Community
United Way Of Greater Oswego County Wants To Make You A Winner
The United Way of Greater Oswego County is once again offering its donors the opportunity to be rewarded for helping their community.
Month: September 2011
Community
Aurora of CNY Offers Vision Screening
As a follow-up to its overflowing waiting list at the recent Get Health Connected health fair at the OnCenter, Aurora of CNY is offering more free vision screenings at its office in Syracuse.
Fulton Daily News
Raider Pride is alive in Switzerland
Anja Mayer, whom many people may remember as the foreign exchange student from Switzerland last year, has yet to lose her Raider Pride.
In fact, she proudly displays her copy of The Raider student newspaper on a recent trip to the Alps.
Fulton Daily News
RaiderNet Daily: To Fulton from Switzerland
A former foreign exchange student shows off her Raider pride. Also, big wins for girls soccer and volleyball.
Community
Sea Cadets Set Monthly Drill
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corp Truxtun DDG-103 Division in Oswego will hold its monthly drill Saturday and Sunday October 8th and 9th, at the Mc Crobie Building, located at 41 Lake Street, Oswego. The […]
Fulton Daily News
Weather Notebook For September 28, 2011
We got some rain – if ya wanna call 0.01-inch ‘rain’ – on Tuesday Let’s see if we are as lucky today.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Schools Test Scores Improve After Drop Caused by State Changes
You could be forgiven for looking at the scores Fulton students earned on state standard tests and concluding that student performance is dropping fast. After all, in 2009, 69% of Fulton 3rd graders were judged to be proficient at the state standard for English Language Arts. In 2011, just 47% were proficient.
“Does that mean that suddenly, we’ve forgotten how to teach?” asked Board of Education member Brian Hotaling.
Community
District Students Face Off With Seniors To Test Knowledge, Help Community
Girl Scout Claudia Chetney and sixth graders throughout the Oswego City School District are asking seniors at Bishop’s Commons “Are you smarter than a sixth grader?” The event taking place on Oct. 9, is part of Chetney’s Bronze Service Award and is modeled after the popular game show on TV. It’s open to the public and will collect canned or non-perishable goods at the door for donation to the local Human Concerns Center and Salvation Army.
Oswego Daily News
Race To The Top Runs Into Debate At Oswego School Board Meeting
After hearing an update on the Race To The Top initiative for nearly an hour Tuesday night, members of the Oswego City School District’s board of education agreed with the plan in principle. However, the part about pulling educators out of the classroom to be trained didn’t sit well with the board.
Sports
Oswego State Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Setback To Cazenovia
OSWEGO – After shaking off a slow start, the Oswego State volleyball team utilized strong serving to even the match, but eventually fell 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-27, 21-25) to Cazenovia Tuesday night at Max Ziel […]