Rachel’s Challenge causing kindness frenzy at RJK, community event planned

At 13 years old, Rachel Joy Scott traced the outline of her hands on the back of her dresser and wrote “these hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of people’s hearts” within the hand print. Even though four short years later her life was tragically cut short in the Columbine …

Local teams supporting the fight against cancer

Article courtesy of  Coach Chris Russo The 11th-Annual Sullivan County Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) vs. Cancer Classic is scheduled for Feb. 1-2 at the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse on the campus of SUNY Sullivan. This two-day festival features seven high school games and is capped off by the SUNY Sullivan Men’s team taking on the …

Keeping up with My Brother’s Keeper

Read the fifth edition of the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper newsletter to catch up with the amazing accomplishments of this extraordinary program. 

Fall 2018 All-Star Athletes announced

Congratulations to our Fall 2018 Monticello All-Star athletes: Girls’ Tennis Lina Rios, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Anastasia Gessman, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Lauren Edwards, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Girls’ Cross Country Sarah Grodin, 1st Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Aubrey Soller, 1st Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Victoria Blinston, 2nd Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star …

NYSED data results: Monticello CSD is in “Good Standing,” scores high in parental involvement

With all five of Monticello’s schools receiving the “Good Standing” designation from the New York State Education Department, the Monticello Central School District has officially been named as a district in “Good Standing” under the New York State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The NYSED released the results of these new accountability measures on Jan. …

Scholar Athletes work hard, play hard

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 …

Board Awards honor remarkable Monticello team members

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 …

Jalon Fennell wins Amazon gift card in Cross County Reading Challenge

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 …

KLR Read Aloud Library

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 …