Good Day Monticello High School Families! The January 2022 Regents exams have been cancelled. Tuesday, January 25th, through Friday, January 28th, will be regular school days. Students who were scheduled to take an exam will receive an exemption if they pass their course. Students who receive an exemption will not have to take the exam …
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MHS was concerned that their annual toy drive would suffer again due to Covid restrictions. However, thanks to the ingenuity of advisor Mrs. Collura, the Toy Drive committee and support from the high school’s principal, Mr. Wilder and assistant principals’ Mrs. Boardman and Mrs. Estep, they were able to execute the classic event. The drive …
Ms. Ruston’s 2nd grade class made “traps” to catch Santa Claus based on the holiday story Santa Claus is coming to town, maybe? Students of Ms. Ruston’s second grade class read “How to Catch Santa” by Jean Reagan and were given the task of building their own “traps” to catch Santa Claus. With a partner, …
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It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in kindergarten at George Cooke Elementary with festive stories and brightly decorated gingerbread people in Kathie Mabee’s classroom. Each year, Mrs. Mabee’s class partners with a kindergarten class in Florida where each listen to different versions of the story “The Gingerbread Man”. The teachers then have …
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Imagery often brings a lesson to life, and this was the case for Ms. Braselmann’s eighth grade class when it came to learning about the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Her class used poetry to create comic panels about the effects of the Industrial Revolution. This idea came about as part of Ms. Braselmann’s plan …
The Thanksgiving holiday is a perfect time to gather around a delicious meal and be grateful for the things that surround you. Thanks to the efforts of many at Emma C. Chase Elementary School, Monticello families in need were able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal and experience that special moment. The Thanksgiving meals …
Monticello Central School District is aware of widespread rumors and media attention regarding potential school violence on December 17, 2021. Following discussions with Sullivan County District Attorney Meagan Galligan and other local law enforcement agencies, we will be open for in-person instruction on Friday, December 17. According to Ms. Galligan (see the press release below), …
Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, At approximately 8:00 P.M. on December 15, the Monticello Central School District was made aware of a new threat of violence against the district. This was in addition to the two threats investigated earlier on December 15. According to law enforcement, this additional threat was made on social media and …
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Local Monticello High School students from the Thanksgiving Food Drive committee were in the spirit of giving last week with the annual tradition of creating Thanksgiving meal baskets. This ensured that 100 local families were able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Holiday meal. While COVID protocols restricted creative displays such as pyramids stacked with baskets, …
Teamwork makes the dream work! On Oct. 24, 2021, Resort World Catskills sponsored and hosted the Catskills TaeKwonDo Championship where Team Young TKD and Rock Hill Pharmacy partnered together to provide a $5 discount on admission per person with each canned food donation a spectator brought. Donations would support the George L. Cooke Backpack Program, …
