CNY Arts Center bids goodbye to 2017 with plans for Arty Camp 2018 already under way. The annual summer art camp enjoyed a new space located in the Arts Center on the Cayuga College Fulton Campus and continued support from the community for art and theatre classes. Arty Camp 2018 will offer new art mediums in a shorter four-week camp experience including both visual studio arts and performing arts.
Mark your Calendars. Paul V. Moore High School has teamed up with Empower Federal Credit Union to offer free financial workshops to any member of the community.
Third graders in the Phoenix Central School District recently learned about adversity and perseverance when local author Benjamin Kellogg stopped in for a visit.
SUNY Oswego this fall awarded the inaugural Nunzio “Nick” C. and Lorraine E. Marano Scholarships, easing the financial burdens of 62 first-generation college students. Lorraine Marano, who died Oct. 1, 2013, made a historic bequest of $7.5 million to the college on her and her late husband’s behalf.
The United Way of Greater Oswego County and DuFore’s Jewelers will be making one lucky person’s Christmas extra special this year. DuFore’s Jewelers has donated a ladies diamond ring that will be used for a drawing in support of the United Way’s Annual Campaign.
SUNY Oswego theatre major Nova Grayson Casillo chose an ambitious senior honors thesis, a project with some serious bite: producing and designing the Steven Dietz adaptation of “Dracula.” Opening at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, and running at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, all performances are in Tyler Hall’s lab theatre, where Casillo says he plans to deliver an immersive experience for fans of the seductive thriller.
Mexico High School students and staff members helped raise awareness of, and funds for, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation during a recent Jeans Day. Students and staff members were encouraged to wear blue, a color that symbolized the JDRF awareness efforts.
Coming off a championship season in 2016, the Phoenix Central School District’s marching band had high expectations going into this year, and their final performance at the Carrier Dome did not disappoint. The Firebird contingent, under the direction of Nick Gerling and assistant director Michelle Rudy, cruised to a state title in the Small Schools 2 Class to cap off a stellar fall season.
The annual “blizzard bags” effort, organized by JCB sophomore Caitlin George, packs a day’s worth of meals for Oswego County Opportunities’ Meals on Wheels program recipients to be distributed in case meal delivery is disrupted by inclement weather.
Military Times — digital platforms and newsweeklies for independent news and information for service members and their families — placed SUNY Oswego among its Military Times Best: Colleges 2018, formerly Best for Vets, for the fourth consecutive year.
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