It’s Dairy Queen Night! Tonight, October 18, come out to the Dairy Queen in Ghent to help support the 7th grade. DQ is generously donating 20% of its proceeds during that time. Be sweet - all you have to do is eat.
Winter sports signs ups for JV/Varsity sports start on Friday, October 18. Modified sports sign ups begin on November 2nd. on Register on ArbiterSport shttps://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
The 8th grade is holding a Meadow Farms fundraiser to help offset the cost of their annual year-end field trip. All you have to do is shop Chatham Middle Schools shop at https://shop.meadowfarms.com/chatham-middle-school-101918?welcomeAlert=true
full of gourmet foods, gift items, snack and other treat. Fundraiser runs now through October 22.
Chatham Central Schools will dismiss all students approximately 15 minutes early today, October 4, as part of our annually required Go Home Early Drill. The purpose of this drill is to practice our schools’ emergency dismissal procedures and you are receiving this message as a test of our emergency notification system.
Dairy Queen Night Friday, October 18 from 3-7 p.m. Come out to the Dairy Queen in Ghent to help support the 7th grade. DQ is generously donating 20% of its proceeds during that time. Be sweet. All you have to do is eat.
CBS6 anchor/reporter Julia Dunn recently visited CMS to interview our heroic staffers for an edition of her Positively Upstate series, which will air Wed., October 2 during the 6PM. newscast. Be sure to watch!
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.
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
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!
Enjoy your summer!
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 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
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
