Pulaski Middle School students selected eighth grade social studies teacher Jordan Fahnestock as the 2015 Middle School Educator of the Year. While Fahnestock earned the most votes, every teacher in the middle school received at least one vote, according to Jill Truax, teacher and student government association adviser.
The agenda of the June 18 Living with the Ever-Changing Lake Ontario Dunes Public Information Workshop includes a lightning round of information stations at the Selkirk Shores State Park Pavilion. Visitors to the free event will have two minutes at various stations to learn about resources for Eastern Lake Ontario coastal property owners and community planners, healthy septic maintenance, Climate Smart Communities, watercraft inspection, invasive species, and more.
Mark Bender, a Public Safety and Justice instructor and full-time New York State Trooper, brought in his patrol dog, Mandin, to show specific scenarios in which law enforcement officials may implement the help of a K-9 unit.
Ted Long and Amy Robbins from 93Q WNTQ radio station in Syracuse visited Fairley Elementary in Hannibal for their annual celebration day. The celebration day serves as a reward to the students for all of their hard work throughout the year. The day is complete with fun outdoor games, competitions and face painting.
The Fulton Youth Team Tennis League will start accepting registrations for players ages 13-19. Players are assigned to a team for six regular matches, a semi-final match and championships.
At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Cayla Weaver was presented with a scholarship to help further her education. Cayla will be attending Onondaga Community College to study Health Information Technology.
Each year, the Oswego Players, Inc., award scholarships to deserving high school graduates in the area. This year, two scholarships were awarded to students moving on to higher education in the broad field of the arts. Awards went to Isabel Engelbrekt and Jeri Ann Barber.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.
Friends of Fort Ontario will host a free history walk at Fort Ontario State Historic Site at 2 p.m. on World Refugee Day, June 20, to honor the Holocaust refugees who lived at Fort Ontario during and after World War II. The walk around the grounds of the former 75-acre Fort Ontario Military Reservation will tell the story of the 986 mostly Jewish refugees from the Nazi Holocaust who lived at the old fort from 1944 to 1946.
The following local residents were among the 544 students who received degrees during Commencement exercises at Grove City College on May 16.
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