Mburgh Rotary Makes Two Big Donations to MCS

MIDDLEBURGH - The Middleburgh Rotary made two donations totaling more than $2,400 to two programs at Middleburgh Central School.

Middleburgh school board members at their November 13 meeting accepted two donations from the Rotary. The first donation was for $1,445 for the MCS Backpack Fund. The second was for $1,000 for the MCS Food Pantry. Both programs are in the general fund of the MCS budget.

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In other action, board members:

* Appointed the following support staff substitutes: Chelsea Liddle, Ashley Oldorff, Madelyn Bevins, and Carol Crescimanno.

* Named the following extracurricular advisors for for the 2025-26 school year: Andrew Drescher, Little Knights baseball, Morgan Schafroth, Little Knights softball, Joseph McGrail, Little Knights basketball-boys, Leanne Baker, Little Knights basketball-girls, and Leyla Sogut, Tracy Manning, and Staci Kane, Odyssey of the Mind Coaches.

* Appointed Megan Hamm as assistant coach for the spring modified track team.

* Named teacher Lisa Stanton as a mentor for Frances Dobesh for the school year.

* Appointed Allison O'Hanlon as a long-term volunteer for basketball under Justin Hamm.

* Approved graduate credit hours for Maria Sime.