At its April 23 meeting, the Board of Education adopted the proposed Catskill Central School District budget for the 2024-2025 school year. The budget totals $49,430,997 and carries no tax levy increase. Spending is down a total of $457,637, a 0.917 percent decrease from the 2023-24 budget. The District sought efficiency measures, applied state and […]
There are seven candidates running for four open seats on the Board of Education. Each candidate was asked to provide a brief writeup about themselves, which you can view by clicking on the candidate’s name. The candidates’ names will appear on the ballot in the following order: Karen S. Van Wie Mike Konsul Andrew D. […]
Catskill High School students Erik Kirch and Alyciana Salter, and teacher Kelly Marino were honored at the YMCA’s 2023-24 Outstanding Student and Educator Awards Breakfast held the morning of April 24 at Pegasus Restaurant in Coxsackie. One educator and two students were chosen from Catskill, Cairo-Durham, Coxsackie-Athens, and Greenville schools by a panel of YMCA […]
Catskill High School presents Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 p.m. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My […]
The Catskill Elementary Student Council will host an Arbor Day Ceremony in front of the superintendent’s office on our secondary campus on Friday, April 26 starting at 3:45 p.m. This year’s ceremony features a scarlet oak. All are welcome to attend!
The Utica National Insurance Group has given Catskill Central School District its highest award for safety excellence, presenting Catskill with its Titanium-level School Safety Excellence Award. Along with a framed certificate commemorating the District’s safety efforts, Utica National presented Catskill with a $500 award for use in furthering safety in the District. 2024 marks Catskill’s […]
Congratulations to Catskill High School’s Michael Vazquez, Jiana McDonald, and Elizabeth Gutman, whose artwork was chosen to be displayed in the Questar III 35th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit. This invitational art exhibit is open to three high school students from each district in the region. “We are very proud of these students and […]
Reading Buddies is an extracurricular activity where Catskill High School students go to Catskill Elementary School and read books to small groups of elementary students in Mrs. Kunz’s library class. Both the CHS students and CES students benefit from participating in this program. The high school students develop experience as being leaders and act as […]
Congratulations to Catskill’s FCCLA, who once again excelled at the NYS FCCLA Leadership Conference. The two-day conference was attended by 178 students from around the state, who used their skills taught in family and consumer sciences classes to compete in STAR (Students Take Action with Recognition) Events. Below are Catskill’s results from these competitive events: […]
Catskill High School’s Yellow Ribbon Teen Suicide Prevention Team was at Catskill Middle School on March 26 and 27 to lead suicide awareness and prevention training for all CMS students during their physical education classes. Team members led the middle schoolers through several interactive stations they designed to reinforce the message that suicide is 100% […]
