Though the 2017-18 school year doesn’t officially start until September, that hasn’t stop students from Lura M. Sharp Elementary School from flying through pages at the school’s summer reading program. The program provides individualized learning to students with varying levels of reading gaps.
When Kerrie Schremp’s 2016-2017 first grade students at Lanigan Elementary advance to second grade and learn the Common Core unit on community, they’ll already have a solid foundation from her classroom. The veteran teacher recently hosted a class picnic at Volney Town Park because her most recent class formed such a strong bond with her, as did their parents.
The production runs August 11 at 8 p.m. and August 12 and 13 at 3 p.m. For more information visit www.CNYArtsCenter.com or call 315-598-ARTS (2787).
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum Board of Trustees voted in two new members at a recent annual meeting of the board. The board meets the fourth Tuesday of each month.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.
The production will be presented by Quirk’s Player of G. Ray Bodley High School this weekend and next and kicks off the theatre troupe’s new summer program. It will be performed August 11, 12 and 18, 19.
Community members can assist the American Red Cross in meeting its need for blood during a blood drive to be held August 14 at Oswego Hospital. The Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage.
State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she has secured $100,000 to make high-speed internet available at more libraries across the region she represents, a change that will help improve learning opportunities for students and make job-searching easier for patrons among other things.
Held from July 10 to Aug. 4 at Granby Elementary School, the summer program engaged sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in project-based math, science and humanities classes to help them master grade-level standards. With the “Life Lab: Growing Minds, Building Community” program theme, students engaged in deeper connections to their peers, teachers and community.
Richard Swierczek, former director of music for the Fulton City School District, will return to conduct several numbers with the Fulton Community Band at its 7 p.m. Aug. 24 concert, at Bullhead Point. Swierczek and his family relocated to Chatham, Mass., following his retirement from teaching in 1983.
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