With all five of Monticello’s schools receiving the “Good Standing” designation from the New York State Education Department, the Monticello Central School District has officially been named as a district in “Good Standing” under the New York State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The NYSED released the results of these new accountability measures on Jan. …
At its Jan. 17 Board Awards Ceremony, the Monticello Central School District’s Board of Education honored the Monticello athletes and teams who earned the “Scholar Athlete” distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Girls Cross Country 96.94% average Coach: Richard Sternkopf Gabrielle Acosta-Herrera Victoria Blinston Sarah Grodin Mana Iwata Rachel Leventoff Sasrika …
At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Monticello Board of Education held its semi-annual “Board Award Ceremony,” to recognize staff and students who exemplify excellence and a commitment to the Monticello Central School District community. Read more about these fine folks, as described by their nominator(s), below. Ms. Gernilee Schombs, Nominated by Stephen Wilder, High School …
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“Diversity means being able to enjoy and appreciate each other’s differences and learn about a culture you never knew about before!” That is according to Team Albany at RJK. Diversity is indeed including individuals representing different origins, religions, colors, sexual orientations and economic structures, to name a few. We learn from each other and grow …
Good things happen when people work together. Take the SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Club and the Student Council. SADD members created a Light and Kindness Tree, complete with snowflake ornaments having the names of people they love or acts of kindness they wish to see happen. The student council created the Rachel’s Giving …
How important is it for our children to be in school? It has been proven that our children are more likely to succeed if they are in school. Every school day counts! The Emma C. Chase Elementary School team has created an attendance initiative by recording attendance percentages weekly by grade level. The percentages for …
Students across Sullivan County are virtually reading their way through the county, thanks to an initiative from the School Library System at Sullivan BOCES. (SLSSB) In an effort to create a culture of reading across Sullivan County, the SLSSB created the “Cross County Reading Challenge.” Each school district has a “team” of participating students. Whenever …
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Great things happen when great educators collaborate to help students. Kenneth L. Rutherford’s Instructional Coach Jill Yanetta and Technology Integration Specialist Timothy Mangiaracina teamed up to create the KLR Read Aloud Library — a place where students and families can access videos of members of the KLR community reading aloud their favorite books 24/7. Finding creative …
This year’s Toy Drive was a success thanks to countless donations and the competitive spirit of our Monticello High School students, faculty, and staff. After twelve collections days, we were able to raise close to $2000, which enabled the committee to fulfill approximately 130 wishes. Coordinating with our local Head Start, the committee received wish …
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Written by NAF AOF Entrepreneurship students William Weiss, Jr. and Joseph Hundeland Monticello High School (MHS) National Academy Foundation (NAF) Academy Of Finance (AOF) graduate Angela Brasington recently visited her alma mater to speak with the AOF Entrepreneurship class at Monticello High School to share some information about herself and her businesses. Angela’s companies, Anjé …
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