Margaretville Central School -

Thank you, Fortissimo supporters! With the funds raised at our one-and-only annual music fundraiser and a matching grant from the O'Connor Foundation, MCS Varsity Chorus members (and a few more music council members) enjoyed a day in NYC to see HAMILTON at the Richard Rogers Theater. This will go down in the books as one of our most memorable moments at MCS, for sure!

Girls Modified softball game has been postponed!

Celebration time! MCS musicians from grades 5-12 have SO MUCH to be proud of from their individual performances at this weekend's NYSSMA solo festival in Norwich. 16 vocalists and instrumentalists have been working all school year and honing their skills with instrumental substitute teachers Pam West-Finkle & Rick Eleck and vocal music teacher Jenna Tucker to independently perform a challenging solo of their choosing from one of six difficulty levels. Students are then asked to "sight read" and perform a small piece of music they've never seen before without assistance. All of this is done in a new environment in front of a judge This opportunity helps students develop musically, but it also helps develop confidence, resilience, the ability to accept critical feedback, and presentation skills that are so useful for all academic work and future job interviews as much as they are useful for musical development. Our MCS students ALL have some great successes to claim! Matthew Greene, Everley Marks, Jack Mead, and Danielle Sanford all celebrated big accomplishments and scores to be proud of with their instrumental solos (Matthew even had two!) Vocal musicians Vivian Faraci, Caydence Fronckowiak, Georgia Grocholl, Rylie Hougen, Tessa Marks, Aurora Maxim, Sayge McDermott, Maci Montminy, Stella Sines, and Sadie Smith all delivered their personal-best performances and brought home "outstanding" and "excellent" ratings. Danielle Sanford also claimed a huge accomplishment in earning a PERFECT SCORE on her level-three performance (on top of also performing a clarinet solo!) Julia Balcom Salazar and Alani Mendez both earned 99 out of 100 on level 6 vocal solos; these are scores that would qualify them for All-State-Chorus consideration if they were age-eligible! Congratulations to ALL our outstanding musicians! Special thanks to all the helpers on the big day: *MCS Board of Ed member Kent Brown for piano accompaniment for all our vocalists *Rebecca McDermott for being a chaperone superhero *Kyle Holden for driving our crew *Jeremey Marks for coming to the rescue during our departure *Classroom teachers and Joy Holden for supporting and accommodating these students' music lesson schedules.

Mrs. Pacheco's 2nd grade class had a very "Eggciting" week. We hatched 7 chicks in our classroom and we also took a trip to the Bronx Zoo. There has been a lot of hands-on learning happening.

Congratulations to our Varsity Chorus, Modified Chorus, and Elementary Chorus musicians on their outstanding concert this Week! We were so busy enjoying the music that these are some of the only photos we've seen so far (and they're great!) Please send along your photos to j_tucker@margaretvillecs.org if you'd like to add some to our post!

🎉 As the school year approaches, we wanted to share a few important reminders about upcoming schedules and celebrations for you to add to your calendar! 🎓☀️

📅 Last Day for Grades 7–12:
Students in grades 7–12 will have their last day of school on June 16.

⏰ PK–6 Half Days Begin June 17:
Starting June 17, students in grades PK–6 will follow a half-day schedule with dismissal at 11:30 a.m.

🎓 Celebrations on June 25:
Our PK–5 Moving Up Ceremony and Grade 6 Celebration are scheduled for June 25! More information and details will be shared soon.

🎓 Graduation:
Graduation will take place on June 27 as we celebrate the Class of 2026! 🎉

Thank you for your continued support as we wrap up another great school year! 💙💛

ATTENTION:
The girls VARSITY softball game is being MOVED to Gilboa Central School, due to an issue at Archibald field.

Start time will be as soon as we arrive and warm up. They will still be playing a double header(weather permitting)

Bronx Zoo Bus Update - maintaining a 7pm arrival time. Pick up is in the back.

Attention Bronx Zoo Parents in grades 2 and 8. We are on our way home. Sitting in some traffic. Estimated time of arrival is 7pm. More updates to follow.

THERE IS NO PRACTICE TODAY FOR:

MOD SOFTBALL
MOD BASEBALL
TRACK

Yesterday MCS/GCR ran at the Harbaugh Invitational @ Delhi!

Results:
1st in the girls 200 M
2nd in the girls 100 M
3rd in the boys 200 M
4th in the boys 100 M

*New school record in the boys 800 M

Congrats and great job by all of the athletes!

Practice schedule for today!

No practice for boys mod baseball/girls mod softball.

Tennis after school 3 o'clock

Girls Varsity softball 4 o'clock

REMINDER:
TODAY IS SENIOR DAY FOR BASEBALL AND TENNIS!
COME ON DOWN TODAY AND SUPPORT OUR SENIOR ATHLETES!

Meet the Margaretville Central School Board of Education Candidates. The BOE seat vote will be held on Tuesday, May 19th, in the MCS cafeteria, from 2:00-8:00 pm

ANOTHER REMINDER FOR PHYSICALS ON MAY 7TH HERE AT MCS FROM 8-12!!

FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN! FORMS CAN BE PICKED UP IN THE MAIN OFFICE OR THE NURSES OFFICE!

THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR POTENTIAL ATHLETES INTERESTED IN PLAYING A FALL SPORT!!

On May 1st, MCS celebrated National Decision Day! We are so proud of our seniors and where they will go!

The annual Senior Citizen dinner/dance was on April 29th with a record number of attendees. Carol Norwick organized a Luau theme this year. Greg Passarelli was the DJ. Student volunteers served food and danced along with the attendees. A great time was has by all

✨🍎 This week, we celebrate the heart of our school—our teachers. Thank you for the countless hours, the unwavering dedication, and the care you show our students each and every day. 🍎✨

“Teaching is the one profession that creates all others.”

We are grateful for all that you do—today and every day. #TeacherAppreciationWeek