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Music, dancing, lights, and squeals of delight filled the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School gymnasium as the APW Parent/Teacher/Student Association sponsored Glow-in-the-dark Dance lit up the night on Jan. 23.

The Oswego High School winter guard program will kick off its 2015 competitive season at Mexico High School on January 31. The junior varsity guard, competing in the Scholastic Regional A class of the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit, will perform their 2015 program “British Invasion,” which features the music of The Beatles and One Direction.

Students at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School recently received a lesson in how to stay active outdoors during the cold winter months. As part of a physical education unit, students in Melissa Bailer’s third grade class learned how to utilize snowshoes, a specific kind of footwear designed for walking over snow without sinking.

Students in the Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation program at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation now have the luxury of operating a brand new piece of excavating equipment.

As the campus renovation project draws to a close, students and staff at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation are reaping the rewards of new student program work spaces. The project got off the ground in 2011, after all nine component districts voted in approval of the renovations, which included improved classrooms and equipment upgrades.

YAC used to meet at the CiTi campus before CiTi’s renovation project, which was approved in 2011 by all nine component school districts. Once construction commenced, classroom space became limited and the group moved their meetings to the Mexico United Methodist Church.

Last June the Hannibal Central School Districted unveiled the inaugural Distinguished Hannibal Warrior induction class, and now nominations are being sought for this year’s honorees. The effort is designed to recognize notable Hannibal alumni, faculty or local citizens who have contributed to the community and/or school district, achieved distinction for their work and set the standards for others to emulate.

Embracing its innovative nature, the Stepping Stones Day Program at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation is adding cutting-edge neurological therapies to its services. In partnership with Hillside Children’s Center, CiTi has purchased state-of-the-art software and equipment to begin offering neurofeedback therapy to students with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.