Sunday afternoon news!
While it's not the outcome everyone hoped for, we're beyond proud to share that our Varsity Cheer Team placed 8th in New York State at today's NYSPHSAA Game Day Cheerleading Champion meet at Hudson Valley Community College! Please join us in congratulating the team for a job well done!
This team had tenacity, grit and determination in a field of competitors that Varsity Coach Patti Archiere called very tough.
"Eighth in the state, we'll take that," she said. "Our girls were amazing. They worked so hard and they did a magnificent job. I'm so proud of their efforts and I know everyone at Minisink is, too."
Breaking Friday night news!
We're going to the Section IX finals!
Minisink Valley beats Our Lady of Lourdes in a fantastic 42-7 win!
Next up: Minisink Valley will meet Cornwall in the Section IX championship game at FDR High School on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Watch for ticket information soon!
Congratulations and best wishes to the senior members of the Varsity Football team, who were honored during their recent senior night: Patrick Cherry, Kevin Crowe-Bailey, Keith Henry, Michael Hughson, Jake Luciano, Dominic Marasco, Charlie Olsen, Joseph Sullivan and Nate Tormey! Thank you for all your contributions to the team’s success!
Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team, which swept Washingtonville in the Section IX Class AA semi-finals tonight: 25-18; 25-13; and 25-8!
Next up is the Section IX Class AA championship match, where the team will play the winner of tonight's Valley Central vs. FDR matchup on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m. at Mount Saint Mary College! WE GOT THIS! GO MINISINK VALLEY!
GET TICKETS NOW: Tickets are $7 each
https://gofan.co/event/2141159?schoolId=NYSPHSAA9
CAN YOU HELP?
The High School's FBLA Club is hosting its annual Food Drive, with donations being accepted through Friday, Nov. 22.
Community donations may be delivered to the high school's main entrance, where it will be collected for distribution.
The Varsity Cheer Team’s recent Senior Night honored seniors Jillian Babcock, Natalie Christiano, Sara Delmar, Cara Durlester, Emma Gutzeit, Kaitlynn Howell and Mia Lockowtiz! Good luck and best wishes to all, and thank you for your many contributions to the team’s success!
The recent Varsity Volleyball Senior Night featured a seasonal theme! Congratulations and best wishes to Bailey Burns, Evelyn Fisch, Salma Hassan, Briana Juncaj, Chloe Marcovecchio, Angelina Rivera and Kayla Wasserman! Thank you for your many contributions to the team’s success!
Kudos and well-done to the 14 members of the Minisink Valley Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) , who recently participated in the annual Highway Cleanup Event. FBLA members picked up over 75 pounds of refuse that was found along U.S. Route 6.
"The club takes pride in helping to keep Minisink beautiful," said Advisor Seth Johnson. "This is one of several community service events that FBLA participates in throughout the course of the year."
HOMECOMING DANCE! What a fun and memorable evening! Take a peek at a sampling of how great our students looked! !
BREAKING FRIDAY NIGHT NEWS! It's a huge Homecoming win!
Minisink Valley beats Warwick in a 34-7 victory which assures the Section IX Class A semi-finals come to Minisink Valley! (Warwick will play Cornwall in the other semi-final match at Cornwall). This is a big deal!
This great night was also SENIOR NIGHT for the football players, cheerleaders and scorekeepers! (Photos are coming soon!)
At tonight's game, Charlie Olsen was crowned Homecoming King; and Sara Delmar was crowned Homecoming Queen! They were members of the Homecoming Court which also included Addision Cole, Patrick Cherry, Emma Kostic, Shawn Crowe, Audrey Guido, Michael Hughson!
Class of 2025 families: As a follow-up to emails sent to parents/students and information provided to students in the Class of 2025 Google classroom,...a friendly remember, it's time to order your student's cap and gown!
Support the Class of 2025 and add to your collection of outstanding Minisink Valley attire! The selections are great to wear for any occasion and for any event in any building!
Call for photos! The Homecoming Dance is Saturday, Nov. 2!
REMINDER: A friendly reminder to previous emails sent to juniors and their families: Junior Parking is suspended tomorrow, Oct. 31 because of the expected large crowds visiting the Slate Hall campus for the Elementary School's Halloween Parade.
Congratulations to Senior Brianna Foote, who won first place in the 50m and 100m freestyle events at the recent OCIAA championships! She also achieved a state cut time in the 50m and as a result, will complete in the Sectional Championships, which take place in two weeks!
The state cut time is the requirement to attend the New York State Swimming Championships in that event. Brianna has already made the cut time in the 100m butterfly earlier in the season (she currently ranks #1 in the 100m butterfly!) and now adds the 50m freestyle to her event list!
Reminder! Minisink Valley has partnered with Paper, an online tutoring service, to provide students in Grades 6 through 12 with the ability to access live tutors seven days a week, 24 hours a day. High School students and family members have unlimited access to trained tutors so every student can ask questions, work through problems and grow their confidence at no cost to families.
Learn more: https://www.minisink.com/page/paper-online-tutoring-for-grades-6-12
Congratulations to Senior Charles Olsen, who was the Minisink Valley recipient of the annual John Bell Memorial Award, presented during Friday’s Varsity Football game against Port Jervis (which Minisink Valley won 28-14!) Maddox McCormick was the Port Jervis recipient.
Coach Bell was a respected player for Port Jervis in the 1960s, a longtime coach and teacher at Minisink Valley and a friend throughout all of Section IX. In his memory the Minisink Valley and Port Jervis football programs established an award to present annually to a member of each school who has demonstrated the qualities that Coach Bell lived by: Dedication, sportsmanship, loyalty and school pride.
The High School’s recent assemblies focusing on the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and self-esteem, featuring guest speaker Dr. Mykee Fowlin and his topic “You Don’t Know Me, Until You Know Me,” were powerful reminders about behaviors.
During his presentation, Dr. Fowlin took students on an experiential journey, having them reexamine core precepts that were taught to them from as early on as first-grade. He used humor, performance art, poetry, storytelling, psychology, theatrical monologues and his personal journey – to create a moving experience for all.
He reminded students that to varying degrees, they all wear masks and are conditioned to hide their true selves, out of fear of being rejected and/or judged.
“We are capable of transforming the world, for the good, but this work starts from within; it is the process of turning our hurt into self-reflection, healing, and then action,” he stressed to students. “It is our simple, but intentional, behaviors where significant change takes place. The gesture of us smiling, acknowledging the existence of another, is as powerful as any other deed done in the world. Let us be like the oyster, turning our pain into something more valuable, but never forgetting the final piece in this transition. The value of the pearl takes place when someone else receives it, not if the oyster keeps it.”
Congratulations to Hana Ebert and Gavin McGinnis! Their plays will be showcased at the New York State Theatre Education Association's conference in January 2025! Theater students from all over New York State attend this conference featuring creative educational theatre workshops and performances led by professionals from Broadway and educators in the field. Watch for more updates in January!
Cheers to members of the High School’s Career Achievement Program (CAP), who can be found at the Elementary School assisting staff in a variety of ways, such as with School Security Aide Kevin Murphy; basketball court painting for Physical Education Teachers Ross Potter’s Leyla Johnson’s students; and in the classroom, such as their recent assistance to assemble an easel for second-grade teacher Kimberly McDermott.
