Students from all grades had an opportunity to share their holiday plans and requests to Santa Claus with Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, Police Chief Tory DeCaire and Fire Chief Randy Griffin during the lunch event on Dec. 14.
Oswego Kinney Drugs collected gifts as part of its “Be a Santa for a Senior” program, and donated them to Bishop’s Commons – helping to make sure residents find something special under the Christmas tree this season.
It wasn’t easy for members of the Oswego High School Key Club to keep their secret holiday project under wraps. But, last week, the Key Club finally unveiled its school-wide surprise for the faculty and staff.
Palermo Elementary students transformed into game programmers during the annual Hour of Code celebration. They were joined by millions of other students from around the world who were introduced to computer science and programming, as part of the global movement by Computer Science Education Week and code.org.
Palermo Elementary students and staff members collected more than 200 nonperishable food items to help keep community members healthy and strong, as part of the school’s annual “Project Share.”
Hundreds of local children will have a very Merry Christmas, thanks, in part, to dozens of Mexico High School volunteers who helped pack donation bags for dozens of families.
As soon as he was introduced by Principal Jean Sampsell, scores of students erupted in cheer as they recognized the singer from the popular music reality television show.
While they learned about Australian culture and music, Mexico Elementary School students also received character trait education during the recent “Didgeridoo Down Under” performance. The students in grades kindergarten through four filed into the cafeteria to find several life lessons and surprises in the interactive show.
The crowd packed the Ralph Fraust Theatre of the Performing Arts at Oswego High School to hear Christmas classics and joyous tunes from several chorus, band and orchestra performances.
T-r-u-c-u-l-e-n-t-l-y. That was the word student Autumn Warring spelled correctly to win the Mexico Middle School spelling bee after she edged out 14 competitors in the final MMS rounds held recently in the auditorium.
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