Healthy meals at your fingertips

Healthy meals don’t have to be expensive or time-consuming to make. Click here for tips on quick and healthy breakfasts, quick and healthy lunches and some tips on overall meal planning.

Get your COVID-19 Questions answered by Sullivan County Public Health Services

The Sullivan County Public Health Services and Sullivan BOCES are hosting a school community forum to provide answers to commonly asked COVID-19 related questions on Nov 4 at 6:00 PM. Public Health staff will explain what to expect if you or a family member is exposed to someone who tests positive or if YOU test …

Kayla Colon is sitting at the table

The senior represents Monticello High School students at the board of education table   The Monticello Board of Education welcomes a new student representative and an alternate to the board this year, Student Council President Kayla Colon and Student Council Vice President Dylan Price. Kayla, a senior, will attend the board of education meetings representing …

Fire Prevention Week goes virtual!

It’s been a long-standing tradition at the Monticello Central School District to welcome local firefighters into the schools each fall for Fire Prevention Week. Students typically get to get up close and personal with the trucks and equipment as they learn how they can prevent fires. However, 2020 has been anything but typical, so administrators …

The Monti Message, October 2020

A monthly recap from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans  I. Our Schools George L. Cooke Elementary School: Open Again We recently had to, unfortunately, shift Cooke Elementary School to remote learning due to a staff member becoming sick with COVID-19. Once we became aware of the positive test (September 28), we initiated contact tracing …

Update your SchoolMessenger information to stay connected

The Monticello Central School District is encouraging all families to opt-in to receive text/SMS messages from the district’s notification platform, SchoolMessenger.  On Thursday, Oct. 8, the district sent out a text message to all mobile numbers on file prompting users to opt-in to receive messages. If you did not receive this message, you either do …

George L. Cooke Elementary School students expected to return to the building beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13 

As of this publication date, the George L. Cooke Elementary School is expected to re-open its doors to students again beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13. All K-2 students in cohort A will return on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and all K-2 students in cohort B will return on Thursday, Oct. 15. All students will continue to work remotely on Wednesdays. …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Join Fearlesshv.org for a month filled with virtual workshops, movie screenings, 5K/10K walk/run, 10-20 mile bike ride and a Facebook Live Clothesline Project, all sharing information about domestic violence and healthy relationships. Click the DVAM flyer at right for information about the events.  

Project Excel staff member tests positive for COVID-19

A message from Project Excel Director Cathy Stawarz: Dear Parents and Guardians, Project Excel has been notified that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 6th. We are working with the Sullivan County Public Health Services in identifying those individuals who were directly exposed to COVID-19. The New York State Contact …

MHS dance students to work with Tony-nominated choreographer’s community engagement platform

As part of Bethel Woods’ in-school residency program E3: Engage. Experience. Explore, Monticello High School dance students (along with members of the community) will have the opportunity to watch a performance from Tony-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown’s teaching artists from her community engagement platform, EVERY BODY MOVE(EBM).  According to the Bethel Woods website, EVERY BODY …