CRCS Receives Huge Club Donation

By Joshua Walther

COBLESKILL - Last Monday, the CRCS Board of Education met to discuss a sizable donation for a future drama club musical, along with several housekeeping appointments before the start of the fresh school year.

It was with gratitude that the Board accepted a donation of $906 from Twist’N Flip Gymnastics LLC, a local company run by Ron and Jodi Barnes.

The Barnes family is native to Middleburgh, and Mr. Barnes began Twist’N Flip in 2005 by renting out space in a nearby gym. Now, nearly twenty years later, the class has grown into a wide venture that spans four gyms across Colonie, Glenmont, Rotterdam, and Cobleskill.

Now, the pair seek to give back by allocating nearly a thousand dollars for an upcoming musical production put on by the CRCS drama club, a gift that will go a long way toward making the best possible showing.

In other news, the Board approved the appointments and retirements of several staff and faculty members, including the new interim principal of Ryder, John Penman, who will serve from September 30th to April 30th.

The Board also hired several substitute teachers and approved the substitute bus driver rates for field and sports trips not to exceed $25 an hour.

Additionally, the Board issued a brief statement about Leighana Davenport, a CRCS senior who recently tragically passed.

Board President Bruce Tryon spoke to Ms. Davenport’s unwavering academic record, and stated that not only did she excel with her friends at the high school, but also at Capital Region BOCES, where she attended cosmetology classes.

“Leighana’s presence in the school will be sincerely missed,” Mr. Tryon concluded before honoring her with a moment of silence.