News Archives - Page #32

"The Art of Motion" season's first OCAY League competition theme

The first competition of the season for the Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League brought teams of students who are creative, possess time management and collaboration skills as well as strengths in the following areas: physics, engineering, art, performing arts, biology, sports medicine, history, popular culture, photography and video editing. The theme for the competition was the “art of...
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Sandy Creek’s Back Pack Program Receives Donation From United Way

The United Way of Greater Oswego County presented representatives from the Sandy Creek Backpack program with a check for $400 to support their continuing efforts to ensure that children and their families in the district do not go hungry. The backpack program provides nutritional, easy to prepare meals and snacks on weekends and over breaks from school to students identified as in need. The food...
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Cross the Creek Color Run a Huge Success

The Sandy Creek Cross Country team’s Cross the Creek Run expanded this year to feature the annual event as a “color run.” Thought by many participants to be a fun, family-friendly event, the traditional cross the creek run included the addition of water color dousing stations along the route as well as individual color packets given to each participant to use during or after the event. The...
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Sandy Creek Elementary School Open House Draws Huge Crowd

Hundreds turned out for the Open House held at Sandy Creek Elementary School recently. The students and their family members were greeted by Principal Bonnie Finnerty and Superintendent Kyle Faulkner before heading off to tour the building and visit with teachers. The Open House theme “Leadership Begins Here” was reflected throughout the building and by student leaders who assisted visitors...
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Sandy Creek holds instrument night for interested students and their parents

Sandy Creek Elementary School music teacher Valerie Marshall shows Mason Ennist how to hold a trombone during Instrument Night at Sandy Creek Elementary School. The night provided an opportunity for students and their parents to meet Marshall and hear about the instrumental music program at the school. Students can opt to “borrow” an instrument from the district or rent or buy one from an area...
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Sandy Creek Pre-Kindergarten Students Begin Their First Week of School

Pre-Kindergarten students had many “firsts” on their first day of school in the Sandy Creek Central School District this week. For many, it was their first bus ride; they made new friends; toured the building; learned criss-cross applesauce, spoons in the bowl as the safe way of sitting on the rug; among many other “firsts.”
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Sandy Creek students participate in bus evacuation drill

Sandy Creek Elementary School students participated in a special bus evacuation drill at the school recently. The students were given instructions on safe and proper evacuation procedures and then were given an opportunity to practice what they learned using the emergency exit at the rear of their buses. Older students provided assistance to the younger students as they sat and slid from the exit...
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