The two teams from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School finished in first and second place at the Entergy Science Competition on February 6th. Team “A.K./P.W.” took first place honors in the county competition with Team “Vy?istit to” taking second. Pictured in front row: Willow Faulkner (Vy?istit to); Lisa Ahn Phit and Brian Wilson (team AK/PW). Back row: Zachary Maurer (Vy?istit to); Marius Kroemer (AK/PW); coach Toni Pugliano; Timothy Busbee (AK/PW); Vojtech Oralke and Benjamin Clark (Vy?istit to).

Two teams from the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown School District participated in the Entergy Science Competition held at Oswego County BOCES on Saturday, Feb. 6th, and walked away with the 1st and 2nd place awards. The two teams were coached by APW science teacher Toni Pugliano and Entergy employees Sheila Brey and Tom Kerr served as mentors to both teams.

Team “A.K/P.W.” with team members Timothy Busbee, Brian Wilson, Marius Kroemer, and Lisa Ahn Phit took first place honors and earned each a $1,000 scholarship with their presentation on uranium isotopic separation. Their project looked at three methods of isolating Uranium 235: Gas Centrifuge, Gaseous Diffusion and Laser Separation.

They were awarded the Sam Walker Memorial Trophy, named for a former APW student who participated in the Entergy Science Competition but was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident. Pete Dietrich, Entergy Site Vice-President spoke of Sam’s love of the science competition and their decision with the Walker family to honor Sam by naming the 1st place award after him before presenting the large trophy to the APW team. For coach Pugliano, the award was especially emotional.

Team “Vy?istit to” with members Benjamin Clark, Willow Faulkner, Zachary Maurer and Vojtech Oralke presented a project on air filtration that earned them the second place finish and $750 scholarships. Their project showed the importance of an air filtration system used in a nuclear power plant to reduce particulates and eliminate gases in the environment. “Vy?istit to” is a Czech word meaning “to clean up”. Vojtech Oralke is a foreign exchange student from the Czech Republic.

The annual science competition, sponsored by Entergy featured 11 teams from Oswego County BOCES and five of the nine Oswego County schools presenting a wide range of projects.

Third place was awarded to the Hannibal “Team Acid Rain” with Fulton’s Team Gen X finishing fourth. Pulaski’s “Team Tur-bYnez” placed fifth and the Chic Geeks from Oswego County BOCES finished in sixth place.

Prizes awarded to the finishers ranged from $75 Visa gift cards for 6th place finishers to the $1,000 scholarships for 1st place team members.

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The Oswego High School Class of  2011 is prepared to begin its march toward June 25 graduation exercises at the SUNY Oswego Campus Center. However, the members of the Class of 2010 have made their mark and are moving to their next life step.

Oswego Middle School Principal Bonnie Finnerty has proudly announced the final honor roll for the 2009-2010 school year.

Nathaniel V. Ellis graduated from the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Daleville, Ala., and was appointed to the rank of warrant officer one.

The Curse of the Silverback, the Enchanted Forest/Water Safari’s newest water ride, which debuted in 2009, is expected to continue to draw visitors with its unique purple and black appeal and daring silverback theme.  Riders experience a 100 foot drop into a large 40-ft diameter bowl where they circle the bowl dropping out the middle into the splash pool below.