A passion for working with challenging youth has led Erin Simmons to her most rewarding professional position yet: principal of Fourth Street School in Fulton. She realized the importance of the work around at-risk youth when she worked with a group of those children while she was in college studying for her bachelor’s degree in psychology.
The game sent students into a frenzy as they are tasked with figuring out various riddles and solutions in order to unlock the next exercise. Split into small groups, the students used the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Kids” they were taught to persevere through the struggles, all while practicing library skills.
Today (Oct. 30), 25-year-old Marquis Andrews of Oswego was sentenced seven years in state prison and 10 years post-release supervision upon his felony convictions for two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. He was also sentenced to one year for two separate misdemeanor counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. Prosecutors alleged that Andrews subjected a female child to unwanted sexual contact on two occasions during the Summer and Fall of 2016. The victim was 12-years-old during the first incident and had turned 13 years old by the second incident.
The school’s recent Harvest Festival celebrated local produce and agricultural understanding with an abundance of activities, such as fruit- and vegetable-related games, visits with rabbits, educational challenges, apple cider tasting and a lap around the track with stops at various mock vegetable stands where produce was collected to be placed in a box from each classroom.
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Oswego County has seen rain and wind throughout the weekend and into Monday with Oswego County under a Flood Warning, High Wind Warning, and Lakeshore Flood Warning, each expiring at different times throughout the day. Oswego County 911 dispatch has been inundated with calls of fallen trees and limbs and downed power lines throughout the county. Stay informed on current weather alerts with National Weather Service and as always, be safe in dangerous weather conditions.
Strengthening families and educational opportunities alike were at the forefront of the recent Fulton City School District Universal Pre-Kindergarten Family Fun Night. Support FCSD’s youngest students receive from home is key to consistent learning in the classroom, according to Carri Waloven, FCSD Director of Literacy and UPK.
At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Rotarian Betty Maute, introduced Dawn Myers who spoke about Fulton’s Dizzy Block Project. This year, Fulton Public Library’s literacy project is collecting and publishing a book about Dizzy Block memoirs.
Oswego Speedway is proud to announce its support of the Children’s Museum of Oswego’s Build, Play, Grow Campaign ahead of the 68th consecutive season of action at the ‘Steel Palace,’ set to begin May 2018.
On Saturday, October 28, Lake Ontario Chapter No 165 Royal Arch Masons welcomed Royal Arch Masons from Ontario, Canada. The High Priest from New York, Bruce Testut, welcomed the Grand Principal from Ontario.
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