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A Fayetteville-Manlius School District educator recently spent time exploring how specific events in American history are being remembered. This past summer, Eagle Hill Middle School social studies teacher Erica Aldrich attended The Seat of War and Peace at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The week-long professional development program provides participants with opportunities to learn more …

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For the ninth consecutive year, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District maintained its number two ranking in academics out of 431 Upstate public school districts, according to a Buffalo-based business magazine. In the Syracuse Area, which includes 54 school districts within Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins counties, F-M ranked first. On Sept. 30, the magazine, …

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Mott Road Elementary School students recently made a commitment to maintaining a peaceful school community. On Sept. 20, kindergarten through fourth grade students gathered together for a special assembly in honor of International Day of Peace. As part of the event, students participated in the Pinwheels for Peace project, which is an international initiative that …

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No fear of heights was necessary for the job at hand at the Fayetteville-Manlius athletic stadium last week.   Workers from National E Solutions switched out the stadium light fixtures—affixed to towers about 70 feet high—as part of the $45.2 million capital project voters approved in 2017. The new 750-watt fixtures are more energy efficient, and …

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Twelve Fayetteville-Manlius High School seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.  The following students will receive a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation: Ian Bryant Jessica Burgess Thomas Coleman Sarah Crovella Maximilian Du Nida Fazili Gabriela Fontaine Isabelle Limbert Kate Scuderi Samuel Theoharis …

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Cheers filled an Enders Road Elementary School corridor as a group of students and staff cut the ceremonial green ribbon stretching across the hallway leading to the new educational wing that voters approved just under two years ago. The approximate 4,000-square-foot addition to the back of the school houses three classrooms in addition to faculty …

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Nine Fayetteville-Manlius High School students are semifinalists in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The F-M students are among 16,000 students—a select group that represents less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide—who qualified for the scholarship program by scoring among the highest in their respective states on the Preliminary Standardized Achievement Test (PSAT). The F-M …

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The College Board recently recognized high school students across the country who have shown outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. In 2019, 128 Fayetteville-Manlius School District students earned a total of 134 AP Scholar-level distinctions.  AP Scholar Awards The College Board grants AP Scholar awards to students who receive scores …

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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is entering its second year of membership to two prestigious educational groups that will support the district’s strategic plan and enhance student performance. Last fall, the district’s application for membership to The Tri-State Consortium, whose membership includes high-performing school districts from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, was approved. F-M is …

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School is in session across Onondaga County this week, and representatives from local law enforcement, the transportation industry and the Fayetteville-Manlius School District attended an awareness event Sept. 3 at the F-M bus garage to urge community members to be alert while driving so that students get to and from school safely.  F-M students in …

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