Unity Among Teachers
Unity Among Teachers - Twin Towers Middle School
On Wednesday, January 25th, MTA members wore red in solidarity against the nomination and confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education.
Photo Albums
Annual Run 4 Downtown (R4DT) 2016
annual Run 4 Downtown (R4DT) 2016
On August 20, 2016, the MTA with the help of the MHS NHS helped hand out water at the annual Run 4 Downtown (R4DT).
Summer Leadership Conference
Summer Leadership Conference
On August 17-19, 2016, MTA members attended the Summer Leadership Conference in Parsippany, NJ. There they attended several workshops centering around the importance of unions and building a stronger union to protect the rights of their members. (In attendance from left to right: Shari DeLeon, Wendy Bartocci, J.R. Wilson, Robbyn McCauley & Lori Price)
MTA Retirees
MTA Retirees
On June 8, the MTA honored eight dedicated and hard working teachers at the annual MTA Social. Each has spent many years jn the Middletown School District and will be starting a new chapter in their lives as they will be retiring at the end of the school year. We wish them good luck, good health, and plenty of enjoyment.
Front Row left to right: Barbara Downer, Debbie Bloom, Elizabeth Cepeda
Back Row left to right: Mary Harnick, Michele Giannino, Toni Parzero, Marie Faulmino, Lucia Weier
Middletown High School Scholastic Bowl
Middletown High School Scholastic Bowl
The Middletown High School Scholastic Bowl team competed in Nationals earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The team made it to finals! The MTA was proud to sponsor their team sweatshirts!
First Books
First Books
On June 1, 2016, a NYSUT First Book representative, Paul Webster, came to our Rep Council Meeting. He brought with him a sampling of what's to come, including books, posters, pins, and pencils. This is only a taste of what it will be like on our Distribution Day some time next fall. Thanks to all the hard work of our First Book committee members, the MTA is eligible to receive 12,500 books to give to our Middletown community. Keep your ears open as the MTA prepares for our Distribution Day.
10K Classic
10K Classic
On June 5, 2016 MTA members volunteered to cheer, encourage, and hand out water at the annual Orange County 10K Run. It was a great day and fun for all. Pictured from right to left: Clarissa Issac, Judy Hulse, David Craig, Anne Igoe, Lori Lawrence, Katie Crawford.
Touch a Truck
Touch a Truck
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Presidential Park Elementary, the Middletown National Honor Society hosted the Touch a Truck and Family Fun Day to benefit the Brittany Miller Foundation and Christian's Courage. The event also had a variety of different activities including face painting, musical performances, family games and crafts, and a hands-on chance to climb inside fire, police, construction vehicles. Presidential Park Elementary was buzzing with MTA members, students, parents, friends and family. It was a great day for all who attended.
MTA Shows Solidarity with Verizon Workers
The MTA shows solidarity with the Verizon workers and the giant rat at 61 Orange Plaza Road in Middletown, NY.
Verizon employees have been on strike for the past few weeks. Verizon was built by the blood, sweat and tears of its workers, and yet despite the huge profits enjoyed by the company, Verizon seems bent on destroying the family life and job security of the very people who made their company what it is today.
ORMC R4DT
MTA & MHS National Honor Society Volunteers
MTA volunteers also participated in the Orange Regional Medical Center Run for Downtown(ORMC R4DT) on Saturday, August 15th. They were charged with maintaining the end-of-race water station in the heart of downtown Middletown. MTA volunteers included Tom Blon, Katy Crawford, Shadrac St. Louis, Kelly Quinn, Chris White, Kelly White, Denise Woolsey, Jenn Younghans. MTA President, Chris White, also reached out for help from MHS National Honor Society. Thirteen students volunteered to assist. They were Sheila Adjei-Mensah, Nicole Cioffe, Amy Gonzalez, Ashley Gonzalez, Jillian Kelly, Andre Marin, Leandra McDonald, Rose Alicea Oliveras, Mariela Pichardo, Kyla Savino, Catherina Vargas, Sarina Wallace, and Jennifer Zepeda. All volunteers received a complimentary R4DT t-shirt and free entry to the Taste of the Town, which included samples of food and drink from local restaurants, breweries, and wineries.