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A project-based learning activity in Mary Ryan’s classroom at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation recently wrapped up with a culminating activity that included a visit from a local bakery owner. Since October, students have been writing journals, researching recipes, and working together to make tasty snacks and create a cookbook of “no bake” treats.

As part of the consumer science curriculum in the Sandy Creek Central School District, eighth graders recently showcased their cooking and collaboration skills in an “Iron Chef” competition.

Just like the Food Network television show bearing the same name, students in Marissa Paquin’s family and consumer science class were given a secret ingredient (apples) to incorporate into their dishes.

St. Luke’s annual “Bundle of Bucks” Charity Raffle event is approaching and thanks to Lighthouse Lanes’ support from local businesses keeps rolling in. Lighthouse Lanes is donating a cosmic bowling prize package that will be among the fantastic door prizes to be awarded during the event, set to take place on May 9.

For the fifth consecutive year, the program will help provide haircuts during Oswego’s St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser, scheduled for April 12 at 1 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center.

Students from Fairgrieve and Lanigan elementary schools recently competed in a literary competition to determine who would represent the Fulton City School District in the countywide Battle of the Books.

Students in Jeanne Revette’s first grade class at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School put their engineering design standards to the test. They created some incredibly imaginative traps to capture a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day this year.

The History Center of Volney is hosting a “Tour of Historic Homes, Structures and Sites of Interest in the Township.“ On April 25 a trolley provided by the Great Lakes Trolley Company will leave the town hall on County Route 6, Volney Center at 10 a.m.

Students gathered in the school’s auditorium and were treated to a performance called “The Paper Bag Princess,” which depicts a kind-hearted princess searching for her one true love.

Emerson J. Dillon Middle School seventh and eighth grade students wowed the audience at their combined band and chorus concert.