In honor of Hadestown, the high school's winter musical, we're featuring our talented cast members this week! Today's cast members are Kevin Feeney (Orpheus) and Aaylla Heines (Eurydice).
Orpheus and Eurydice are the signature characters from the original Greek Myth. Their love story spans across the mortal and immortal worlds.
Don't miss out on this great experience; Showtimes are Friday, Feb 28th at 7 pm, Saturday, March 1st at 7 pm, and Sunday, March 2nd at 2 pm.
Congratulations to Jessica Baeckmann, who competed at the varsity indoor track sectionals and State qualifiers! She did great in high jumps and hurdles, earning two patches for second place.
The Wellness Club received a generous donation from Rip Van Winkle Lodge #468. We are very thankful for this donation and want to give a special shout-out to our president (Robert Rompolski) and our Vice President (William Stallbohm) for getting this opportunity to help our club!
In honor of Hadestown, the high school's winter musical, we're featuring our talented cast members this week!
Today's cast member is Jenna Relyea, a CDHS senior!
Character: Hermes (The Messenger God and Narrator of our Tale)
Q/A:
What do you like most about Hadestown: "I love using the theater as an avenue to create art with my fellow students, teachers, and the community."
Fun fact about yourself: "I am going into the Navy when I graduate in June."
Don't miss out on this great experience; Showtimes are Friday, Feb 28th at 7 pm, Saturday, March 1st at 7 pm, and Sunday, March 2nd at 2 pm.
The Cairo-Durham Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the
7th Induction Class to the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame: Diane Parette, Laura Skelly, and Ellsworth “Unk” Slater!
The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Shamrock House in East Durham, starting at 5:00 pm. If you would like to purchase tickets to this event, please contact Tom Karnes, committee member, by email at tkarnes17@aol.com or phone, 518-821-0616. The cost for each ticket is $40. No tickets will be sold at the door and must be ordered by April 11, 2025.
Spirit week was in full effect last week at CDE!
CDMS second quarter honor rolls are out! Read more below.
Last week's Grade 2 Thompson / Lopez Star of the Week was Minna! The Grade 3 Whitbeck / Lopez Star of the Week was Cheyenne!
Minna participated in all activities, completed her work, waited her turn patiently, and was kind to everyone all week! Minna worked extremely hard in math and writing! She is doing a great job adding and subtracting with regrouping! Way to go, Minna!
Cheyenne demonstrated respect, responsibility and kindness all week. She also participated in all activities, completed her work, waited her turn patiently, and made safe choices. Cheyenne has worked extremely hard on memorizing her multiplication facts and is doing great restating, answering and citing during ELA.
Congratulations, Minna and Cheyenne ! Your teachers are so proud of you!!!!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce its Cairo-Durham High School High Honor Roll and Honor Roll members for the second quarter of the 2024-25 school year.
Read more in the attached images.
The boys varsity basketball regular season has come to an end. Good job boys and good luck in sectionals!
Congratulations to Jake Young for earning his 1000 points as a junior! Hard work pays off.
Congrats to CDHS juniors Desiree Jenes and Aishwarya Thakur for having their artwork selected for the High School Juried Art Show at Columbia-Greene Community College. The High School Students' Juried Art Show 2025 is a showcase of work from talented students across the region.
The exhibition runs from Feb. 6 to March 2. It's at Columbia-Greene Community College in the Foundation Gallery, Arts Center. An awards ceremony will be hosted on Thursday, February 27th, 4 - 6 p.m.
Sam from Ms. Lembo's 3rd-grade class made a Lego heart in the library for their P2 trait for Valentine's Day.
Dear Cairo-Durham CSD Families,
As you know, school is currently closed for Winter Break (Feb. 17- 21). The District has been made aware of a glitch in our absence tracking system that is sending “your student is absent today” robocalls to parents of high school students. This is simply a glitch and no action is needed from you. If you get a communication along those lines, please disregard it. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday (Feb. 24).
Sincerely,
Cairo-Durham CSD
This past Thursday night, the seniors playing Varsity Boys Volleyball were celebrated. Mr. Hagan discussed each senior and celebrated each of them individually and as a team.
The crowd was electric and cheered the seniors and the entire CD Mustangs team through an exciting 5 sets. In the end, the game did not fall the Mustangs way but you could see how much fun this team had delivering such a hard-fought battle.
Thank you again Augie Freemann for the awesome Volleyball metal hanger for the seniors and to the families for donating items for their gift buckets.
Happy Presidents' Day!
Reminder: Cairo-Durham schools will be closed this week, Feb. 17-21, due to Presidents Day and the Winter Break. We look forward to seeing you back in school on Monday, Feb. 24!
We'd like to wish Deputy Espel and Deputy Rivera a Happy (early) School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! We are so lucky to have you as part of our school community. Thank you for all you do, each and every day!!
On Tuesday, the 5th grade hosted a fundraiser Valentine's Shop and sold candies and treats.
Happy Valentine's Day!
The Mustangs closed out their season this week with two hard-fought battles, celebrating their seniors along the way.
Tuesday night was all about Tenley, Kenzie, and Margo, as the team honored their three seniors before tipping off against the Hudson Bluehawks. The game was a tight, physical matchup from start to finish. The Mustangs moved the ball well and played tough defense, keeping it competitive all the way through. Despite their hustle, they couldn’t quite close the gap, falling by eight in the end.
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Kenzie-13pts/8rbds/7asts/1stl/2blks
Nia-2prs/8rbds/2asts/3blk
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Thursday brought another tough test as the Mustangs hosted state-ranked Maple Hill. The Wildcats' press caused some early struggles, but after halftime, the Mustangs found a rhythm and started getting buckets. While the comeback effort fell short, the team showed resilience and fight to the very end.
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Addy-9pts/5rbds/2stls
Aria-2pts/3rbds
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A big shoutout to Tenley, Kenzie, and Margo for their leadership and dedication. The Mustangs may be wrapping up this season, but the heart and grit they showed all season won’t be forgotten!
On March 13, 2025, the High School Classes (Class of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028) are hosting the Second Annual March Madness Basketball game as a fundraiser where the CD Elementary faculty and staff play the MS/HS faculty staff. Tickets for entrance to the game will be sold, as well as concessions. The CDTA will sell 50/50 tickets, with proceeds toward the CDTA Scholarship fund. Booster Club will be selling Mustang Merchandise. The game Ticket prices are Adults $5 Kids/Students $3 If you want to purchase game tickets, please let us know. Senior Class Advisor Jennifer Searing-Burke Junior Class Advisors Matthew Hitchen and Bridgette Gregory bgregory@cairodurhsm.org Sophomore Class Advisors Shelly Gouza , and Jenn Hill Freshman Class Advisor Jennifer Searing-Burke jsearing@cairodurham.org and Jennifer Engelin jengelin@cairodurham.org
