It was six years ago when Isabella Fouché, then 10, took her first flight by herself, flying from her town in South Africa to a camp near the country’s coast. Since then, she has continued to develop her love of traveling and new adventures abroad, visiting destinations such as Italy, Dubai, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and most …
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Dear 6th Grade Families, We are excited to announce that during the month of March, the 6th graders will be visiting the RJK Middle School. Following the chart below, students will be bused from SJS to RJK for a tour, lunch and more! The buses will be leaving SJS at 9:30am. During the day, the …
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During a special meeting held on the evening of March 1, the Monticello Board of Education approved a resolution to its COVID-19 mitigation plan, making mask-wearing optional for staff, students, and visitors effective Wednesday, March 2. The special meeting was called in response to Governor Hochul’s weekend announcement that the state’s mask mandate will expire …
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Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education will be available March 14, 2022. To request a petition please call Janet Montes, School District Clerk, at 845-794-7700, ext. 70523. The names of the last incumbent of the three vacancies are: Jennifer Holmes Lori Orestano-James Stacey Sharoff The petitions must be …
Join us in congratulating Panther Taina DeJesus who scored an 8.92 time in the 55 Hurdles at the State Qualifiers, which was held on Saturday, Feb. 26 in NYC at The Armory. Her score earned her a ticket to compete at the state championship, which will be held on Saturday, March 5 at the Ocean …
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There will be a special meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The Board of Education will convene at 7:00 p.m. there will be one action item amending the district’s COVID-19 mitigation and prevention plan. Read an update from …
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February 28, 2022 Dear Monticello CSD Community and Staff, The Monticello Central School District Board of Education will be meeting on Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in the Monticello High School auditorium to consider a revision to the district’s COVID-19 mitigation and prevention plan that will make face coverings optional in MCSD schools, facilities, …
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It’s Monday in Monticello — time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. This week, an interview with Monticello High School’s National Academy of Finance’s Director and an NAF student on the academy’s VITA program, which provides free tax services for community members whose incomes are below $58K. For more information about …
COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention We’ve made some recent changes in our COVID-19 mitigation and prevention plan in response to evolving trends in the pandemic. Our newly adopted test-to-stay plan (TTS) will allow unvaccinated and asymptomatic school-related close contacts to remain in school, provided that they test negative two to three times over a five day …
For many young children, a simple three-hour car ride en route to a family vacation can feel like a constraining, never-ending ordeal. That’s why the second-grade students in the Junior Panthers Book Club at the George L. Cooke Elementary School were incredulous to learn that one man spent 27 hours stuffed into a small box …
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