Minisink Valley Central School District
Congratulations to Senior John Whitbeck, who was one of 13 Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students to earn a medal at the recent SkillsUSA Area IV Regional Conference held at OU BOCES. John won a first-place medal in the Automotive Collision category. He attends OU BOCES’ Transportation Academy. Nearly 200 students from various …
Congratulations to eighth-grader Gavin McGinnis, who earned third-place honors in the recent Orange-Ulster BOCES Regional Spelling Bee! Gavin prepared for this online event by reviewing word origins, pronunciations and their definitions. Gavin completed the 50-word spelling bee on a computer in the library while being monitored. An announcer spoke each word and Gavin was then …
Members of the high school’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Seth Johnson’s “Sports and Entertainment and Marketing” class recently attended a New Jersey Devils’ “Business of Sports” night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The evening was organized specially for Minisink Valley by Mr. Johnson with executives from the New Jersey Devils …
Tickets are now on sale for the High School Drama Club’s performances of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” with performances on March 31, April 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live …
Congratulations to the four Minisink Valley High School winter sports teams who have recently been named by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) as Team-Scholar Award recipients. To receive this state recognition, a varsity team must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 90 percent. Teams are: Competition Cheer: …
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The Minisink Valley Board of Education will meet on Thursday, March 24 at the Minisink Valley Middle School auditorium for the following meetings: Finance Committee meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is available for viewing via: BoardDocs.
Minisink Valley will administer New York State assessments beginning with English Language Arts (ELA) on Tuesday, March 29 for students in Grades 3 to 8 in the Middle School and Intermediate/Otisville Elementary schools. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires every state to assess all students in grades 3-8 in English language arts and math …
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Are you following us on Facebook? Did you know Minisink Valley’s Facebook — also known as “Meta” — page features thousands of great photos and information which show what’s going on at Otisville Elementary, Minisink Valley Elementary, Minisink Valley Intermediate School, Minisink Valley Middle School and Minisink Valley High School? Join the thousands of people …
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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, March 18. High School: One student; one staff member Middle School: One staff member Intermediate School: One student Otisville Elementary: One student Contact tracing has been completed. Thank …
Minisink Valley’s youngest students wore different shades of green with clever accessories to mark St. Patrick’s Day! Visit the district’s Facebook photo gallery to see the shenanigans! Otisville Elementary Intermediate School Elementary School