News articles about Monticello Central Schools (below)
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2008-2009 District Newsletters

• October 2008

Latest news
Articles for 2008-2009

• Monticello Schools to lose almost $2 million in state aid
• Monticello Schools receive $2,500 in ExxonMobil Educational Grants
• Letter to the Community from the Superintendent: We need your help
• Tough economic times ahead as state prepares new budget
• Mid-year state aid cuts proposed in legislative special session
• Monticello School District wins national public relations awards
• Two Monticello Schools staff members receive awards of excellence
• Students walking the walk to school as part of a greater plan
• Gourmet meal more than just good food: Sullivan County Boys & Girls Club
• Opening Day Ceremony filled with positive energy (and streamed live)!

2007-2008 District Newsletters

• June 2008
• May 2008 Budget
• Budget Flyer in Spanish
• Budget Flyer 2
• Budget Flyer 1 w/revised tax info
• Budget Flyer 1
• March 2008
• December 2007
• October 2007

Latest news
Articles for 2007-2008

• 2008-09 School budget passed by voters
• Superintendent Dr. Patrick Michel receives community PeaceMaker Award
• Board of Education approves proposed 2008-09 budget...and other vote info
• Letter from the Superintendent quelling rumors about the YMCA
• New tax service offered by the Academy of Finance
• Monticello Schools upgrading and increasing its recycling program
• Open invitation to be a part of the Citizens' Advisory Budget Committee
• Letter from the Superintendent about the installation of new oil tanks
• Monticello Schools receive ExxonMobil Educational Alliance grant
• Monticello High School students connecting with the community - RR story by Richard Ross
• Monticello emerges from two-year fiscal audit with little to fix
• Return of Monticello Panthers? School football revival proposed - THR story by Adam Bosch
• Letter from the Superintendent addressing the erroneous rumors about the Upper Level programs within the district schools
• Firehouse Chats bring community and school together for important discussions
• Juvenile officer named Officer of the Year - THR story by Adam Bosch
• Monticello alumni create historical paintings for SC Museum
• Monticello alumnus dedicating her life to fighting cancer
• Preparing our children for a flat world - RR story by Richard Ross
• Opening Day Ceremony highlights many changes for the future
• Monticello students shine during Sullivan Renaissance summer internship
• New summer program has elementary school students thriving

Archived Articles
Articles from 2006-2007

• Monticello High School News 2006-2007

• RJK Middle School News 2006-2007

• Chase Elementary School News 2006-2007

• Cooke Elementary School News 2006-2007

• Duggan Elementary School News 2006-2007

• Rutherford Elementary School News 2006-2007

• Monticello freshman enriching the lives of others

• Voters approve district school budget

• Probeware changing science laboratory classroom learning

• Monticello district bus driver wins safe driver award

• Monticello High School's Academy of Finance students gaining business savvy

• Boys & Girls Club of Sullivan County to offer after-school program to RJK Middle School students

• Beloved Monticello High School teacher dies in auto accident

• Monticello Schools' Board of Education honors teachers, staff and students

• Community and school band together to give teens driver safety classes

• Assistant Superintendent shares her love of literature

• CABC formed to give community a greater voice in the school budget formation process

• School safety discussed

• If you are moving and your child needs transportation

• Monticello Schools declares November as Teacher Recognition Month

• Monticello School Budget to be discussed at Firehouse Chats

• Educational grants given to four Monticello schools

• Updated Superintendent's message about e-mails

• Superintendent's letter to parents about offensive e-mails

• Re-establishing trust with an open ear and mind

• Technology director wins coveted national award

• The "Gift of Knowledge" given to Monticello school children

• Monticello Board of Education welcomes new member

• Enthusiastic opening for Monticello's new school year

• Internet security

• How do parents seek help?

• Board of Education bids farewell to Superintendent Eileen Casey

• Kathleen Pagano-Fuller appointed assistant superintendent of schools

• Superintendent Eileen Casey bids farewell to community

Archived Articles
Articles from 2005-2006

• Siegel-Lerner appointed High School principal

• Duggan fifth grader recognized by John Hopkins University

• Voters approve revised budget

• Cooke students honored for perfect attendance

• New pear tree planted on Chase School grounds

• Presidential awardees honored
  for academic excellence

• KLR May Fun Friday honors students

• RJK wins SCIL Sullivan Cup

• Veterans award medals to Chase essay winners

• Soldiers send Rutherford students flag flown in Iraq

• RJK Activities Day: Students rewarded for good behavior

• George L. Cooke shares family history with students

• Boys basketball team: Division III Champs

• RJK technology students race to class 

• Monticello High School Third Marking Period Honor Roll

• Cooke School goes Safari

• Chase Odyssey of the Mind team takes second at region tournament

• Middle School student achievement  is on the rise

• Girls Ski Team:2005-06 
  Scholar-Athlete State Champs

• Anthony Ng receives Section IV Sportsmanship Award

• Middle School students honored at Principal's Breakfast 

• RJK team takes second place at SCIL, Jr. competition 

• Winter 2006 teams honored for academics

• Michael Nerney presents substance abuse/high risk behavior workshop

• Music Man comes to Monticello High School stage

• Rutherford honors local veterans at March Fun Friday

• Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium Dedication Concert

• Chase students selected for All-County Chorus  

• Monticello students performing in
  All-County Music Festival

• MHS Second Period Honor Roll

• KLR holds Mardi Gras Carnival to honor adopted elementary school

• RJK Middle School recognizes students' positive behavior

• Middle School Second Marking Period Honor Roll 

• Program DAREs Chase fifth graders to resist drugs

• Consultant assisting Board with search for new superintendent

• MHS Choir Director’s published edition performed at Carnegie Hall

• Richard Feller elected NYSSBA
  Area 9 Director

• Rutherford banner proudly displayed on summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro

• High School Toy Drive brightens the holidays for 159 children

• Rutherford celebrates December Fun Friday

• Duggan students and holiday helpers create whimsical gingerbread houses

• KLR students qualify for local level of 2006  National Geographic Geography Bee

• KLR's November Fun Friday welcomes winter

• Trombley studies with NY String Orchestra Seminar 

• Monticello High School presents Fame

• Cooke Vertical Team Winter Spectacular

• Innovative instruction helps prepare Rutherford students for NY State social studies test

• Duggan School Fall Festival Banquet

• Cooke School collects food for needy families

• Monticello High School Honor Roll for First Marking Period

• Middle school students named to First Marking Period Honor Roll 

• Baxter and Pugh receive Mid-Hudson School Study Council awards

• Duggan Fall Festival fosters home-school spirit 

• School District receives $2,500 from ExxonMobil Educational Alliance

• Four High School students to perform at All-State Music Festival

• Middle School presenting musical Annie

• Rutherford students experience an environmental bubble

• Cathy McFadden receives literature mini-grant

• Works of MHS Choral Director to be performed at high profile concerts  

• Chase students raise money for hurricane relief

• Cooke students collect school supplies for Katrina victims

• KLR holds this year's first Fun Friday

• High School students experience Broadway

• Monticello Recognized for Closing Student Achievement Gap

• National Merit Scholarship Program names three seniors Commended Students

• LaBarbera Baseball Scholarship sends 14 students to camp

• Chase School welcomes new principal

• Superintendent Casey welcomes you to another great year

Articles from 2004-2005

• RJK students celebrate Fun Friday

• May Fun Friday celebrates a healthy body

• District to hold budget revote on June 14

• Middle school final exam schedule

• High school final exam schedule

• Potts named teacher of the year, awarded humanities scholarship

• Dr. Patrick Michel appointed as assistant superintendent

• MHS Third Marking Period Honor Roll announced

• Parents for Parents Support Group information

• Superintendent Eileen Casey named Child Care Advocate of the Year

• Performing Arts Booster Club to host Tony Verderosa in concert

• District implementing new phone system

• Young adolescent workshop sponsored by RJK Parent Center

• Rutherford names students of the month

• Report card presentation schedule

• RJK presents A Night at the Movies Talent Show

• Monticello has 103 students perform in All-County Music Festival

• Monticello Academy of Finance: A Day in the Big City

• Monticello High School to present OLIVER!

• Annie Fuoto wins Rappon Scholarship

• Budget Vote 2005: Dates to Remember

• Budget Vote 2005: Daily Registration

• Budget Vote 2005: Voting Information

• Budget Vote 2005: Petitions for Nominating a School Board Member

• KLR celebrates special February Fun Friday

• Cooke School celebrates Kid's Day

• Student gardeners get a glimpse of spring

• MHS sports teams named NYS Scholar Athletes

• Student gardeners get a glimpse of spring

• Second marking period Honor Roll at RJK

• Cooke ESL students have fun in snow

• It's Fun Friday at Rutherford School

• Taxpayers are reminded to file for STAR tax exemption

• Kindergarten registration approaching

• Un-bee-lievable! Justin Lapera wins geography bee

• Tips for parents: 35 things you can do to help your children succeed in school

• Gingerbread project strengthens communication skills between students, parents

• Monticello mourns loss of two students

• 'Tis the season to be reading at KLR

• Annual Toy Drive supplies holiday gifts to local kids

• Help your child become the best reader possible

• Monticello awarded Carol M. White Physical Education Grant

• Fall athletes shine academically

• Monticello student wins VFW District in Patriot’s Pen essay contest

• Girls soccer team recognized for sportsmanship

• Middle school students honored at Principal's Breakfast

• MHS Debate & Speech Team begins successful year

• MHS food drive raises $3,000 for local families

• RJK students celebrate November Fun Friday by giving

• New SAT adds writing component

• New SAT preparation tips

• Middle School honor roll announced

• Duggan students, staff serve Thanksgiving meal

• MHS announces first marking period honor roll

• Winter weather may bring cancellations, delays and early dismissals

• Students parade animal masks

• After-School Tutoring

• Students perform science experiments, use pumpkins for math lessons

• Students serve as Bethel ambassadors

• Duggan students, parents attend kindergarten family dinner

• RJK presents Fiddler on the Roof Jr.

• Presidential candidates visit Fun Friday Assembly

• Duggan students serve as Bethel Ambassadors

• MHS choral director published for 94th time

• Music student "playing" his way to the top

• Lunch time is reading time for Duggan students

• Rutherford launches Box Tops fundraiser

• School Board Recognition week

• Police Benevolent Association sponsors Halloween Basketball

• Mobilemedic comes to Rutherford classroom

• September Students of the Month chosen at RJK

• School Safety pages

• After-school tutoring offered at MHS

• After-school tutoring offered at RJK

• Fifth grade chorus sings to Wurtsboro Elementary School alumni

• Chase students learn about disabilities through puppetry

• District Math Scores available

• Art teacher published in magazine

• Athletics pages

• Hersh, Galley-Eiken and McGowan honored for excellence

• Information on the district's Capital Improvement Project

• District Corner pages

• Ways to help your child do his or her best

• Get to know Duggan's new teacher

• Rutherford students have fun with science!

• Duggan School hosts Open House for parents

• Meet your new administrators!

• Asking for help: where to turn when your child has a problem

• New EPIC Parent Center offers resources to parents, staff

• MHS named School in Need of Improvement

• RJK named School in Need of Restructuring

• Open House Schedule for 2004

• Full attendance benefits your child

• Monti soccer dominates over PJ

• "Bus Books" will help students with reading skills

• Get involved with your child's education

• Welcome back to Rutherford!

• Get a head start on learning! Improve your study habits

• Are you ready for college?

Articles from 2003-2004

• Slow down for student safety

• Dismissal hints for parents

• Are you an athlete? A big sports fan?

• Spring concert was music to your ears!

• Reading and writing is fun at Monticello

• Budget vote results

• High School Final Exam Schedule

• Middle School Final Exam Schedule

• High School students tutor at RJK

• Rainforest comes to Rutherford

• Homework Luncheon held for students

• Summer School Registration

• American Red Cross Club to host blood drive

• Students celebrate the year's end with Field Day

• Top ten students to attend prestigious colleges

• Rutherford students are big winners!

• Monticello schools cope with tragedy

• "Kid's Day" celebrated with Hawaiian Luau

• Field trip was out of this world!

• RJK students receive team awards

• Third quarter marking period announced (MHS)

• Kindergarten orientation approaching

• April's Fun Friday Celebrates Poetry Month

• KMS announces 3rd marking period honor roll

• Capital improvement project moves forward

• Cooke students release butterflies

• Grades 4 & 8 to take NYS exams

• Students, parents and teachers get "snuggly" at Open House

• Science Fair a big hit at Rutherford

• 2004-05 school budget vote approaching

• Budget vote: dates to remember

• 2004-05 budget charts

• Budget voting information

• Budget vote: registration 

• Budget vote: absentee ballots

• Budget vote: voting locations

• Honesty's the best policy at Cooke

• Grades 3,5,6,7 to take TONYSS tests

• Fridays + Math = Fun!

• Rutherford kids have a very "Fun Friday"

• Principals to make report card presentations

• Superintendent announces calendar changes

• March Good Citizenship awarded at Chase

• Project Excel accepting applications

• MEP discovers the Pioneer days

• Wild West comes to Rutherford

• First graders celebrate with green eggs and ham

• Budget: dates to remember

• Author visits Cooke students

• Sixth graders introduced to foreign language department

• Winter athletes are academic champs

• Duggan students celebrate Dr. Seuss

• Cooke-Rutherford celebrate Black History Month

• High school teacher honored in art magazine

• Chase students test their presidential knowledge

• Monticello students perform in Sullivan County Music Festival

• Gods and goddesses fill hallways at Chase

• Un-bee-lievable! Rutherford students participate in 
  annual geography bee

• Patriot Pen Essay Contest winners announced

• MEP students create hallway of Mount Olympus
  gods and goddesses

• February Principal's Breakfast winners named

• Students master art of puppetry

• "Anything Goes" cast visited by alumni Maurice 
  Villa-Lobos, Broadway star

• Rutherford names February Students of the Month,
  panther pins

• P.A.R.P. lets students know that "reading is cool!"

• Kindness surrounds Cooke School

• High school's 2nd marking period honor roll announced

• Students bid farewell to second grade teacher

• Third graders create business models

• Middle School announces 2nd marking period honor roll

• February Good Citizenship awarded at Chase

• Duggan students build models for Social Studies

• Rutherford holds puppet show for students

• January Good Citizens named at Chase

• Chase students exhibit artwork

• Chase School holds its annual Winter Concert

• Rutherford students perform holiday concert

• Rutherford School celebrates end of November with Fun Wednesday

• RJK Middle School wins award for its design

• High School sponsors Thanksgiving Food drive for local families

• Duggan hosts Character educator Jim McCarthy

• Duggan holds a Fall Festival

• High School music students go to All-State 2003  

• Chase school celebrates Fire Prevention Month  

• Monticello receives technology grant  

• Regents pass score stays the same for now 

• Monticello Central Schools receive ExxonMobil Educational Grants 

• Kaiser Debate in Monticello  

• Teacher Ellen McNally publishes article on the art of teaching art 

• Robert J. Kaiser Debate Invitational held Oct. 10 and 11 

• New 2003-2004 administrators named 

• Mid-Hudson School Study Council awards two district employees  

Articles from 2003-2002

• H.S. Class of 2003 Top 10 Graduates to Attend Prestigious Colleges

• High School 2003 Awards

• Academy of Finance prepares students for careers

• Building Improvements plan offers solutions to major repair problems

• Jack Leshner retires from the Board of Education

• Mid-Hudson School Study Council recognizes three Monticello Staff Members

• Exxon Mobile Foundation Grants awarded to Monticello Central Schools

• Debate team competes in Georgia

• Debaters Score at Yale University