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WATCH: NY Children Bamboozled By Outdated School Technology In Viral Video WATCH: NY Children Bamboozled By Outdated School Technology In Viral Video
Watch: NY Children Bamboozled By Outdated School Technology In Viral Video A New York school district’s video of middle school children being bewildered by outdated technology has gone viral. In the clip, which racked up more than 2 million views on Instagram, various children at a Niskayuna Central school approach an overhead projector and attempt to guess what it is. A couple students even try to see something in the bulb or on the (empty) projector’s surface. View this post on Instagram “I do not know what this is,” the first student in the video says. “Looks very old.” “Is it an X-ray machine?” one guesses. “I …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Obituaries
Sparta Middle School Football Player Daniel Bachkaz Dies After Cancer Battle Sparta Middle School Football Player Daniel Bachkaz Dies After Cancer Battle
Sparta Middle School Football Player Daniel Bachkaz Dies After Cancer Battle The Sparta community is mourning the loss of middle school student Daniel Bachkhaz, who passed away Friday evening, April 4, following a brave fight with cancer, Superintendent Dr. Matthew Beck confirmed in a letter shared with parents. "The entire school community will keep the Bachkhaz family in our hearts and thoughts during this difficult time," Beck said. Daniel's father confirmed the tragic passing of his "best friend and son" on social media. The young football player's cancer journey began in 2022, when a GoFundMe launched for the family revealed that he had been diagnosed with an …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named The New Jersey Department of Education has named the top 21 educators in the state. The department released the list of the 2024-25 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  They are: Atlantic County: Carly Broomhead, Visual Arts Teacher at Emma C. Attales Middle School in the Absecon School District Bergen County: Margarita Diakos, Special Education Teacher at Ramsey High School in the Ramsey School District Burlington County: Margaret Fanourgakis, Health & Physical Education Teacher at Shawnee High School in the Lenape Regional Hi…

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by Cecilia Levine