February 2020
- 21: Otisville and Minisink Valley elementary schools mark the district’s official 100th day of school
- 20: Area law enforcement partnerships continue with Feb. 20 K-9 lock down drills at high school and middle school
- 19: Five Minisink Valley FBLA members advance to state competition after stellar FBLA District 3N spring meeting performances
- 19: District officials meet with State Sen. Jen Metzger to stress Minisink Valley’s need to receive its fair share of state aid
- 19: Seven Minisink Valley Section IX wrestling champs advance to upcoming NYSPHSAA championships
- 18: Five Minisink Valley High School students to participate in OCMEA’s All-County Jazz Music Festival on Feb. 28 and 29
- 18: Tickets are on sale now for the middle school’s production of ‘Frozen Jr.’ on March 5 and 6
- 18: Tickets now on sale for ‘Mary Poppins,’ the high school’s spring musical; performances are March 26, 27 and 28
- 17: Free ‘Prospective Board Member Workshop’ to be held March 28
- 16: Middle school spring sports registration is now open
- 14: Proposed 2020-21-school budget development work continues at Feb. 20 Board of Education Finance Committee meeting
- 14: High school/College Biology Class’ ‘Valentines for Species’ project reinforces awareness of species preservation
- 12: Minisink Valley students to participate in eighth annual Orange County Arts Council ‘Arts Build Confidence’ student art celebration on Feb. 22 at Galleria at Crystal Run
- 10: High school Key Club’s community service work of making homemade soup benefits the Warming Station in Middletown
- 10: Intermediate school’s Great Kindness Challenge a huge success; kindness poster contest winners announced
- 9: High school spring sports registration is now open
- 6: Updates/useful information from the New York State Departments of Health and Education on the coronavirus
- 5: Otisville Elementary students use literature and art to make their ‘mark on kindness’
- 5: Juniors/OU BOCES STEM Academy students Joseph Cloidt and Travis Lysyczyn advance to National Youth Cyber Defense Competition’s national semifinal round
- 4: Warrior games can now be viewed on subscription NFHS Network
- 4: Otisville Elementary fifth-graders study the moon’s phases with help from Oreos
- 4: State champs! Minisink Valley varsity wrestling team wins NYSPHSAA championship!
- 3: Proposed 2020-21-school budget development work continues at Feb. 6 Board of Education Finance Committee meeting
- 3: Puzzle making teaches Intermediate School fifth-graders much more than just how to connect pieces
- 3: Artwork of Minisink Valley Middle School students is on display at Otisville Post Office during February
- 3: Otisville Elementary’s cultural diversity initiatives continue with a celebration of the 2020 Chinese New Year
- 3: An update on the status of repair work tied to the Jan. 21 water line break at the Intermediate School
- 3: Otisville Elementary honors custodial team during annual ‘Custodian Appreciation Day’
January 2020
- 31: Seven varsity teams earn NYSPHSAA ‘team scholar’ recognition honors
- 29: Important reminder: Be sure you’re enrolled in SchoolTool
- 29: Varsity Wrestling Coach Kevin Gallagher honored for his 500th match win
- 28: Minisink Valley first-graders’ ‘Sprinkle Kindness’ doughnut projects reinforce the importance of kind words
- 27: Sixth-grade middle school assembly reinforces proper and responsible Internet safeguards and behaviors
- 27: Otisville Elementary announces 2nd Marking Period ‘Super Star’ and ‘OE3R’ students
- 27: Students honor Otisville school safety team for daily work to keep the school safe
- 26: An update on the water line break at the Intermediate School
- 24: Board of Education adopts 2020-21 school district calendar
- 23: Budget preparation work continues as preliminary state aid projections are released for Minisink Valley’s 2020-21 proposed school budget
- 23: Elementary school’s cultural diversity initiatives continue with a celebration of the 2020 Chinese New Year
- 23: District’s new telephone system offers opportunities for middle school student collaboration in a real life application
- 21: An update on the Jan. 21 two-hour delay at Minisink Intermediate and Elementary schools
- 21: Minisink Valley kindergarten registration is nearing: Is your child ready for school?
- 21: Otisville Elementary Concert Band performances are Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 22 at 2:30 p.m.
- 15: Minisink Valley students/alumnus serve as Orange County Youth in Leadership program panelists
- 14: Important reminder: Be sure you’re enrolled in SchoolTool
- 14: Minisink Valley Elementary/Intermediate schools’ new vinyl mural reinforces the importance of exploration, creativity and ‘reaching for the stars’
- 14: Assistant Wrestling Coach Scott Hendershot honored for his 400th team win
- 13: Stay informed about flu facts during this very active flu season
- 13: High School Drama Club to present ‘Mary Poppins’ March 26, 27 and 28
- 13: High School Drama Club students and faculty attend 23rd annual New York State Theatre Education Association conference
- 13: Boys varsity swimming and diving team wins Schenectady Swimming Invitational
- 13: Varsity wrestling team earns fourth-place honors at ‘The Clash XVII 2020 National High School Wrestling Duals’
- 10: Author/television journalist Cheryl Wills speaks to Otisville Elementary fourth and fifth-graders about her great-great-great grandfather’s fight for freedom as a Civil War soldier
- 10: Middle school students create multi-language library labels to reinforce an inclusive, kind learning environment and cultural diversity awareness
- 10: Harold Nicholson named Minisink Valley’s new transportation supervisor
- 7: Visit Minisink Valley’s Facebook page and ‘like’ us!
- 7: Minisink Valley Elementary first-graders practice choral and partner reading as part of two-year ‘Reading Theater’ program
- 7: Second annual ‘MINISTOCK’ concert is Friday, Jan 10; tickets on sale now!
- 6: Reminders about school closure notifications
- 6: Minisink Valley Kiwanis presents dictionaries to Intermediate School third-graders as part of national ‘Dictionary Project’ program
December 2019
- 30: Minisink Valley High School’s 2019 yearbook receives ‘gallery book’ honors by Walsworth publisher
- 20: ‘Holiday Pajama Day’ fun at Minisink Valley Intermediate and Elementary schools
- 20: Happy holidays from Otisville Elementary School!
- 20: School district families and the Minisink Valley community again help Minisink Cares make the holidays brighter for 165 children
- 20: High school’s ‘Ugly Sweater Contest’ is a festively fun time for all!
- 19: Northern Academy of the Arts performs for middle school sixth-graders in a show rivaling a Broadway production
- 19: Middle school’s Living Environment students publish cookbook to raise money for Minisink CARES
- 19: How to prepare for a high school dissection lab? Watch a live kidney transplant first!
- 19: Eighth-grader Nicholas Furman, seventh-grader Catherine Herrera and sixth-grader Gavin McGinnis win Minisink Valley Middle School’s spelling bees
- 19: A first passport to the world: Minisink Valley kindergarteners ‘visit’ seven countries as part of a special ‘Holidays Around the World’cultural awareness day
- 16: Successful high school blood drive results in 27 units and three plasma units collected
- 16: Singer/songwriter Charlie Coughlin leads vocal workshop for Intermediate School’s fifth-grade chorus students
- 16: Minisink Valley JROTC participates in ‘Wreaths Across America’ at Orange County Veterans Cemetery
- 11: It’s flu season: Know the facts about the flu
- 10: Otisville Elementary’s annual pajama drive is underway; donations welcome until Dec. 19
- 9: Get your tickets! Intermediate school’s production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is Wednesday, Dec. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 12
- 3: Middle school and intermediate school’s recent ‘Cultivate Kindness’ assemblies reinforce the power that kindness can offer
- 3: High school’s FBLA collects 500 pounds of food and sundry items for Minisink CARES
- 3: High school’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomes 142 new members
November 2019
- 26: Intermediate School Drama Club to present ‘Wizard of Oz’ on Dec. 11 and 12; tickets available for purchase now
- 26: Madison Yager earns second place at state diving championships; Cassie Williams has strong finish
- 26: Middle school lessons remind seventh and eighth-graders that gratitude matters
- 25: Silly socks remind Otisville students about the importance of postive behaviors
- 25: Sarah Zahaykevich is the first Minisink Valley girls cross country runner to compete in NYS Federation Meet in over 10 years
- 20: Welcome to the new, redesigned Minisink Valley School District website
- 20: Minisink Valley Kiwanis members present dictionaries to Otisville Elementary students as part of annual ‘Dictionary Project’ campaign
- 20: Otisville Elementary announces 1st Marking Period ‘Super Star’ and ‘OE3R’ students
- 20: ‘I am American’: Student teacher offers sixth-graders Chinese language enrichment
- 15: Seniors Madison Yager and Annavictoria Mazariegos sign athletic Letters of Intent for college
- 13: Minisink Valley JROTC participate in Port Jervice Veteran’s Day parade
- 12: Otisville Post Office to host five-month art exhibit which will rotate artwork of students from all Minisink Valley schools
- 12: Sixth-grade social studies lessons include unique opportunities to see artifacts ‘from the past’
- 8: County Executive Steve Neuhaus visits Rosemary Marcolina’s fifth-graders to talk about military service and surprises her by naming her Orange County Citizen of the Month
- 8: JROTC again remembers veterans with flag installation at the Orange County Veterans Cemetary
- 4: Happy Halloween from Minisink Valley schools!
October 2019
- 29: Middle School raises $700 for breast cancer awareness causes during Oct. 29 ‘Pink Out’
- 29: Otisville Elementary’s school resource officers make sure students are ready for Halloween
- 28: Annual high school veterans dinner is Nov. 7
- 24: Ten Minisink Valley High School students named to NYSSMA Area All-State music groups
- 24: Ryan Fogler and Penelope Sierra earn All-State Music honors
- 11: Harlem Wizards game night was a huge night of fun and financial success!
- 8: Minisink Valley and Otisville elementary schools mark Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Day
- 8: Patrick Witherow appointed Minisink Valley’s new assistant superintendent for business
- 3: High school’s track field has reopened; watch for information on forthcoming re-opening ceremony
- 2: High school’s fall productions of ‘Clue’ and ‘The Thing in the Cellar: An Interactive Murder Mystery Spaghetti Luncheon’ are Oct. 26 and 27
September 2019
- 26: High school to hold College Night on Oct. 7
- 24: High school art students’ work part of permanent display at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown
- 24: Otisville Elementary marks International Peace Day and its connections to kindness
- 23: Sixth-graders learn about the significance of POW/MIA remembrance day
- 23: Gold charger plates serve up vocabulary lessons for sixth-graders
- 17: Starburst candies help reinforce sixth-grade science lessons about rock formations
- 14: Pool work is completed and will reopen Sept. 16
- 10: Next Board of Education meeting is Thursday, Sept. 12 with a new 7:30 p.m. start time
- 9: World famous Harlem Wizards basketball show comes to Minisink Valley on Sept. 26; volunteers are needed to help with the game
- 9: High school’s JROTC is part of annual Sept. 11 firefighter remembrance ceremony at the high school’s Memorial Stone
- 9: Wear gold on Sept. 27 to support pediatric cancer research and funding awareness
- 5: Happy first day of school!
August 2019
- 23: School opens Wednesday, Sept. 4!
- 13: Fall preseason sports schedules announced
- 5: Middle school’s ‘Project Cooperation’ helps prepare incoming sixth-graders for new classes, teachers and responsibilities
July 2019
- 23: ‘SchoolTool’ will now be used for progress report and report card distribution for all K-12 students
- 2: Otisville Kiwanis K-Kids donate $600 to Pets Alive
June 2019
- 28: Congratulations and best wishes to the Minisink Valley Class of 2019!
- 27: High school pool to be closed this summer
- 27: Summer constructions alerts for the high school and other buildings on the main campus
- 26: Kindergarten and fifth-grade moving up ceremonies available for viewing on the district’s Facebook page
- 26: Otisville’s graduating class learns about water safety
- 26: Track and football field closure alert
- 25: Update on new state legislation on removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children
- 25: Happy last day of school: A reminder about the importance of kindness
- 18: Residents approve Minisink Valley’s revised $95.3 million budget for the 2019-20 school year
- 17: High School clubs join efforts to effect local and global change
- 14: Seal of biliteracy to be awarded to 20 Minisink Valley seniors
- 12: Senior MacKenzie Arns awarded an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
- 12: County Executive Youth Awards honor Minisink students, teacher, community and boar member
- 11: 2019 Orange County Dairy Princess visits Minisink Valley second-graders
- 11: Senior Sarah Cerutti named one of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt’s 2019 Students of Achievement
- 11: Emily Abruzzese named 2019 valedictorian; Victoria Burger named salutatorian
- 11: Board of Education honors Minisink Valley’s 29 retirees
- 5: Board of Education adopts revised proposed $95.31 million school budget
- 3: Board of Education budget adoption meeting is June 4 at 8 p.m. in the middle school auditorium
- 3: Registration information on how to vote for the June 18 school budget
May 2019
- 28: Intermediate School Odyssey of the Mind team captures eighth-place out of 55 teams from around the world at Odyssey of the Mind competition!
- 23: Board of Education to meet Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. to discuss revised, proposed school budget
- 21: Voters reject proposed budget and school bud proposition; Board of Education to meet May 30 to discuss next steps
- 16: Juniors and their guests dazzle at Junior Prom
- 16: Middle school’s ‘Stars of HOPE’ to be displayed at the May 30 dedication of the 9/11 Memorial Glade at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 16: Sixth-graders see the stars and constellations with with ‘StarLab’ portable planetarium
- 16: It’s getting close! Plans progress for June 1 ‘Relay for Life’ event
- 16: Voters to decide on $97.47 million school budget proposal with a 7.97 percent tax levy increase on May 21
- 10: Celebrate the arts! Minisink Valley’s first ever K-12 Student Art Show is May 17
- 10: 110 x 3 ! Minisink Valley lacrosse players reach century milestone
- 10: Teachers’ collaborative efforts result in Intermediate School third-grade biome success
- 6: Hablando y eschuchando: Eighth-grade Spanish language students have a language, cultural, history and technology lesson with Texas fourth-graders
- 6: Seniors and their guests celebrate at annual Senior Ball
- 3: Measles update: Please be alert and follow the directives from the Orange County Department of Health
April 2019
- 30: ‘Mock’ crash reminders juniors and seniors of the critical importance of making good choices when driving
- 30: Middle school’s ‘Stars of HOPE’ seek to make a difference to those needing hope and healing
- 29: Board of Education approves $97.466 million school budget; residents to vote on May 21
- 26: Middle school final exam schedule announced
- 26: ‘Guitars Under the Stars”: Guitar Club’s first ‘Relay for Life’ benefit concert is May 29
- 26: New York State Grade 3 to 8 math assessment dates announced
- 26: High school mock car crash event is April 29
- 26: Board of Education adopts $97.466 budget; residents to vote on May 21
- 25: Fun for the whole family at Otisville Elementary’s Science Fair, Friday, April 26, 6-8pm
- 24: Final Chris Corwin Scholarship Car Show Monday, May 20, 4-8pm
- 18: Warriors football team gives back to Veterans
- 18: Minisink’s FBLA members stand out at state leadership conference, four advance to national
- 16: Minisink’s outstanding music program represented at NYSSMA festivals this spring
- 16: Senior Michael Ortiz named the Wawayanda Fire Department/Slate Hill Fire District’s “2019 Firefighter of the Year’
- 15: ‘Resilience: Free screening, discussion on childhood stress and health, April 30
- 15: Girls varsity golf team pulls off impressive win and school record
- 15: ‘Breakout boxes’ offer creative learning opportunities for eighth-grade science and seventh-grade math students
- 12: All are invited to MVMS Ukulele Club Spring Concert, April 25, 7 p.m.
- 12: Officials announce further reduction in the proposed tax levy for 2019-20; work continues to finalize additional budget reductions
- 12: Officials announce a further reduction in the proposed tax levy increase; work continues to finalize additional budget reductions
- 11: Five varsity teams named NYSPHSAA Team-Scholar Award recipients
- 9: Minisink Valley High School’s first Career Fair a huge success and reinforces valuable community and civic connections
- 8: Ten students selected for OCMEA’s All-County Junior High Festival ensembles
- 5: Minisink Valley Elementary first-grade students get a taste of Albanian music, dance and culture in music class
- 4: Public budget development meeting: Thursday, April 11
- 2: Guest readers reinforce the importance of reading during ‘Great Otisville Read-a-Loud’
- 2: High school technical drawing class has an ‘aggravating’ twist to give students further design and technology expertise
- 2: Eighth-grade ‘Hooverville’ offers meaningful connections to history and opportunities for intra-school connections
- 2: Otisville Elementary Drama Program presents ‘Lion King Jr. ‘ on April 4 and 5
- 2: An important message from Christian Ranaudo, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, on the status of NYS ELA assessments
March 2019
