Today marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. From September 15 through October 15, Crusaders across the district celebrated by decorating classroom doors and sharing mini-biographies of admired Hispanic leaders. There were dedicated bulletin boards highlighting staff members representing their home countries, while students wore the colors of their flags to share their heritage and introduce peers to their cultures. 💜
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Monroe-Woodbury High School senior Advay Aravind has been named a Semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship® Program. He is among the more than 16,000 academically talented Semifinalists from throughout the country who will compete for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships offered next spring worth more than $24 million.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
Good luck, Advay! 👏
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To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
Good luck, Advay! 👏
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MWMS eighth grade students in Mrs. Sager's biology class experienced the chemistry of life firsthand through an engaging, step-by-step collaborative lab.
Working in small teams, students built a monosaccharide. Next, pairs of teams combined their molecules to form disaccharides. To complete the activity, the whole class came together to create a polysaccharide.
This hands-on lesson allowed students to explore dehydration synthesis in action, demonstrating how smaller molecules join together to form more complex carbohydrates.
Crusaders are learning biology one molecule at a time! 🔬🧬
Working in small teams, students built a monosaccharide. Next, pairs of teams combined their molecules to form disaccharides. To complete the activity, the whole class came together to create a polysaccharide.
This hands-on lesson allowed students to explore dehydration synthesis in action, demonstrating how smaller molecules join together to form more complex carbohydrates.
Crusaders are learning biology one molecule at a time! 🔬🧬
Are you interested in participating in a winter sport? Registration opens on Friday, October 16 @ 2 p.m. To find out more, check your sport's Google Classroom or visit the district website at www.mw.k12.ny.us. 🏀⛷️🤼♂️
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REMINDER: All M-W schools and offices will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026 in observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
M-W Varsity Football taking place on Friday, October 8, 2026, 6 p.m. at MWHS. The ticket request deadline is Thursday, October 8, at 10:00 a.m. or until all tickets are reserved. This is a free event however, all attendees must have a ticket. Visit the district website at www.mw.k12.ny.us for ticket information. We look forward to seeing you there! 🏈
At the start of each school year, Orange County conducts an emergency early dismissal drill. The drill will take place on Friday, October 9, 2026, and students will be dismissed from school 15 minutes earlier than usual. Please note, there will be no after school activities or afternoon YMCA Club Kid on this day. The UMAC program will run as scheduled. Parents and guardians whose children attend Club Kid should email their school with an alternate dismissal plan in advance.
Off to an incredible start, the MWHS Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team boasts an impressive 9-1 record! Keep it up, Crusaders!🎾
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Everybody knows how the story ends: a boy who won't grow up, an island, a pirate with a hook. Almost nobody knows how it starts.
Peter and the Starcatcher is the story of how a boy with no name, no home and no hope became Peter Pan.
It is also one of the funniest plays written this century.
There are pirates. There is a crocodile. There is a villain with a magnificent moustache who is having a very bad day. Come see them all at Monroe-Woodbury High School!
WHEN: Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 PM, Doors Open 6:30
WHERE: Monroe-Woodbury High School Auditorium, 155 Dunderberg Road, Central Valley
Tickets: $8 for Adults, and $5 for Students and Seniors
Reserve Your Tickets Here: https://cur8.com/26360/project/141703
Peter and the Starcatcher is the story of how a boy with no name, no home and no hope became Peter Pan.
It is also one of the funniest plays written this century.
There are pirates. There is a crocodile. There is a villain with a magnificent moustache who is having a very bad day. Come see them all at Monroe-Woodbury High School!
WHEN: Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 PM, Doors Open 6:30
WHERE: Monroe-Woodbury High School Auditorium, 155 Dunderberg Road, Central Valley
Tickets: $8 for Adults, and $5 for Students and Seniors
Reserve Your Tickets Here: https://cur8.com/26360/project/141703
HS students and parents/guardians: Mark your calendars for the MWHS College Fair on Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the large gymnasium. A financial aid workshop will be offered in the auditorium at 6 p.m.
Approximately 75 public and private colleges to be represented, including four-year and two-year, large and small, liberal arts, and vocational institutions, as well as recruiters from the military branches. This is an excellent opportunity for students to begin exploring various majors and diverse programs colleges have to offer. For seniors, it is a unique chance to speak directly with the representative who may be evaluating your college application.
Visit www.mw.k12.ny.us for more information and a complete list of schools. See you there!🎓💜
Approximately 75 public and private colleges to be represented, including four-year and two-year, large and small, liberal arts, and vocational institutions, as well as recruiters from the military branches. This is an excellent opportunity for students to begin exploring various majors and diverse programs colleges have to offer. For seniors, it is a unique chance to speak directly with the representative who may be evaluating your college application.
Visit www.mw.k12.ny.us for more information and a complete list of schools. See you there!🎓💜
Monroe-Woodbury High School’s community garden is getting a colorful, vibrant makeover thanks to a collaboration between the MWHS Interact Club, Environmental Justice Club, National Art Honor Society, Art Guild, and Social Justice Book Club!
Through this collaborative service-learning project, students are working together to refurbish and reimagine the community garden as a vibrant space for growing, creating, and connecting. On September 29, 2026, students constructed 10 raised garden boxes, a composting station, and a garden shed, transforming practical structures into colorful works of student-created art, and in two weeks, we will have a second collaboration, this time with the Social Justice Book Club to paint bricks to look like our students’ favorite books.
This project is about more than building boxes and painting boards. It is an opportunity for students to explore what happens when service, environmental responsibility, and creativity come together. Members of the Environmental Justice Club are helping students consider sustainability and responsible stewardship of our shared environment, while members of the National Art Honor Society, Art Guild, and Social Justice Book Club are using their artistic talents to transform the garden structures into welcoming and inspiring pieces of public art.
The Interact Club, guided by the Rotary motto “Service Above Self,” is helping lead the project as an example of what can happen when students from different organizations work toward a common purpose and how planting the seeds of environmental stewardship will create a growth on consciousness intersecting through various groups of students.
Keep an eye out for before-and-after photos and video updates this spring, along with details on our upcoming grand opening garden party! 🪴
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Through this collaborative service-learning project, students are working together to refurbish and reimagine the community garden as a vibrant space for growing, creating, and connecting. On September 29, 2026, students constructed 10 raised garden boxes, a composting station, and a garden shed, transforming practical structures into colorful works of student-created art, and in two weeks, we will have a second collaboration, this time with the Social Justice Book Club to paint bricks to look like our students’ favorite books.
This project is about more than building boxes and painting boards. It is an opportunity for students to explore what happens when service, environmental responsibility, and creativity come together. Members of the Environmental Justice Club are helping students consider sustainability and responsible stewardship of our shared environment, while members of the National Art Honor Society, Art Guild, and Social Justice Book Club are using their artistic talents to transform the garden structures into welcoming and inspiring pieces of public art.
The Interact Club, guided by the Rotary motto “Service Above Self,” is helping lead the project as an example of what can happen when students from different organizations work toward a common purpose and how planting the seeds of environmental stewardship will create a growth on consciousness intersecting through various groups of students.
Keep an eye out for before-and-after photos and video updates this spring, along with details on our upcoming grand opening garden party! 🪴
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Congratulations to the following 10 talented students who have been selected to participate in, or serve as an alternate for, the prestigious 2026 NYSSMA Conference All-State Ensembles!
We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and musical accomplishments. What an outstanding achievement!
Pictured from left to right:
Kaia Glander - Alternate - Soprano 2
Cole O'Reilly - Mixed Chorus
Owen Edwards - Symphonic Band
Ian Mayer - Wind Ensemble
Jenna Rouchon - Alternate - Clarinet
Ava Mueller - Symphony Orchestra
Yoojin Sung - String Orchestra
Sophia Neiderberger - Symphony Orchestra
Sophia Neiderberger - Treble Chorus
Max Mayer - Symphony Orchestra
William Calohan - String Orchestra
This remarkable accomplishment places them among the very best young musicians in New York State. Each year, thousands of students from across the state compete for a spot in one of the All-State ensembles. Of these thousands of applicants, approximately 600 are chosen.
These outstanding musicians will represent Monroe-Woodbury High School at the All-State Winter Conference, held from December 3-6, 2026, in Rochester, New York.
Way to go! 🎶
We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and musical accomplishments. What an outstanding achievement!
Pictured from left to right:
Kaia Glander - Alternate - Soprano 2
Cole O'Reilly - Mixed Chorus
Owen Edwards - Symphonic Band
Ian Mayer - Wind Ensemble
Jenna Rouchon - Alternate - Clarinet
Ava Mueller - Symphony Orchestra
Yoojin Sung - String Orchestra
Sophia Neiderberger - Symphony Orchestra
Sophia Neiderberger - Treble Chorus
Max Mayer - Symphony Orchestra
William Calohan - String Orchestra
This remarkable accomplishment places them among the very best young musicians in New York State. Each year, thousands of students from across the state compete for a spot in one of the All-State ensembles. Of these thousands of applicants, approximately 600 are chosen.
These outstanding musicians will represent Monroe-Woodbury High School at the All-State Winter Conference, held from December 3-6, 2026, in Rochester, New York.
Way to go! 🎶
This past summer, Lidia Zarate Gonzalez, President of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and Vice President Isabella Riva-Gonzalez represented their chapter at the National Leadership Summit in Cleveland, Ohio. Centered on the theme "Back to '81," the founding year of SADD, the summit commemorated 45 years of service placing a strong emphasis on peer interaction and leadership growth.
MWHS students took part in a “Back to ‘81” themed Spirit Day on September 18, National SADD Day. Crusaders wrote positive messages on a special interactive banner, listened to music from the ‘80’s and took photos while enjoying special treats from this era.
Many Crusaders also signed the “Contract for Life,” which is a SADD pledge committing to making safe, positive choices and looking out for each other.
It was a fun way for our Crusaders to turn back the clock while reinforcing the importance of protecting their future through safe choices. 👏
MWHS students took part in a “Back to ‘81” themed Spirit Day on September 18, National SADD Day. Crusaders wrote positive messages on a special interactive banner, listened to music from the ‘80’s and took photos while enjoying special treats from this era.
Many Crusaders also signed the “Contract for Life,” which is a SADD pledge committing to making safe, positive choices and looking out for each other.
It was a fun way for our Crusaders to turn back the clock while reinforcing the importance of protecting their future through safe choices. 👏
Kids Changing the World (KCW) club kicked off the school year in high spirits! Members volunteered their time to help students with special needs participate in an adaptive cheer program.
Go, Crusaders! 💜📣
Go, Crusaders! 💜📣
This week, we celebrated all of our safety officers and school resource officers for their essential role in maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all Crusaders. Their dedication keeps the M-W community safe. Thank you for all you do! 💜👏
Open houses have wrapped up, Crusaders! Thank you to all the parents, guardians, and students who attended to meet their teachers, discover programs, and explore the many opportunities Monroe-Woodbury has to offer! 💜
On Friday, September 25, the Monroe-Woodbury community will come together to honor everyone courageously fighting cancer, celebrate those who have overcome it, and remember the angels who continue to watch over us.
We invite everyone to wear gold or yellow as a meaningful expression of love, support and compassion for our families, friends, colleagues, alumni, and every member of the M-W family affected by pediatric cancer.
Let’s fill our community with hope, strength, and love as we stand together for those fighting, those who have won their battle and those we carry forever in our hearts. 💛
We invite everyone to wear gold or yellow as a meaningful expression of love, support and compassion for our families, friends, colleagues, alumni, and every member of the M-W family affected by pediatric cancer.
Let’s fill our community with hope, strength, and love as we stand together for those fighting, those who have won their battle and those we carry forever in our hearts. 💛
Happy SRO and Safety Officer Appreciation Week! Let’s begin by recognizing and celebrating a special member of our school community, recently retired MWHS Safety Officer Mark Goodson.
Mark dedicated an incredible 30+ years of service to MWHS. Throughout those years, he had the privilege of watching countless students walk across the stage at graduation and begin their own great journeys. He also had the joy of seeing former students return to the district as teachers and staff members.
Mark’s commitment to the safety, security, and well-being of our students and staff has left a lasting impact on our school community. He truly embodies what it means to be a Crusader.
Enjoy your retirement Mark, and thank you for your dedication. You will forever be a part of the M-W community!💜
Mark dedicated an incredible 30+ years of service to MWHS. Throughout those years, he had the privilege of watching countless students walk across the stage at graduation and begin their own great journeys. He also had the joy of seeing former students return to the district as teachers and staff members.
Mark’s commitment to the safety, security, and well-being of our students and staff has left a lasting impact on our school community. He truly embodies what it means to be a Crusader.
Enjoy your retirement Mark, and thank you for your dedication. You will forever be a part of the M-W community!💜
Reminder: All M-W schools and offices will be closed on Monday, September 21, 2026 in observance of Yom Kippur.
Whether you’re looking for extra income, a flexible schedule, or a way to make a difference in your school community, we’d love to have you on our custodial team!
Apply today and become an important part of keeping our schools clean, safe, and welcoming! Call 845-460-6770 or email arudiak@mw.k12.ny.us.
Apply today and become an important part of keeping our schools clean, safe, and welcoming! Call 845-460-6770 or email arudiak@mw.k12.ny.us.
