Minisink Valley Central School District
High school students: Mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 7: Financial Aid Presentation (6–7 p.m. in the high school auditorium) William Potter, SUNY Orange assistant director of financial aid, will be the guest speaker. He will be discussing the financial aid process and will be available to answer questions. This event is very important for …
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T The next time you’re near Target at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, be sure to take a walk down the mall hallway leading into Target. There, you’ll find a new permanent art display organized by the Orange County Arts Council which includes the work of Minisink Valley High School art students! “Ever …
Otisville Elementary School students and faculty gathered on Sept. 20 to mark International Peace Day with an outdoor assembly to reinforce the concept of peace and its connections to kindness. The United Nations’ International Day of Peace is celebrated on Sept. 21 each year to recognize the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace. The International …
Sixth-grade social studies teacher Ashley Beairsto and teacher aide Debbie marked POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 20 by meeting with five members of American Legion George Smith Post 1607 and hearing from them about military prisoners of war (POWs) and those who are missing in action (MIAs). Guests were Post 107 Commander Ron Alliet, a …
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Alison Miller and Joanna Browning’s sixth-grade ELA students recently had platefuls of words served up to them during a lesson designed to expand their vocabulary knowledge. Students worked with a partner to recall definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms for their ELA vocabulary words. Each student pair had a dry-erase marker, eraser, and large …
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Jaclyn Lockett’s sixth-grade science classes are learning about metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks within the rock cycle. Students used Starburst candy to recreate them! (How cool is that?) “I had a lot of fun. I learned that when I made a sedimentary rock I could turn it into metamorphic by putting extreme heat and pressure …
Fall Aquatics Schedule (Effective Sept. 16 to Nov.30) Lap Swimming Monday & Wednesday 7:45 to 9 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Recreational Swim Tuesday & Thursday 7:45 to 9 p.m. Saturday 1 to 3 p.m. Admission: Senior Citizens $1 General Admission $2 Families $5 Pool Closed: Sept. 27 to 30 Oct. 8, …
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Reminder: Board of Education meetings now begin at 7:30 p.m., a half hour earlier than the prior year. The next Board of Education meeting is Thursday, Sept. 12 and takes place in the Middle School’s Room 108. To view the agenda: Board Docs Pro We hope this earlier start time encourages more members of our community …
The Harlem Wizards are returning to Minisink Valley on Thursday, Sept. 26 for a fantastic evening of fun and basketball antics! The game starts at the high school at 7 p.m., but the fun begins at 6 p.m. when doors open. General admission tickets are $15 and $13 for students. Tickets purchased at the door …
The Minisink High School JROTC Color Guard honorably represented the Minisink Valley school community on Sept. 8 during a remembrance ceremony at the Minisink Valley High School’s Memorial Stone to honor firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11. JROTC members provided the colors for the ceremony and joined firefighters and their families, law enforcement …