Reroofing to begin at F-M District Office during spring break; Office will remain open

The F-M District Office will undergo a partial roof replacement during the week of spring break, April 14 to April 18. The District Office will remain open during the construction, which is expected to be complete before school resumes on April 21. The work is part of the $15.4 million capital project approved by voters …

Eagle Hill student wins National Civics Bee Regional Competition; Advances to states

An Eagle Hill Middle School student is headed to the New York State Finals for the National Civics Bee after winning the regional competition in March.  Anika Das participated in the National Civics Bee Regional at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, taking home a first place win. The competition consisted of multiple choice civics questions. …

FMHS student awarded scholarship to study in Germany this summer

Out of 15,000 applicants, FMHS junior Hudson Brenner was one of 37 students nationwide to be awarded a scholarship to spend three weeks in Germany this summer. “I am most excited to be able to compare Germany’s school system to ours, as I will be attending school as essentially an exchange student for two weeks,” …

FMHS students’ photo essay published in New York Times

A photo essay created by two FMHS students is gaining national notoriety. The essay, completed by Maria “Elis” Lorga Novack and Marcus Albuquerque was recently published in the New York Times! English teacher Peg Newell created a unit in her Writing and Discourse Class inspired by the New York Times’ “Where We Are” photo essay …

Substitute Custodial Worker 1

Location: District-wide (All buildings as needed) Hours: First and second shifts available, 8 hours per-day Rate of Pay: $17 per-hour Duties: The primary duties of this position involve performing routine cleaning tasks under the direct supervision of a Custodian. Specific instructions will be provided for new assignments. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, cleaning …

District earns statewide school safety recognition award

The Fayetteville-Manlius School District earned Utica National Insurance Group’s top safety award for the district’s work to keep students, staff and visitors safe. On April 2, the district received the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2025 at the Titanium with Honors level. The award program has three levels – titanium, platinum …

UPDATE: Eagle Hill and Wellwood teams win CNY Battle of the Books SuperRegionals

Update posted April 11: Wellwood Middle School’s Battle of the Books team, “Process of Elimination,” was named the CNY SuperRegional Battle of the Books champions at the grade 7/8 level. The team competed in the final battle of the competition on April 10. The team, which includes student members Jim O’Brien, Mary O’Brien, Isaac Jung …

F-M conducts trial runs with electric buses; Performance falls short of expectations

In February, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District put an electric school bus to the test to see how it would perform on F-M’s bus routes in response to New York State’s mandate that requires all school bus purchases be electric starting July 1, 2027, and all diesel-fueled school buses be replaced with electric buses by July …

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