Red Hook Central School District

January 27, 2026

Raider Report Mid-January

Raider ReportMid-January 2026The Class of 2026 showcases the 'Red Zone'Red Hook High School's Class of 2026 last month took an official class photo in the newly opened "Red Zone" student section in...

January 26, 2026

Red Hook aims to add innovative career training programs with new high school classes

The Red Hook Central School District is seeking to increase its hands-on career training and project-based learning options through two proposed programs at its high school. The district is plannin...

January 20, 2026

Incoming RHHS 9th graders learn about course options, school experience

Linden Avenue Middle School’s outgoing eighth-grade class took an important step toward becoming Red Hook High School’s incoming freshman class Friday.The students took a trip down the sidewalk to ...

January 20, 2026

Fundraiser to support LAMS' 8th grade trip to Washington D.C.

On Jan. 28, you can assist Linden Avenue Middle School students’ annual 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. while enjoying dinner.From 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, Savona’s Trattoria & Bar is ...

January 13, 2026

Mill Road pre-K registration open; all registered by March 1 guaranteed a spot

Mill Road Elementary is pleased to announce registration for pre-kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year is open.Any student who is registered with all documents submitted before March 1 is guaran...

January 12, 2026

Red Hook cuts ribbon on renovated Jack Lewis Gymnasium

The Red Hook Central School District community on Friday celebrated the completion of the Jack Lewis Memorial Gymnasium renovation project with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Red Hook High School.Bef...

January 9, 2026

Electric buses performing well in first winter at Red Hook

Weeks into its first winter since adding electric school buses to its fleet, the Red Hook Central School District Transportation Department has been pleased with how its new vehicles have performed...

January 8, 2026

Students explore coding, AI in STEAM lab

During Computer Science Education Week in December, Mill Road Elementary’s grades 3–5 STEAM students explored the world of coding and AI.Third grade students learned coding unplugged by creating st...

December 23, 2025

RHHS' Colleen Lynch named NYS Secondary School Assistant Principal of the Year

Cairo Fox-Feuer was reading in the hallway one day last year as Colleen Lynch was walking by.“Without hesitation, she sat down at the desk next to me and asked me about the material I was reading,”...

December 17, 2025

Designing tiny houses in the STEAM lab

In November, fourth and fifth grade students at Mill Road Elementary took part in an inspiring STEAM challenge after learning about Lowe’s generous donation of over 100 tiny houses to hurricane vic...

December 17, 2025

With IB diploma interest growing, students share what to expect from program

Red Hook High School staff and students spent time last week explaining how the International Baccalaureate diploma program works to the Class of 2028 members and families.IB Coordinator Diana Deck...

November 25, 2025

'Thankful for Science' feast combines chemistry, cooking to make family fun

Thanksgiving came a little early for many members of the Linden Avenue Middle School community.Sarah Hough and Michelle Keene merged lessons in chemistry and cooking in their seventh-grade science ...

November 25, 2025

RoboRaiders give Mill Road students engineering lesson

Members of the Red Hook High School RoboRaiders Robotics Club visited the Mill Road STEAM Innovation Center last week to lead a hands-on engineering lesson with fifth-grade students.The students ex...

November 19, 2025

Cafeteria menus exclusively New York in November with more coming in December

Thanksgiving’s still a week away. Red Hook students this Thursday, though, will dine on turkey and gravy, herbed peas, smashed potatoes and top it off with a serving of peach crisp.Each menu item, ...

November 6, 2025

Students raise $4,200 through Cooking for Change event for Mexican community kitchen

With the cafeteria doors still closed but the line of attendees for their Cooking for Change fundraiser stretching down the hall, Liz Lowney called her staff of four dozen Linden Avenue Middle Scho...

November 6, 2025

IB Diploma candidates learn to challenge themselves at A.I.R.

Red Hook High School’s IB Diploma candidates last week took a field trip last week to A.I.R. – Albany’s Indoor Rock Gym.The students – 34 of the school’s 35 full IB Diploma candidates – learned how...

November 4, 2025

Hardscrabble Players' fall play 'Radium Girls' this weekend

The Red Hook High School Hardscrabble Players’ fall play, “Radium Girls” is this weekend at the school’s Performing Arts Center.The D.W. Gregory play tells the true story of female factory workers ...

November 3, 2025

Cooking for Change fundraiser at LAMS Wednesday

Linden Avenue eighth grade Spanish students are receiving a lesson in service, culture and cooking. They also plan to raise money for a Yucatan peninsula community in need, with a little help from ...

October 30, 2025

Black light pumpkin patch project delights students as Halloween arrives

Mill Road Elementary students are enjoying a seasonal black light art show courtesy of the school’s artists.Maria Taylor’s fourth grade art students created a pumpkin patch of glowing sculptures in...

October 29, 2025

Griffin, 'IB English For All' featured in NYSEC newsletter

Red Hook High School English Department Chairperson Christine Griffin was highlighted this month by the New York State English Council, the state’s affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of ...

October 28, 2025

Annual Nourish Your Neighbor drive underway

A push to feed Red Hook’s hungry – and raise as much as $20,000 for them in the process – is underway inside each Red Hook Central School District building.The annual Nourish Your Neighbor campaign...

October 22, 2025

Student BOE members seek to ensure classmates are heard

Students on Sept. 3 returned to Red Hook’s schools for the first time under New York’s bell to bell smart phone ban.Eight days later, the Board of Education received a report on how the first week ...

October 21, 2025

8th Graders visit historic exhibit at Bard's Hessel Museum

Linden Avenue Middle School eighth graders last week visited the Hessel Museum at Bard College to explore the gallery and library spaces at the Center for Curatorial Studies.The museum’s featured e...

October 16, 2025

Kesicke Farm trip mixes fun with investigative exploration

Mill Road Elementary School’s first grade and FLEX students this week visited Kesicke Farm in Rhinebeck for autumnal fun with a little bit a learning mixed in.The students enjoyed wagon rides, fed ...

October 16, 2025

Farm to School Gathering sparks plans for growing local food use, education in district

For several years, more than 30% of the food served to Red Hook Central School District students has come from suppliers in New York.It’s not only satisfied a state initiative allowing Red Hook to ...

October 15, 2025

October 2025 Raider Newsletter

Please click HERE to read the October Raider Report newsletter.This month's newsletter has information about the Mill Road STEAM Innovation Center. It also has information about LAMS' flight simiul...

September 26, 2025

First Parents as Partners Meeting October 23; learn more here

The Red Hook Pupil Personnel Services Department, in collaboration with Taconic Resources, is excited to invite Red Hook CSD parents and guardians to our first Parents as Partners meeting.📅 Date: T...

September 25, 2025

Flight simulators expand opportunities for aviation career exploration

Linden Avenue Middle School students have some new toys to play with – the kind that may open the doors to career opportunities.The school last week set up two new flight simulators in its technolo...

September 19, 2025

Mill Road takes STEAM Innovation Center 'to the next level' with dedicated teacher this year

Sybil Bell would get a frequent question from her students as a Mill Road fourth-grade teacher in recent years:“When are we doing STEAM?”Since 2023, Mill Road’s grades 3-5 students have had access ...

September 16, 2025

Skilled trades fair open to public at Red Hook High School Oct. 23

The Red Hook Central School District is partnering with Dutchess County and the Office of state Sen. Michelle Hinchey to host a free informational skilled trades fair at Red Hook High School’s newl...

September 11, 2025

Cassata named winner of prestigious Moran Service Award

Tom Cassata last week left the year’s first Section 9 Athletic Council Meeting with a pair of mementos recognizing his service to Red Hook and surrounding schools.The Raiders’ athletic director on ...

September 11, 2025

September District Newsletter

Please click HERE to read the September Raider Report newsletter.This month's newsletter has information about the first day of school with new rules. It also has information about the changes to t...

September 5, 2025

Mill Road September Newsletter

September NewsletterAttached is the Mill Road September Newsletter.Enjoy the weekend!

September 5, 2025

Welcome to the 2025–26 School Year

I hope you and your children enjoyed a restful and joyful summer.Some of you are experiencing the excitement and nerves of dropping your child off at school for the first time, or for their first d...

August 29, 2025

Red Hook again a top high school in the country, U.S. News & World Report says

Red Hook can once again say its high school is among the best in the county, state and country.U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best High Schools ranking earlier this month and, as ...

August 27, 2025

New teachers get to know Red Hook

About a dozen new teachers will be in Red Hook classrooms this fall. This week, they’ve been getting their feet wet.The Red Hook Central School District is holding its annual teacher orientation se...

August 11, 2025

New Director of Pupil Personnel Services 'here to support students and families' in Red Hook

Amanda Allison’s title is director of Pupil Personnel Services.“It’s just a fancy way of saying I’m here to support students and families,” said Allison, the newest member of the Red Hook Central S...

August 8, 2025

BOE discusses role, goals at annual retreat

The Red Hook Central School District Board of Education spent the last day of July discussing its functions within the district, how it can communicate more effectively and what it aims to accompli...

August 6, 2025

An Update from the Superintendent of Schools

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer and finding time to relax and recharge before the new school year begins. As we prepare for the year ahead, I wanted to share some news with you directly....

July 31, 2025

Navigating Change: AI, Cell Phones, and the Impact on Learning

Dear Red Hook High School Families, The upcoming school year promises to be an exciting one, full of learning, growth, and meaningful experiences. At the same time, it will also bring some importan...