español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, I hope this letter finds you healthy and well. After the February 23, 2023, closure, the district has three (3) emergency closure days remaining for this school year. Should these remaining three days be used for emergency closures or “snow days,” we will switch schools to remote instruction on …
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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Girls Basketball phenom Aaliyah Mota scored her 1,000th point with 15 seconds remaining in the final league game of the season at Minisink Valley. The game was paused, Aaliyah was given the game ball and a standing ovation from both Monticello and Minisink Valley players and fans. Aaliyah becomes just the …
On Wednesday, February 15, on a beautiful and sunny day at Hunter Mountain, Alexis Heins captured her second consecutive Section IX Girls Alpine Ski Championship. Alexis will be competing for the state championship this coming Monday and Tuesday, at Bristol Mountain, alongside teammates Harly Taylor, Reese Kelly and Samuel Rein. The Girl’s Alpine Ski team …
Eighth-grade students at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School attended a poetry workshop led by Sullivan County Poet Laureate, Dr. Sharon Kennedy-Nolle, and eighth-grade teacher, Angela Braselmann. The students read and discussed a variety of list poems, learned about poetic devices, and experimented with writing their own list poems, which they shared out in a …
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Inspired by the Caldecott winning book Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary students applied what they learned in library from Snowflake Bentley’s amazing photographs and the science of snowflakes to create their own unique snowflake designs using Lego bricks, pattern blocks, and paper. Students had so much fun creating their very own winter …
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Varsity Girls Basketball team honored seniors Aaliyah Mota, Andraya Young, Julia Kurthy, Gianna DeMaio and Janee Vias prior to their game against Port Jervis. It was the final time these amazing student-athletes would play on their home court. The Lady Panthers capped off the celebration by defeating rival Port Jervis …
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Congratulations to Kaitlyn Morse for placing fifth at the Section 9 Nordic Ski Championships at Gore Mountain Ski Bowl on Tuesday Feb. 14. This fifth-place finish qualified Kaitlyn for the New York State Championships which will take place on Feb. 27 and 28 at Harriet Hollister Park near Bristol, New York. Well Done Kaitlyn!!
The varsity boys basketball and cheerleading teams honored their seniors prior to competing against Minisink Valley. Seniors Joe Russo, Dylan Hardy, Demetrius Edwards, Caleb Green and James Dempsey are pictured together at halfcourt displaying gifts given by Coach Russo and Coach Larkin. The boys capped off senior night with a playoff clinching win in front …
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On Friday, Feb. 10, our Alpine ski team celebrated their senior night at Holiday Mountain. Seniors Harly Taylor and Allison Weinstein were honored along with seniors from competing schools. Staying true to alpine tradition, Harly and Allison each took a ceremonial run down the slopes, in costume, to their favorite song. Pictured below are Harly …
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On Feb. 6, Ms. Dutcher and Ms. D’Agata’s class completed a scavenger hunt around the school. They were joined by Deputy Barrett, Deputy Matthews, and Deputy Bongiorno from the Sullivan County Sherriff’s Office and Officer Williams from the Liberty Police Department. The students were split up into three groups and were given clues that brought …
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