2025-26 UPK and Kindergarten Registration Opens March 1

Student registration for the 2025-26 school year begins on March 1, 2025, for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten (UPK3 and UPK4). Eligibility for UPK3 and UPK4 requires children to be 3 or 4 years old on or before Dec. 1, and have residency within the Middleburgh Central School District. There are no income eligibility requirements. Eligibility for kindergarten …

Buddy Readers Matches Big Readers with Little Listeners

MCS students are making new discoveries and new connections through the Buddy Readers initiative. Each week, Marianne Warner’s third grade students thoughtfully choose a library book to read to a student in Lyn Burton’s afternoon pre-kindergarten class. Burton says she wanted to provide more exposure to reading and language and help her students develop a …

BusRight Updates and Reminder

Since 2023, Middleburgh Central School District has utilized BusRight – a transportation app that allows parents and guardians to, in real-time, follow their student’s bus route to and from school, receive notifications when the bus begins and ends its route, view the expected arrival time, and receive communications from the Transportation Department.  Recently, BusRight has …

Winter Ahead: Inclement Weather Notifications

As the snowy months approach, the Middleburgh Central School would like to remind you how you will receive notice if school will be operating under a delay or will be closed due to inclement weather. We will contact you through Parent Square if there are any changes in the daily school schedule. Information will also …

Meet Sydney DeThomasis: New ES Social Worker

MCS introduces Sydney DeThomasis, our new elementary school social worker. Hailing from Albany, NY, she brings experience and a passion for helping students succeed. Ms. DeThomasis earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Relations from SUNY Plattsburgh. Upon graduation, she spent a year at St. Catherine’s Center for Children providing vital community-based services. …

Meet John Youmans: New Director of Facilities

Earlier this year, the district welcomed a familiar face as the new Director of Facilities. John Youmans is a 1987 graduate, who went on to earn a degree in psychology from Syracuse University in 1992. After living and working in cities like Boston, Raleigh and Rochester, he returned to Middleburgh in 2012. He has been …

Guarding Our Middleburgh School Community Against the Flu

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness that can affect anyone, including our children. Fortunately, there are measures we can take to prevent its spread and safeguard our community. As a reminder, vaccination is available in many locations including pharmacies, your doctor’s office, and students may be vaccinated right here at Bassett SBHC. …

Experiential Learning Opens the World for Students

Photo gallery Middleburgh Central School District Superintendent Mark Place has been able to say “yes” to a lot of teacher requests for field trip approval this year. He has said “yes” over 100 times. That’s because the district has placed a priority on experiential learning both inside and outside the classroom. “We know that in …

Get Ready for Festive Fun: Miracle on Main Street – Dec. 8

MCS students are preparing to welcome the community and celebrate the season during Miracle on Main Street on Dec. 8. Festivities will begin at 5:30 with the tree lighting on the front lawn. At that time, Music of the Knight, directed by teacher Kaila Kurz, will kick off a series of performances on the front …

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