Congratulations to the Class of 2009!  Click here for graduation story and list of graduates.   The video of the graduation ceremony is airing daily on cable    Channel 20 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.    Due to technical difficulties, we were unable to air the video during the    scheduled evening times. On July 2, the BOE meeting will be aired in the    evening time slot. The graduation video will begin airing on Friday, July 3.

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• School Board Organizational Meeting July 2
  The Port Jervis School District Board of Education is holding its annual organizational meeting on Thursday, July 2 in the High School auditorium. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., immediately following an executive session. It will be televised live on cable Ch. 20. Please note that the school board only holds one meeting in the month of July. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 3.  AGENDA  

• Student music performances now online
  The Port Jervis School District Music Department has made a CD of the 2008-09 student performances. The musical selections are now posted on our web site for your listening pleasure. MUSIC 

• District asking parents to complete census
  The Port Jervis School District is counting on you!
  In accordance with NY State Department of Education requirements, the district is taking a census of all residents with children. The purpose of the census is to assist the district in planning for future student enrollment. Residents with children, ages of 5-18, are asked to take a few minutes to complete the online census. All information will be held in strict confidence. Click here to access the census.

• HBE honors beloved principal Sharon Dickstein

  July 12, 2009 - This was no ordinary day at Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School. Much to the surprise of the school's beloved principal, who is retiring after 20 years of dedicated service, the students and staff declared the second Friday in June to be "Sharon Dickstein Day." MORE
   

• Peer Leaders ease transition to middle school

  How will I be successful once I enter the middle school? This question was answered by a group of seventh and eighth grade peer leaders over the past several weeks. Each peer leader group went to one sixth grade class where they talked with the students, explaining about "life in the middle school." FULL STORY   

• Minor date change approved by BOE
  Next year's school calendar updated
  Need to know what days your children will be in school next year? The School Board approved a minor change to the 2009-10 student calendar. The revised calendar includes the new date for the March In-service day, school holidays, and other important dates. The annual printed calendar will be mailed to all district families in August.  

• Senior Girls Luncheon - A Taste of the Future

  For the fourth year, all of the girls in the graduating class were invited to attend the Senior Luncheon, held at the Best Western in Westfall. Much more than a casual dining experience, the Senior Girls Luncheon provides the girls with an opportunity to participate in a series of  life skills workshops- all of which were specifically designed to help them meet the personal challenges they will face in the workforce, college, and their personal lives. MORE

• D.A.R.E. graduates have skills to say 'no'

  All Port Jervis fifth graders graduated from the D.A.R.E. Program June 10 in
  a motivational  ceremony. Taught by Port Jervis School Resource Officer Kelly Decker, D.A.R.E. gives students the skills and confidence to live drug-and-violence-free lives. MORE - Includes Chances Are Video 

• Influenza Health Notice
  H1N1 symptoms similar to seasonal flu
  In recent weeks, many cases of influenza like illness have been reported in Orange County. The symptoms of H1N1 influenza are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu, which include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Diarrhea and vomiting may also occur. Individuals experiencing these symptoms should seek medical attention and stay home from school or work. 
  •  H1N1 Influenza Virus Information   

• Coaches honor 2009 senior athletics

  The coveted senior athletic awards were presented at the Class of 2009 Athletic Awards Banquet June 1 at the Erie Trackside. Congratulations to all of the athletes!  Click here for the list of awards and photos. 

• MS class donates tomato plants to food pantry

  Megan Wieboldt and Trisha Keniston's 7th grade science classes combined a unit on plants and photosynthesis with community service, donating 100 tomato plants to the Grace Episcopal Church food pantry. 

• HBE Variety Show raises money for St. Jude's

  The 2009 Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School Variety Show raised $900 for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This  marked the 16th year teachers and students came together on stage to raise money for charity.  MORE

• ASK Kindergarten class watches chicks hatch

  Dawn Buzzelli's and Kathy Yorke's kindergarten class at ASK Elementary School are completing a unit of study that none of them are soon to forget. The students followed the incubation of 20 eggs and got to see the baby chicks hatch.
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• Balch and Foss honored as top graduates

  Class of 2009 valedictorian Amanda Balch and salutatorian Kenneth Foss were honored May 27 along with the top graduating seniors from schools throughout the Orange-Ulster Supervisory District at the 14th annual Outstanding Student Recognition Dinner. Balch was also honored as the top graduate of the
  O-U BOCES Career and Technical Education Center. MORE

• HBE principal named Administrator of the Year
  BOCES School Library System honors Dickstein

  Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School Principal Sharon Dickstein was recently honored by the Orange-Ulster BOCES School Library System as its 2009 Administrator of the Year. She  was nominated for the honor by Library Media Specialist Beverly Giblin.  FULL STORY

• ASK's Painted Lady butterflies are free

  After spending two weeks observing the fascinating life cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly, third graders at ASK Elementary School recently released the butterflies into their natural environment. MORE

   

• Emergency texting feature added to School News Notifier 
  Parents can sign-up for cell phone alerts     
  Want to be one of the first to know about school closings and delays? Parents can now sign up to have text messages sent to their cell phone to alert them  about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other school emergencies. Learn more about the new cell phone alerts.
  Click here  to sign-up for School News Notifier   

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• Bicentennial singers featured on National Public Radio