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Thank you Teachers & Staff

Teacher appreciation week was May 4-8. CCSD thanks our faculty, aides, assistants, clerical staff, custodial staff, food service workers, counselors, social workers, administrators, and everyone in between who come to school everyday and give their all to our students! Big shout out to our MED PTA and Secondary PTSO, who provided treats for our teachers […]

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Catskill CSD Receives National Recognition for Championing Music Education

Catskill Central School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) Award from The NAMM Foundation for their outstanding support and commitment to music education. The award spotlights and celebrates schools across the United States for their exemplary dedication to music education and their ongoing efforts to ensure equitable access to […]

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Leadership Greene Hosts Meet the Candidates Night

Leadership Greene, Catskill High School’s student leadership club, hosted its annual Meet the Candidates Night on May 6 in the Catskill High School Library Media Center. The event was also live-streamed on the Catskill Media YouTube page and can be viewed here. This student-moderated forum allowed candidates to present their views and answer student-centered questions […]

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2026 District-wide Art Show at C-GCC May 8

Catskill CSD’s District-wide Art Show is back! Select artwork from our students in kindergarten through twelfth grade will be on display at Columbia-Greene Community College during the month of May. The opening reception is Friday, May 8, 2026, from 5-7 pm in the Kaaterskill Gallery at C-GCC.  The show will stay up and available to […]

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Senator Hinchey Honors Yellow Ribbon Team

NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey recognized our Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Team on the senate floor on April 27 for their ongoing work to prevent suicide. Senator Hinchey invited the team to be honored at the Capitol after being impressed by our students passion and advocacy at the Mental Health Matters Advocacy Day in Albany!

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CCSD at Arbor Day

Representatives from Catskill CSD took part in the Annual Arbor Day Celebration held at the Catwalk Institute on April 24, where a beautiful swamp white oak tree was planted in memory of Purcell Palmer. Purcell and her husband were the founders of the Catwalk Institute. The Catskill Elementary Student Council Members read pieces regarding Arbor […]

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CES Welcomes The Wizard of Oz

Catskill Elementary School was delighted to welcome The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck to our stage for a special performance of The Wizard of Oz. Their talented cast did an outstanding job engaging our students and inviting them to participate throughout the show. It was a joyful and interactive experience that kept everyone involved […]

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Mi-Sci Trip

5th graders took a field trip to the Mi-Sci Museum in Schenectady. Students got to tour the museum, experience the planetarium, and learn about science in new and interactive ways. A huge thank you to the CES PTA for funding the field trip for all students and staff members who attended.

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Board Adopts 2026-27 School Budget Proposal

The Catskill Central School District Board of Education adopted the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 school year at its April 21 meeting. The school budget totals $51,742,991 and carries a 2.19 percent tax levy increase, which is under the 2.29 percent limit set by the NYS property tax cap. Spending is up a total of […]

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Jr. Ambassadors Celebrate Earth Day

In the spirit of Earth Day, the CES Jr. Ambassadors Club headed out to the playground to pick up all the litter that had accumulated over the winter months (which ended up not being that much – two pounds in total – go Cats!!). Then they took a walk on the school grounds and down […]