MHS students participate in the second annual Sullivan County Youth Poetry Festival

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” – Rita Dove Several Monticello High School students participated in the second annual Youth Poetry Festival at Bethel Woods on Saturday, April 15. The festival, produced by Sullivan County Poet Laureate Dr. Sharon Kennedy-Noelle, was a celebration of the poetry genre that featured original writings …

SJS students visit government center

The high school seniors at the St. John Street Community School had the opportunity to attend a Legislative Committee meeting at the Sullivan County Government Center to watch local officials in action. After the scheduled meeting, the students also had an impromptu question and answer session with County manager Josh Potosek and Chairmain Rob Doherty …

It’s Monday in Monticello – May 22

It’s Monday in Monticello – time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. In this episode, an interview with Monticello High School teacher Jeff Danzer and two students who attended National History Day — Geliana Fernandez and Preston Roosa. Plus, information about upcoming events. More information about budget vote results   

EPIC to host “Helping Your Child Succeed in School” workshop in Arabic on May 23

سيستضيف برنامج “كل شخص يؤثر على الأطفال” (EPIC) ورشة عمل باللغة العربية لعائلات مونتايسلو عبر Zoom يوم الثلاثاء 23 مايو في تمام الساعة 5:30 مساءً. ستناقش العائلات موضوع “مساعدة طفلك على النجاح في المدرسة”. تستضيف الورشة أمنية الغالي ورانيا السيد. الحدث مجاني ، لكن التسجيل مطلوب. يرجى إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى أمنية الغالي على oelghaly@k12mcsd.net …

Baseball senior night

On Tuesday, May 16, Varsity baseball coaches Mike Cordisco and JD Herm celebrated their seniors prior to their game against Eldred. Irvin Oestrich, Arya Bhatt, Ayush Patel, Xavier Footman and Nicholas Mallia-Rosado were honored. We thank these young men for making us proud during their baseball careers and we wish them well in their future …

Unofficial election results; Board moves to hold special meeting on May 23 to canvass affidavit ballots

At its May 17 meeting, the Board of Education moved to hold a special meeting on Tuesday, May 23 for the purpose of canvassing eight affidavit ballots that will determine the winner of the third Board of Education seat, currently held by Helen Jersey. The Board also expects to certify the official results of the …

Boys Varsity Track and Field Team captures division championship

The Boys Varsity Track and Field Team once again captured the Division Championship over perennial rival Goshen on May 3.  This is boy’s 11th title in the past 13 years!   A big congratulations to all of the team members and the entire coaching staff; Coach Buddenhagen, Coach Seidl, Coach McAvaney, Coach VanPelt, and Coach Rosenbarker.  

Boys tennis team celebrates senior night

On Wednesday, May 10, Coach Dicerbo and Coach Molusky honored the seniors on the Monticello/Liberty combined Boys Tennis team. Pictured below is Coach Dicerbo presenting a carnation to Monticello senior Eddie Chen. Congratulation to Eddie and best of luck in his future endeavors.  

Scientists in Action: Visualizing Animal Acoustics 

Article courtesy of Tech Integration Specialist Tim Mangiaracina: Seventh Grade Science teacher, Pace Abrams took his entire team of teachers and students to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science virtually with the help of Kate Neff, the Virtual Programs Coordinator for the museum. The five classes each watched the action on their smartboards, and …