MCS Student is Featured Speaker at Women in the Trades Event

MCS senior Ashley Moorhead was a featured speaker as students from regional schools attended a panel discussion highlighting women with successful trades careers in the skilled trades on March 5. The Capital Region BOCES Celebrates Women in the Trades event featured women speaking about their careers—including a graduate of the BOCES Career & Technical Education …

YAL at Capitol: Students Discuss Leadership and Legislative Ideas

Members of the MCS Youth as Leaders (YAL) club joined their contemporaries for Legislative Day at the New York State Capitol on Feb. 5. The trip gave students an opportunity to discuss legislative ideas with Senator Peter Oberacker and Assemblyman Chris Tague.  YAL focuses on leadership activities, and each month, MCS students work with their …

2024-25 UPK and Kindergarten Registration Opens March 1

Student registration for the 2024-25 school year begins on March 1, 2024, for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten (UPK3 and UPK4). Eligibility for UPK3 and UPK4 requires children to be 3 or 4 years old on or before Dec. 1, and have residency within the Middleburgh Central School District. There are no income eligibility requirements. Registration operates …

Meet the New Middle School Science Teacher: Mark Hitt

Mark Hitt joins MCS this year as a Middle School Science Teacher! He received his B.S. in Chemistry from SUNY Geneseo before starting towards his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester.  “While working as a graduate student, I realized that my passion lay with teaching rather than chemistry itself, so I made the decision to …

Sky Dome Planetarium Lets Students Explore Space

Elementary students took a journey through space on Feb. 7, when the inflatable Sky Dome Planetarium visited the school. They learned about planets, stars, constellations and space exploration. The excitement was evident as students entered the planetarium and listened to Stacy Kuhen, an educational consultant with Mobile Ed Productions, explain that sometimes they would feel …

MCS Musicians Join with Peers for Learning and Fun

On Jan. 27, members of the MCS Elementary Choir, Junior High and High School Bands performed with their peers from neighboring school districts at the All County Music Festival. Students are selected for the event by their teachers based on NYSSMA scores and school ensemble participation. This year the selected students included:  MCS Elementary Choir: …

MCS Announces HOBY Selection

Each year, Middleburgh Central School District sends one sophomore to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY.) This year, teachers selected Sophia Patino to attend the May 31-June 2 event at the University of Albany. The seminar encourages students to look inward, examine implicit bias and see their leadership potential. Patino is looking forward …

Spellbound Success: Celebrating District Spelling Bee Winners

On Jan. 17, MCS held a spelling bee for students in grades 4-8 at the MCS Jr./Sr. Auditorium. The winners were: 1st place: Grace P., grade 7 2nd place: Logan B., grade 6 3rd place: Noah S., grade 4 4th place: Adelynn K. grade 5 5th place: Gretchen S., grade 6 Prior to the spelling …

2024-25 Course Catalog is Now Available

The course catalog for the 2024-25 year is now available. This important document lists classes and electives for each department and contains vital information on graduation requirements and pathways. The course selection provides not only core educational courses but also innovative opportunities for students to learn and prepare for the future. It is important to …

Budget Development Workshops Begin: Community Input Encouraged

Middleburgh Central School District has begun developing a new 2024-25 school year budget and welcomes community input. The BOE and administration aim to conduct the annual budget development process in an open and transparent manner, to partner with families and community members and to educate and inform the public about school funding. As part of …

Post navigation