Security Attendant Robbin Dockery is a familiar face at Monticello High School. Many students know her as the friendly security attendant who helps keep the building safe. What many students don’t know is the path that led her to her current role today. In the past, Ms. Dockery struggled with substance abuse, and this month …
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While “Traveling Around the World,” teaching assistant Sharone Reef took Mrs. Snow’s third-grade class at the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School to her hometown , Caesarea, which lies on the Mediterranean Sea in Israel. Anytime Ms. Reef visits Israel, her first stop after disembarking the plane (after saying “hello” to her family, of course) is …
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The Monticello boys track and field team were once again crowned division champions. The boys defeated Beacon by a score of 88-53 in a hard-fought meet. They finish the regular season with a record of 8 wins and 0 losses. A big congratulations on a job well done!
The eighth-grade farewell dance originally scheduled for June 10 has been cancelled. Instead, the school will host a BBQ to celebrate our eighth-graders. More information will be posted soon.
The Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) program will host a workshop for National Pet Awareness Month on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will gather for a 1-hour workshop to learn safety pet tips for cats and dogs, as well as meet Ollie! Participants will also read students’ writings of what they …
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There will be a special meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Monticello CSD Central Administration Office. There will be a proposed executive session to discuss legal advisement from counsel. The open meeting will occur after the completion of executive session.
UPDATE: 11:50 p.m. Please note that there was an error in the tally formula and the initial reported results were incorrect. The election outcome remains the same, but this post has been updated with the corrected vote numbers. On Tuesday, May 17, Monticello Central School District (MCSD) voters approved the district’s $94.5 million 2022-23 school …
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Earlier this year, students in Don Waddell’s Wood 2 class created birdhouses as one of their first project. Now, months later, they are wrapping up some much more complex projects as they hone their woodworking skills. The students saw a quadratic picnic table online, and thought it was an interesting idea, but noted that it …
In Monticello Central School District’s music education program, fifth grade is a banner year. It’s this year that students are able to begin studying an instrument of their choice. For many students, this will be their first foray into instrumental music, so to help facilitate the selection process, the music students of Monticello High School …
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It’s Monday in Monticello — time for Superintendent Matthew Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. In this episode — information about tomorrow’s budget vote, spring concerts and other upcoming events. Watch the video below:
