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 Summer reading
and supply lists available online
JULY
2009—Suggested summer reading lists for Middletown Schools
are available online
as are supply lists. Visit your child's school Web site
to access them!
Summer
school information for students in grades
9-12
JULY 2009—High
School summer school summer school will run from July 6
through August 6. Click
here to access summer school
information, including the schedule, courses
offered, registration, attendance
requirements, and more.
Summer
school information for
elementary students
JULY 2009—Elementary
School summer school will run from July 6
through August 6.
Click
here
to access summer school
information, including the schedule, registration
information, attendance
requirements, and more.
Program offers free lunch to
kids
JULY
2009—For thousands of kids, the
end of the school year means the end of free or reduced
meals—but not in Middletown. Thanks to the Summer Food
Service Program, a federally funded program administered by
the New York State Child Nutrition Program, kids 18 years of
age or younger are eating lunch for free.
Click here to read more.
Graduates off to top-notch colleges
and universities this fall
JULY 2009—In
the fall, members of the Class of 2009 will head off to various
colleges and universities to pursue a higher education.
Click
here to view the list of the institutions Middletown
graduates will attend.
 Hats off to the Class of 2009!
JUNE 2009—More
than 450 students graduated on Friday, June 26, from
Middletown High School in a ceremony held at SUNY Orange.
The gymnasium, filled with family, friends, and other
well-wishers, cheered on members of the Class of 2009 as
students received their high school diplomas.
Click here to view the list of 2009 graduates. To view
photos
click here.
Golden Graduates honored with
honorary diplomas
JUNE 2009—Graduates
of the Class of 1959 were honored on Friday, June 26, with
honorary diplomas at a reception held at Twin Towers Middle
School.
Click
here for a list of those honored.
 Students
earn $62,820 in scholarship money
JUNE 2009—Middletown
High School students were honored on Thursday, June 25, at the annual
Scholarship Awards Dinner. This year, graduates received a
total of $62,820 in scholarship money.
Click here to view the list of scholarship recipients.
District
recognized nationally for communications excellence
JUNE 2009—The
Middletown City School District was recently
recognized for outstanding achievement in
educational communications in the
2009 Publications and
Electronic Media Awards contest, put on by
the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA).
The district received two honorable mention awards
for its 2008-09 program guide and for its 2009-10
high school course catalog.
With
approximately 1,000 entries in 13 categories from
across the country, Middletown was the only school
district recognized from New York State in the
handbook category and one of four New York State
school districts recognized in the special purpose
publication category. For a full list of winners,
click here.
Information for students and parents regarding the H1N1
virus
JUNE 2009—Recent
news has confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in
New York State. As a result, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public
health advisory.
Click here
to read more.
Residents give thumbs up to budget and
proposition one
MAY
2009—Middletown
residents said yes to the
$133.9
million
proposed budget on May 19 and also approved proposition
one, which includes
decreasing the term of Board of
Education members from five (5) to three (3) years. Residents also elected three
members to the Board of Education—Ed
Estrada, Will Geiger, and Rose Tobiassen. Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Eastwood and the
Board of Education would like to thank the Middletown
community for supporting our schools.
Official Voting
Results:
Proposed Budget: 1,122
yes, 345 no
Proposition One: 1,222
yes, 232 no
Official Board of Education Election Results:
Ed Estrada: 1,313
Will Geiger: 1,296
Rose Tobiassen: 1,182
Rosemary Capozella:
487
Randy Keys: 364
Lisa Prince: 264
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