Thank you to our amazing students and staff at Cairo-Durham Middle School for continuing to put the "i" in "Kind" this holiday season!
School days at Cairo-Durham Middle School are even more fun during the "12 Days of Spirit". Check out the theme days from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22!
Looking to catch a game/match this week? Here is the schedule for Mustang Athletics for the week of Dec. 11!
Monday, Dec. 11
- Bowling at Watervliet at 4:15 p.m.
- Girls JV Basketball at Pine Plains at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 12
- Boys Varsity and JV Basketball at Hudson at 5 p.m.
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball at Coxsackie-Athens at 4:15 p.m.
- Girls Varsity and JV Basketball vs Hudson in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 14
- Bowling vs Coxsackie-Athens at the Hoe Bowl at 4:15 p.m.
- Wrestling at Rensselaer at 6 p.m.
- Varsity Volleyball at Voorheesville at 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 15
- Girls Varsity and JV Basketball at Catskill at 5 p.m.
- Boys Varsity and JV Basketball vs Catskill in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16
- Indoor Track and Field at Union College at 3 p.m.
Our students and staff at Cairo-Durham Middle School are putting the "i" in "Kind" this holiday season!
The Modified Wrestling Team won 7 of their 9 matches last night at Catskill with 8th grader Payton Neubauer winning her two matches with pins. The next modified wrestling match is on 12/14 at Rensselaer.
School days at Cairo-Durham Middle School are even more fun during the "12 Days of Spirit". Check out the theme days from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22!
NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 7, 2023
2023-24 Cairo-Durham Middle School Quarter 1 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 1 of the 2023-24 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 Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 85 and 89.
Principal's Honor Roll
6th Grade
Leslie Cruz, Brayden Herdman, Dylan Mulligan, Natalie Olivett, Ruby Palmer, April Rooney, Nadav Saad, Kassidy Schrull and Ryan Young.
7th Grade
Zoey Choinsky, John Kiley, Lucy Palmer, Grace Plank, Francesca Porter and Abigail Pritchard.
8th Grade
Brooke DeFrancesco, Khodyn Laga, Tyler LIttle, Lucas Lounsbury, Jakob Magsitza, Sebastian Miller, Lauren Musong, Payten Neubauer, Patrick Panyan, Alexander Richers, Alesiana Roeber, Sadye Schneider, Austin Sperano, Abigail Wright and Michaela Wright.
High Honor Roll
6th Grade
Marco Alvarado, Francis Baxter, Alicia Dier, Hannah Faulkner, Jano Guiragossian, Brendan Hasenkopf-Massaro, Luke Hulbert, Dayyan Lalgee, Hunter Lee, Felicity Lendin, Brielle Lewis, Daniel Lopez, Aiden McGovern, Aryssa Ortiz, Joseph Parks, Gianna Race, PhilipMichael Raia Jr., Kaylee Relyea, James Sasso, Jocelyn Shook, Silas Smith, Sophia Sternbach, Logan Thorne, Anthony Tritto, Reagan VanDenburg, Brayden Vedder, Aubree Walz, Aislinn Wilber, Kailynn Wynia, Lily Zeun and Logan Zeun.
7th Grade
Aleaha Brousseau, Mya DeRose, Payten Faulkner, Amelia Hammand, Rojer James Jr., Xavier James, Baylee Kastner, Lexi Maderic, Sofia Magsitza, Rebecca Mahler, John Mirandona, Michael Parks Jr., Maya Powers, Skylar Racano, Karlie Sickler, Alana Torres, Joseph Tritto III and Teagan Watkins.
8th Grade
Vincenzo Alvarado, Hanna Baxter, Parker Carlaw, Aidan Cody, Evangelina Finnegan, Isabel Haigh, James Kuhn, Kourtney Matice, Vivienne Myers and Michael Pernice.
Honor Roll
6th Grade
Anastasa Amlong, Savannah Bellemare, Chloie Collins, Maribel Colon, Madelyn Dedrick, Nicolas Dyer, Emma Echevarria-Curet, Hailey Faulkner, Brookelyn Garcia, Jaxon Geiger, Harry Hackett, Sofia Hernandez-Merino, Annabelle Holbrook, Calvin Lewis, Gianna Lewis, Brandon Mackle, Jayden Maldonado, Giavanna Massaro, Johnathon Moore, Jayden Morey, Hailee Myers, Robin Ransom, Anthony Rende, Jennifer Ruiz Yatz, Harper Sanford, John Silvia, Thomas Slater Jr. and Thomas Sylvester Jr.
7th Grade
Isabelle Acker, Chloe Alberson, Kassandra Backenroth, Travis Barbosa, Naylor Cooper Jr., Sophia Cuti, Bruce Deschamps, Hannah DuHart, Helen Eyton-Jones, Adriona Georgey, Seamus Haugh, Natalie Hennig, Michael Houston Jr., Grace LaRosa, Carter Maland, Keith Mather, Giovanna Orso, Wynter Plank, William Pugsley, Molly Shauger, Daniel Sitterly, Trinity Smith, Bella Snedeker, Logan Stalter, Nevaeh Stevenson and Collin Thorne.
8th Grade
Gina Alberson, Korin Beatty-Brust, Daniel Cascio, Luis Cruz, Brianna Dennis, Cameron Haack, Jacob Hall, Jessy Hallock, Meaghan Hammond, William Hernandez Merino, Lukas Higgins Jr., Zoey Mickle, Alyssa Powers, Ethan Searing-Burke, Olivia Soto, Julie Speenburgh, Claudia Valk and Leo Vittoz.
The 7th Grade students participated in a grade-level gallery walk in Mrs.Trotti's Social Studies Class. The students were tasked with pretending to be colonists to get the word out about the harmful taxes in the colonies after the French and Indian War.
The students developed creative ways to an assigned Act including the phrase ,"No Taxation without Representation." The students were then able to leave comment cards to their fellow peers about all the positive efforts and one piece of information they learned from the poster.
School days at Cairo-Durham Middle School are about to become even more fun! Check out the theme days for the "12 Days of Spirit" from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22!
This is a friendly reminder that there will be an early dismissal time of 11:45 a.m. for all Cairo-Durham Middle and High School students with the senior citizen concert and turkey dinner taking place at Cairo-Durham High School at 1 p.m.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration!
Sincerely,
Michael Wetherbee
Superintendent of Schools
Looking to catch the Mustangs in action? Check out the schedule of athletic contests featuring Cairo-Durham Middle and High School teams for the week of Dec. 4:
Tuesday, Dec. 5:
- Girls JV Basketball at Germantown at 5 p.m.
- Boys JV and Varsity Basketball vs Germantown in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
- Bowling at Rensselaer at 4:15 p.m.
Thursday. Dec. 7:
- Bowling at Chatham at 4:15 p.m.
- Wrestling at Catskill (vs Catskill and Maple Hill) at 6 p.m.
- Boys and Girls Modified Basketball at Greenville at 4:30 p.m. (Scrimmage - boys play first.)
Friday, Dec. 8
- Girls Varsity Basketball vs Greenville in the CDHS Gym at 5 p.m.
- Boys JV Basketball vs Greenville in the CDMS Gym at 5 p.m.
- Boys Varsity Basketball vs Greenville in the CDHS Gym at 6:30 p.m.
- Girls JV Basketball vs Greenville in the CDMS Gym at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9:
- Indoor Track and Field at Hudson Valley Community College at 8 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10:
- Wrestling at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk at 8 a.m.
School days at Cairo-Durham Middle School are about to become even more fun! Check out the theme days for the "12 Days of Spirit" from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22!
Cairo-Durham Central School District Parents/Guardians:
In an effort to effectively serve and assess needs in our school community, the Cairo-Durham Central School District kindly asks all parents/guardians to complete the following survey in regard to internet accessibility by Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Please use this link to access the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_ulRjz0PpTBq1oLBbu-U7wPbcpyVyft0bnZ3ArUcmYAjM1w/viewform?usp=sf_link
School days at Cairo-Durham Middle School are about to become even more fun! Check out the theme days for the "12 Days of Spirit" from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22!
The Cairo-Durham Middle School yearbook staff is seeking candid and sports photos for the 2023-24 yearbook! Submissions with the grade and "candid" or "sports" in the subject line can be made via email to jsearing@cairodurham.org
Additionally, the yearbook staff is asking for baby photos of 8th grade students. Please submit baby photos of 8th grade students to dlacitignola@cairodurham.org with "baby pictures" in the subject line.
Cairo-Durham Central School District Parents/Guardians:
In an effort to effectively serve and assess needs in our school community, the Cairo-Durham Central School District kindly asks all parents/guardians to complete the following survey in regard to internet accessibility by Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Please use this link to access the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_ulRjz0PpTBq1oLBbu-U7wPbcpyVyft0bnZ3ArUcmYAjM1w/viewform?usp=sf_link
The Cairo-Durham Middle School yearbook staff is seeking candid and sports photos for the 2023-24 yearbook! Submissions with the grade and "candid" or "sports" in the subject line can be made via email to jsearing@cairodurham.org
Additionally, the yearbook staff is asking for baby photos of 8th grade students. Please submit baby photos of 8th grade students to dlacitignola@cairodurham.org with "baby pictures" in the subject line.
The Cairo- Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions:
- 1:1 Student Aide (Two Positions - One at CDMS and One at CDES).
Please view the attachment for more information!
The Cairo-Durham Middle School Mentoring Program held a "Mixed-Up Mystery Menu" event afterschool on Nov. 16. Students were given a "Mystery Menu" to order from and were served three courses. Tons of laughs and plenty of games were played during the bonding session!
7th grade students participated in an activity day put on by the 7th grade team where students connected lessons they learned around the book "Long Walk to Water" written by Linda Sue Park.
Mr. Shufelt taught the students the importance of water purification and the scarcity of clean drinking water.
Mrs. Caskey challenged the students to an active lab having the students see how quickly they could walk while carrying two liters of water.
Mr.Kohn challenged the students to interactive games and examined deeper connections to their class book.
Mrs. Trotti provided a history of the enduring issues that still exist in Sudan today.
Mrs. Lee helped facilitate having a Positivity Project lesson on having the students identify the importance of gratitude.