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Barbara Kulp, a representative from West Point’s Admission Field Force, officially congratulated Zakala on his appointment to the Academy on June 11 at American Legion Post 259 in Oneonta. Kulp read, “By appointing Jayden as a cadet at West Point, the president of the United States recognizes that Jayden has the character, intelligence, drive, and leadership potential needed to succeed at West Point and in the Army.”…
Oneonta High School celebrates 2021 graduation By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Oneonta High School celebrated its graduation Saturday, June 26. The ceremony was held on the football field adjacent to the school, where, in a common theme among graduates this year, speakers talked about struggling through COVID and the extra challenges associated with the pandemic. “No other generation has felt more trapped in our hometown than ours,” Aidan Mackey said, a graduate tasked with giving the…
PARENTS BRIEFED VIA ZOOM Oneonta’s ‘Hybrid’ Plan Allows Parents To Keep Children Out Of School ‘We’re Giving … A Choice,’ Brindley Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If the Oneonta School District reopens, as planned, on Oct. 13, parents can still keep their children at home, learning remotely, moms and dads learned at last evening’s Zoom public hearing on the reopening plan. “Many districts who plan to open in hybrid, your child has to be there,”…
Drive-In Graduation Out, But OHS Seeks Novelty By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Superintendent Thomas Brindley wants to make sure that the Class of 2020 is celebrated, no matter what. “These students really deserve it,” he said. “It breaks our hearts that we might not be able to all participate in the graduation milestones, but our mission is to put something together so that they can enjoy it.” Since Governor Cuomo announced Friday, May 1, that New…
IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY, OTSEGO, SCHOHARIE COUNTY’S SCHOOLS SHUT FOR 2 WEEKS By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing an “abundance of caution,” over coronavirus, Oneonta Schools Superintendent Thomas Brindley announced moments ago that all schools in Otsego and Schoharie County will be closed for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16. “As of our 2:30 call with the Department of Health, everything was business as usual,” said Brindley. “But two hours later, to receive the message…
CLICK FOR ADVICE FROM CDC Superintendent Brindley Advises Oneonta Parents On Threat Of Coronavirus ONEONTA – Emphasizing “there are NO confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease” in New York State (and only 59 nationally), Oneonta Superintendent of Schools Thomas Brindley sent a letter home to parents today, offering cautionary steps they should take, and seeking to further reassure them. “Please know that we, in any health-related case, work closely with the Otsego County Department of Health, (which is) working closely…
‘LIVE BIRTHS’ & ENROLLMENT In Oneonta, Data Show Stability, Even Growth By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Enrollment in Oneonta City Schools, it turns out, hit bottom with this year’s 10th graders. The 105 sophomores comprise the smallest class, K-12, among the 1,738 students currently in city comprise. What’s more, Oneonta’s schools have by far the largest enrollment, more than double second-place Cooperstown Central, among the 19 school district in ONC BOCES. And, according to the annual…
ONEONTA’S NEW SUPERINTENDENT: Construction Incomplete, Schools Opening Delayed By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For Oneonta public school students, summer can go on a little bit longer. Students and their families who were ready to go back to school this coming Thursday received a surprising announcement this afternoon by email, text and a robo-phone call from Superintendent Tom Brindley: Opening Day has been delayed until Monday, Sept. 9. “The classrooms under construction as well as associated hallways…
JOSEPH YELICH RETIRES JULY 1 Injury Breaking Up Water Street Brawl Led To New Career Hard Work, Hartwick Teaching Degree Set Brindley On Road To Superintendent By LIBBY CUDMORE • AllOTSEGO.com Exclusive ONEONTA – Could Thomas Brindley, who will become the new superintendent of Oneonta City Schools on July 1 when Joseph Yelich retires, have been a police chief by now? “I was an Oneonta police officer for seven years,” the assistant superintendent and former Oneonta High School principal said in…
Brindley Succeeds Yelich In Top Post At Oneonta Schools New Superintendent Former Policeman, 1st To Rise From Teacher To Front Office ONEONTA – The Oneonta City school board has accepted the retirement of Joseph Yelich as superintendent and appointed his assistant superintendent, Thomas Brindley, to succeed him, effective July 1. Yelich has served as superintendent since July 1, 2013, after serving as superintendent of the Waverly School District and executive principal in the Jamestown School District. Before his current post,…