Cairo-Durham Middle School

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. *MUST be referral free the week prior to the dance*

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.

Reminder: Please be advised that the CD MS/HS building and grounds will be unavailable for use between 7:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11th, due to the SAT testing program. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and best of luck to our students!

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. *MUST be referral free the week prior to the dance*

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. *MUST be referral free the week prior to the dance*

Questar III and HVCC STEM High School is now accepting applications from active 8th grade students only for their P-TECH and Early College High School Programs (ECHS). The programs will prepare students for in-demand jobs in STEM careers, offering pathways in Computer Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science and Health Sciences. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.questar.org/education/ptech-echs/. Tech Valley High School is now accepting applications from active 8th grade students only. As part of Tech Valley High School's application, you are required to attend a virtual or in person information session before filling out the application prior to March 3, 2023 and be on track to meet all requirements for successful completion of their 8th grade school year. For more information, please visit http://techvalleyhigh.org/. Interested students for either Tech Valley High School or STEM High School must meet with MS School Counselor Ms. Westfall and a parent/guardian to discuss the application process, Any additional questions and to make an appointment, Danielle Lacitignola, MS Student Services Secretary at dlacitignola@cairodurham.org or Ms. Westfall, School Counselor at kwestfall@cairodurham.org.

UPDATE: The Cairo-Durham Central School District is closed on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 due to inclement weather. Stay safe and warm!

NOTICE: The Cairo-Durham Central School District will have a Two-Hour Delay on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 due to impending inclement weather. There will be no AM BOCES and no Wellness Center.

Boys Varsity Volleyball game update: The Boys Varsity Volleyball Sectional Game on Monday, February 27th, vs Coxsackie-Athens in the MS Gym is now going to start at 4:15 p.m. due to the impending poor weather conditions. Good luck, Mustangs!

Questar III and HVCC STEM High School is now accepting applications from active 8th grade students only for their P-TECH and Early College High School Programs (ECHS). The programs will prepare students for in-demand jobs in STEM careers, offering pathways in Computer Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science and Health Sciences. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.questar.org/education/ptech-echs/. Tech Valley High School is now accepting applications from active 8th grade students only. As part of Tech Valley High School's application, you are required to attend a virtual or in person information session before filling out the application prior to March 3, 2023 and be on track to meet all requirements for successful completion of their 8th grade school year. For more information, please visit http://techvalleyhigh.org/. Interested students for either Tech Valley High School or STEM High School must meet with MS School Counselor Ms. Westfall and a parent/guardian to discuss the application process, Any additional questions and to make an appointment, Danielle Lacitignola, MS Student Services Secretary at dlacitignola@cairodurham.org or Ms. Westfall, School Counselor at kwestfall@cairodurham.org.

Due to impending inclement weather, the Wellness Center will be closed tonight (Feb. 22 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) and tomorrow (Feb. 23 5:30 a.m. - 7 a.m.)

Students in Mrs. Stiverson's 6th grade Science class made models with the Rock Cycle simulating the natural process rocks go through using Starbursts. Great work, students!

Happy President's Day! In observance, there is no school today, February 20th, 2023. We are also on February Break, enjoy the time off and we will see you again on February 27th!

​Congratulations to our amazing CDMS students who earned a spot on the CDMS Honor Rolls for Quarter 2 of the 2022-23 school year! Here are the grade point average qualifications for each list: ​Principal's Honor Roll - 95+ High Honor Roll - 90-95 Honor Roll - 85-89​ ​6th Grade Principal's Honor Roll John Kiley, Lucy Palmer, Francesca Porter, Abigail Pritchard, Charles Rushkoski. 7th Grade Principal's Honor Roll Brooke DeFrancesco, Lucas Lounsbury, Patrick Panyan. 8th Grade Principal's Honor Roll Aria McCabe 6th Grade High Honor Roll Isabella Acker, Kasandra Backenroth, Travis Barbosa, Lillian Brandow, Aleaha Brousseau, Zoey Choinsky, Jaedyn DeLong, Mya DeRose, Saige Dittmar, Helen Eyton-Jones, Seamus Haugh. Xavier James, Baylee Kastner, Grace LaRosa, Sofia Magsitza, Rebecca Mahler John Mirandona, Michael Parks Jr., Grace Plank, Wynter Plank, Maya Powers, William Pugsley, Aliyah Schmitz, Alana Torres, Joseph Tritto III. 7th Grade High Honor Roll Hanna Baxter, Evangeline Finnegan, Meaghan Hammond, Scarlett Lehmann, Tyler Little, Jakob Magsitza, Sebastian Miller, Lauren Musong, Vivienne Myers, Payton Neubauer, Alexander Richers, Alesiana Roeber, Ethan Searing-Burke, Emilia Simmons-Ryder, Olivia Soto, Austin Sperano, Abigail Wright, Michaela Wright, 8th Grade High Honor, Tanner Berg, Lilyanne Dauphin, Nia DeRose, Madeline Gouza, Aiden Houston, Destiny Mauriello, Phoenix McCabe, Abigail Multari, Isabel Newkirk, Lenor Rhoades, Logan Simmons, Leia Sorokurs, Nevaeh Sprague, Ava Zeun. 6th Grade Honor Roll Chloe Alberson, Darien Barris, Jeremy Cashman, Tyler Coon, Sophia Cuti, Hannah DuHart, Payten Faulkner, Seamus Gavin, Amelia Hammond, Natalie Hennig, Isabella Hopper, Michael Houston Jr, Rojer James Jr, Alyssa Keener, Tyler Kern, Eva Kravitz, Keith Mather, Christopher Narine, Giovanna Orso, Skylar Racano, Gabrielle Salvio, Marly Sanpal, Avalyn Schmierer, Karlie Sickler, Natalie Smith, Ciara Smushna, Bella Snedeker, Logan Stalter, Nevaeh Stevenson, Collin Thorne, Teagan Watkins. 7th Grade Honor Roll Vincenzo Alvarado, Allie Byrne, Johnathan Cashman, Aidan Cody, Lucas Cruz, Brianna Dennis, Grace Flaherty, William Herandez-Merino, Lukas Higgins Jr, Ziva Homeyer, James Kuhn, Khodyn Laga, Adrianna Massaro, Kourtney Matice, Michael Pernice, Sadye Schneider, Julie Speenburgh. 8th Grade Honor Roll Kayla Alberson, Stephen Brandow Jr, Lily Carlton, Aiden Choinsky, Ryan Coons, Amiliana DuHart, Brenna Fabiano, Margaret Felton, Lily Haugh, Levi Kuhn, Louis Lamprecht, Gianna Lendin, Carter Mortin, Kaylee Picardi, Angelina Pitcher, Mason Plank, Charlotte Rae, Giovanni Ronio, Grace Snedeker.

Check out what students at CDMS in the mentoring program were up to recently! The group enjoyed snacks, made a craft and had a puzzle challenge. Partners raced to complete puzzles to win fabulous prizes.

Reminder: In observance of President's Day, there will be no school on Monday, February 20th, 2023. Additionally, next week (February 20th-24th) is our February Break. We will see you again on February 27th!

Congratulations to the CDMS Students of the Month for December 2022! Pictured from left: Nevaeh Stevenson (6th grade), CDMS Principal Danielle Czech, Lily Haugh (8th grade) and Scarlett Lehmann (7th grade).

NOTICE: The Wellness Center located at Cairo-Durham MS/HS will be open to members during regular hours of operation for February Break (Feb. 20-24).

The Girls Modified Basketball Team defeated Taconic Hills by a score of 31-13 last night and the Boys Modified Basketball Team lost by a score of 54-19.

On School Resource Officer Day, the Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to acknowledge Deputy Espel and Deputy Rivera for all they do for our district!