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Students strut their stuff at annual Monhagen Idol show
MMS students take to
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JUNE 2008—The
annual Monhagen Idol Talent and Fashion show, held on June 6,
brought out students, parents, family and friends, along
with district teachers and staff.
The winners were as
follows: Tanya Roe, Shantel Li-Bron, Chekesa Hampton,
Tuwanya Barrett, Tatiana Colon, MonaeDrake, Jonnee
Bartolomei, and Alaysia Brown, Kayvon and Daquan Burley,
Lisa Broughton, Cierra Cunningham, Charlene Jackson, Lachae
Ray, and Kenneth Arenas.
A total of
$2500 was raised at the event to support Camp Kiwanis. Special thanks to Monhagen Idol Talent and Fashion show's
director Samuel
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MMS
students honored at awards ceremony
JUNE
2008—Monhagen
Middle School's Annual Awards Banquet was held on June 2, at
the school, and honored about 30 eighth graders for their
outstanding efforts this year.
Click here to see the list on winners! |
Monhagen hosts
community forum led by Attorney General Cuomo
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Attorney General
Andrew Cuomo address the crowd at MMS during the
forum. |
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MAY
2008—On May
29, Monhagen Middle School hosted New York State’s Chief
Legal Officer and the Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as part of a community forum.
The public, from over
Orange County, was invited to discuss some important issues
as part of the forum that are affecting
our local community and state like: Civil Rights, Internet
safety, and student loans. "It was a privilege and
honor to have
Mr. Cuomo visit and address our community and we hope you
were one of the many who came out to listen to the
distinguished speakers who presented to our community," said
school administration. |
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Principal Tracey
Sorrentino reads to students as part of the New York
State Read Aloud held on April 16 at the school. |
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Annual Read Aloud held at school
APRIL 2008—The
annual Great New York State Read Aloud was held at
Monhagen Middle School on April 16 in the school's
library/media center.
Monhagen joined
schools throughout New York State to celebrate the
joy of reading and invited district administrators,
teachers, students and a variety of community
members to share their favorite book excerpt/story
with classes throughout the day.
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Students selected to Orange County Music Educators'
All County festival
APRIL 2008—The
following students have been selected as members of the
2008 Orange County Music Educators' Association's Middle
School All-County ensembles from Monhagen: Rebecca Lagares, Taylor Gesner, and Lydia Olmo.
All three students participated in auditions
in early February and took part in the festival
held at Valley Central High School on Saturday, April 12.
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Important notice for
MMS parents
MARCH 2008—On
Monday, March 10, the middle school was evacuated.
Click here to read the letter sent home to all MMS
parents from Principal Tracey Sorrentino.
Project SUCCESS™
brings prevention education and awareness to Middletown
MARCH 2008—Project
SUCCESS™, a national school-based program that focuses on
reducing the factors that put students at risk for substance
abuse, is providing prevention education, individual and
group counseling, school-wide awareness, outreach
activities, and parent programs to secondary Middletown
students and their families.
Click here to read more!
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Check out the Wall of Fame in the
library honoring many influential African Americans! |
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Celebrate Black History Month at the Monhagen
library/media center
FEB.2008—This
month the Monhagen library/media center is celebrating
Black History Month giving students a variety of
recommended books and Web sites that students can visit
which highlight influential African-Americans.
Click here to read more!
Drama club presentation big success
JAN.2008—The
Monhagen Middle School Drama Club performed three shows
of
Loves Me...Loves Me Not
recently at the school. Family and community members
came out and enjoyed coffee and tea as MMS kids
entertained their audiences in cabaret-style
performances featuring some Broadway favorites!
It’s a Family Affair! School hosts a Holiday Bookfest
DEC.2007—Over
100 people attended the Holiday Bookfest sponsored by
the Monhagen Library and PTO on Dec. 6, 2007. The event
featured a Scholastic book fair, Thanks-A-Latte Café,
holiday music performed by Monhagen choruses and jazz
band and free raffles!
Above: A member of the Middletown community looks on as
the jazz band performs in the at the MMS Holiday
Bookfest held in Dec. 2007.
 Students
transform into poets
Writer in Residence,
Georgia Popoff, visits schools
NOV.2007—From
learning about synonyms to imagery and stanzas,
Middletown students are delving into the world of poetry
this school year.
Monhagen Middle School (MMS) students got
to try their hand at poetry recently with the help of
Georgia Popoff, Writer in Residence. As part of the Arts
in Education (AIE) programming,
established in 2006,
professional artists, like Popoff, are visiting schools
to bring
age-appropriate arts activities to
students. Activities promote literacy and student
achievement, and are integrated into curriculum and
linked to specific New York State standards. Read more
here.
Pictured above
are MMS kids in Mrs. Carlson seventh grade class reading
their poem aloud to the class.
Teen Read Week at Monhagen
OCT.2007—Teens
at Monhagen read for the fun of it as the Library/ Media
Center celebrated the tenth annual Teen Read Week from
Oct.15-19. This year’s theme, "LOL @ your Library,"
encouraged teens to read humorous books and graphic
novels just for the fun of it!
Mrs. Bonitz, Monhagen’s
library media specialist, feels that "today’s teens seem
to have less and less free time, and there are
increasingly more activities for them to take part in
during what little leisure time they have. That is why
it’s important to encourage teens to set aside some time
to read."
The Library/Media
Center helped to increase teen literacy locally by
offering a series of programs for teens during Teen Read
Week. Students visited the library with their literacy
classes for a Book tasting experience.
There was also a
Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin Contest, daily
raffles, and treats.
Pictured at left is MMS Library/Media Specialist
Bette Bonitz smiles for the camera during Teen Read
Week.
Students spend
the
Day in Clay
OCT.2007—Cliff
Mendelson taught Monhagen Middle School students how
to create Native American inspired clay works of art.
The day-long workshop,
A Day in Clay, was offered at the school as
part of Arts in Education programming.
Students in several social studies classes learned
about Native American art from Mendelson, and then got
the chance to select a design from a variety of Native
American books filled with pictures, patterns, and
designs. Students traced selected designs onto tracing
paper and then transferred those designs onto a soft
clay tile. In a few weeks students will paint their
masterpieces.
"A Day in Clay
was excellent," said Russell Brooks, grade 8
social studies teacher at the school. "Cliff was very
helpful and informative. The students enjoyed it and I
enjoyed it."
African music
and dance class gives kids a chance to learn about new
culture
SEPT.2007—Biboti
Ouikahilo, a professional dancer, drummer, and
choreographer from Syracuse, NY, taught an African dance
and music class to students at Monhagen Middle School
recently.
As part of Arts in
Education programming, students learned a variety of
African dances from Ouikahilo, and his assistant/wife
Jill, as well as how to play different drums and sing a
variety of African songs.
As a native of the the
Ivory Coast, West Africa, Ouikahilo is bringing his
music and dance class to schools throughout the district
this fall.
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