Safety at Valley Central

  School safety is a top concern for parents around the country as we recover from not only another tragic school shooting, but a string of senseless mass shootings around our country.     At Valley Central, a recent threat made by an elementary student has brought the discussion of school safety to the forefront. Interim …

Suggested Summer Reading Lists Available

Suggested Summer Reading Lists are now available.  Click here for the list of High School Summer Reading Suggestions Click here for the list of Middle School Summer Reading Suggestions Click here for the list of  Elementary Summer Reading Suggestions  

The Importance of Engaging Children Over the Summer Months

Continuing to provide students with engaging activities and opportunities to practice skills is of great importance during the summer months. Summer learning has a real impact on both academic and social-emotional development. It provides structure to children’s summer experiences, making it more likely that they’ll stay engaged and focused. It also keeps their academic skills …

MES Kickball

OC District Attorney challenged the 5th graders at MES to a kickball game during his speech at their DARE graduation.  Click here to view the Facebook album of the event.

Our Hearts Are Saddened

A Letter from Superintendent John Xanthis to the Valley Central Community:  May 25, 2022 Dear Valley Central Community, It is with deep sadness that I write to you today regarding the tragic incident that occurred yesterday in a Texas elementary school. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have been irreparably …

Test to Stay At Valley Central

NYSDOH supports “Test To Stay” (TTS) as a strategy that allows asymptomatic, unvaccinated, school based close contacts (e.g. students, teachers, school staff) to avoid school exclusion (but not other restrictions of quarantine) by testing negative through serial testing using rapid NAAT or antigen tests during a seven-day period following exposure. The Orange County Department of …