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.
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 …
On May 15, the Monticello High School Academy of Finance (AOF) celebrated its graduating seniors during the annual AOF senior reception held at SUNY Sullivan. The 13 AOF seniors are: Abraham Corces Joseph Evans Fiona Feltman Sofia Heimowitz James Hiciano, Jr. Raheem House Aiden Johnson James Lopez Kayla Medina Alison Monroy Mejia Ashvi Patel Kevin …
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There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the RJK Middle School Library. There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m. The open meeting will occur after the completion of executive session.
A group of Monticello Central School District science students spent the greater part of the day on Friday, May 10 calculating water pH levels, performing tests to determine how height and incline influence speed and conducting experiments to learn the difference between kinetic and potential energy. Although the tools they used were what you would …
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The Monticello High School (MHS) Guidance Department is sponsoring a “FAFSA Completion Night” at the high school on June 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Financial aid advisors from SUNY Sullivan will be on hand to assist families in completing the FAFSA form, an essential component of receiving financial aid for college. Parents and …
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Written by AOF senior Aiden Johnson Melinda Stratton, Leanne Stuhlmiller, and Katarina Carleo from Jeff Bank visited Monticello High School to talk to students in the Academy of Finance Financial Services class. They informed the students about the services provided by their bank, along with the different types of accounts they offer. They offer student …
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