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Congratulations to Ranveer T. for being named the Whitbeck-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!
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LAST CALL! 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.
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Congratulations to Lindon A. for being named the Thompson-Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School last week!
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Several Cairo-Durham Elementary School students participated in a presentation to the Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education on Feb. 15, 2024 about how the Positivity Project has improved their lives.
Pictured here is Hudson Goff and one of his teachers, Mrs. Lopez!
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Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
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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)
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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
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Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
![Pre-K/K Orientation 2024-25](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/cairo-durham_central_school_district%2C_ny_ar/live_feed_image/image/7068695/large_UPDATED_CDES_2024-25_Kindergarten_and_Pre-K_Orientation_Flyer__1_.jpg)
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The Cairo Rotary delivered brand new dictionaries to third graders at Cairo-Durham Elementary School this week! In addition to handing out each book, members of the Rotary took time to help each student find their favorite word.
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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.
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The Cairo-Durham Central School District is proud to announce Bridget "Bunny" Agostinoni, Emily Brunner, Patricia Gibson, and Caroline Benton Pfleger as the inductees of the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
“The four inductees all exemplify passion for the Cairo-Durham Central School District in their own ways and contributions,” said Superintendent Michael Wetherbee. “Their extensive service to the District in the field of academics, athletics, coaching, teaching, administration, employment, volunteerism and/or community service have left an incredible impact on our students, staff and school community.”
The Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Class of 2024 induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Shamrock House in East Durham at 5 p.m. To purchase tickets to the event, please contact Tom Karnes, committee member, by email at tkarnes17@aol.com or phone, 518-821-0616. The cost for each ticket is $40. No tickets will be sold at the door and must be ordered by April 12, 2024.
Full Press Release: https://www.cairodurham.org/article/1463641
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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
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Cairo-Durham Elementary School recently celebrated the 100th Day of School! Check out some pictures of celebrations from the Thompson/Lopez and Beare classes!
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Mark your calendars! Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation for the 2024-25 school year at Cairo-Durham Elementary School will take place on the following dates:
- Kindergarten: March 19, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 5-years old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
- Pre-K: March 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Student must be turning 4-years-old on or before Dec. 1, 2024.)
Registration packets available at Orientation, in the Cairo-Durham Elementary School Main Office and on the District website!
![2024-25 Pre-K/K Orientation](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/cairo-durham_central_school_district%2C_ny_ar/live_feed_image/image/7069685/large_UPDATED_CDES_2024-25_Kindergarten_and_Pre-K_Orientation_Flyer__1_.jpg)
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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)
![March Madness](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/cairo-durham_central_school_district%2C_ny_ar/live_feed_image/image/6964511/large_MARCH_MADNESS_POSTER_-_Made_with_PosterMyWall__3_.jpg)
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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!
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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!
![Postcard from Marshall Islands](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/cairo-durham_central_school_district%2C_ny_ar/live_feed_image/image/6994515/large_58189A75-349A-41A2-B316-3B763E6A0A14.jpeg)
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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
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Congratulations to Ryleigh P. for being named the Whitbeck/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
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Congratulations to Cheyenne H. for being named the Thompson/Lopez "Star of the Week" at Cairo-Durham Elementary School!
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