Year: 2023

  • #FacultyFriday: Analisse Fife

    This week’s spotlight is on Kindergarten Teacher’s Aide Analisse Fife, who has been with the district for one year. Fife worked as an English language teacher abroad, religious education teacher and dance teacher before joining the Goshen Central School District at Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School in January of this year. She is also a licensed […]

  • GCSD is hiring! School Bus Drivers wanted

    Looking for part-time work? Interested in supporting your local community? If you meet the following qualifications, we want to hear from you! The Goshen Central School District is currently hiring part-time School Bus Drivers Qualifications: General Job Description: Application:Interested applicants please contact us at (845)615-6700 Job Type: Part-time Pay: From $28.00 per hour Benefits: Schedule: […]

  • Middle School Chamber Orchestra brings holiday cheer to Galleria Mall

    Middle School Chamber Orchestra brings holiday cheer to Galleria Mall

    On Sunday, Dec. 17, the C.J. Hooker Middle School Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Barton Schindler, treated family, friends and shoppers to a delightful mix of holiday and concert music at the Galleria Mall in Middletown.   For some students, this was their first time performing in a public setting. Other orchestra members, such as 8th Grader Madison Tito, […]

  • #FacultyFriday: Chrissy Pahucki

    This week’s spotlight is on Goshen High School Art Teacher Chrissy Pahucki, an educator who has been with the district since 2002. The artist started her career at Pine Bush Elementary and High School, and then at Poughkeepsie Elementary School before joining the Goshen Central School District 11 years ago. Pahucki received an associate’s degree […]

  • CJH 6th graders sing for Wreaths Across America

    CJH 6th graders sing for Wreaths Across America

    C.J. Hooker Middle School’s 6th graders sang for the Wreaths Across America procession on Wednesday, Dec. 13, as drivers stopped in Goshen to lay wreaths at the Orange County Veterans Memorial Cemetery on their way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. With CJH Teacher Patty Capocciamo, the students thanked veterans for their service, and presented […]

  • CJH November Students of the Month

    The C.J. Hooker Middle School announced its Students of the Month for November. Students of the Month are: Grade 6 Cole Tetzlaff has been a positive influence since his first day here at CJH! Cole comes to class with a positive attitude every day. He works hard, and is kind to everyone. Each day when he leaves our […]

  • Sky is the limit for new GHS internships

    Sky is the limit for new GHS internships

    After successfully placing more than 250 students in internships over the past nine years, Goshen High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program has expanded its options for juniors and seniors this year with a new Vocational Internship Program (VIP). Students in the VIP course are placed in fields such as Carpentry, Auto Mechanics, Electrical […]

  • #FacultyFriday: Pam Murphy

    This week we are spotlighting Pam Murphy, a chorus and music teacher at C.J. Hooker Middle School who has been with the district for seven years. The musician earned a bachelor’s degree in Voice and Instrumental Music Education and a master’s degree in Music Education before first joining the faculty at Valley Central Middle and […]

  • Food Services to add new recipes to school lunch menus

    In efforts to use more local farm-to-school ingredients, the district’s Food Services department hosted a training for its staff in November. Students can expect to see some of the items prepared on menus for the month of December and beyond. Recipes to be included in future menus include:

  • GIS students in Coding Club finish semester with dancing cats

    GIS students in Coding Club finish semester with dancing cats

    Kendra Parchinski leads the Coding Club at GIS, and 3rd graders were excited to make a sprite (two-dimensional character, like the cats pictured on these screens) dance *forever* to music played on a loop for their last session of the year. “I like coding because we get to do whatever we want with this cat!” […]