Cooke’s School Literacy Night was “Out of This World”!

If you were in the vicinity of the George L. Cooke Elementary School on the evening of Wednesday, May 4th, you may have seen Buzz Lightyear or NASA astronauts roaming around or saw small rockets soaring into the sky. With close to five hundred people in attendance, Cooke School’s “Out of This World” Family Literacy …

Graduation update from Principal Wilder (May 26)

Good Day Monticello High School Seniors and Families!  This is an update regarding our preparation for graduation to be held on Sunday, June 26, 2022.    Graduation Locations  The primary goal is to have an outdoor ceremony, beginning at 10:00 am, outside the middle school gymnasium.  Graduates would report to the middle school gymnasium at 9:00 am, …

ENL BBQ will be held June 1

ENL families are invited to the annual ENL BBQ, which will be held on June 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the RJK Middle School cafeteria and gym. Read more

Work underway to replace all light fixtures in the district at no taxpayer cost

Work is underway to replace every single light fixture in all five of our school buildings as part of the district-wide Energy Performance Contract (EPC) with Trane Technologies.  Upgrades and other construction under an EPC do not require a tax increase or any out-of-pocket costs. All EPC projects are fully funded by the guaranteed energy …

U.S. History & Government Regents cancelled; June 1 will be a regular school day

On May 24, the New York State Education department notified school administrators throughout the state that the NYS Regents Exam in U.S. History and Government, scheduled for June 1,  has been cancelled.   Monticello High School students will have a full day of school on June 1 and will be following their regular, in-person schedule.  The …

A walkway of positive affirmations

Students in Sarah Davis’ class at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School decorated the walkway in front of the school building with positive affirmations during their weekly Social Emotional Wellness (SEW) class.   SEW Coordinator Jill Yanetta read The Bad Seed to the class — a story of a sunflower seed who learns its never too …

New Vision Health students create high school class about health insurance

Sullivan County has a higher percentage of uninsured individuals than any of its adjacent counties. A group of high school students hope to change that through education.  According to the program’s website, New Vision Health is an academically rigorous program for college-bound high school seniors who plan to major in a health-related field at a …