Salamanca High School

‘We’re here all year round’: Native American Heritage Month in Western New York

By Kyle S. Mackie • Nov 25, 2019

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Western New York was once the stronghold of the Seneca Nation of Indians, the “Keepers of the Western Door” of the Iroquois Confederacy. What does it mean to celebrate Native American heritage here today?

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WBFO's Kyle Mackie reports.

'Of course we’re paying attention': Student voices from participation in government class

By Kyle S. Mackie • Nov 5, 2019

As adults head to the polls Tuesday, WBFO takes a look at what students are learning about voting in the required half-year course called Participation in Government, commonly known as PIG.

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WBFO’s education reporter Kyle Mackie gets an inside look at two very different PIG classrooms.

Salamanca School administrator placed on leave for allegations relating to ‘conduct’

By Eileen Buckley • Feb 2, 2018

Logo from Salamanca City Central School District Webpage

An administrator has been placed on leave in the Salamanca City Central School District. The information is posted in an on-line in a news release dated January 31.

Salamanca High School's ‘whiz kid’

By Eileen Buckley • Nov 16, 2017

A Salamanca School student is a 'whiz' at naming capital cities. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley had a chance to talk with the 8th grader Kendell Valvo, his teacher Adam Bennett and Salamanca High School principal Chris Siebert.

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WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports on Kendell Valvo, 8th grader at Salamanca High School, who is a whiz at naming any capital city around the globe.

Native American students to benefit from science grant

By Porsha Ari • Jul 9, 2017

Native Americans are typically underrepresented in STEM careers but some new grant money could encourage Native American students to become interested in science.

Salamanca High School student threatened teacher

By Eileen Buckley • Jan 6, 2012

Salamanca High School was placed in lockdown around 9-this morning when a student threatened a teacher.
A 15-year-old student picked up a pair of scissors and broken lacrosse stick making the threats.

"The student did make some overt verbal and physical threats about causing injury to self and others," said Salamanca Schools Superintendent Robert Breidenstein.

Staffers tried to intervene and negotiate with the student and Salamanca Police were called in.