Cairo-Durham administration would like to thank our thoughtful community members for helping make Teacher Appreciation Week extra special for our educators. We are so lucky to have a community that supports and values the hard work that happens within our walls & beyond!
Thank you to the Cairo-Durham Rotary Club for donating doughnuts to the Cairo-Durham Elementary, Middle, and High Schools for Teacher Appreciation Week!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is hiring a Teacher Assistant for CDES.
Learn more here: https://5il.co/3floz
On May 2, students at CDES celebrated National School Lunch Hero Day!
The Students in Grade 2 ( Thompson/Lopez) and Grade 3 ( Whitbeck/Lopez) wrote special messages for our breakfast and lunch heroes! The visit was a happy surprise, and the students blew a special celebration horn too!
Thank you to everyone in the wonderful food service team for all that you do!
Congratulations to the February 2024-25 Cairo-Durham Middle School Students of the Month!
From left, Giancarlo Greci (6th grade), Logan Zeun (7th grade), and Abigail Pritchard (8th grade).
Cairo-Durham Elementary is collecting unopened cereal boxes until Friday, May 9, to support the community in a fun way.
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Santino! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Connor!
Santino participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Santino worked extremely hard in math and writing! He is doing a great job adding and subtracting with regrouping, measuring objects, answering word problems, and completing graphs! . Way to go, Santino!
Connor demonstrated respect, responsibility and kindness all week. Connr also participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and made safe choices. Connor has worked extremely hard restating, answering and citing when answering text based questions too!
Congratulations, Santino and Connor ! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
It’s a BBQ Bash, Y’all! The Cairo-Durham Class of 2025 is cookin’ up something good — and we need YOU to help make our senior year unforgettable!
When? May 20 | 4–6 PM
Where? Right here at CD!
Who’s cookin’? The legendary Halvo Homestead!
Menu: Half Chicken – $16 (classic & tasty) Pulled Pork – $18 (juicy & unbeatable)
All proceeds go toward a Senior Trip, Graduation Celebration Breakfast, and Senior Sunset, etc.— aka the stuff memories are made of! Grab your tickets now (as pre-sale tickets are encouraged & dinner sales that night limited) — your taste buds (and the Class of 2025) will thank you! Email jsearing@cairodurham.org or see your favorite senior today!
Thank you to all the dedicated, talented teachers within the C-D CSD! We're grateful to you for all that you do!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce that Steven Nilsen has started as the second Assistant Principal at the Cairo-Durham Middle and High School, as of May 5, 2025.
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Nilsen to the District!
Third grader Vera (Mrs. Whitbeck, Mrs. Lopez, Mrs. Licis) shared her Third Grade Frog Project with some very interested second graders who are excited about learning about frogs next year! Vera presented her slide show and poster!
The students in Grade 2 are learning how to take notes and write about specific topics.
They are doing a wonderful job!
The College Math Prep class was recently playing Rock, Paper, Scissors to learn about Theoretical versus Experimental probability. They played 25 times and compared their data to the theoretical probability of a player winning 1/3 of the time.
On Saturday, April 26, the 7th Induction Class was inducted into the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame. Congrats to Diane Parette, Laura Skelly, and Ellsworth “Unk” Slater!
The induction ceremony and dinner was held at the Shamrock House in East Durham.
Today, on National Principals' Day, we proudly celebrate the incredible leadership of Christopher Stein and Catherine Dodig. Their dedication, support, and hard work with our students, staff, and families strengthen our school community every single day.
Thank you, Chris and Caty, for the passion and commitment you bring to everything you do!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce our new and second Middle/High School Assistant Principal, Steve Nilsen, who will be starting on Monday, May 5.
Welcome to the District, Mr. Nilsen!
Cairo-Durham CSD is excited to announce that a Stewart's Holiday Match Grant, in the amount of $1,250, was recently awarded to the District!
The Stewart's Holiday Match Grant is a donation-matching program that Stewart's Shops has run since 1986. During the holiday season, generous donations from customers at Stewart's locations across the state are collected and matched by Stewart's. The funds are then allocated to various causes in the form of the Stewart's Holiday Match Grant.
The grant was written to purchase decodable books for students at Cairo-Durham Elementary. A large check was presented to the District by Ken Graham, manager of the Stewart's in Cairo.
Special thanks go to Sarah Hasbrook, a special education teacher, who applied for this grant! Thank you to Stewart's for your support.
Left to Right: Mr. Michael Wetherbee, Mrs. Rachel Harvey, Mrs. Amy Benjamin, Ken Graham, Miss Sarah Hasbrook, Mr. Christopher Stein
Varsity Track and Field competed on April 27 with freezing cold temperatures, but they worked hard and did an amazing job! Here are the top scorers going out four places: Jess hurdles, 1st preliminary, 1st finals, 100 meter dash, Jess 3rd preliminary, 3rd finals; 1600 Michael 4th; 4 by 100 2nd Hanna, Destiny, Maggie, Jess,; 400 meter dash Destiny 3rd; 800 meter dash Aria 4th; distance relay 1st Aria; Maggie, Gabby, Viv; sprint medley girls 3rd and boys 4th Destiny, Aria, Maggie, Gabby, Jonathan, Anthony, Rojer, Alan; high jump Jess 3rd; triple jump Alan 3rd; shot put Danasia 3rd; javelin Hanna 2nd Austin 4th. Congratulations to all the athletes on a great invitational!
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Kelsey! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Romyn!
Kelsey participated in all activities, completed her work, waited her turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Kelsey worked extremely hard in math and writing! She is doing a great job adding and subtracting with regrouping, subtracting on a numberline, answering word problems, and counting coins! Kelsey always checks her work for accuracy. Way to go, Kelsey!
Romyn demonstrated respect, responsibility and kindness all week. Romyn also participated in all activities, completed his work, waited his turn patiently, and made safe choices. Romyn has worked extremely hard memorizing his multiplication facts and restating, answering and citing when answering text based questions too!
Congratulations, Kelsey and Romyn! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
Purchase and customize your CDMS 2024-25 yearbook! Custom pages are due by May 9.
View the flyer below for more information.
