There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the George L. Cooke Elementary School. There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, …
Dear Monticello Community, Earlier today, I received a generalized bomb threat in my email. While it was later determined to be a threat sent to many school districts nationally, we activated our school emergency response plans out of an abundance of caution, which called for the evacuation of all schools. Law enforcement was immediately notified …
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Come cheer on our Panthers at any home game, and help feed students at risk for hunger! The Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School, George L. Cooke Elementary School and Emma C. Chase Elementary School backpack programs are seeking donations for their backpack program at all home games, or through our backpack program coordinators. While all …
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It’s Monday in Monticello – time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. In this episode, Dr. Evans gives a “tour” of our website, including some of its key features and resources. Also — a reminder about Office Hours tomorrow, Nov. 28. Watch below:
Article courtesy of Mrs. Snow Mrs. Snow’s third-grade class “traveled” to Africa. Our fabulous “tour guide,” Ms. Sonneschein, took the students on amazing adventures, which included going on a safari at Kruger National Park, eating wild animals, visiting with the natives and seeing the largest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls! Ms. Sonneschein told exciting …
100 families in the Monticello community won’t have to worry about providing a turkey dinner for their loved ones come Thanksgiving, thanks to the annual Monticello High School Food Drive. A tradition for more than three decades, the food drive provides a full dinner, with all of the fixings, for families in need throughout Monticello. …
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High school students at the St. John Street Community School took a field trip to Toad Hollow Farm in Callicoon. Farmer Mark Keoppen led the students around on a tour of his homestead, a 22-acre farm that he has painstakingly cultivated over the past decade with his wife, Wendy Townsend. The farm primarily raises meat, …
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On November 17 & 18, Monticello High School Vocalist Julia Wysokinska had the honor of participating in the 2023 Area All State Treble Choir. The festival, held at Wallkill High School, featured top musicians from Sullivan, Orange, Rockland and Ulster Counties. Julia was selected for this honor based on her 2023 NYSSMA All State Audition score …
It’s Monday in Monticello – time for Superintendent Dr. Matt Evans’ weekly update to the community. In this episode, an interview with four students from the Monticello High School Thanksgiving Food Drive. The school held its assembly this morning, and students put together 100 baskets of food for local families. A special “thank you” to …
Four exceptional Monticello High School alumni were inducted into the district’s Hall of Distinction at a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3 Four distinguished alumni were honored by Monticello Central School District at its tenth annual Hall of Distinction induction ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3. The ceremony was held at Monticello High School in the Arnold …
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