Arts in Business Pathway off to a strong start; 17 students are participating

The Mayfield Arts in Business Pathway is well underway for the 2019-2020 school year.   Seventeen students have opted for this valuable opportunity by taking the inaugural Arts in Business class.   Mostly freshman, these students now have the opportunity to learn about several different art-related careers directly from local professionals and, through project-based Learning, will also …

The 2019-20 school year has begun at Mayfield; hundreds of students return for an active year ahead!

Mayfield elementary students were greeted with signs, held by staff and PTA members as well as local police and firefighters, encouraging them to have the best year ahead while Jr./Sr. High School students got right into their studies on the first day of school.  Here are a few images from opening day, 2019, at both …

Christopher Harper hits the ground running as Mayfield’s new superintendent

All Means All Those three words adorn Christopher Harper’s office wall, placed above the district’s Mission Statement.  The last sentence of the Mission Statement states that “All students can learn.” All Means All emphasizes and complements that final sentence: Every – Single – Student at Mayfield can learn. “The mission statement is very inspiring and …

Class of 2019 bids farewell to Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School

The 81st commencement for Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School was held today on the front lawn before parents and loved ones. A total of 65 students received diplomas. Here’s the program from the ceremony.  Students received dozens of awards and recognitions. Check those out here.  Salutatorian Taryn LaFontaine told graduates that the time at Mayfield Jr./Sr. …

Christopher Harper named as next Mayfield superintendent

On Tuesday, June 18, the Mayfield Board of Education unanimously named Christopher Harper as the school district’s next superintendent of schools. Harper will begin at Mayfield on Monday, July 8. He is currently the elementary principal at the Unadilla Valley Central School District in New Berlin, NY – about 77 miles south west of Mayfield. …

Mayfield Jr./Sr. HS and Elementary school receive $1,000 checks from Stewart’s

The high school and the elementary school both received money from the annual Stewart’s Holiday Match program. The elementary school will put the grant toward the school’s backpack program, designed to help students and families eat over the weekends. The grant for the Jr./Sr. High School will be used to purchase software for the new …

Mayfield art students making quilt barn squares to display on the fire district building

Jeremy Lebediker’s art students are putting a beautiful face on a plain building. This year, his grade 9 and 10 Studio Art students at Mayfield Jr./Sr. High School painted 18 wooden quilt barn squares, each 2 by 2 feet, with bright, colorful designs. “This is going to be a big thing, something that will be …

2019-20 budget taking shape; includes several initiatives while keeping costs down

As the Board of Education continues to develop the 2019-20 budget proposal, several initiatives are being considered in the spending plan going before the community on Tuesday, May 21. As it stands now, the budget would include a 2.9 percent tax levy increase. This increase is less than one-half of the allowable state tax cap …

Congratulations to Mayfield’s Odyssey of the Mind team!

Congratulations to Mayfield’s Odyssey of the Mind team, managed by parent volunteers Virginia Kline and Karen Flint.  The team represented Mayfield at the Region 21 New York State Competition which was held at the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District on Saturday, March 9th. The team competed in the Classics…Leonardo’s Workshop Division II.  They came in 2nd …

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