Not even a polar vortex could put a freeze on what’s sprouting up in Dennis Lankau’s classroom. Mr. Lankau’s first-grade students have been growing a garden of pea shoots in their classroom at George L. Cooke Elementary School. Mr. Lankau, who also serves as the advisor for Cooke’s Garden Club, applied for a grant through …
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At 13 years old, Rachel Joy Scott traced the outline of her hands on the back of her dresser and wrote “these hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of people’s hearts” within the hand print. Even though four short years later her life was tragically cut short in the Columbine …
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Article courtesy of Coach Chris Russo The 11th-Annual Sullivan County Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) vs. Cancer Classic is scheduled for Feb. 1-2 at the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse on the campus of SUNY Sullivan. This two-day festival features seven high school games and is capped off by the SUNY Sullivan Men’s team taking on the …
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Read the fifth edition of the Monticello My Brother’s Keeper newsletter to catch up with the amazing accomplishments of this extraordinary program.
Congratulations to our Fall 2018 Monticello All-Star athletes: Girls’ Tennis Lina Rios, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Anastasia Gessman, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Lauren Edwards, Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Girls’ Cross Country Sarah Grodin, 1st Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Aubrey Soller, 1st Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star Victoria Blinston, 2nd Team Sullivan County Democrat All-Star …
With all five of Monticello’s schools receiving the “Good Standing” designation from the New York State Education Department, the Monticello Central School District has officially been named as a district in “Good Standing” under the New York State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The NYSED released the results of these new accountability measures on Jan. …
At its Jan. 17 Board Awards Ceremony, the Monticello Central School District’s Board of Education honored the Monticello athletes and teams who earned the “Scholar Athlete” distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Girls Cross Country 96.94% average Coach: Richard Sternkopf Gabrielle Acosta-Herrera Victoria Blinston Sarah Grodin Mana Iwata Rachel Leventoff Sasrika …
At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Monticello Board of Education held its semi-annual “Board Award Ceremony,” to recognize staff and students who exemplify excellence and a commitment to the Monticello Central School District community. Read more about these fine folks, as described by their nominator(s), below. Ms. Gernilee Schombs, Nominated by Stephen Wilder, High School …
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“Diversity means being able to enjoy and appreciate each other’s differences and learn about a culture you never knew about before!” That is according to Team Albany at RJK. Diversity is indeed including individuals representing different origins, religions, colors, sexual orientations and economic structures, to name a few. We learn from each other and grow …
Good things happen when people work together. Take the SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Club and the Student Council. SADD members created a Light and Kindness Tree, complete with snowflake ornaments having the names of people they love or acts of kindness they wish to see happen. The student council created the Rachel’s Giving …
