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 […]

aerial view of students dressed in blue forming ribbon on lawn and the words printed below Madie Strong

Homecoming Spirit Week

September 16-20 is Homecoming Spirit Week! On our secondary campus, students and staff have been showing their school spirit by coming to school dressed in the day’s theme. Monday was Pajama Day, Tuesday was Twin Day (or in one case, septuplets), Wednesday was Orange Day, Thursday is Blue Day, and on Friday, students wore their […]

November, 2018

November 2018 Dear Catskill CSD Community: As we approach the winter months, I would like to inform you of the procedures that will be used by the District to govern the closing or delay of schools when the weather makes traveling for staff and students dangerous. The following will be implemented: Two-Hour Delay – a […]

Catskill Central School District

Important Letter from Dr. Cook

Dear Catskill CSD Community:
The beginning of the 2019-2020 school year has been seamless. Teachers are teaching and students are learning in schools that are safe, clean and welcoming. This is attributed to a collective effort from our administration, staff, parents and the Board of Education […]

new faculty pose for group photo in library

Catskill Welcomes New Faculty

Catskill hosted an orientation for new faculty to familiarize them with our schools, programs, procedures, and culture. Our new hires also board a bus for a tour of the communities in Catskill CSD. For 2019-20, Catskill welcomes […]

Benjamin Bragg

Bragg Takes Reins at CHS

Catskill High School will be back in session this fall with a new principal, Benjamin Bragg. No stranger to Catskill Central School District, Mr. Bragg joined the District’s leadership team last school year as the High School’s assistant principal. “My goal is to continue on the journey we started last year in building the capacity […]