On Oct. 11, the Monticello High School Key Clubbers had their first meeting for the 2018-2019 school year. Key Club President Rachel Leventoff received a special gavel from Monticello Kiwanis Key Club Advisor, Marvin Rappaport. Mr. Rappaport was President of Monti High Key Club in 1964-1965 and was presented with this gavel upon completing his …
Five centuries in the future, visitors to a crypt in Puerto Rico may stumble across a mahogany plaque, bearing the names Santos Anacleto Nieves Cordero and Hilda Nieves Pellot. Although visitors might guess from the engravings that Hilda loved elephants and Santos worked in agriculture for most of his life, the plaque does not tell …
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Chris Russo, the Monticello High School boys’ varsity basketball coach, has received the Ben Nelson Service Award from the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY). The award is presented annually to a coach who exhibits selfless quality of service to others, putting others above themselves on and off the court. “Chris Russo is a …
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If you’re a part of the Monticello High School community, Rachel Blount is excited to meet you. The new MHS assistant principal, who was appointed over the summer and just celebrated her first “back to school” day at Monticello, brings with her an extensive background in transforming culture and climate to foster student success. Whether …
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New York State Commissioner of Education Mary Ellen Elia will speak to student leaders from Monticello Central School District’s My Brother’s Keeper Program (MBK) during the inaugural “MBK Fellows and Friends Retreat” to be held at the Honor’s Haven Resort in Ellenville, New York on Aug. 28 – 29. Commissioner Elia is expected to speak …
