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The Phoenix Central School District has installed a new visitor management system in each of their schools to ensure the safety of every student. The equipment is called the Raptor Visitor Management System. The equipment will track individuals entering each school building, keep unwanted visitors at bay and aid in safety alert systems.

John C Birdlebough students recently traveled back in time to Michael A Maroun Elementary as part of a mentoring program. Several JCB juniors and seniors participated in the event, pairing up in twos and shadowing a teacher’s class for the day.

Aaron Roth was appointed as a long-term care specialist for Northwestern Mutual of the Dodd Agency effective January 1. He will be responsible for ensuring that the long-term care needs of clients are addressed as part of their overall plan to achieve financial security.

On Feb. 5 a discussion on Teen Dating Violence will take place at 11 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. This opportunity will take you through a simulation of a violent teen relationship, you will learn signs to increase your awareness and how to help.

The Oswego Children’s Theater will sponsor a chicken barbecue at the Lighthouse Lanes bowling center on February 14 from noon until sold out. The cost for the event is ten dollars for a complete chicken dinner including dessert. Advance sales tickets are available and can be delivered upon request.

The Phoenix Central School District has some blooming artistic talent in their fourth graders. Students from four different classes voluntarily spend their lunch period in Kathleen Lambert’s art room working on a variety of different independent projects.

Students at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior High School recently held an exchange concert with junior high students from the Sherburne-Earlville School District. The concert was coordinated between APW’s band director Janet Fiacco and Sherburne-Earlville’s Middle School band director Jeffrey Manwaring.

Volney Elementary School classroom role models were selected by their teachers as students who best represented this month’s character education trait of Tolerance. Principal Lisa Garafola defined tolerance as accepting others’ differences and announced the following students as outstanding examples of that trait for the month of January:

In the Hannibal Central School District, progressive thinking, innovative strategies and a team mentality have taken hold since the implementation of the Strategic Plan last June. The plan outlines the mission, beliefs and goals for the district over the next five years, and has been fueled by the work of community members, teachers, students, staff and administrators.