Open Swim Is Cancelled Feb. 27, 2025
Open swim is cancelled Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 and will reopen Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Please visit our Pool Schedule page for more information about the Community Swim program.
VCSD Offers ParentSquare Parent Workshops on Feb. 12 & 13
Dear Parents/Guardians, I’m writing to connect with you about our new communications platform. As I previously mentioned in the Dec. issue of Viking Voyage, Valley Central School District is using a new communication platform called ParentSquare. We’re making this transition because improved communication is part of our strategic plan, and ParentSquare offers special features that will …
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Valley Central School District Has Transitioned to Parent Square for Communications
The Valley Central School District has adopted a new communications tool for the 2024-25 school year. ParentSquare will be used as its primary mass notification system, replacing SchoolMessenger effective Jan. 2025. From mass emails, texts and phone calls, ParentSquare is a unified communications platform that allows parents/guardians to access vital information – how and when …
Valley Central School District Reunion Draws Attendees From Across The Country
Seven hours: That’s how long Mary Lynne (Pepe) Allen and her husband Tom Allen recently drove to attend a multi-generational school reunion in Maybrook, New York. Holding a very special place in her heart, the Maybrook School was Mary Lynne’s alma mater from kindergarten in 1950 to seventh grade in 1957, and the long drive …
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ALC 2024-2025 Welcome Back letter
To Parents/Guardian: I hope you are having a wonderful summer with your family and friends. Summertime for school professionals is about replenishing, rejuvenating, and planning for the new year. As we quickly approach the end of August. I want to warmly welcome you and offer some of the essential reopening information. I would like to …
New York State Summer EBT Information
The new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program will help low-income families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Each eligible child will get $120 in food benefits. Eligible children will receive Summer EBT food benefits on an EBT card. Families can use their Summer EBT food benefits to buy food like fruits, …
Congrats to our Varsity Teams Going to Section IX Playoff Games!
Girls Varsity Lacrosse takes on Pine Bush at O’Neill High School at 2:30 Thursday, May 23rd. Varsity Baseball takes on Wallkill at Cantine Field in Saugerties at 2:00 on Saturday, May 25th. Varsity Softball takes on Minisink Valley at Mount Saint Mary College at 12:00 on Saturday, May 25th.
Budget Passes | Voters approve 2024-25 budget, elect two to Board of Education
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Valley Central School District residents approved the proposed 2024-2025 budget of $129,300,000. The unofficial budget results are as follows: The budget passed with 70.9% voter approval, 662 yes votes and 272 no votes. This budget represents a 2.74% increase over the current year’s budget. This budget maintains all programs for …
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VCSD Recognized for Music Education by NAMM Foundation
We are very excited and proud to share that the Valley Central School District has been recognized as one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to school districts across the United States that demonstrate special achievement in efforts to provide access …
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BOE Approves School Calendar for 2024-2025
The Board of Education approved the VCSD 2024-2025 School Calendar at their March 4, 2024 meeting. The calendar is posted on the website on our Calendar page.