Eight students selected for OCMEA’s All-County Elementary Festival chorus ensemble

Congratulations to the following students on their recent selection to the Orange County Musical Educators Association (OCMEA) Elementary All-County Festival chorus ensemble: Valerie Badillo Jack Bohr Liam Frawley Ashley Greenberg Kelsey Merzbach Tyler Pepin Sophia Rivera Jackson Veety The festival took place April 29 and 30 at Monroe-Woodbury High School. OCMEA is an organization of …

High School’s FBLA members earn honors at State Leadership Conference

Congratulations to the  following FBLA members for their outstanding performances at the recent New York State FBLA State Leadership Conference. Nataly Pena: Third place in Accounting 1 and fourth place in Public Service Announcement Derek Braun: Fourth Place in Introduction to Emerging Business Issues Audrey Guido: Fifth place in Introduction to Public Speaking Dylan Sutherland …

Safe School Ambassador Program begins at the high school and middle school 

The nationally recognized Safe School Ambassadors (SSA) Program has been recently introduced in the high school and middle school, providing an additional social-emotional learning (SEL) program for students to further positively maximize their daily school experience. SSA is a student-centered model that educates diverse social leaders with skills to prevent and reduce bullying. SSA is …

Innovative sixth-grade science work uses marshmallows, Jell-O and spaghetti to learn about earthquakes

Sixth-grade science curriculum includes learning about earthquakes, and middle school faculty have made that topic even more interesting with an innovative lab involving marshmallows, Jell-O and spaghetti. Lynn Villa and Jaclyn Lockett’s sixth-grade science classes have been learning about what causes earthquakes, how to predict them and precautionary measures that can be taken. This fun, …

Public budget hearing for proposed 2022-23 school budget is Thursday, May 5 at Minisink Valley Middle School’s auditorium at 6 p.m.

Minisink Valley will hold a public budget hearing for its Board adopted, proposed 2022-23 school budget on Thursday, May 5 at the Minisink Valley Middle School  auditorium at 6 p.m. To review the proposed budget, click here:  2022-23 Proposed Budget. The community is invited to attend. Other useful information: 2022-23 school school budget development Board …

Board of Education to meet Thursday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m.

The Minisink Valley Board of Education will meet on Thursday, May 5  at the middle school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is available for viewing via: BoardDocs. The community is welcome and invited to attend.

Otisville Elementary recognizes PBIS-STAR students for Quarter 3

Congratulations to Otisville’s  Quarter 3 STAR-students for being recognized for being respectful, responsible and ready to learn, the 3Rs which are part of the Otisville’s PBIS program (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) program. PBIS takes a proactive approach to help all students achieve social, emotional and academic success. Kindergarten: Gabriella Fratto Angel Saez Brielle Bucksbee Roman …

SUNY Orange honors 24 district students with Sojourner Truth recognitions

SUNY Orange recently honored 24 students in the high school and middle school with  Sojourner Truth recognitions. Congratulations to all! Sojourner Truth was an African- American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Ms. Truth preached about abolitionism and equal …

COVID-19 update from Superintendent Brian Monahan for the school week ending Friday, April 29

The district is now providing COVID-19 case confirmations on a weekly basis. The district has confirmed the following positive COVID-19 cases for the school week ending today, April 29. High School: One faculty Middle School: One student Otisville Elementary: Seven students, two faculty Intermediate School: Two students Elementary School: Two students Contact tracing has been …

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