MCS High School Named a School of Excellence

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 2025-26 sports seasons. Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director said, “These awards recognize …

Middleburgh Student Develops Leadership Skills Through HOBY

Each year, one student is chosen to represent MCS at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY), a nationally recognized program designed to empower young leaders. This year, Cecilia S. attended the seminar at the University at Albany June 5-7.  Cecilia admits she was a little reluctant to go at first. School counselor Paul Pierce …

Celebrating Excellence: High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships

MCS is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our graduating seniors who have earned scholarships and awards for their academic excellence, leadership, and community service. These acknowledgments reflect the students’ hard work, perseverance, and caring. A comprehensive list of grade 7-12 awards is available here. Additional details of scholarship awards and recipients will be …

Diplomas and Credentials: More Than a Dozen Middleburgh Seniors Complete Career and Technical Education Program

More than 700 high school seniors, from more than two dozen school districts, including Middleburgh, graduated from the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center on June 11, 2026. During ceremonies for the Albany and Schoharie CTE campuses, the aspiring chefs, diesel mechanics, heavy equipment operators, nurses and more were honored for their …

Local First Responders Join Middleburgh SADD for Student Safety Program

Middleburgh Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) partnered with local emergency responders and organizations to help keep our community safe. A dramatic crash simulation showed how quickly a night can change. Students followed a full sequence of events, from a 911 call to the arrival of emergency crews. Along the way, they saw how different agencies …

Middleburgh Student Earns Gold in Welding at Regional SkillsUSA

With his gloved hands precisely controlling the torch, Middleburgh student Wyatt Strobeck’s welding caught the attention of the judges at the March 18 SkillsUSA regional competition. His expertise at the event in Albany earned him a gold medal. He’ll be wielding the torch again in April when he advances to the state competition at the …

Meet the 2026 Top 5

Middleburgh Central School District congratulates the Class of 2026 Top 5. Valedictorian: Delilah Shultes Salutatorian: Brooke Devlin Honor Graduate: Matthew Quinn Fourth Highest Average: Ev Kelley Fifth Highest Average: Reily Murphy “We are so proud of the Top Five. They have worked hard not only to maintain a high academic average, but lead our school …

MCS Student Experiences Tractor Trailer Driving Simulation

A Middleburgh student was among a group of high school students who got to “drive” a tractor trailer as Capital Region BOCES joined forces with The Shay Foundation to promote the trades during national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month this February. High school juniors and seniors in the Diesel Technology program at the CTE …

Extra Credit: Students Tackle College-Level Work

  When students enter Rachel May’s College in the High School (CIHS) Spanish 4 classroom they have effectively stepped onto a college campus. It’s a noticeable change. Once they cross the threshold, students-who began studying the language in seventh grade–must converse entirely in Spanish. That includes conjugating verbs into the future tense as they worked …

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