News Archives - Page #17

Dozens of students participate in virtual Battle of the Books

This year's Battle of the Books is one Sandy Creek students won't be forgetting anytime soon as a completely digital battle saw dozens of students compete in the annual competition. With the pandemic making the usual in-person battles impossible, a coordinated effort among the teachers and staff who run the event made it possible for the literary event. Around 45 students in grades three through...
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Food services, Transportation have supplied 60K meals to students since mid-March

The Sandy Creek food services and transportation teams have teamed up to make, package and distribute more than 60,000 meals to our students as of early June. Each week, the teams work to prepare and deliver 6,070 meals per week through the initiative, which gets breakfast and lunch to the Sandy Creek students for each week day. Cook Manager Tracy Sullivan, who oversees the Food Services aspects,...
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05.29.2020: Updates on last day of school, other items

The last day of school for Sandy Creek students is Thursday, June 18. Many of our students have been able to retrieve their personal belongings over the past couple of weeks. To help both students and families, we will be returning all unclaimed bags to students on Monday, June 1 as part of the meal delivery bus route. We also have plans in place for high school graduation. A letter describing...
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Sandy Creek Recreation summer program canceled

We regret to inform you that the Sandy Creek Recreation program is canceled for the summer of 2020. This was a very difficult decision but was made after several conversations with the Oswego County Health Department. While the health department has not mandated the closures of summer camps at this time, they have no information regarding timeline, guidelines and the other necessary precautions...
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Sandy Creek Class of 2020 Valedictorian, Salutatorian announced

Two hardworking and determined young women who have been involved in numerous activities at Sandy Creek have earned the distinction of valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2020. Madison M. Brown is the class valedictorian and Marley J. Yerdon has been named salutatorian, Sandy Creek High School Principal Kevin Seymour announced late last week in a video. This distinguished achievement...
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05.11.2020: Retrieve student belongings on Saturday, 5/16

Since students will not be returning to campus, we have put in place an opportunity for families to safely retrieve their child's or children's personal belongings. On Saturday, May 16, between 8 a.m. and noon, we will allow parents or older students from each family to come to the High School Gym to pick up their personal belongings. Every student's personal belongings from their locker, cubby,...
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05.01.2020: Updates on the 2019-20 school year, current services to continue

On May 1, 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo closed New York state school buildings for the remainder of the academic school year. Moving forward, virtual and distance learning will continue, and plans will be developed in regard to end of year events based on provided guidance. A plan is also being developed to allow parents and students to retrieve their personal belongings from the district. Once the...
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