Dryden Central School District
Our mission: Educate and empower each learner to achieve excellence and build a better world
DMS is so excited to welcome the newest class of 6th graders to school! Incoming 6th grade students and their families are invited to attend one of two 6th Grade Preview Days next week.
Join us on:
Wednesday, August 26: 12-3 PM
or
Thursday, August 27: 8-11 AM
Preview Days are designed to help students get comfortable in their new environment before the hustle and bustle of the first day!
During Preview Days, students can:
🗓Walk the halls and practice following their class schedule.
🔐Locate their locker, practice opening the combination, and store their school supplies.
🏫Get a feel for the building so they feel confident on Day 1.
Please Note: Preview Days are purely an opportunity to explore the physical building. Because our teachers do not return until the following week, staff will not be present in their classrooms. This is not a "Meet the Teacher" event, but rather a self-guided practice run for students!
We hope to see you there! #LionPride
Join us on:
Wednesday, August 26: 12-3 PM
or
Thursday, August 27: 8-11 AM
Preview Days are designed to help students get comfortable in their new environment before the hustle and bustle of the first day!
During Preview Days, students can:
🗓Walk the halls and practice following their class schedule.
🔐Locate their locker, practice opening the combination, and store their school supplies.
🏫Get a feel for the building so they feel confident on Day 1.
Please Note: Preview Days are purely an opportunity to explore the physical building. Because our teachers do not return until the following week, staff will not be present in their classrooms. This is not a "Meet the Teacher" event, but rather a self-guided practice run for students!
We hope to see you there! #LionPride
There's no better time than back to school season to stock up on your #LionPride gear!
Visit our Dryden Lions Den Apparel Store for all the Lion Pride to start the new school year 🦁💜
https://zapathletics.chipply.com/Dryden-CSD
Visit our Dryden Lions Den Apparel Store for all the Lion Pride to start the new school year 🦁💜
https://zapathletics.chipply.com/Dryden-CSD
Attention families: Open Doors English: The Julie Rudd Coulombe Language Program of Ithaca, NY offers free English classes for adults at any level.
Fall Session runs September 8 through December 10, with classes offered Monday through Thursday in the morning, afternoon, or evening.
Visit www.opendoorsenglish.org or contact esloffice.ode@gmail.com to register!
Fall Session runs September 8 through December 10, with classes offered Monday through Thursday in the morning, afternoon, or evening.
Visit www.opendoorsenglish.org or contact esloffice.ode@gmail.com to register!
DCSD Staff Update: The Opening Day Schedule has been sent out via your school email. Supervisor and Administrators will be sending more specific information about schedules following this email and notification. #LionPride
We welcome staff back on 9/1/2026. Thank you to all who donate. Community support of our staff means so much to as a District. #LionPride.!
Dryden families and community members are invited to line the red carpet with #LionPride on Tuesday, September 1st from 7:30-7:50am to cheer on our staff as they kick off the 2026-2027 school year! 🦁💜
We are so excited to welcome our Dryden Lions back to school in just four weeks!
Reminder that grade level school supply lists are available on our website: https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/page/supply-lists
#LionPride!
Reminder that grade level school supply lists are available on our website: https://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/page/supply-lists
#LionPride!
Attention all incoming 6th grade families! 📢
Join us at the Dryden MS/HS Auditorium on Thursday, August 13, 6-7pm for a 6th Grade Parent Information Night!
Hear from Principal Lora Champlain and Assistant Principal Greg Harris on what it takes to thrive in middle school. We’ll cover essential information about academic expectations, student support, daily routines, and how we can partner with you to support your child’s success. 🦁💜
Join us at the Dryden MS/HS Auditorium on Thursday, August 13, 6-7pm for a 6th Grade Parent Information Night!
Hear from Principal Lora Champlain and Assistant Principal Greg Harris on what it takes to thrive in middle school. We’ll cover essential information about academic expectations, student support, daily routines, and how we can partner with you to support your child’s success. 🦁💜
The Dryden Southworth Library Wednesday Wildlife summer program invites families to gather at Montgomery Park on Wednesday afternoons to enjoy lunch, stories, a craft, and some furry friends, as well as fresh fruits and veggies from the Kids' Farmers Market!
Thank you to Ms. Laura from The Southworth Library for coordinating this program, Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund for providing free books, Dryden Central School District Food Service Team for providing fresh produce, and The Carpenter Family Farm for bringing this week's animal friends! We are so grateful for community partnerships and opportunities to gather and learn!
Don't miss your last chance to join in on the fun! The final Wednesday Wildlife of the summer is Wednesday, August 12, 12:30pm, at Montgomery Park. The Reynolds Game Farm will be bringing Pheasants!
The Library has so many programs to take advantage of! Check out their website (https://southworthlibrary.org) or Facebook page (Dryden Southworth Library) to learn more!
Thank you to Ms. Laura from The Southworth Library for coordinating this program, Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund for providing free books, Dryden Central School District Food Service Team for providing fresh produce, and The Carpenter Family Farm for bringing this week's animal friends! We are so grateful for community partnerships and opportunities to gather and learn!
Don't miss your last chance to join in on the fun! The final Wednesday Wildlife of the summer is Wednesday, August 12, 12:30pm, at Montgomery Park. The Reynolds Game Farm will be bringing Pheasants!
The Library has so many programs to take advantage of! Check out their website (https://southworthlibrary.org) or Facebook page (Dryden Southworth Library) to learn more!
Day Two of the Public Safety, Law and Military Career Academy. A big thank you to our partners at the Dryden Fire Department, Dryden Police Department, and Dryden Ambulance for giving up their time this morning to meet with students from George Junior, Groton, and Dryden. #LionPride!
District Safety Personnel Rob Reyngoudt and Dryden HS Nurse Travis Berggren recently provided District leadership with a Stop the Bleed training, and Stop the Bleed kits will be present in each school building.
As we prepare for another amazing year, we are continuously guided by a commitment to creating a safe, joyful and nurturing environment which promotes learning and growth.
A special shoutout to Travis's daughter for being an excellent tourniquet model! #LionPride!
As we prepare for another amazing year, we are continuously guided by a commitment to creating a safe, joyful and nurturing environment which promotes learning and growth.
A special shoutout to Travis's daughter for being an excellent tourniquet model! #LionPride!
Public Safety and Military Career Academy Day 1: A big thank you to our partners from the Cornell University Police Department and Tompkins Country Sheriff's Department for coming to Dryden High School and creating meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for our Dryden, Groton and George Junior participants! #LionPride!
Tompkins County residents aged 11-24 are invited to attend a free Tie Dye event with The Youth Exploration and Life Skills Programs!
The event is on August 5 from 2-4pm at the Learning Web on 320 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
In order to attend this free event, please complete the short online permission slip at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBgsUKeX70snjDRGCUvNGMXirky-Q2FVgoJMT4QQPnzXTkiQ/viewform
Food, drinks, and one shirt to tie dye per person will be provided. Feel free to bring your own items to dye—there will also be other crafts like button and bracelet making.
Good Afternoon,
Summer is always a period of transition, resetting, and preparing, and we hope yours is going well!
During July and August The bulk of our staff (10 month employees) are not regularly on campus, nor are they required to be with some exceptions. During the summer months, if you are emailing or reaching out to a staff member by email, please copy in the building principal too. Doing this, will ensure that the principal, who is a 12 month employee sees your message and can address the issue and respond to you in a timely manner.
If you are trying to reach a staff member by phone, please call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the school's main office and the secretaries will connect you with the principal or a leave a message for the principal so they can work with you.
If you leave a message with someone in the main office or leave a message on the Main Office's voicemail, and you do not receive a call back within 24 hours from the principal or someone else who can address your concern, please call 607.844.5361 which will connect you with the District Office.
If you send an email or leave a voicemail on our system for a 10 month employee such as a teacher or provider, there is a chance that it will not be seen or heard until our 10 month staff return in September. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Summer is always a period of transition, resetting, and preparing, and we hope yours is going well!
During July and August The bulk of our staff (10 month employees) are not regularly on campus, nor are they required to be with some exceptions. During the summer months, if you are emailing or reaching out to a staff member by email, please copy in the building principal too. Doing this, will ensure that the principal, who is a 12 month employee sees your message and can address the issue and respond to you in a timely manner.
If you are trying to reach a staff member by phone, please call 607.844.8694 and follow the voice prompts to the school's main office and the secretaries will connect you with the principal or a leave a message for the principal so they can work with you.
If you leave a message with someone in the main office or leave a message on the Main Office's voicemail, and you do not receive a call back within 24 hours from the principal or someone else who can address your concern, please call 607.844.5361 which will connect you with the District Office.
If you send an email or leave a voicemail on our system for a 10 month employee such as a teacher or provider, there is a chance that it will not be seen or heard until our 10 month staff return in September. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Due to the Air Quality Alert issued by the National Weather Service and per DCSD protocol, the Solar Express will not be making visits today. All other scheduled programming and offices will be open as normal today. Please stay safe! Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
To the ones who put their #LionPride on display day in and day out, THANK YOU! We are so grateful to our amazing staff for another successful year. 🦁💜
We wish you a restful and rejuvenating summer!
We wish you a restful and rejuvenating summer!
DCSD Update: All schools in the Dryden Central School District will dismiss on time today despite the Regents Exams schedule being altered. The 3:00 Shuttle Bus will be available to those students who are taking a Regents Exam and have not finished at the time of MS/HS Dismissal Time. In addition, this exam schedule change will have no impact on PK-5 dismissal. Students in grades PK-5 will dismiss at the normal time as well. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always...#LionPride!
Good Afternoon,
The tornado warning is canceled at this time and has been downgraded to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a tornado watch persisting through the afternoon. At this time, all schools in the Dryden Central School District are resuming their normal schedule, but all students will remain indoors. The District will continue to monitor the weather closely as we move through the afternoon. This will be our last communication regarding this specific warning. Students who have a scheduled 12:00 Regent should still report at 12:30 PM. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always....#LionPride!
The tornado warning is canceled at this time and has been downgraded to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a tornado watch persisting through the afternoon. At this time, all schools in the Dryden Central School District are resuming their normal schedule, but all students will remain indoors. The District will continue to monitor the weather closely as we move through the afternoon. This will be our last communication regarding this specific warning. Students who have a scheduled 12:00 Regent should still report at 12:30 PM. Please take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Always....#LionPride!
Good Afternoon,
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of School for the Dryden Central School District . At this time, all schools in the District are Sheltering in Place until the tornado warning expires at 12:00 PM.
If you are scheduled to take a Regents exam at 12:00, the District has tentatively pushed back the start time until 12:30 PM. Please do not travel during an active tornado. If the forecast has not improved by 12:00 pm, please stay somewhere safe and we will communicate with you shortly.
Thank you.
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of School for the Dryden Central School District . At this time, all schools in the District are Sheltering in Place until the tornado warning expires at 12:00 PM.
If you are scheduled to take a Regents exam at 12:00, the District has tentatively pushed back the start time until 12:30 PM. Please do not travel during an active tornado. If the forecast has not improved by 12:00 pm, please stay somewhere safe and we will communicate with you shortly.
Thank you.
Good Afternoon,
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of Schools for the Dryden Central School District. The District is aware of a tornado warning that covers the District. We have enacted our protocol per our Safety Plan regarding tornados. Currently, all students and staff are sheltered in interior rooms and hallways away from doors and windows. We will remain in this posture until the warning is canceled or expires. Please do not come to the school at this time as we are keeping everyone sheltered for their protection . We will be in touch with updates as safety and the situation permits.
Thank you.
This is Joshua Bacigalupi, Superintendent of Schools for the Dryden Central School District. The District is aware of a tornado warning that covers the District. We have enacted our protocol per our Safety Plan regarding tornados. Currently, all students and staff are sheltered in interior rooms and hallways away from doors and windows. We will remain in this posture until the warning is canceled or expires. Please do not come to the school at this time as we are keeping everyone sheltered for their protection . We will be in touch with updates as safety and the situation permits.
Thank you.