SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley announced today (Jan. 17) that the college has received the largest single gift in its 153-year history: a $7.5 million gift from the estate of Oswego County resident Lorraine E. Marano, an education enthusiast.
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse this year. A Lighthouse Events Committee has been formed to work on several activities. The Museum Lighthouse Committee will be holding a planning meeting on January 26 at 2:30 p.m. Interested members of the community are invited to attend this meeting.
WBUC student TV will be recording and broadcasting the Oswego High School varsity boys’ basketball game vs. Corcoran Friday night, 17, live. Tipoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang advises residents and property owners near North and South Sandy Ponds to be aware of signs of flood damage to septic systems, wells, and homes. General information on what to do during and following a severe weather event or power outage, and how to prepare for severe weather events and power outages, is contained in the NYS Department of Health’s publication “Don’t Be Left in the Dark.”
Since New York State’s adoption of the Common Core Learning Standards in 2011 the APW educational community has spent countless hours preparing for the implementation of an educational reform that aims to make 21st century students more globally competitive and ready for college and a career.
The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society coordinated a community service project that generated more than a half-ton of shelf-stable food donations for local food pantries in the school district’s communities. Donations were collected by homeroom and the homerooms with the most donations, in net weight, were treated to a donut party.
Eighteen Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior High School students have been selected to participate in the Oswego County Music Educators’ Association All-County Chorus Festival on April 4 and 5.
Three Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior High School students have been selected to participate in the Oswego County Music Educators’ Association Music Festival.
Five Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Senior High School students have been selected to participate in the Oswego County Music Educators’ Association Music Festival
Many adults might remember taking a keyboard or word processing class in middle school or even high school. The times have changed, the world has changed, and how school districts, including Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, are preparing 21st century students for college and a career has changed. Students as young as second grade at APW Elementary School receive Computer Technology Education as part of their regular instruction.
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