Cairo-Durham High School

SAVE THE DATE! The Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony will take place on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cairo-Durham High School soccer/football stadium. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at a time to be determined. Please contact the Cairo-Durham High School main office at 518-622-8543 with any questions.

The Cairo-Durham Middle School/High School Art Exhibit will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. in the hallway leading to the Cairo-Durham High School auditorium! Check out our students' fantastic artwork!

The Varsity Baseball Team defeated Coxsackie Athens Tuesday afternoon by a score of 6-2. Their next game is scheduled for Saturday, 5/11, at Maple Hill, at 12:00 PM.

The Cairo-Durham High School Civic Readiness group is collecting hygiene products for the Mustang Closet! The Mustang Closet is a place in the high school that is intended to be stocked with personal hygiene products that will be available to students who may need them to support their basic needs in school or at home. Monetary or product donations are needed, and will be collected through May 26, 2024. Thank you in advance for your support. These resources will be put to very good use. If you have any questions or would like to donate, please contact Shelly Gouza at sgouza@cairodurham.org

On May 5, 2024, members of the Cairo-Durham High School Interact Club met the bus filled with donated items from the New York State Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, and the New York State Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America. Their "Stuff the Bus" fundraiser, collected at their annual Spring Board meetings in East Durham, certainly kept the Cairo-Durham Central School District Transportation Department, Interact Club students and Cairo Food Pantry members busy all day organizing the food. Pictures shown have filled the bus with snacks, juice boxes and soup items. This has been one of the most successful fundraisers for the Backpack Program, a program that has been in existence since 2008. Thank you to all of those involved!

Mrs. Manoli's Engineering class at Cairo-Durham High School was busy testing robotic cars on April 29, 2024! Students were challenged with building two cars and when one hits the other, the back car stops and the front one moves forward! Way to go, class!

Attention all Juniors and Seniors! Tickets are now on sale for the Enchanted Evening prom on June 15, 2024. This magical event is sure to be a night to remember, filled with dancing, dining and unforgettable memories! Tickets can be purchased by juniors and seniors only. Don't miss out on what will be an enchanted evening! Contact a Class Officer from the Class of 2025 or their advisor Mrs. Searing-Burke. jsearing@cairodurham.org, for more information or to purchase your tickets. The Junior Prom Agreement form must be completed and handed in with payment. Let the countdown to prom night begin!

The Cairo-Durham Middle School/High School Art Exhibit will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. in the hallway leading to the Cairo-Durham High School auditorium! Check out our students' fantastic artwork!

The JV Softball Team defeated Taconic Hills on Monday afternoon by a score of 14-2. Their next game is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/8, at Taconic Hills. The Varsity Baseball Team lost to Taconic Hills 12-1 on Monday and their next game is today, 5/7, at Coxsackie-Athens, at 4:30.

Cairo-Durham Central School District Athletics schedule update for week of May 6-11, 2024: Tuesday, May 7, 2024: Varsity Baseball at Coxsackie-Athens at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024: No Varsity Baseball game.

Congratulations to all four of our Cairo-Durham Varsity Spring teams, who will be recognized as Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients for having 75% of their athletes maintain a 90% average or higher, during their sports season! The following are the teams, their coaches, and their overall average: Boys Varsity Tennis - Head Coach Bryan Pisano - 98.63 Girls Varsity Track and Field - Head Coach Lucy Baeckmann - 95.21 Boys Varsity Track and Field - Head Coach Jennifer Moritz - 90.2 Varsity Baseball - Head Coach Branden Eacott - 90.0 Way to go, Mustangs!

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2023-24 Cairo-Durham High School Third Quarter Honor Rolls Announced May 6, 2024 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 the third quarter of the 2023-24 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. High Honor Roll 9th Grade: Aiden Choinsky, Madeline Gouza, Gianna Lendin, Destiny Mauriello, Aria McCabe, Abagail Multari, Anna Palmieri, Lenor Rhoades, Grace Snedeker, Nevaeh Sprague and Ava Zeun. 10th Grade: Avery Amoroso, Kingston Czajkowski, Amiliana DuHart, Addison Hall, Abby Hartmann, Aaylla Heines, Joseph Kahle, Aylana Merrihew, Emily Moon, Daniel Mutinsky, Nicholas Olivett, Nathaniel Porter, Sophia Rennig, Logan Rhoades, Anthony Roeber, Kaitlyn Russell, Jonathan Saad, Oliver Schrull, Aubree Shultis, Aishwarya Thakur, Grace VanGurp, Candace Vlasaty, Zoe Vogel, William Woodcock, Isabella Zelinsky and Joseph Zindell, Jr. 11th Grade: Connor Alberson, Jessica Baeckmann, Ally Barnett, Andrew Esslie, Kevin Feeney, Rose Fucito, Dylan Galtieri, Danasia King, Rachel Maggio, Natalie McGuire, Sarah Muschitiello, Isabelle Neves, Tenley O'Connell, Jenna Relyea, Kaylan Rennig, Loki Rhoades, Dezaray Riley, Natalie Ruger, Lenesha Sanpal, Gloriannah Santosky, Lindsay Shelhamer, Ryan Shelhamer, Mackenzie Sherburne, William Stallbohm, Loretta Stalter, Lauren Thompson, Drew Warner, Lauren Zecca. 12th Grade: Kennedy Bleau, Marc Cammarata, Nova Conti, Chloe Cunningham, Lance Curless, Joshua Cuti, Morgan Deyo, Minhtri Dinh, Ciara Falvey, Brendan Feeney, Alexander Gouza, Tashana James, Emma Kargoe, Skyler Kelly, Adrian McGuire, Francesco Carter-Miller, Ayla Neves, Jacklyn Nielsen, Cole Partridge, Echo Roe, Zachary Russell, Hailey Schrull, Charles Smith, Rhea Smith, Anthony Sternbach, Joseph VanHolsteyn, Kaylee VanWagner, Zak Wagor and Tatyanna Young. Honor Roll 9th Grade: Kayla Alberson, Tanner Berg, Stephen Brandow, Jr., Ryan Coons, Lilyanne Dauphin, Nia DeRose, Gabriel DiPrima, Brenna Fabiano, Lily Haugh, Matthew Higgins, Aiden Houston, Louis Lamprecht, Raymond LaRose, Phoenix McCabe, Isabel Newkirk, Heidi Nielsen, Angelina Pitcher, Charlotte Rae, Gabrielle Rae and Leia Sorokurs. 10th Grade: Wyatt Cammarata, Shannon Gavin, Alexis Hammond, Chase Kelly, Jade Mancuso, Julian Miller, Andrew Moran, Bridget Murphy, Nathaniel Underwood, Jaide Wolf and Jacob Young. 11th Grade: Kaylee Cassimore, Margo Cochrane, Brianne Frey, Jeremy Halvorsen, Adam Henry, Kaylie Long, Alan Lopez-Agustin, Accalia Maderic, Mackenzie Meacher, Joshua Mulligan, Nicholas Orso, Anthony Panicola, Valentino Rivera, Luciana Ross, Zander Santarelli and Robert Schmierer. 12th Grade:  James Dorpfeld, Connor Jackson, Jake Lane, Jose Mejia-Deyo, Kaitlyn Peterson, Axel Rendon, Aidon Stannard, Rielli Webner and Summer Winig. ###

Cairo-Durham High School students of the National Art Honor Society recently visited The Clark Museum and Williamstown College in Massachusetts! Students received a tour of the art department and college museum, then took a wonderful tour of The Clark Museum.

Congratulations and thank you to the following individuals who will be retiring from the Cairo-Durham Central School District at the end of the 2023-24 school year for their years of service! - Lucy Baeckmann - 23 Years - Richard Crianza - 17 Years - Cynthia Dougherty - 5 Years - Michelle Golden - 20 Years - Nancy Pine - 20 Years - Jacqueline Pinnella - 37 Years - Karen Zindell - 24 Years Additionally, there will be a retirement party/dinner for these individuals on Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Shamrock House in East Durham. Please RSVP and contact Tammy Karker at tkarker@cairodurham.org for more information on attending!

Looking to catch the Mustangs in action? We have you covered! Check out the Cairo-Durham Central School District athletics schedule for the week of May 6-11, 2024! Monday, May 6, 2024: - Modified Track and Field at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - JV Softball vs Taconic Hills at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2024: - Boys Varsity Tennis at Coxsackie-Athens at 3:30 p.m. (Patroon Conference Championships) - Modified Baseball and Softball vs Hudson at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Coxsackie-Athens at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024: - JV Softball at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball vs Windham-Ashland-Jewett at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024 - Boys and Girls Varsity Track and Field vs Hudson/Chatham/Watervliet at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. (Senior Meet) Friday, May 10, 2024 - JV Softball vs Saugerties at CDHS at 4 p.m. (New time and Senior Game) Saturday, May 11, 2024 - Varsity Baseball at TBD - Boys and Girls Varsity Track and Field at Middleburgh at 10 a.m.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Cairo-Durham Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Inductees, Bridget "Bunny: Agostinoni, Emily Brunner, Patricia Gibson and Caroline B. Pfleger who were recognized at the Shamrock House in East Durham on April 27, 2024!

Every year, the Cairo-Durham High School National Art Honor Society paints a Bear for the the Cairo Bears Community Project. CDHS Junior Dezaray Riley, painted our Cairo Bear, titled "Bearfoot in the City". Her bear features impressionistic scenes of Albany, Hudson and New York City. Dezaray used a unique lens to represent the landscapes. She focused on using intense color and textured brushwork. Cairo Bears will one again grace the streets of Cairo, Round Top, Purling, Acra, South Cairo, and South Durham. The Cairo, NY Bears Community Art Project is a fundraiser that will benefit the Cairo Development Foundation’s Main Street Revitalization projects. The Bears will be on display from Memorial Day weekend in May through Labor Day in September. Our bear will be displayed at the entrance to the High School Building. Great job, Dezaray!

The Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2025 is hosting a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 8:30-11:00 a.m. at Old Factory Brewing Company! Come support this year's Junior class with a delicious breakfast! Pre-sale tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the link below or by scanning the QR code. Any questions can be sent to Jennifer Searing-Burke at jsearing@cairodurham.org Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBQt1oUXgYWTP7Z8ioZRb07aPGy6YPU-c8cSYRF36NNjcJJg/viewform Tickets will also be available at the door for $15. Can't wait to see you there!

During yesterday's Varsity Baseball action the Mustangs defeated Tamarac by a score of 18-11. The next game for the team is on Friday, 5/3, at Rensselaer High School. The JV Softball Team defeated Greenville for the second time this year by a score of 20-2 and their next game is on Monday, 5/6, versus Taconic Hills.

It's never too late to highlight our amazing principals at Cairo-Durham Central School District! May 1, 2024 was National Principals Day and we at Cairo-Durham Central School District are so proud to call these individuals our principals!