politics.
They learn about how the real United Nations and Model UN operates, and they learn about NGOs, or non-governmental organizations, which often play a role in politics at the UN. Once they have assignments for a specific event, they do research and write position papers for the event. They also practice mock debates in the class, and Mr. Castine has them practice by teaching him about the topic they are studying.
The four seniors on the MUN team have been to HMUN in the past, and they were incredibly excited to get back this year. While taking a break during a recent prep session, team members talked about why they got involved in MUN. Some of them were shy and wanted to work on being better at public speaking, and others wanted a chance to learn about important issues around the world, or specific topics they wouldn’t have thought to look into otherwise. They all wanted to work on their public speaking skills, and they all looked forward to meeting new people and learning about other parts of the country and world, broadening their perspectives.
While they work hard, they also fit in plenty of fun on the trip too. The four are thrilled to get back to Boston Burger Company, a burger joint with a ridiculous array of indulgently delicious burgers, and they’ll visit the Boston Museum of Science. There’s some official fun, too: The last day of the conference usually includes a Fun MUN session where delegates participate in silly and fun challenges to end the event on a light note.
Griffin MUN
The Griffin MUN team participates in now four MUN events throughout the year, starting with Beekmantown MUN in the fall, and now including a new Champlain Valley MUN that began this year as a partnership between Plattsburgh High School and SUNY Plattsburgh. The group was proud to win the Best Delegation award at CVMUN.
Awards are part of the MUN landscape, but Mr. Castine said he isn’t too worried about whether his team wins them.
“I try to really stress that the more important part is to have fun, become immersed in the world, develop life skills and, like anything in life, try your hardest,” Mr. Castine said. “If a student does that, then I’m proud of them, and they should be proud of themselves”
These regional MUN events end up being great practice before this week’s Harvard event, the oldest and biggest MUN conference in the country.
After Harvard, the MUN season will wrap up with another regional conference, North Country MUN at Northeastern Clinton Central School District. Toward the end of the school year, the team puts on an informal Boquet Valley MUN that is just in-house for younger students who want to give MUN a try, sparking the next generation of the Griffin MUN team.
Jan. 8, 2026 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Lake View Campus in Westport.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include the State of the District Mid-Year Report from the Superintendent of Schools, a preliminary forecast of significant budget factors for the next school year, and a benchmark report on administrative, instructional, and operations staffing at BVCSD. When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Griffins win Best Delegation at new MUN event
We’re proud to share that our Griffin Model UN team took home the award for Best Delegation at last week’s new Model UN event, Champlain Valley Model UN.
The inaugural CVMUN was held Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4 and 5, at SUNY Plattsburgh. It was organized by a team from the university’s education program, with high schoolers from PHS and several other school districts staffing the event. It joins Beekmantown MUN and North Country MUN as a new opportunity for local students to try the Model United Nations experience.
Boquet Valley’s delegation joined 10 other school districts from across the region. The Griffins represented the country Nepal, and they were awarded Best Delegation for their work, the highest honor in Model United Nations. The team was comprised of:
- Grace Kullman
- Nate Sayre
- Trenton Lyon
- Andrew Denton
- Margot Hall
- Keir Furman
- Sophia Iten-Hawxhurst
Several Griffins also won additional awards.
- Best Delegate: Margot Hall
- Outstanding Delegate: Nate Sayre
- Honorable Mention: Keir Furman
Congratulations to the whole team on their excellent work! Thanks to Model UN advisor Peter Castine for his leadership!
Dec. 9, 2025 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include a snapshot report on progress toward district goals. When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Nov. 12, 2025 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Lake View Campus in Westport.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items will include a status report on facilities and grounds priorities ahead at the BVCSD campuses. When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Oct. 9, 2025 Board of Education meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown.
Agenda items will include official annual student enrollment report data and multi-year retrospective on October enrollment, the proposed budget development timetable for winter-spring, and the annual independent auditor report and associated fiscal accountability report. When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
The meeting is open to the public. Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Sept. 11, 2025 Board of Education Meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Lake View Campus in Westport.
Agenda items will include the opening of the school’s preliminary K-12 student enrollment report, and a preview of monthly “snapshot” reports on instructional programs & support operations. When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
The meeting is open to the public. Community members and interested others are invited to attend.
Students with disabilities notice
September 3, 2025 – Boquet Valley Central School District is committed to meeting its obligations under the New York State Education Department (NYSED) guidelines to ensure that all students with disabilities from birth through age 21 are identified, located, and evaluated in accordance with federal and state law.
This responsibility requires school districts to maintain an up-to-date roster of resident students with disabilities, including those attending public schools, private schools, parochial schools, charter schools, or receiving instruction at home. It also extends to children who are homeless, wards of the state, highly mobile, or not currently enrolled in school programs.
The purpose is to guarantee that students with suspected or confirmed disabilities receive the services, supports, and protections to which they are entitled under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Article 89 of New York State Education Law.
Parents, guardians, and community members who are aware of a child who may have a disability and is not currently receiving services are encouraged to contact the District Office at (518) 873-6371 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
For this and other legal notices, visit the Legal Notices and Policies page on our website.
Back-to-school supply lists 2025-26
School supply lists
2025-2026 school year
As we head back to school, our teachers have provided supply lists for the items your child will need to bring to school this year.
Aug. 14, 2025 Board of Education Meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown.
When the full meeting agenda is available, it will be shared on the Agendas and Minutes page.
The meeting is open to the public. Community members and interested others are invited to attend.