Congratulations to November's Character Trait Award winners! Dawsyn Doremus, Doug Barton, John Entwistle, Jamison Young, Jackie Terns, David Ashwell, Mya Hoke, Andrew Hornak, Hayley Lee, and L Mahar were selected for demonstrating citizenship consistently throughout the month.
Mount Markham High School SADD donated and wrapped Christmas gifts as part of the Gram Lorraine project. Special thanks to members Nicholas Thomas, Reganne Jones, Rebecca McClave, Maddie Briggs, Kylie Howard, and Alessia Delia for their hard work!
Mount Markham High School's Winter Concert and Art Show is coming right up! The concert and art show will be held on Wednesday, December 13, at 7:00 pm in the high school auditorium. We can't wait to see you there!
With support from Arts In Education through Herkimer BOCES, the high school drama club was privileged to attend a special viewing of “A Christmas Carol” at Syracuse Stage.
Syracuse Stage is a non-profit professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University, and our students had a front-row seat for the exceptional production.
Mount Markham FCCLA and the Village of West Winfield invite you to a Holiday Festival! There will be activities for all age groups, horse-drawn sleigh rides, food trucks, and so much more. We hope to see you all there!
Congratulations to Ann Bouthillier and Victor Zampetti for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We appreciate everything you do to enhance educational experiences and opportunities for our students.
Congratulations to John Hoke Sr. for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We thank you for your willingness to go above and beyond to help out wherever needed.
Some of our high school teachers just returned from an exciting NYSCATE Conference! This conference is for educators and technology specialists in New York to come together and share ideas about how technology can benefit student learning and engagement. Sarah Robinson and Alaina Brower ran two sessions on emerging technologies in the classroom that have enhanced education for our students at Mount Markham and how technology can facilitate cross-curricular collaboration between science and English classes. Marie Kenyon joined them at the conference as well!
Our Mount Markham High School art students worked hard on various projects over the past few months. Check out some of their fantastic work!
Introducing BusRight!
Mount Markham CSD has partnered with BusRight - a transportation technology company - to allow you to keep track of your child’s school bus route to and from school directly from your smartphone!
Congratulations to Alaina Brower and Sarah Robinson for receiving a Staff Shout-Out! We are grateful for everything you do to provide new and enhanced opportunities for our students and your colleagues.
Congratulations to October's Character Trait Award winners! Mackenzie Kujawski, Sam Hinman, James Southworth, Rori Jones, Evan Kocienda, Maddie Briggs, and Richie Inman were selected for demonstrating responsibility consistently throughout the month.
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!
This week, Mount Markham CSD has 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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
