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131 MCSD students selected to perform at All-County Music Festival

131 students from the Monticello Central School District were chosen  to perform among  the county’s most accomplished musicians in the annual Sullivan County Music Educators All-County Music Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, March 2 at the Liberty High School David Panebaker Auditorium.  2:30 p.m.: MS String Orchestra, Elementary Chorus, Middle School Band 5 …

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Monticello High School’s lower gym floors complete

  The floors in the lower gym at Monticello High School are looking much more shiny than usual. After a number of schedule and weather-related delays, the installation of the new floors at the lower gym has been completed, and we’re excited for the upgrade. 

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Students determined to make Monticello CSD “No Place for Hate” and invite community along

On Jan. 14, Monticello High School’s (MHS) No Place for Hate (NPFH) committee, comprised of students, staff and community members, met for the first time, marking another benchmark in the journey to officially becoming “No Place for Hate.” No Place for Hate (NPFH) is a designation from The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that schools may earn after utilizing the NPFH’s research-based framework to enhance students’ understanding of diversity, bias and …

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KLR students receive recognition at Fun Friday

On Fun Friday at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School,  the following students were recognized for their excellence.  Attendance Award  Ms. Moore’s kindergarten class Lunch Award Mrs. Shope’s second-grade class Students of the Month  Mrs. Mabee Jordyn Roebuck Mrs. Reed Jacob Rodriguez Mrs. Ferentinos Rahmel Mack Jackson Mrs. Moore Gregory VanLowe Miss Scales Jordyn Cohen Mrs. …

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MHS Girls Basketball Team visits Syracuse

On Sunday Feb. 10, Coach Ryan Jasper brought the Monticello High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team up to Syracuse to watch the Syracuse Basketball Team take on Boston College, with the Oranges ultimately defeating the Eagles 96-69.  

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Spectrum News features Academy of Finance’s tax preparation program

On Saturday, Feb. 9, Spectrum News dropped by Monticello High School to interview Academy of Finance students who are participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and helping community members prepare their tax returns. Click here to watch the video

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Breakfast of champions for Ms. Grote-Turner’s class

Mother Nature took a break long enough for our illustrious high school administration to host a delicious breakfast for this year’s Toy Drive donation leaders.  If the students in the picture look familiar, it is because this fabulous class also demonstrated their leadership and generosity during our food drive.  After raising a staggering $1,239.22 for …

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Star Lab has landed at Chase

The students at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School  School are very fortunate to have Mrs. Eileen Kolaitis a kindergarten teacher volunteer to spark their imaginations with a galactic experience in the StarLab planetarium. A projector inside the dome displays images of constellations and planets for the students to see. Mrs. Kolaitis pointed out where …

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Community Resource Center will open in the Monticello Central School District

Families of students enrolled in the Monticello Central School District will have greater access to support, thanks to a partnership between the district and the Sullivan County Department of Family Services. Beginning in early February, the district will open a Community Resource Center twice per month at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School where families in …

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