Mexico Middle School student Autumn Hurlbutt, sixth student standing up from right, recently invited former German exchange student Nele Brockmann to visit her German class. Brockmann and her friend, Sandra Baden, are in front.
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Former MACS German Exchange Student Returns For A Visit

Mexico Academy and Central School District’s bond with former students never breaks. That was proven with the recent visit from former German exchange student Nele Brockmann of Schneverdingen, Germany, who returned to the Mexico community for a visit with her then-host family and now friends: the Hurlbutt family.

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ESPN columnist Kate Fagan will speak about her experience coming out on a college basketball team led by devout Christians as part of SUNY Oswego's I Am Oz Diversity Speaker Series at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10, in Sheldon Hall ballroom.
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ESPN Writer Kate Fagan To Speak About Experiences As an Athlete Coming Out

ESPN columnist, panelist and now bestselling author Kate Fagan will recount her experience coming out as gay among devout Christians on her college basketball team Oct. 10 as a part of SUNY Oswego’s I Am Oz Diversity Speaker Series. In her memoir, “The Reappearing Act: Coming Out on a College Team Led by Born Again Christians,” Fagan reveals how she lost motivation to play basketball at the University of Colorado and how close she was to walking away from her full scholarship.

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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Canine Breast Cancer Is Largely Preventable

I am so upset. My beautiful dog, Maddie, has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I didn’t know dogs could even get breast cancer. Thank goodness, my vet says we caught it early and there are treatments, but she also said Maddie would have been less vulnerable to it if I had her spayed earlier than I did.

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The Matt Wilson Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29, in Sheldon Hall ballroom as part of SUNY Oswego's 2017-18 Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series. Oboist Nancy Ambrose King opens the season Oct. 18.
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Ke-Nekt To Showcase Oboe, Xylophone Soloists, Notable Quartets

The 2017-18 lineup for SUNY Oswego’s Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series features a premier oboist, a quartet led by a drummer who has played with many jazz greats, an ensemble of four vocalists with a wide-ranging repertoire, Symphoria artists playing “pocket concertos” and a renowned xylophonist.

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Fulton BOE Utilizes BoardDocs To Save Resources

The Fulton City School District Board of Education is committed to increased communication and transparency, and has worked toward accomplishing that through use of BoardDocs. BoardDocs, a paperless meeting technology, eases the preparation of meeting materials, board packets and public access to non-confidential meeting information.

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Rachel’s Challenge Inspires Mexico Students In Grades 5 Through 12

Students in fifth through 12th grade within the Mexico Academy and Central School District have embraced acceptance of others, kindness and the willingness to see the good in all. Much of that sentiment has always existed within the halls of MACS buildings, but the re-energized high school student body and newly excited middle school students together have committed to accepting Rachel’s Challenge.

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