Your feedback is invaluable to the Board of Education in helping to understand the community’s views and priorities on the Capital Project. Voters will find an Exit Survey at the polls today (December 3). The survey will be available on paper and as an electronic version. Please take a few minutes to complete this anonymous survey to help us make decisions that reflect your priorities. Polls will be open today from 8 AM to 8 PM at the Jr/Sr High School Media Center. Please come out and vote!
Ellenville Junior/Senior High School is pleased to announce that several teams have been named Scholar-Athlete Team Award recipients for the Fall 2024 season. To qualify for this designation, 75 percent of team members had to have a combined GPA of 90 percent or higher. Congratulations to the following teams: Varsity Boys Golf, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Girls Soccer, Varsity Field Hockey, and Varsity Boys Soccer. We are very proud of the accomplishments of these fine student-athletes and their coaches during this recent season. Go, Blue Devils!
Happy Thanksgiving from the ECSD!
Parent/Teacher Conferences that were cancelled on Friday, November 22, have been rescheduled for Friday, December 6. As a result, Junior/Senior High School students will dismiss at 11:15 AM on December 6, and Elementary School students will dismiss at 12:15 PM. Teachers will be in contact with parents to reschedule conferences.
This is a reminder that the Ellenville Central School District will be closed from Wednesday, November 27, through Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy your time off!
Reminder: Ellenville Junior/Senior High School Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Wednesday, November 20 and Friday, November 22. Ellenville Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22. As a result, Ellenville Elementary School students will be dismissed at 12:15 PM on both days. Ellenville Jr/Sr High School students will be dismissed at 11:15 AM on Friday ONLY.
Get ready to celebrate the season! Join the Ellenville Central School District for our Winter Concerts:
December 3 – Jr/Sr High School (Grades 7 & 8)
December 11 – Elementary School
Both concerts will take place in the Jr/Sr High School auditorium at 7 PM. We look forward to sharing this joyful time of year with you!
To understand the attendance habits of students and improve overall student attendance, we are gathering data from parents on the causes of absenteeism. We would appreciate it if you took a few minutes to complete the surveys on our website for each child that you have in Grades 1-6 and Grades 7-12. The surveys can be found here: www.ecs.k12.ny.us/page/attendance. Thank you in advance for your participation and partnership!
🌈 Join us for Color Diversity Week at Ellenville Central School District!
📅 November 18-22
We are similar and different. There are many shades of the same color. Color Diversity Week lets us celebrate what makes us unique while remembering what brings us together.
Share your Blue Devils spirit by showing off your shade!
Monday, Nov. 18: RED ❤️
Tuesday, Nov. 19: PURPLE 💜
Wednesday, Nov. 20: PINK 💗
Thursday, Nov. 21: ORANGE 🧡
Friday, Nov. 22: SCHOOL COLORS (BLUE & GOLD) 💙💛
Together, we make Ellenville shine in every hue!
Each month a student from the Junior High School and Senior High School Choir is selected as Musician of the Month. Students earn this title by demonstrating excellent effort, growth, achievement, and leadership in the choral music program. Congratulations to our Choral Musicians of the Month for October! They are: EmmaLynn Wilke, Junior High Choir; and Joshua Laverdure, Senior High Choir.
Do you love all the great activities that the PTO sponsors? (Winter Wonderland, DJ’s at dances, Book Fairs, scholarships, donations to school clubs and more.) In order for all of those great things to continue, the PTO needs your support. Membership is $5 for the whole family. It includes a year membership and a back-to-school notepad. Fill out the form below and return it with your membership money to your student’s classroom teacher by November 26. The PTO's next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 13 in the music assembly room. They will be planning Winter Wonderland and would love to hear new ideas.
Each month, a student from the Ellenville Junior High School Art program and the Senior High School 2D and 3D Art programs is selected as Artist of the Month. Students earn this title by demonstrating excellent effort and a drive to think, create, and express ideas through works of art. Congratulations to our Artists of the Month for October! They are: Amariana Brewster, Senior High School 2D Art; Leonel Gonzalez, Senior High School 3D Art; and Emilia Sousa, Junior High School Art.
Each month, a student from the Ellenville Junior High School Art program and the Senior High School 2D and 3D Art programs is selected as Artist of the Month. Students earn this title by demonstrating excellent effort and a drive to think, create, and express ideas through works of art. Congratulations to our Artists of the Month for October! They are: Amariana Brewster, Senior High School 2D Art; Leonel Gonzalez, Senior High School 3D Art; and Emilia Sousa, Junior High School Art.
Congratulations to Divine Wernick and Jayrod Neville, Ellenville's Student Athletes of the Month for October! #BlueDevilPride
Attention, Ellenville juniors and seniors! Join us on a College Tour to SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday, December 4. The bus will be leaving Ellenville Junior/Senior High School at 9 AM and returning at 2:30 PM. Space is limited and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Permission slips can be picked up in the Student Support Office and must be returned by Tuesday, November 26. If you have any questions, or need more information, please call (845) 647-0138 or email tberry@ecs.k12.ny.us.
The Ellenville Central School District will be closed on Monday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you to the brave men and women who have served in the United States armed forces!
Don’t miss the Ellenville Junior/Senior High School’s Autumn Concert! The musical event will take place in the school’s auditorium on Wednesday, November 6, beginning at 7 PM.
All public schools in Ulster County (including Ellenville) will release students approximately 15 minutes early on Thursday, November 7. Students will be sent home early on this day as part of an annual drill that tests the evacuation procedures of each district’s Emergency Management/Disaster Preparedness Plan. The Commissioner of Education has mandated that this drill be conducted annually in all New York State public schools. Please make appropriate arrangements for the early arrival of your children that afternoon.
Great news! Ellenville senior Sienna Thomas, who is a goalkeeper on the Girls Soccer team, was selected to the Section IX Coaches Association Class B All-Star Team. No surprise here—she recorded an impressive 212 saves this season! Great job, Sienna!
The Ellenville Varsity Football team defeated Onteora on October 26, by a score of 22-0! The Blue Devils scored 22 unanswered points in the second half. Marcus Lewis-Rivera ran the second half kickoff 65-yards to start the scoring for the team. Pedro Bonachea had a 4-yard rushing touchdown, and Kwaku Boahen scored on a 48-yard rushing touchdown. Ryan Conklin had an interception for the Blue Devils, and Austin Sahlstrom and Crystian Zelinsky paced the Ellenville defense. Ellenville is now 4-3 overall and clinched a playoff spot! The team will play this week against an opponent to be determined.