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The Oswego City School District has crowned its 2017-2018 Battle of the Books champions and the teams from Kingsford Park Elementary School and Minetto Elementary School will represent the district at the upcoming county-wide final competition.

The Oswego City School District all month will celebrate March as “Music In Our Schools” month and invites all students, families and community members to support great its Buccaneer student musicians.

Students and parents hear it every day: claims from an individual or group about the scourge of “Fake News.” But what exactly does that mean? And where did the term come from? How are families today, with so many avenues to consume information, supposed to discern the facts from the fiction?

Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-in will launch this year’s Oswego County Salvation Army’s Guest Chef Dinners with a sampling of their favorite foods on March 12, with dining room and takeout service, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete,” “D” or “F;” and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

The Oswego Player’s will present the Tony award winning comedy ‘Art’ March 3 at the Frances Marion Brown Theater, in Oswego. The play raises questions about art and friendship and concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc and Yvan.

The college’s Open House and Financial Aid Day will feature information on a wide array of subjects, including degree programs, student services, financial aid, student clubs, activities and events. The open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon March 3 at the college campus, located at 11 River Glen Drive in Fulton.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least four courses and have an academic average of 3.6 based on a 4.0 scale for the semester.