Cairo-Durham Middle School

Middle School Honors Night for 6th and 7th graders will take place on May 10 at 6 p.m. in the MS/HS Auditorium. 8th grade students will be recognized at the HS Honors night (details to come).

LAST CALL! CDMS Parents/Guardians: Don't forget to order your CDMS Yearbook by May 5! We are also looking for candid photos to be submitted to Jsearing@cairodurham.org for all Middle School grades. 8th Grade Parents/Guardians: A reminder to submit baby photos of your student to Dlacitignola@cairodurham.org

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2023 CDMS 2022-23 Quarter 3 Honor Rolls Announced CAIRO, NY – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce its Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll, High Honor Roll and Honor Roll members for Quarter 2 of the 2022-23 school year. To qualify for Principal’s Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average of 95 or higher throughout the quarter. To qualify for High Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 90 and 94. To qualify for High Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 85 and 89. Principal's Honor Roll 6th Grade Zoey Choinsky, John Kiley, Lucy Palmer, Francesca Porter, Abigail Pritchard and Charles Rushkoski. 7th Grade Brooke DeFrancesco, Evangeline Finnegan, Scarlett Lehmann, Lucas Lounsbury, Patrick Panyan, Alexandra Richers and Michaela Wright. 8th Grade Aria McCabe. High Honor Roll 6th Grade Travis Barbosa, Aleaha Brousseau, Sophia Cuti, Jaedyn DeLong, Mya DeRose, Seamus Haugh, Rojer James Jr., Xaviyer James, Grace LaRosa, Sofia Magsitza, Rebecca Mahler, John Mirandona, Giovanna Orso. Michael Parks Jr., Grace Plank, Maya Powers, Avalyn Schmierer, Aliyah Schmitz, Molly Shauger, Logan Stalter, Collin Thorne, Alana Torres and Joseph Tritto III. 7th Grade Hanna Baxter, Allie Byrne, Meaghan Hammond, Khodyn Laga, Tyler Little, Jakob Magsitza, Sebastian Miller, Lauren Musong, Payton Neubauer, Alesiana Roeber, Austin Sperano and Abigail Wright. 8th Grade Tanner Berg, Aiden Choinsky, Lilyanne Dauphin, Nia DeRose, Madeline Gouza, Aiden Houston, Gianna Lendin, Destiny Mauriello, Phoenix McCabe, Abigail Multari, Isabel Newkirk, Lenor Rhoades, Logan Simmons, Leia Sorokurs, Nevaeh Sprague and Ava Zeun. Honor Rolls 6th Grade Isabella Acker, Chloe Alberson, Kasandra Backenroth, Darien Barris, Jeremy Cashman, Naylor Cooper, Bruce Deschamps, Saige Dittmar, Hannah DuHart, Helen Eyton-Jones, Payten Faulkner, Seamus Gavin, Amelia Hammond, Colten Heinze, Natalie Hennig, Isabella Hopper, Michael Houston Jr., Baylee Kastner, Carter Maland, Jace Moreau, Christopher Narine, Wynter Plank, William Pugsley, Skylar Racano, Marley Sanpal, Karlie Sickler, Natalie Smith, Ciara Smushna, Bella Snedeker, Nevaeh Stevenson and Teagan Watkins. 7th Grade Vincenzo Alvarado, Jonathan Block Jr., Kenneth Calabrese Jr., Johnathan Cashman, Aidan Cody, Noah Coons, Luis Cruz, Brianna Dennis, Grace Flaherty, William Hernandez, Lukas HIggins Jr., James Kuhn, Amiley Le, Adrianna Massaro, Kourtney Matice, Vivienne Myers, Michael Pernice, Sadye Schneider, Ethan Searing-Burke and Olivia Soto, Julie Speenburgh and Preson Williams. 8th Grade Houston Aldape, Jayleigh Bleau, Stephen Brandow Jr., Lilly Carlton, Ryan Coons, Matthew DeWitt, Amiliana DuHart, Brenna Fabiano, Rashad Guity, Lily Haugh, Levi Kuhn, Carter Morton, Jayden Oyston, Angelina Pitcher, Mason Plank, Charlotte Rae, Gabriella Rae and Grace Snedeker.

Middle School Honors Night for 6th and 7th graders will take place on May 10 at 6 p.m. in the MS/HS Auditorium. 8th grade students will be recognized at the HS Honors night (details to come).

CDMS Parents/Guardians: Don't forget to order your CDMS Yearbook by May 5! We are also looking for candid photos to be submitted to Jsearing@cairodurham.org for all Middle School grades. 8th Grade Parents/Guardians: A reminder to submit baby photos of your student to Dlacitignola@cairodurham.org

Before the day concludes, the Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to take a moment to acknowledge all of our principals on National School Principals Day! Thank you, Christopher Stein, Rachel Pollard, Danielle Czech, Evan Klauber and David Proper for all you do for our Mustangs!

Last week, Cairo-Durham CSD celebrated Administrative Professional Day/Administrative Assistant Day! Thank you to following individuals for all they do for our schools: Elizabeth Bailey, Danielle Lacitignola, Mary Savoia, Shawna Post, Cheryl Dorpfeld, Georgia Houghtaling, Alyssa Wickham, Joanne Cleary and Dawn Drexler.

CDMS Parents/Guardians: Don't forget to order your CDMS Yearbook by May 5! We are also looking for candid photos to be submitted to Jsearing@cairodurham.org for all Middle School grades. 8th Grade Parents/Guardians: A reminder to submit baby photos of your student to Dlacitignola@cairodurham.org

Looking to catch a game this week? Here's our athletic matchups for the week of May 1-5! Monday, May 1: -Varsity Baseball and Softball at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Chatham at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. (Double Header) - Modified Track and Field vs Chatham/WAJ at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2: - Modified Softball vs Greenville at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. - (Senior Day) Varsity Track and Field vs Coxsackie-Athens/Catskill/Watervliet at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3: - Varsity Baseball and Softball at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - (Senior Day) Boys Varsity Tennis vs Waterford Halfmoon at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4: - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Maple Hill at Ichabod Crane at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Baseball at Watervliet at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Softball vs Lansingburgh at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 5: -Modified Track and Field at Taconic Hills at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Softball vs Coxsackie-Athens at CDHS at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6: -Varsity Baseball TBD (Patroon Tournament)

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is proud to partner with Twin County Recovery Services in acknowledging Mental Health/Prevention Month for May 2023.

The Modified Softball Team lost their home opener to Taconic Hills yesterday by a score of 20-2.

Looking to catch a Spring Sports game? Here is the full slate of Mustangs in action this week! Monday, April 24 - Varsity Baseball at Hunter Tannersville/WAJ at 4:15 p.m. - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Taconic Hills at the High School at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Track and Field vs Albany Leadership/Green Tech at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Waterford/Halfmoon at Watervliet at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Softball vs Taconic Hills at the High School at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Track and Field at Maple Hill at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 - Boys Varsity Tennis at CA at 4:30 p.m. - (Senior Game) Varsity Baseball vs Germantown at the High School at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27 - Modified Softball vs Watervliet at the High School at 4:30 p.m. - Varsity Softball at Lansingburgh at 4:30 p.m. - Boys Varsity Tennis vs Greenville at the High School at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 Varsity Baseball at Chatham at 4:30 p.m. - Modified Track and Field at Hudson at 4:30 p.m. - (Senior Game) Varsity Softball vs Germantown at the High School at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29 - Varsity Baseball at Watervliet at 12:00 p.m.

At yesterday's Whole Group Mentoring event at CDMS, students decorated pots with animal faces and planted grass (for the animal fur) in one pot and planted marigolds in another pot. The group then had snacks and played UNO!

Reminder! Cairo-Durham CSD is on Spring Break starting tomorrow, April 7th! We will see you on Monday, April 17th!

Click the attachment or go to https://www.cairodurham.org/article/1063797 to read a letter addressing Grades 3-8 NYS Testing.

Yesterday's Glow Dance, put on by our very own Student Council, was another success! Everyone had such a great time, dancing and glowing. Huge shoutout to all our volunteers that helped make this dance possible.

The Cairo Durham Middle School Student Council is hosting a Glow Dance on Friday, March 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wear Neon, glow sticks or anything that shows up under the black lights! Concessions will be available for purchase. Pre-sale tickets will be available for $5 March 27th-March 30th before announcements and $8 at the door.

The Cairo Durham Middle School Student Council is hosting a Glow Dance on Friday, March 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wear Neon, glow sticks or anything that shows up under the black lights! Concessions will be available for purchase. Pre-sale tickets will be available for $5 March 27th-March 30th before announcements and $8 at the door.

Congratulations to the Cairo-Durham Middle School Students of the Month for January 2023! From left: Principal Danielle Czech, Abigail Pritchard (6th grade), Levi Kuhn (8th grade) and Patrick Panyan (7th grade).

The Cairo Durham Middle School Student Council is hosting a Glow Dance on Friday, March 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wear Neon, glow sticks or anything that shows up under the black lights! Concessions will be available for purchase. Pre-sale tickets will be available for $5 March 27th-March 30th before announcements and $8 at the door.