News Archives - Page #16

Sandy Creek students compete in district spelling bee

More than a dozen students competed recently in the Sandy Creek Central School Districts annual spelling bee, an early round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The top four students from the bee qualified for the next round, which is a written test held in January for The Post-Standard/Scripps National Spelling Bee. Every year I am so impressed by the courage these students have to go in front...
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Sandy Creek NJHS chapter inducts 16 new members

The Sandy Creek Central School Districts chapter of the National Junior Honor Society welcomed 16 new members into the prestigious organization during its recent induction ceremony. The NJHS recognizes students who excel academically, but also who have strong leadership qualities, good character and strong service and citizenship for community and school. After Superintendent Kyle Faulkner...
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Pre-K class makes holiday cards for the troops

Students in the pre-K class painted cards for troops who cannot spend the holiday season with their families. During a couple of classes recently, students worked with teacher aide Ellie Manwaring to craft and create the cards, which featured trees and decorations. The cards went to state Sen. Patty Ritchie's office as part of its initiative to get cards to service members that are overseas. Each...
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STEM skills on display during Hovercraft Project visit

Fifth-grade students from Sandy Creek sped around the gym recently as they piloted hovercrafts they helped assemble and test themselves. The Hovercraft Project, developed by Chase Educational Consulting, visited Sandy Creek and students worked as a team to solve different problems they were presented. Under the direction of Matthew Chase, who founded the project, fifth-graders were placed in...
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Spotlight in the media: Junior Reff featured on NNY360

T.J. Reff, a junior who plays for the varsity boys soccer team, has been featured in an article on NNY360.com. The article, written by Josh St. Croix, takes a look at the strong season Reff had individually as goalie, making more than 120 saves as the full-time starter for the Comets this season. Reff added that he has a strong desire to play soccer at the collegiate level. Coach Steve Olson is...
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Sandy Creek OCAY League team earns third in first competition

Sandy Creek's Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League team took home third place in the first event of the 2019-20 season. The first event, called Lit Pitch, challenged participants to create a story idea for a young adult book and then pitch their idea to a panel of judges who were acting as publishers. Sandy Creek's third-place team consisted of Jessica Graham, Emma Halsey, Deanna Hathway,...
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Kindergartners visit Ontario Orchards

Rows of apple trees on a crisp, sunny fall day greeted the Sandy Creek kindergartners on their recent trip to Ontario Orchards. After spending a portion of the morning exploring where the orchard holds its annual festival, the children were brought up the hill to pick their own apples and take them home. The group was shown around on a tour of the orchard, learning about the harvesting process...
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