Shout out to Mrs. Alexander/Mrs Frost's First Graders who invited Mr. Bacigalupi to read "Pete the Cat" in their classroom today and gifted him with an awesome Pete the Cat Hat! #LionPride!
DES Book Fair is coming up next week!
Thursday, Dec. 11 4:00 - 5:th 30pm @ DES Library
Saturday, Dec. 13th 8:00 - 11:00am @ DES Gym
Come get great holiday books, gifts, and more!
You can shop the book fair online too at: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/drydenelementaryschool4
One of our amazing DHS students has organized a book drive, as they work toward attaining their Seal of Civic Readiness. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in spreading the joy of reading around our #LionPride this holiday season!
DHS is currently seeking donation items for their clothing/hygiene drive. Thanks for any help our awesome #LionPride community can provide!
Due to forecasted heavy snow for the next two hours, a period in which we would be transporting children to school, the Dryden Central School District is now closed today, Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
On Friday, 11/21 and Saturday, 11/22, Dryden MS/HS hosted over 200 student musicians participating in the 2025 STMEA Fall All-County Band and Orchestra Festival. Dryden was proudly represented by 11 students in the Senior High Band and 6 students in the Junior High Band.
Our talented student musicians spent a day and a half rehearsing, preparing, and performing alongside students from Groton, Lansing, Ithaca, Newfield, Trumansburg, and South Seneca, under the direction of guest conductors Mr. Gregory Harris (current Dryden MS Assistant Principal & former Vestal HS Band Director) and Mr. Timothy Savage (Crane School of Music & St. Lawrence University). We are so proud of our Dryden musicians!
Our talented student musicians spent a day and a half rehearsing, preparing, and performing alongside students from Groton, Lansing, Ithaca, Newfield, Trumansburg, and South Seneca, under the direction of guest conductors Mr. Gregory Harris (current Dryden MS Assistant Principal & former Vestal HS Band Director) and Mr. Timothy Savage (Crane School of Music & St. Lawrence University). We are so proud of our Dryden musicians!
24-25 Audit Documents are available online at: https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/documents/departments/business-office/audits/822415
Students in Mrs. Rosen & Mr. Magin’s 5th grade class have received 3 Golden Awards for demonstrating outstanding behavior in PE, Art, & Library. Way to go! #LionPride
🦃 Thanksgiving Feast = SUCCESS! 🍽️
On Wednesday our Dryden Food Service team served 893 meals for our annual Thanksgiving lunch!
After roasting, slicing, scooping, serving, smiling, (and maybe sneaking a bite or two 😇)… our School Lunch Heroes are officially EXHAUSTED. 💤
So if you’re looking for us now, check the:
🥶 cooler
📦 dry storage
🍎 produce shelf
We’re just catching up on our post-feast nap😴
Thank you, Dryden, for another amazing Thanksgiving feast! 💜🦁🤍
#DrydenPride #SchoolLunchHeroes #FuelingOurLions
Our #LionPride has a very thankful 4th grade! 💜 #ThankfulThursday
Dryden Elementary PTA invites you to the Winter Wonderland Extravaganza on Saturday, December 13th, from 8am to 11am!
Today is SRP Day! We honor the incredible School-Related Professionals who make our schools function effectively every single day. From early morning bus runs to after-school cleanup, these professionals are essential to our #LionPride! Whether bandaging scraped knees, serving nutritious meals, maintaining safe buildings and supporting our classrooms - our SRPs truly Rise to the Challenge!
We're partnering with Cops, Kids, and Toys to help local families have a brighter holiday season. Cops, Kids, and Toys is a program that began in the early 1980’s to help families throughout Tompkins County who were unable to provide holiday gifts for their children.
We will be collecting donations of unwrapped new toys or money through Tuesday, December 2nd.
If you’d like to make a monetary donation, checks payable to Cops, Kids, and Toys or cash may be sent in.
Drop-Off locations:
Middle/High School and Dryden Elementary School.
(Donations can also be made at FES and CES - we'll pick donations up and deliver them to CKT)
We will be collecting donations of unwrapped new toys or money through Tuesday, December 2nd.
If you’d like to make a monetary donation, checks payable to Cops, Kids, and Toys or cash may be sent in.
Drop-Off locations:
Middle/High School and Dryden Elementary School.
(Donations can also be made at FES and CES - we'll pick donations up and deliver them to CKT)
Lion Reminder:
Saturday, November 8, 2025 is a #LionPride Day all the way around the MS/HS Campus. As we prepare for the MS Musical: “The Wizard of Oz” to hit the stage at 11:00 AM (You can also catch "The Wizard of Oz" on 11/7 at 7:00 PM) and our Dryden Lions prepare to participate in their sectional semi-final football game, which is being held at Dryden beginning at 1:00 PM, please see the maps regarding parking and shuttles this Saturday for these two events. We have plenty of parking for both events, especially given that the events are offset of each other.
In addition, the District has added two shuttle bus runs to support Saturday's events, as well as give people another option as it relates to parking this weekend for events at the MS/HS. The District will operate two shuttle bus runs between DES and the MS/HS from approximately 10 AM-4PM at approximately 15 minute intervals. The DES shuttle bus stop is located at the front entrance of DES facing Union Street and the MS/HS Shuttle Stop is located just outside the normal MS/HS drop off location by the Auditorium.
We are so excited to show support for our #LionPride this weekend!
Saturday, November 8, 2025 is a #LionPride Day all the way around the MS/HS Campus. As we prepare for the MS Musical: “The Wizard of Oz” to hit the stage at 11:00 AM (You can also catch "The Wizard of Oz" on 11/7 at 7:00 PM) and our Dryden Lions prepare to participate in their sectional semi-final football game, which is being held at Dryden beginning at 1:00 PM, please see the maps regarding parking and shuttles this Saturday for these two events. We have plenty of parking for both events, especially given that the events are offset of each other.
In addition, the District has added two shuttle bus runs to support Saturday's events, as well as give people another option as it relates to parking this weekend for events at the MS/HS. The District will operate two shuttle bus runs between DES and the MS/HS from approximately 10 AM-4PM at approximately 15 minute intervals. The DES shuttle bus stop is located at the front entrance of DES facing Union Street and the MS/HS Shuttle Stop is located just outside the normal MS/HS drop off location by the Auditorium.
We are so excited to show support for our #LionPride this weekend!
Muscle Woman Visits Third Grade!
In Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Frailey’s third-grade class, students are learning all about the systems of the human body! To introduce the muscular system, Mrs. Preston transformed into her alter ego — Muscle Woman!
Students made connections between the skeletal and muscular systems, discovering how their bodies move and grow.
A big thank-you to our amazing teachers for making learning interactive, engaging, and meaningful for our students! 💜🦁
#LionPride #DrydenElementary #HandsOnLearning
In Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Frailey’s third-grade class, students are learning all about the systems of the human body! To introduce the muscular system, Mrs. Preston transformed into her alter ego — Muscle Woman!
Students made connections between the skeletal and muscular systems, discovering how their bodies move and grow.
A big thank-you to our amazing teachers for making learning interactive, engaging, and meaningful for our students! 💜🦁
#LionPride #DrydenElementary #HandsOnLearning
We're Hiring - Come Join The #LionPride!
Multiple job openings, including:
Senior Food Service Helper
Food Service Helper
Groundskeeper
Multiple job openings, including:
Senior Food Service Helper
Food Service Helper
Groundskeeper
This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow, 10/31/25, is a Superintendent Conference Day, and there will be no school for students. 💜
DHS Garden Club is hosting our 4th Annual Harvest Festival this Saturday! This year we have student and staff craft vendors as well as student musicians, games & contests for kids of all ages, a bake sale & hot cider, and a cider press demonstration & tasting. We hope to see you there!
The Dryden Middle School Drama Club proudly presents
The Wizard of Oz
Youth Edition
Friday, November 7 at 7 pm
Saturday, November 8 at 11 am
in the Dryden Middle School Auditorium
Tickets available at the door
$5 General Admission I $20 maximum per family
The National Honor Society will be holding a Pizza & Pastries fundraiser before the Friday night showing of the middle school musical The Wizard of Oz. The event will be held outside the high school cafeteria and it will include pizza, light bites & beverages. Prices are all based on donations.
We hope you can join us! #LionPride
The Wizard of Oz
Youth Edition
Friday, November 7 at 7 pm
Saturday, November 8 at 11 am
in the Dryden Middle School Auditorium
Tickets available at the door
$5 General Admission I $20 maximum per family
The National Honor Society will be holding a Pizza & Pastries fundraiser before the Friday night showing of the middle school musical The Wizard of Oz. The event will be held outside the high school cafeteria and it will include pizza, light bites & beverages. Prices are all based on donations.
We hope you can join us! #LionPride
We absolutely adore the spooky bulletin board that Ms. Eells' UPK class created. 🦇 Everyone did a great job! #LionPride
