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Elementary students celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Whether it’s busting a move to Cotton Eye Joe or running laps around the school, Fayetteville-Manlius elementary students are making extra efforts this month to improve their health and fitness habits. In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, which is observed during the month of May, and Project All Children Exercising Simultaneously (ACES), …

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National Technical Honor Society inducts F-M students

Two Fayetteville-Manlius High School students recently earned recognition for superior achievement in career and technical education fields. Earlier this spring, F-M seniors Hanna Breen and Taqaneessa Desmond were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). Hanna and Taqaneessa are each enrolled in New Vision programs through Onondaga – Cortland – Madison Counties BOCES. New …

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Children’s author visits F-M elementary schools

When children’s author Kate Messner visited the Fayetteville-Manlius School District in April, she made sure to bring along with her at least one of her (seven) writer’s notebooks. “You just never know,” she told a group of Fayetteville Elementary School second-graders while holding up her chosen notebook for the day: a spiral bound pad wrapped …

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Award-winning graphic novelist visits Wellwood

A best-selling author and illustrator recently visited the Fayetteville-Manlius School District to talk with some of the children and teens who read his books. On April 9, New York Times best-selling author Nathan Hale visited Wellwood Middle School where he spent the day writing, drawing, storytelling and discussing American history with students in grades five …

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National drug expert talks to F-M students, parents

Seven people. On average, that’s how many individuals will handle a portion of marijuana before it reaches the lowest end of the retail drug spectrum: a high school user, according to former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Robert Stutman. On April 9, Mr. Stutman visited Fayetteville-Manlius High School where he talked candidly to …

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Wellwood students take time to help others

A community service project that helps students exercise gratitude, kindness, teamwork and more is underway at Wellwood Middle School. This school year, Wellwood students in grades five through eight are participating in philanthropic efforts and service projects to support the work of David’s Refuge, a local organization that provides respite care, resources and support to …

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Pi Day tradition continues at F-M High School

Fayetteville-Manlius High School math enthusiasts recently celebrated Pi – the mathematical constant defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter – with various activities and contests. On March 14 (or 3.14), F-M High School’s mathematics department hosted an assembly featuring musical performances, a revised rendition of the game show “Family Feud,” a …

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State association recognizes F-M staff member

New York State Athletic Administrators Association (NYSAAA) recently recognized a Fayetteville-Manlius School District staff member for her contributions to athletics at the local level. During its annual leadership conference in March, NYSAAA named F-M staff member Kelly Hill the 2019 Judith A. Martens Secretarial Award recipient for Chapter 3. Mrs. Hill works in F-M’s Physical …

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Art students win national honors

Five Fayetteville-Manlius High School artists recently received a total of six awards in the 2019 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. More than 340,000 works of art and writing were submitted for judging at the regional level through more than 100 …

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F-M named among the ‘Best Communities for Music Education in America’

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation has once again named the Fayetteville-Manlius School District one of the nation’s “Best Communities for Music Education in America.” F-M is among 623 school districts to receive the designation from NAMM Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates active participation in music-making. “We are proud of our students, …

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