Antonio Brooks is Cairo-Durham High School’s May Student of the Month. Antonio is graduating this month as the school’s Salutatorian, with a weighted GPA of 100.5. He is taking a difficult course load with many AP classes, such as: College Physics, AP European History, AP Government and AP Calculus. Antonio attributes much of his success to, “a genuine curiosity for knowledge. I am extremely hard working and set high standards for myself.”
Outside of the classroom, Antonio plays soccer and volleyball, is part of National Honor Society, participates in the spring musical and has participated in NYSSMA, All County and Area All State. Ms. Clarmont, his vocal teacher, describes Antonio as, “flying under the radar but has a heart of gold, and is a good student to boot.” His peers would say that he is “a nice guy to those around him and stands by his convictions.”
When not in school, Antonio enjoys spending time outside, hiking, and martial arts. He also loves studying philosophy. After high school Antonio is going to attend Cornell University and study bioengineering. Cairo-Durham is very proud of students like Antonio and wishes him the best as he moves onto college in the fall!
(Left to Right: Mrs. Sarah Clermont, Antonio Brooks, Mrs. Nancy Trembacz and Mr. Thomas Corbett)
Practice makes perfect! Our Class of 2023 held its Graduation rehearsal today in preparation of tomorrow's commencement!
Today, the Class of 2023 took one final trip through the halls of CDES before interacting with this year's Kindergarten class, the Class of 2035!
Congratulations to our amazing students who were recognized this morning with the 6th and 7th grade awards! Way to go, Mustangs!
Graduation will take place on Friday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham High School.
Final decision on indoor/outdoor location will be made by mid-day on June 23.
Thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.
Congratulations to the Cairo-Durham High School's "Top 10" Honor Graduates! Check out their self-written bios here: https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdhs/page/honor-graduates-2023
Cairo-Durham Elementary School had a blast with Field Day last week as we get ready to end the school year and welcome summer!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to send a special shoutout to our four-legged friend, K-9 Mac, who recently was recognized at a higher tier of therapy dog certification as "Therapy Dog Excellent". We are proud of and thank you for all you do, K-9 Mac!
Last week was a ton of fun watching our Pre-K classes hold their respective Moving-Up Ceremonies! Congratulations to our amazing students and best of luck in Kindergarten!
The students in Mrs. Rice’s and Mrs. Lopez’s class went camping on June 16!
First, they worked as a team to create a giant tent. Then they created and told camping stories, poems, jokes, and recipes around a fire! As night settled in, everyone listened to and identified forest night sounds. Bears, peepers, bullfrogs, coyotes and more! Did you know that deer snort? They do! Finally, the class made s’mores! Mr. Stein joined the students around the fire and listed to their creations!
It was a great day and night at Camp Rice/Lopez!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following position: Full-Time Cleaner. For more information, please view the attachment!
The Class of 2023 enjoyed their "Senior Sunset" with fun games, activities and great food!
Ms. Flubacher's 5th grade class participated Genius Hour Projects for an end-of-year activity. This is the students' time to be a teacher for the day by researching a topic of their choosing and interest, but must be approved first!
The class practiced taking notes and researching information pertaining to their topics. Once they researched, students then needed to put together a presentation (Google Slides, a website, poster, etc.).
On the day of the presentation, the students had to teach their classmates about their topic with a 15-minute lesson and an activity for the class to complete at the end to see what they learned from the presentation!
Students enjoyed taking ownership of their learning and sharing their interests with the class! Topics included gardening, various animals, dirt bikes, how to speak Spanish and many more!
Science is SWEET! Check out Ms. Prinz and Ms. Wagor's 5th grade classes collaborating to make homemade ice cream
Check out the animal toast made in Mrs. LaFever's MS Class with special guests Samantha Lacy, Occupational Therapist and Kristi Robbiani, Speech Language Pathologist!
The students in Mrs. Lopez's and Mrs. Rice's Class showed their appreciation to the amazing kitchen staff at Cairo Durham Elementary School on June 14!
The students hand delivered invitations to each member of the kitchen staff a week in advance and then prepared a wonderful luncheon for them.
The students set the table with charger plates, linens, napkin rings, handmade place cards and flowers. They prepared and served baked ziti, tossed salad, garlic bread and fruit. Soda, juice, and three different desserts were also available.
Mrs. Lopez, Mrs. Rice, and all of the students truly appreciate the dedication and kindness the kitchen staff display each day to everyone at CDE.
Looking to send your K-7th grade student to a youth summer camp in July and August? Check out the S.U.N. Summer Camp in Haines Falls offered by Twin County Recovery Services! You can register by emailing tarav@twincountyrecoveryservices.org or by calling 518-943-2036 ext. 3311.
Ms. Wagor's 5th grade class had fun with Squishy Circuits today! Students learned how to make a circuit for a fan and for a beeper. Thank you to Ms. Macaluso for facilitating the lesson with materials from Questar III model schools.
A special shoutout goes to the Kiley family for their donation of books from the Scholastic Book Fair to the Cairo-Durham Elementary School library!
On June 12, Mrs. Lopez's and Mrs. Rice's 3rd grade class celebrated Donut Day by learning marketing strategies and pitching new food ideas. Students then worked with partners to develop a new donut for Dunkin' Donuts. Each group was tasked with creating a unique donut, describing it in detail, naming it, drawing it, and pitching why their donut was so special and would be a top seller.
After presenting their creations to the class, students walked to Dunkin' Donuts and pitched their ideas to the management team. The team then provided 2 dozen donuts for the students to enjoy!
All of the students' unique creations/posters are on display at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street in Cairo. Here are some of the extraordinary ideas!
-Cold Cream
-Doggie Delicious
-Blue Raspberry Ocean Breeze
-Rainbow Road
-Super Chocolate Volcano
-Coffee Surprise
-Cookies and Cream Catastrophe
A very special thank you to the Dunkin' Donuts Management Team, Liz D., John H. and Danny P., for their collaboration on this educational, fun project and for providing the students with so many delicious donuts! An additional thank you goes to Mrs. Diamond and Mrs. Rozzie for accompanying the class on our trip.
