Cairo-Durham Middle School

Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the Cairo-Durham Central School District will have a 2-hour delay on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. There will be no breakfast, AM BOCES, AM Pre-K or Wellness Center. Stay warm and safe!

The Boys Modified Volleyball Team lost yesterday by a score of 2-0 to Catskill. Their next match is on Wednesday, 1/31, at Catskill.

Students in the Cairo-Durham Middle School Mentoring Whole Group made penguin cupcakes, penguin crafts and participated in a penguin obstacle course for their most recent meeting! For the obstacle course, students had their legs wrapped in saran wrap and had to "penguin walk¨ through the course and complete a challenge such as stacking blocks, making a basket, stacking cups, crawling under a table bridge and putting checkers in a Connect Four game.

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)

The Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council's Snow Ball Dance will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Cafeteria! Pre-sale tickets being sold the week of Jan. 22-25 before morning announcements outside of room B4 are $10. Tickets at the door are $12. Refreshments will be able to be purchased at the dance. Semi-formal attire is highly encouraged. A Snow Ball Court will be crowned, students must be in attendance to be crowned.

Due to impending inclement weather, there will be no after school events or evening activities Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, including the Wellness Center. Stay safe and warm!

The Boys and Girls Modified Basketball Teams lost to Watervliet yesterday afternoon by scores of 54-21 and 22-14. The next game for the Mustangs is on Wednesday, 1/24, versus Greenville.

Looking to see the Mustangs in action this week? We've got you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for Jan. 23-28: Tuesday, Jan. 23 - Bowling vs CA at the Hoe Bowl at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 - Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Greenville in the CDMS Gym at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 - Bowling at Maple Hill at 4:15 p.m. - Varsity Wrestling at Watervliet at 6 p.m. - Modified Wrestling at BKW at 5 p.m. - Boys Varsity and Modified Volleyball vs Catskill in the CDMS Gym at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26 - Boys Varsity and JV Basketball at Germantown at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 - Boys Varsity and JV Basketball vs James O'Neil High School in the CDHS Gym at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 - Indoor Track and Field at Union College at 8 a.m.

The Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council's Snow Ball Dance will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Cafeteria! Pre-sale tickets being sold the week of Jan. 22-25 before morning announcements outside of room B4 are $10. Tickets at the door are $12. Refreshments will be able to be purchased at the dance. Semi-formal attire is highly encouraged. A Snow Ball Court will be crowned, students must be in attendance to be crowned.

Correction: The next boys and girls modified basketball games are on Saturday, 1/20, at Hudson.

The Boys and Girls Modified Basketball Teams both defeated Taconic Hills yesterday afternoon. The boys won by a score of 30-23 and the girls won 19-15. The next game for the modified teams is on Monday, 1/22, versus Watervliet.

The Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council's Snow Ball Dance will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Cafeteria! Pre-sale tickets being sold the week of Jan. 22-25 before morning announcements outside of room B4 are $10. Tickets at the door are $12. Refreshments will be able to be purchased at the dance. Semi-formal attire is highly encouraged. A Snow Ball Court will be crowned, students must be in attendance to be crowned.

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)

Looking to see the Mustangs in action this week? We've got you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for Jan. 17-21: Wednesday, Jan. 17 - Girls and Boys Modified Basketball at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 - Wrestling at Catskill (vs Catskill and Watervliet) at 6 p.m. - Girls Varsity Basketball at Rensselaer at 5 p.m. - Boys Varsity Volleyball vs Chatham in the CDMS Gym at 5 p.m. - Boys Varsity and JV Basketball vs Rensselaer in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 - Boys Varsity and JV Basketball at Taconic Hills at 5 p.m. - Girls Varsity Basketball vs Taconic Hills in the CDHS Gym at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 - Boys and Girls Modified Basketball at Hudson at 10 a.m. - Wrestling at Columbia at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 - Indoor Track and Field at Union College at 8 a.m.

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is closed due to weather conditions on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Stay safe and warm!

The Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council's Snow Ball Dance will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Cafeteria! Pre-sale tickets being sold the week of Jan. 22-25 before morning announcements outside of room B4 are $10. Tickets at the door are $12. Refreshments will be able to be purchased at the dance. Semi-formal attire is highly encouraged. A Snow Ball Court will be crowned, students must be in attendance to be crowned.

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, Jan. 12, 2024. Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4JzX_j0Z_9MP3YVi5cNIcWXy42FUFT3gg63WYoShEJlgxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Yesterday's Boys and Girls Modified Basketball Games at Rensselaer were postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date in the season. The next game for the modified teams is on 1/17 at Taconic Hills.

The Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council's Snow Ball Dance will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Cafeteria! Pre-sale tickets being sold the week of Jan. 22-25 before morning announcements outside of room B4 are $10. Tickets at the door are $12. Refreshments will be able to be purchased at the dance. Semi-formal attire is highly encouraged. A Snow Ball Court will be crowned, students must be in attendance to be crowned.

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)