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Emily Haigh from the Columbia County Department of Health visited CMS to talk to students about the dangers of vaping (hint: it's bad for you!). In separate presentations for 6th,...

Enjoy the games and show your school spirit as the Panthers host our annual day-long winter sporting event sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club. Donations at the door are apprec...

Coding is officially in session for our pre-k students! Katie Fahrenkopf from Questar III Model Schools visited Miss Gomm and Miss Mason’s classrooms to introduce Sphero Indi cars...

Dear Chatham Families, The health and safety of our students and staff remain our highest priority. I recently shared with you the results of our water testing for lead and I wan...

Mary E. Dardess Elementary School announces our registration dates for the 2026-2027 prekindergarten class. Registration for Chatham Central School District’s 2026-2027 universa...

Mary E. Dardess Elementary School announces the registration dates for our 2026-2027 kindergarten class. Registration for the Class of 2039 is now open! Chatham’s Digital Ki...

Students from the CHS Student Government, CHS Class Officers, and CMS Key Communicators, as well as officers from the CMS Service Club and National Junior Honor Society attended t...

January 2026 The Chatham Central School District encourages all students in grades 3-8 to participate in the New York State Testing Program. We know that in recent years, there ...

Chatham's youngest musicians debuted their talents at MED's 4th Grade Informance on January 16. Families filled the cafetorium to learn about what our orchestra, band and chorus s...

Congratulations to our talented CHS artists Finn Williams and Olivia Feiden. Their artwork has been selected for the Columbia-Greene Community College’s Juried High School Art Sho...

5th grade science students are learning about the properties of matter. They practiced using four of their five senses to identify the properties of sugar, salt, cornstarch, bakin...

The Chatham Board of Education has appointed John Thorsen to serve as Chatham Middle School’s interim assistant principal. Mr. Thorsen is a familiar face to most of us here at Chat...

Congratulations to CHS senior and Student Representative to the Board of Education Jaidan Blair for being named Chatham High School's 2025-2026 Daughters of the American Revoluti...

January 5, 2025 Dear Families, At Chatham Central School District, we are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our students and staff. New York State require...

The Chatham Middle School Service Club visited the Payne Home in Chatham this holiday season to make crafts, play bingo, and build connections with the residents.

Chatham High School has been visited by an Elf on the Shelf! This holiday season, CHS SADD engaged the student body in an elf naming contest and scavenger hunt. Since the elf need...

Chatham High School’s Life Skills class and their physical education buddies took a field trip to the Spotlight Theatre in Hudson to enjoy a private showing of The Grinch . Th...

Members of the CHS Tri-M Music Honor Society traveled to Camphill Ghent and the Payne Home on December 18 to share their holiday spirit through music for the residents.

The seventh grade headed over to MED December 18 to bring some holiday cheer to third grade. The students read, played games, made a craft together, and made a lot of great connec...

Mrs. Reichardt introduced the NYSEG energy program to her 5th grade science students this week. They all took home a day pack filled with several energy saving items to help thei...