fifth grade students kayaking on the Catskill Creek

5th Grade Explores the Catskill Creek

Every spring, 5th graders at CES have the opportunity to get out on the water and experience the remarkable natural resources at our school’s doorstep. Over the span of three days – June 11-13 – each fifth grade class took a field trip to the Catskill Creek across from Catskill MS/HS, where they learned kayaking or […]

Team Whale Tale team photo at world finals

CMS Team Competes at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Catskill Middle School’s “Whale Tale” Odyssey of the Mind team competed at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals held May 23-26 at Iowa State University, where they placed 16th out of 57 teams in their division (Division II). Congratulations to sixth grader Kaitlyn McGee, seventh graders James O’Connell, Nicholas Konsul, Christopher Konsul, Joseph Konsul, Adam Konsul, […]

April Attendance Winners

The CMS Attendance Committee congratulates our prize winners for the month of April. Prize winners each received a $10 gift card to McDonald’s. The committee recognizes the efforts of students who work hard to be in school by giving gift cards to randomly chosen students in each grade level who improved their attendance, and to […]

boy eating hamburger

Fun in the Sun BBQ

What better way is there to enjoy late spring than with an outdoor picnic! Instead of eating in the cafeteria May 24th, Catskill Elementary School students headed outdoors to enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, and the perfect weather. Along with food hot off the grill, students stayed cool with treats like watermelon and ice pops. There […]

Major Jonah Brown

Catskill Grad Does F-15 Fly Over

United States Air Force major and Catskill graduate Jonah Brown flew over Catskill in his F-15 fighter jet on June 8 at approximately 9:00 a.m. His flight path made a low-level flyby flight over the Catskill Elementary School.