Be sure to mark your calendars! The first day of school for all students will be on Thursday, September 5. We are excited to welcome our Blue Devils back for another amazing year!
We are pleased to share that thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision, all of our students will continue to receive free meals, regardless of family income, during the 2024-2025 school year. This means that all students who are enrolled in the Ellenville Central School District are eligible to receive one healthy breakfast and one healthy lunch at no charge each day that school is in session. No further action is required!
Calling all Ellenville girls in Grades 3-5! Registration for the Fall season of Girls on the Run will open on August 1! This program teaches life skills through dynamic, conversation-based lessons and running games. The goal is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. The Fall season begins on September 23. The team will practice at Ellenville Elementary School on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:45-5 PM. Spots are limited so be sure to register early at www.girlsontherunhv.org!
The ECSD is pleased to announce that it will once again be purchasing school supplies for students in PreK through Grade 12 for the 2024-2025 school year. All students will be provided with essential classroom supplies including notebooks, pencils, folders, and more. As of now, students will only need to supply backpacks for the upcoming school year.
Ellenville Elementary School's CHAMPS of the Month for May and June got to enjoy a special "Donuts with the Principal" event recently. What a sweet way to end the year!
New York State is launching Summer EBT, a new program that provides low-income families with food benefits to help buy groceries during the summer when kids might not have access to school meals. Most eligible children will receive Summer EBT food benefits automatically; however, some families may need to apply. For more information, visit https://otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt/
Parents/guardians of Ellenville's school-aged children will be eligible to receive a free bag of breakfast and lunch food items once a week this summer through the People's Place "Bag Summer Hunger" program. Bags can be picked up at the United Methodist Church, which is located at 83 Canal Street in Ellenville, from 9-10:30 AM on Tuesdays, starting on July 2 and continuing until August 27. Bags will contain a variety of the following: cereal, instant oatmeal, pancake mix, peanut butter, jelly, meats, cheese, pasta, bread, fresh or canned fruit, fresh vegetables, snacks, juice, and a milk card. (Bag items will change weekly.) Registration is required to participate in the program. Forms can be picked up from (and returned to) Denise Avery in the Ellenville Central School District Business Office, which is located at 28 Maple Avenue in Ellenville. You can also email here at davery@ecs.k12.ny.us.
Ellenville Elementary School students will have half-days on Monday, June 24, Tuesday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 26 (the last day of school). Students will be dismissed at 12:15 PM.
Reminder: The Ellenville Central School District will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.
Ellenville Elementary School's Grade 4 students rocked the stage with an impressive in-school performance, showcasing their recorder-playing abilities. Grade 3 classes attended the concert and demonstrated the utmost respect, attentively listening and applauding the Grade 4 students for a job well done. What a fantastic performance and a wonderful display of encouragement and support!
Don't miss your chance to see the Ellenville Central School District Art Show, "In Our Own Voices," on display at the Hunt Memorial Building, which is located at the corner of Liberty Square and Canal Street. Today (June 7) is the final day the show will be open to the public, so be sure to stop in between 3 and 7 PM to see the wide array of work created by our talented student artists in Grades K-12!
ENL students from Ellenville Elementary School recently enjoyed a fun-filled trip to Kelder's Farm in Kerhonkson. There, the young Blue Devils picked strawberries, fed the farm animals, took a tractor ride, participated in field games, and made lots of great memories!
Reminder: The Ellenville Central School District will be closed on Monday, May 27, in honor of Memorial Day. In addition, Thursday, May 23; Friday, May 24; and Tuesday, May 28, are snow day "give back" days and school will not be in session. We will see everyone back on Wednesday, May 29.
REMINDER: The Ellenville community is encouraged to participate in the school budget vote and Board of Education election TODAY (May 21) from 8 AM to 8 PM, at the Ellenville Senior High School Media Center.
Congratulations to Ellenville Elementary School's CHAMPS of the Month for April! #BlueDevilPride
REMINDER: One week from today, on 5/21, the ECSD will hold its annual school budget vote and Board of Education election in the Senior High School Media Center. Polls will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM. For more information about this year's budget proposal, visit our website here: www.ecs.k12.ny.us/article/1596530
It’s National School Nurses Day, so let’s show our appreciation for those caring individuals in our schools who do so much more than apply band-aids, stop bloody noses, and hand out ice packs! School nurses are critical to all aspects of students’ health, and help to ensure our students’ academic success. They also play a key role in improving public health. In other words, our school nurses are superheroes!
It's Teacher Appreciation Week and the Ellenville Central School District would like to express a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our caring and dedicated educators! We appreciate all of the amazing work that you do! 💙💛
May 1 is National School Principals Day, so let's give a big “Blue Devil Shout-Out" to our inspiring school leaders—Ellenville Elementary School Principal Nicole Ey, Ellenville Junior/Senior High School Principal Carl Pabón, and Ellenville P-TECH Academy Principal and Junior/Senior High School Co-Principal Susan Irland. Thank you for your dedication and hard work!
Ellenville Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Monday, April 22. As a result, Elementary School students will have a half-day, dismissing at 12:15 PM.