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Education

NCCC hosts ‘Higher Education at a Crossroads’ summit

SARANAC LAKE — Local leaders, stakeholders and supporters of North Country Community College outlined ways to enhance the value of the college to students and communities and discussed how to better confront the challenges and opportunities facing the region during a day-long summit held at ...

Keep on climbing

LAKE PLACID — After a 43-year teaching career, there was no question that Don Mellor was going to give back to the community in retirement. “When one retires, one should serve,” he said. “You might as well try to find where your strengths are.” Last month, Mellor was elected to ...

Local students honored for Olympic-themed art

LAKE PLACID — Several Lake Placid Middle-High School students received awards for their Olympic-themed art at the Lake Placid Olympic Center on Tuesday, June 4, and a mural created by Lake Placid fourth-grade students will hang in a government office in Paris this summer in honor of the 2024 ...

Sinfonietta sponsors school, public concerts Monday

LAKE PLACID — Area students and music enthusiasts will have the opportunity to hear the Finger Lakes Guitar Quartet perform on Monday, June 3 as a part of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s education program. “Our primary season is during the summer, but every year, we do some type of ...

West African music perks up Lake Placid Elementary School

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Elementary School gymnasium Friday morning, May 24, was filled with the rhythmic sounds of West African music — drumming and singing — as students, faculty and staff listened and danced to songs from four musicians. Dian Oury Bah — master drummer and ...

LPMHS plans end-of-year events

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid 8th Grade Celebration, an evening event following three years of hard work by the Lake Placid Class of 2028, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14 in the Lake Placid Middle/High School auditorium. Students will be recognized for their achievement and ...