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All Means All Those three words adorn Christopher Harper’s office wall, placed above the district’s Mission Statement.  The last sentence of the Mission Statement states that “All students can learn.” All Means All emphasizes and complements that final sentence: Every – Single – Student at Mayfield can learn. “The mission statement is very inspiring and …

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The Board of Education adopted tax rates for the 2019-20 school year at its meeting on August 20. The new rates are: Town of Mayfield – $24.36 Town of Northampton – $24.73 Town of Johnstown – $24.36 Town of Broadalbin – $19.36 The tax rates are per $1,000 of assessed value. So, if you live …

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The 81st commencement for Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School was held today on the front lawn before parents and loved ones. A total of 65 students received diplomas. Here’s the program from the ceremony.  Students received dozens of awards and recognitions. Check those out here.  Salutatorian Taryn LaFontaine told graduates that the time at Mayfield Jr./Sr. …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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, …

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