Holocaust survivor speaks to students about standing up for good

‘For evil to succeed, the good people do nothing’ While the world was marking the 75th anniversary of the Invasion at Normandy on June 6, D-Day, Werner Reich was speaking to middle school students from Monticello and Liberty at the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium. Reich, now 91, provided some living history to the students as …

Students inspire at Monticello President’s Education Awards

Monticello Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus welcomed students, family members and friends Tuesday night to the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium to honor the recipients of the 2019 President’s Education Awards. Students in fifth, eighth and 12th grades – those moving on to middle school, high school and graduating from Monticello High School – were recognized …

RJK Builders Club celebrates a year full of service

The Robert J. Kaiser Middle School’s Builders Club held its annual end-of-year celebration and pizza party on Wednesday, June 12. Students munched on pizza and snacks as they watched a slideshow featuring  the club’s events and milestones of the past year. There was certainly plenty to reminisce over, as the Builders Club had participated in …

Board of Education donates signed books to each school

Students at every school in the Monticello Central School District (MCSD), including Project Excel, will have some new literary choices, thanks to a donation from the Board of Education. At the inaugural Sullivan County Book Festival held in late May, members of the Board of Education secured a variety of books, many signed by the …

Three RJK students awarded Frank Salamone Enrichment Awards

Three students from RJK Middle School were recently awarded the Frank Salamone Enrichment Award from the Wurtsboro Fire Department. The award is for the students to attend the Ten Mile River Scout Camps in Narrowsburg. Pictured from left are JoAnn Salamone with students Preston Roosa, Alex Langowsky and Zachery Roosa. Ten Mile River Scout Camps …

‘Get the Meds Out’

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Monticello Central School District are partnering to “Get the Meds Out” of your home’s medicine cabinet. All residents are encouraged to bring their unused and expired medications to the medication collection kiosks at: Monticello Police Department  2 Pleasant Street Monticello, NY 12701 845-794-4422 The Family …

Board recognizes scholar athletes

At its June 6 Board Awards Ceremony, the Monticello Central School District’s Board of Education honored the Monticello athletes and teams who earned the “Scholar Athlete” distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.  The following teams were honored as scholar athlete teams. To achieve this honor, a team must collectively maintain …

June Board Awards honor remarkable Panthers

At its June meeting, the Monticello Board of Education held its semi-annual “Board Award Ceremony,” to recognize staff and students who exemplify excellence and a commitment to the Monticello Central School District community.  Just prior to the beginning of the ceremony, the Board presented 2018-19 student board member, Molly Garcia, with a certificate and a …

Congratulations to the newest members of the National Junior Honor Society

Forty-six new members were inducted into the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School National Junior Honor Society on May 30. To be eligible for induction, students in seventh and eighth grades must achieve an over-all grade point average of 90 or higher. The 2019 inductees are: Mason Atlas Luke Baum Anthony Belgiovene Nathan Borko Gabriella Brumbaugh …

Kiwanis Club gifts chapter books to second-grade students

Members of the Monticello Kiwanis Club visited second-grade students at the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School to personally deliver a large donation of chapter books for the students to enjoy over the summer break. “I don’t know who was more excited, the Kiwanian members distributing the books or the children receiving the books,” Kiwanis Public …