Elmira City Schools

Attention PreK Families! We hope your child is having a wonderful year in our Pre-K program!

As we begin planning for the next school year, we want to ensure that your child’s transition to Kindergarten is smooth and that we reserve their spot on the roster as early as possible.

If you intend to enroll your child in Kindergarten for the 2026-2027 school year, you can now complete a Kindergarten Letter of Intent Form found on the District website. Completing this form now allows you to secure your child’s space on the Kindergarten roster without needing to complete the full Kindergarten enrollment packet at this time.

❤️🌍 Our 5th graders at Coburn Elementarylearned that love truly does travel the world! Inspired by the idea that “love can spread across the world,” teachers asked for Valentines to be sent from everywhere — and the response was amazing! 💌 We’ve heard from 23 US states and 9 countries and expect a letter this week from the Olympics! Students received mail from family, travelers, classrooms, and friends all over the globe — from the UK 🇬🇧 and Ireland 🇮🇪 to Australia 🇦🇺, New Zealand 🇳🇿, Italy 🇮🇹 and even as far away as South Korea 🇰🇵! 📍 Every Valentine was pinned on a hallway world map, bringing geography, cultures, and global connection to life. Along the way, students also practiced internet safety and learned about the places the cards came from. Thank you to everyone near and far who helped spread the love! 💕🌎 #GoExpress

CONGRATULATIONS to our Snow Prince Xander Reger and Snow Princess Avery McCauley.

AND Our Snow King Jace Barr and Snow Queen Emma Moffett. ❤️🖤🚂🤴👸

Mrs. Richer’s 5th grade students at Coburn are making real-world connections to current events through the Winter Olympic Games! ❄️🏅
By blending reading, discussion, and a creative art activity, students are exploring global traditions, athletic achievement, and the spirit of the Olympics in an engaging, hands-on way.

Learning comes alive when classroom lessons connect to the world around us! #GoExpress

Congratulations to the following athletes for competing at Class A sectional prelims and now qualifying to move on to the Section 4 Class A Finals on Saturday.

Cameron Eden
Dayne Bush
James Lovell
Ethan Coleman
Jace Barr
Noah Wilbur
Jacob Brinkerhoff
Tyler Duncan
Henry Mletzko
Otto Elmersson
Demario Molina

#GoExpress

Congratulations to Elmira City School District for completing the Three Peat in winning the 2025-2026 STAC Girls Bowling Championship! They led the way with a team score of 2,830 for their 3rd consecutive title.

Madison Smith of Elmira claimed the High Game (258) and High Series (681) at the 2025-2026 STAC Girls Bowling Championship!

Congratulations and Go Express!

🎳This week started out strong with a STAC Championship win for our Express Girls Bowling team!

🏆Congratulations to the team for completing the Three Peat in winning the 2025-2026 STAC Girls Bowling Championship! They led the way with a team score of 2,830 for their 3rd consecutive title.

💯Madison Smith of Elmira claimed the High Game (258) and High Series (681)! Congratulations and Go Express!

Congratulations to our senior athletes of the boys basketball, cheerleading and boys swimming teams! #GoExpress

☃️❄️ ECSD Closed January 26, 2026 due to winter storm. Stay safe and thank you to our maintenance and custodians for their work to prepare our buildings for Tuesday's return!

Our Elmira High School Academy of Finance students presented their semester of learning during a Financial Literacy Fair, a showcase of learning!

Ernie Davis Academy middle school students visited elementary schools to read to our primary students!

Making a splash at Hendy's swim night!

The Elmira Wegmans has supported an interview project in the Elmira High School Business Department for the past two years. The project begins with students, within the business department, expressing interest in interviewing with Wegmans. Students must have all work completed in their business classes and have limited absences. Students then work to prepare resumes and cover letters and work through successful interview strategies such as company research and planning and preparing for anticipated interview questions. This culminates with an actual interview with a Wegmans representative at Elmira High School.

Last year Wegmans interviewed 21 students and hired 12 of them. This year they hired 6 students.

This program was made possible because the Wegmans Human Resources person is on the Academy of Finance Advisory Board. The Elmira Wegmans was awarded with the Partners in Education award from the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce for this program at their Annual Awards Ceremony on December 5, 2025. #GoExpress

🎶On November 21st and 22nd, 350 of the area’s top music students came to Elmira High School for a two day music festival, Area All-State, hosted by the music faculty at Elmira High School.

🎻🥁🎷🎺🎹The students, representing 38 school districts from Allegany, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Yates counties, were accepted into the Concert Band, Mixed Chorus, Modern Band, or String Orchestra and were given the opportunity to rehearse and perform with professional conductors. The 10th, 11th, and 12th grade musicians started the process of being accepted into the honor ensembles the previous Spring and they had an amazing concert.
🎉Congratulations especially to our Elmira High School students that were accepted! Seven band students, eight orchestra students, and three choir students chosen for this honor!

🎼Another congratulations to Kimberly Henry, the festival host, for also being elected as the Zone 15 NYSSMA Representative! She will be representing the Southern Tier music teachers at the State level for next three years.

#GoExpress

This weekend! Join the Elmira Express Swim and Dive Invitational + Toys for Tots!

Diving: Friday, December 12, 2025, start 5pm
Swimming: Saturday, December 13, 2025, start 10:30am
EDA Thomas Natatorium

Bring a new, unwrapped toy to help us support delivering hope to children at Christmastime and beyond. Toys for Tots is a 76-year National charitable Program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. #GoExpress

Our 9th grade Broadway Academy biologists recently became food scientists! Students tested classic Thanksgiving foods—like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie—using chemical indicators to identify starches, sugars, proteins, lipids, and pH levels. Their goal? To analyze the nutritional makeup of each food and determine how different macromolecules impact our health and blood glucose levels.

This hands-on investigation helps students connect biology to real life by exploring how the foods we eat affect our bodies, homeostasis, and overall wellness.

Nothing beats learning science through something as delicious and familiar as Thanksgiving dinner! #GoExpress

The Elmira City School District will be closed today, Tuesday December 2, 2025 due to winter weather. Be safe and stay warm! ❄️ #GoExpress

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

School will be closed from November 26-28, 2025 for Thanksgiving Break and will resume on December 1, 2025

One of the greatest strengths of our community is the way we come together—learning from one another, sharing what we have, and lifting each other up through simple acts of kindness. Tonight was a special reminder of that.

At Beecher Elementary, families gathered around the table for a Thanksgiving Feast, while Hendy Elementary filled with laughter and connection during family fun night. From children making handmade crafts for local animal shelters to staff and volunteers serving warm Thanksgiving meals donated by generous community businesses, the spirit of giving was everywhere.

Moments like these make you feel like you’re part of something truly special—something bigger than yourself. And that sense of belonging is what makes our community extraordinary. #GoExpress