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 […]
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Catskill Student Has All-State Voice
Edward Donahue’s deep singing voice has brought him to high places. The New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) recently selected the CHS junior with a Bass 1 voice type for their All-State Mixed Choir.
Art Students Tour “Centennial: She” Exhibit
Catskill art teacher Wendy Doney took CHS art students on a trip to tour the “Centennial: She” exhibit at the Greene County Council on the Arts Gallery, located on Main Street in Catskill. The show was a compilation of artwork celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in New York, and also explored […]
Murray, Donahue Sing @ Area All-State
On November 17 and 18, Catskill High School’s Jenna Murray and Edward Donahue participated in the Zone 9 Area All-State Festival at Tri-Valley Secondary Schools in Grahamsville. Sponsored by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), this event showcased some of the most talented student musicians in our region. Jenna, a Soprano 2, performed with […]
CHS Blood Drive Helps Save Lives
Catskill High School’s National Honor Society hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive on November 9th. About 50 students, staff, and community member headed to the school’s gym to donate blood. The blood drive was successful in collecting 42 units of blood, which the Red Cross estimates will help save the lives of 126 people! Catskill’s […]
CHS Honors Veterans
Catskill High School honored area veterans with its annual Veterans Day Assembly, held this year on November 9th in the school’s auditorium. During his opening remarks, our Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Cook, welcomed the veterans to Catskill High and recognized them for their service. In the audience were local men and women, many of them Catskill […]
Santa’s Helpers Holiday Campaign
The Catskill High School Student Government is holding its annual “Santa’s Helpers” campaign early this year! Students will be shaking cans November 16-19.
Catskill Students Perform @ All-County
Catskill CSD had 27 students participate in the Fall Greene County Music Educators Association (GCMEA) All-County Festival held November 1st and 3rd at Cairo-Durham CSD.
CHS Teacher’s Art Featured in Gallery Exhibition
Catskill High School’s very own art teacher Wendy Doney is one of the featured artists in Petit, a group exhibition of smaller sized art, on exhibit November 4-December 4 at Emerge Gallery in Saugerties. The opening reception is Saturday, November 4, from 5-8pm. CHS AP Art students will be visiting the gallery as a part of their class!
Catskill Educator Named NYS Master Teacher
Catskill High School chemistry and physics teacher Stefanie Loomis has been named a New York State Master Teacher. On October 18, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the selection of Loomis and 213 other teachers from around the state for the New York State Master Teacher Program,