Track & Field Camp was a great experience for everyone who signed up!
Thank you to all involved for creating such a wonderful learning opportunity for these campers!
Thank you to all involved for creating such a wonderful learning opportunity for these campers!
OTISVILLE KINDERGARTEN PARENTS: Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 9:15 a.m. for the Otisville's Kindergarten "Boohoo/Yahoo" Breakfast!
Support the Sophomore Class and have some colorful fitness fun!
A benefit 5K Color Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Slate Hill Campus! GREAT FUN FOR ALL! PLEASE SHARE!!
Here's the details:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9A629A4FEC43-57961307-minisink?fbclid=IwY2xjawMVobtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJcFNvM1dCNlRWTDVDZGJIAR6AGVgOypoPCEIW-xr8VotEu84L6ZPcxL2cKZYBWL1dq3VfhLK09HRFUlvIzA_aem_HYOgVCagZQ3fERSqxYu8rA#/
For questions, please email Class Advisor Larry Scarzfava at lscarzfava@minisink.com or student
Morgan Varian at morganv811@icloud.com
A benefit 5K Color Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Slate Hill Campus! GREAT FUN FOR ALL! PLEASE SHARE!!
Here's the details:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9A629A4FEC43-57961307-minisink?fbclid=IwY2xjawMVobtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJcFNvM1dCNlRWTDVDZGJIAR6AGVgOypoPCEIW-xr8VotEu84L6ZPcxL2cKZYBWL1dq3VfhLK09HRFUlvIzA_aem_HYOgVCagZQ3fERSqxYu8rA#/
For questions, please email Class Advisor Larry Scarzfava at lscarzfava@minisink.com or student
Morgan Varian at morganv811@icloud.com
TRANSPORTATION ALERT: The New York State Department of Transportation will soon begin work involving the replacement of the culvert carrying U.S. Route 6 over Rutgers Creek between County Road 1 and Woods Road/Monahan Road.
This work will involve a full road closure between County Road 1 and Woods Road/Monahan Road with a signed detour beginning on or about Sept. 2 for approximately two months.
Our Transportation Department suggests you consider this alternate route:
If driving to the Slate Hill Campus from the Port Jervis side, there are two options:
1)Turn left onto Greenville Turnpike, turn right onto Woods Road and then left onto Route 6
2)Turn Right onto Route 1, turn left at Monahan Road, then right onto Route 6.
Simply reverse these directions when leaving the campus.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Transportation Department will be contacting families impacted by this closure regarding their students’ pick-ups and drop offs in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding and good grace.
This work will involve a full road closure between County Road 1 and Woods Road/Monahan Road with a signed detour beginning on or about Sept. 2 for approximately two months.
Our Transportation Department suggests you consider this alternate route:
If driving to the Slate Hill Campus from the Port Jervis side, there are two options:
1)Turn left onto Greenville Turnpike, turn right onto Woods Road and then left onto Route 6
2)Turn Right onto Route 1, turn left at Monahan Road, then right onto Route 6.
Simply reverse these directions when leaving the campus.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Transportation Department will be contacting families impacted by this closure regarding their students’ pick-ups and drop offs in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding and good grace.
Class of 2026 families:
Be sure to order your student's Class of 2026 Senior Shirt!
Ordering details are here: https://mvseniors2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
TRANSPORTATION NEWS: Bus schedules are scheduled to be mailed the end of this week! Please watch for your postcard in the mail!
Congratulations to Class of 2025 alumnus PJ Duke, who won the 2025 Wrestling U20 World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria, today, Aug. 18!
PJ finished an undefeated run through the 70 kilogram weight class of the freestyle event by defeating Moldova’s Alexandr Gaidarli, 7-5, in a back-and-forth championship final match.
After an uneventful first period where PJ was ahead 1-0, he would then go on to score two takedowns and additional exposure points off a scramble to win 7-5!
He is the first New York men’s wrestler since Kerry McCoy to win a U20 World Gold medal! PJ will begin his freshman year in Penn State in the coming days!
The Middle School held its Locker Day today, Aug. 18, allowing all interested sixth-graders to stop by, pick up their locks, see where their lockers are located and practice using their locks!
For most, this is the first time they'll be using a locker, and it's another milestone in their academic careers! Using a locker in school offers students a sense of independence and organization. Practicing the use of their locks before the opening day of school helps students feel more comfortable and prepared for their new Middle School environment!
For most, this is the first time they'll be using a locker, and it's another milestone in their academic careers! Using a locker in school offers students a sense of independence and organization. Practicing the use of their locks before the opening day of school helps students feel more comfortable and prepared for their new Middle School environment!
The 2025-26 Varsity/JV season officially opens today, Aug. 18, with team practices on our campuses! What great weather to start the season! Take a peek at the workout of the boys soccer team...they were impressively on the field at 7 a.m. this morning! It's going to be a great season for all of our fall teams! Please join us in wishing all teams the best of luck in their pre-season workouts!
NEED A REFRESHER on how to view daily breakfast and lunch menus or how to fund your student's My SchoolBucks account? It's simple; click here:
https://www.minisink.com/o/district/page/food-services
https://www.minisink.com/o/district/page/food-services
LIGHTS, CAMERA...ACTION!
SENIOR PORTRAITS are underway! Take a peek at the behind-the-scenes work which leads to the stunning senior portraits we'll see in the high school yearbook and which families will have for decades to come!
Don't blink, Class of 2026 families, because this year will go by fast!
SENIOR PORTRAITS are underway! Take a peek at the behind-the-scenes work which leads to the stunning senior portraits we'll see in the high school yearbook and which families will have for decades to come!
Don't blink, Class of 2026 families, because this year will go by fast!
Summer time means all buildings undergo major cleaning to ensure everything is in pristine shape for the opening day of school. And, that includes getting our bus fleet and Transportation Center ready as well!
Please join us and thank Andres Massari, Chris Thorpe, Tara Grogan, Kerri Mohrmann, Nate Vogt and Kyle Redner for all they are doing to make sure our fleet and Transportation Center is equally prepared for opening day! It’s been said the first “doorway” to school every day is the door to a school bus, and our drivers and monitors and the entire bus fleet are just about ready to greet all of our riders!
Please join us and thank Andres Massari, Chris Thorpe, Tara Grogan, Kerri Mohrmann, Nate Vogt and Kyle Redner for all they are doing to make sure our fleet and Transportation Center is equally prepared for opening day! It’s been said the first “doorway” to school every day is the door to a school bus, and our drivers and monitors and the entire bus fleet are just about ready to greet all of our riders!
REMINDER: The High School FBLA will conclude its annual school supplies drive to benefit the Minisink Valley community on Friday, Aug. 15.
Donations are being collected through Aug. 15 with distribution taking place on Aug. 22 and 23.
For further information or to make arrangements for supply drop off, email advisor Seth Johnson at sjohnson@minisink.com
Donations are being collected through Aug. 15 with distribution taking place on Aug. 22 and 23.
For further information or to make arrangements for supply drop off, email advisor Seth Johnson at sjohnson@minisink.com
REMINDER: Don't let your student's school-issued Chromebook battery fully discharge over the summer!
Even when a Chromebook is off, its battery continues to slowly lose charge. If left long enough, the batteries might no longer function and can’t be recharged. At the same time, you shouldn’t keep Chromebooks plugged into a charger while in storage for months. This can reduce battery life and lead to other issues.
Prepare Chromebooks for long-term storage:
--- Charge your Chromebooks so that the battery is at least 80% full. This ensures that even when the battery discharges while unplugged over the summer, it won’t fully run out of power.
--- To slow the discharge rate during storage, do not physically remove the battery from the Chromebook for storage. Instead, take the following steps:
Connect the device to a charger and turn it on.
Hold Refresh and Power at the same time.
While holding these keys, remove the power cable from the device and then release the keys. The device should shut down and remain off.
Confirm the battery disconnect worked by pressing the power button. The device should not power on, despite having a battery charge. The Chromebook won’t power on by touching the power button or opening the lid, until you plug the device back to a power source.
This is the ideal way to store devices. It reduces battery discharge to a minimum, prevents constant charge and discharge from reducing the battery life, and keeps the Chromebook in a stable, powered-off state.
Note: If you can’t put your Chromebook into the battery disconnect state described above, charge the battery to at least 80%. Then, turn off the Chromebook, unplug it from a power source, and store it in a cool, dry place.
Here is a video of the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfhpbNZk3js
Please email any questions to parentportal@minisink.com
Thank you for your attention to this important information, and thanks for sharing!
Even when a Chromebook is off, its battery continues to slowly lose charge. If left long enough, the batteries might no longer function and can’t be recharged. At the same time, you shouldn’t keep Chromebooks plugged into a charger while in storage for months. This can reduce battery life and lead to other issues.
Prepare Chromebooks for long-term storage:
--- Charge your Chromebooks so that the battery is at least 80% full. This ensures that even when the battery discharges while unplugged over the summer, it won’t fully run out of power.
--- To slow the discharge rate during storage, do not physically remove the battery from the Chromebook for storage. Instead, take the following steps:
Connect the device to a charger and turn it on.
Hold Refresh and Power at the same time.
While holding these keys, remove the power cable from the device and then release the keys. The device should shut down and remain off.
Confirm the battery disconnect worked by pressing the power button. The device should not power on, despite having a battery charge. The Chromebook won’t power on by touching the power button or opening the lid, until you plug the device back to a power source.
This is the ideal way to store devices. It reduces battery discharge to a minimum, prevents constant charge and discharge from reducing the battery life, and keeps the Chromebook in a stable, powered-off state.
Note: If you can’t put your Chromebook into the battery disconnect state described above, charge the battery to at least 80%. Then, turn off the Chromebook, unplug it from a power source, and store it in a cool, dry place.
Here is a video of the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfhpbNZk3js
Please email any questions to parentportal@minisink.com
Thank you for your attention to this important information, and thanks for sharing!
PLEASE HELP, no matter what building your student attends!
The Elementary School is continuing with its TREX recycling challenge over the summer months. Since May, the school has collected 235 pounds of soft plastic and needs to collect only 765 more pounds to reach the 1,000-pound mark to receive a special TREX bench for the school! While the school has until April 30, 2026 to collect the remaining soft plastic, it’s looking to the community to help! Stop by the ES main entrance from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday with your donations! Thank you for whatever you can do to help the cause!
The Elementary School is continuing with its TREX recycling challenge over the summer months. Since May, the school has collected 235 pounds of soft plastic and needs to collect only 765 more pounds to reach the 1,000-pound mark to receive a special TREX bench for the school! While the school has until April 30, 2026 to collect the remaining soft plastic, it’s looking to the community to help! Stop by the ES main entrance from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday with your donations! Thank you for whatever you can do to help the cause!
Reminder: Download the district's free smartphone app!
The Minisink Valley School District's free smartphone app offers users the ability to stay current with individual school updates and information on district events and activities.
It also provides users with customized notifications related to each school selected by each user, including a quick and easy way to learn breakfast and lunch menus in all buildings each day!
The free app is available for Android and Apple devices in their respective app stores.
To stay up-to-date on the latest district news and events via the app, visit Google Play Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD; or the Apple App Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD NY.
The Minisink Valley School District's free smartphone app offers users the ability to stay current with individual school updates and information on district events and activities.
It also provides users with customized notifications related to each school selected by each user, including a quick and easy way to learn breakfast and lunch menus in all buildings each day!
The free app is available for Android and Apple devices in their respective app stores.
To stay up-to-date on the latest district news and events via the app, visit Google Play Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD; or the Apple App Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD NY.
TRACK & FIELD SUMMER BEGINS AUG. 18! CAMP REGISTRATION IS TAKING PLACE NOW!
Don't miss out if interested!
DETAILS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ctcuEIbr2FY8u-pdBqPDe65wBgBaTYyW
GIRLS SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP BEGINS JULY 29! REGISTRATION IS TAKING PLACE NOW! Don't miss out if interested!
Details are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ctcuEIbr2FY8u-pdBqPDe65wBgBaTYyW
Details are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ctcuEIbr2FY8u-pdBqPDe65wBgBaTYyW
SWIM SUMMER CAMP BEGINS AUG. 4! REGISTRATION IS TAKING PLACE NOW! Don't miss out if interested!
Details: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ctcuEIbr2FY8u-pdBqPDe65wBgBaTYyW
Details: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ctcuEIbr2FY8u-pdBqPDe65wBgBaTYyW
VOLLEYBALL SUMMER CAMP BEGINS JULY 28! REGISTRATION IS TAKING PLACE NOW!
Don't miss out if interested!
Details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fR6_MDGVbUcgwTdkNjIQdSZMp8l2rwBP/edit
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