HONESDALE, PA – On Friday, Oct. 18, the Monticello Central School District will induct three individuals into its Hall of Distinction at the eleventh-annual induction ceremony. The public is welcome, and encouraged, to attend. 

The event will commence at 4:30 p.m., with light refreshments, mingling and guided tours of Monticello High School. The ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. in the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium in front of the families of the inductees, MCSD staff, the MCSD Board of Education, the Hall of Distinction Committee and the local community.

The inductees for the 2024 Hall of Distinction are:

Emma Chase, First Superintendent of “Third District of Sullivan County,” which includes what is now the Monticello Central School District

John Conway, MHS Class of 1970

Blake Washington, MHS Class of 1994

Biographies of each inductee will be available soon on our website, www.monticelloschools.net, and will detail the exceptional work and accomplishments of this year’s honorees. Please join us on Oct. 18 to celebrate these extraordinary men and women.

The Hall of Distinction honors highly successful Monticello alumni, former board of education members and former employees who have achieved distinction, outstanding accomplishments or made significant contributions within their school, family, career, community and/or personal lives. It was established during the 2012-2013 school year and is located in the lobby outside of the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium in Monticello High School.