It's #FoodServiceFriday!
This week we're shining a spotlight on our local sourcing. Did you know 30% of our food dollars are spent locally?
That means we’re supporting local farms, producers, and businesses—while serving fresh, high-quality meals to our students.
#LionPride
This week we're shining a spotlight on our local sourcing. Did you know 30% of our food dollars are spent locally?
That means we’re supporting local farms, producers, and businesses—while serving fresh, high-quality meals to our students.
#LionPride
We’re roaring about Reagan Burham’s selection as one of ESPN Ithaca's Athletes of the Week! 🦁🏃🏽♀️➡️
Regan Won the 3,000-meter run and placed second in the 1,500-meter run at the Square Deal Invite in Johnson City. She also won both events in a tri-meet win over Marathon and Moravia.
Congrats Regan! #LionPride
Listen to Regan’s interview here:
https://omny.fm/shows/fueling-excellence/dryden-track-and-fields-reagan-burnham-2?in_playlist=podcast
Regan Won the 3,000-meter run and placed second in the 1,500-meter run at the Square Deal Invite in Johnson City. She also won both events in a tri-meet win over Marathon and Moravia.
Congrats Regan! #LionPride
Listen to Regan’s interview here:
https://omny.fm/shows/fueling-excellence/dryden-track-and-fields-reagan-burnham-2?in_playlist=podcast
This Earth Day, we’re proud of the steps our school community is taking to care for our planet! 🌎💚
Across our schools, sustainability is more than a goal—it’s part of our everyday practices:
🥛 Bulk milk with reusable cups to reduce packaging
🍽️ Reusable trays or plates in all schools
🍴 Reusable silverware in Dryden Elementary School, the Middle School & High School
♻️ Minimizing single-use plastics in our cafeterias
🌱 Composting food scraps to keep waste out of landfills
🌍 Strong partnerships with student-led sustainability clubs that help lead initiatives and inspire change
🥕 Partnerships with local farmers and food producers to bring fresh, locally sourced foods to our cafeterias
Together, our students, staff, and community are building habits that make a real difference—one lunch tray, one compost bin, and one idea at a time.
Happy Earth Day! 💚🌱
#LionPride
On Friday, May 1, 2026, there will be no afterschool activities with a few exceptions:
1. The elementary after school programs will remain open.
2.Students athletic contests and practices will be held as scheduled.
All MS/HS students with the exception of student athletes need to leave at 2:19.
The reason for this decision is due to the fact the District is hosting the 2026 NYSSMA Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on May 1 and May 2 and need adequate time to prepare the building and set up for the Festival. The District is proud to be hosting this event!
Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always #LionPride!
1. The elementary after school programs will remain open.
2.Students athletic contests and practices will be held as scheduled.
All MS/HS students with the exception of student athletes need to leave at 2:19.
The reason for this decision is due to the fact the District is hosting the 2026 NYSSMA Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on May 1 and May 2 and need adequate time to prepare the building and set up for the Festival. The District is proud to be hosting this event!
Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always #LionPride!
Wishing a Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the ones who hold us together! 📎💜
Thank you for showing up each day with a smile and working hard to keep our district running smoothly. We couldn't do it without you!
#LionPride! 🦁
Thank you for showing up each day with a smile and working hard to keep our district running smoothly. We couldn't do it without you!
#LionPride! 🦁
Good Morning,
This message is for staff, students, and families. Please find attached or click here to access the Dryden Central School District calendar for the 2026-2027 school year: DCSD Calendar 2026-2027
You can also access the calendar from our website by clicking on the calendar button located at the top of the DCSD Main Page. After clicking on the "Calendar" button , scroll down the page and on the left hand side and click on DCSD Calendar 2026-2027.
Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...
#LionPride,
Josh Bacigalupi
This #FoodServiceFriday, we're shining a spotlight on our salad dressings, which are scratch made with simple ingredients, great flavor, and no high-fructose corn syrup - ever!
Scratch cooking = real ingredients + real effort 💜
#LionPride
Scratch cooking = real ingredients + real effort 💜
#LionPride
Good Afternoon,
Heads up...We have been informed by the Village that next Tuesday and Wednesday, they will be doing work on the culvert near the Lewis Street Bridge from 8AM-4PM. This may cause some slight delays for our Transportation Department. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other.
Always....#LionPride!
Heads up...We have been informed by the Village that next Tuesday and Wednesday, they will be doing work on the culvert near the Lewis Street Bridge from 8AM-4PM. This may cause some slight delays for our Transportation Department. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other.
Always....#LionPride!
Dryden Lions!
Please click (or cut/paste link in the browser) on this link for a great event being held this evening at the Dryden Town Historical Society:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKlXUL_UP4Fws_w-j6MUwIaogDqZO6zM/view?usp=sharing
#LionPride!
Please click (or cut/paste link in the browser) on this link for a great event being held this evening at the Dryden Town Historical Society:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKlXUL_UP4Fws_w-j6MUwIaogDqZO6zM/view?usp=sharing
#LionPride!
A ROARING shoutout to Gray Haines for being one of ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence Athletes of the Week! 🥍🦁
Gray was dominant at the faceoff X for Dryden boys lacrosse. The junior went 12-14 in an 11-6 win over Windsor, then went 15-21 in a 14-8 win over Waterloo. #LionPride!!
Listen to Gray's interview here: https://omny.fm/shows/fueling-excellence/dryden-boys-lacrosses-gray-haines
Gray was dominant at the faceoff X for Dryden boys lacrosse. The junior went 12-14 in an 11-6 win over Windsor, then went 15-21 in a 14-8 win over Waterloo. #LionPride!!
Listen to Gray's interview here: https://omny.fm/shows/fueling-excellence/dryden-boys-lacrosses-gray-haines
We are hiring! Come join the #LionPride!
Join us for a Family Literacy Night on Friday, May 1, 6:00-7:30pm at Dryden Elementary School!
Happy #FoodServiceFriday! 🍽️
This week we're highlighting the scratch cooking of our Food Service team.
Most of our meals are scratch cooked, prepared by our cafeteria team using real ingredients right in our school kitchens.
Scratch cooking means more care, more flavor, and meals we’re proud to serve our students.
#LionPride
This week we're highlighting the scratch cooking of our Food Service team.
Most of our meals are scratch cooked, prepared by our cafeteria team using real ingredients right in our school kitchens.
Scratch cooking means more care, more flavor, and meals we’re proud to serve our students.
#LionPride
Join the Dryden Elementary School Green Team for an Earth Day community clean up event!
Meet at Montgomery Park on Saturday, April 25th at 9am. The Green Team will provide bags and gloves. 🌎💜
#LionPride
Meet at Montgomery Park on Saturday, April 25th at 9am. The Green Team will provide bags and gloves. 🌎💜
#LionPride
Good Afternoon,
This message for all students, staff, and families.
As you may be aware the District has transitioned to Apptegy for many communication and website needs. Apptegy helps manage our messaging to the community-voicemail, texts, email, the live feed on our website, social media platforms, and it is the platform for our updated website.
While we have shared information in previous communications regarding the website and messaging system, we wanted to take the time today to share a new tool from Apptegy that all parents, staff, and students will have access to . This specific tool is the Dryden Central School District App that can be downloaded through Thrillshare by Apptegy.
In order to install the District's App, please go to the Apple or Android Store on your respective devices and search "Dryden Central School District, NY." In the results you should see the tile for the District's App which is a white field with the official DCSD purple lion logo. Please click on the tile to install.
Once inside the App, you will see three menu option at the bottom of the screen that include : "Feed, Events, and More". When you click on "More", you will see a gear denoting "settings". From here, you can set preferences as well as access as other information that is also available on the website.
The App is not a "deep dive" of District information, but is designed to give you the most relevant and up to date information for families, staff and students.
We hope this is one more tool families can use in order to support home and school communication. Please take care of yourself. Please take care of each other. Always....
#LionPride,
Josh
This message for all students, staff, and families.
As you may be aware the District has transitioned to Apptegy for many communication and website needs. Apptegy helps manage our messaging to the community-voicemail, texts, email, the live feed on our website, social media platforms, and it is the platform for our updated website.
While we have shared information in previous communications regarding the website and messaging system, we wanted to take the time today to share a new tool from Apptegy that all parents, staff, and students will have access to . This specific tool is the Dryden Central School District App that can be downloaded through Thrillshare by Apptegy.
In order to install the District's App, please go to the Apple or Android Store on your respective devices and search "Dryden Central School District, NY." In the results you should see the tile for the District's App which is a white field with the official DCSD purple lion logo. Please click on the tile to install.
Once inside the App, you will see three menu option at the bottom of the screen that include : "Feed, Events, and More". When you click on "More", you will see a gear denoting "settings". From here, you can set preferences as well as access as other information that is also available on the website.
The App is not a "deep dive" of District information, but is designed to give you the most relevant and up to date information for families, staff and students.
We hope this is one more tool families can use in order to support home and school communication. Please take care of yourself. Please take care of each other. Always....
#LionPride,
Josh
Good Morning,
As many of you know, a devastating fire last Friday, claimed the lives of several of our own community members.
While we cannot share personal details about the family I can share that the surviving members of this family are in need of many items on top of dealing with the tragedy of losing family members to the fire.
The District has outlined these specific needs below and will be accepting donations of these items to pass onto the family early next week. The District cannot accept cash or checks. The District cannot answer any specific questions based on the list such as shampoo preferences, etc. If you have questions about any fund sourcing pages set up to benefit this family, cash/check donations, or additional questions about the list provided below, you will need to reach out to the family directly. The District cannot provide contact information for the family.
Each school's main office will serve as a collection point for the donations. Please drop off donated items at one of our five main offices located at CES, FES, DES, as well as the MS and HS main offices during normal school hours on or before Friday, April 10, 2026.
The family needs the following items:
Child Male-4T/5T clothes all types of clothing
Adult Female-Medium to Large Shorts , 6 to 8 Women's pants and jeans , Medium to Large Tops , 7.5 Women's shoes
Adult Male: Large Shirts , 34x32 pants
Toiletries: Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrushes, Hair Ties, Toothpaste, Deodorant
Gas Cards: A surviving family member is in the hospital, so gas cards will help offset those traveling costs for other family members who are caretakers as they move back and forth to the hospital.
Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. These are the moments we show our community what #LionPride means to us.
Respectfully,
Josh Bacigalupi
As many of you know, a devastating fire last Friday, claimed the lives of several of our own community members.
While we cannot share personal details about the family I can share that the surviving members of this family are in need of many items on top of dealing with the tragedy of losing family members to the fire.
The District has outlined these specific needs below and will be accepting donations of these items to pass onto the family early next week. The District cannot accept cash or checks. The District cannot answer any specific questions based on the list such as shampoo preferences, etc. If you have questions about any fund sourcing pages set up to benefit this family, cash/check donations, or additional questions about the list provided below, you will need to reach out to the family directly. The District cannot provide contact information for the family.
Each school's main office will serve as a collection point for the donations. Please drop off donated items at one of our five main offices located at CES, FES, DES, as well as the MS and HS main offices during normal school hours on or before Friday, April 10, 2026.
The family needs the following items:
Child Male-4T/5T clothes all types of clothing
Adult Female-Medium to Large Shorts , 6 to 8 Women's pants and jeans , Medium to Large Tops , 7.5 Women's shoes
Adult Male: Large Shirts , 34x32 pants
Toiletries: Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrushes, Hair Ties, Toothpaste, Deodorant
Gas Cards: A surviving family member is in the hospital, so gas cards will help offset those traveling costs for other family members who are caretakers as they move back and forth to the hospital.
Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. These are the moments we show our community what #LionPride means to us.
Respectfully,
Josh Bacigalupi
#LionPride 🦁💜
It's #FoodServiceFriday! 🍽️
This week we're highlighting the local sourcing of our ingredients.
Did you know 100% of our beef is locally sourced?
Choosing local beef supports nearby farmers while providing students with high-quality ingredients we can feel good about serving.
Local food matters—to our students and our community.
#LionPride
This week we're highlighting the local sourcing of our ingredients.
Did you know 100% of our beef is locally sourced?
Choosing local beef supports nearby farmers while providing students with high-quality ingredients we can feel good about serving.
Local food matters—to our students and our community.
#LionPride
April 2, 2026
To our Dryden Central School District community,
Like many others in the community, we are saddened by the loss of three community members to a house fire yesterday, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
While no Dryden Central School District student’s life was taken during the fire, this loss deeply affects our District, and we want to make sure we are proactively offering support for everyone in our community. Our hearts go out to the family and everyone affected by this loss.
We understand the many questions which may arise when tragedies like this take place, and we encourage everyone to respect the privacy of the family during this time. The purpose of this letter is to offer support and not communicate additional information regarding the fire.
The safety and health of our students and staff remains our highest priority, and we urge families to have open and honest conversations with their children, encouraging them to express their feelings and concerns, and answering questions in a compassionate, age-appropriate way.
Our District is here to support your children, and social workers and support staff will be readily available to help students in processing this tragedy together when we return from the break next week.
We encourage you to visit the mental health resources available on our website (https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/page/mental-health-resources) and to take care of one another during this difficult time.
Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always…
#LionPride,
Joshua I. Bacigalupi
To our Dryden Central School District community,
Like many others in the community, we are saddened by the loss of three community members to a house fire yesterday, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
While no Dryden Central School District student’s life was taken during the fire, this loss deeply affects our District, and we want to make sure we are proactively offering support for everyone in our community. Our hearts go out to the family and everyone affected by this loss.
We understand the many questions which may arise when tragedies like this take place, and we encourage everyone to respect the privacy of the family during this time. The purpose of this letter is to offer support and not communicate additional information regarding the fire.
The safety and health of our students and staff remains our highest priority, and we urge families to have open and honest conversations with their children, encouraging them to express their feelings and concerns, and answering questions in a compassionate, age-appropriate way.
Our District is here to support your children, and social workers and support staff will be readily available to help students in processing this tragedy together when we return from the break next week.
We encourage you to visit the mental health resources available on our website (https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/page/mental-health-resources) and to take care of one another during this difficult time.
Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always…
#LionPride,
Joshua I. Bacigalupi
FREE Parent-Child Communication Skills Workshop offered April 14 - June 2 at DHS.
Visit https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/article/2789862 to learn more.
Visit https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/article/2789862 to learn more.
