Oswego County’s growing season is just around the corner. During area schools’ April Spring Break, youth will have the opportunity to get a head start on their gardens and other horticultural projects by attending Oswego County 4-H’s Spring Break Grows youth program.
Don’t spend spring break inside! Come celebrate Earth Week at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center with a Geocaching Egg Hunt. On April 26, from 9:30 – 11 a.m., this family-oriented program will teach participants how to use a GPS unit and then hunt for eggs in the woods.
Librarian Barb Senecal recently presented two students from each classroom in grades kindergarten through three with the Library Technology Award for their excellent effort, attitudes and respect for others in both the library and computer lab.
The clacking of wood frogs and the clear one-note calls of spring peepers are an invitation to explore the magical woodland nurseries of spring – vernal pools. Mole salamanders and frogs emerge from winter hibernation in early spring and migrate to these critical, short-lived breeding pools.
Honored during a Morning Express program in front of their peers, teachers and guests, the award winners received both praise and thunderous applause for being proven classroom role models.
The young artists, Regan Southworth, Samantha Hopps, Sam Pritting, Allie Smith and Adisyn Spataro, created nature-themed pieces in their art classes.
Make smart choices. That simple message was made clear to Mexico Middle School students during recent presentations from Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes and Mexico Academy and Central School District Superintendent Sean Bruno. The pair has teamed up in recent weeks to drive that conversation home with Mexico middle and high school students: violence is no joking matter.
Held recently in the school cafeteria, attendees enjoyed about 14 stations of hands-on activities to explore how science is fun. PTG co-president Fallon Cooper said several Granby parents and teachers were looking for new ways to get the students, in grades pre-kindergarten through six, interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) topics.
The character education trait is something Principal Todd Terpening, and the rest of the Volney Viking teaching staff, continuously promote at the school.
An Oswego High School student has been recognized by the White House for outstanding contributions to community service, one of the highest honors a high school student is eligible to receive from the United States federal government. Claudia Chetney, a senior at OHS, was honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award at a recent Oswego City School District Board of Education meeting.
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