During September, students at Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School learned about empathy, understanding and positive connections from Pat Fish of Sweethearts & Heroes, and on Nov. 3 and 4, it was elementary students’ turn to build their listening, communication and coping skills. Fish worked with the students on Circle, which is based on the ancient ritual …
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On Sunday, Oct. 23, the Elementary Run Club hosted the first annual Great Pumpkin Fun Run. Runners raced various distances based on their age and grade level. Pre-k and kindergarten runners raced about 150 yards. First through third graders ran a quarter-mile course, while fourth through sixth graders ran one mile. Sixty runners participated. All …
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The third week in October – this year from Oct. 17-21 – is National School Bus Safety Week, an event that shines a light on the safe transport of students to and from school. In Mayfield, safety is a year-round feature of a job that the district’s school bus drivers love, a job that some …
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Empathy, understanding and making positive connections were the topics of the day when Pat Fish of Sweethearts & Heroes visited Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School on Sept. 19 and 20. Fish, who’s described as a “member of Sweethearts & Heroes’ amazing squad of cape-less superheroes,” showed students and staff how they can spread HOPE (Hold On, …
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The Early Childhood Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE Center) is offer a free, online, seven-part Positive Solutions for Families workshop that begins Oct. 7. Positive Solutions for Families is an evidence-based, family friendly workshop of seven sessions to help support and promote positive and effective parenting behaviors. The workshops will provide information for families …
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Members of Cub Scout and Boy Scout Pack/Troop 5053 are raising and lowering the flag this year at Mayfield Elementary School. Each school day, the students will raise the flag in the morning and lower it in the afternoon. Scout leader Mark Fenstermacher and MCSD teacher Susan Fenstermacher are supervising the flag duties. In the …
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MCSD has received the following information from the State Education Department to share with our families about the Affordable Connectivity Program: “As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the President and Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households up to $30/month (or $75/month for households living on Tribal lands) toward their …
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July 21, 2022 Dear Mayfield Families: As we all prepare for September, Mayfield Central School wants to make you aware of a significant change that may impact the families in our community. During the pandemic, school districts received federal aid that allowed all students at Mayfield Central School District to eat school meals free of …
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MCSD bid farewell to a number of staff members at the end of the school year. In the high school, Charles Baker, earth science teacher, is retiring after 29 years of service. In the elementary school, Mariann Brower, teacher aide, is retiring after 22 years of service. Kristie Edwards, guidance secretary, is retiring after 20 …
The effects of the pandemic have presented students across the country with tremendous social and emotional obstacles, but the nationally renowned program Sweethearts & Heroes visited Mayfield schools to help. Sweethearts & Heroes, a student empowerment and empathy activation team, brought its powerful messages to the Mayfield Central School District the week of April 25, …
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