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Sandy Creek Middle School Students Make Placemats for Local Seniors

Students in the Sandy Creek Central School District, part of the Middle School Student Council, have created handmade placemats for local seniors. The placemats will be donated to the Senior Dining Center in Pulaski and to seniors who receive home-delivered meals in the Sandy Creek area. "We needed a service project, and we decided we wanted to help the elders in our community that are struggling...
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Sandy Creek Takes First at OCAY League Event

Sandy Creek claimed first place at the most recent Oswego County Academic Youth League (OCAY) competition of the year. Students, Simon Preston, Haidyn Soluri, Leia Wall, Grant Harris, Lyndi Fitzgerald, Alyvia Brown, Maiah Owen, Lynn Dumas, Abigail Jones and Rowan McCarthy made up the team. The OCAY League event is an annual hands-on learning competition that brings together students from...
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From Classroom to Career: Sandy Creek Students Explore College and Workforce

At Sandy Creek Central School District, learning doesn't stop at the classroom door. Recently, senior English students, guided by teachers Sheena Cornell and Christina Hunt, visited Jefferson Community College (JCC) and participated in professional interview sessions at Workforce Connections to gain real-world experience. "It is absolutely necessary for educators to take their students on...
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Pumpkin Hunt Showcases Leadership and Comet Spirit

The Elementary Student Council hosted the Annual Pumpkin Hunt in the school courtyard for preschool and kindergarten classes. Council members showed leadership by escorting younger students and helping them find the perfect pumpkins. Curiosity and experiential learning guided the students as they explored pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. The event also gave older students a chance to practice...
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Sandy Creek Seniors Shine on WPBS-TV's Whiz Quiz

The Sandy Creek Central School District is proud to recognize its senior Whiz Quiz team for being featured in a recent episode of Whiz Quiz on WPBS-TV. The team, made up of seniors Brody Pecha, Leia Wall, Haidyn Soluri and Simon Preston, represented Sandy Creek with enthusiasm, teamwork and academic excellence in their competition against Watertown City School District. "This was an amazing win...
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Boomwhacker Beats Fill Sandy Creek Gymnasium

Fourth graders at Sandy Creek Elementary School performed a concert for parents, using boomwhackers, brightly colored plastic tubes that produce musical notes when struck. The students filled the gymnasium with rhythm and melody, showcasing skills they had practiced throughout the fall. Families filled the seats, clapping along as the children played. The event ended with applause from parents,...
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Fire Safety Week in focus at Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek Elementary students took part in the districts annual Fire Safety Week with visits and interactive activities at four local fire departments. Pre-K and first graders enjoyed a visit from the Lacona Fire Department at school, where firefighters demonstrated safety equipment and shared important fire prevention tips. Second- and third-grade students traveled to the Sandy Creek Fire...
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