CMS New Student Orientation has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 1, 10:00am in the Middle School Library. This is for CMS students who are new to the district. You will see your schedule, learn about many aspects of the Middle School, and meet other students.
Sign up reminder: we are fast approaching the deadline to finalize our Fall athletic rosters. Currently, registration numbers are low for Girls JV Soccer, Boys JV Soccer, and Girls Modified Soccer.
Decisions regarding whether we can field these teams will be finalized within the next two weeks. Once these decisions are communicated to the league, they will be final. (Please note: If we do not have enough players for a JV soccer team, we will transition to a Mod 9 team structure.)
If your student plans to play this fall but has not yet registered, please sign them up immediately so we can preserve these teams' season. Register at https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
The Board of Education has scheduled a special board meeting for Monday, August 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room at Mary E. Dardess Elementary School. This special meeting is to adopt the tax levy warrant only. No other business will be conducted. This meeting will not be live-streamed.
Registration for Fall V/JV Sports opens on July 17. Register at: https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
Varsity & JV football start Aug. 17
All other V/JV sports & Modified football start Aug. 24
All other Modified sports start Aug. 31
We are seeking two volunteers to serve three-year terms on the Chatham Public Library Advisory Committee, starting immediately. CPLAC members meet once a month to provide oversight of library policy and procedures and make recommendations to the Board of Education, which oversees operations at the library. Submit letter of interest and resume by July 20, 2026 to Superintendent Andrew Kourt, kourta@chatham.k12.ny.us
The 2026 Chatham Graduation ceremony will be held in the high school auditorium; enough predictions include a possibility of rain and thunder and we feel we need to be inside. The parade will occur rain or shine!
Graduation will be live streamed on our school YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@chathamschools6846
Graduates should arrive at 5:00pm and the doors to the auditorium will also open at that time. Please know that we have assigned all of our extra tickets and have no more seats to give away. We expect that every seat in the auditorium will be used.
The 2026-27 draft of the District-wide Safety Plan is available for review at https://aptg.co/_RT1dX - the Board will adopt the new plan at its August meeting.
The Panthers are the NYS Class B Softball Champions!!! The girls will be bringing the title home to Chatham for the second year in a row with a parade down Main St. at about 7PM tonight. Spread the word and GO PANTHERS!
The Chatham Panthers are headed to the NYS softball final for the second year in a row! The Panthers battled back from a 7-2 deficit to defeat Susquehanna Valley 8-7. The girls play Dobbs Ferry for the state championship this Saturday, June 13 at 1 p.m.
Ticket info:
https://gofan.co/nysphsaaactivity=Softball&level=Varsity&gender=Girls
Livestream:
Game will be on NFHS Network - type in Chatham NY on Friday and it should be available (there is a cost to stream the game).
Go Panthers!
The CMS Grade 7/8 Jazz Ensemble will be performing this Sunday, June 14, at 4PM in the Crellin Park main pavillion in Chatham! Their free concert is part of the Performances in the Park present by the Chatham Area Recreation Project.
