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Ticonderoga cruises into final four » Ti final four Cont. on pg. 16
New budget plan stays within the cap By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | Ticonderoga voters will decide Tuesday on passage of a revised Central School budget that at $22.5 million is only slightly higher than last year’s spending plan and comes in under the tax cap. Voters rejected the board’s first proffer, which raised the tax levy by nearly 10 percent and drew sharp questions from the public, mainly about employee insurance costs. This budget appears to be less controversial than the first based on a public hearing Tuesday that drew only two brief questions. » Budget Cont. on pg. 2
Ticonderoga’s Russ Gallo hurdles the Fort Plain catcher at the plate during the sixth inning of the Sentinels’ 9-1 win June 8. Due to high school rules, Gallo was called out on the play for what was ruled as a dangerous play.
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Moriah students radio International Space Station By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
PORT HENRY | Students at Moriah Central School had been hoping to make radio contact with astronauts aboard the International Space Station over the past month, but a variety of blips had prevented the conversation from taking place. Last Thursday, with the school year winding down, music teacher Matthew Pray’s technology club — with a full student assembly looking on — gave it one last shot. This time, of all things, storms over Australia threatened
the connection. Through a program called Amatuer Radio on the International Space Station, earthbound ham radio operators can make contact with the astronauts when crew members are off duty. The program is designed to encourage students to take an interest in science and math, as they communicate with a ship speeding more than 250 miles above the earth’s surface. Operating through a base station in Australia, the window for communication was small: It was only 10 minutes from the time the station flew at 17,500 miles an hour into radio contact until it would be gone, and with it the last chance for a project that had been in the works for much of the semester. The base station operator opened a channel and read his call letters to the station. No response. He tried again. This time, as Pray pumped his fist, a voice crackled through on the other end. » Space station Cont. on pg. 2
Hannah Palmer went 3-for-4 at the plate, scoring twice in Crown Point’s 5-3 win over Fort Ann, advancing the Panthers to the Class D final four this weekend. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Crown Point off to final four By Keith Lobdell SPORTS EDITOR
MOUREAU | The Crown Point varsity softball team is heading to the NYSPHSAA Class D final four after scoring a 5-3 win over Section II power Fort Ann in the regional finals June 7. Hannah Palmer went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored twice, while Shawna McIntosh scored twice on 1-for-3 hitting and Swade Potter scored the go-ahead run in the sixth, earning one base hit. “We hit the ball decent, meaning we had some very timely hits,” Crown Point coach Mike Ross said. “Most of the runs in the game came on errors, but we were able to put the ball in play when we needed.” After Fort Ann scored one in the fi rst and two in the third, Palmer opened the top of the fourth with a single. Potter bunted her over to second before Palmer stole third and scored when McIntosh reached on an error. McIntosh then stole second before scoring when Cassie Ashe reached on an error. » CP final four Cont. on pg. 16
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Ticonderoga High School Principal John Donohue and teachers Joseph Defayette and Michael Uchal joined William Shatner in a discussion on school budget cuts and the future of education. Photo by Danielle Rock
the impact of budget cuts. Shatner spoke little of his own education experience, except to say he was the worst student McGill University has ever had, and asked his panelists to discuss how they capture the curiosity of a child in the classroom — something Shatner claimed is the key to learning. Defayette said he encourages his students to ask any questions about earth and the universe and Uchal said he helps his students build any project they can imagine in the workshop. » Trek Cont. on pg. 3
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