Cairo-Durham Middle School

The Cairo-Durham Central School District is accepting applications for the following positions: - Cairo-Durham High School Teaching Assistant - Cairo-Durham Central School District Speech/Language Therapist Please view the attachments for more information!

Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024! https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

The pre-reservation form for "Newsies" tickets is now closed. Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School lobby and about one-and-a-half hours before each performance (March 1-3). Looking forward to seeing you there!

The Cairo-Durham Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a "Glow Dance" on Friday, March 22 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Cairo-Durham Middle School! Pre-sale tickets are available during announcements the week of March 18-21 for $8, and tickets will be available for $10 at the door. Concessions will be available for purchase at the dance. Students are encouraged to wear neon, glow sticks, or anything that shows up under the black lights! Can't wait to see you there!

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. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6E7pmIEC7Bw3VWEDLAISw-0dw82HuLxScSNRJhIjSChbwtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

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)

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 21, 2024 2023-24 Cairo-Durham Middle School Second Quarter Honor Rolls Announced CAIRO, NY – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce its Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll, High Honor Roll and Honor Roll members for the second quarter of the 2023-24 school year. To qualify for Principal’s Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average of 95 or higher throughout the quarter. To qualify for High Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 90 and 94. To qualify for Honor Roll, students must record a grade point average between 85 and 89. Principal's Honor Roll 6th Grade Leslie Cruz, Brayden Herdman, Hunter Lee, Dylan Mulligan, Natalie Olivett, Ruby Palmer and Reagan VanDenburgh. 7th Grade Zoey Choinsky, John Kiley, Lucy Palmer and Abigail Pritchard. 8th Grade Brooke DeFrancesco, Khodyn Laga, Lucas Lounsbury, Sebastian Miller, Lauren Musong, Patrick Panyan, Alexandra Richers, Alesiana Roeber, Sadye Schneider, Abigail Wright and Michaela Wright. High Honor Roll 6th Grade Marco Alvarado, Francis Baxter, Jaxon Geiger, Jano Guiragossian, Brendan Hasenkopf-Massaro, Dayyan Lalgee, Felicity Lendin, Brielle Lewis, Daniel Lopez, Hailee Myers, Aryssa Ortiz, Joseph Parks, Gianna Race, Kaylee Relyea, April Rooney, Nadav Saad, Kassidy Schrull, Jocelyn Shook, Silas Smith, Sophia Sternbach, Thomas Sylvester Jr., Anthony Tritto, Brayden Vedder, Aubree Walz, Aislinn Wilber, Kailynn Wynia, Ryan Young, Lily Zeun and Logan Zeun. 7th Grade Kasandra Backenroth, Xaviyer James, Baylee Kastner, Rebecca Mahler, John Mirandona, Michael Parks Jr., Grace Plank, Francesca Porter and Alana Torres. 8th Grade Vincenzo Alvarado, Allie Byrne, Evangeline Finnegan, Isabel Haigh, James Kuhn, Tyler Little, Payton Neubauer, Olivia Soto and Austin Sperano. Honor Roll 6th Grade Anastasa Amlong, Kaleb Avelar, Jasmine Bucao, Owen Chapman, Chloie Collins, Maribel Colon, Madelyn Dedrick, Nicolas Dyer, Emma Echevarria-Curet, Hannah Faulkner, Sofia Hernandez, Annabelle Holbrook, Luke Hulbert, Calvin Lewis, Brandon Mackle, Giavanna Massaro, Aiden McGovern, Autumn Nielsen, PhilipMichael Raia Jr., Robin Ransom, Anthony Rende, Jennifer Ruiz Yatz, Harper Sanford, James Sasso, Thomas Slater Jr., Aiden Smith and Logan Thorne. 7th Grade Isabella Acker, Tavis Barbosa, Tyler Cherrington, Naylor Cooper, Sophia Cuti, Mya DeRose, Hannah DuHart, Amelia Hammond, Natalie Hennig, Michael Houston Jr., Rojer James Jr., Lexi Maderic, Carter Maland, Wynter Plank, Maya Powers, Karlie Sickler, Bella Snedeker, Nevaeh Stevenson, Bentley Thomsen, Joseph Tritto III and Teagan Watkins. 8th Grade Giana Alverson, Hanna Baxter, Korin Beatty-Brust, Parker Carlaw, Luis Cruz, Brianna Dennis, Jacob Hall, Meaghan Hammond, William Hernandez-Merino, Zuri Hewson, Lukas Higgins Jr., Ziva Homeyer, Jakob Magsitza, Kourtney Matice, Zoey Mickle, Vivienne Myers, Michael Pernice, Ethan Searing-Burke and Leo Vittoz. ###

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

Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024! https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

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

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

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

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)

The Boys and Girls Modified Basketball Teams both lost to Catskill on Monday night. The last games of the season for both teams are on Wednesday, 2/14, in the High School Gym starting at 4:45.

Current 8th grade families at Cairo-Durham Middle School: If your student is interested in learning more about Tech Valley High School and its offerings for the 2024-25 school year, please visit the link below! Applications are due March 8, 2024! https://www.cairodurham.org/o/cdms/article/1447479

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

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 was another amazing P2 assembly! Congrats to all of our positive referral recipients and shoutout to our student representing the character trait for this month "forgiveness."

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).

Today, Middle School Physical Education classes engaged in a team-building exercise, highlighting the paramount importance of collaborative effort and effective communication in order to accomplish difficult tasks by working together.