The Mexico Academy and Central School District had a successful start to the 2017-18 school year, thanks in part to members of its dedicated transportation staff. Palermo Elementary bus drivers and monitors received special recognition recently during the school’s annual bus driver appreciation breakfast.
The Shineman Foundation awarded a grant to ARISE in Oswego County to purchase additional aluminum ramps to be used for members of the community in need. The aluminum ramp program allows ARISE to bring people home from nursing homes, provide quality end of life for Hospice patients and it provides a quick fix for those that find themselves in desperate need of a ramp.
Mexico Academy and Central School District’s bond with former students never breaks. That was proven with the recent visit from former German exchange student Nele Brockmann of Schneverdingen, Germany, who returned to the Mexico community for a visit with her then-host family and now friends: the Hurlbutt family.
In conjunction with the Children’s Museum of Oswego, AmeriCorps members created a community involvement project which aimed to acknowledge the Oswego Police Department’s dedication to maintaining a safe and joyful community.
OCO Literacy volunteers encourages people throughout New York State to observe National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, September 24 through 30. Despite the significant role of literacy in today’s world, often little attention is paid to it.
The Oswego area community is invited to join the college community for its 2017 Homecoming celebration, featuring a new campus-community tailgate, on Oct. 14.
ESPN columnist, panelist and now bestselling author Kate Fagan will recount her experience coming out as gay among devout Christians on her college basketball team Oct. 10 as a part of SUNY Oswego’s I Am Oz Diversity Speaker Series. In her memoir, “The Reappearing Act: Coming Out on a College Team Led by Born Again Christians,” Fagan reveals how she lost motivation to play basketball at the University of Colorado and how close she was to walking away from her full scholarship.
I am so upset. My beautiful dog, Maddie, has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I didn’t know dogs could even get breast cancer. Thank goodness, my vet says we caught it early and there are treatments, but she also said Maddie would have been less vulnerable to it if I had her spayed earlier than I did.
The 2017-18 lineup for SUNY Oswego’s Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series features a premier oboist, a quartet led by a drummer who has played with many jazz greats, an ensemble of four vocalists with a wide-ranging repertoire, Symphoria artists playing “pocket concertos” and a renowned xylophonist.
The Fulton City School District Board of Education is committed to increased communication and transparency, and has worked toward accomplishing that through use of BoardDocs. BoardDocs, a paperless meeting technology, eases the preparation of meeting materials, board packets and public access to non-confidential meeting information.
All Content Copyright Dot Publishing 2026. All Submissions Become Property of Dot Publishing All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.