Your vote matters! The Cairo-Durham Central School District 2025-26 Budget Vote and Board of Education Election takes place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 1-9 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Distance Learning Room.
Visit https://www.cairodurham.org/page/budget for information on the proposed budget and https://www.cairodurham.org/article/2161794 to meet the Board of Education candidates!
We are excited to announce that the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Induction Ceremony will take place on May 21 at 1:30 PM in the Media Center. This event will celebrate the accomplishments of our talented high school artists and formally induct 10 outstanding senior members into the NAHS. Jessica Baeckmann, Margo Cochrane, Rose Fucito, Shelly Hoyt, Danasia King, Mackenzie Meacher, Dezaray Riley, Lenesha Sanpal, Lindsay Shelhamer, Ryan Sehlhamer.
Please join us as we honor these dedicated students who have demonstrated exceptional talent, creativity, and commitment to the visual arts.
Cologido "Gedo" Fanelli, a member of the Class of 2028 at Cairo Durham High School, has been recognized as the April 2025 Student of the Month. Gedo participates in both football and wrestling and enjoys spending time on the wrestling mat most of all. His wrestling coach, Mr. Grasse commented, "Gedo has been one of my wrestlers for the past three years, and he’s shown immense growth as an athlete and student. I’m so proud of him receiving student of the month and growing into such a nice young man".
Friends describe him as funny and easy to get along with, but he also values his independence. Outside of school, Cologido is interested in sports and hopes to attend college to continue his athletic pursuits. If not, he plans to study law and become a lawyer.
Congratulations, Gedo! Your spirit, humor, and ambition make you stand out among your peers.
The students in Grade 2 (Thompson, Lopez, Licis ) and Grade 3 (Whitbeck, Lopez, Licis)
surprised the amazing nurses at CDE in order to celebrate National Nurses’ Day!
All of the students completed the phrase “You are a lifesaver because…” by thanking all of our nurses for the individualized care they provide each day. From checking their heads to taking care of a missing tooth, the students shared so many wonderful examples!
The students also presented each of the nurses with a rose and a bag of Lifesaver candies to show their appreciation!
Thank you, Mrs. Diamond, Mrs. Browne, and Mrs. Sylvester, for all of the compassion, love, and care you show each day to the entire CDE family!
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!