At its Jan. 17 Board Awards Ceremony, the Monticello Central School District’s Board of Education honored the Monticello athletes and teams who earned the “Scholar Athlete” distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Girls Cross Country 96.94% average Coach: Richard Sternkopf Gabrielle Acosta-Herrera Victoria Blinston Sarah Grodin Mana Iwata Rachel Leventoff Sasrika …
At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Monticello Board of Education held its semi-annual “Board Award Ceremony,” to recognize staff and students who exemplify excellence and a commitment to the Monticello Central School District community. Read more about these fine folks, as described by their nominator(s), below. Ms. Gernilee Schombs, Nominated by Stephen Wilder, High School …
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How important is it for our children to be in school? It has been proven that our children are more likely to succeed if they are in school. Every school day counts! The Emma C. Chase Elementary School team has created an attendance initiative by recording attendance percentages weekly by grade level. The percentages for …
Students across Sullivan County are virtually reading their way through the county, thanks to an initiative from the School Library System at Sullivan BOCES. (SLSSB) In an effort to create a culture of reading across Sullivan County, the SLSSB created the “Cross County Reading Challenge.” Each school district has a “team” of participating students. Whenever …
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Great things happen when great educators collaborate to help students. Kenneth L. Rutherford’s Instructional Coach Jill Yanetta and Technology Integration Specialist Timothy Mangiaracina teamed up to create the KLR Read Aloud Library — a place where students and families can access videos of members of the KLR community reading aloud their favorite books 24/7. Finding creative …
This year’s Toy Drive was a success thanks to countless donations and the competitive spirit of our Monticello High School students, faculty, and staff. After twelve collections days, we were able to raise close to $2000, which enabled the committee to fulfill approximately 130 wishes. Coordinating with our local Head Start, the committee received wish …
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Written by NAF AOF Entrepreneurship students William Weiss, Jr. and Joseph Hundeland Monticello High School (MHS) National Academy Foundation (NAF) Academy Of Finance (AOF) graduate Angela Brasington recently visited her alma mater to speak with the AOF Entrepreneurship class at Monticello High School to share some information about herself and her businesses. Angela’s companies, Anjé …
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The fourth edition of the “The Keeper’s Secret,” is available. Click here to read it.
The Monticello Central School District recognizes that the ability to empathize and act with kindness is as critical to childhood development as the ability to add two plus two or write the alphabet. The district has long been a leader in prioritizing the emotional needs of its students with the implementation of programs and strategies …
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It is often said that children learn best by example. Students of the Monticello Central School District are fortunate to be able to witness adults in their community strive for continuous growth — even if it means they’ll have to say “see you later” to a staff pillar such as School Security Attendant Ray Ciprian. …
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