Granby Elementary School sixth graders recently used their science knowledge and patience to blast model rockets into the air. The students researched Newton’s Laws of Motion, applied them to construct and launch their rockets and discussed how they could apply those laws in their everyday lives.
“We Need To Talk About School Safety: A Conversation Based on Lessons Learned at The Briefings,” taking place Nov. 7, at SUNY Oswego will feature a faculty expert sharing information from a recent national symposium. The event in Marano Campus Center auditorium (Room 132) is free and open to the public, and will begin at 4 p.m., with doors opening at 3:45.
A new nutrition initiative in the Hannibal Central School District is bringing free breakfast and lunch to elementary and middle school students this year. The Community Eligibility Program, offered through the New York State Education Department, provides the meals to the students at no out-of-pocket cost.
By interviewing residents, students in the project heard about many interesting life experiences ranging from the time Helen Yonkers had dinner with Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to Carl Knight’s story of a 102-year-old apple that has been in his family for generations. Diana Ostrow shared memories of her days with a Ballet company that performed at the finest theaters in London, to name a few.
Teachers and administrators welcomed students and their families at the entrance, while the Hannibal Home and School organization, donned in their warrior attire, greeted attendees.
Two things. We realized that the column we wrote about the new rehoming website, which we called Adopt-A-Pet.com, was confusing because we had the name wrong. It’s rehome.adoptapet.com. Our apologies for that. Do check it out – it’s a great new resource. The second thing. It’s time for our annual party pooper column in which we try to ruin Halloween for pet owners. It’s our job and the message is simple. Pets HATE it when their people start acting weird and other people, also acting weird, start showing up at the door uninvited.
SUNY Oswego has awarded Merit Scholarships to a select group of students who started at the college in fall 2017. The Merit awards are $3,000 over four years. For non-New York state students, the total award can increase to as much as $39,000 in combination with a Destination Oswego scholarship.
Through METS, an alternative education component of the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation, students in grades seven through 12 whose parents have had to move around mostly for farm work were able to explore educational opportunities beyond high school and shared their career aspirations.
Teachers Becky Craig and Mary Throne collaborated with an art classroom at Westfield High School in Houston to distribute both hygiene and cleaning supplies to homeowners that were left to pick up the pieces after the hurricane destroyed homes and much of their contents.
“With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month our goal at SAF is to raise awareness of domestic violence in Oswego County and empower community members to take a stand to help bring an end to domestic violence in our communities. When Tammy Elowsky of Zonta suggested the idea of a Halloween themed fundraiser for SAF we were excited about having the ‘Witches Ball’ serve as the culmination of our Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities,” said SAF Community Response Coordinator Stacie France.
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