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Board of Education donates signed books to each school

Students at every school in the Monticello Central School District (MCSD), including Project Excel, will have some new literary choices, thanks to a donation from the Board of Education. At the inaugural Sullivan County Book Festival held in late May, members of the Board of Education secured a variety of books, many signed by the author, to add to the district’s libraries.

On Tuesday, June 11, Board President Lori Orestano-James and Superintendent Tammy Mangus visited each school in the district to hand-deliver the Board’s donation to the students. Ms. Orestano-James read the inscription from each author to an audience of excited students at each stop, and then spoke of the importance of developing a love of reading.  

a group of students and adults sit on a rug in the library
Emma C. Chase Elementary School students pose with Principal William Frandino, Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus and Board President Lori Orestano-James after receiving the Board’s book donation.
a group of students are holding a banner and a book in the library
George L. Cooke Elementary School students hold the banner that the school earned by participating in the 2018-19 Cross County Reading Challenge sponsored by Sullivan County BOCES as they pose with Board President Lori Orestano-James, Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus and Principal Chris Palmer after receiving the book donation from the Board.
A large group of students stand on stage
Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School students pose with the school’s lunchroom team, Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus, Principal Michelle Knowlton and Board President Lori Orestano-James, after receiving the Board’s book donation.
a group of Monticello High School students pose with a banner and with adults
Monticello High School students hold the banner that they won by coming in first place in the 2018-19 Cross County Reading Challenge sponsored by Sullivan BOCES as they pose with library staff, Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus and Board President Lori Orestano-James after receiving the Board’s book donation.
a group of pre-schol students sit on a rug
Board President Lori Orestano-James and Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus pose with Project Excel staff and students after presenting the Board’s book donation to the program.
a group of students and adults sitting with a book around a table
Board President Lori Orestano-James shows Robert J. Kaiser Middle School students an inscription written in a donated book by the book’s author as Superintendent of Schools Tammy Mangus and library staff members look on.