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Brenna Merry, a Fulton native and speech, language pathology and audiology major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College, was recently inducted into the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The 37th annual spring induction ceremony was held on March 27.

With state examinations taking place this week, students and staff at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School looked to reduce test-related stress by hosting a pep rally on Monday. According to Principal Mary Stanton, the event was a motivational tool to get the entire school community to rally behind its test-takers.

Students in Oswego County put their literary knowledge to the test as they faced district champions from across the county in the County-wide Battle of the Books contest on March 20 at Mexico High School. Battle of the Books is a nationally recognized literacy program coordinated in Oswego County through the Oswego County BOCES School Library System.

Fairgrieve Elementary School recently recognized students for their exemplary demonstration of the district’s monthly virtues. March’s virtue of the month was Perseverance. The recognition occurred during the school’s Morning Express program.

Oswego County BOCES board member Donna Blake (Hannibal CSD) recently returned from Ghana after an 11-day medical mission trip. Blake works for Northeast Dental Group, and splits her time between four offices in Onondaga and Oswego County.

Students in grades 6-9 from Sandy Creek Middle and High School competed in the Science Olympiad at Red Creek on March 14 where they finished in 14th place overall out of 31 teams from across Central New York.

An opposable thumb lab had students at the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School quite literally “all thumbs.” The students in Janet Campbell’s tenth grade biology class have been studying evolution and the adaptation of humans.

Oswego County BOCES was the recipient of the 2014 School Safety Excellence Award from the Utica National Insurance Group. The honor, presented annually, recognizes safety efforts by school districts and BOCES across New York State to help keep students, staff and visitors safe.

Nineteen Sandy Creek Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society at a ceremony held in the Middle School/High School auditorium on March 19.