Catskill Central School District’s Media Camp hosted its annual Summer Film Festival at the Community Theatre on Main Street, Catskill on July 25. The screening of fifteen student short films was the culminating event of a month-long digital media adventure. Throughout July, 50 students from 5th grade up through high school participated in the Media Camp, during which time they […]
Category Archives: High School
Concert Chorus Earns Gold at NYSSMA Festival
Congratulations to the Catskill High School Concert Chorus, who earned a Gold rating at the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) Majors Festival, held June 5th at Kingston High School.
2017 Memorial Day Parade
Students from all three Catskill schools helped honor our men and women in uniform for their service to our country. Pictured here is the Catskill Marching Band, which includes students from both the High School and Middle School, who lent their talents to Town of Catskill’s Memorial Day Parade. Catskill Elementary School’s Business Club and Student Council also marched in the […]
Catskill Spring Rush
The Catskill High School Business Club hosted the twelfth annual Catskill Spring Rush triathlon on May 20th. The event is organized by the Catskill High School Marketing class under the guidance of their teacher, Mr. Patrick Hernandez. With the sun shining and student organizers in place the race was ready to begin. Athletes, participating in […]
Cats’ Cat is Window Into the Catskills
Forty-six creative-minded students at Catskill High School designed and painted a fantastic cat for the Heart of Catskill Association’s annual Cat’n Around Catskill event. Their cat, named “Window Into the Catskills,” is adorned with a stained glass motif. Taking a closer look reveals views from around our area, including scenes from the mountains, river, downtown Catskill, Olana, and […]
Senior Signing Day
Catskill High School seniors took one step closer to commencement during one of our newest traditions, Senior Signing Day. “Today is the day that you make your commitment to the next chapter of your life,” interim superintendent Annemarie Barkman told the seniors at the opening of the ceremony, held May 4th in the school’s auditorium. […]
Student Paints New Hallway Mural
Within the last couple of months, junior Kaitlyn Synan took on the project of painting a mural for a hallway in Catskill High School, the first new mural in many years. She did the painting “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali. Fantastic job Kaitlyn!
CHS Heads to State Odyssey of the Mind Tournanment
CHS is headed to states after their stellar performances at the Region Four Odyssey of the Mind Tournament hosted March 25 at Coxsackie-Athens CSD. Coordinated locally by Questar III BOCES, Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational competition that encourages students to use their imaginations and work as a team to solve problems. The teams performed […]
In Catskill, Art Equals Community
Catskill High School art teacher Wendy Doney made a visit to the Catskill Rotary luncheon recently to bring their membership up to speed on the new art programs offered at the high school this year. She shared the types of projects students are now enjoying through classes such as Studio Art, 2-Dimensional Design and 3-Dimensional Design and talked about future art programs […]