Third-grade students at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School have another resource to bolster their knowledge and vocabulary, thanks to a donation from the Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club. On Dec. 20, Rotarians Ellen Nowyj and LaVerne DeLand brought 124 dictionaries for each third-grader at the school.
The event marks the beginning process of the transition to high school and current eighth grade students will meet JCB staff and students and attend five informational sessions during their visit.
The votes will determine the winner of the 2014 Charlotte Award, which is named for the main character in E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web,” and aims to encourage students to read books and ultimately become life-long readers. It recognizes the authors and illustrators of such literature.
The Oswego County Tourism Office has launched a new interactive map (iMap) that allows prospective visitors and local residents to create their own customized itinerary for visiting hundreds of places in Oswego County. The iMap is a computerized map linked to the Oswego County tourism web site at www.visitoswegocounty.com
On Tuesday, the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti- Crime Team concluded an investigation into the alleged possession and sales of cocaine occurring within and around the city of Oswego. Assisting with the investigation were the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, the SUNY Oswego Police Department and the U.S. Border Patrol. Wire taps were utilized as part of the investigation that began in 2012.
The Matisse the Beast Art Show held recently in the Pulaski High School library featured a large number of Matisse-inspired artwork by students in grades 7-12 at the school.
Students in Monique Ritter’s seventh grade English class were perfect examples of what philanthropists do; they give unselfishly to a greater cause. The students, after reading “A Long Walk to Water,” a novel that is part of their Common Core modules for ELA, decided, along with their teacher to join the cause championed by the book’s inspiration and main character Salva Dut.
Music students from Pulaski Middle/Senior High School traveled to the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse for a very special musical treat. The chorus students in grades 7-12 attended a performance of the critically acclaimed Broadway show “War Horse.”
Noah Timothy Maxam was born December 21, 2013, at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse.
Students at Lura Sharp Elementary School recently walked to nearby South Park. They decorated evergreen trees there with handmade holiday style ornaments that served a dual purpose.
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