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Attention student athletes/calendar update: Sports physicals for any student athlete in grades 7-12 are August 20 & 27, 2024 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. All physicals will be in the CHS nurse's office. No appointment needed, first come first served. Please be sure to mark your calendars!
Nutritious free meals are available for children age 18 and younger in our area throughout the summer while school is out of session. Please visit the USDA website https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder to find a location near you, or text “Summer Meals” to 97779 or call 1-866-348-6479 to find a site nearby (in Columbia County, there are sites in Hudson and New Lebanon).
Public Announcement for School Meals Special Provision Options (Provision 2 Non-Base Year & Community Eligibility Provision) The Chatham Central School District announces an amendment to its policy for serving meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2024-2025 school year, which will allow for all children at all schools/sites to be served meals at no charge. For additional information please contact the following person: Chatham CSD Food Service Supervisor Barbara Murray 50 Woodbridge Ave Chatham NY 12037 518-392-1536 murrayb@chatham.k12.ny.us
Enjoy your summer!
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Tonight's Commencement for the Class of 2024 will be held indoors at CHS. The entire ceremony will be livestreamed and available to view on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChathamCSD/ . The stream will be available a few minutes before the ceremony, which begins at 6:00 p.m. The Commencement Parade will take place at 7:45 p.m. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
The Class of 2024 will parade through the Village of Chatham following their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 26. The parade starts at approximately 7:45 p.m. at Chatham High School, takes a left onto Woodbridge Ave., right onto Kinderhook St., right at the roundabout onto Main St., and continues straight onto Hudson Ave. to the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The community is encouraged to come out and cheer on the graduates.
Due to the forecast for extreme heat, Chatham Middle School and MED Elementary School will dismiss students early on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20. CMS will dismiss students at 11:15 a.m. and MED will dismiss students at 11:30 a.m. both days. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
The Chatham High School Regents/final exam schedule will remain as normal and the building has air conditioning. Transportation home at the end of the day will be provided for CHS students who request it. Please call or email the CHS main office anytime, but no later than 11:30 a.m. the day of your request.
A reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
The Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for Monday, June 17, 6:00 p.m. in the superintendent's conference room. This meeting is for the express purpose of awarding the High School Capital Improvement Project Contract Awards. The Board does anticipate entering into executive session for the purpose of matters leading to the appointment of a particular person/s. The Board does not anticipate conducting any other business or voting on any other items at this meeting. There will be no recording or remote video for this meeting.
The MED PTA End of Year Carnival & Picnic is POSTPONED to Tuesday, June 18, from 4-7pm. Get ready for an evening of making memories and enjoying a wide range of
fun-filled activities such as carnival games, food for sale, and so much more! BE SURE TO BRING BLANKETS AND CHAIRS.
The Panthers are headed to the NYS baseball finals for the third year in a row! Chatham shut out Pulaski 9-0 in the NYSPHSAA Class C semifinal at Binghamton University Friday morning. The Panthers will play Burke Catholic in the championship game at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Mirabito Stadium. The NYSPHSAA Championships will use online ticketing. Ticket prices are $11.50 (inclusive of fees). Children under five are free. Cash sales will not be available at the gate. For tickets, please visit https://nysphsaa.org/sports/2023/4/11/BaseballChampionshipTickets.aspx - the game will also be live streamed on https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/ (requires subscription).
The Panthers now head to the NYS baseball FInal Four, where they take on Pulaski on Friday, June 7, 10:00 a.m. at SUNY Binghamton. The winner of that game will advance to the NYS Finals on Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. at Morabito Stadium All NYSPHSAA Championships will use online ticketing. Ticket prices are $11.50 (inclusive of fees). Cash sales will not be available at the gate. For tickets, please visit https://nysphsaa.org/sports/2023/4/11/BaseballChampionshipTickets.aspx Tickets are general admission and are good for the entire day at any site. There are no discounts for senior citizens or students. Children age 5 and under are free. Only NYSPHSAA passes will be honored at the championship site. No Section Lifetime, Service or other passes will be accepted. The game will also be livestreamed on https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/ (requires subscription).
Ever wanted to drive that big yellow school bus? The Chatham Central School District’s transportation department is hosting a pair of job fairs Saturday, June 8 and Thursday, June 27 from 8am-12pm at Chatham Middle School, 50 Woodbridge Ave. in Chatham, NY. Chatham is hiring both bus drivers (starting pay $23.36/hour) and bus attendants (starting pay $22.36/hr). No experience necessary, we provide paid training. The job fairs offer on-the-spot interviews and the opportunity to test drive a school bus. Contact transportation supervisor Joshua Loeffler at 518 392-1520 or loefflerj@chatham.k12.ny.us for more information.
Congratulations to the varsity baseball team on their 18-10 victory over Tupper Lake in the regional semi-final yesterday evening. The boys will be playing Section 7 winner Ticonderoga in the Class C regional final on Saturday, June 1, 12:00 pm at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam. Chatham will be in the 3rd base dugout and will be the home team. The winner moves on to the NYS semi-finals next week in Binghamton.
Tickets can be purchased on GoFan at: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAII?activity=Baseball .
They will not be accepting cash at the site for tickets but will have IPads available to purchase tickets electronically.
There is no live streaming option for this game.
Go Panthers!
The Class of 2024 invites you to their Senior Expo & Awards Night, a celebration of their high school careers. Starting at 6:00 p.m. June 5 in the Chatham High School gymnasium, come see our seniors’ displays highlighting their many personal accomplishments made as students here at Chatham CSD. The evening wraps up with our Seniors Awards Ceremony in the CHS auditorium.
The Marching Panthers will be hitting the street to honor our fallen service members this Memorial Day. Look for the CHS marching band in the Ghent parade at 9:00 a.m. and the CHS and CMS marching bands in the Chatham parade at 11:00 a.m.
Chatham Panthers SOFTBALL CAMP is July 1– 5, 2024 for ages 7–12. Learn the fundamentals of softball from Chatham Panthers coaches & players. For more information and registration form, follow this link: https://5il.co/2mksu
The May 22, 2024 Board of Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. has been moved to the High School cafeteria .
Make the most of your child's summer with Chatham Middle School’s engaging and FREE summer school program for grades 5-8! Running Monday-Thursday, 8:30-11:30am from July 8 to August 1, 2024, the Arbor Academy Summer Program offers a student-centered learning experience designed with fun in mind. Register by June 19 at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGflCyUq71or_9NeWaFjP_ONI4MeDn_YXzgH7k08rVM_xmVQ/viewform
Our 2024-25 District Wide Safety Plan is available for public review at https://5il.co/2m6ky . The Board of Education has reviewed and updated the plan and has scheduled a Public Hearing on the plan for June 25, 2024 6pm in the CHS library. The Board plans to adopt the updated plan at its July 9th organizational meeting.