Pictured left to right are Catskill Rotary President Heather Bagshaw, Awards Chair Roger Lane, Student of the Month John Michael Dedrick, Christa Dedrick, and Michael Dedrick.

Student of the Month

Congratulations to John Michael Dedrick, who Catskill High School has named our December Student of the Month. As part of this honor, John and his family were invited to the Catskill Rotary Club where the Rotary presented him with an award and gift certificate. The honor also includes a free lunch. Pictured left to right […]

The honor also includes a free lunch. Pictured left to right are Catskill Rotary President Heather Bagshaw, Awards Chair Roger Lane, Chrystal DiRaffaele, Student of the Month Raven DiRaffaele, John DiRafaele, and Middle School Guidance Counselor Beth Daly.

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Raven DiRaffaele, who Catskill Middle School has named our December Student of the Month. As part of this honor, Raven and her family were invited to the Catskill Rotary Club where the Rotary presented her with an award and gift certificate. The honor also includes a free lunch. Pictured left to right are […]

Catskill Middle School’s Spelling Bee Champion, 7th grader Karsen Chiminelli, as well as second place finisher, 7th grader Christopher Konsul, and third place finisher, 8th grader Elizabeth Finnegan

Karsen Chiminelli Wins CMS Spelling Bee

Seventh grader Karsen Chiminelli successfully defended her title as Champion this January during Catskill Middle School’s 2018 Spelling Bee. She and other students from grade six through eight showed their mettle in this school-wide spelling showdown that took 29 rounds to decide. Spelling “subnivea” got Karsen (right) into the final round, where she successfully spelled “stasis” to clinch the title. An impressive repeat performance […]

CES Spelling Bee Champion Billy McMullen is joined by (left to right) Mrs. Lisa Schlenker, Catskill Elementary School Assistant Principal, and Catskill Elementary School teachers and Spelling Bee Committee members Mrs. Alexandra Standish, Mr. Matthew Luvera, Mrs. Heather Schindler.

“Exasperation” Spells Trip to Regionals for Catskill 5th Grader

Catskill Elementary School recently held its annual Spelling Bee with students participating from grades four and five. 5th grader Billy McMullen correctly spelled “exasperation” in the final round to edge out runner up and fellow 5th grader John Breusch. We are pleased to announce that, as the winner, Billy will be representing Catskill Elementary School at the 2018 Capital Region Spelling Bee […]

bus driver high-fives students

Holiday Bus Driver Appreciation

Catskill Elementary School Student Council members, parents, and even some past CES Student Council members stayed after school a few weeks ago to make blankets for Catskill’s bus drivers. On December 18th, the students delivered the blankets to the drivers as the buses lined up in the bus circle at CES. “We began this wonderful […]

Carolers sing in the halls of CHS

Holiday Caroling

Songs of the holidays rang through the halls of CHS as our choral students returned from their day of caroling around Catskill on December 21. This year, forty students lent their voices to this annual effort to spread some melodious holiday cheer throughout our community, including stops downtown, at senior-living facilities, and at Catskill’s Middle […]

display showing undersea scene with diver

Students Dive Into Books at Literacy Fair

The Literacy Fair, held December 6 at CES, was a fun-filled family night promoting the love of reading and writing. Students walked through the familiar CES doors and found themselves diving into reading “Under the Sea.” Over 100 students in grades Pre-K through Second attended this great event! The children enjoyed read alouds and other […]

Catskill Middle School

CMS Winter Concert Dec. 14

The Catskill Middle School Winter Concert featuring the 6th Grade Band, 6th Grade Chorus, 7/8 Band, and 7/8 Chorus is this Thursday, December 14th, 7:00 p.m. in the CHS auditorium.