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Barker looks to fill positions

2011-09-25T00:11:26-04:00

There are two open positions in the Barker School District, although one of them is shared with Wilson.

Bully busting

2011-09-22T00:58:40-04:00

The kids who packed Barker High School’s Herbert F. Ludwig auditorium sure know who Ron Bachman is.
The well-known national speaker visited Barker schools last week for his 2011-12 Walk This Way tour. Bachman visits schools and organizations across the country talking about overcoming adversity, accepting others and how hurtful bullying can be.

Graduation celebration

2011-06-26T00:40:59-04:00

Overcoming challenges and numerous accomplishments is what the graduating Class of 2011 is all about.
The newest crop of local graduates has done it all, from winning athletic championships to earning millions in scholarships, to providing community service such as building homes for the needy. Some members of this class will have very bright futures, as students will attend schools such as Yale, Michigan State, Ohio State and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Barker grads familiar to success

2011-06-19T01:07:45-04:00

Larissa St. Louis and Alexandra Gancasz have had quite the high school experience. And now they’ll top it off by being named the top two students in Barker High School’s graduating class of 2011.

Connection?

2011-02-16T01:21:48-05:00

Lowell C. McAdam, once a janitor while a student at Barker High School, is the president and chief operating officer of Verizon Communications Inc.
McAdam, 56, will be the principal speaker at the Barker High School graduation on June 25, Superintendent Roger J. Klatt disclosed.

Barker residents speak out against merger

2010-12-14T09:15:45-05:00

If Monday night’s public forum was any indication, Barker residents are overwhelmingly against merging with the Lyndonville School District.

Barker-Lyndonville merger panel is sought

2010-05-26T01:27:03-04:00

The school districts of Barker and Lyndonville are looking for community members to sit on an advisory committee for a study on the proposed merger between the districts.

Barker, Starpoint adopt new budgets

2010-04-14T00:55:59-04:00

Two local districts have adopted budgets for the 2010-11 school year and will hold public hearings next month on the spending plans.

Barker, Lyndonville explore idea of being one district

2010-04-04T00:03:55-04:00

Merging the Barker and Lyndonville school districts has been talked about in the past. This time, there’s more than talk. Barker has a $36,000 grant that will be used to hire a consultant team for a merger/consolidation study.

SOMERSET: Town, Barker school boards want to more forward with AES

2009-05-21T02:23:00-04:00

The AES power plant and the taxes it pays were the big topic as the Somerset Town Board and the Barker School Board searched for common ground in a three-hour executive session at town hall Wednesday.