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2024 Prom Dress Drive: donate your clean, gently worn dresses to the Prom Dress Fund. All donations will be used to provide area students with free dresses for the 2025 prom season. You can drop off dresses between May 22 - June 21 to Chatham High School. *Only dresses that are 5 years or newer will be accepted.
Please note: the start time for the May 22, 2024 Board of Education meeting has been changed to 5:30 p.m.
The annual School Budget Vote & Board Election is Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 9am-9pm in the Mary E. Dardess Elementary School gym. More info can be found at https://www.chathamcentralschools.com/page/budget-news
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6th Grade Dairy Queen Fundraiser - stop in or drive thru the Ghent Dairy Queen on Thursday, May 2 from 3-7PM for a bite to eat and some delicious ice cream! Part of the proceeds will support our 6th grade end-of-the-year activities.
Chatham CSD's annual public hearing on the proposed school budget will be held May 14 at 6pm in the Chatham High School library. At the hearing, school officials will present details of the 2024-2025 school budget.
This meeting will also be live streamed via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83976585762
Please note: starting with the May 14, 2024 Board of Education meeting and budget hearing, the Board will return to its regular meeting start time of 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library.
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All CCSD schools and offices will be closed on Friday, May 24, 2024 for an unused emergency closing give-back day. Please be sure to update your calendars and enjoy the extra-long weekend!
Friday, May 17, 2024 is an early dismissal day for all schools in order to accommodate senior capstone presentations in the afternoon. The dismissal times have been set as follows:
CMS 10:50 a.m.,
MED 11:05 a.m.,
CHS 11:15 a.m.
Please be sure to update your calendars!
The Chatham Panthers varsity baseball team is playing in the Hope Rocks Hardball Invitational on May 4 at Cantine Field in Saugerties. It's Chatham vs. Pine Plains at 10AM. Hope Rocks is a grassroots movement to empower, engage, educate, and enlighten communities about mental health and the fight against addiction and suicide.
The Board of Education has adopted our year-at-a-glance calendar for next school year. It is posted to our website at https://5il.co/2ical
Enjoy a late morning or early afternoon of painting and goodies when the Class of 2027 hosts a Canvas & Cookies painting event on Saturday, April 13. Two sessions will be hosted to accommodate painters of all age groups (10am families with students k-5, Noon adults & students grade 6 and up). Sessions will be led by retired Chatham art teacher Patrice Tomaso featuring a design for elementary and a sunset scene for adults & students grade 6 and up. Cost is $15 per person, which includes a canvas and various baked goods to choose enjoy. All proceeds will benefit our freshmen class. Please RSVP by April 8 using the QR code or the following link: https://forms.gle/iazvfmZK27HkfSCZ8
Nominating petitions for Board of Education candidates can be picked up in the district clerk's office at MED. Petitions are due April 22.
Sometime during the week of April 8, 2024, we will hold a lockdown drill in our High School only. Officers from local law enforcement will assist us. If you have any questions, please contact the High School principal or the superintendent's office.
Chatham CSD is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to administer the District’s Full Day Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program. The District will receive sealed proposals no later than 3:00 p.m. May 1, 2024. More at https://5il.co/2hk84
Attention students age 16 & older: our next Driver Education Pre-Licensing Course is April 18 & 25, 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Chatham High School. Cost is $35. Learn more on our Driver Education page at https://www.chathamcentralschools.com/o/chs/page/driver-education
Please note there has been a slight change to the Tuesday, March 26 Board of Education meeting. The Board will be entering into executive session at the start of the meeting (5:00 p.m.). The regular portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m.
The CHS robotics team, Artemis (6621), is competing March 22 and 23 in the FIRST Tech Valley Regional at the MVP Arena in Albany. You can watch the competition live at https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires9 or in person: the event is open to the public with no charge for admission!
Sometime during the week of March 25, 2024, we will practice lockdown drills in all three of our school buildings. Officers from the Chatham Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and New York State Police will assist us. As you know, it is important that we periodically practice these drills with as many different variables as possible; our goal is to make sure our students and staff are prepared and safe. If you have any questions, please contact your building principal or my office.