It’s been said many times that it takes a village to raise a child – but it’s rare to hear how many folks it takes to keep a village running. From those who help fight crime, to those who keep our power on, to those who help nurse us to health after an accident, …
Press release courtesy of the New York State Education Department The New York State My Brother’s Keeper Community Network now includes 25 member communities, Interim State Education Commissioner Beth Berlin announced Oct. 4, 2019. The program recently added connections with Peekskill and Monticello City, the 24th and 25th communities to join the growing initiative to …
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All October long, students in the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper program will collect donations of new, unused socks to support senior residents in need. Donations may be dropped off at Monticello High School during regular business hours until Oct. 31.
Morning Music will begin next week, the first week of October, for band, orchestra, chorus, and guitar students. Please look for transportation information in your mailbox at home. If you have not yet received your information, the last of the letters are going out this week.
In the hallway between rooms 201 and 203 at the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School, there is a new “Relaxation Corner,” courtesy of teacher Kayleigh Buboltz. It’s a brightly-colored bulletin board filled with intricate blank coloring pages with a bag of markers attached. Students in any grade can request a trip to the relaxation corner …
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While many elementary schools may prohibit jumping, skipping and crawling on the way to class, at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School and George L. Cooke Elementary School in Monticello, it’s encouraged! When students at these two schools returned for the 2019-20 school year, they found that some of their hallways had been transformed into “sensory …
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With the addition of School Counselor Molly Messina to the Monticello team in the 2019-20 school year, students can add another brick to the foundation they are building during their elementary years to support their future. The New York State Education Department recently released new guidance regulations requiring that all elementary school students have access …
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It’s so early in the school year but not too early to consider scholarship opportunities! There are two scholarships posted on the Monticello High School Guidance Office page. Both are due in October. One is open to students in grades 5 through 12. One scholarship is from AES Engineering and is open to students interested …
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Each month, the district releases a video to update our residents on the status of the Classroom 2020 project. Watch this month’s update above, and check out our Classroom 2020 webpage for more information and a video and news archive.
In late August, the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) announced the 2019 recipients of the organization’s Awards for Excellence. The list of honorees included two members of the Monticello community. Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School (KLR) Assistant Principal Doug Murphy will receive an Educational Leadership Award. A member of the Monticello team for more than …
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