Bethel Woods’s Teen Art Studio offers free creative meetups for teenagers

Teen Art Studio  Free, creative meet ups for teens 14-18 Tuesdays, March 16-April 27 | 6-7:30 PM Register here  ABOUT THE PROGRAM Teen Art Studio is a space where teens can meet up and experience how art and creativity can lead to new perspectives, connections, empowerment, and freedom from stress. Each week, Bethel Woods Teaching …

Is your child entering ninth grade next year? Join us for orientation and course selection

There will be a parent orientation and course selection meeting for students who will be entering ninth grade in the fall of 2021 and their parents.  Attendees will learn about the expectations of high school, and about the classes students can choose to take as a ninth-grade student in the Monticello High School.  The event …

Three Billy Goats Gruff project gets first graders thinking creatively

First-grade students at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School combined art, math, engineering and some good old-fashioned ingenuity to recreate a classic story.  After reading the story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students made character puppets using paper bags and art supplies. Then, their teachers challenged them to reconstruct the bridge in the story using …

Virtual indoor track meet a great success

On Friday, Feb. 26, the Monticello Athletics Department held a virtual indoor track meet. The team had some awesome performances and the students really enjoyed themselves. Check out some of the highlights from the event below: 

Mark your calendars for the MHS production of The Theory of Relativity

Monticello Central School District’s Performing Arts Department will perform The Theory of Relativity. The production, which will be streamed online on March 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m. will be the culmination of a collaborative project that includes music, dance, technology, drama, staging and rehearsals during a school year like no other. Mark your calendars …

Positively RJK – Week of Feb. 15 – 26

“Positively RJK” recognizes students who have received a positive referral from their teacher in the previous week. Congratulations to the following students: Positive Records February 15th – 26th Jamie Volpe – 6th grade ENL Instructor Roman DiCio                                                                       Tiara Harris Broden Ibarra                                                                    Dion Knight Illianna Rodriguez                                                            Sophia Zhang Bethany Carvajal Jamie Volpe/ Jo Ann Kelleher/Nicole Larkin …

March 4 and March 11 will be remote instruction days for some schools

With many staff members scheduled to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccinations in the upcoming weeks, the district is taking proactive action in anticipation of a significant number of staff members experiencing commonly reported side effects.  Please note the following schedule adjustments:  Thursday, March 4 will be a remote instruction day for Kenneth …

Cooke students send love to the skilled nursing unit at Garnet Health

George L. Cooke Elementary School students participated in a SEW (Social Emotional Wellness) kindness and compassion project during February. They made Valentine cards  for the residents and staff of the  skilled nursing unit at Garnet Health in Harris.  Cooke students–both remote and in-school–made 140 Valentine cards, which were delivered to the hospital for distribution.    …

KLR staff member tests positive for COVID-19; building will remain open

Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Earlier today, we were informed that a staff member at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. This staff member was last in school on February 23, 2021. They were determined to have been in contact with 22 students and staff who, we believe, will most likely be …