Three girls varsity wrestlers are Section IX champions!

 Congratulations to the three Girls Varsity wrestlers, who took first place honors at the Section IX Wrestling Championships, held Feb. 11 at FDR High School. “We had a dominant performance,” said Varsity Coach Dan Gallo. “Our team finished in first place with 207 team points, followed by Saugerties with 85 points; and Middletown with 79 team …

Spring 2024 sports online registration dates announced

Students/families interested in registering for Spring 2024 sports via Arbiter Sports should be aware of the opening days for registration: Spring 2024 sports registration opening days: All Varsity and Junior Varsity (high school) teams: REGISTRATION opens Sunday, Feb. 11. Modified (middle school) teams: REGISTRATION opens Sunday, Feb. 18.  To learn more: Athletic Registration/Arbiter Sports, formerly …

2024-25 budget development information available for viewing

District officials continue to work on the development of the proposed 2024-25 school budget. We invite you to review budget development documents by clicking here:  2024-25 school budget development Additional information will be added as the budget development process continues. Questions are welcome by emailing to: budgetquestions@minisink.com Additional useful information: Jan. 31: Important 2024-25 school …

Rescheduled Eighth-Grade Parent Night to take place Thursday, Feb. 8

Eighth-Grade Families: The rescheduled date for the annual Eighth-Grade Parent Night will be held at Minisink Valley High School is Thursday, Feb. 8  from 6 to 8 p.m., with a snow date of Monday, Feb. 12. This is an opportunity for eighth-graders and their parents/guardians to learn about the high school experience, including: The scheduling …

Important 2024-25 school budget development news: Feb. 1, Feb. 15, March 7 and March 21 Board of Education Finance Committee meetings to be videotaped for community viewing

Work has already begun on the development of the proposed 2024-25 school budget. Based on this work, four public meetings are scheduled over the next eight weeks where different portions of the proposed budget will be presented to the Board of Education. These four public meetings, part of the Board’s Finance Committee meetings, have always …

Eighth-Grade Parent Night to be rescheduled; please watch for a new date

Eighth-Grade families: The weather challenges we’ve faced in the last week, including today’s cancellation of afterschool activities, have required us to revisit events on the school calendar. With today’s rescheduling of the Intermediate School Chorus Concert to tomorrow, Jan. 24, and because we know many parents have children in both schools, our Eighth-Grade Parent Night, …

Area businesses help teach entrepreneur skills to High School and Middle School students

Minisink Valley faculty continuously look for innovative ways to reinforce the real-world applications of what’s learned in the classroom. Often, this includes inviting area business owners into the schools to visit students to talk about their own experiences, which is a great reinforcement of school district/local business connections. Bottoms Up, Slate Hill  One recent visit …

‘Steered Straight’ high school/middle school assemblies urge students to realize ‘truths’ and end destructive behaviors

High School and Middle School students heard firsthand what a life of drug addiction and imprisonment is like from ex-offender who, after nearly eight years of drug addiction and 12 years in prison and halfway houses for a gang-related homicide, had an important message for them:  Where one ends end up in life is based …

Eighth-grader Brandon Dessereau and seventh-grader Amaan Ali advance to Orange-Ulster BOCES Regional Spelling Bee after winning school contests

Congratulations to eighth-grader Brandon Dessereau and seventh-grader Amaan Ali, who won their grade-level spelling bees and now advance to the Orange-Ulster BOCES Regional Spelling Bee, which will be held in March.. Brandon’s winning word was “animatronics.” He noted he prepared for the spelling bee by reviewing the sheets offered to him by the library, reading …

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