It’s Monday in Monticello – time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. In this episode, an interview with Dr. Ben Lester, who will be leading “Transforming Behaviors” — a workshop for all MCSD parents that will focus on using communication to better connect, keep your calm, and engage with your children. …
Students at the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School learned the importance of communication, decision-making, listening and team work with a fun activity courtesy of Health Education Teacher Katie Alvarez and long-term Home and Careers Substitute Teacher Matthew Somarelli. The two created a grid, or “path” on the floor and then invited two teams of students …
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español Epic Focus Group: Let’s Talk About Attendance Attendance matters: “Good attendance is the foundation for a successful academic career.” Join us via Zoom Thursday, December 19th from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Participants will have the opportunity to win a $25 Amazon gift card. To register, contact Marta at mangualm@epicforchildren.org. Grupo de Enfoque …
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Monticello High School Academy of Finance’s (AOF) Board of Advisors Mentor Team had a busy day on Friday, Nov. 15, when they visited with AOF students. This group of business leaders volunteer their time to support the AOF, which provides its students with a host of financial education and business opportunities throughout the program’s four-year course of study. …
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It’s Monday in Monticello — time for Superintendent Matt Evans’ update to the Monticello community. In this episode, reminders about upcoming performances (remember to arrive early to expedite our new security procedures) and our early dismissal on Friday, Dec. 6, as well as an interview with architect Ken Schupner about the latest on our capital …
As part of our ongoing commitment to school safety, the Monticello Central School District is implementing new security measures for visitors to the Monticello High School and Robert J. Kaiser Middle School. Beginning Dec. 1, all visitors and their belongings will be screened using walk-through and/or hand-held metal detectors by a MCSD security team member …
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RJK’s virtue of the month for November was KINDNESS. Students that exhibited an act of kindness were given a Kindness Monti Buck. The Kindness Monti Bucks were collected and today our winners were announced. Maimuna Njie and Ranses Jimenez Santos each received a prize. Juan Reyes, Jr. was the grand prize winner of a brand-new bike. Juan was …
‘Tis the season for giving thanks, so naturally, the students in Ms. Moore and Ms. VanderMeulen’s kindergarten class at the George L. Cooke Elementary School wanted to show their appreciation for some local heroes. The class held their annual “First Responders Thanksgiving Feast” and invited men and women from local first responder agencies for an …
Press release courtesy of the MHS Food Drive Committee Monticello High School has worked together to help 125 families in our community enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal. As we have for well over 30 years, students, faculty, and staff worked together to raise enough money to purchase these meals from our local Shop Rite. United …
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On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the George L. Cooke Elementary School sponsored a lantern walk on their new nature path. There were about 130 people in attendance including members of the community. It was a beautiful night with the lanterns, luminarias and an almost full moon. The students and families made or brought lanterns, then met …
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