Cairo-Durham Middle School

April 30, 2024 Dear Cairo-Durham Central School District Families, I am writing to you today to inform you that school will be closed on Friday, May 24, 2024 through Tuesday, May 28, 2024. With a mild winter leading to a limited use of snow days, the District is able to lengthen the Memorial Day weekend. We hope the extended weekend, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2024, will find students and staff refreshed for the final stretch of the 2023-24 school year when they return on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding! Sincerely, Michael Wetherbee Superintendent of Schools Cairo-Durham Central School District

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, May 3, 2024. Nominations in past months will also be considered. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXzxoCteRZyM8fQyj2ZFA3Q4qz_8_oPq_PbI8G1JDkqgLauw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Looking to catch the Mustangs in action this week? We have you covered! Here is the Cairo-Durham CSD athletics schedule for the week of April 29-May 4, 2024: Monday, April 29, 2024 - Modified Track and Field at Maple Hill at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball vs Greenville at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Chatham at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. (Double-header and Senior Match) Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Varsity Track and Field at Coxsackie Athens at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball and Softball at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Waterford/Halfmoon at Watervliet High School at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball vs Taconic Hills at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. (Senior Game) Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Varsity Baseball at Tamarac at 4:45 p.m. - JV Softball at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball and Softball vs Germantown at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024 - Modified Track and Field at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Rensselaer at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball and Softball vs Catskill at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024 - Varsity Track and Field at Colonie at 12 p.m.

Save the dates! The New York State ELA and Math exams are around the corner. Students in grades 3-8 will take the ELA exam on April 30-May 1, 2024 and the Math exam on May 14-15, 2024. Please contact your student's main office with any questions in regard to the state exams. Good luck to all of our students taking the exams!

The Modified Softball Team defeated Watervliet yesterday afternoon by a score of 18-4 behind some outstanding defense by the Mustangs. The Modified Baseball Team lost to Watervliet by a score of 12-6 and their next game is at Greenville on Tuesday, 4/30.

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, May 3, 2024. Nominations in past months will also be considered. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXzxoCteRZyM8fQyj2ZFA3Q4qz_8_oPq_PbI8G1JDkqgLauw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Save the dates! The New York State ELA and Math exams are around the corner. Students in grades 3-8 will take the ELA exam on April 30-May 1, 2024 and the Math exam on May 14-15, 2024. Please contact your student's main office with any questions in regard to the state exams. Good luck to all of our students taking the exams!

The Modified Baseball Team and the Modified Softball Team both opened their seasons at Taconic Hills yesterday with tough losses against a tough opponent. The next games for both teams is on Thursday (4/25) at Watervliet at 4:30.

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, May 3, 2024. Nominations in past months will also be considered. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXzxoCteRZyM8fQyj2ZFA3Q4qz_8_oPq_PbI8G1JDkqgLauw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Looking to catch the Mustangs in action this week? We have you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for the week of April 22-26, 2024! Monday, April 22 - Boys Varsity Tennis at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - JV Softball at Pine Plains at 4 p.m. (This is a double-header) - Modified Track and Field vs Green Tech and Albany Leadership at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 - Varsity Track and Field at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball and Modified Softball at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Coxsackie-Athens at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Coxsackie-Athens at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Windham-Ashland-Jewett at 4:30 p.m. - JV Softball at Tamarac at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Track and Field vs Hudson and Taconic Hills at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 - Varsity Baseball at Lansingburgh at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Baseball and Modified Softball at Watervliet at 4:30 p.m. - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Windham-Ashland-Jewett at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Maple Hill at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Germantown at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Softball vs Maple Hill at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Go Mustangs!

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions: - Cairo-Durham Middle School 6th Grade ELA AIS Teacher (Leave Replacement) - Cairo-Durham Middle and High School Grades 6-12 Spanish Teacher For more information, please view the attachment!

Cairo-Durham student Nick Strother is enrolled in the Career Research Seminar and has been working hard at Maggio and Sons in Round Top! Way to go, Nick!

Update: At this time, water has been restored to the CDMS/HS campus. Classes will resume as normal, tomorrow, April 18, 2024. If there is a change, you will be notified. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerly, The Cairo-Durham Central School District

NOTICE: The Cairo-Durham Middle School/High School Campus will be Emergency Releasing at 12:45 p.m. today, April 17, 2024, due to a water issue on campus. Students will be sent home on their bus routes. If you would like to pick up your child, please plan to be at the Middle/High School campus at the 12:45 p.m. dismissal time. There will be no after school or evening activities, including athletics. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, The Cairo-Durham Central School District

The Iditarod runs a Musher Letter Writing Program each year, which allows students to write to participating mushers. The 6th graders in Ms. Murphy's classes wrote letters to their mushers they were assigned to for the Cairo-Durham Middle School "iKidarod" event in March, explaining what they had learned about the Iditarod and asking them questions about their experiences in this year's race. Ms. Murphy mailed all letters out right before Spring Break. 2024 Iditarod Champion, Dallas Seavey, and rookie musher, Bryce Mumford, have responded so far! Pictured here is Jayden M., Thomas S., and Dylan M. with their letters. We are looking forward to more mushers sending their responses!

In support of April 2024 being the Month of the Military Child and honoring military families, the Cairo-Durham Central School District is hosting a districtwide challenge for all classes to wear purple on April 17, 2024!

In support of April 2024 being the Month of the Military Child and honoring military families, the Cairo-Durham Central School District is hosting a districtwide challenge for all classes to wear purple on April 17, 2024!

Mrs. Burton's 8th grade science class at Cairo-Durham Middle School completed an an eclipse simulation on Tuesday, April 9, 2024! Attaching clay models representing the moon and Earth to a meter stick, the students used natural sunlight to test angles that would result in shadows being cast on the models. The class tried different combinations that simulated both solar and lunar eclipses. Way to go, Mustangs!

In support of April 2024 being the Month of the Military Child and honoring military families, the Cairo-Durham Central School District is hosting a districtwide challenge for all classes to wear purple on April 17, 2024!

LAST CALL ON TICKETS! The Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Class of 2024 induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Shamrock House in East Durham at 5 p.m. To purchase tickets to the event, please contact Tom Karnes, committee member, by email at tkarnes17@aol.com or phone, 518-821-0616. The cost for each ticket is $40. No tickets will be sold at the door and must be ordered by April 12, 2024.