
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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024!
https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


The Cairo-Durham Central School District is proud to announce Bridget "Bunny" Agostinoni, Emily Brunner, Patricia Gibson, and Caroline Benton Pfleger as the inductees of the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
“The four inductees all exemplify passion for the Cairo-Durham Central School District in their own ways and contributions,” said Superintendent Michael Wetherbee. “Their extensive service to the District in the field of academics, athletics, coaching, teaching, administration, employment, volunteerism and/or community service have left an incredible impact on our students, staff and school community.”
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.
Full Press Release: https://www.cairodurham.org/article/1463641





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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


On March 14, 2024, the Cairo-Durham High School Classes are hosting an 'Elementary Teacher vs. Middle/High School Teacher' basketball game as a fundraiser! Tickets for entrance to the game will be sold, as well as concessions.
The CDTA will sell 50/50 tickets, with proceeds toward the CDTA Scholarship fund. The Booster Club will be selling school merchandise.
Each high school class has been assigned a list of concession items to avoid duplicates. The money raised from the concession stand will offset the cost of class activities such as pep rallies, prom, the senior trip and more. Please see the attachment for what each class is responsible for.
The game ticket prices are:
Adults $5
Kids/Students $3
If you want to purchase game tickets, please contact a Cairo-Durham High School Class Advisor:
Senior Class Advisors
Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org)
Junior Class Advisor
Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org)
Sophomore Class Advisors
Joshua Yaple (jyaple@cairodurham.org) and Matthew Hitchen (mhitchen@cairodurham.org)
Freshman Class Advisors
Shelly Gouza (sgouza@cairodurham.org) and Jennifer Hill (jhill@cairodurham.org)


Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024!
https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


The Boys and Girls Modified Basketball Teams both lost to Catskill on Monday night. The last games of the season for both teams are on Wednesday, 2/14, in the High School Gym starting at 4:45.

Looking to see the Mustangs in action this week? We've got you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for Feb. 12 - Feb. 15, 2024:
Monday, Feb. 12
- Girls Varsity Basketball at Chatham at 5 p.m.
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Catskill in the CDHS Gym at 4:30 p.m. (The boys play the first game.)
Tuesday, Feb. 13
- Boys Varsity Volleyball at Chatham vs Ichabod Crane at 5 p.m. (Patroon Conference Championships.)
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Taconic Hills in the CDHS Gym at 4:30 p.m. (The girls play the first game.)
Thursday, Feb. 15 - Boys Varsity Volleyball at Coxsackie-Athens vs TBD at TBD

Today was another amazing P2 assembly! Congrats to all of our positive referral recipients and shoutout to our student representing the character trait for this month "forgiveness."







Congratulations to the December 2023 Students of the Month at Cairo-Durham Middle School!
From left: Lucy Palmer (7th grade), Jano Guiragossian (6th grade), Cairo-Durham Middle School Principal Danielle Czech and Alesiana Roeber (8th grade).


Today, Middle School Physical Education classes engaged in a team-building exercise, highlighting the paramount importance of collaborative effort and effective communication in order to accomplish difficult tasks by working together.


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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


Cairo-Durham Central School District Athletics Update for week of Feb. 5-11:
Friday, Feb. 9
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Windham-Ashland-Jewett in the CDHS Gym at 5:30 p.m.
- Boys Varsity Basketball vs Catskill at Columbia-Greene Community College at 7 p.m. (All games at C-GCC are Coaches vs Cancer events and cost $5 to attend.)
Sunday, Feb. 11
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Taconic Hills at Columbia-Greene Community College at 10:30 a.m.
- Boys Varsity Basketball vs Coxsackie-Athens at Columbia-Greene Community College at 12 p.m.

On March 14, 2024, the Cairo-Durham High School Classes are hosting an 'Elementary Teacher vs. Middle/High School Teacher' basketball game as a fundraiser! Tickets for entrance to the game will be sold, as well as concessions.
The CDTA will sell 50/50 tickets, with proceeds toward the CDTA Scholarship fund. The Booster Club will be selling School Merchandise.
The game ticket prices are:
Adults $5
Kids/Students $3
If you want to purchase game tickets, please contact a Cairo-Durham High School Class Advisor:
Senior Class Advisors
Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org)
Junior Class Advisor
Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org)
Sophomore Class Advisors
Joshua Yaple (jyaple@cairodurham.org) and Matthew Hitchen (mhitchen@cairodurham.org)
Freshman Class Advisors
Shelly Gouza (sgouza@cairodurham.org) and Jennifer Hill (jhill@cairodurham.org)


Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024!
https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

It's that time of year for Cairo-Durham Middle School families to purchase yearbooks, submit candids of all middle school students and baby photos of 8th graders! You can create custom pages until May 17, 2024.
Yearbook Purchase: www.treering.com/validate (Enter school passcode in attachment).
8th Grade Baby Photos: Submit to Danielle Lacitignola (dlacitignola@cairodurham.org) with subject line "Baby Pictures".
Candid Photos: Submit to Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org) with grade of student(s) and "Candid" in subject line.





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, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link


Looking to see the Mustangs in action this week? We've got you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for Feb. 5 - Feb. 11, 2024:
Monday, Feb. 5
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball at Catskill at 4:30 p.m.
- Boys Varsity and Modified Volleyball at Greenville at 5 p.m.
- Varsity Bowling at the Hoe Bowl at 3:30 p.m. (Patroon Championships)
Tuesday, Feb. 6
- Boys Varsity and JV Basketball at Catskill at 5 p.m.
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Catskill in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- Boys Varsity Volleyball vs Voorheesville in the CDMS Gym at 6 p.m. (Senior Game)
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Chatham in the CDHS Gym at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8
- Boys Varsity and Modified Volleyball at Coxsackie-Athens at 5 p.m.
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Chatham in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Windham-Ashland-Jewett in the CDHS Gym at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs TBD at Columbia Greene Community College at TBD