Cairo-Durham Central School District

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2023 CDMS 2022-23 Quarter 4 Honor Rolls Announced CAIRO, NY – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce its Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll, High Honor Roll and Honor Roll members for Quarter 4 of the 2022-23 school year. To qualify for Principal’s Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average of 95 or higher throughout the quarter. To qualify for High Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 90 and 94. To qualify for Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 85 and 89. Principal's Honor Roll 6th Grade Zoey Choinsky, Mya DeRose and John Kiley. 7th Grade Brooke DeFrancesco, Lucas Lounsbury, Sebastian Miller, Lauren Musong, Patrick Panyan, Alexandra Richers, Abigail Wright and Michaela Wright. 8th Grade Aiden Houston, Aria McCabe and Ava Zeun. High Honor Roll 6th Grade Kasandra Backenroth, Travis Barbosa, Sophia Cuti, Rojer James Jr., Baylee Kastner, Rebecca Mahler, Giovanna Orso, Lucy Palmer, Michael Parks Jr., Grace Plank, Francesca Porter, Maya Powers, Abigail Pritchard, Charles Rushkoski, Nevaeh Stevenson, Collin Thorne and Joseph Tritto III. 7th Grade Hanna Baxter, Brianna Dennis, Evangeline Finnegan, Meaghan Hammond, James Kuhn, Khodyn Laga, Scarlett Lehmann, Jakob Magsitza, Payton Neubauer, Michael Pernice, Alesiana Roeber, Sadye Schneider, Olivia Soto and Austin Sperano. 8th Grade Tanner Berg, Stephen Brandow Jr., Aiden Choinsky, Lilyanne Dauphin, Nia DeRose, Gabriel DiPrima, Brenna Fabiano, Madeline Gouza, Levi Kuhn, Gianna Lendin, Destiny Mauriello, Phoenix McCabe, Abagail Multari, Jayden Oyston, Amanda Ramos-Rivera, Lenor Rhoades, Logan Simmons, Leia Sorokurs and Nevaeh Sprague. Honor Rolls 6th Grade Isabella Acker, Chloe Alberson, Darien Barris, Aleaha Brousseau, Naylor Cooper Jr., Jaedyn DeLong, Hannah DuHart, Payten Faulkner, Seamus Gavin, Amelia Hammond, Seamus Haugh, Natalie Hennig, Michael Houston Jr., Xaviyer James, Grace LaRosa, Carter Maland, Mason Meacher, John Mirandona, Wynter Plank, William Pugsley, Skylar Racano, Marley Sanpal, Avalyn Schmierer, Aliyah Schmitz, Molly Shauger, Natalie Smith, Ciara Smushna, Bella Snedeker, Logan Stalter, Alana Torres and Teagan Watkins. 7th Grade Vincenzo Alvarado, Jonathan Block Jr., Kenneth Calabrese Jr., Aidan Cody, Luis Cruz, Payton Dunn, Cologido Fanelli, Grace Flaherty, Cameron Haack, Lukas Higgins Jr., Ziva Homeyer, Cooper Hulbert, Tyler Little, Kourtney Matice, Vivienne Myers, Ethan Searing-Burke and Melissa Sergy. 8th Grade Kayla Alberson, Houston Aldape, Jayleigh Bleau, Ashton Burgan, Tiana Busch, Lilly Carlton, Ryan Coons, Matthew DeWitt, Amiliana DuHart, Margaret Felton, Lily Haugh, Savana Krom, Louis Lamprecht, Anayia Mack, Isabel Newkirk, Gia Palmer, Angelina Pitcher, Mason Plank, Gabrielle Rae, Charlotte Rae and Giovanni Ronio.

The Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Fourth of July!

CDMS update: National Junior Honor Society decisions are being finalized and letters will be sent out next week. Please note: Induction for those selected will be October 4, 2023. Go Mustangs!

Looking for graduation pictures of a member of the Class of 2023? The District has just been informed that the photos are ready to be purchased! Scan this QR code or visit ismilestudios.gotphoto.com/login and enter access code: CAIRODURHAMGRAD23 to view the selection!

We are still relishing the amazing day of celebration that was the graduation ceremony of the Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2023! Check out a sneak peek of some great photos from iSmile Studios!

CDMS Update: National Junior Honor Society decisions are being finalized and letters will be sent out next week (week of July 3). Please note: Induction for those selected will be October 4, 2023. Go Mustangs!

Looking for graduation pictures of a member of the Class of 2023? The District has just been informed that the photos are ready to be purchased! Scan this QR code or visit ismilestudios.gotphoto.com/login and enter access code: CAIRODURHAMGRAD23 to view the selection!

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.

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CDHS 2022-23 Q3 Honor Rolls Announced June 28, 2023 CAIRO, NY – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce its Cairo-Durham High School High Honor Roll and Honor Roll members for Quarter 4 of the 2022-23 school year. To qualify for High Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average of 90 or higher throughout the quarter. To qualify for Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 85 and 89. 9th Grade High Honor Roll: Avery Amoroso, Wyatt Cammarata, Kingston Czajkowski, Shannon Gavin, Addison Hall, Aaylla Heines, Jade Mancuso, Aylana Merrihew, Emily Moon, Bridget Murphy, Nicholas Olivett, Nathaniel Porter, Sophia Rennig, Anthony Roeber, Kaitlyn Russell, Aishwarya Thakur, Grace VanGurp, Zoe Vogel, Issabella Zelinsky and Joseph Zindell Jr. 10th Grade High Honor Roll: Jessica Baeckmann, Ally Barnett, Andrew Esslie, Kevin Feeney, Rose Fucito, Alan Lopez-Agustin, Rachel Maggio, Natalie McGuire, Mackenzie Meacher, Anthony Panicola, Kaylan Rennig, Loki Rhoads, Dezaray Riley, Lenesha Sanpal, Gloriannah Santosky, Lindsay Shelhamer, Ryan Shelhamer, Mackenzie Sherburne, William Stallbohm, Loretta Stalter, Drew Warner and Lauren Zecca. 11th Grade High Honor Roll: Kennedy Bleau, Abigail Brandow, Marc Cammarata, Nova Conti, Chloe Cunningham, Joshua Cuti, Minhtri Dinh, Olivia Franklin, Ava Goss, Alexander Gouza, Mirriah Hatker, Tashana James, Emma Kargoe, Skyler Kelly, Colin MacGiffert, Adrian McGuire, Ayla Neves, Connor Palmer, Kaitlyn Peterson, Echo Roe, Zachary Russell, Hailey Schrull, Charles Smith, Rhea Smith, Kaylee VanWagner, Zak Wagor, Tatyanna Young and Justin Zimmerman. 12th Grade High Honor Roll: Antonio Brooks, Lauren Coletti, Cierra Ford, Sadie Hall, Wyatt Handel, Zenn Hewson, Richard Hogan, Michael Ivery, Lily Johnson-Cole, Megan Kitson, Caitlyn Loucks, Casey Macklin, Nolen McCabe, Mason Messenger, Hunter Nelson, Ryan O'Connell, Olivia Orin, Rachel Ott, Dean Parmelee, Trinh Quang, William Sherburne, Connor Shields, Skyler Van Tassel, Gavin Warner and Daniel Winfield. 9th Grade Honor Roll: Alexis Hammond, Abby Hartmann, Desiree Jenes, Joseph Kahle, Chase Kelly, Julian Miller, Andrew Moran, Daniel Mutinsky, Logan Rhoades, Jonathan Saad, Oliver Schrull, Dacota Snyder, Nathaniel Underwood and Jacob Young. 10th Grade Honor Roll: Brianna Frey, Dylan Galtieri, Adam Henry, Abigail Holbrook, Danasia King, Kaylie Long, Sarah Muschitiello, Isabelle Neves, Tenley O'Connell, Jenna Relyea, Robert Rompolski, Anthony Sanders, Carly Simmons and Lauren Thompson. 11th Grade Honor Roll: Ayrissa Butta, Grace Cuti, Morgan Deyo, Cameron Falco, Ariel Hewson, Jake Lane, Jacklyn Nielsdn, Selena Perez, Michael Premo, Axel Rendon, Adam Rhriss, Alberto Rivera Jr., Shyla Sanders, Aidon Stannard, Savannah Thomas and Summer Winig. 12th Grade Honor Roll: Eric Butta, Christopher Clow, Braeden Deyo, Connell Deyo, Claudia Giura, Samantha Giura, Ryan Johnson, Saadia Nance, Angelina Saxe, Jocelyn Shea, Jasmaine Smith, Christopher Sperano, Catherine Stallbohm and Rielli Webner.

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions: - CDMS Teaching Assistant. - CDMS/HS Media Center Teaching Assistant. Please view the following attachments for more information!

Our friends at The School-Aged Family and Community Engagement Center which is part of the New York State Education Department Office of Special Education Educational Partnership is pleased to offer a workshop titled Understanding the IEP Process for Parents of School-Aged Students with a Disability, a virtual course (via Zoom). This informative session will be presented on Tuesday, July 11th from 1pm – 4pm.

On June 21, Mrs. Rath's 4th grade class took a field trip to Howe Caverns in culmination of its Earth Science unit!

Check out this awesome photo of Mr. Jones, Deputy Rivera and Ms. Wickham from the last day of school on June 23!

Congratulations to Gianna Race from Mrs. Williams' class for completing the book series "Dork Diaries". She received a Cutie's give card for her tremendous job! Additionally, Julian, Isabella, Casey and Mara from Ms. Whitbeck's 3rd grade class received ice cream gift cards from Stewart's for almost completing a series. Way to go, Mustangs!

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Can't make it to graduation tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium? We have you covered! Be sure to check out the Cairo-Durham CSD Facebook page around 7:15 p.m. tonight (https://www.facebook.com/cairodurham/) for a livestream link to view!

Aishwarya Thakur, a member of the class of 2025 at Cairo-Durham High School, has been recognized as the Student of the Month for June. Described by her teacher, Ms. McCabe, as “hardworking, creative, and caring, Aishwarya's vibrant personality radiates positivity wherever she goes. Her constant smile, infectious laughter, and boundless energy make her an invaluable addition to any environment she enters.” Aishwarya's dedication to academic excellence is evident through her membership in the National Honor Society. She considers herself a quick learner, possessing the ability to grasp knowledge swiftly. Aishwarya attributes her selection as the Student of the Month to her diligent work ethic and commitment to staying on top of her assignments. Despite taking a challenging course load of AP and Honors classes, she consistently achieves outstanding grades, with all her scores in the 90s. Beyond her academic pursuits, Aishwarya enjoys creative activities such as drawing and painting, as well as spending time with her family and friends. Looking toward the future, Aishwarya aspires to attend a prestigious Ivy League university and major in bioscience, driven by her ultimate goal of becoming a doctor. An interesting fact about Aishwarya is that she is fluent in both English and Hindi. Cairo-Durham is proud to honor students like Aishwarya, who set a good example for all of our students!

Graduation will take place on Friday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham High School in the Auditorium due to impending weather. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating our graduates!

The Cairo-Durham MS/HS staff recognized its Administrative Assistants this year with a celebration and cupcakes! Each individual got a card, cash and a flowering plant. We can't thank them enough for all that they do for us. As stated by Justin Karker, "we would fall apart without them. They are the glue that hold us together!" Pictured left to right: Elizabeth Bailey, Shawna Post, Danielle Lacitignola, Mary Savoia, Georgia Houghtaling, Cheryl Dorpfeld and Alyssa Wickham.

​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)