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The MED PTA presents its Kickoff to Homecoming Picnic, pregaming Friday, October 4 from 4-6pm in the MED parking lot. Featuring a food truck, games, music, and merch. Go Panthers!
The Board of Education has scheduled a workshop for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the CHS library.
A reminder that we will be holding our 1st mandatory bus safety drills at dismissal today, Thursday, September 12, and that our buses will be dropping students off approximately 10-15 minutes later than usual.
Please be advised that buses 7, 15, and 19 will be dropping students off later than usual today, Friday, Sept. 6 due to traffic delays along their route.
Our Adult Ed. fall semester course catalog is now available on our website's Adult & Continuing Education page... check it out and sign up today!
Classes Start September 5! Families, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them on our Facebook page and on our website. We love to see those smiling faces!
Modified football numbers are extremely low and we are in serious jeopardy of not being able to have a season. If you plan on signing up, please do so ASAP at https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics - the modified football season starts August 29th. A decision on the season will be made by September 2nd based on the number of players .
Want to serve your school and community? The Board of Ed. is seeking a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the Board resulting from the resignation of Fred Hutchinson this August. The Board anticipates appointing a volunteer to serve a term starting September 10, 2024 and running through May 20, 2025, at which time the seat will be filled by the annual Board election. To qualify for consideration, a candidate must be and have been a resident of the District for at least one year, be 18 years of age or older, and be able to read and write. Please submit a letter of interest and resume no later than September 6, 2024 to Marianne Pierro, President, Chatham Central School District Board of Education, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037. For questions, please call the district clerk at 518-392-1501.
Get the scoop on CCSD's newest administrators at our Ice Cream Social Wednesday, August 21, 5:00-5:45 p.m. in the CMS cafeteria. Andrew Kourt, our newly appointed superintendent, and Miles Wheat, Chatham High School’s new principal, will be dishing out the ice cream to provide families with an opportunity to get to meet them and chat before the start of the school year. This event is free and open to anyone from the Chatham CSD community - be sure to drop by and say hi.
For any seventh or eighth grade student who is interested in trying out for a high school level sport this fall, the Athletic Placement Process (APP) test will be held Thursday, August 22 at 1:00 p.m. Meet in the CHS lobby. If interested please contact our athletic director, John Brantley, at brantleyj@chatham.k12.ny.us no later than August 20.
Our sports sign-up website Arbitersports is now working. Registration for JV/Varsity sports is open. Registration for modified sports opens July 29. https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
Calendar Update: The Board of Education has added a meeting for August 13, 2024 6:00 p.m. in the CHS library to its meeting schedule.
The Board of Education has scheduled a Board Retreat (no public) for August 7, 2024 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the CHS library.
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.