
The Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a "Glow Dance" on Friday, March 22 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Middle School! Pre-sale tickets are available during announcements the week of March 18-21 for $8, and tickets will be available for $10 at the door. Concessions will be available for purchase at the dance.
Students are encouraged to wear neon, glow sticks, or anything that shows up under the black lights! Can't wait to see you there!


The Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2026 is selling Cinnabon to raise funds for our prom next year! Please fill out the Google Form from the QR code in the poster and drop off money to a class officer, Mr. Yaple, or Mr. Hitchen! The cut-off date for orders is March 8, 2024 with estimated delivery on March 21, 2024.


The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Cairo-Durham High School Teaching Assistant
- Cairo-Durham Central School District Speech/Language Therapist
Please view the attachments for more information!



It's that time of year for Cairo-Durham Middle School families to purchase yearbooks, submit candids of all middle school students and baby photos of 8th graders! You can create custom pages until May 17, 2024.
Yearbook Purchase: www.treering.com/validate (Enter school passcode in attachment).
8th Grade Baby Photos: Submit to Danielle Lacitignola (dlacitignola@cairodurham.org) with subject line "Baby Pictures".
Candid Photos: Submit to Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org) with grade of student(s) and "Candid" in subject line.





Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!


The pre-reservation form for "Newsies" tickets is now closed. Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School lobby and about one-and-a-half hours before each performance (March 1-3). Looking forward to seeing you there!


"Penny Wars" are coming to Cairo-Durham Middle School from March 4 to March 14! The three grade levels will compete to see which class can collect the most points through accumulating pennies. Beware, as there will be opportunities to sabotage the other classes!
Collection buckets for each grade will be found outside of classrooms and point scales will be posted. See the Cairo-Durham Middle School bulletin board for more information on where to find your bucket and points totals.
The class that collects the most points wins a Stewart’s Ice Cream party! Best of luck!



Be sure to check out the Cairo-Durham High School's musical "Newsies" this weekend, March 1-3, 2024!


The pre-reservation form for "Newsies" tickets is now closed. Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School lobby and about one-and-a-half hours before each performance (March 1-3). Looking forward to seeing you there!


The Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a "Glow Dance" on Friday, March 22 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Middle School! Pre-sale tickets are available during announcements the week of March 18-21 for $8, and tickets will be available for $10 at the door. Concessions will be available for purchase at the dance.
Students are encouraged to wear neon, glow sticks, or anything that shows up under the black lights! Can't wait to see you there!


The Cairo-Durham Class of 2024 is hosting a "Nothing Bundt" cake fundraiser! Each Bundt cake costs $7, with orders and payments due to the Cairo-Durham High School Main Office by March 3, 2024. Orders will be delivered on March 14, 2024, or March 15, 2024 (Superintendent's Conference Day) at Cairo-Durham High School.
Available flavors are the following:
Lemon, White Chocolate Raspberry, Red Velvet, Chocolate Chip, Classic Vanilla, Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip and Oreo Cookies and Cream.
For more information, please contact Class of 2024 advisors Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and/or Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org).


Congratulations to Ranveer T. for being named the Whitbeck-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!


LAST CALL! Pre-Sale Tickets for the Cairo-Durham High School musical "Newsies" are on sale until Feb. 25, 2024! Get your pre-sale tickets for the March 1-3, 2024 performances here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc19aeHP7sbobVxKl4FYNL7UO_obwM_pPH04TNR1cVr_g_Ysg/viewform


LAST CALL! Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


Several Cairo-Durham Elementary School students participated in a presentation to the Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education on Feb. 15, 2024 about how the Positivity Project has improved their lives.
Pictured here is Hudson Goff and one of his teachers, Mrs. Lopez!


Congratulations to Lindon A. for being named the Thompson-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!


Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!


The Cairo-Durham Class of 2024 is hosting a "Nothing Bundt" cake fundraiser! Each Bundt cake costs $7, with orders and payments due to the Cairo-Durham High School Main Office by March 3, 2024. Orders will be delivered on March 14, 2024, or March 15, 2024 (Superintendent's Conference Day) at Cairo-Durham High School.
Available flavors are the following:
Lemon, White Chocolate Raspberry, Red Velvet, Chocolate Chip, Classic Vanilla, Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip and Oreo Cookies and Cream.
For more information, please contact Class of 2024 advisors Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and/or Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org).


For their "Quote of the Week", Ms. O'Brien's Cairo-Durham High School class recently studied and admired the pictured quote from Ruby Bridges, noting her courage at a young age.


Pre-Sale Tickets for the Cairo-Durham High School musical "Newsies" are on sale until Feb. 25, 2024! Get your pre-sale tickets for the March 1-3, 2024 performances here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc19aeHP7sbobVxKl4FYNL7UO_obwM_pPH04TNR1cVr_g_Ysg/viewform
