Cynthia Benedict
Principal

118 E. Main St.

Port Jervis, NY 12771

(845) 858-3148

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Port Jervis Middle School News

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• New Assistant Principal
  Middle School welcomes Mr. Brett Cancredi

  Port Jervis School District is pleased to welcome Brett Cancredi as the new Middle School assistant principal. Cancredi, who served previously as an assistant principal at Minisink Valley Middle School for three years, is looking forward to working in a smaller school where he will be able to get to know the students and staff. An avid bike rider and golfer, Cancredi says one of his goals for this year is to get more students involved in extra-curricular activities and to help make fitness a part of their daily routine. 
   

• Modified sports physicals Sept. 4
  Interested in playing a fall sport? Sports physicals are required.  The district physician will be at the Middle School Health Office on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. to provide free physicals for all students trying out for modified sports. Students who do not have a physical will be considered ineligible for sports until they are cleared by the nursing staff.
  Athletes need to bring the required sports forms, signed by their parents, with them to the physical. The forms can be downloaded below or obtained in advance from the Middle School or High School Health Offices. For more information, call Sharon Close at 858-3161. 
      • District Health & Sport Physical Form  New Form
       • Athletic Health History Form   
   

• Summer is a great time for a good book
  During the summer, books might be the last thing on your child's mind. Most kids are ready for a break and happy to trade in reading, writing, and math for summer camp, family vacations and lazy beach days. But many studies have shown that children who read when they're away from school perform better academically than those who don't. If you're looking for a book that will spark your child's interest in reading this summer, check out the Middle School Summer Reading List.
   • Middle School Summer Reading List
   

• Grant allows teachers to attend Cornell course

  A federal grant enabled two Port Jervis social studies teachers to attend in an intensive graduate level American history course at Cornell University this summer. Trish Aumick and Ally Cunningham were two of 18 teachers from Orange and Sullivan Counties who spent one week at Cornell studying post-Civil War history. Aumick says the highlight of the course was a lecture by a well-known author and Lincoln expert Harold Holzer. The Teaching America History Grant program is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history.

   

• Fourth Quarter Honor Roll
  Congratulations to all of the 7th and 8th grade students who qualified for the Fourth Quarter Honor Roll. Click here to view the list of Honor Roll students.
   

• Have questions about the late bus?
  The school district offers a late bus run for Middle School students who participate in eligible after-school activities. Students who want to ride the late bus must receive permission in advance from a building administrator.

  Students are picked up at the Middle School by 3:30 p.m. and transported to the High School. From there, students depart at approximately 3:55 p.m. Student drop off times may vary depending upon the number of students riding the late bus and the territory that needs to be covered. The late buses do not make all regularly assigned stops, they are generalized. Schedule
   

• Teen Food & Fitness...tips for busy families
  The Middle School is providing students and families with a monthly newsletter dedicated to Teen Food & Fitness. The newsletters are designed to provide busy parents with practical ways to promote healthy nutrition and fun activities. Click here to download the newsletters.    
   

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