While schools were closed statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District took advantage of its buildings being unoccupied to continue and, in some cases, move up scheduled “essential” construction projects. In preparation for the construction at Wellwood Middle School that is part of the 2017 voter-approved capital project, the district has separated …
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Fayetteville-Manlius High School was named a New York State Public High School Athletic Association 2019-20 Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction. The purpose of the School of Distinction Awards is to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide academic honor. This year, 56 schools earned the School of Distinction Award. Compared to the …
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The third annual 2019-20 All-Central New York High School Sports Awards winners were recently announced, and the Fayetteville-Manlius School District athletics department, one of its coaches and several F-M student-athletes were recognized. During the June 30 virtual event, the F-M athletics department was named the Overall Athletic Program of the Year. Other department accomplishments include: …
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Two Fayetteville-Manlius School District students have been named Section III Scholar Athletes. Seniors Corey Gallagher and Phoebe White received the academic award from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). Students must earn an individual grade point average of 90 or above to be named a Scholar Athlete. Corey is a member …
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As Fayetteville-Manlius officials prepare for what a return to in-person education may look like in the fall, they recognize that directing resources to the district’s support of student mental health and social-emotional learning is going to be paramount. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district had already planned to propose a budget that enhanced the …
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About 200 Eagle Hill Middle School students pledged to have “waste free” lunches Jan. 13-17, which students designated as Waste Free Week. Waste Free Week was the initiative of two eighth-grade students enrolled in the school’s Agents of Change elective course. In 2018, Eagle Hill and Wellwood middle schools both began offering the 20-week elective. …
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Since Fayetteville Elementary School students returned from winter recess, they have been hopping, jumping and doing push-ups in the hallway— and staff members are encouraging them to do so. As part of the school’s new multi-sensory pathway that was funded by the FM Education Foundation, students are encouraged to follow a sticker path that tells …
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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School senior has been named a top scholar out of nearly 2,000 students, earning himself and his school $2,000 each and a shot at a $250,000 individual prize. Maximilian Du has been named a top 300 scholar in the 79th Regeneron Science Talent Search—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics …
Enders Road Elementary School students are hoping to bring a little cheer to patients, and their families, admitted to Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse. The school’s five second-grade classes—about 125 students total— worked together in small groups to decorate 25 framed inspirational messages that they then donated to the hospital. The 8.5” by 11” …
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Seventh-grade students recently became crime scene investigators during an Eagle Hill Middle School social studies lesson. Teacher Rebecca Stephens kicked up her students’ engagement in studying the 1770 Boston Massacre by enlisting the help of library media specialist Meghan Scott and School Information and Resource Officer Dan Filip. On the first day of the lesson, …
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