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Sandy Creek Students are On Fire for Chemistry

Sandy Creek High School students wont soon forget a recent chemistry class that demonstrated scientific concepts of dehydration, combustion, decomposition and redox. Following appropriate safety procedures, students volunteered to hold bubbles lit on fire and not get burned. This combustion reaction involves the chemical methane and bubbles produced by water vapor and oxygen gas mixed with dish...
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Fire Safety Presentation at Sandy Creek Elementary School

Members of a local fire department visited Sandy Creek Elementary School where they spoke to students about fire safety. The students learned to stop, drop, cover your face and roll if they ever catch fire. The volunteers from the Sandy Creek Fire Department also talked with students about the importance of establishing a safe meeting place in the event that their house caught fire and they...
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Sandy Creek Elementary Open House Draws Huge Numbers

The annual Sandy Creek Elementary Open House drew large numbers of students and their families to the school on Sept. 21. Visitors toured the building, visited classrooms and viewed student work in classes and throughout the hallways. Superintendent of Schools, Kyle Faulkner greets the Pecha family at the entrance to the school. Pictured, left to right are: Faulkner, Kyle Pecha holding youngest...
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Sandy Creek Middle School and High School Open House

The Sandy Creek Middle School and High School held their annual open house where parents and students were able to tour the building and meet their child’s teachers and administrators. Marie Yousey signs in at daughter Emily’s science classroom while teacher Kathy Heck looks on. Emily is a ninth grader at the high school.
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Sandy Creek School Supplies Distribution Day a Success

Volunteers from the Sandy Creek Central School District packed 122 backpacks with school supplies needed for the varying grade levels in preparation for the annual School Supply Distribution Day in the district. Families began lining up in anticipation of the opening to ensure they could pick up the needed items for the start of school. A big thank you to the many volunteers who helped make the...
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Sandy Creek Middle School Student Council Donates Chemo Care Bags

Sandy Creek Middle School Student Council members collected items to assemble chemo care packages that were distributed to those undergoing chemotherapy treatments at Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York. The students gathered items that offer a little comfort or distraction for the treatment which can take hours to administer. Among the items collected were: caffeine-free tea, lip...
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Sandy Creek Kindergarten Graduation Has Royal Theme

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, by order of the king and queen, a Royal Ball was held to mark the graduation of the kindergarten classes at Sandy Creek Elementary School. The royal-themed celebration was complete with a castle, king and queen, knights and dragon, ladies-in-waiting, crowns and royal sashes, of course diplomas and lots and lots of smiles. A full house of family and friends were on hand...
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