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Many adults might remember taking a keyboard or word processing class in middle school or even high school. The times have changed, the world has changed, and how school districts, including Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, are preparing 21st century students for college and a career has changed. Students as young as second grade at APW Elementary School receive Computer Technology Education as part of their regular instruction.

The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District and the APW Elementary School Parent-Teacher-Student Association, in conjunction with the United Way of Greater Oswego County, is once again gearing up for the Stuff-A-Bus Program.

Students earning Gold Star distinction have a quarterly grade point average of 90 or higher with no incompletes or failing grades. Students earning Silver Star distinction have a quarterly grade point average of 85 to 89.99 with no incompletes or failing grades.

When a Girl Scout is asking you to buy a box of cookies, she is learning skills that will last a lifetime. The Girl Scout Cookie Program runs from February 1 through April 6. Booth sales begin on March 8. Cookies are $4 per box.

The following students were named to the dean’s list for the 2013 fall semester at Messiah College:

An all-you-can eat breakfast, buffet sponsored by the Oswego High School Lady Buccaneer Softball team and hosted by the members and staff at the Oswego Elks’ Lodge #271, will be held at the Elks’ Lodge, West Fifth and Bridge streets in Oswego on January 26 from 8 a.m. until noon.

The next movie will be shown on January 19 at 2 p.m. at First United Church of Fulton, 33 S. Third St. This movie is fitting for the Winter Olympic season.

Tyler Art Gallery at SUNY Oswego will host the 51st annual Juried Student Exhibition starting Jan. 31. The exhibition, running concurrently through March 1 with a display titled “Recollection: A Memory Loss Awareness Project,” will open from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 in Tyler Hall with a free public reception featuring the student artists.