Community

The Oswego Public Library’s Library Learning Center will offer a Twitter For Organizations workshop on January 21. This class is free and runs from 2 to 4 p.m.

With help from Central and Northern New Yorkers, State Senator Patty Ritchie has donated nearly 100 food items and nearly 50 toys to local charities this holiday season.

Five Oswego High School students were selected “All State.” They participated in the New York State School Music Association Conference performances in Rochester.

Each month, the Fulton Noon Rotary Club invites two Fulton High School students to join them at lunch. The students receive a certificate of recognition for their hard work in school and community service during their four years in high school.

The anticipation of Christmas was almost too much to bear for children at Fairley Elementary School during their annual sing-along. Students from kindergarten to fourth grade sang songs accompanied by their teachers in the gymnasium.

With a desire to give back to the community, Phoenix Central School District staff and faculty joined forces with United Way of Oswego County again this year and contributed to the organization’s annual campaign. According to Mary Stanton, principal at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School, this year’s giving effort was one of the most successful to date.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be full-time and have achieved a minimum 3.6 semester and cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

The program, sponsored by the History Channel and Time Warner Cable and coordinated by Congressman Dan Maffei, introduced students to servicemen and women of all backgrounds. Six veterans and current service members discussed their experiences and fielded questions from fifth and sixth grade students Dec. 16.

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, students at Emerson J. Dillon paused to perform holiday songs during their winter concert.