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The 8th grade is holding a Meadow Farms fundraiser to help offset the cost of their annual year-end field trip. All you have to do is shop Chatham Middle Schools shop at https://shop.meadowfarms.com/chatham-middle-school-101918?welcomeAlert=true
full of gourmet foods, gift items, snack and other treat. Fundraiser runs now through October 22.
The MED PTA's annual Trunk or Treat is Friday, October 25 from 5-8pm in the MED parking lot, with the costume parade and contest at 6:30pm. Free entry, lots of treats, prizes for best costume, trunk design and much more! Register your vehicle at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFMkfvwuWFWbELFnndFPcgGf-voBCx-HiP9YoAh_to502oA/viewform
Chatham Central Schools will dismiss all students approximately 15 minutes early today, October 4, as part of our annually required Go Home Early Drill. The purpose of this drill is to practice our schools’ emergency dismissal procedures and you are receiving this message as a test of our emergency notification system.
Dairy Queen Night Friday, October 18 from 3-7 p.m. Come out to the Dairy Queen in Ghent to help support the 7th grade. DQ is generously donating 20% of its proceeds during that time. Be sweet. All you have to do is eat.
Please note that all our schools will release students a few minutes early on Friday, October 4 as part of the required annual drill to practice emergency dismissal procedures. CMS will dismiss at 2:00 p.m., MED will dismiss at 2:15 p.m., and CHS will dismiss at 2:20 p.m. Please also be aware that as part of the drill, we will use our automated emergency contact system to alert parents and guardians to the early dismissal. If you do not receive an automated notification on the day of the drill, contact your school’s main office to let them know and to make sure they have your up-to-date contact information.
CBS6 anchor/reporter Julia Dunn recently visited CMS to interview our heroic staffers for an edition of her Positively Upstate series, which will air Wed., October 2 during the 6PM. newscast. Be sure to watch!
Please note that our 2024-25 calendar has been revised due to changes in the June regents schedule. The revised calendar is posted to our website and available to view at https://5il.co/2ical .
The MED PTA presents its Kickoff to Homecoming Picnic, pregaming Friday, October 4 from 4-6pm in the MED parking lot. Featuring a food truck, games, music, and merch. Go Panthers!
The Board of Education has scheduled a workshop for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the CHS library.
A reminder that we will be holding our 1st mandatory bus safety drills at dismissal today, Thursday, September 12, and that our buses will be dropping students off approximately 10-15 minutes later than usual.
Please be advised that buses 7, 15, and 19 will be dropping students off later than usual today, Friday, Sept. 6 due to traffic delays along their route.
Our Adult Ed. fall semester course catalog is now available on our website's Adult & Continuing Education page... check it out and sign up today!
Classes Start September 5! Families, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them on our Facebook page and on our website. We love to see those smiling faces!
Modified football numbers are extremely low and we are in serious jeopardy of not being able to have a season. If you plan on signing up, please do so ASAP at https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics - the modified football season starts August 29th. A decision on the season will be made by September 2nd based on the number of players .
Want to serve your school and community? The Board of Ed. is seeking a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the Board resulting from the resignation of Fred Hutchinson this August. The Board anticipates appointing a volunteer to serve a term starting September 10, 2024 and running through May 20, 2025, at which time the seat will be filled by the annual Board election. To qualify for consideration, a candidate must be and have been a resident of the District for at least one year, be 18 years of age or older, and be able to read and write. Please submit a letter of interest and resume no later than September 6, 2024 to Marianne Pierro, President, Chatham Central School District Board of Education, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037. For questions, please call the district clerk at 518-392-1501.
Get the scoop on CCSD's newest administrators at our Ice Cream Social Wednesday, August 21, 5:00-5:45 p.m. in the CMS cafeteria. Andrew Kourt, our newly appointed superintendent, and Miles Wheat, Chatham High School’s new principal, will be dishing out the ice cream to provide families with an opportunity to get to meet them and chat before the start of the school year. This event is free and open to anyone from the Chatham CSD community - be sure to drop by and say hi.
For any seventh or eighth grade student who is interested in trying out for a high school level sport this fall, the Athletic Placement Process (APP) test will be held Thursday, August 22 at 1:00 p.m. Meet in the CHS lobby. If interested please contact our athletic director, John Brantley, at brantleyj@chatham.k12.ny.us no later than August 20.
Our sports sign-up website Arbitersports is now working. Registration for JV/Varsity sports is open. Registration for modified sports opens July 29. https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
Calendar Update: The Board of Education has added a meeting for August 13, 2024 6:00 p.m. in the CHS library to its meeting schedule.
The Board of Education has scheduled a Board Retreat (no public) for August 7, 2024 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the CHS library.