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Michaud Residential Health Services said “Mahalo” (thank you in Hawaiian) to their dedicated volunteers as part of National Nursing Home Week celebrations by hosting a tropical “Luau-themed” luncheon in their honor.

Two members of the Oswego County BOCES FFA Team captured honors at the 89th Annual New York State FFA Convention.

Students from school districts throughout Central New York showcased their athletic abilities and team spirit during the Special Olympic games held at Cicero-North Syracuse High School on Thursday. “Play hard, play smart and have fun,” said emcee Breanna Stewart, former CNS basketball standout and a star for the University of Connecticut’s hoops team.

Eight seniors at G. Ray Bodley High School received the 2014 Scholarships for Academic Excellence award from John B. King, Jr., the current Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.

Varsity Softball Pitcher Megan Brown and her teammates are playing with a mission this season. The mission is to strikeout pediatric cancer and support Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital Cancer Center.

Tevin Simard, a senior at G. Ray Bodley, has been awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The program selects 1,000 students each year to receive an all-expenses paid scholarship to a four year college or university of their choosing.

Clifford the Big Red Dog recently visited students on Robyn Yorker’s Blue Team at Oswego County BOCES Stepping Stones Day Program at Fourth Street School in Fulton.

When school was out of session in mid-April, Pulaski Middle School teacher Ashleigh Wilson and her daughter, Emma, traded in their schoolwork for charitable work during a week-long visit to Ethiopia.