High School students learn about ‘the business of sports’ from the New Jersey Devils

Members of the high school’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Seth Johnson’s “Sports and Entertainment and Marketing” class recently attended a New Jersey Devils’ “Business of Sports” night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The evening was organized specially for Minisink Valley by Mr. Johnson with executives from the New Jersey Devils …

Tickets on sale for High School Drama Club’s March 31, April 1 and April 2 performances of ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’

Tickets are now on sale for the High School  Drama Club’s performances of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” with performances on  March 31, April 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live …

Four varsity teams named NYSPHSAA Team-Scholar Award recipients

Congratulations to the four Minisink Valley High School winter sports teams who have recently been named by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) as Team-Scholar Award recipients.   To receive this state recognition, a varsity team must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 90 percent. Teams are: Competition Cheer: …

Dates announced for annual Grades 3 to 8 state assessment exams 

Minisink Valley  will administer New York State assessments beginning with English Language Arts (ELA) on Tuesday, March 29  for students in Grades 3 to 8 in the Middle School and Intermediate/Otisville Elementary schools. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires every state to assess all students in grades 3-8 in English language arts and math …

Follow the district on Facebook to see what’s going on in our buildings…and more!

Are you following us on Facebook?  Did you know Minisink Valley’s Facebook  — also known as “Meta” —  page features thousands of great photos and information which show what’s going on at Otisville Elementary, Minisink Valley Elementary, Minisink Valley Intermediate School, Minisink Valley Middle School and Minisink Valley High School? Join the thousands of people …

COVID-19 update from Superintendent Brian Monahan for the school week ending Friday, March 18

The district is now providing COVID-19 case confirmations on a weekly basis. The district has confirmed the following positive COVID-19 cases for the school week ending today, March 18. High School: One student; one staff member Middle School: One staff member Intermediate School:  One student Otisville Elementary: One student Contact tracing has been completed. Thank …

Varsity Indoor Track & Field Mixed 4×400 Meter Relay Team earns the district’s second-ever ‘All-American’ distinction at Nike Indoor Nationals

  Congratulations to the Varsity Indoor Track & Field Mixed 4×400 Meter Relay Team, who collectively ran to a sixth-place podium finish at the recent Nike Indoor Nationals at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on  Staten Island, with a time of 3:55.19. Relay members Ethan Torres, Rihanna Burgher, Kaleigh Murphy and Gavin Rossi become the …

Music class ‘STEAM’ activities help build important technology skills

Today’s world requires students to be knowledgeable users of technology, and Minisink Valley music teachers have found creative ways to build that proficiency in music classes. As an example, Otisville Elementary fifth-grade students have been working on a STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Mathematics) unit using Makey Makeys and Chromebooks in Maria Fenfert’s music classes to create original, four-note, …

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