“What does it mean to be a patriot?” Members of the American Legion, Town of Wallkill Post #1181, asked a group of fourth graders at East Coldenham Elementary this and other thought-provoking questions during their presentation on Nov. 15. The post-Veterans’ Day celebration began with students introducing their family members who have served or still …
“It takes a village to raise a child.” Schools have long been considered as part of a child’s village or community. For the past seven years, Walden Elementary School has been utilizing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to cultivate a caring school community where every person contributes to student engagement and success. PBIS is …
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Our goal here at VCMS is to make the transition as smooth and seamless as possible and this is accomplished by being afforded as much information as possible. As a result, we wanted to share our plans for the upcoming 6th Grade and New Student Orientation taking place on August 24, 2023 along with student …
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Friday, July 14, 2023 Happy Friday Vikings! We hope you are having a terrific summer so far! We know it is still early in the summer and although we have time before we kick off the 2023-2024 school year, we wanted to provide you with some updates you may need to get prepared. 6th Grade …
Students will have access to meal sites for summer lunches, Monday-Friday in neighboring communities. To find the nearest site, call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE. You can also visit the Hunger Free America website at https://www.hungerfreeamerica.org/en-us/usda-national-hunger-hotline This map provided by the US Dept. of Agriculture will also help you find local meal information. https://usda-fns.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e27b6688505340baa54f684193656cdb
VC Vikings are sweeping Section IX contests! Gymnastics The VC Gymnastics team completed their undefeated season in a row (the team was founded in 2022) and have won their second Section IX Team Champion title for the second year in a row! Reilly Benson won the Section 9 Individual All-Around Champion title. The following VC …
Every 5 years each school district in NYS is required to conduct an overall scope of necessary repairs needed to its buildings. The latest survey at VC was conducted in 2022 and found $172.5 Million in needed repairs. It would be too overwhelming to attempt to conduct all the needed repairs all at once. …
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On January 31st, there was an incident at the high school following the Boys Varsity Basketball game that began at approximately 8:06pm. The incident lasted approximately three minutes. Both teams were securely escorted into the locker rooms. The individuals involved in the incident were contained and there were no injuries. A knife was recovered from …
Please click here for the GOFan ticket information for the Section IX Cheerleading Championship to be held on : Date: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 Time: 11:00am Location: Monroe-Woodbury HS Gymnasium 155 Dunderberg Road Central Valley, NY 10917
Kyle Cavanaugh, Valley Central Graduate Class of 1976, was inducted into the VC Athletic Hall of Fame at the Valley Central Boys Basketball game on January 6th, 2023. In his teenage years, his family relocated from Brooklyn and Kyle transferred to Valley Central as a competitive swimmer with his sights set on earning a swimming …
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