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Questar III BOCES is excited to announce the launch of an exciting New Visions program located at Columbia-Greene Community College. The New Visions: Business, Finance and Accounting program will focus on preparing students for exciting careers in business and accounting.
Based upon the New York State Department of Labor 2021 report, the fields of Business and Accounting have forecasted job growth of 13.8% between 2021 and 2031.
This program is open to high school seniors and seeks to introduce students to content and skills needed in several in demand business fields. The program will be located on the Columbia-Greene Community College campus, who has transfer agreements with over 50 colleges and universities and has developed a degree program specifically designed to prepare students for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program in Business Administration. Students will use critical thinking, oral and written communication, creativity and innovation, collaboration, problem solving skills, cultural literacy, and interpersonal skills throughout the year.
As part of students’ participation in this program, they will be exposed to guest speakers, including professionals from the field. This program is uniquely designed for students interested in pursuing careers in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance.
Below is a link to the New Visions Information Page which includes information on all New Visions Programs. The link (https://questariii.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0UVTTzGsfw8NYa) to the program application is also included on this page.
***Note that the application deadline for NV BFA does not follow the 2/10 date of all of the other existing programs.
https://www.questar.org/education/career-and-technical-education/programs/new-visions/
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Click here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYoNazkO61kdKhAT3JJ_kphAjJ4UPsQHa2cms5DS8HQ-Jrew/viewform) to reserve tickets for the CDHS production of "West Side Story" March 3-5!
Tickets, $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens, will also be available for purchase in the lobby of the HS on Feb. 16, Feb. 17, Feb. 28 and March 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for live ticket sales, and of course at the show.
Can't wait to see you there!
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Happy Valentine's Day from the Cairo-Durham Central School District!
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The Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated Catskill for the third time this season by a score of 48-39 and the Girls Varsity Basketball Team lost a close contest to Albany Leadership by a score of 47-42.
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FamilyID (familyid.com) is now open to sign your students up for High School Spring Sports. The first day of tryouts is on March 13th for Varsity and JV Baseball, Varsity and JV Softball, Boys Varsity Tennis, and Boys and Girls Varsity Track and Field.
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Last week, the Class of 2025 created and sent over 50 Valentine's Day cards for residents in local nursing homes, an annual initiative led by NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey's office. Way to go, students!
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Looking to attend reserve pre-sale tickets for the CDHS production of "West Side Story"? Complete the form using the link in this post to reserve your tickets!
Reservations made between now and Feb. 15 MUST be paid for by the end of the live sale event on Feb. 17. Any tickets not paid for will be "unreserved" and returned to the pool. Checks should be made out to "CD Drama Club"
https://forms.gle/YG3LuDr2vhXLpw6t9
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The January Student of the Month for Cairo-Durham High School is Tashana James, a Junior in the class of 2024. Tashana’s social studies teacher, Mr. Bryan Pisano, describes her as, “an excellent student. She has the highest average in my US History class and got the highest grade on the midterm. She is respectful and participates in class.” All of Tashana’s grades are 97% or higher and she believes she is successful because she always gives her best effort.
In addition to doing well in her classes, Tashana is on the indoor and outdoor track teams. Ms. Moritz, Tashana’s indoor track coach, states that she “was an asset to our team. She always gave it her all at practice and at meets. She competed in three events (300m, 45m, and long jump) at every meet and finished in the top six in all three.” Additionally, she is part of the National Honor Society. She is the most active member of the NHS, helping tutor students after school every week. Her peers describe her as funny, generous, and quiet. Overall, she is a wonderful role model for other students and athletes.
Outside of school, Tashana enjoys dancing, listening to music, and hanging out with her siblings. She also has a passion for fish. After high school Tashana plans to attend college but is currently unsure which one. Tashana is pictured here with her NHS Advisor, Mrs. Alison Manoli. Keep up the great work, Tashana! Cairo-Durham is very proud of you and the example you set for other students.
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The Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated Germantown at CGCC this afternoon by a score of 46-38 while the Girls Varsity Basketball Team defeated Germantown this morning by a score of 42-30.
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Girls Varsity Basketball lost last night to RCS by a score of 55-24 and on their Senior Night the Boys Varsity Volleyball Team defeated CA by a score of 3-1.
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In honor of school counselor’s week, the Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to honor our amazing elementary, middle and high school counselors, Justin Karker, Krissy Westfall, Erica Rozzi, and Emily Gannon. Thank you for all you do!
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Varsity boys volleyball on senior night! Let's go Mustangs!!
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We would like to highlight our six seniors on the Varsity Boys Basketball team who recently competed on their Senior Night!
Congratulations and best of luck to Chris Rogers, Braeden Deyo, Chris DeCiel, Ryan O'Connell, Connell Deyo and James Young!
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Our awesome NHS members and their friends took time out of their day last week to create Valentine's Day cards for nursing home patients, an annual initiative led my NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey's office.
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Varsity Bowling came in Fourth Place in the Patroon Conference Championship on Monday at the Hoe Bowl in Catskill. The team is now looking forward to sectionals.
The Boys Varsity Volleyball Team lost a close match to Greenville 3-2 in a very competitive rematch from earlier in the season.
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Feb. 3 was Senior Night at CDHS for our Varsity Girls Basketball team!
Our 2022-23 Seniors: Cierra Ford, Noelle Amoroso, Sadie Hall, and Caitlyn Loucks.
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The Cairo-Durham Central School District would like to send a special shoutout and wish the best of luck to Kingston C. at CDHS as he takes on the next level of exams for the Mathematical Association of America later today! Kingston recently learned that he placed in the top 3% of students nationwide following his first exam, which qualified him for the next step.
Congratulations and keep making us proud, Kingston!
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February 6-10, 2023 is National School Counselor Appreciation week! We are thankful for all of our amazing school counselors at Cairo-Durham CSD!
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Looking to support the Mustangs tonight? Check out these teams in action today!
- Modified Boys and Girls Basketball vs Catskill in the High School Gym starting at 4:15 p.m.
- Boys Varsity and Modified Volleyball vs Greenville in the MS Gym starting at 5:00 p.m.
- Bowling at the Hoebowl Bowling Center in Catskill at 3:30 for the Patroon Conference Championship.
Best of luck to all of our student-athletes and coaches!
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On Friday night the Girls Varsity Basketball Team, the Boys JV Basketball Team, and the Boys Varsity Basketball Team all lost to Hudson. The girls lost 57-21, the boys jv lost 82-23, and the boys varsity lost 73-53.