Community Invited to Comment on District Safety Plan

The Middleburgh Central School District Board of Education is now accepting comments for the Districtwide Safety Plan, which was most recently approved by the BOE on Aug. 20,2025. The plan has been updated to include a new appendix on Sudden Cardiac Arrest, also known as Desha’s Law, which was signed into law in July. This …

MCS Named School of Excellence

For the second year in a row, Middleburgh CSD has been named a School of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). The distinction is awarded to schools that had at least 75 percent of their varsity teams achieve Scholar-Athlete Team Awards during their 2024-25 sports seasons. Dr. Robert Zayas, …

Celebrating Excellence: High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships

MCS is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our graduating seniors who have earned scholarships for their academic excellence, leadership, and community service. These scholarships reflect the students’ hard work, perseverance, and caring. A comprehensive list of grade 7-12 awards is available here. 2025 recipients include:  Braeden All Bill Lake Modular Home Entrepreneurial Award …

Graduating Seniors Earn Industry Credentials

As graduation nears, many Middleburgh seniors will celebrate both academic and career milestones. This year, 31 students will graduate from BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in addition to earning their high school diplomas. CTE credentials have already helped students stand out on both job and college applications. Dominick Catalano, inspired by his family’s …

Voters Approve 2025-26 School Budget and Capital Project

On Tuesday, May 20, Middleburgh Central School District residents approved a $25,100,000 budget for the 2025-26 school year by a margin of 67.6% in favor to 32.4% opposed. The tally includes absentee ballots. The budget increases spending by 0.80%, or $200,000 from the current year, and includes a tax levy increase of $156,144 or 1.50%. …

Middleburgh CSD Recognized for Mental Health Leadership

Middleburgh Central School District was named a 2025 Honoree in the School/School District category for the “What’s Great in Our State” awards, presented by the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH). “This statewide recognition celebrates our district’s exemplary efforts to support the mental health and well-being of students and families,” said Superintendent Mark …

The Maze Craze: Community Construction Leaves a Lasting Legacy

Excited chatter competed with the sound of hammers, saws, and heavy equipment at Middleburgh Elementary School starting on Oct. 4, 1989, and continued for five days straight. Late on the fifth day, the construction noise was replaced with cheering and the laughter of children breaking in the new Maze Craze playground. As Middleburgh Central School …

MCS Student Builds a Home and Builds a Future

From reading blueprints to framing, plumbing, wiring, and roofing, a lot of knowledge and experience is necessary to build a home. Students such as Middleburgh’s Dalton Porter are gaining that knowledge and experience as they build tiny homes on the Schoharie Campus of the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center.  Through the experience, …

MCS seeks proposals for construction management services

LEGAL NOTICE Middleburgh Central School is seeking requests for proposals (RFP) for Construction Management (CM) services. The Middleburgh Central School District is issuing an RFP from consultants to provide CM services for the district. The district seeks the expertise and resources of a construction management firm with the documented depth of skills and related experiences …

Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story with Students

Murray Jaros, a Holocaust survivor, visited the junior-senior high school on March 25 to share his experiences as a child during World War II in eastern Poland. Jaros recounted atrocities committed by the Nazis against his family and his village, which began in June 1941 when he was eight years old. He also spoke of …

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