Article courtesy of Monticello High School accounting students Declan Lyons & John Creighton. David Fishler came to Monticello High School to discuss the internal operations of companies both locally and globally. Fishler, a 2012 MHS graduate and Academy of Finance alumnus, spoke about his experiences with companies such as Ideal Snacks, BFY Brands and Swiss …
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Article courtesy of Monticello High School accounting students Declan Lyons & John Creighton. Jane Sorenson came to the Monticello High School Campus to talk with the Academy of Finance Accounting students about the intreviewing process. Mrs. Sorensen shared her life experiences, including working in the tourism and hospitality industries. She also told the class about …
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Bricks are tough to break, but paper is easy to tear. That’s why the newly-erected “Wall of Barriers” at Monticello High School is made out of index cards rather than rocks. The brainchild of the Monticello High School (MHS) No Place for Hate committee (NPFH), the “Wall of Barriers,” located just outside of the main …
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Congratulations to Monticello High School students Noah Rogers and Sarah Grodin who shone at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletics Association’s track championships on Saturday, May 18 at Warwick High School. Noah won the 110 Hurdles and Sarah won the 2000 Steeplechase.
There is a new student store at Cooke Elementary School, thanks to the technology teacher and some talented students from Monticello High School. The creation of the Cooke school store began back in May of 2018. Student Council advisor, Kelly Mitchell, along with Donald Waddell, high school technology teacher, designed the architectural plans to build …
Article courtesy of Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers Nearly twenty five years ago, Dr. Bettye H. Perkins founded the Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers Program. This organization recruits and trains culturally diverse and economically challenged students in high school, and supports them through college to become dedicated, effective teachers, and committed leaders. TSTT opens doors to students …
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Monticello educators joined other community members from around Sullivan County for an intensive two-and-a-half-day ChildLight Yoga and Yoga4Classrooms training, courtesy of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County and funded by a grant from the NYS Department of Health. According to SueAnn Boyd, who is the Healthy Schools Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, and was the …
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At its April 23 regular meeting, the Monticello Central School District Board of Education adopted the proposed 2019-20 school year budget. Residents will vote on the budget from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 21 at all district polling locations. The $91,227,073 proposed budget, which is below the district’s legal tax cap limit, preserves …
Fourth and fifth grade students at KLR participated in a STEAM Fair. What is STEAM? It stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The focus is hands-on learning with real-world applications to help students develop a variety of skill sets. The projects created by the students for the KLR STEAM Fair were amazing. The …
George L. Cooke Elementary School students will be honored on May 25 at 2:30 p.m. during the Sullivan County Youth Book Festival at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library after winning the Sullivan County Reading Challenge.
