Cairo-Durham Middle School

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is hiring for a part-time teaching assistant for the high school. Job postings can be found here: https://www.cairodurham.org/documents/employment/job-postings/246137

Last week, students in MS and HS learned more about Suicide Prevention during lunches. Thank you to AFSP for collaborating with Mrs. Drossel, our School Social Worker, who advises Sources of Strength. Bracelets, stickers, magnets, and even guitar pics with the AFSP logo were distributed! Students could choose from a variety of materials to spread messages of hope, and increase awareness and support, while decreasing the stigma of mental health challenges. Interested students signed up for the Out of the Darkness Walk in Hudson on 10/13, for which Mrs. Drossel is coordinating a team.

Reminder: Dining menus can be viewed on our District website. To access, please click "Dining" on your school's main menu. Menus can also be viewed here: https://www.cairodurham.org/documents/cafeteria-menus/254963

The Community Day 2024 Event hosted by the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration is on September 21st from 11 - 4 at the Angelo Canna Town Park. View the flyer below for more information,

The Community Day 2024 event hosted by HVNCVR Greene County Vet2Vet will take place on September 21 from 11 - 4 at the Angelo Canna Town Park! View the flyer below for more information.

Support the Cairo-Durham Soccer Programs by getting a car wash on Sunday, September 15 at the elementary school! It starts at 9:30am and goes until 1pm. $15 per car.

On the first day of school yesterday, the Class of 2025 had a car parade from CDE to the HS as a kickstart to their senior year. Staff and faculty cheered them on as they arrived for their first day of school! Do you have any great first-day photos you'd like to share? Feel free to DM our Facebook page and we'll feature some of the pics on social media!

Fall picture days are scheduled for September 12 and 13 at both the Cairo-Durham Middle and High Schools. Photos will be taken during the student's gym class.

During the Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education meeting on August 14, 2024, Herbert Tedford was appointed as the new Assistant Principal at the Cairo-Durham Middle and High School. Mr. Tedford, originally from Colonie, lived in Pueblo, Colorado for 25 years and received his education from Colorado State University-Pueblo (formally known as the University of Southern Colorado). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education/Biology and Coaching and a Master of Arts in Special Education and School Administration. Mr. Tedford also earned a Certificate of Advanced Study from the College of St. Rose. “In high school, I was positively impacted and had positive relationships with my coaches, teachers, and principals – I wanted to provide the same for young people,” Mr. Tedford said. He has worked in school administration in Colorado, Connecticut, and New York. Mr. Tedford has served at both the middle and high school levels as a principal, a special education principal, and an assistant principal. “I’m most excited about building relationships with students and being instrumental in helping them make good choices that will positively impact them now and later in life,” Mr. Tedford said. “I also enjoy providing guidance in choosing a post-secondary pathway in the 3 E’s – Employment, Enlistment, or Enrollment.”

Save the Date: 6th grade orientation is set for August 28, 2024 at 6pm. Any "New to District" Middle School students are also welcome to attend. 7th and 8th grade students are welcome to pick up their schedules beginning at 7pm on August 28th. If you cannot make it, schedules can be picked up at the Middle School any day from August 29th to the start of school. Schedules will also be viewable on SchoolTool starting on August 29th.

Save the Date: 6th grade orientation is set for August 28, 2024 at 6pm. Any "New to District" Middle School students are also welcome to attend. 7th and 8th grade students are welcome to pick up their schedules beginning at 7pm on August 28th. If you cannot make it, schedules can be picked up at the Middle School any day from August 29th to the start of school. Schedules will also be viewable on SchoolTool starting on August 29th.

To access the 6 - 8 grade supply lists, please click here: https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/documents/supply-lists-(gr.-6-8)/237602

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for several coaching positions for the 2024-25 fall sports season! Please view the attachment for more information.

Save the Date! 6th grade orientation is set for August 28, 2024 at 6pm! More information to come.

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cairo-Durham Central School District Announces Brandon LaFever as May 2024 “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” Recipient CAIRO, NY, May 24, 2024 – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is proud to announce the May 2024 recipient of the “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” is Brandon LaFever (‘14). LaFever, who has obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology, his Doctorate in Neuroscience from Penn State University and is currently completing Physician’s Assistant’s school at Albany Medical College, has found his way back to Greene County after diving into his passion of assisting others with the function of the brain. “It’s really cool to come back to the community I grew up in and that nurtured me,” LaFever said. “It felt natural to come back to my home of Greene County. I’ve always had a tie to things in the community. While securing his college degrees, LaFever was often seen riding the ambulance for Greenport Rescue Squad, transporting and treating local residents. Now, LaFever is looking to establish his future in the Cairo-Durham Central School District by moving into a family member’s home with his fiance and Cairo-Durham High School alumni, Victoria. LaFever credits his participation in sports like football, school musicals and seven Advanced Placement classes in high school for shaping him to be the person he is today. “They taught me to be determined and to push the boundaries of my comfort zone,” LaFever said. In her nomination of LaFever, Mary Ann Stortecky said LaFever was “very active in Cairo-Durhams’s music department”, as he “played percussion in band, sang in the chorus and was the lead in the school musical for several years.” LaFever’s passion for music continued in college, as he traveled across the country in the acapella group named “8 Beat Measure”, then as the music director for Penn State’s acapella group. “Embrace the uncertainty of life, it will be more enjoyable,” LaFever said. “Let the chips fall as they do. Do what you’re good at, but go towards a passion. You want to be good at what you do, but you want to enjoy it. I just take things one thing at a time.” Sharing wisdom with future generations of Mustangs, LaFever said his trials and tribulations have helped grant him perspective in reality as he looks to open up his own practice specializing in overcoming brain tumors, seizures and brain surgery. “There’s success, and then there’s learning. You learn from your failures,” he said. “School definitely helps you figure out who you are and you meet a lot of good people.” In an effort to bridge the community and the Cairo-Durham Central School District, the “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” was created to provide an opportunity for community members to nominate members of the Cairo-Durham Class of 2018 or prior who have made an impact in the community, embrace Cairo-Durham pride and serve as role models to future generations of Mustangs to be recognized on the District’s platforms. ### Photo: Cairo-Durham Central School District May 2024 “Mustang Monthly Alumni Spotlight” recipient Brandon LaFever (‘14).

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions: - Cairo-Durham Central School District Special Education Teaching Assistant - Cairo-Durham Central School District School Psychologist Please view the attachments for more information on the job openings!

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2023-24 Cairo-Durham Middle School Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls Announced CAIRO, NY, July 3, 2024 – 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 the fourth quarter 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: Marco Alvarado, Leslie Cruz, Hunter Lee, Dylan Mulligan, Natalie Olivett, Ruby Palmer, Kassidy Schrull, Reagan VanDenburgh and Aislinn Wilber. 7th Grade: Zoey Choinsky, John Kiley, Lucy Palmer and Abigail Pritchard. 8th Grade: Brooke DeFranceso, Khodyn Laga, Lucas Lounsbury, Lauren Musong, Patrick Panyan, Alexandra Richers, Sadye Schneider, Abigail Wright, Michaela Wright. High Honor Roll 6th Grade: Francis Baxter, Brayden Herdman, Luke Hulbert, Dayyan Lalgee, Brielle Lewis, Daniel Lopez, Hailee Myers, Aryssa Ortiz, Gianna Race, Kaylee Relyea, April Rooney, Nadav Saad, Sophia Sternbach, Thomas Sylvester Jr., Anthony Tritto, Brayden Vedder, Aubree Walz, Ryan Young, Lily Zeun and Logan Zeun. 7th Grade: Kasandra Backenroth, Mya DeRose, Rojer James Jr., Xaviyer James, Baylee Kastner, Rebecca Mahler, John Mirandona, Michael Parks Jr., Grace Plank, Wynter Plank, Francesca Porter, William Pugsley and Joseph Tritto III. 8th Grade: Vincenzo Alvarado, Hanna Baxter, Luis Cruz, Evangeline Finnegan, Isabel Haigh, Jacob Hall, Ziva Homeyer, Jozlyn Jones, Tyler Little, Jakob Magsitza, Kourtney Matice, Sebastian Miller, Payton Neubauer, Michael Pernice, Jaeda Redcross-Sousie, Alesiana Roeber, Olivia Soto and Austin Sperano. Honor Roll 6th Grade: Rigoberto Agar, Owen Chapman, Madelyn Dedrick, Nicolas Dyer, Jaxon Geiger, Jano Guiragossian, Jonathan Higgins, Annabelle Holbrook, Kashlyn LaRose, Felicity Lendin, Calvin Lewis, Aiden McGovern, Autumn Nielsen, Joseph Parks, Anthony Rende, James Sasso, Jocelyn Shook, Thomas Slater Jr., Aiden Smith and Silas Smith. 7th Grade: Chloe Alberson, Travis Barbosa, Darien Barris, Tyler Coon, Naylor Cooper Jr., Sophia Cuti, Seamus Gavin, Amelia Hammond, Michael Houston Jr., Grace LaRosa, Sofia Magsitza, Carter Maland, Martin Mora Restrepo, Maya Powers, Skylar Racano, Charles Rushkoski, Trinity Smith, Bella Snedeker, Alana Torres and Teagan Watkins. 8th Grade: Hailey Beatty, Allie Byrne, Kenneth Calabrese Jr., Aidan Cody, Brianna Dennis, Grace Flaherty, Meaghan Hammond, William Hernandez Merino, Zuri Hewson, Cooper Hulbert, James Kuhn, Nataylia LaRose, Makenzie McCullough, Spencer McNevin, Zoey Mickle, Alyssa Powers, Ethan Searing-Burke, Julia Shook, Austin Smith, Julie Speenburgh and Claudia Valk. ###

Talk about leaving in style! Recent Cairo-Durham Central School District retiree Nancy Pine's vehicle is decked out to celebrate her retirement!

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following position: - Cairo-Durham CSD School Tax Collector Please view the attachments for more information!

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions: - Cairo-Durham Middle/High School Assistant Principal - Cairo-Durham Middle School Teaching Assistant For more information, please view the attachments!