The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announced its Spring 2024 Scholar-Athlete teams, and all of the DA Varsity girls and boys teams made the list. This means that for the first time in at least 14 years, ALL DA Varsity Teams across 3 seasons qualified for NYSPHSAA scholar athlete team! Congratulations to all our DA Bulldogs for this incredible accomplishment – we are so proud of you! #bulldogspirit
DCMO BOCES held a Signing Day on Wednesday for Career & Technical Education students at their Harrold Campus in Sidney Center. Delaware Academy senior Gavin Matthews was part of the ceremony as he accepted a position with Delaware County Department of Public Works. Gavin will begin his new endeavor on June 17. Congratulations, Gavin!
On Thursday May 22 students in Modern Band visited the Woodstock museum in Bethel with Mrs. Collison and Mrs. Gibson and ate lunch on the site of the festival. Pretty groovy!
Mrs. Gibson and 6 students attended the 2024 UkeFest at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY this weekend! It was a day of workshops, performances, and enjoying the music of the ukulele. Delaware Academy alumnus Elise Rapunkus met up with the group as well!
Save the date, Bulldog families!
Here's ticket info for the Track & Field State Qualifiers @ Union-Endicott:
Here is the direct GoFan Digital Ticket link for Wednesday, May 29th @ Union-Endicott - https://gofan.co/event/1528577?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV
Here is the direct GoFan Digital Ticket link for Thursday, May 30th @ Union-Endicott - https://gofan.co/event/1528582?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV
Admission is charged at the Track & Field State Qualifier Meets:
GoFan Digital Tickets - General Admission is $6.25
Cash Ticket Sales - General Admission is $8.00
Children 10 and under are free
Section IV Passes are accepted
Delaware Academy’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society inducted 18 new members Wednesday, at an assembly of the 6th, 7th and 8th grade and family members in the high school auditorium. The ceremony was led by current members of the NJHS, with Delaware Academy Middle School Principal Ms. Liddle and NJHS advisor Mr. Abts. Congratulations to all the new members!
Don't forget the extended break! We'll see you next Wednesday!
When the Meredith Dairy Fest needed new wooden cow signs to promote the event, Delaware Academy students came to the rescue! Students in the school’s FFA chapter and Ms. Somers’ Woodworking/Welding class have cut dozens of new plywood cow signs, and are hard at work painting them. Look for them, coming soon to a field (or yard!) near you! The Meredith Dairy Fest takes place June 8-9.
A huge THANK YOU to our community for supporting our School Budget tonight and casting your votes for our Board of Education.
PROPOSITION 1: Annual School Budget - PASSES at 80%
193 - Yes, 48 - No
PROPOSITION 2: School Bus Lease - PASSES at 81%
201 - Yes, 47 - No
School Board Candidates (Select 2)
Tammy Neumann - 202
Lauren Raba - 187
(Both incumbents ran unopposed)
Write-In's for School Board:
James Lieberman - 1
Will Outsen - 1
Nathaniel McCarthy - 1
We've asked a lot of our community this school year. Your consistent support for our students and schools is amazing! Thank you to all of our Delaware Academy CSD residents who came out to vote!
It's Budget Vote Day, which means it's also Chicken & Biscuit Day! Come vote at the Middle School Gym Lobby, and then you can support the DA Girls Basketball team by picking up a chicken & biscuit dinner (or 2!), available right there in the lobby.
For a recent lesson on Henry VIII’s reign, Mr. All brought the King himself in to teach it! And just to make sure the students were engaged, they all learned to sing the 1965 Herman’s Hermits hit, “I’m Henry the Eighth, I Am.” Thank you, Mr. All, for keeping us all interested!
New York State Police Recruiter Trooper Lauren Warner speaking with seniors about career opportunities in law enforcement during Senior Seminar class today.
Our Junior Rangers program, facilitated by our PTA, planted flower beds at our elementary school to help beautify our grounds! Thank you!
The varsity softball team is playing in their first-ever home sectional quarterfinal game tonight! Go Bulldogs!
Today's the day- don't forget to vote!
Congratulations to Risdon and Tabor Muther Reed, who have qualified for the state championship in doubles tennis! They'll play at Flushing Meadows on May 31.
Senior Kara Fitch got a good surprise this morning: she learned that she'd been awarded a Presidential Scholarship from SUNY Delhi! The Presidential Scholarship provides up to $7,000 per academic year for non-tuition expenses (recipients remain eligible for New York State Excelsior Scholarships for tuition), and are awarded to students graduating from a local high school who have a 93 or above final high school GPA. Congratulations on this prestigious award, Kara– we’re proud of your achievement!
13 new members were inducted into the National Honor Society last night in a ceremony at the Delaware Academy High School Auditorium. Current members conducted the ceremony, along with High School Principal Crystal Trask and Mr. Ainsworth, NHS Advisor. Keynote speaker was Megan Ainsworth. The four pillars of the National Honor Society are Character, Leadership, Scholarship and Service; we're proud to have such a strong group of members representing those principles at Delaware Academy. Congratulations!
Class D Sectionals for Track & Field will be Wednesday, May 22 in Marathon. Admission will be charged: GoFan Digital Tickets - General Admission $6.25; Cash Ticket Sales - General Admission $8.00, Children 10 and under are free. Section IV Passes are accepted. https://gofan.co/event/1524304?schoolId=NYSPHSAAIV
