July 8, 2024
After nearly 31 years in education, including 25 with the Walton Central School District, Dr. Michael MacDonald has reached the goal line. Currently serving as superintendent at...
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June 14, 2024
The annual Ag/Career Day recently was held at Townsend Elementary. Students had the chance to go out and see different careers and what they do. They also had the chance to inter...
![Students putting books into Townsend's Little Free Library](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_922a5f36-c309-4200-8d96-541b6de04cea.jpeg)
May 22, 2024
At the entrance of Townsend Elementary is a new Little Free Library, with the charter number of #169963. The library was recently set up and is now active! Librarian Ashton Johns...
May 22, 2024
Voters in the Walton Central School District went to the polls Tuesday, May 21 and approved the proposed 2024-25 budget of $25,039,763. Because the district went over the tax cap,...
![Students after helping plant a tree enjoy popsicles](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_05a8dd29-6783-4186-91e3-1ed33e7ce9eb.jpeg)
May 16, 2024
Representatives from Delaware County Soil and Water recently visited Townsend Elementary and planted a tree, along with help from fifth graders. The dogwood tree was planted near ...
May 13, 2024
The Walton Central School District music department is hosting three concerts this month. The high school concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, the elementary concer...
April 11, 2024
All five of Walton CSD’s winter sports teams earned scholar- athlete honors from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the 2023-24 season. The...
![Mrs. Howard's winning class](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_ec9676d7-007e-40f0-a0cb-5b74283a4757.jpeg)
April 9, 2024
Townsend Elementary held the annual Pennies from Heaven fundraiser during the month of February. The event raises money for UHS Delaware Valley Hospital. This year was another s...
![Calendar update graphic](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_2c50d97e-22b1-4148-bf7c-304563fb7b92.jpeg)
March 14, 2024
Because of a mild winter, there are unused emergency days. That means the Walton Central School District has an update to the instructional calendar. There will be no school on t...
![Tom Murphy speaks to students](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_34909fa9-6be3-461e-985b-32586843fde8.jpeg)
March 6, 2024
For the second time this year, Sweethearts and Heroes visited the Walton Central School District. This time, though, they ventured to Townsend Elementary for age-appropriate assem...
![Safety poster winners](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_bd8d9663-5c4b-4fc7-95b5-06bba6d3e97b.jpeg)
November 29, 2023
Congratulations to the winners of the annual Safety Poster Contest at Townsend Elementary School! The winners are listed below: First grade winners First: Kenlie Wood Sec...
![Concert dates and times](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_81bd7fb6-1df2-4542-8646-095eb64bf9d2.jpeg)
November 28, 2023
The Townsend Elementary concert will lead things off on December 6, followed by the middle school on December 14, and the high school on December 20. All concerts are free and ope...
![Townsend UPK Students](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_67d5a9f4-ef7f-4435-83f5-465d19c80763.jpg)
July 5, 2023
Townsend Elementary Reading and Math Summer program is July 10 through July 27th for students that were enrolled. The teachers will meet you at the front entrance of the high sc...
June 21, 2023
Recently, Townsend Elementary honored fourth and fifth graders with awards for honor roll, Principal’s List, and Superintendent’s List, as well as for the NED Citizenship awards, ...
June 12, 2023
An Army Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission will be held at the Walton Central School District in July.
Through a grant awarded to the Southern Tier 8 Regional Planning...
May 15, 2023
During the month of March, Townsend Elementary held a Read Across America Challenge, which was held in conjunction with Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day.
Stu...
![Arbor Day in UPK](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_d6925e7b-7e7a-493f-bd0a-7b978bd862f6.jpg)
April 28, 2023
On Friday, April 28, 2023, the students were able to make Marshmallow Trees. The students used a brownie as the dirt, a pretzel stick as the trunk of the tree, and the marshmall...
![Happy Administrative Assistant's Day!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_9d4ab424-1b8e-4faa-93e5-d777770b7cef.jpg)
April 27, 2023
On Wednesday, April 26th, the Townsend school recognized their office staff for Administrative Assistants day! Patty Wood and Jami Aubin were showered with "Thank you" notes and...
![Walton CSD's Eve Foster sits on the new buddy bench at Townsend](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/walton_central_school_district_ar/article/image/large_b75e2ab0-5431-4c37-b807-8a0364e40f92.jpeg)
April 21, 2023
When Walton CSD junior Eve Foster was in third grade, she read about a buddy bench. She liked the idea so much that she wrote to the principal requesting one for Townsend Elementa...
April 17, 2023
Pictured (from left): Eli Northrup, Bentley Hadden, and Autumn Gerace. Townsend Elementary recently hosted the annual PTA Spelling Bee.
The winners in each grade level...