Would You Like To Help Shape Tomorrows Leaders?
The Business Education Department is looking for volunteers at the Mary E. Dardess Elementary School and Chatham Middle School to help run a brand new program to Chatham, Junior Achievement.
“JA Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs”.
As a volunteer you will be placed with a local teacher to bring real world experience to your assigned classroom. J.A. provides all materials at no cost to the volunteer and asks volunteers for 45 Minutes a session over a 5 week session. This is a great opportunity to become involved in your students classroom.
For more information about J.A. or to volunteer please visit: http://www.janeny.org/volunteers/ or contact Mr. DeCrescenzo at decrescenzof@chatham.k12.ny.us or 518-392-2400.
Chatham Halfback Josh Keyes 'Player of the Year'
Josh Keyes, who set 14 school records in his junior year, has received a number of awards recently.
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All the kindergarten classes at MED conducted a food drive that garnered enough non-perishable foods for a dozen Thanksgiving dinners.
Big Week for Chatham Vocalists
With the high school winter concert still fresh in our minds, four of Chatham High School's singers gave the district even more reason to be proud recently. Senior Brittney Gerber was Chatham's first All-State vocalist in nearly two decades as she joined about 100 other students from around the state in the All-State Mixed Choir, Dec. 3 – 6 at the Eastman Theater in Rochester. Meanwhile, senior Erin Lanphear, an alto, and sophomores Diana Jones, a soprano, and Geena Eglin, an alto, sang with the Empire State Youth Orchestra in its "Melodies of Christmas" concerts, also Dec. 3 - 6 at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady. Read More
CMS Students Create Totem Pole at Art Omi
Students from the Sixth Grade worked with artist Jason Middlebrook to create a totem pole out of wooden objects important to them at Art Omi recently. Read More
Sixth-Graders Thinking April in November
It may be time to start wearing winter coats, but it's not too late to plant tulips, students in Mrs. Zema's Home and Careers class learned recently, when they planted 100 bulbs in front of the Chatham Middle School sign. Read More
Third-Graders Find Second Home in Venice
For the fifth year in a row, the third-grade curriculum is focused on Venice, a project initiated and supported by the Spencertown Academy. Lately, the students have been learning first-hand about theater and music. Read More
Top Spitzer Aide, Anti-Trust Lawyer Talks Careers
Lloyd Constantine, one of Eliot Spitzer's most trusted advisors during his short stint as governor, and the lead counsel on the anti-trust case that brought down the Visa/MasterCard bank cartel, spoke to CHS seniors about career opportunities Monday, Nov. 2. Read More
What's Up at the Middle School
Seventh graders visit the Merwin farm, home of the man who provided Washington Irving with the inspiration for Ichabod Crane of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Read More
Chatham Middle School celebrated Character Counts Week, October 19th through October 23rd, and students learned the six pillars of character. Read More
High School Staff Edges CMS/MED in Seesaw Battle
The High School Staff and Faculty came from behind to defeat the contingent from Mary E. Dardess and the Middle School 59-55 at the high school. The event raised money for the athletic program both through admissions and a 50/50 raffle put on by the Athletic Booster Club. Read More
Fourth-Graders Raise Trout
Students in MED's Fourth Grade have begun the Trout in the Classroom program. Read More
Middle-School Students, Staff Get Diversity Training
Some students and staff from Chatham Middle School recently attended a one-day workshop, where they learned about ways to build a caring school environment. Read More
MED Students Ride 'Wave of Exercise'
Students in Grades 1 through 4 at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School participated in a coast-to-coast exercise event known as Exercise US Read More
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE AT CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Beginning the first day of school, the traffic pattern in the parking lot at Chatham High School has been altered. Read More