Students Learn, Lead and Grow Through Agriculture Programs

Middleburgh Central School District (MCS) students are getting a unique blend of hands-on learning and leadership development through a focus on agricultural studies. These opportunities come through both classroom instruction and participation in the National FFA Organization (FFA, formally Future Farmers of America). In addition to traditional offerings in math, science, English, social studies and …

Meet Rasmiya Ruenes: New Spanish Teacher

Middleburgh Central School District is delighted to welcome Rasmiya Ruenes to our team as the new Spanish teacher working with junior high school students. With a passion for helping students discover the beauty of the Spanish language and culture, she is eager to make language learning an engaging and rewarding experience. Ruenes holds a bachelor’s …

BusRight Updates and Reminder

Since 2023, Middleburgh Central School District has utilized BusRight – a transportation app that allows parents and guardians to, in real-time, follow their student’s bus route to and from school, receive notifications when the bus begins and ends its route, view the expected arrival time, and receive communications from the Transportation Department.  Recently, BusRight has …

Winter Ahead: Inclement Weather Notifications

As the snowy months approach, the Middleburgh Central School would like to remind you how you will receive notice if school will be operating under a delay or will be closed due to inclement weather. We will contact you through Parent Square if there are any changes in the daily school schedule. Information will also …

Meet Sydney DeThomasis: New ES Social Worker

MCS introduces Sydney DeThomasis, our new elementary school social worker. Hailing from Albany, NY, she brings experience and a passion for helping students succeed. Ms. DeThomasis earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Relations from SUNY Plattsburgh. Upon graduation, she spent a year at St. Catherine’s Center for Children providing vital community-based services. …

MCS Students Gain Building Trades Insights

Some Middleburgh students received lessons in plumbing, courtesy of experts from UA Local 7, Plumbers and Steamfitters union. The students, who are enrolled in the Building Trades program at Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center, Schoharie Campus, recently learned the basics of plumbing, including PVC draining and vent fittings, basic plumbing code, plumbing …

Music Students Find Harmony with Innovative Approaches

Students in the music program at MCS Jr./Sr. High School are taking an innovative approach to learning, combining performance techniques with new strategies to build confidence and teamwork. Teacher and advisor Sarah Tomic helps students acquire a variety of skills. “I help students work through reading and interpreting their music during band and lessons,” Tomic …

Early Release Drill Scheduled for Nov. 8

All schools in New York State must complete an emergency early release drill, once per year, that requires the district to evacuate our students and staff at least 15 minutes before their regular dismissal time. This drill helps prepare our community in the case of an emergency that would require the district to transport the …

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Meet John Youmans: New Director of Facilities

Earlier this year, the district welcomed a familiar face as the new Director of Facilities. John Youmans is a 1987 graduate, who went on to earn a degree in psychology from Syracuse University in 1992. After living and working in cities like Boston, Raleigh and Rochester, he returned to Middleburgh in 2012. He has been …

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