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Month: March 2025

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FMHS Jazz Ensemble earns top honors at Regional Jazz Festival

The high school Jazz Ensemble hit all the right notes at this year’s Fonda-Fultonville Jazz Festival, earning top honors and impressing both judges and audiences. The regional festival, held on February 13, included performances from 22 high school jazz ensembles from across the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region. F-M students achieved perfect scores from all …

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District shares community survey results, outlines action steps

In fall 2024, Fayetteville-Manlius School District parents, caregivers, students, staff and community members were invited to complete the district’s annual community survey. The survey prompted participants to share their feedback with district leaders on topics such as F-M’s academic rigor, leadership, student support, priority areas, and student cell phone use. The survey received 545 responses. …

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District details emergency closure protocol for the rest of the 2024-25 school year

The Board of Education, at its recent March meeting, approved a memorandum that outlines the district’s protocols in the event that the designated emergency closure days are exhausted. The district set aside four emergency closure days for the 2024-25 school year, and has since used three of those designated days. As a reminder, emergency closure …

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BOE appoints Eagle Hill Middle School and Mott Road Elementary School principals for 2025-26 school year, removing interim from their titles

During its March 24 meeting, the F-M Board of Education appointed Dr. Karen Liparulo as principal of Eagle Hill Middle School for the 2025-26 school year. Dr. Liparulo has been serving as Eagle Hill’s Interim Principal since December of 2024.  “I am absolutely thrilled and honored to continue leading Eagle Hill Middle School,” said Dr. …

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Middle school students take top spots at Science Olympiad

Teams of middle school students from both Eagle Hill and Wellwood competed in the Regional Science Olympiad tournament on March 8 in North Syracuse. Out of 15 total teams competing, Eagle Hill and Wellwood ended the day in first and second place overall! Eagle Hill’s Science Olympiad team had been preparing since November. Coach Rachel …

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District to launch parent/guardian climate survey; Seeks input on cell phones and school start times

Parents/guardians of Fayetteville-Manlius students will be invited to participate in a confidential and anonymous survey at the end of March. The survey, aimed at evaluating the school environment, will also include custom questions related to student cell phone use and school start times. Governor Hochul has recommended, as a part of her executive budget proposal, …

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F-M students raise more than $140,000 for Camp Good Days

Fayetteville-Manlius High School students wrapped up their annual Dance Marathon fundraiser over the weekend, raising a total of $145,021.39 for Camp Good Days and Special Times. Each fall, a new group of MCs (masters of ceremonies) is chosen from the senior class. Those students are charged with raising awareness and money for Camp Good Days. …

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Join us for Parent Council April 1 to discuss academic programming

Fayetteville-Manlius School District parents, guardians and caregivers are invited to attend the next Parent Council meeting on Tuesday, April 1. Parent Council meetings serve as community focus groups in which attendees are asked to share their opinions on predetermined topics. The April 1 meeting will focus on providing an academic program update. The meeting will …

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FMHS students showcase research skills in local History Day Competition

Fayetteville-Manlius High School students dominated the 2025 Central New York History Day Competition, as 15 students were chosen to advance to the state competition. The annual regional event took place on March 15 at OCM BOCES, hosted by the Onondaga Historical Association. Students from F-M, Solvay, and Chittenango entered projects focusing on this year’s theme: …

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Forgotten time capsule discovered at Eagle Hill; Teacher looks to reunite F-M alumni with items, memories

A 24-year-old time capsule was recently discovered at Eagle Hill Middle School and one teacher has made it her mission to reunite the capsule’s contents with the alumni who helped assemble it. Eagle Hill Middle School teacher and Fayetteville-Manlius alum Meaghan Bedigian is coordinating the effort to return the contents of the time capsule to …

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