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Fayetteville-Manlius High School’s “Cinderella” musical and several of the recent production’s cast and crew members are in the running for 12 Syracuse High School Theatre Awards The third annual awards show will be presented Sunday, June 3 at the Landmark Theatre. Featuring a red carpet gala, 17 award presentations, and several live student performances, the …

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Fayetteville-Manlius High School’s literary magazine has once again earned national recognition. The 2017 edition of Voices earned a rating of “Excellent” from The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in its national judging of student literary magazines. The NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM) named the 2017 Voices edition one of only two literary magazines in …

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An evening presentation focusing on the prevention of underage drinking will be held May 3 for Fayetteville-Manlius parents and guardians. An extension of the national DWI prevention program “Every 15 Minutes”, the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the F-M High School Auditorium and will feature a presentation by members of Manlius and Fayetteville fire departments, …

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Fayetteville-Manlius High School students recently had a front-row glimpse into the potentially dangerous consequences of driving while impaired. On April 19, local police, fire and emergency first response departments staged a motor vehicle accident at F-M High School as part of the national program “Every 15 Minutes.” The simulated event illustrates the impacts impaired and …

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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) 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 583 school districts to receive the designation from NAMM, a nonprofit organization that advocates active participation in music-making. “We are proud of our students, staff and parents …

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Several Fayetteville-Manlius High School seniors are getting ready to compete at the next level. Eleven F-M student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent and will continue their athletic careers in the fall at the collegiate level. The students participated in an official signing ceremony on April 12 in front of family, friends and coaches in the …

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A new study recently announced good news for the Fayetteville-Manlius School District. In a ranking that uses four key metrics to measure New York’s top 100 school districts, public records database BackgroundChecks.org recently named F-M the top school district in Upstate, NY. Data collected from 9,577 school districts across the country and studies from the Stanford …

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