Although there has not been a major snowstorm to hit Oswego County yet this school year, students in Joe McNamara’s sixth grade class at Granby Elementary School have already gotten a heavy dose of lake effect flurries. TV meteorologist Jim Teske stopped by the school recently to teach the children about lake effect snow and the factors that come into play to produce major storms.
Fairgrieve Elementary School held its own elections recently selecting representatives from each class to serve on the school’s inaugural student council. Students applied for the privilege to run for office, stating why they thought they would be a good class representative and then created campaign posters to aid in their election.
Anthony and Veronica (Tropea) DeRosa recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family and friends at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego. The bride is the daughter of Joseph and Rose Orlando Tropea and the groom is the son of Dominick and Louise Granato DeRosa. The couple was joined in matrimony on October 11, 1947, at St. Peter’s Italian Church on State Street in Syracuse.
The Volney Elementary School gymnasium became a wax museum recently as inventors, past presidents, astronauts, celebrities, athletes and other historical figures were on display.
Jake Davenport, a G.Ray Bodley graduate and son of Gary Davenport of Fulton and Liz Weske of Waialua, Hawaii, formerly of Fulton – is currently the drummer for a Nashville based artist, Ben Gallaher. Gallaher and the band will be opening for the country artist Lee Brice on Thursday in Springfield, Illinois.
The G. Ray Bodley wrestling team visited Granby Elementary recently to talk about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Head wrestling coach Jeffrey Waldron and varsity coach Jack Popper brought along four members of the wrestling team for the PBIS Assembly on Halloween.
Responsibility awards were given to Volney Elementary students who displayed the character trait for the month of October at a recent “Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports” assembly.
Cold temperatures and a light drizzle didn’t deter students enrolled in the Public Safety and Justice Program at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation from receiving a powerful vehicle extrication lesson recently in the parking lot of CiTi’s Mexico campus. With the help of the Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, students received a hands-on lesson in vehicle extrication under the guidance of instructors Mark Bender and Chuck Gabriel.
Michael A. Maroun Elementary students braved the chilly weather for their yearly Halloween parade.
Sandy Creek Elementary students braved the chilly weather for their yearly Halloween parade.
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