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Volney Elementary School students are ramping up their efforts to attend school all day, every day so they can be named monthly grade-level attendance champions.

Kingsford kindergartners Mayson Fantom and Amy Greenlay blow bubbles as part of a mindfulness activity during the building’s recent Fall into Fitness event.

Kingsford Students Fall Into Fitness

All students at Kingsford Park Elementary will ride along the healthy highway throughout the 2018-19 school year, thanks to supportive staff members who have committed to encouraging positive habits.

First grader Leah Hilts flashes a smile while taking a break from reading a school project to her mother, Samantha Carlin, during the recent open house.

Open House Brings Joy To Fairgrieve Students

Excitement and laughter filled Fairgrieve Elementary School as students and their families packed classrooms, hallways and special areas during the recent open house event.

Leighton fourth graders, from left: Owen Bartlett, Vaughn Thingvoll, Grace St. Onge and Reagan Wood show off their kindness rocks, painted in honor of former Leighton Elementary student Riley Delles who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

Leighton Students Spread Kindness In Honor Of Friend With Cancer

Once a Buc, always a Buc. That sentiment has remained true for former Oswego City School District student Riley Delles who was diagnosed with leukemia over the summer, three weeks after moving out of state.

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Leighton Elementary Principal Kara Shore, left, is joined by sixth graders Leah McRae, Maggie O’Leary and Alicia Cantu during a panel discussion with professors from Chinese universities who spent two weeks in the local community through a partnership with SUNY Oswego.

Chinese Professors Learn From Leighton Students

Small groups of students at both Leighton and Minetto elementary schools provided insight to Chinese professors who recently spent two weeks in the Oswego community, as a first-of-its-kind component of a partnership of SUNY Oswego.

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Oswego Board, Administrators Honor August Graduates

Lateisha Rose Colon, Frederick A. Gonzalez, Seth Michael Partridge, Jordyn Sanders and Hunter Smith received their diplomas from OHS Principal Patrick Wallace.

Justin Hatch proudly displays his certificate of recognition for being named a commended student with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. He is flanked by high school principal Donna Parkhurst and guidance counselor Matt Goodnough.

Fulton Student Justin Hatch Receives Prestigious Honor

G. Ray Bodley High School senior Justin Hatch has been recognized as a commended student, based on his score from last year’s PSAT.

Teacher Michelle McManus, right, leads her students in her classroom in a fun greeting song during a recent Morning Meeting, a responsive classroom training tool she and other teachers use to make students feel more comfortable and accepted.

Morning Meetings Bring Sense Of Belonging To Leighton Students

Community culture has been the foundation of each Leighton Elementary School classroom since the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. To create a sense of acceptance and belonging, Leighton teachers have implemented Morning Meetings each day, following a responsive classroom training workshop during the summer.

Fairgrieve Elementary Students Earn Expectation Award

Throughout the 2018-2019 school year, Fairgrieve Elementary School will honor students who exceed expectations of being safe, responsible, respectful and problem-solvers in the classroom.

Volney Students Earn September Accolades

Several Volney Elementary School students were recently highlighted for achieving success in their classroom, either academically, socially or behaviorally throughout the month of September.