Thursday, September 4 was our first day of classes for the 2025-26 school year! Here are some first day photos from CMS!
Category Archives: Middle School
Gessner Appointed Assistant Principal at CMS
Catskill Middle School welcomes Kayla Gessner as its new assistant principal. Ms. Gessner is here to support students, staff and families by addressing concerns, managing attendance, implementing academic interventions, and fostering family engagement, among other duties. Gessner is no stranger to the Catskill Central School District; she has worked here as a special education teacher […]
CCSD Welcomes New Faculty for 2025-26
Catskill CSD welcomed the newest members of our educational team to Catskill August 27 with an on-campus orientation program. Our entire leadership team was on hand to help familiarize them with our programs, procedures, facilities and school culture. As part of the orientation, our new hires also boarded a bus for our traditional tour of […]
Register Now for In-School Telemedicine Visits with Albany Med EmUrgentCare
Dear Catskill CSD Families, We’re excited to share that Albany Med EmUrgentCare is partnering with Catskill Central School District to offer your child access to high-quality medical care—right from the school nurse’s office. Tentatively scheduled for this September, students will be able to participate in telemedicine visits during the school day. With your consent, the […]
CCSD Moving to All-Electronic Communications
Dear Catskill Parents and Guardians, We are just a few weeks away from the start of a new school year! I’m writing to share some important updates about how Catskill Central School District will be communicating with families going forward. We are transitioning to entirely electronic communications at all three school buildings. This change will […]
6th Grade Faculty Train on Benchmark Reading Program
It may be summer, but our sixth grade teaching team has been back at school for professional development on the Benchmark Reading Program, which we are rolling out in sixth grade this school year. Catskill Elementary School rolled out Benchmark last school year and, with it now at Catskill Middle School, students in pre-k through […]
Catskill Athletic Department – Summer Sports Camps
The Catskill Athletic Department is excited to offer Summer Sports Camp opportunities for student-athletes entering grades 4–8. These camps will be hosted by members of our Catskill coaching staff and are designed to help young athletes develop their skills, build confidence, and have fun! Camp Details: Who: Students entering Grades 4–8 When: Two-day camps Cost: […]
Catskill Middle School Honor Roll – 4th Quarter, 2024-25
Grade 6 High Honor Roll: Grace Bertelle, Kennedy Birk, Audrey Biscoe, Nora Boice, Noah Chicorelli, Jacob Cleveland, Emily Craig, Aida Cruz Martinez, Aleeciona Curless, Henry Engel, August Eshler, Carter Fallon, Oliver Fidecaro Gonzalez, Amelia Greene, Tymel Harris, Kaitlyn Henderson, Skylar Jansen, Brynn Jordan, Owen Karch, Zoey Kellogg-Choinsky, Zane Kozloski, Khloe Krieg, Madyson Letzring, Kaylee Lin, […]
Catskill Welcomes DiDonna as Secondary Principal
Catskill Central School District welcomes Jaime DiDonna as our new secondary principal. Mr. DiDonna is a student-focused educator with over twenty-five years’ experience working in diverse school districts as an administrator and teacher. He comes to Catskill from the Onteora Central School District, where he was the principal of Onteora Middle School. “As an administrator, […]
Kat Krew Out On the Town
Catskill Middle School’s Kat Krew, AKA the Art Club, enjoyed a walking field trip to the Catskill Public Library to see the cat that they painted for this year’s Cat’n Around Catskill. They met with Emily McCabe, the youth services librarian, and thanked the library for sponsoring their cat. The club was excited to see […]