Coach Jodi Bard and the Mount Markham Modified Field Hockey Team delivered Chemotherapy Comfort Care Bags and several baskets of items to the MVHS Regional Cancer Center. Families of the team members, district employees, and community members supported the team and its cause by donating gift baskets, gift cards, and certificates. The team raffled off these items at its last game on October 23. The proceeds from the raffle went towards purchasing items to make Comfort Care Bags and other individual items to donate to the MVHS Regional Cancer Center.
In anticipation of the Drama Club's Chasing the Carpe Diem production, Mount Markham High School is hosting a Spirit Week next week, 11/13 - 11/17. The Drama Club will give tickets away to the students/staff with the best spirit!
Throughout the week, our schools have celebrated Veterans Day! On Wednesday, ten juniors from the National Honor Society visited the Veteran's Outreach Center in Utica to prepare Thanksgiving bags and help with the food pantry. On Thursday, Mount Markham Elementary held a special program to honor and celebrate our local veterans. Stay on the lookout for a video from the middle school detailing its Veterans Day celebrations!
Meet Our Mustangs! Today, we would like to welcome Kayleigh Osborn who is joining the district as a Mount Markham Elementary School 3rd Grade Teacher.
Congratulations to Phil Keida, Amy Hoke, Michelle Knisely, Steve Gates, Eric Bugbee, Tracy Palmer, and Cheryl Palmer for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We appreciate everything you do to support our student-athletes.
We are so grateful for everything Connected Community Schools does to support our school, students, and community!
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Don't miss out on Mount Markham Drama Club's production of Chasing the Carpe Diem on Friday, November 17, and Saturday, November 18. Tickets will be available at the door. We can't wait to see you there!
Meet Our Mustangs! Today, we would like to welcome Joseph Urtz who is joining the district as a Mount Markham Middle School Special Education Teacher.
On Saturday, November 4, the Mount Markham Speech and Debate team hosted its first tournament of the year. Team members Rebecca McClave, Sky McConnell, Kihana Eccleston, L Mahar, Nicholas Thomas, and Clare Reed pitched in to make the day successful. Congratulations to Rebecca for receiving 2nd place in Humour Interpretation and Nick for receiving 1st place in Dramatic Interpretation. Congratulations to our friends at Proctor for winning the team sweepstakes award, something they haven't done in several years. We're happy to see them back and growing!
Our next event is on December 2 at Mount Markham. If you would like to learn about more opportunities to help out, please contact team coaches Suzanne Culver and Alaina Brower.
Sixth grade students attended an illuminating field trip to SUNY Oneonta's science department. Students were able to interact with a variety of hands-on science displays and sit in a planetarium where they discovered an up close view of our Milky Way galaxy.
Students in Mrs. Entwistle's class practiced their multiplication facts with a fun robotic twist to bowling. Students had to work in groups to code Dash to knock over a certain amount of cups. The cups revealed a multiplication problem that they needed to solve. As students worked through each challenge, they put their debugging skills to the test. Our students were able to determine how to adjust their code to increase or decrease the amount of cups that they knocked over.
From October 16 - 20, Sources of Strength at Mount Markham High School hosted "We Belong" Week. Throughout the week, Sources of Strength shared videos each morning centered around anti-bullying/acceptance and hosted awareness and interactive activities during lunch periods. On Wednesday, October 18, all students and staff were encouraged to wear orange as a symbol of acceptance and unity. The week closed with anonymous statements read during forum that had been submitted by students regarding their experiences with bullying and hate. Sources of Strength peer leaders also assisted with a skit/video and a "We Belong" art display.
Congratulations to Samantha Wood for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We appreciate everything you do to support our staff and students.
On Friday, Mr. Mosny's English 10 Honors and Mrs. Brower's English 10 went to the University of Albany to see the play Fahrenheit 451. Our students had a fantastic time!
Our students across the district had a blast this Halloween! From hayrides for our elementary students to candy and cider at the high school, our students had a spooktacular time. The day culminated in the annual Halloween Parade, as our elementary students marched to each building in their Halloween costumes. Check out some of our favorite highlights from the day!
On Thursday, Trevor Sweeting, Bryant Denza, Virginia Culver, Clare McNamara, Claire Reed, Jenna Kocienda, Arianna Arkema, Evan Kocienda, Natalee Griffiths, and Chloe Risley attended the annual Herkimer County Youth Summit Conference hosted by Catholic Charities.
The conference featured a keynote speaker, Juan Cangas, who spoke about resiliency and leadership through tough times. The conference also included interactive break-out sessions with topics such as mental health & coping skills, drug use/signs of overdose, and human trafficking.
Our students met and brainstormed at the end of the program to discuss ideas and activities for this school year.
Happy Halloween!
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES!
Check out the latest progress made on Mount Markham CSD's Capital Project!
Congratulations to Ann Welch, Krista Mezik, and Crystal Dibble for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We appreciate everything you do for Mount Markham Middle School.
Congratulations to Jim Wrobel, Steve Kitchen, and Brandon Lowe on receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We are grateful for all you do to keep our classroom technologies running smoothly.
