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As part of the Intermediate School's ongoing character education curriculum, all students attended DASA assemblies today, Sept. 13. Ask your student about this! DASA was enacted in July 2010 to promote a safe and supportive learning environment in all public and charter schools, free from harassment and discrimination for students. Under DASA, no student shall be subjected to harassment or discrimination by employees or students on school property, or at a school function, based on their actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or other related categories.

Thanks to the help of the Minisink Kiwanis and The Otisville Presbyterian Church, Otisville Elementary has reached its goal of collecting 1000 pounds of recyclable plastic and will be rewarded for its efforts by receiving a TREX bench for the school community via the NexTrex Community Recycling Program! The items were collected in the building from students and faculty in addition to from the Minisink Kiwanis and the Otisville Presbyterian church. Thank you to teacher aide Shannon Barbone and art teacher Kara Welsh more making many trips to Hannaford in Middletown this past summer to deliver the recycled plastic material for recycling. The school will still be recycling any plastic collected on the campus!

Reminder: The registration deadline is tomorrow, Sept. 13, for for the Oct. 26 PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), which will be administered at the high school. ● Online registration and payment is due by 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. The cost of the PSAT/NMSQT is $30.. ● Online registration and payment must be completed using Total Registration at:www.TotalRegistration.net/PSAT/335208

We will never forget. “No Day Shall Erase You From the Memory of Time” ---- from "Book IX of The Aeneid" by Roman poet Virgil, which is inscribed on the wall of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City.

Save the date and consider being a sponsor! The Otisville PTO will hold its first ever golf outing on Monday, Oct. 7! To register, visit: https://otisville-pto-golf-outing.square.site.

Yesterday’s Girls Varsity Soccer game against Valley Central was a rematch of last year’s Section IX Championship Girls Soccer game which Valley Central won, 1-0. But the game was much more than a rematch. The Girls Varsity Team honored former Minisink Valley Athletic Trainer Sharon Delmonico, who was Valley Central’s athletic trainer and who recently passed away from breast cancer after a six-year battle. Ms. Delmonico was Minisink Valley’s athletic trainer for seven years before moving onto Valley Central. See and read more on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MinisinkValleyCSD

Middle School Grade 6 families... Reminder: Tonight is your student's Open House! We look forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to Senior Brianna Foote, who qualified to compete at the upcoming NYS competition following the team's first dual meet against Our Lady of Lourdes High School last Thursday! Good luck to her and the rest of the team as they continue their season!

The High School received its “School of Excellence” Award from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the 2023-24 school year during today's annual NYSPHSAA mandated workshop! READ MORE: https://www.minisink.com/article/1715864

Cheers to the boys and girls Cross Country teams, who ran great races at the Sept. 7 Warwick Valley "WaveMania!" Take a peek! •The freshman boys team placed second overall with Landon Straw winning the race and Santiago Martinez coming in third. •In the boys varsity race, Ryan Capo and Carter Rossi both finished in the Top 20, with the team overall came in 9th place. •In the Girl's varsity race, Kat Jones finished in the Top 20, with Kaleigh Murphy and Trinity Capo having great races.

We will never forget. The district/high school hosted Sept. 11 remembrance services yesterday, Sept. 8. Thank you to Alexis DeBeauvernet, who sang the National Anthem; Drew Jashembowski; who played taps on the trumpet; Assemblyman Karl Brabenec; Orange County Legislator District 2 Janet Sutherland; Wawayanda Town Supervisor Denise Quinn; and our American Legion, VFW and firefighter colleagues.

Reminder to high school families: ORDER DEADLINE IS TOMORROW, SEPT. 10! Be part of this Class of 2025 fundraiser and get your student this fabulous 2024 Homecoming Shirt! You'll be set for all the great Homecoming week festivities and the big Homecoming game! Each class will have its own special shirt color! \ Seniors: DARK GREEN Juniors: WHITE Sophomores: BLACK Freshman: GREY CLICK here to order: https://mvhshomecomming2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the Minisink Valley app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents and Guardians, check your email or text messages for instructions to sign up and access Rooms today!

Know what the color of the lights mean!

Use this handy QR code to download the district's new app!

Reminder to families/students in all school buildings: To access daily/weekly breakfast/lunch menus via the FDMeal Planner by school building, click on the "dining' icon on each school's website/app home page; or download the free FDMealPlanner app to your mobile device: Google Play (for Android devices): FDMealPlanner App Store (for Apple devices) FDMealPlanner Important note: The new menu platform is also connected to the Minisink Valley website and app!

Thank you to the families who stopped by the Transportation Department's "Meet and Greet" today, Sept. 4! So many K-2 students and students new to the district had the chance to meet their bus drivers and see the buses they'll be taking to school. Parents and grandparents even had a chance to board the buses!

HIGH SCHOOL FAMILIES: Be part of this Class of 2025 fundraiser and get your student this fabulous 2024 Homecoming Shirt! You'll be set for all the great Homecoming week festivities and the big Homecoming game! Each class will have its own special shirt color! Orders close Sept. 10, don't miss out! Seniors: DARK GREEN Juniors: WHITE Sophomores: BLACK Freshman: GREY CLICK here to order: https://mvhshomecomming2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/

More WOW! There was also a long line at Otisville Elementary today, Sept, 3, when students brought in their school supplies! They're also ready for Opening Day on Sept. 5!

WOW! Check out the line to bring school supplies into the Elementary and Intermediate schools today, Sept. 3! Our students are ready to return to class on Thursday!