Cairo-Durham Central School District

On March 14, 2024, the Cairo-Durham High School Classes are hosting an 'Elementary Teacher vs. Middle/High School Teacher' basketball game as a fundraiser! Tickets for entrance to the game will be sold, as well as concessions. The CDTA will sell 50/50 tickets, with proceeds toward the CDTA Scholarship fund. The Booster Club will be selling school merchandise. Each high school class has been assigned a list of concession items to avoid duplicates. The money raised from the concession stand will offset the cost of class activities such as pep rallies, prom, the senior trip and more. Please see the attachment for what each class is responsible for. The game ticket prices are: Adults $5 Kids/Students $3 If you want to purchase game tickets, please contact a Cairo-Durham High School Class Advisor: Senior Class Advisors Mary Savoia (msavoia@cairodurham.org) and Alyssa Wickham (awickham@cairodurham.org) Junior Class Advisor Jennifer Searing-Burke (jsearing@cairodurham.org) Sophomore Class Advisors Joshua Yaple (jyaple@cairodurham.org) and Matthew Hitchen (mhitchen@cairodurham.org) Freshman Class Advisors Shelly Gouza (sgouza@cairodurham.org) and Jennifer Hill (jhill@cairodurham.org)

While studying Geography, the Thompson/Lopez class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School recently received a very special postcard from their former teaching assistant, Mrs. Rushkoski, who now resides with her family in the Marshall Islands. In addition to locating continents and oceans, they located Kwajalein Atoll, a Republic of the Marshall Islands, where Mrs. Rushkoski now lives!

Athletics Update for Week of 2/12/24-2/16/24: Thursday, Feb. 15: Boys Varsity Volleyball vs Voorheesville in the CDMS Gym at 6 p.m. (This game determines who finishes in 3rd and 4th place in the league this year.)

Congratulations to Ryleigh P. for being named the Whitbeck/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!

Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Pre-Sale Tickets for the Cairo-Durham High School musical "Newsies" are on sale until Feb. 25, 2024! Get your pre-sale tickets for the March 1-3, 2024 performances here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc19aeHP7sbobVxKl4FYNL7UO_obwM_pPH04TNR1cVr_g_Ysg/viewform

Cairo-Durham High School students Chris Cherrington & Anthony Panicola recently had work selected to be displayed at the Juried High School Students Art Show at Columbia-Greene Community College! The exhibition runs from Feb. 8, 2024 until March 3, 2024.

Congratulations to Cheyenne H. for being named the Thompson/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!

Spring Picture Days at Cairo-Durham Elementary School are right around the corner! Grades UPK-2 will have picture day on Feb. 13 and grades 3-5 will have picture day on Feb. 14. Can't wait to see those beautiful smiles!

Looking to see the Mustangs in action this week? We've got you covered! Check out the athletics schedule for Feb. 12 - Feb. 15, 2024: Monday, Feb. 12 - Girls Varsity Basketball at Chatham at 5 p.m. - Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Catskill in the CDHS Gym at 4:30 p.m. (The boys play the first game.) Tuesday, Feb. 13 - Boys Varsity Volleyball at Chatham vs Ichabod Crane at 5 p.m. (Patroon Conference Championships.) Wednesday, Feb. 14 - Boys and Girls Modified Basketball vs Taconic Hills in the CDHS Gym at 4:30 p.m. (The girls play the first game.) Thursday, Feb. 15 - Boys Varsity Volleyball at Coxsackie-Athens vs TBD at TBD

Today, Feb. 9, 2024, Ms. O'Brien's Cairo-Durham High School class learned about a famous Civil Rights lawyer and the First African American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. Marshall successfully overturned "separate, but equal" laws with the famous Brown vs. Board of Education case in 1954. The class's quote of the week comes from Mr. Marshall as seen here!

Congratulations to the December 2023 Students of the Month at Cairo-Durham Middle School! From left: Lucy Palmer (7th grade), Jano Guiragossian (6th grade), Cairo-Durham Middle School Principal Danielle Czech and Alesiana Roeber (8th grade).

Congratulations to the following Cairo-Durham teams and their coaches for being recognized as Winter Scholar Athletes Teams for the 2023-24 season. Boys Varsity Volleyball - Head Coach - Chris Hagan - Team Average - 96.13 Boys Varsity Basketball - Head Coach - Keith Phillips - Team Average - 92.2 Boys Varsity Indoor Track and Field - Head Coach - Lucy Baeckmann - Team Average -96.7 Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field - Head Coach - Lucy Baeckmann - Team Average - 97.2 Girls Varsity Basketball - Head Coach - Emily Rowan - Team Average - 95.67 To be recognized as a Scholar Athlete Team by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, 75% of the team has to earn a 90 or higher average during their sports season. Way to go, Mustangs!

A very special shoutout to Cairo-Durham High School senior and Questar III BOCES New Visions: Pathways in Education student Abigail Brandow, who recently participated in a group presentation for a government project. Students brainstormed ideas that they'd like to see implemented in their schools, then conducted a student survey and other research to support their plan, while also providing ideas and resources on how to launch their concepts at their schools. Abigail Brandow's group presented the idea of a "Free Food Fridge" being accessible for school community members to Questar III BOCES Superintendent Gladys Cruz, New Visions: Pathways in Education teacher Jenifer Kish and Cairo-Durham High School Principal Catherine Dodig.

Pre-Sale Tickets for the Cairo-Durham High School musical "Newsies" are on sale until Feb. 25, 2024! Get your pre-sale tickets for the March 1-3, 2024 performances here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc19aeHP7sbobVxKl4FYNL7UO_obwM_pPH04TNR1cVr_g_Ysg/viewform

Mrs. Feeney's class at Cairo-Durham Elementary School is learning about polar bears and igloos! Check out their adorable creations!

Know a Cairo-Durham Central School District Alumni that is a role model, has flourished beyond high school and deserves to be recognized? Here's your chance to nominate them for the Monthly Mustang Alumni Spotlight! All nominees must be graduates of the Class of 2018 or prior. Please fill out the Google Form below by Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Past nominations will also be considered in the selection process. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Spring Picture Days at Cairo-Durham Elementary School are right around the corner! Grades UPK-2 will have picture day on Feb. 13 and grades 3-5 will have picture day on Feb. 14. Can't wait to see those beautiful smiles!

Cairo-Durham Central School District Athletics Update for week of Feb. 5-11: Friday, Feb. 9 - Girls Varsity Basketball vs Windham-Ashland-Jewett in the CDHS Gym at 5:30 p.m. - Boys Varsity Basketball vs Catskill at Columbia-Greene Community College at 7 p.m. (All games at C-GCC are Coaches vs Cancer events and cost $5 to attend.) Sunday, Feb. 11 - Girls Varsity Basketball vs Taconic Hills at Columbia-Greene Community College at 10:30 a.m. - Boys Varsity Basketball vs Coxsackie-Athens at Columbia-Greene Community College at 12 p.m.

Congratulations to Brendan Banks for being named January 2024's "Beast of the Month" for the Cairo Durham Wellness Club! Since the beginning of last year, Brendan has lost approximately 100 pounds while increasing his bench press by roughly 50 pounds. This success is a direct result of Brendan's hard work and dedication. Way to go, Brendan!