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, 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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Grades 4 and 6 students played “3 Little Birds” by Bob Marley with ukuleles at the BOE Meeting on Tuesday with the help of a few junior high choir members. Their teacher is Kelly Winters. Picture credits: Junior High Choir members, left to right Sally Ann Agerter, Bella Bradley, Bella Lawrence, and Alyssa Van Every. …
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Madison Relyea and Fianna Halloran like to spend time outdoors. In the summer, they frolic on Sacandaga Lake, water skiing, tubing and having a good time. In the winter, they take to the field and Nordic ski for the Mayfield Panthers. Their winter outdoor activity has really paid off! Madison, Fianna, Maggy Lambo, Kira Williams, …
The MasterMinds team of Walker Goodemote, Maggy Lambo, Isabelle Henderson and Colemar Henderson competed last weekend in the Geneva Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament. After nine matches against other school teams, the Mayfield team finished third among the small schools. This finish was enough to …
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As the 2018-19 basketball season winds down after sectionals in two weeks, two players on the Mayfield varsity team will remember this as one of the best of their careers. Senior Garret Delaney and sophomore Trevon Gifford each topped 1,000 points in their high school varsity careers – a feat only seen by two male …
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At January’s Teddy Bear Tales event at the Elementary School, students listened to stories about winter fun, checked out bags of books to take home, and then participated in some slime-making fun! It was messy, silly, and most importantly… LOTS of fun! There were about 30 students at the event. What a great way to …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 17, 2019 From Kathy Dougherty, Interim Superintendent of Schools, Mayfield Central School District 518-661-8207 The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has released the list of public schools and districts designated as “CSI” (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) and “TSI” (Targeted Support and Improvement) based upon their students’ standardized test scores from …
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After two hours and 46 rounds, grade 6 student Kian Ely emerged from the pack as the elementary spelling bee winner. He will not proceed to the Times Union Regional Spelling Bee on Feb. 13 at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady. Ten students participated in the final run-off. All classrooms participated, grades 4-7, and the winners …
