At January’s Teddy Bear Tales event at the Elementary School, students listened to stories about winter fun, checked out bags of books to take home, and then participated in some slime-making fun! It was messy, silly, and most importantly… LOTS of fun! There were about 30 students at the event. What a great way to …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 17, 2019 From Kathy Dougherty, Interim Superintendent of Schools, Mayfield Central School District 518-661-8207 The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has released the list of public schools and districts designated as “CSI” (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) and “TSI” (Targeted Support and Improvement) based upon their students’ standardized test scores from …
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After two hours and 46 rounds, grade 6 student Kian Ely emerged from the pack as the elementary spelling bee winner. He will not proceed to the Times Union Regional Spelling Bee on Feb. 13 at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady. Ten students participated in the final run-off. All classrooms participated, grades 4-7, and the winners …
Mayfield’s MasterMinds Team, which has been participating since 2009, is in the midst of its best season yet! Mayfield students compete in the varsity and junior varsity (JV) divisions. The 2018-19 varsity team, captained by Maggy Lambo and Walker Goodemote, competes in the Albany league. Other varsity members include Taryn LaFontaine, Isabelle Henderson, Colemar Henderson and Dan …
A more than 30-year tradition continued at Mayfield Elementary School today – making Gingerbread houses. A parent or family member came into school to help a kindergarten student decorate the houses. This project involved students from the classes of Marcie Jordan, Lisa Klena and Jennifer Mellen. This year’s holiday break runs from Monday, Dec. 24 to …
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On Monday, Dec. 10, Mayfield elementary students brought in more than 500 new, unwrapped toys to be delivered this holiday season to children in Fulton County through the Salvation Army of Fulton County. The toys were collected and “stuffed” into a sleigh by the students. Student carried their toys outside and dropped them in bags …
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On Friday, November 30, AP U.S. History, AP Psychology and History of the Holocaust students from Mayfield, Fonda-Fultonville, Galway and Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville attended a Holocaust Survivor Presentation in Albany. Mr. Ivan Vamos shared his story of survival as a young boy in Budapest, Hungary, just as Adolph Hitler’s Germany was invading Austria. “Every day I do …
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Senior Maggy Lambo has entered an exclusive club – her SAT score of 1580 has placed her among 16,000 seniors nationwide who are eligible to apply for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships to be offered next spring. She is the daughter of John and Nadine Lambo. Maggy is undecided on her college major and intended career. She …
Who would have known that the longest word in the English language is 1,909 letters long? Or that the periodic table is SO long? Mayfield’s 57 grade 3 students will find all of that information and more in their new “Best Dictionary for Students,” which they received today thanks to the generosity of the Mayfield …
Interim Superintendent Kathy Dougherty has dedicated her entire life to providing service to others – as an educator (during a 42 year career), Johnstown Board of Education member (and now president) and through involvement with the Johnstown Senior Citizens Center and Johnstown Citizens Band. “I believe in service to the organization. When I accepted this …
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