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.
Congratulations on receiving a Staff Shout-Out, Steve Evans Jr.! We appreciate your willingness to go above and beyond to keep our facilities looking spectacular.
On Friday, our high school Living Environment and Environmental Science classes visited SUNY Morrisville as an extension of their units on Ecology. Students toured and learned about Horticulture, Equine Rehabilitation, Aquaculture, and Clean Energy Technology at SUNY Morrisville. Also, students enjoyed lunch in the dining hall and saw a few MMCSD alumni! Thank you to Dr. Jenny Frank from SUNY Morrisville for putting together the tour of these programs and facilities and to Mrs. Martin, Ms. Robinson, Mrs. Jeter, and Mrs. Boston for chaperoning the trip!
Meet Our Mustangs! Today, we would like to welcome Jessica Klem who is joining the district as a Mount Markham Middle School 5th Grade ELA Teacher.
Meet Our Mustangs! Today, we would like to welcome Andrea Connery who is joining the district as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
On Monday, October 16, the senior class went to the Black River Wild Forest, where they had the option to hike or bike. Although it was a wet and chilly day, our students made the best of it!
Meet Our Mustangs! Today, we would like to welcome Georg-ann Auger who is joining the district as a Mount Markham Elementary School RTI Reading Support Educator.
Senior students Virginia Culver, Marissa Kulczak, and Morgan O'Bryan attended an "Honors Mindfulness Program" hosted by Herkimer BOCES. Our students learned various mindfulness and relaxation techniques to mitigate and cope with stress and anxiety. Some of the methods from the program will be taught to other students throughout the year via Sources of Strength and Youth Summit events, programming, and activities.
