Browse past news stories for Cairo Elementary School in Cairo, NY.

• Students serve their community (The Daily Mail)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 07:31:37 am
  Students kept busy Monday afternoon packing Thanksgiving meals in the Cairo Elementary School cafeteria. Susan Campriello/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers CAIRO — Cairo Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association President Mary Brady-Savoia oversaw a bustle of activity in the school cafeteria as 20 students from kindergarten through 7th grade packed Thanksgiving meals for their classmates.
• Local man shares his journal hobby with grade school students (Argus Observer)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:22:01 pm
  ONTARIO -- Longtime Cairo Elementary School custodian Benny Quaid knows who won the Ontario-Vale football matchup that took place Friday, Oct. 9, 1998.
• Budget with 8% tax hike scrutinized (The Daily Mail)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:21:55 am
  Roughly 50 people packed the courtroom in Cairo’s municipal building to voice concerns over the town’s proposed budgets for public safety, health benefits for the Town Board and the salary of the Court Clerk.
• Budget cuts imperil police (The Daily Mail)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:31:38 am
  CAIRO — The Town of Cairo could be left without a police force due to budget cuts. Town Supervisor John Coyne said a budget of more than $200,000 proposed by Cairo Police Chief Chris Sprague was deemed too costly by the Town Board during a budget meeting.
• School absentee rates slightly elevated (The Daily Mail)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 02:16:18 pm
  GREENE COUNTY — Amid rumors that flu-like-symptoms and other indicators of illnesses have driven many students in Greene County to stay home from school, absence rates are only slightly higher than usual, school administrators reported Wednesday.
• Spotlight on Cairo Elementary (The Daily Mail)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:31:48 am
  CAIRO — Students are familiar with the referrals that penalize bad behavior, but at Cairo Elementary School, referrals can also be served for outstanding good behavior, said Assistant Principal Lisa Palmer.
• Partnership secures transportation for students (Argus Observer)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 08:28:01 pm
  ONTARIO-When Michael Bender first started working for the Ontario School District, he was only a substitute bus driver.
• Cairo kids say 'no' to drugs (The Daily Mail)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 06:31:28 am
  CAIRO — The community came out to Angelo Canna Park Saturday to introduce local children to a plethora of positive activities. “There are a lot of things to do in life without using drugs,” said Cairo Police D.A.R.E. Officer Thomas Plank, organizer of the event for 17 years.
• A simple plan for saving energy (The Daily Mail)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 01:46:28 am
  Lonnie Palmer of Energy Education explains how the school district could save money on energy. Photo by Dave Gordon. CAIRO — Saving energy can involve installing more efficient heating systems, increasing insulation and replacing windows with more efficient units.
• Kusminsky elected C-D president (The Daily Mail)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 05:40:53 am
  Beth Phillips of the Cairo-Durham Booster Club presents school board president Susan Kusminsky with a $2,000 check for new school banners. David Gordon/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
• Kusminsky re-elected Cairo-Durham school board president (The Daily Mail)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 06:26:33 am
  Beth Phillips of the Cairo-Durham Booster Club presents school board president Susan Kusminsky with a $2,000 check for new school banners. Dave Gordon/For Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
• School district search for top leadership positions (Register-Star)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 06:30:54 am
  The Hudson City School District discussed the search for a principal and assistant principal and low math scores among other items during Monday’s Board of Education meeting at Hudson High School.
• Ontario school ratings released (Argus Observer)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 06:35:32 am
  Ontario — One local elementary school now must offer free tutoring or transfer students, while several other learning centers in the Ontario School District failed to meet standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act.
• DEC looking into report of buried waste at school (Register-Star)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 04:25:16 am
  A NYS Department of Environmental Conservation investigation into allegations of illegally buried waste on the grounds of the Montgomery C. Smith intermediate school on Harry Howard Avenue topped the list of items discussed at Monday’s Hudson City School District Board of Education meeting.
• Songs from the green (The Daily Mail)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 05:09:26 am
  Steve Wickins, a Bodhran student, takes advantage of the sunshine to practice with the instrument Wednesday. Hilary Hawke/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers DURHAM — It’s only 10 a.m. on a Wednesday morning but Durham is already bursting with music as Irish Arts Week winds on.
• Farmer celebrates 25 years at Cairo Market Days (The Daily Mail)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 05:46:24 am
  CAIRO — Market Days are here again. For the 18th year, Carol Spohler has brought vendors to Cairo’s Main Street between 9 a.m. and about 3 p.m., weather permitting, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Cairo Market Days.
• 5 venues to light up the night sky (The Daily Mail)
  posted on July 4, 2009 at 01:31:45 am
  CATSKILL — Communities are gearing up for July Fourth celebrations this weekend, with four free fireworks displays planned for Saturday night and one for Friday night.
• Summer work (Argus Observer)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 07:06:03 pm
  ONTARIO — While school’s out for summer in the Ontario School District, capital improvement projects and other smaller fixer-uppers are keeping OSD Operations Manager Duke Clinton and his crew busy the next few months.
• Cairo-Durham graduates 136 (The Daily Mail)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 01:46:15 am
  DURHAM — Parents and friends of the 136 graduating seniors of the Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2009 gathered Saturday afternoon to witness the culmination of the students’ high school careers.
• Durham moms question board’s teacher moves (The Daily Mail)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 06:16:24 am
  CAIRO — Several mothers of Durham Elementary School children asked the Cairo-Durham Board of Education Thursday night why some teacher assignments between the district’s two elementary schools have been changed for the forthcoming 2009-10 school year.
• School chiefs offer wish lists (The Daily Mail)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 05:28:33 am
  CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham School Board heard good news from three building principals and one program director.