Christopher Harper named as next Mayfield superintendent

On Tuesday, June 18, the Mayfield Board of Education unanimously named Christopher Harper as the school district’s next superintendent of schools. Harper will begin at Mayfield on Monday, July 8. He is currently the elementary principal at the Unadilla Valley Central School District in New Berlin, NY – about 77 miles south west of Mayfield. …

Mayfield Jr./Sr. HS and Elementary school receive $1,000 checks from Stewart’s

The high school and the elementary school both received money from the annual Stewart’s Holiday Match program. The elementary school will put the grant toward the school’s backpack program, designed to help students and families eat over the weekends. The grant for the Jr./Sr. High School will be used to purchase software for the new …

Mayfield art students making quilt barn squares to display on the fire district building

Jeremy Lebediker’s art students are putting a beautiful face on a plain building. This year, his grade 9 and 10 Studio Art students at Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School painted 18 wooden quilt barn squares, each 2 by 2 feet, with bright, colorful designs. “This is going to be a big thing, something that will be …

2019-20 budget taking shape; includes several initiatives while keeping costs down

As the Board of Education continues to develop the 2019-20 budget proposal, several initiatives are being considered in the spending plan going before the community on Tuesday, May 21. As it stands now, the budget would include a 2.9 percent tax levy increase. This increase is less than one-half of the allowable state tax cap …

Congratulations to Mayfield’s Odyssey of the Mind team!

Congratulations to Mayfield’s Odyssey of the Mind team, managed by parent volunteers Virginia Kline and Karen Flint.  The team represented Mayfield at the Region 21 New York State Competition which was held at the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District on Saturday, March 9th. The team competed in the Classics…Leonardo’s Workshop Division II.  They came in 2nd …

Students perform with ukuleles during Board of Education meeting

Grades 4 and 6 students played “3 Little Birds” by Bob Marley with ukuleles at the BOE Meeting on Tuesday with the help of a few junior high choir members. Their teacher is Kelly Winters. Picture credits: Junior High Choir members, left to right Sally Ann Agerter, Bella Bradley, Bella Lawrence, and Alyssa Van Every. …

The Panthers’ Nordic Ski team placed second in state finals; Madison Relyea to compete in national Nordic competition

Madison Relyea and Fianna Halloran like to spend time outdoors. In the summer, they frolic on Sacandaga Lake, water skiing, tubing and having a good time. In the winter, they take to the field and Nordic ski for the Mayfield Panthers. Their winter outdoor activity has really paid off! Madison, Fianna, Maggy Lambo, Kira Williams, …

Masterminds heading to national competition in Chicago this May

                      The MasterMinds team of Walker Goodemote, Maggy Lambo, Isabelle Henderson and Colemar Henderson competed last weekend in the Geneva Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament.  After nine matches against other school teams, the Mayfield team finished third among the small schools.  This finish was enough to …

Two basketball players top 1,000 in high school careers

As the 2018-19 basketball season winds down after sectionals in two weeks, two players on the Mayfield varsity team will remember this as one of the best of their careers. Senior Garret Delaney and sophomore Trevon Gifford each topped 1,000 points in their high school varsity careers – a feat only seen by two male …

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