Author/television journalist Cheryl Wills speaks to Otisville Elementary fourth and fifth-graders about her great-great-great grandfather’s fight for freedom as a Civil War soldier

Author Cheryl Wills, the nationally recognized award-winning television personality for Spectrum News’ flagship national news network, New York 1, visited Otisville Elementary fourth and fifth-graders today, Jan. 10, and spoke about her great-great-great grandfather Sandy Wills, who was a slave and fought for his freedom in the Army during the Civil War.  Ms. Wills —- …

Visit Minisink Valley’s Facebook page and ‘like’ us!

Did you know Minisink Valley’s Facebook page features thousands of great photos 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 (and growing!) in the greater Minisink Valley area who “follow” the district’s page. You …

Reminders about school closure notifications

If it’s necessary to close school due to inclement weather or other emergency reasons, announcements will be made via the district’s “push notification” system, this website and the district’s Facebook page. When school is closed, all related activities, including athletic events and student activities, will not take place. What’s involved when determining whether or not to …

Happy holidays from Otisville Elementary School!

Happy holidays from Otisville Elementary School! Today, students and faculty showed their holiday spirit with all kinds of holiday attire and looked fabulously festive! Visit the district’s Facebook page to see all the great photos!

School district families and the Minisink Valley community again help Minisink Cares make the holidays brighter for 165 children

Approximately 165 children in the Minisink Valley community have received gifts and food for the holidays through the kindness and generosity of the Minisink Cares Holiday Program. “I wish I could put into words the feeling we experience and the emotions we witness when a family comes to pick up their gifts and food,” said …

It’s flu season: Know the facts about the flu

It’s flu season! Here’s some useful reminders about this contagious respiratory infection of the nose, throat and lungs. The flu is different from a cold and can be very dangerous for children. The Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC) estimate that 6,000 to 26,000 children under the age of five are hospitalized each year from complications …

Otisville Elementary’s annual pajama drive is underway; donations welcome until Dec. 19

Otisville’s annual pajama drive, hosted by Orange/Ulster BOCES satellite program, is currently taking place! For every pair of pajamas that are donated, Scholastic will donate a book to accompany the new pajamas. Students wore their pajamas to school during a recent Pajama Day event as part of the drive,  plus had a special break for …

Silly socks remind Otisville students about the importance of postive behaviors

Otisville Elementary students wore their finest — and silliest — socks for Silly Sock Day on Nov. 22, part of the school’s ongoing “Positive Behavior Intervention Supports” (PBIS) efforts. Visit the district’s Facebook page to see a photo gallery of students and their cool socks!

Welcome to the new, redesigned Minisink Valley School District website

Welcome to the new, redesigned Minisink Valley website! The website is the result of about 20 months of work to create a new fresh vibrant look, which recently includes uploading much of content from the existing site to the new one over the past months. The goal with this new website is to provide visitors …

Minisink Valley Kiwanis members present dictionaries to Otisville Elementary students as part of annual ‘Dictionary Project’ campaign

Minisink Valley Kiwanis members visited Otisville Elementary School for their annual delivery of dictionaries to Otisville’s third-graders. This is an annual gift of dictionaries part of Kiwanis’ national program called “The Dictionary Project.” The project’s goal is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them …

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