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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools: Educators participate in threat assessment seminar

Being able to effectively identify the threat of violence and intervene before an attack occurs is one of the single most important aspects of school safety and was the focus of two recent seminars coordinated by the Security Department at Oswego County BOCES and the State University Police at Oswego.

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DSS Hosts May 6 Orientation Meeting for Future Foster and Adoptive Parents

The Oswego County Department of Social Services will sponsor an informational meeting from  2 to 4 p.m. May 6, at the Department of Social Services, 100 Spring St., Mexico, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents. Oswego County also needs Hispanic foster parents.

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Port City Roller Derby to hold BBQ fundraiser May 11 at Lighthouse Lanes

Port City Roller Derby aims for a meaty fundraiser when it hosts a chicken and pulled pork barbecue from noon to 6 p.m. May 11, at sponsor Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego. Dinners of chicken or pork cost $8 apiece and also will feature sides and a dessert. The event will include a homemade bake sale and a variety of raffles for prizes.

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GENIUS Olympiad invites 550 finalists, advisers to SUNY Oswego

As students from 49 countries showed last summer, SUNY Oswego's third annual GENIUS Olympiad finals, coming to campus June 16 to 21, promise the college and community new multicultural opportunities to engage in dialogue with high school science, art, creative writing and design students from around the world. Officials have invited 550 people - finalists and their advisers - from 58 countries and 36 states to attend this year's global environmental competition.GENIUS officials chose 311 projects as finalists among 765 entries, up from 248 of 663 projects selected in 2012. Olympiad founder Fehmi Damkaci, Oswego’s associate dean of graduate studies and a member of the chemistry faculty, aims for a record number of competitors and mentors to make the trip this year.

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