News Archives - Page #26

Third graders take an expedition using Google Goggles

Students in third grade went on a tour of an archaeological dig where fossils and bones of dinosaurs were uncovered. They didn’t even have to leave their classroom to experience the tour, they used Google Expedition goggles for the trip, courtesy of CiTi Instructional Support Services Instructional Technology department. The trip tied with their classroom curriculum study of fossils and the...
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Sandy Creek High School holds athletic awards celebration

The Sandy Creek High School Awards ceremony included end-of-the-year athletic awards and recognitions including the tri-athlete awards which were presented to senior students who participated in three or more different varsity sports in their high school career. Recipients included: Maggie Vazquez, Allison Burrows, Cassidy Carnes, Carley Stoker, Machela Sullivan, Savannah Brown, Madison Yerdon,...
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Sandy Creek 7-12 Band Concert Heralds Spring

The Sandy Creek 7-12 Band held their Spring Concert recently on a not-so-very-spring-like evening, but the audience was hopeful spring would come eventually. The evening began with two movements by the high school percussion ensemble with members Annie Chen, Ashleigh Rosenbaum, Emma McDougal, Sydney Burgy, Crystal Palmer and Sarah Balcom. After a quick break down and set up, the Middle School...
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Pre-K Readers Earn Special Visit From Principal

Students at Sandy Creek Elementary are testing just how far Principal Tim Filiatrault will go to encourage his school to read. How about dressing up as a favorite Dr. Seuss character and reading to the pre-kindergarten classes who won the recent reading challenge by reading the most as a class? No problem. Filiatrault, aka the Cat in the Hat, visited the morning and afternoon classes where he...
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Cat in the Hat reading reward for Pre-K classes

Students in the morning and afternoon pre-kindergarten program at Sandy Creek Elementary earned a Dr. Seuss-themed reading reward when Principal Tim Filiatrault dressed as the Cat in the Hat and read “Green Eggs and Ham” to the winning classes. The students were excited for the reward and teacher Julie McNitt praised the students for their online reading in class which she said boosted them into...
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Final OCAY League competition also names Overall Champion

The fourth and final Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League competition tested teams from area high schools with their ability to solve a series of puzzling tasks. Titled “The Puzzler’s Quest,” the final event featured a break out box where teams had 30 minutes to solve several “language” clues to determine the combinations for five locks in order to successfully enter the breakout box. Only...
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Third Quarter Awards Ceremony at Sandy Creek Elementary School

Students at Sandy Creek Elementary School were recognized for their outstanding character in following and exhibiting the seven habits through the Leader in Me. The seven habits include: Be Proactive; Begin with the End in Mind; Put First Things First; Think Win-Win; Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood; Synergize; and Sharpen the Saw. Two student assemblies were held to present the...
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