Carmel Central School District

In November, students and staff at Matthew Paterson Elementary officially kicked off a year-long celebration honoring 50 years since the school opened in 1971 by singing "Happy Birthday" to the guest of honor, our Matthew Paterson Panda mascot. See a video from the celebration.

Music fans and district community members were transported back to the 1960s through the musical stylings of the many Carmel High School extracurricular music groups at the annual CCSD Pops Concert. Read more about the CCSD Annual Pops Concert.

Thanksgiving plates were filled for a few local families in need after another successful year of the George Fischer Middle School General Organization’s (GO) annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Through the drive, the club collected enough food items to create 20-30 boxes which were distributed to families in need. Read more about the GO Annual Thanksgiving Drive.

Kindness was overflowing in kindergarten at Kent Primary for World Kindness Day after reading a story that imagines we each have an invisible bucket that fills with drops of kindness when we are kind to someone, or someone is kind to us. Read more about the World Kindness Day lesson.

It was a kindness collaboration in Amy Constantinides’ Grade 4 class, creating acrostic poems in celebration of World Kindness Day! Read more about the Kindness Day lesson.

Carmel High School's Ram Football completed an undefeated season and won the Section 1 Class AA section championship for the first time since 1998. The Rams now advance to the regional championship on November 20. Read a LoHud article detailing the championship win.

Carmel High School students had the opportunity to visit different community organizations represented at the Mental Wellness Fair hosted by the school’s Counseling Department. Read more about the Mental Wellness Fair.

In Carmel Central School District, we are proud to honor our military veterans for their service, and our students and staff organized opportunities to express their gratitude for Veterans Day. Read more about CCSD Veterans Day activities.

October was Augmentative & Alternative Communication Awareness Month! At Kent Elementary, Speech Therapist Jacqueline Barry designed a bulletin board to highlight technology devices & alternative ways that some people use to communicate. Read more about the awareness month at KES.

Congratulations to Carmel High School seniors Ryan Doherty and Greta Vaughn who have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.  CHS also has an additional six National Merit Commended Students! Read more about our National Merit Scholarship students.

Students & teachers from the World Language Dept at George Fischer Middle School celebrated El Día De Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, with bright colors, fun activities & an eagerness to learn about other cultures! Read more on the celebration and see more photos.

In the spirit of collaboration & compassion, a buddy system at Kent Elementary has been formed between first- & fourth-grade students. The buddies met for the first time last week & plan to connect once a month! Read full story and see photos of our buddies in-action.

Ninth-grade Global History students at Carmel High School got creative with a game of pictionary to help review vocabulary words from a recent unit focusing on ancient India, Hinduism & Buddhism. Read more about the Global History lesson. 

There was a colorful sea of owls, turtles, ducks, fish & otters from CCSD students at the annual  Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) art show! Creative submissions from our students filled an entire wall at the event & more are displayed in the virtual show. Read full story and see more student artwork.

CCSD welcomed many new faces to the annual Carmel Café, a collaborative community conversation regarding the future of the District that has been a staple for the community for the last six years! Read more on this year's Carmel Café.

Using the words of the Declaration of Independence, AP Government students at Carmel High School created their own redacted poetry – a technique where select written text is shaded over or redacted, leaving behind only specific words that create a new poem! See more finished student redacted poetry.

Second-grade students in Peter Brochhausen’s class at Kent Primary School celebrated the conclusion of their recent Citizenship unit in social studies with a class flag and pledge project. Together, they then wrote a pledge to their classroom flag and each other. See a video of the student reciting their class pledge!

A recent science experiment at George Fischer Middle School got quite the reaction out of students – a fizzing, bubbling & exciting reaction! The question of the day: Does a mint Mentos react with Diet Coke in the same way as a fruit Mentos? Read more on this experiment and watch a video of our students reactions!

Fall is officially here & with that came the final harvest of the student garden located at Matthew Paterson Elementary School – a project that provided an alternative learning environment for students receiving different student services. Read more about the student garden project!

It’s a starry night in the art hallway at Carmel High School with the recent addition of artwork from a PACE Program art class. Students created their own interpretation of Van Gogh’s most famous painting, Starry Night! Read more about the Starry Night project and see photos of our student's artwork.

Although all student’s school meals are provided at no charge at this time, it is still important to send in a free or reduced application if you qualify.

Applications for free and reduced priced school meals for the 2021-2022 school year are available on the Food Service Department webpage, on page 22 of the printed school calendar, by email at carmelfoodservices@carmelschools.org, or by calling the Food Service Department at 845-878-2094, ext. 255. Only one application per family is needed.

Anyone interested in applying as a substitute Food Services worker should contact carmelfoodservices@carmelschools.org.

Anyone interested in applying as a substitute school bus driver should contact transportation@carmelschools.org.

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