Board of Education to meet Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m.

The Minisink Valley Board of Education will meet on Thursday, April 18  at the Middle School auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The meeting agenda is available for viewing via: BoardDocs. The community is welcome and invited to attend.

Junior PJ Duke and freshman Wyatt Boice earn wrestling All-American status

Congratulations to junior PJ Duke and freshman Wyatt Boice for earning All-American status at the 35th annual National High School Coaches Association’s (NHSCA) High School Wrestling Nationals, held April 5 to 8 in Virginia Beach. PJ took first place in the 152-weight class; and Wyatt took fifth place in the 138-pound weight class. The top …

Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Parent Information Night to be held Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m.

Minisink Valley will host a Universal Pre-Kindergarten Parent Information Night on Wednesday, April 17 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Holy Cross Parish Hall  at 626 County Rd 22. All parents with a 4-year-old or soon-to-be 4-year-old child eligible for UPK are invited to attend. This evening gives parents give parents an opportunity and meet …

District’s Music Department again honored with national NAMM Foundation ‘Best Communities in Music Education’ recognition

The Minisink Valley School District has again been honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. This is the second consecutive year the district’s Music Department has been recognized with this national distinction. Minisink Valley is one of 975 school districts designated as being among …

Ongoing character education curriculum infuses kindness in all academic and co-curricular programs

Minisink Valley’s character education curriculum supports the robust academic, athletic and co-curricular programs offered and available throughout the school year and features one constant element: It’s important to be kind. “Character education is an extremely important in today’s world,” said Superintendent Brian Monahan. “We know, and research supports this, that how a young person acts …

Six Winter 2024 varsity teams earn NYSPHSAA Team-Scholar Awards

Congratulations to the six Minisink Valley High School Winter 2024 sports teams who have recently been named by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) as Team-Scholar Award recipients. To qualify as a team, 75% of a team’s average GPA for the season must be equal to or greater than 90%. “We’re …

Varsity Swimming and Diving team’s ‘Kids Night Out’ dates announced

The Varsity Swimming and Diving team will hold its annual Kids Night Out swimming events on these dates: Friday, April 5 Friday, May 31 Friday, June 14  Registration is limited to 60 participants in Grades K to 6 and is $20 per child. Registration opens the Monday prior to each Friday event.  

Tickets now on sale for High School Drama Club’s upcoming performances of ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’

Tickets are on sale for the High School  Drama Club’s musical, “Legally Blonde The Musical,” with performances on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. There’s also a special Thursday, April 11 performance at 4 p.m. where all seats are $5. A fabulously fun award-winning …

Interested in school board service? Join an April 10 League of Women Voters Zoom presentation

The League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region (LWV-MHR) will present a Zoom presentation on how to become a school board candidate and what board service entails on Wednesday, April 10 beginning at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will be Jay Worona, deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards …

Senior citizens and veterans groups invited to special April 11 dinner and performance of High School Drama Club’s “Legally Blonde The Musical’

The High School’s Chapter of the National Honor Society will host its annual senior citizen/veterans dinner as a prelude to the High School Drama Club’s special performance of “Legally Blonde The Musical” on Thursday, April 11 beginning with dinner at 3 p.m. and the show at 4 p.m. “The biggest question that I get from …

Post navigation