Month: April 2016

The 2016 GENIUS Olympiad has selected 495 projects as finalists, with an eye to hosting a record 850 high school scholars and their mentors June 12 to 17 at SUNY Oswego — an anticipated 28 percent increase over last year.

Lakeside Artisans’ next Paint Nite is scheduled for May 9 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Oswego’s Canal Commons’ downstairs community room. Plenty of spaces remain for this event, the latest in the series of highly popular paint nites presented by Lakeside Artisans.

The event has been changed to April 24. It will be held at 2 p.m. at the Volney Town Hall on Route 3 Volney Center.

Trinity’s Home and School Association will host a Primary Day chicken BBQ on April 19. Dinners are $10 each and all orders include half-chicken, salt potatoes, mac salad, roll and desert.

Michael A. Maroun Elementary School students were recently honored for exhibiting perseverance throughout the month of March. Honorees were commended for never giving up, always trying their best and working hard to improve academic and behavior goals.

The honor came during a Morning Express program as the student body, teachers and guests cheered and applauded for the outstanding students. Principal Jean Ciesla said the awardees continue to persevere, ask for help when needed, practice skills and work toward reaching their academic goals.

The state bird of New York, the Eastern bluebird, is America’s most beloved songbird and is one of the only birds that depends upon humans for housing. Come learn more about this wonderful bird and even build a nest box when ornithologist John Rogers presents Bluebirds with Mr. Rogers.

The students are involved in every step of the process from pouring the mold to smoothing, firing and then glazing the end product in the ceramics lab.

The Mexico Trailriders (PO Box 564, Mexico) is once again planning its annual chicken barbeque to be held on May 7 at Mexico VFW.