Minisink Valley Central School District
The Minisink Valley Board of Education will meet Thursday, Feb. 25 for two meetings via Google Meets. To access these meetings: Finance Committee at 6 p.m.: Join by phone: 1- 650-667-2781 PIN: 274-376-219# Regular meeting at 7 p.m.: Join by phone: 1 -916-318-9210 PIN: 810-711-409# The meeting’s agenda is available for viewing via: BoardDocs. The community …
Attention Minisink Valley school community: As has been our regular practice, we’re sharing updated guidance from the Orange County Department of Health on “School In-Person Learning.” School In-Person Learning The guidance provides information on social distancing, mask wearing, a review of direct and proximate contact protocols, clearance from quarantine and post-vaccination quarantine requirements. We encourage …
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Congratulations to high school FBLA members Jada Vail and Nataly Pena for their outstanding performance at the recent New York State FBLA District 3N Spring meeting competition. Their success now allows them to compete at the NYS FBLA State Leadership Conference in April. Their performances were judged based on strigient performance criteria. Jada won first …
Minisink Valley Intermediate School teacher Jill Stramiello and MV Elementary School teacher Stephanie Hoffman have been recognized by Hudson Valley Magazine with two of its Teacher Appreciation Awards. 2021 Hudson Valley Teacher Appreciation Awards Contenders for the magazine’s awards could be nominated by anyone. Nominees were asked to respond about teaching during the pandemic. Their …
Yes, there is a connection between science, sourness and the creativity of Minisink Valley’s faculty! In this instance it was Kristine Ostensen’s seventh-grade life science students, who recently completed a culminating candy chromosome project on mitosis using sour gummy worms to demonstrate their understanding of the cell cycle. “Students have spent the last few weeks …
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Meet Thomas Uhrig, who teaches physical education at Otisville Elementary School! What’s your favorite aspect of your job? “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Mark Twain My favorite aspect of my job is that I get to do something I enjoy at …
Attention Warrior sport fans: During the upcoming abbreviated sports season, combined with the inability to have in-person spectators, subscribers to the NFHS Network can watch games played in the high school gym. These are games scheduled for streaming on this platform. NFHS Network is a subscription service and the leader in streaming “live and on …
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Attention Minisink Valley families: With the upcoming February break upon us, we want to remind you of some important New York State Department of Health quarantine requirements for anyone traveling to New York from a non-contiguous state: This is important to stress: If you travel out-of-state during February break, your child(ren) may not be able …
Many of Minisink Valley’s youngest students have created hand-crafted valentines for their teachers! Valentine’s Day has traditionally focused on romantic love. But it also provides us with a great opportunity to teach children to understand and appreciate all kinds of relationships, and the relationship a child has with her/his …
The district has confirmed the following positive COVID-19 cases today, Feb. 11 High School: One student. Intermediate School: Two students. No action is required as these students have not been in the buildings for a period of time. Thank you for your attention to this important information. The health, safety, and well-being of our school …
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