Year: 2013
Parent Involvement Meeting Highlights Shift in English Classrooms
For the past two years teachers in the Fulton City School District have been working to align the curriculum they teach to students with the Common Core standards. The Common Core represents the “goals” or “benchmarks” students should be able to meet in order to compete on a global level in the future.
Oswego School Board To Meet
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will conduct a regular business meeting at the Education Center Board Room on Wednesday. Originally, this meeting was scheduled for April 23, but the date was changed during the April 9 session.
Oswego State baseball team clinches playoff spot
By completing the regular season sweep over Fredonia with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon, the Oswego State baseball team solidified a spot in the 2013 SUNYAC Tournament for the first time in more than a decade. The Lakers sit comfortably in third place in the conference standings behind Cortland and New Paltz with three conference games remaining at last-place Plattsburgh (9-20, 4-11) next weekend.
Late Inning Drama Highlights Oswego State softball sweep
The Oswego State softball team (12-14, 7-7 SUNYAC) twice erased deficits in extra innings before pulling out a 12-inning, 7-6 win over Oneonta (8-22, 4-12 SUNYAC) to register a pivotal conference sweep on Sunday. The Lakers posted a 10-2 win in six innings in the opening game of the twinball.
Fishing Reports for April 19, 2013
Pen Pal Project To Connect Seniors In The Community
The Leadership Oswego County class has decided to take its mission, to connect seniors in the community, one step further. They’re recruiting volunteers at various senior living facilities to participate in a pen pal project. Each participant will fill out a questionnaire. Members of the class will pair up those who appear to have the same interests.
Oswego County Tourism Office Announces Photo Contest
The Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning is sponsoring a photo contest for the visitor guide, which will be distributed at trade and travel shows, travel information centers, festivals, events, and businesses over the next two years.
Eighth Annual Oswego Health Charity Walk Planned
The event is also supported by the Oswego and Fulton YMCAs. The paved course at the Seneca Hill Campus is a certified 3.1- (5K) mile course for runners and walkers. There is also a 1.5-mile course for walkers. In addition, the unpaved nature trail walk will be available.
Players Announces Open Auditions for ‘Mame’
Oswego Players director Inez Manor Parker will be holding auditions for the organization’s 75th anniversary summer musical, “Mame.” The show is based on the popular 1955 novel, “Auntie Mame,” written by Patrick Dennis, and a 1956 Broadway adaptation starring Rosalind Russell.