Browse past news stories for Poughkeepsie Middle School in Poughkeepsie, NY.

• Residents to vote on $23M for upgrades at city schools (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:07:43 am
  Eighth-grader Wayne Douglas struggled as he carried his bulging blue backpack down a Poughkeepsie Middle School hallway Friday, anxious to get to lunch.
• Local roundup: Spackenkill boys soccer reaches semifinals (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 07:13:29 am
  Kyle Martinko scored a first-half goal as the Spackenkill High School boys soccer team won a Mid-Hudson Athletic League Division III playoff game with a 3-0 victory over Ellenville at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton on Friday.
• Local roundup: John Jay girls top Ossining in swim meet (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:13:54 am
  Theresa McCartney, Katherine Buyes and Chrisanna Hickey each won two events Wednesday as the John Jay girls swimming team beat visiting Ossining 88-80 at the Patriots' home pool at Mount Saint Mary College.
• Hickey swims to two wins (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 07:14:02 am
  YORKTOWN HEIGHTS -[0x0f]Chrisanna Hickey won a pair of events for the John Jay High School girls swimming team, which beat Lakeland/ Panas 86-82 at Copper Beach Middle School on Thursday.
• Wednesday's girls swim meets (The Journal News)
  posted on October 4, 2009 at 06:49:04 am
  200-yard medley relay - 1. Kennedy (Victoria Holzinger, Laura Krasniqi, Alexandra Panzarino, Ellen McTigue), 2:09.13; 2. Peekskill, 3. Kennedy. 200 freestyle - 1. Krasniqi (JFK) 2:27.97; 2. Nikki Brady (Pk); 3. Kyomi Soto (Pk).
• Lourdes topples Ketcham in pool (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 07:11:20 am
  NEWBURGH - Our Lady of Lourdes High School won the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay along with six individual events en route to beating Roy C. Ketcham, 119-51, at Mount Saint Mary College on Friday.
• New leagues divide opinions (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 07:08:05 am
  The Section One swimming realignment is drawing mixed reviews well before the start of the 2009 season.
• More local briefs (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 07:10:23 am
  A Town of Dover woman faces time in state prison for taking part in three burglaries in Dutchess County within a 17-day period last summer.
• Poughkeepsie Middle School marks progress (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on June 23, 2009 at 07:24:58 am
  Edgar Glascott recalls the bad old days at Poughkeepsie Middle School, when student academic performance was often shockingly poor and fear of violence left some teachers unwilling to walk the halls.
• Modern-day dads take on a more nurturing role (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on June 21, 2009 at 07:03:35 am
  Five days a week, Detective Matt Cutler investigates crimes against children as a member of the law enforcement team at the Child Advocacy Center in the City of Poughkeepsie.
• Dutchess pupils score higher on math tests (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 07:03:59 am
  Local students are getting better at math, according to state test results released Monday.
• Poughkeepsie Middle School student wins age group at Skills Challenge (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 07:15:12 am
  Poughkeepsie Middle School student E'lantra Means had a fairly simple thought process for herself before she traveled to Orlando, Fla., to participate in the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge at the RDV Sportsplex, the practice facility of the Orlando Magic.
• Your positive achievements (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:07:11 am
  Eight local Latino high school students were recognized by Eddie Ramirez Sr., CEO of R&M Promotions of Poughkeepsie, and his wife, Norma Ramirez, a teacher at Poughkeepsie Middle School and vice president of the company.
• Poughkeepsie 8th-grader primed for Skills Challenge National Finals (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on May 12, 2009 at 07:07:39 am
  E'lantra Means hopes to become a role model for her classmates at Poughkeepsie Middle School.
• Semifinalists impress with black history essays (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on March 21, 2009 at 07:10:21 am
  Thirty-three semifinalists in the Black History Month essay contest from Poughkeepsie, Beacon and Newburgh recited their essays depicting President's Barack Obama's influence and impact on their lives during a recent competition.
• Report: Some schools lagging (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on March 18, 2009 at 07:00:49 am
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• Black history essay contest draws great enthusiasm (Mid-Hudson News)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 03:33:34 am
  POUGHKEEPSIE - Middle, junior, and high school Black history essay contest semi-finalists from Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Beacon Saturdy read essays they had written depicting President Obama’s influence on them and inspire an emotional scene among spectators.
• Partnership makes learning fun (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on March 12, 2009 at 07:07:17 am
  Malcolm Shell-Bennett actually looks forward to homework. Not only does the 12-year-old City of Poughkeepsie resident enjoy doing homework, he is disappointed when his mentor runs out of projects for him to do when he's done with his homework.
• Girls have fun - with math, science (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on March 8, 2009 at 07:04:15 am
  Some people wear lockets holding photographs of a loved one, but three classrooms of girls put a new twist on an old tradition - necklaces containing their own DNA.