“The medium of poetry offers students the opportunity to give voice to what matters most in their lives: what they love, what they hope for, what worries them, what brings them down, what lifts them up” – Eric Baylin The first-ever Sullivan County Youth Poetry Festival was held at Bethel Woods, Saturday, April 2. The …
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It’s Monday in Monticello — time for Superintendent Matthew Evans’ weekly update to the community. In this episode, an upcoming performance of Little Women by our high school performing arts department, kindergarten registration at the Chase school, upcoming spring concert at the Chase school, two upcoming Board meetings and an example of how our district …
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for beginning April 15, 2022, at the office of the School District Clerk in the Administration Building during school business hours Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; in accordance with Education Law §2018-a, such applications …
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The Junior Class will be hosting prom on May 20 at Town of Wallkill Gold Club at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase starting the beginning of May. Everyone in Class of 2023 is encouraged to buy a ticket and attend a night of fun! Dinner and dessert will be served. Don’t forget …
Fifth-grade students at the Kenneth L. Rutherford learned about the concept of “community” during a series of visits with Director of Equity Tiffany Hall. Last week, Ms. Hall visited each classroom to get students thinking about how their words matter, and how they, as the oldest students in KLR, can help create a school community …
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Barbara Moran from Cornell Cooperative Extension visited Julie Furman’s second-grade class at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School to celebrate Agriculture in the Classroom Week. Ms. Moran read the book Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. The book chronicles the life of Will Allen, a former basketball star turned farmer who created a feast …
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The George L. Cooke Elementary School Spring Concert Series will be held on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13. The students will perform in teams; please see below to learn what day and time your child’s class will be on stage. By following the current Covid guidelines for social distancing, we ask that each …
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There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the RJK Middle School Cafeteria. 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, or …
I. Budget Development The Board of Education will be adopting a budget for 2022–23 at its April 12 meeting; registered voters will be voting on this proposed budget on May 17, 2022. Registered voters will also vote on three Board of Education member seats—those currently held by Jennifer Holmes, Lori Orestano-James, and Stacey Sharoff. Each …
