Cairo-Durham High School

Cairo-Durham High School Families: Looking for a Prom dress? The Cairo Public Library is hosting a FREE Prom Boutique with dresses from size 0-22 April 5-7, 2024! Other dates will be available for arrangement. To book an appointment, please call (518) 622-9864 or email cairolibrary720@gmail.com

Cairo-Durham High School Families: Looking for a Prom dress? The Cairo Public Library is hosting a FREE Prom Boutique with dresses from size 0-22 April 5-7, 2024! Other dates will be available for arrangement. To book an appointment, please call (518) 622-9864 or email cairolibrary720@gmail.com

It's never too late to recognize our change-makers in the Cairo-Durham Central School District! Tashana James, a member of the class of 2024 at Cairo-Durham High School, has been recognized as the Student of the Month for December 2023. Tashana describes her efforts in school as one who tries her best and gives the most honest work back to her teachers based on the assignments given. Tashana’s dedication to academic and athletic excellence is evident through her membership in the National Honor Society and Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field. She considers herself as someone who is quiet and kind. Tashana is one who consistently achieves outstanding grades in all her classes. Mrs. Jones enjoys having Tashana in her PreCalculus class and says that "her smile makes everyone's day and she is a true pleasure to teach." Outside of school, Tashana hangs out with family, friends and enjoys going out to eat. Beyond her academic pursuits and looking toward the future, Tashana aspires to go to college to study Kinesiology and pursue a career in the health science field. One interesting fact about Tashana is that she loves fishing and going to the ocean. Tashana would like to go to college somewhere in New York or Connecticut. Cairo-Durham High School is proud to honor students like Tashana, who set a good example for all of our students! Here she is pictured with one of her favorite teachers, Mrs. Metzler.

Cairo-Durham High School Families: Looking for a Prom dress? The Cairo Public Library is hosting a FREE Prom Boutique with dresses from size 0-22 April 5-7, 2024! Other dates will be available for arrangement. To book an appointment, please call (518) 622-9864 or email cairolibrary720@gmail.com

On Friday, March 15, Cairo-Durham Central School District faculty and staff participated in numerous interactive development trainings on Superintendent's Conference Day and conducted team building exercises focused on reducing stress like yoga and dancing! Check out some pictures from Cairo-Durham Middle and High School!

Congratulations to Zachary Russell of Cairo-Durham High School, who was recently recognized at the Section 2 Boys Basketball Scholar-Athlete banquet for his accomplishments in the classroom and on the court! Pictured here are Zachary with Coach Phillips, his parents Sue and Stacey Russell, and his plaque he received! Way to go, Zachary!

Congratulations to the Cairo-Durham High School Marching Mustangs on their fantastic performance during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City!

Looking to highlight your student-athlete at Cairo-Durham High School? The Cairo-Durham High School Booster Club is hosting a "Spring Sports Sponsorship Sign" fundraiser that ends tomorrow, March 28, 2024! For more information and to place your order, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSek-7brdzVatSWUuC_BlLu5aKkwJdfa7PdMxbwNpQAWWoELDg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR05pCHOkF5ftbDy9zHd9vmGNKpEQccqYQpqE0Qnrsjqg4Y0By9lllasclc_aem_AWpZt93euEIf2ob1URbmkv8pX8S2APaJM6D00tcuay51Q0-6G3yj2Ioy2KccZOBuFInY526CH9G87dkvb2EILUJ_

The Boys Varsity Tennis Team opened up their season yesterday afternoon with a resounding win over Greenville 7-0. The next game for the Mustangs is a home match on Thursday versus Taconic Hills.

Several Cairo-Durham High School students and staff members were among the over 250 attendees of a rally for "2024 Mental Health Matters Day" in Albany last week!

Mrs. Maassmann's Cairo-Durham High School Hospitality and Tourism class visited the Glen Falls House in Round Top, a restaurant and wedding venue, for a tour of the newly renovated facility and lunch from owner Jon Picco! Students had the opportunity to learn about the location and view the lush waterfalls and immaculate grounds surrounding the area. During lunch, the class enjoyed having a conversation with Mr. Picco about the ever-changing culture of hospitality. A huge thank you to Mr. Picco for taking the time out of his day to educate our students!

Cairo-Durham High School precalculus students were proving Trigonometry Identities in class with Mrs. Jones on March 22. As part of their practice, the students put their proofs on the windows and whiteboard!

It's never too late to recognize our change-makers in the Cairo-Durham Central School District! Angelina Pitcher, a member of the class of 2027 at Cairo-Durham High School, has been recognized as the Student of the Month for November 2023. Angelina describes herself as someone who enjoys helping kids, who tries her best and is always willing to help other students. Angelina’s dedication to academics and her continued effort in learning is evident through her membership in the National Junior Honor Society. Angelina shows her school spirit by playing volleyball for the Cairo Durham Girls Volleyball team. Outside of school, Angelina enjoys hanging out with her friends and animals. She is also proud of how she has matured and improved with school this year. Beyond her academic pursuits and looking toward the future, Angelina plans to go to college to be a vet tech. One interesting fact about Angelina is that she loves pigs. Cairo-Durham High School is proud to honor students like Angelina, who set a good example for all of our students! Here Angelina is pictured with her Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Engelin.

LAST CALL! Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, March. 22, 2024. Nominations in past months will also be considered. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6PWpg3qXVrCyAXT8STqHrvQOkBzWOoGggOHw3d2DSWnE-zw/viewform?usp=sf_link

NOTICE: The Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2024 has been canceled. The next Board of Education and Budget Workshop meeting will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Distance Learning Room.

On Monday, March 18, 2024, Cairo-Durham High School celebrated the accomplishments of its 2023-24 Winter athletic programs. It was a memorable night for those in attendance, with well-dressed students athletes and emotional speeches by their coaches. Congratulations to following Team MVPs and Coach's Award recipients for the Winter 2023-24 athletics season at Cairo-Durham High School: - James Dorpfeld (MVP - Boys Varsity Indoor Track and Field) - Jacob Young (MVP - Boys Varsity Basketball), Josh Campbell Jr. (Coach's Award - Varsity Wrestling) - Vivienne Myers (MVP - Varsity Wrestling) - Cole Partridge (MVP and Mustang Pride Award - Boys Varsity Volleyball ) - Connor Jackson (MVP - Varsity Bowling) - Tanner Berg (Coach's Award - Boys JV Basketball). - Tashana James (Mustang Pride Award) - Jessica Baeckmann (MVP - Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field) - Lauren Zecca (Coach's Award - Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field) - Nia DeRose (Coach's Award - Girls Varsity Basketball) - Mackenzie Sherburne (MVP - Girls Varsity Basketball) - Alan Lopez (Indoor Track and Field Triple Jump School Record) - Zachary Russell (Two Coach's Awards and Mustang Pride Award - Boys Varsity Indoor Track and Field and Boys Varsity Basketball) - Stephen Brandow (MVP - Boys JV Basketball)

Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, March. 22, 2024. Nominations in past months will also be considered. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6PWpg3qXVrCyAXT8STqHrvQOkBzWOoGggOHw3d2DSWnE-zw/viewform?usp=sf_link

There was a great turnout for the Winter Sports Awards Ceremony on Monday night to celebrate the accomplishments of our student athletes. Numerous awards were handed out to the athletes and emotional speeches were given by the coaches. It was a very memorable evening.

NOTICE: The Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2024 has been canceled. The next Board of Education and Budget Workshop meeting will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Distance Learning Room.

With March 14, 2024 being recognized as "Pi Day" (3.14159...), Mrs. Jones' Precalculus classes at Cairo-Durham High School and the Cairo-Durham Middle School 7th grade celebrated in unique ways! High School students created their own "Pi Day" t-shirts and helped decorate Mrs. Jones' classroom. In 7th grade, Students in Mrs. Trotti’s class created "Pi Day" ornaments after calculating the area and circumference of circles, as well as the volume of cylinders and learning historical facts regarding Pi. Students in Mr. Shufelt’s class worked collaboratively to create a paper chain composed of 1,000 digits of Pi after a contest, during which students recited as many digits of Pi they were able to memorize. Students in Mrs. Caskey’s class discovered Pi as the ratio of the circumference to the diameter, by measuring circles and completing a hands-on activity. Students in Mr. Kohn’s class learned the rules of haiku writing, and then immediately broke those rules by changing the syllable count required for each line. Students began with writing traditional haikus in the 5-7-5 syllable format, then finished their activity by writing several “Pi-ku” poems in a 3-1-4 syllable format on topics of their choice. The day at CDMS culminated with students assembling in the gym for the 2nd Annual Pi(e)-a-teacher-in-the-face-competition. Students worked collaboratively to collect pennies as part of the "Penny Wars" competition to support the CDMS P2 program. The teacher collecting the most pennies was pied.