The Cairo-Durham Elementary PTA book fair is ongoing until Friday, don't miss out!
Last week's Student of the Week for Grade 2 Thompson/Lopez is Amelia! And, Grade 3 Whitbeck/Lopez's Student of the Week is Natalie!
Cairo-Durham Elementary is hosting a free Welcome Back Carnival on September 27 from 5 - 7 pm!
There will be fun activities, snacks, games, face painting, and more. View the flyer for more information.
Reminder: Dining menus can be viewed on our District website. To access, please click "Dining" on your school's main menu.
Menus can also be viewed here: https://www.cairodurham.org/documents/cafeteria-menus/254963
The Community Day 2024 Event hosted by the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration is on September 21st from 11 - 4 at the Angelo Canna Town Park.
View the flyer below for more information,
The Community Day 2024 event hosted by HVNCVR Greene County Vet2Vet will take place on September 21 from 11 - 4 at the Angelo Canna Town Park!
View the flyer below for more information.
Support the Cairo-Durham Soccer Programs by getting a car wash on Sunday, September 15 at the elementary school! It starts at 9:30am and goes until 1pm. $15 per car.
Welcome back to school for the 2024-25 school year!
Check out the August edition of the "It's a Good Day in Pre-K" newsletter!
Click here to view: https://secure.smore.com/n/cnzd6
Today, there was a kindergarten meet the teachers event at the elementary school! Principal Mr. Stein welcomed families to the school and shared a presentation. Soon-to-be kindergartners and their guardians toured the building, met their teachers, and took bus rides around the building to learn about bus safety.
To access the full day and 1/2 day Pre-K supply lists, please click here: https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdes/documents/supply-lists-(pre-k-5)/2024-25/673514
To access the K-5 supply lists for the 2024-25 school year, please click here: https://5il.co/2rokk
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Cairo-Durham Elementary School Special Education Teacher
- Cairo-Durham Elementary School Special Education Teacher (Leave of Absence)
Please view the attachment for more information!
Camp Invention 2024 is coming to Cairo-Durham Elementary School during the week of July 15-19, 2024! Students will have the opportunity to illuminate and explore their horizons with fun activities!
Families who are interested in having their student(s) participate in Camp Invention 2024 but are in need of financial support are encouraged to contact Cairo-Durham Elementary School Assistant Principal Rachel Harvey at 518-622-3231 or rharvey@cairodurham.org For more information, please visit invent.org/camp
Camp Invention 2024 is coming to Cairo-Durham Elementary School during the week of July 15-19, 2024! Students will have the opportunity to illuminate and explore their horizons with fun activities!
Families who are interested in having their student(s) participate in Camp Invention 2024 but are in need of financial support are encouraged to contact Cairo-Durham Elementary School Assistant Principal Rachel Harvey at 518-622-3231 or rharvey@cairodurham.org For more information, please visit invent.org/camp
NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cairo-Durham Central School District Announces Brandon LaFever as May 2024 “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” Recipient
CAIRO, NY, May 24, 2024 – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is proud to announce the May 2024 recipient of the “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” is Brandon LaFever (‘14).
LaFever, who has obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology, his Doctorate in Neuroscience from Penn State University and is currently completing Physician’s Assistant’s school at Albany Medical College, has found his way back to Greene County after diving into his passion of assisting others with the function of the brain.
“It’s really cool to come back to the community I grew up in and that nurtured me,” LaFever said. “It felt natural to come back to my home of Greene County. I’ve always had a tie to things in the community.
While securing his college degrees, LaFever was often seen riding the ambulance for Greenport Rescue Squad, transporting and treating local residents. Now, LaFever is looking to establish his future in the Cairo-Durham Central School District by moving into a family member’s home with his fiance and Cairo-Durham High School alumni, Victoria.
LaFever credits his participation in sports like football, school musicals and seven Advanced Placement classes in high school for shaping him to be the person he is today.
“They taught me to be determined and to push the boundaries of my comfort zone,” LaFever said.
In her nomination of LaFever, Mary Ann Stortecky said LaFever was “very active in Cairo-Durhams’s music department”, as he “played percussion in band, sang in the chorus and was the lead in the school musical for several years.”
LaFever’s passion for music continued in college, as he traveled across the country in the acapella group named “8 Beat Measure”, then as the music director for Penn State’s acapella group.
“Embrace the uncertainty of life, it will be more enjoyable,” LaFever said. “Let the chips fall as they do. Do what you’re good at, but go towards a passion. You want to be good at what you do, but you want to enjoy it. I just take things one thing at a time.”
Sharing wisdom with future generations of Mustangs, LaFever said his trials and tribulations have helped grant him perspective in reality as he looks to open up his own practice specializing in overcoming brain tumors, seizures and brain surgery.
“There’s success, and then there’s learning. You learn from your failures,” he said. “School definitely helps you figure out who you are and you meet a lot of good people.”
In an effort to bridge the community and the Cairo-Durham Central School District, the “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” was created to provide an opportunity for community members to nominate members of the Cairo-Durham Class of 2018 or prior who have made an impact in the community, embrace Cairo-Durham pride and serve as role models to future generations of Mustangs to be recognized on the District’s platforms.
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Photo: Cairo-Durham Central School District May 2024 “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” recipient Brandon LaFever (‘14).
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Cairo-Durham Central School District Special Education Teaching Assistant
- Cairo-Durham Central School District School Psychologist
Please view the attachments for more information on the job openings!
The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Cairo-Durham Elementary School Teacher Assistant
- Cairo-Durham Elementary School Teacher Aide
For more information on the job postings, please view the attachments!
Camp Invention 2024 is coming to Cairo-Durham Elementary School during the week of July 15-19, 2024! Students will have the opportunity to illuminate and explore their horizons with fun activities!
Families who are interested in having their student(s) participate in Camp Invention 2024 but are in need of financial support are encouraged to contact Cairo-Durham Elementary School Assistant Principal Rachel Harvey at 518-622-3231 or rharvey@cairodurham.org For more information, please visit invent.org/camp
Congratulations to Kimberly R., and Paislee S. from Ms. Lembo's class and Lilly W. from Mrs. Russell's class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School for ranking first, second and third, respectively, in taking out and returning books from the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Library! All three students received a Barbie Pez dispenser and Kimberly R. received an ice cream for being the first place finisher! Way to go, Mustangs!
