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To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

Students at Fitzhugh Park Elementary lined up for ice cream and special toppings recently for their Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Ice Cream Social.

To be on the list, a student must have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists in Oswego County of an upcoming culvert replacement project over Black Creek, in the village of Mexico. Work will begin on June 29 and is expected to be completed prior to the first day of school in September.

As summer begins, State Senator Patty Ritchie is calling on New York State to reopen the swimming beach at Oswego County’s Selkirk Shores State Park. Due to budget cuts in 2010, before Senator Ritchie took office, the park’s swimming beach was closed, forcing visitors to travel 10 miles to Sandy Island, with no pedestrian trail linking the two parks.

To achieve Dean’s List status, a student must earn a 3.25 GPA or higher based on a 4.0 grading scale.

While change can be confusing, change is also good when it enriches programming at CNY Arts Center. As a multi-arts center serving the region, something is happening all the time at CNY Arts Center and these changes are worth noting.

Allstate Insurance financial specialist, Les Kelsey, whose office is located at 27 Gregory St., has made a donation in support of the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Foundation. PMD is a neurological disease in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function are delayed to variable extents.

The New York State Art Teachers Association recently held its Student Art Exhibit in Albany. Oswego City School and Baldwinsville Central School districts participated. Oswego City School District chose the works of six artists.