STREAM Spring/Summer Newsletter is live

The STREAM Spring/Summer Newsletter is live. Click here to read all of the wonderful initiatives happening in our STREAM program. 

Class of 2022 takes a step back in the Panther Parade of Pride

Before the class of 2022 takes their next steps forward, they took a step back to where it all began — the halls of all the buildings of Monticello Central School District while the entire district cheered them on.  Watch the video:  To see a full album of photos from the day, click here 

MBK and TSTT students prepare for village parade

Students in the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) programs created signs to celebrate Juneteenth in preparation for the Village of Monticello’s Juneteenth Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, June 18. The groups were among many others marching in the parade, which kicked off at the Monticello Police Station on …

Second-grade students receive books from Monticello Kiwanis Club

Press release courtesy of the Monticello Kiwanis Club:  Several members of the Kiwanis Club of Monticello recently visited the George L. Cooke Elementary School and continued the club’s tradition of delivering Scholastic chapter books for the summer reading enjoyment of all twelve second grade classes . The books were selected by Kiwanian Doris Motl, who …

Cooke first-grade students release butterflies

First-grade students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School have been raising butterflies for the past few months. Last week, they released them. Watch the video below: 

District staff honored at Healthier Generations Celebration

Monticello Central School District staff members were recognized at the Healthier Generations Celebration held on June 7 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. According to the organization’s website, “As Sullivan County struggles at the bottom of the county health rankings each year, our children and youth continue to pay the price with poor health …

PRASAD dental van keeps students smiling brightly

If you’ve driven by our elementary buildings over the last few weeks, you may have seen the PRASAD van parked outside. Inside, students have been receiving dental services during school hours — a convenient way to keep our students smiling brightly! From cleanings to cavities, the PRASAD mobile dentist office partners with school districts and …

Cooke’s School Literacy Night was “Out of This World”!

If you were in the vicinity of the George L. Cooke Elementary School on the evening of Wednesday, May 4th, you may have seen Buzz Lightyear or NASA astronauts roaming around or saw small rockets soaring into the sky. With close to five hundred people in attendance, Cooke School’s “Out of This World” Family Literacy …

What’s cracking at Cooke? Eggs!

The chicks in Ms. Liebman’s kindergarten class were the first to hatch, and the students couldn’t be more excited!  Technology Integration Specialist Lisa Jamin set up a livestream of the chicks. Watch them here.