Category: High School Announcements

Two Fayetteville-Manlius students are celebrating a major musical accomplishment. Mia Sakonju and Shreya Bhattacharya are members of the 2023-24 Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, the highest-level youth orchestra in The Hochstein School’s four-tier youth orchestra program. Students compete annually for a seat in the orchestra. Once accepted, they perform professional pieces in at least three concerts …

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The Lunar New Year will be observed in all New York State public schools following legislation signed earlier this month by Governor Kathy Hochul; and a Fayetteville-Manlius High School student had a hand in bringing the case to state lawmakers.  Shuyuan (Sweeney) Luan started a petition during the 2022-23 school year, advocating to her fellow …

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Fayetteville-Manlius senior Olivia Barnhart is using a Girl Scouts project to benefit her school community. Olivia is working toward the Gold Award, and has to complete an 80-hour, volunteer-based, sustainable project that addresses a problem in her community. She chose to focus on compiling a list of county-wide mental health supports, specifically for high schoolers …

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A Fayetteville-Manlius student spent part of his summer with a group of outstanding young instrumentalists at NYO2, a free orchestra program endorsed by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute that comes together alongside the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) and NYO Jazz.  Jonathan So is in 11th grade at F-M, and …

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Fayetteville-Manlius Mental Health Educator William DeSantis has joined the inaugural School Crisis Recovery Renewal Project Fellowship. DeSantis is one of 25 crisis leaders from across the country who will collaborate on a capstone project focusing on helping communities heal from trauma.  “A lot of very heartbreaking experiences have impacted our school community,” explained DeSanits. “We …

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Fayetteville-Manlius high school students are being recognized for their performance on Advanced Placement Exams. The College Board recently recognized high school students across the country who have shown outstanding college-level achievement. This year, Fayetteville-Manlius School District students earned a total of 121 AP Scholar-level distinctions.   AP Scholar Awards The College Board grants AP Scholar awards to …

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Eleven Fayetteville-Manlius High School students celebrated graduation from the Career & Technical Education (CTE), New Vision and Career Development and Occupational Studies programs at OCM BOCES on June 7th. The students were part of a record-setting class of graduates – nearly 400. About 2,500 people came to watch the event at the New York Fairgrounds, …

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Both a Fayetteville-Manlius teacher and a student have been honored at the first ever Gala for the Arts at the Everson Museum in Syracuse. The gala, hosted by the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation Arts-in-Education department, aimed to recognize the invaluable contributions of educators and students in the fine arts community and promote arts …

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