Ahoy, mateys: Otisville Odyssey of the Mind team to represent district at March 4 O-U BOCES Region 5 Odyssey of the Mind competition

An Otisville Elementary School team is representing Minisink Valley at the March 4 New York State Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 competition at Orange-Ulster BOCES. Team members are: Joel Cay, Giuliana Coppola, Dylan DeSieno, Jillian Mecocci, Braylon Paris, Charlotte Ringus and Illeana Sierra. They’re coached by Jenna Colman. They are performing their solution to …

Seniors Abby Stevens and Sadiel Arias Garcia honored by Town of Wallkill for embodying qualities of former Silver Lake Fire Chief William Price

Seniors Abby Stevens and Sadiel Arias Garcia were among a group of students recently honored by the Town of Wallkill during Black History Month for embodying the qualities of William Price, the former Silver Lake fire chief who served the region for many years. Chief Price was the first African-American fire chief in New York …

Get tickets for Middle School Drama Club’s March 9 and 10 performances of “The Addams Family Young@Part”

Tickets are on sale for the Middle School Drama Club’s March 9 and 10 performance of “The Addams Family Young@Part.” Celebrate the wackiness in every family with this best-selling Broadway musical adapted for middle school-age performers! Wednesday Addams – the stoic, dark, pain-loving little girl everyone knows and love, but who is no longer quite …

New Jersey Devils executives discuss ‘the business of sports’ with high school students

Over 30 members of the high school’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club and Seth Johnson’s Sports and Entertainment Marketing class recently attended “Sports Business Night” hosted by the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Students were treated to an area tour learned about several aspects of the business of …

District’s March 1 lockdown drill is important opportunity to practice emergency and crisis response plans

Minisink Valley parents/guardians: For your awareness, the district and its law enforcement partners are taking part in a districtwide lockdown drill this morning, March 1. Students and staff were notified that a drill would be taking place by their building principals before it began. There is a sizable law enforcement presence on our campuses but …

Junior Zack Ryder and senior Ethan Gallo win state wrestling championships

Two Minisink Valley varsity wrestlers won the NYSPHSAA wrestling state championship in their weight classes on Feb. 23 at the MVP Arena in Albany. Junior Zack Ryder won in the 189-pound weight class to earn his fourth state championship title (including COVID year). “Zack came back from an early season from a broken bone in his …

A record 14 indoor Varsity Track and Field athletes advance to state competition

A record 14 Varsity Boys and Girls Indoor Track and Field athletes have advanced to state competition following their wins at the recent Section IX State Qualifier Meet at the Armory Track and Field Center in Manhattan. The Section IX State Qualifier meet saw state meet berths earned by two relay teams and three individuals, …

Minisink Valley Girls Basketball Program earns OCBOA’s 2022-23 ‘Sportsmanship Award’

The Minisink Valley Girls Basketball Program was recently honored by the Orange County Basketball Officials Association (OCBOA) by being awarded its annual Sportsmanship Award. The award — a banner — is presented to a school district with a basketball program that has demonstrated the greatest sportsmanship across all levels of play (modified, junior varsity and varsity …

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