Cat's Meow Auction

CES & CHS Cats Catch Cash for Community

It’s no yarn – Catskill Central Schools had two cats in this year’s Cat’s Meow Gala and Auction that sold for a total of $2,000! The annual auction, held this year on September 21, is organized by The Heart of Catskill Association and proceeds go to support the community.

boy holding butterfly

Butterflies!

Sixth grade STEAM students have been learning about the life cycle of butterflies, and this week they got to meet their new butterfly friends. In September, CMS STEAM teacher Shannon LaChance brought in caterpillars she collected for her classes to observe. Over several weeks, the students watched as the caterpillars formed crystalists and entered their […]

students loking at books and laughing

Book Fair!

Books, books, and more books! The PTA transformed a piece of the school library into a veritable book store. CES’s Scholastic Book fair was October 2 -4, during which students had the opportunity peruse the many exciting titles on display and purchase their favorite books and other reading-related supplies. The PTA hosted this event to […]

Don Marino sitting at computer

Marino CCSD Employee of the Month

  Congratulations to Don Marino, who is Catskill Central School District’s Employee of the Month for September! Mr. Marino is our District’s Network Administrator. The Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools bestow this honor on one employee each month to recognize the hard-working, dedicated, results-driven staff members who serve our students with excellence. Employees […]

Catskill High School National Honor Society inductees on stage during the ceremony

18 Students Join NHS

Catskill High School inducted 18 students into National Honor Society the evening of September 18 with a special ceremony held in the school’s auditorium. Membership in this prestigious organization is reserved for students who have excelled in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

two boys drip oobleck from thier fingers

6th Grade and the Oobleck

This week, our 6th grade STEAM classes had fun making and experimenting with oobleck! Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid; it acts like a solid when you apply force to it, but acts more like a liquid when you don’t, thus defying Newton’s law of viscosity. It’s also sticky and gross, a fun yet fascinating blob! […]

girls and boys pose with collection bucket and in school lobby

Basketball Teams Collect for Hurricane Dorian Relief

As you are aware, a terrible hurricane hit the people of Bahamas this month causing widespread devastation to the island nation. Catskill’s boys and girls basketball teams did something to help by collecting money at school and during Homecoming. Every dollar and cent they collected went directly to the Community Life Church in Catskill. The […]