Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers experience college life in one day at Marist College

Students in the Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) program had the opportunity to get a taste of the “suite” life on a recent trip to Marist College. TSTT is a program that works to recruit, mentor and train culturally diverse and economically challenged students to become effective teachers and committed leaders. The organization collaborated with …

MBK and TSTT students prepare for village parade

Students in the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) programs created signs to celebrate Juneteenth in preparation for the Village of Monticello’s Juneteenth Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, June 18. The groups were among many others marching in the parade, which kicked off at the Monticello Police Station on …

Chase students tour the BearCat

Monticello School Resource Officer Deputy Mike Barrett gave fifth-grade students a tour of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office’s BearCat. The BearCat, which is operated by the Sheriff’s emergency service unit is a 20,000-pound armored vehicle designed to protect law enforcement responding to volatile situations. Students had the opportunity to walk through the vehicle, and then …

OCIAA names Owen Bassett and Liza Mitchell senior scholar athletes for Monticello High School

Congratulations to Owen Bassett and Liza Mitchell who’ve been selected as Monticello High School’s Senior Scholar-Athletes for the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA). The award is given to high school seniors “who have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in the athletic arena.” They were honored on Thursday, June 2 at the annual OCIAA …

Second-grade students receive books from Monticello Kiwanis Club

Press release courtesy of the Monticello Kiwanis Club:  Several members of the Kiwanis Club of Monticello recently visited the George L. Cooke Elementary School and continued the club’s tradition of delivering Scholastic chapter books for the summer reading enjoyment of all twelve second grade classes . The books were selected by Kiwanian Doris Motl, who …

Cooke first-grade students release butterflies

First-grade students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School have been raising butterflies for the past few months. Last week, they released them. Watch the video below: 

It’s Monday in Monticello – June 13

It’s the last “It’s Monday in Monticello” of the 2021-22 school year! In this episode, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans interviews senior co-presidents of the class of 2022 Collen Barbato and Liza Mitchell.

MCSD Spartans

A group of Monticello students and teachers participated in a Spartan Race at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts during the weekend of June 11. These warriors took on 20 obstacles in 3.4 miles. We’re impressed — way to go, Spartans!